Texas (Rangers) Win Their Third A.L. Pennant, Will Seek First Title With Home Advantage? Vs Tonight’s #7 Phils Hosting The Diamondbacks Winner

Yesterday, while the Arizona Diamondbacks eased (5-1) at Philadelphia (the Phils’ first home loss in 7 tilts this post-season and first after 11 non World Series home ‘offs games wins, the last two seasons) forcing a first ever 7th game, involving the Phillies tonight, the Texas Rangers dismantled the defending champion Houston Astros (11-4), handing the ‘Stros (2 titles, 4 pennants and 7 straight LCS appearances) a second, all road team, 7 game series defeat.

That has only occurred twice in all 4 major North American sports leagues and the Astros were on the losing end both times. (Washington (Nationals) in a game 7 started by Max Scherzer, as was the case last night, won an all road 2019 World Series as “Bell,” who along with such as “The Can” and “Schtunk” will forever? “toll” vs me, cashed it).

The Rangers won their third pennant, having done so in 2010 and 2011.

They lost in both subsequent World Series, the former to the S.F. Giants, managed by their current and incredible “post San Diego days”/post-season manager, Bruce Bochy and rooted for by Bell, with home games at corporate named — Bell, with the latter being a horrible loss, in 7 games to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Adolis Garcia had a big #7 with 2 home runs and 5 runs batted (he had a record (for any p.s. series) 15 in the ALCS, while Corey Seager (see his exploits in 2020 for eventual champion L.A. (Dodgers) albeit in a “joke” season) set the tone with a T1 “solo,” as Texas scored 3 runs.

Jordan Montgomery (3-0) in these ‘offs, got the win going 2 and one third innings in relief of Scherzer, who lasted but two and two thirds (innings).

Arizona won its only other #7, scoring two runs B9 vs the to keep them from a 4th straight crown. Though Arizona vastly outplayed the Yankees it was a (3-3) series and the Yankees with their great relief pitcher Mar Rivera, 1 inning away from even rarer air than the 3 straight and 4 titles in 5 seasons places them.

Tony Womack, not Luis Gonzalez, the latter getting a misguided disproportionate amount of the glory, got the big hit “tuning” in the tying run and sending the potential World Series winning run to third.

Anyway no matter the result tonight, Texas has home advantage? (they are (8-0) on the road, but (1-3) at home in these ‘offs and I will “guess” they will play better, even well at home in the World Series.

We shall see. More updates and notes tomorrow after that #7, Phils/Diamondbacks tonight.

Adolis Garcia, pictured above, certainly “stirred” (think Reggie (Jackson) in both performance and “stirring”–of drink, why must so many?!!) and was ALCS MVP.