Tonight, the Rangers and the Astros will be meeting in Game One of the ALCS.  It’s the first time that these two teams have played each other in the postseason.  It’s the first meeting of Texas’s two baseball teams and one of those teams will go on to the World Series.

Yeah, I’m nervous.

When the Astros previously went to the World Series, I cheered for them.  Even after all of the cheating was revealed, I still cheered for the Astros because they were representing my home state and the American League.  But, after a ten-year play-off drought and after sticking with this team through so many disappointing seasons, I want my Rangers to finally return to the World Series.  The last time we went to the World Series was in 2011.  The Rangers were the better team but they still lost to the Cardinals.  I want this to be a year when the winner of the World Series is not only a Texas team but also my team.  This year, I want to see the Rangers defeat the NCLS and if that means they keep Philadelphia from winning the World Series, that would be even better.  Sorry, Astros.

It won’t be easy.  The Rangers often struggled against the Astros during the regular season.  But no one gave the Rangers much of a chance of sweeping the Rays and the Orioles either.

Either way, it’s going to be a great ALCS between two great Texas team.  Go Rangers!