Okay, so there were a few runs and a basket full of hits in tonight’s Rangers game, but they apparently got the furniture tossing out of the way last night. That move still baffles me. Either some serious ‘roids kicked in at that moment, or that fan must have said something REALLY bad. Like not just telling a guy what he’s going to do to his mother, but when he’s going to do it, where, for how long, and what direction he’ll have her pointing when he’s done.
Anyway, it was good to see Texas get a win tonight. Unfortunately, instead of 3 back with two more games left in this series, they’re five back, sitting in the same spot they were before anyone forgot to nail down the folding chairs on Monday night. Though the next couple weeks are like an AL West-a-thon, so while I’m sticking true to my gloomy outlook for playoff possibilities, getting hot now could do magical things.
Speaking of magic, I was horribly remiss in letting the Browns game Sunday get limited to one line about their undefeated status (even though they ARE undefeated, of course!). Scary thing is, it could go on for a few weeks. With games at Dallas and at the Giants, neither team showed much in the way of teeth the first week, and Dallas’ strong point is their defense, but its not quite the Ravens’ “D” that the Browns found a way to pick apart late. And the Giants are, well, the Giants. According to the ESPN Power Rankings (which were pointed out to us a few weeks ago), the Giants are now relying on only the Arizona Cardinals for support in the bottom of the rankings. (Here’s where I’d like to point out two things from my Week 1 predictions. A) Arizona does suck, and B) KC vs. Denver was the highest scoring game of the weekend. I just missed the score and winning team by a smidge, that’s all.)
After the Giants game comes Washington for the Browns, who always seems to disappoint, though also seems to be a darkhorse favorite to do big things every year. That one could be a toss up. Then again, as a lifelong Browns fan, I know everything’s a toss up. Just as easily as they could be (gasp!) 4-0, they could be 1-3 and have Bootch scrambling for answers from his hot seat.