Something happened during the Texas Rangers game in Cincinnati on Wednesday night. Something that made me yell out and startle my family. Something that almost made me fall off of my chair. What could cause such a comotion in the Ranger Report houshold, you ask? It was the 410 thing of beauty that came off the bat of one Yu Darvish.
Yu flashed his power with that monstrosity of a home run, one that most likely will be remembered for a long time. I can see the trivia questions now: who was the pitcher that gave up Yu Darvish’s first home run? Good times.
Well, all that Yu mania aside, he did not seem to have his best stuff on the mound Wednesday night, but the team still eeked out a win thanks to Adrian Beltre. And as an aside, I think Beltre may be the greatest Ranger of all time by the time he retires. The man is money at third and at the plate.
The Rangers now come home to face a good Indians team with Cole Hamels being on the mound to start the series.The Rangers need to win 17 of the next 33, and I feel like they will be in. Seattle is still right there, probably now concerned with the possibility of a Yu Darvish pinch hit homer. Okay, maybe not. It sure will be fun to talk about for a while though.
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