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Mariners Edge Rangers In 12-Inning Series Finale, 4-3
Published 5/15/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
A large percentage of the time in baseball (and perhaps life in general), the difference between success and failure is as much about what you didn’t do as it is about what you did do. Such was the case for the Texas Rangers during Wednesday afternoon’s overcast, but precipitation-free series finale at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, the site of a difficult to swallow 12-inning loss to the Seattle Mariners that the hometown heroes had multiple opportunities to put away for good, but, for a litany of reasons, didn’t. I now submit to you a series of eleven highly specific “What if?” questions pertaining to that frustrating defeat: ● What if, with ...

Closing Time: 'I threw a couple in high school,' so please, let's not get carried away
Published 5/20/2008 at Roto Arcade
Jon Lester had an 0-2 count on Alberto Callaspo with two outs in the ninth. His team led 7-0, and he'd thrown 127 pitches. If it weren't for the fact that he was no-hitting the Royals, Lester's night would have ended much earlier. Jason Varitek stood, asking for a high fastball. Callaspo watched it go past, almost at his neck, and the count was 1-2. The next pitch was a cutter near Callaspo's hands -- and the infielder drilled it, foul but hard-hit. For analysis, we take you to the comments on Page 101 of the game thread at Sons of Sam Horn: That freaked me ...

CJ Wilson: 'We'll see if he wants it'
Published 5/21/2008 at Roto Arcade
Despite his recent performance, CJ Wilson remains the Rangers closer according to this item in the Dallas Morning News. For now. Probably. Unless he'd rather do something else. Wilson has allowed eight hits, seven earned runs, four walks, and three Ks in his last five appearances. Manager Ron Washington said Tuesday he would "probably" give the ball to Wilson in the Rangers' next save situation. But he didn't commit past that. "He's going through some growing pains," Washington said a day after Wilson blew a 6-5 lead against the Twins. "But we feel like he is mentally tough enough to handle it. If the ...