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Congratulations to the Rangers For Still Leading The ALCS!!!

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Congratulations to the Texas Rangers for continuing the lead the ALCS by 2 games to 1!

Tonight’s game was difficult for me, as a Rangers fan, to watch.  The Astros won the game by a score of 8-5.  The Rangers did come alive for two innings and they managed to narrow the Astros lead down to three runs but, in the end, the Astros came out on top.

I know there was a chance this would happen.  The Rangers have been undefeated in the playoffs up until tonight and it’s rare for any team to keep up that type of streak.  Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better game for my team and we’ll clinch that third victory on our way to four.

Go Rangers!

Congratulations To The Phillies On Winning Game 2 of the NLCS!

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Once again, I have to say congratulations to the Phillies for their decisive victory in the NLCS!  They just won game 2, defeating the Diamondbacks by a score of 0-10!  Almost every hit that the Phillies got led to a run.  That’s pretty amazing and, if you’re a Phillies fan, you have a lot of reasons to be happy.  Of course, if you’re hoping that your team will be the one to beat the Phillies in the World Series, that 0-10 final is scary to even think about.

Tomorrow, the Rangers face off against the Astros in Arlington.  Go Rangers!

The Horror Covers of Argosy

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July, 1923. Cover by Stockton Mulford

Argosy was one of the earliest and longest-lived of the American pulp magazines.  Initially, it was published from 1882 to 1978.  It was subsequently revived from 1989 to 1994 and then a second time in 2005 and 2006.  Over the years, there were many different variations on the publication’s name but no matter what exactly Argosy was called, each issue featured stories by prominent pulp writers.  Argosy published all genres, from adventure to mystery to science fiction to westerns to horror.  The covers were done by some of the prominent of the pulp artists.  Here are just a few horror-themed covers from Argosy:

June, 1924. Cover by Stockton Mulford

February, 1931. Cover by Paul Stahr.

March, 1931. Cover by Paul Stahr.

June, 1931. Cover by Paul Stahr.

June, 1933. Cover by Paul Stahr.

October, 1933. Cover by C.C. Beall

1934, January. Cover by Paul Stahr.

December, 1934. Cover by C.C. Beall

December, 1936. Cover by Rudolph Belarski

July, 1938. Cover by Rudolph Belarski

The Phillies Win Game One Of The NLCS!

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Obviously, I’m more concerned with who is going to win the ALCS but still, I want to congratulate the Phillies on winning Game 1 of the NLCS and taking the first step to making my dream of a Rangers/Phillies World Series come true!  The Phillies beat the Diamondbacks by a score of 3-5.

Congratulations, Phillies!  One of the things that I love about baseball is that the season lasts almost the entire year and no one’s journey to the playoffs is easy or guaranteed.  Baseball makes you work for it.  I know that all of the players playing in both league’s championship series have to be so excited right now and I’m happy for all of them!

Go Rangers!

The Rangers Win Game Two of the ALCS!

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GO RANGERS!

That was a scary game.  The Rangers started out by getting four hits during the first inning but the Astros kept chipping away at that lead and showing why you can never count them out.  The Rangers held on, though, and won by a score of 5-4!

We’re now 2-0 in the ALCS!  I’m so proud of my team!

As for the NLCS tonight, I can’t stand the Phillies so I hope they win so my Rangers can beat them in the World Series!  But even if the Diamondbacks win, I’ll be celebrating tonight!

The Rangers Win Game One Of The ALCS!

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The Rangers did it!

Sure, I would have liked to have won by more than a score of 2-0 but the important this is that the Rangers won the first game of ALCS!  They went into the game as underdogs to the Astros and they’re coming out as winners!  There’s still more games to go and the Astros should never be counted out but this is definitely a good way to get things started!

Go Rangers!

Go Rangers!

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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!