Scars

If you're a big sports fan, you carry some deep scars. This World Series will leave one. It's hard to accept outplaying the Yankees in every phase, only to have the same thing done to us by a supposedly weaker team. The Rangers showed surprisingly little fight, like I was right about them taking the punch in Game 1 and never recovering from seeing Lee pummelled. Shocking to see them so inept at the plate; they worked Hamilton over so bad he might be scarred for life. He hit one ball hard in 5 games. Lee shockingly threw the fattest of pitches in the biggest moment of the season. Probably the last inning he'll throw as a Ranger.

But, despite getting spanked it was a watershed year for the franchise, and they have much to look forward to. There is more pitching depth to come and ownership that seems committed to making them a top flight organization. It would be great to see baseball taken seriously in DFW.

S