ESPN.com: Move over, Yankees -- it's Texas' turn

[marmar]

Move over, Yankees -- it's Texas' turn
Baseball needs more of the Rangers, and less of the Yankees, in the Fall Classic

By Jim Caple
ESPN.com


NEW YORK -- Texas pitcher C.J. Wilson spent Tuesday afternoon in Central Park, where a Yankees fan recognized him and offered the classic New York salutation of "You suck, C.J.!" He spent Tuesday evening at Yankee Stadium cheering on his teammates the entire game until his voice was hoarse -- a better, louder and longer show of support than the Yankees fans gave their team. And after leaving the stadium, he planned to spend Tuesday night in his hotel room with his laptop playing soothing rain noises to help him sleep soundly before he takes the mound Wednesday for what he called the most important game in team history.

Of course, that's a description that Wilson said applied to every previous game during the Rangers' postseason, but that's the way it is when you're boldly venturing where no team has gone before in franchise history.

"All you're able to do is imagine what it's like until you get there," Wilson said. "I'm 29, so it's been probably 20 years of imagining me getting to this point. Although I always dreamed of being an outfielder, so it's a little different. But here we go."

Here they go. After beating the Yankees 10-3 in Game 4 on Tuesday night, the Rangers are one victory from their first World Series. And we should all root for them getting that last necessary win. Baseball needs the Rangers in the World Series, not the Yankees.

We don't need another World Series with a team so rich and smug that the New York mayor announced two weeks ago that he already was planning its world championship parade route. We don't need another World Series with a team that feels so entitled to every great player that it has probably already taken Cliff Lee's inseam, chest and hat measurements. We don't need another World Series with a team that has spent more time on Fox than Homer Simpson, Kiefer Sutherland and the cast of "Glee" combined. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2010/columns/story?columnist=caple_jim&id=5705979

[joeybee12]

1. AAARGH! My "REC" button ain't working!!!!

AARGH!!!!

[Upton]

2. ESPN is trying to jinx them..

you know who they want in the WS. Since the LCS went to a 7 game format, 20% of the teams down 3-1 have come back to win. That's a pretty good percentage. This series isn't over.

[HuckleB]

3. That's what I was thinking, too. Hmmm.

[hughee99]

4. Why does ESPN care about the ratings?

They don't have the WS, it's on FOX. They'll probably get better ratings for themselves with Texas, as many New Yorkers won't watch the WS, but will tune into sportscenter to find out how the games went.