Well, I got what I was hoping for last night. It's going to be Rangers vs Detroit in the ALCS. The Rangers come in rested and ready, the Tigers worn and exhausted. Will that be enough?
Regular season match-ups might be inconclusive. Detroit bested Texas 6 out of 9 meetings. But through most of that period Cruz and Beltre were sidelined with injuries and pitching had slumped badly during the dog-days of Texas summer where even night games are played at 100 degrees.
Now the team looks sharp. Pitching is strong after some late season shakeups. The lineup has no "pitch-around" places for an easy end to an inning and the catching tandem of Napoli and Torrealba is working like magic.
This is going to be a good series.
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With the Giants laying a huge egg this year The Rangers are my post season team. I was impressed with them last year and their bullpen is markedly better this year. They're peaking at just the right time which is exactly how the Giants won it all last season.
Rangers over Detroit in 6.
Rangers over the NL representative regardless of who it is.
I'm just happy NY is out of it. Heh heh.
Don't know anything about Washington but IMHO Leyland is headed for the Hall of Fame when he retires. Should be an interesting series.
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