Monday; November 6
I promise not to bombard you with five months worth of Texas Rangers stuff, but as we head into the offseason, I did want to make one final observation. On Saturday; September 30, the Rangers secured their place in the playoffs. All they needed to do was win on Sunday and they would be assured as the 2nd seed in the upcoming playoffs and a few days of rest at home. Not only did they not win, they looked pretty inept and were forced to face the Tampa Bay Rays in Florida. Now, if you have followed the MLB post-season you probably realize the Rangers won all their road games and set a record on their way to their first World Series. I remember thinking on that last Sunday of the regular season that it had been fun, but it was about to be over. Fortunately, the team was able to turn things around – and I believe they actually benefitted from having to play so quickly after their rocky last series in Seattle. My point in this reflection is that, sometimes, challenges and even failure