Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays on their victory in Game 2 of the Divisional Series. They defeated the Yankees by a score of 5-2. The Yankees had more errors than hits. I’m a Rangers fan. I know the feeling.
The Rays are now one step closer to defeating the Dodgers in the World Series!
Go Rays!
With the Astros and the Red Sox having been eliminated during the Wild Card round, the MLB postseason is now down to eight teams.
For the National League, the Braves, Dodgers, Padres, and Brewers are still in contention for a trip to the World Series.
For the American League, it’s the Yankees, the Rays, White Sox, and Guardians. Since the Rangers did not win the games that they needed to win and I really didn’t feel like swallowing my pride and supporting the Astros, I have been cheering for the Rays since the season began.
Yesterday, in the first game of their divisional series, the Rays defeated the Yankees, 1-0. That score still looks strange to me but a win is a win. As a Rangers fans, I’m used to winning by either a small amount or losing by a huge amount. You can score only one run and not give up a grand slam in the 9th inning? I had no idea.
A Rays vs. Dodgers world series feels inevitable right now. Last year, I cheered for the Dodgers because I’ll support any team against the Blue Jays. This year — Go Rays!
The MLB post-season is starting today and, with my Rangers not in contention, it’s time for me to pick a team to cheer for.
Usually, when the Rangers aren’t in the playoffs, I support the Astros because they’re the other team for Texas. This year, though, there’s too many hard feelings. I could justify cheering for the Rangers if they got into the post-season with an 81-81 record but I just can’t do it for the Astros.
When I can’t cheer for either the Astros or the Rangers, I usually cheer for whatever team is representing the South in the playoffs. This season, that would appear to be the Braves but the Braves are a National League team and I just can’t bring myself to support the NL.
So, who am I supporting this year?
Congratulations, Tampa Bay! I hope I’ll be cheering for you all the way through the World Series!
Go Rays!
The Rangers just played their final game of the regular season. By a score of 4-6, they lost to the Twins. Even if they had won, they would have still needed the Astros to lose to the Athletics to make it to the post-season. The Astros are currently leading the Athletics 9-0.
So, it’s over. Usually, this is when I try to stay positive and look forward to the next season but I’m not in the mood right now. We came so close to making it to the post-season but then we lost the games that we really needed to win. It’s such a familiar story.
I love my Rangers but my heart is broken right now. I’ll still watch the play-offs and I’ll find a team to cheer for. It won’t be the 81-81 Astros.
As of today, my beloved Texas Rangers sit at 71-73. There are only 18 games left in the regular MLB season. Usually, when the season is nearly over and your team is sitting on a losing record, you spend your time hoping that next year will be better. Luckily, the entire AL West has been struggling this season, so even though the Rangers have a losing record, they’re still in second place and only two games behind the Astros.
In other words, we’re still in this!
Baseball is a funny game. One of the things I love about it is that a team can struggle all season and still suddenly hit a burst of good luck at the end. On Saturday night I screamed for joy when the Rangers, after struggling for eight innings, managed to tie the game in the ninth. Then I screamed for a totally different reason when they allowed the Rays to score three runs and win in the tenth. But yesterday I cheered when the Rangers defeated the Rays 8-6.
The Rangers aren’t playing today. They’ve got Labor Day off, and I hope they’re preparing mentally to pull off a miracle over the next 18 games. We’ll be playing the Mariners, Diamondbacks, Red Sox, the hated Blue Jays, the Mets, and the Twins. If we can’t even beat the Mets, I’m going to be very sad.
Of course, the Astros are going to have to do their part and lose their next few games. That’s not too much to ask, is it?
Saint Rita of Cascia is the patron saint of impossible causes. Some people probably think the Rangers are an impossible cause this year. That’s the same thing they said in 2023, when the Rangers proved the doubters, the haters, and the northerners wrong by winning their first World Series. Saint Rita, advocate of the impossible, pray for us.
And go Rangers!
Last week, a friend of mine told him that it feels like a piece of his heart dies every time that his favorite football team loses. I told him that was how I felt about the Rangers. At least my friend only has to worry about dying 16 times during the year. I’ve died 69 times this season and there’s still almost a month to go until the playoffs!
My update on the Rangers is that we’re struggling. As of today, we’ve got a 69-71 record and we’re in second place in the American League West. The good news is that the Astros have only got a 70-69 record so, if we win a few and they lose a few, we could still grab the top spot from them and make it to the playoffs. And you never know what might happen in the playoffs. Sometimes the team that no one gives a chance suddenly comes on strong and proves the doubters wrong. That’s what happened the last time the Rangers won the World Series.
In other words, I still have hope for my team! October is approaching and everyone around here is getting ready for our annual Hororthon. Nothing would make me happier than to spend Halloween watching the Rangers. Could it happen? We’re not having a great season but at least we’re not the Angels.
So, even though we lost to the Athletics today and we lost big, I will continue to cheer for my team. They’re my team, both when they’re winning and when they’re struggling. They’ll be my team no matter what but I really, really hope that they’ll be my team in the playoffs.
Go Rangers Go!
Guess who beat the Guardians last night… again!?
Go Rangers!
I know that I keep saying that I can’t allow myself to get excited because I might jinx the team but I’m going to take the risk. If they start losing, I’ll go back to not getting excited. I’ll fight the jinx. I think I can beat it.
For now, the Rangers are 44-42. We’re only one game up on the Mariners so we can’t afford to get cocky. But I’m finally feeling good about this season! The only question right now is whether or not we’re going to sweep this series against the Guardians. Go Rangers! I’m cheering for you!
Last night, the Rangers beat the Guardians 6-3 and, dare I say it, they’re finally starting to look like a playoff team to me!
Again, I’m trying not to jinx them by getting too excited. Whenever I get too excited or too confident, it seems like they always end hitting a bad streak. I am trying to trick the Baseball Gods into thinking that I’m “Comfortably Blasé,” as my sister puts it. But it’s not easy to stay calm when your team has a good night!
I love this. I my Rangers. I love America. And I love the great American pastime.
GO RANGERS!
(By the way, in the video below, ignore the annoucners when they try to dismiss the American League. Everyone knows that baseball media is biased in favor of the National League.)
I’ve been trying not to write too much about the Rangers because I’m worried that I might jinx them. It seems like every time that I get excited and start posting about them, they hit a rough streak. So, I have been keeping quiet and not getting ahead of myself. The Rangers have broken my heart a few times this season but they’ve made me cheer too.
I’m cheering right now.
Finally, we’re in first. Our record isn’t great. 42-42. .500. But the last few games have got me excited. We just swept the Blue Jays. That’s a big deal for a Rangers fan. The Rangers and the Blue Jays don’t exactly have the best histroy.
Even though Jose Bautista is no longer playing and Rougned Odor is no longer a Ranger, it’s impossible for me not to think of this wonderful moment whenever the Rangers play the Blue Jays.
The All-Star Game will take place on July 14th. It’s always pointless to speculate too much about the playoffs until after the All-Star Game. The Rangers are starting a series against the Guardians later today and who knows how that will go. (The Guardians helped the Rangers move into first place by defeating the Mariners. Thank you, Cleveland!) But right now, I’m feeling good.
I love baseball.
Go Rangers!
Last night, I was tying to not scream in frustration. Tonight, I’m cheering!
After last night’s humiliating loss, I had to share our victory today. It wasn’t necessarily a pretty victory. The Astros never should have gotten within three runs of tying up the game. But it’s a victory all the same. It’s a win and I’m happy!
Go Rangers go!
