Ty Cobb

I won't get to see game 6 on Thursday due to work.  Will someone please post updates for me?

I hope it happens again tomorrow so the RANGERS kick their butt and win the World Series!!!  ;D

[quote name="AJ25" post="1093847" timestamp="1319559844"] 90 losses next year...Playoffs in 2013. [/quote] I just can't see playoffs that soon.  Their division, if they stay in the NL Central, has the cardinals and the brewers in it.  Not to mention the pirates and CUBS which are equally as bad but still competition.  If they move to the AL West, like they are rumored to be, they will finish behind the RANGERS and the angels for sure.  I don't think the astros can think about the playoffs until 2015 at the earliest. 

2012 will be better for the astros.  It can't get much worse!!!

1 more win!!!  Come on RANGERS find a way!!!

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Huge game for Derek Holland and the RANGERS!!!  2 more wins.

3 wins away!!!

Good ball game last night.  Just wish the RANGERS were the ones that came out on top.  On to game two.

That would be awesome!!!

There are 29 teams wishing they would have spent that $20,000 right about now and 1 team that is very happy they didn't!!!

ARLINGTON, Texas -- More than four years before Nelson Cruz became the first player to hit six home runs and 13 RBIs in the same playoff series, the slugger sat on the floor inside a cramped manager's office in Oklahoma City, wondering if his dream of playing in the major leagues was over. It wouldn't be the first time Cruz, MVP of the 2011 AL Championship Series, had asked himself that question. But after piling up minor league numbers that had scouts raving, Cruz once again couldn't seem to crush big league pitching the way he blistered the boys in the minors. Nelson Cruz has been compared to October legends such as Reggie Jackson. Only a few years ago, however, the outfielder was unsure if his major league dream would ever become reality. It was June 2007 and Cruz was back at Triple-A after starting that season in the majors. He struggled to find a rhythm and couldn't earn more playing time. He knew as he unpacked his bags and prepared for life in the minors that time was running out. He was 26 years old and playing with his second big league organization after the Texas Rangers acquired him in a six-player deal with Milwaukee at the trade deadline in 2006. The headliner of that deal was Carlos Lee, but first-year general manager Jon Daniels insisted he wouldn't make the trade without the inclusion of the powerful Cruz, who could not only hit towering homers but had a cannon for an arm. Yet here he was, in the minors, again, less than a year later and searching for answers. "He was at a really low point," said Scott Servais, the Rangers' senior director of player development and a believer that Cruz had the tools to make it big. "He was always coachable, but at that point he was willing to make some major changes." Seated on the floor in a minor league clubhouse without the amenities of the majors, Cruz listened as manager Bobby Jones and one of the club's hitting instructors, Mike Boulanger, explained what Servais and the club had in mind. "I knew they wanted to make a change, and I knew I had to be a better hitter to make it," Cruz said. The plan was to retool Cruz's swing plane and vision by altering his batting stance. No longer would he use a closed stance; instead he would open way up. The idea was to allow his eyes to see even more of the pitcher and pick up the ball out of his hand quicker. Just as important, it would force his swing to become flatter. Nelson Cruz was given a three-point plan to work on every day for three weeks to improve his swing and develop muscle memory. "He has that now," said Scott Servais, the Rangers' senior director of player development. "At that time, Nellie could hit the low ball but had trouble with velocity up in the zone and inside," Servais said. "It worked for other guys like Luis Gonzalez and Andres Galarraga. We thought this would help." Servais flew to Albuquerque, N.M., shortly after Cruz was sent back to the minors and worked for two days with him in the batting cages. He gave him three specific drills and told Cruz to do them every day for three weeks and make sure he used the new stance in batting practice. Servais had Cruz do some specific drills to create different muscle memory in regard to his bat path. Cruz hit balls off a high tee, focusing on getting on top of the ball. He would then do a "slot" drill in which he opened his stance and would hit balls flipped to him. The goal was to hit balls up the middle and get used to feeling his elbow drop and the bat going into the proper "slot," or path. It's not unlike a golfer on the downswing finding the proper plane to strike the ball flush on impact. Cruz would also use a short bat and do one-hand drills to hone in on the path with each hand and then a fungo (which is longer than his regular bat) with both hands to drive balls up the middle. "We set up the program for him to do it for three weeks or a month every day because that's how long it takes to get the muscle memory," Servais said. "He has that now, so he doesn't have to do all of these things each day. But that was the routine we set for him and he was good about following it." Cruz embraced the change and immediately started doing it in games. "We told him not to worry about the results and that it would take time," said Boulanger, who worked with Cruz on the drills. "He deserves the credit. He put the work in and trusted what we were telling him." It didn't take long for Cruz to start having some success. He was recalled to the majors in late July 2007 to help with the club's outfield depth and went 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBIs in his first game back, at Kansas City. " I said, 'I'm telling you he's making changes.' You could see it. " -- Scott Servais, the Rangers' senior director of player development, on Nelson Cruz's at-bat adjustments in the minors in 2008 "That helped," Cruz said. "I felt like I could do it and I had some confidence." He hit .276 with six homers and 22 RBIs in 53 games in finishing the season with the Rangers. Cruz went into 2008 with confidence and was ready to seize the starting job in right field. That should have been the end of the story. "But I didn't have a good spring training," Cruz said. As the club prepared to leave Surprise, Ariz., to start the 2008 season, Daniels and his staff had a choice for the final outfield spot. Jason Botts, another prospect who hadn't quite realized his potential, was having a better camp and the club felt he fit that role. Botts was a switch-hitter and the Rangers figured Botts could help the big league club more and that Cruz had a better chance of getting through waivers. Cruz, out of options, was put on waivers. [b]It's become a famous story now in that any club could have plucked Cruz from the Rangers for $20,000.