Game 110: Salami's for dinner

Dumpmaster hit a grand slam tonight. Padilla pitched really well - again, in constrast to the sub-par performance from the Angels pitching with Lackey. There were far fewer Rangers fans in the stands tonight than there were last night - when DeRosa hit the GS, only about four or five others in RF were cheering. Oh well.

Vlad still drools in delight whenever he sees a Rangers pitcher. It's just unreal. Buck needs to just give him free passes all night long and finish that absurd hit streak.

All in all, a much more pleasant (and less of a roller coaster) game than last night. Most importantly, Hello Win Column!

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Game 109: Departure at Inning 10.5

I left the Rangers/Angels game tonight as the game entered the bottom of the 11th - all knotted up at 6.

Millwood pitched well for 7 and 2/3rds (he was on the road after all!), the offense did their job scoring runs off a shaky Weaver, GMJ had a spectacular throw home to nail the runner. The bullpen - and, probably, more importantly - Buck didn't do theirs. Why not bring in Otsuka in the bottom of the 8th with two out? Instead they throw out roadkill in Mahay and Bauer with Bauer giving up the crushing 3-run shot to Rivera. Angel Stadium turned into a madhouse and I was cursing. Hey, but Buck did pinch hit for Pop-up with Stairs! Miracles never cease.

So, when it hit the 11th, there's just no way I could have kept my sanity if I saw the Rangers blow a once comfy four-run lead. Inevitably, this meant that I didn't see Teixeira continue his climb out of the power pit he fell into.

Hence..

And everything I had to know

I heard it on my radio.

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