Howdy, Texas!

There's an old adage that goes something like, "I'm a fan of two teams -- the Red Sox and whoever beats the Yankees."


Is it weird if I actually feel a sense of allegiance right now? The Texas Rangers took down the Evil Empire tonight in convincing fashion, winning Game 6 by a 6-1 tally and taking the series, 4-2. Starter Colby Lewis hurled 8 gorgeous innings, yielding just 1 run on 3 hits. The Yankees were baffled all night long. Their intentional walks backfired on them. The crowd dictated every single emotion in the Ballpark at Arlington. And in the most storybook ending that anyone could have scripted for this series, former Ranger Alex Rodriguez went down looking on the final out of the game in front of the nearly 52,000 rowdy Texas faithful. In the words of Michael Young, "The World Series is coming to Texas."