[/b] But at the time, many teams already had their rosters set so close to the season, making it tough to claim a guy who was out of options. In addition, Cruz's reputation was as a Quad-A player, one who could mesmerize scouts in Triple-A and put on a batting-practice show a few hours before a big league game but couldn't hit major league pitching. So Cruz was back in the minors again and a year older. To his credit, he didn't accept that his career was over. A few teams from Japan inquired about Cruz, but the Rangers weren't willing to let him go. "He was still working and I noticed that he was becoming better with his plate discipline," Servais said. No longer was Cruz fishing at balls in the dirt. Pitchers were hesitant to come inside or even high on him, knowing he could now punish those types of balls. Cruz once again was putting up ridiculous numbers, winning monthly Pacific Coast League awards and handing fans plenty of souvenir home run balls. Servais flew into Colorado Springs one day in the middle of the season and watched what he felt was a more mature hitter. "He walks to the plate with one out, bases loaded, and choked up on the bat," Servais said. "For me, it was seeing a physical difference. He wasn't trying to hit the ball 500 feet, though he certainly could, but was trying to drive the runs home. He hit a double to right-center." Servais asked Cruz after the game why he choked up on his bat. "He said, 'I made an adjustment and I had to get those runs home,'" Servais said. "That was what I wanted to hear. It was the same approach he took with two strikes. He had become really tough to get out." Servais called Daniels, excited by what he was seeing. "I remember telling JD, 'Hey, man, this guy is getting it,'" Servais said. "From afar you don't know and JD said, 'Well, he always gets it at Triple-A.' I said, 'I'm telling you he's making changes.' You could see it." Cruz forced his way into another opportunity thanks to his approach and the sheer ridiculousness of his Triple-A numbers. He was the PCL MVP that season with a .342 average, 37 homers and 99 RBIs in 103 games and 383 at-bats. Cruz led all of minor league baseball with a .693 slugging percentage and was showing off his speed, too, with 24 stolen bases, third most in the PCL. He hit a home run every 10.35 at-bats. "He had to excel at an extremely high level to get another shot, and he did," Boulanger said. Boulanger and Servais reminded Cruz before he returned to the big club on Aug. 25, 2008, to stick with his routine and not get discouraged if things slowed. But they didn't. Cruz led all Rangers with 26 RBIs and 17 walks during his five-week stay, and his 1.030 OPS was the second highest in the AL in that span. The changes to his swing and a renewed boost to his confidence were enough to insure that Cruz remained in the big leagues for good. And all he did was get better. Cruz hit .260 with a career-high 33 homers and 76 RBIs in 128 games in 2009, cementing his spot in right field. His arm also improved. He was making accurate throws and forcing third-base coaches to think twice about sending runners. He battled some hamstring issues in 2010, but between stints on the disabled list he was extremely productive. Cruz hit .318 with 22 homers and 78 RBIs. He saved his best effort for the postseason. Cruz started in left field in all 16 playoff games and led the club in runs (13), total bases (44), extra-base hits (13), doubles (seven), homers (six) and RBIs (11). He batted .317 and hit safely in 15 of the 16 tilts. Cruz had three homers in the ALDS and seemed to play his best in clinching games. He had three hits in Game 5 of the ALDS in Tampa and a homer in Game 6 of the ALCS. This season, Cruz once again established himself as one of the game's most feared power hitters. He hit 29 home runs and had 87 RBIs, then a late hamstring injury slowed him heading into the playoffs. Cruz was 1-for-15 with five strikeouts in the ALDS. His timing appeared a little off, and he didn't seem comfortable. So he watched some video, had a talk with hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh and could sense things were improving. "I was swinging at good pitches to hit," Cruz said, "I just wasn't hitting them." Coolbaugh could tell Cruz was ready to break out and thought he just needed some slight adjustments. "He was getting a little big with his swing," Coolbaugh said. "He was trying to do too much. He had a couple of good at-bats at the end of that [division] series and started to get a feel for it. He was in a good mind frame to perform and do what he's capable of doing." "He went to right-center, left field, all parts of the field," he added. "He was in a zone, and that's what he's capable of when he slows things down." Cruz finished the ALCS as the series MVP thanks to doing something no one has ever done in a postseason series: hit those six homers and drive in 13 runs. He's playing like a Rangers version of Reggie Jackson, collecting huge hits when they matter most -- in October. "There are a few guys that when they get going they can carry a team, and he's one of them," said bench coach Jackie Moore. "He found it in this series and was great for us." And he's doing it with that same swing that was formed during those tough years in the minors. "He earned another chance and he worked hard to get it," Servais said. "It's not easy to change your swing like that, especially when you've hit the ball well in the minors and know you can hit. It's gratifying to see it all work out."

