Memo Number One to Rangers Fan: When you’re behind withe the bases loaded in Game Seven, it’s a bad time for your pitcher to walk in a run.
Memo Number Two to Rangers Fan: When you’re even further behind in Game Seven with the bases still loaded because your pitcher screwed up Memo Number One, and you go to the bullpen to stop the hemorrhaging, it’s a really bad time for your reliever to plink the batter with his first pitch.
Season over. Thanks for playing.
Yep. I just said the same thing. MLB pitchers get paid big bucks for their control. Feldman’s pitch looked like it went over the edge of the plate, but the ump called it ball 4. Too close for the batter to not have taken a cut at IMHO, but he was there, not me. Still risky for Feldman to chance walking in a run, but he did. The final nail in the coffin was the hit batsman. The game was then out of reach. The Cards were better, and deserved the trophy. It’s going to take a miracle for the Rangers to three-peat and get back to the WS next year. Not many teams go the distance that many times in a row. But I don’t doubt they’ll be good next year.