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The Dugout: End of the Season Spectacular

My sincerest possible congratulations to the San Francisco Giants for becoming the 2010 World Series champions of Baseball and Fun. They're a great team full of struggling hitters and lovable nobodies, which makes them exactly the type of team that should be winning the World Series. Everybody who complains about the...

Texas' World Series Failures Run Gamut

ARLINGTON, Texas -- There is no end to the ways that the Texas Rangers hurt themselves in the 2010 World Series. After Game 1, they didn't score a run without the benefit of a homer. For the last 21 innings, they got just two men as far as second base. In Game 2, down just 2-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, the...

At Cliff's Edge, Rangers Turn to Lee

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers are up against it now. Down three games to one to San Francisco in the World Series, they face elimination in Game 5 Monday night, and their opposition is two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum. On the bright side, Texas has its ace, Cliff Lee, pitching in this one, and he's...

Tim Lincecum Finds Composure, Holds Off Rangers in World Series Game 1

SAN FRANCISCO -- Let us stop for a moment and consider the importance of maintaining composure during an athletic endeavor, or regaining it once you lose it. The latest poster boy for composure is San Francisco Giants' starter Tim Lincecum, who seemed in the first couple of innings Wednesday to be en route to a gargantuan...

2010 World Series: Giants vs. Rangers

If you had picked the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers to go to the World Series on Opening Day, people would've told you that you were crazy. Even when the playoffs began some two and a half weeks ago, a Rangers-Giants World Series seemed like a huge longshot. Heck, when the League Championship Series began and the...

Nelson Cruz News From the Web

05/31/12 Looking Back at the First Two Months Source: NBC DFW Locals Only. For something that is absolutely essential to understanding the best and worst in the game, math can sometimes have a funny relationship with baseball.
05/30/12 Rangers' four-game win streak snapped in 10-3 loss to... Source: ABC - WFAA 8 - Dallas TX The six runs in the eight matched the most Mariners had scored in an inning this season.
05/29/12 Mariners lose 4-2 at Texas, Ryan denied rare HR Source: The Daily World - Aberdeen WA Mariners shortstop Brendan Ryan knows it's a play he will never forget, even though he was denied an inside-the-park home run.
05/29/12 Sale pitches White Sox past Rays Source: Elko Daily Free Press - Elko NV Chris Sale struck out a career-high 15, Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
05/29/12 Altered lineup doesn't alter Mariners' outcome Source: NW Cable News The Seattle Mariners kicked off their 10-game road trip in familiar fashion despite sporting a new-look lineup, extending their losing streak to five games as the offense and bullpen faltered again in a 4-2 defeat Monday night in Arlington against the Texas Rangers.