Found this on the MLB website.  The percentage's that you see are how fans have voted so far. CATCHER Who has the edge at catcher? Rangers50% Cardinals49% Rangers Mike Napoli: .320 BA, 30 HRs, 75 RBIs, 1.046 OPS Yorvit Torrealba: .273 BA, 7 HRs, 37 RBIs Cardinals Yadier Molina: .305 BA, 14 HR, 65 RBIs Gerald Laird: .232 BA, 1 HR, 12 RBIs The Rangers acquired Napoli for his bat, and the slugger responded with his best season as a Major Leaguer. Napoli also quieted some concerns about his skills behind the plate with some good defense in Texas' AL Championship Series victory over the Tigers. The Rangers could decide to go with more depth at this position by adding Matt Treanor to the World Series roster, so stay tuned. Molina has long been considered the premier defensive player at his position in the NL, and some would say all of baseball. This year, he put it all together at the plate, too, and his mastery in calling pitches continued throughout what could have been a nightmare of an NLCS in which the Cardinals used got 24 1/3 innings out of their starters and 28 2/3 innings of their bullpen. Any decision on which team has the edge here is based on personal preference: Do you prefer a slugger who isn't nearly as adept behind the plate, or do you value defense and the pitcher-catcher relationship more (while getting a pretty good bat to boot)? Edge: Cardinals FIRST BASE Who has the edge at first base? Cardinals88% Rangers11% Rangers Michael Young: .338 BA, 11 HRs, 106 RBIs Mitch Moreland: .259 BA, 16 HRs, 51 RBIs Cardinals Albert Pujols: .299, 37 HRs, 99 RBIs Lance Berkman: .301 BA, 30 HRs, 94 RBIs Young, the veteran and team leader, gets the call at first base with the Series beginning at the NL park and therefore without a designated hitter. Young has been incredible in 2011, playing a number of positions and turning in his best offensive season in years. Moreland will likely take over first base in Arlington as Young shifts back to DH, and he is a legitimate long-ball threat toward the bottom of a stacked order. What more needs to be said about Pujols, other than the possibility that Games 1 and 2 could be the last time we see him suit up in a Cardinals uniform in front of his home crowd? The big man was down in the main offensive categories this year, but he's looked awfully healthy this October -- he even singled in NLCS Game 6 after bruising his right forearm in a collision -- and the importance of his presence in a lineup cannot be overstated. Edge: Cardinals SECOND BASE Who has the edge at second base? Rangers85% Cardinals14% Rangers Ian Kinsler: .255 BA, 32 HRs, 77 RBIs Michael Young: .338 BA, 11 HRs, 106 RBIs Cardinals Skip Schumaker: .283 BA, 2 HRs, 38 RBIs Nick Punto: .278 BA, 1 HR, 20 RBIs Kinsler is a big-time power presence at the top of the order, and he had six RBIs in the ALCS. He brings speed on the basepaths, solid defense, the ability to draw a walk and postseason experience. It's a rare and potent combination for a second baseman and a leadoff hitter, and he gets things started the right way for these powerful Rangers. Schumaker is the wild card here. He missed the NLCS because of a strained right side suffered in Game 5 of the NL Division Series, but he expects to be ready for the World Series. If he is, the Cardinals will get back a talented defender and tough out, but La Russa will have to determine whom to leave off the World Series roster, and Ryan Theriot could be the odd man out. Edge: Rangers THIRD BASE Who has the edge at third base? Rangers65% Cardinals34% Rangers Adrian Beltre: .296 BA, 32 HRs, 105 RBIs Michael Young: .338 BA, 11 HRs, 106 RBIs Cardinals David Freese: .297 BA, 10 HRs, 55 RBIs Daniel Descalso: .264 BA, 1 HR, 28 RBIs The Rangers' decision to sign Beltre to a six-year, $96 million deal after a stellar season with Boston last year has already started to pay off. Beltre is one of the best defenders at his position in baseball and has put up AL MVP-caliber numbers, including a three-homer game in Texas' ALDS clincher over Tampa Bay. Freese returned from injuries at the right time and played well in the regular season. Then the NLCS came along, and he was ridiculous. En route to winning NLCS MVP honors, Freese hit .545 (12-for-23) with three homers and nine RBIs and looked supremely confident on both sides of