You Can't Script October

The old adage of the MLB marketing team continues to prove true. In fact it almost could have been proven somewhat wrong if the Brew Crew would have won the NL pennant and advanced. Think about this; C.J. Wilson will most likely be the game 1 pitcher for the Rangers (a stupid decision but one that will made made nevertheless), a deciding run in the All-Star game this year, to give the NL home-field advantage, was a homer by Prince Fielder off of C.J. Wilson, if the Brewers would have beaten the Cards, the All-Star game would have been a pretty good insight to the World Series. Pretty farfetched, I know, but who would have thought a St. Louis wild card team would be heading to the series instead of the power pitching of the Phillies? Either way, I know a few people who are upset about the Brewers not pulling it out and I also know one person who is very excited and probably a bit torn over a Cards/Rangers match up.

Nevertheless, I am ecstatic about a Ranger repeat trip to the series. Everyone is already writing off the Cards, which tends to prove devastating for the favored team, so hopefully that will wear off by Wednesday and the Rangers can focus on bringing home a title. It would look oh so good next the Mav's Larry O'Brian trophy.

I also wanted to point out a pretty obvious phenomenon that is kind of a given, but I felt like stating it anyhow. One of my favorite things about the Rangers being in the postseason is the increase in Rangers clothing around campus. And with that increase in Rangers red and blue, comes an increase in laptop and iPad usage in classes. During the ALDS and ALCS I saw more devices in use during class than I have all year. I was lucky enough have an iPad of my own to take to afternoon classes when the Rangers were playing. I saw people who normally sleep or stare at their desk during class, actually alert. I don't know if professors think that there is a sudden urge to want to take down notes or what, but they seem oblivious. The best part is the fact that everyone's device works at a different pace, so there is like a "wave" of subtle emotion that starts at one end of the room and makes its way all the way around within about a 30 second time frame when something good or bad happens. If the Tigers hit a 2 run shot, you could look across the room to someone you've never even met before and, if you make eye contact with them, you both feel the same feeling, and you both understand each other. It is quite a thing.

The MLB postseason is yet another derivative of the Fall season. Last year I went to the Rangers two ALCS wins at the new Yankee stadium. It was an unrivaled experience to smile while obnoxious Yankee fans around us would yell and taunt and then by about the 7th inning, were all leaving because they were losing so bad. Classic.

Anyways, we are expecting a nice cold front to come through tomorrow which will make watching the Rangers in the Series that much more enjoyable. Go Rangers!