the ball. One should take an entire season's body of work into consideration when deciding who gets the edge here, but the hot hand shouldn't be ignored, either. Edge: Rangers SHORTSTOP Who has the edge at shortstop? Rangers64% Cardinals35% Rangers Elvis Andrus: .279 BA, 5 HRs, 60 RBIs, 37 SBs Michael Young: .338 BA, 11 HRs, 106 RBIs Cardinals Rafael Furcal: .231 BA, 8 HRs, 28 RBIs Nick Punto: .278 BA, 1 HR, 20 RBIs Andrus is a fantastic defensive shortstop and a player who gets the job done on the offensive end primarily with speed. His 37 stolen bases led the Rangers and created a versatile attack that can beat teams in many ways. He needs to get his bat going in what has been a slow October. Furcal was one of St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak's adroit midseason acquisitions. Furcal shored up the Cardinals' defensive situation at the anchor position of the infield and contributed with big hits down the stretch. He, too, hasn't gotten things going at the plate yet this postseason, but he's a dangerous baserunner when turned loose. Edge: Rangers OUTFIELD Who has the edge in the outfield? Cardinals50% Rangers49% Rangers Josh Hamilton: .298 BA, 25 HRs, 94 RBIs Nelson Cruz: .263 BA, 29 HRs, 87 RBIs David Murphy: .275 BA, 11 HRs, 46 RBIs Endy Chavez: .301 BA, 5 HRs, 27 RBIs, 10 SB Craig Gentry: .271 BA, 1 HR, 13 RBIs Cardinals Lance Berkman: .301 BA, 30 HRs, 94 RBIs Matt Holliday: .296 BA, 22 HRs, 75 RBIs Jon Jay: .297 BA, 10 HRs, 37 RBIs Allen Craig: .315 BA, 11 HRs, 40 RBIs Adron Chambers: .375, 0 HRs, 4 RBIs Hamilton, the 2010 AL MVP, was banged up all year but still put together statistics that make him as fearsome as ever, especially in a big-stage setting. Meanwhile, Cruz stole the spotlight from his teammate by winning ALCS MVP honors with a postseason record six homers and 13 RBIs. Murphy, Chavez and Gentry, who will all see time in manager Ron Washington's varied schemes, bring some power, clutch hitting, speed and defense to the mix. Berkman, the NL Comeback Player of the Year, headlines a very good offensive outfield that could ignite at any moment. Wondering about which Holliday will show up? Well, he hit .435 with eight RBIs in the NLCS. Jay has been solid at the plate all year and looked great in the outfield in the NLCS, and Craig is a talented newcomer who hits for average and can go deep, too. Edge: Rangers DESIGNATED HITTER Who has the edge at DH (to be used in games played at Texas)? Rangers73% Cardinals26% Rangers Michael Young: .338 BA, 11 HRs, 106 RBIs Cardinals Allen Craig: .315 BA, 11 HRs, 40 RBIs Young will return to this role in Arlington, allowing Moreland to take over first base, and that's the attack that makes the Rangers so potent, particularly in their home park. Young was frigid at the dish in October until he went 3-for-6 with a homer, two doubles and five RBIs in the ALCS clincher at Detroit. That bodes well for the Rangers. Berkman has said that Craig would probably hit cleanup for a lot of teams in the NL, and that's a good thing to have when an extra bat is needed in Arlington. The Cardinals love his bat and will try to make use of it as much as possible in the Series. Edge: Rangers STARTING PITCHERS Who has the edge in starting pitching? Cardinals56% Rangers43% Rangers C.J. Wilson: 16-7, 2.94 ERA Colby Lewis: 14-10, 4.40 ERA Derek Holland: 16-5, 3.95 ERA Matt Harrison: 14-9, 3.39 ERA Cardinals Chris Carpenter: 11-9, 3.45 ERA Jaime Garcia: 13-7, 3.56 ERA Kyle Lohse: 14-8, 3.39 ERA Edwin Jackson: 12-9, 3.79 ERA The Rangers' starting four didn't pitch particularly well against Detroit, save for Harrison's solid outing, but this is a talented group that will throw different looks at teams even though three of the four are left-handers. Holland might have the best stuff of the bunch, but he has to become more consistent, as he was in the second half of 2011. None of the Cardinals' four starters had an NLCS to remember, but it didn't matter the way the bullpen took over and the way the St. Louis hitters were pummeling the ball. Things will have to be better in the Fall Classic against a team of sluggers in the Rangers. At least they'll get Carpenter for Game 1 -- the veteran pitched the best game of October for St. Louis, shutting out the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, 1-0, on three hits in Game 5 of the NLDS. Edge: Rangers MIDDLE RELIEVERS Who has the edge in middle relief? Cardinals53% Rangers46% Rangers Yoshinori Tateyama: 2-0, 4.50 ERA Scott Feldman: 2-1, 3.94 ERA Darren Oliver: 5-5, 2.29 ERA Koji Uehara: 2-3, 2.35 ERA Michael Gonzalez: 2-2, 4.39 ERA Alexi Ogando: 13-8, 3.51 ERA Mike Adams: 5-4, 1.47 ERA Cardinals Fernando Salas: 5-6, 2.28 ERA Mitchell Boggs: 2-3, 3.56 ERA Kyle McClellan: 12-7, 4.19 ERA Lance Lynn: 1-1, 3.12 ERA Marc Rzepczynski: 0-3, 3.97 ERA Arthur Rhodes: 3-4, 4.64 ERA Octavio Dotel: 3-3, 3.28 ERA Daniels has to be commended for the deals that netted the Rangers the late-game talents of Gonzalez and Adams, but the club's decision to move reliever-turned-starter Ogando back into the bullpen for October might have been the master stroke. Ogando, Adams and closer Neftali Feliz have become airtight as the Rangers have steamed along on their postseason tear. The only concern here is durability. The Cardinals' bullpen has been so outstanding and so ever-present throughout October that La Russa seems to be redefining playoff pitching every night. Mozeliak came up big here, too, nabbing useful situational guys such as Rhodes, Dotel and Rzepczynski midseason to round out what is becoming a remarkable unit as the season wears on. Edge: Cardinals CLOSER Who has the edge at closer? Rangers53% Cardinals46% Rangers Neftali Feliz: 2-3, 2.74 ERA, 32 SV Cardinals Jason Motte: 5-2, 2.25 ERA, 9 SV Feliz has done nothing wrong in following up his AL Rookie of the Year campaign, and after the Rangers' spring flirtations with making him a starter, he looks like he's locked up the closer role for years to come. He was unscored upon in four ALCS appearances and continues to show poise well beyond his years. Originally a catcher, Motte started this season as a middle reliever. Then he became the closer and suddenly became unhittable. Motte converted nine out of 10 save opportunities down the stretch and has given up one hit in seven postseason games. Oh, and he can touch 100 mph on the radar gun. Edge: Cardinals BENCH Who has the edge on the bench? Cardinals51% Rangers48% Rangers Mitch Moreland: .259 BA, 16 HRs, 51 RBIs Esteban German: .455 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBIs Endy Chavez: .301 BA, 5 HRs, 27 RBIs, 10 SB Craig Gentry: .271 BA, 1 HR, 13 RBIs Yorvit Torrealba: .273 BA, 7 HRs, 37 RBIs Cardinals Nick Punto: .278 BA, 1 HR, 20 RBIs Daniel Descalso: .264 BA, 1 HR, 28 RBIs Allen Craig: .315 BA, 11 HRs, 40 RBIs Adron Chambers: .375, 0 HRs, 4 RBIs Gerald Laird: .232 BA, 1 HR, 12 RBIs Washington's ability to move players from position to position is the strength of the Texas bench. Any one of these players can fill in, pinch-hit, play defense and contribute in some way, and all are asked to do it within a wide-open offensive system. Chavez and Torrealba bring postseason experience into the mix, too. Craig and Descalso will figure prominently into La Russa's chess moves, particularly during the games in St. Louis, and they are dangerous bats off the bench. Edge: Cardinals COACHING STAFF Who has the edge in managers/coaches? Cardinals75% Rangers24% Rangers Manager: Ron Washington Bench coach: Jackie Moore Hitting coach: Scott Coolbaugh Pitching coach: Mike Maddux Third-base coach: Dave Anderson First-base coach: Gary Pettis Cardinals Manager: Tony La Russa Bench coach: Joe Pettini Hitting coach: Mark McGwire (Coach McSteriod) Pitching coach: Dave Duncan Third-base coach: Jose Oquendo First-base coach: Dave McKay Washington was here last year and didn't get it done. Now he's here again with a score to settle and, most important, with more overall talent than he brought with him to San Francisco last year. Maddux is one of the best pitching coaches around, and Coolbaugh, a midseason hire after the dismissal of Thad Bosley, has been lauded by his charges for his looseness and his insistence that the hitters just work within themselves and don't try to change their swings. The results have been obvious all October. La Russa has won two World Series -- the last one coming in 2006 with a Cardinals team that might have been a less likely contender than this one. He's the winningest active manager in baseball and not afraid to try anything that will help his team win. Just ask his bullpen. Edge: Cardinals

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I hope the RANGERS win the Series in 5 games or less, but my prediction is TEXAS in 6.

Nelson Cruz hit 6 HR's in the ALCS.  I don't want this to happen, since I'm a RANGERS fan, but this would be a heck of a start for the Cubs.

The TEXAS RANGERS!!! 

BALLGAME!!!  Pat Green is singing "I Like TEXAS".  The TEXAS RANGERS win the American League pennant and are headed to their second straight World Series.

You can't hit it any farther than that without being a HR.  2 outs in the 9th.

Pop up, one out in the 9th.

End of 8, TEXAS up 15-5.  Neftali Feliz coming into the game.  Come on RANGERS, 3 more outs!!!

Martinez singles with 2 outs to keep the inning alive.  Mike Maddux takes a very short mound visit to talk to Mike Adams.  Weak ground ball back to the pitcher takes us to the middle of the 8th.

Cabrera with a solo shot.  15-5 good guys.  This guy can flat out hit.  When is Cabrera a free agent?  Wonder if he wants to play in TEXAS?

Ball 4 to Ian Kinsler brings up Elvis Andrus, the 9th RANGER to bet this inning.  Anrus grounds out to 2nd.  End of 7, RANGERS up 15-4!!!

Murphy walks and Gentry singles.  Pitching change taking place.