Amidst the overwhelming disappiontment we've been subjected to the last couple weeks, we are still in the "playoffs" or at least a play-in game. However you want to look at it. We still have some baseball left to play. Several predictions to think through:

1) What do you think Yu's line will be for the game?

2) What about Hamilton's?

3) How will the lineup be against the lefty Saunders - Moreland, Napoli, or Young at first? Who DHs? Gentry or Murphy?

4) Final score?

My thoughts...

1) Yu throws a solid game - 7IP, 4H, 2BB, 2 Rs, 8 SOs

2) Hamilton: 0-4, 3 Ks

3) I think Moreland and Murphy both play. Napoli at catcher. So no Soto or Gentry.

4) Rangers win 5-3. Strong start from Yu. Beltre goes 3-4, w/ a big home run late in the game and carries the team on to the ALDS. Who knows after that.

I hope you guys win so we can whoop on you some more! Hahaha

Rangers win 7-4
Darvish 7 IP 2 ER 7K 2BB
Hamilton goes 1-4 2 SO
Lineup: 2b kinsler, ss andrus, cf hamilton, dh beltre, rf cruz, 3b young, lf murphy, 1b napoli, c soto

Stuey, fuck off.

Nadel gets to say hello win column (or the playoff equivalent).

Soto will catch Yu.

Darvish 9 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 15K. Error on MY playing 3B in the 9th ruining the perfect game.

Rangers win 7-0. Kinsler & Elvis come up huge.

1) 7.1 IP / 1 ER / 11 K / 1 BB / 3 H
2) 0-5 4Ks
3) 2B-Kinsler; SS-Andrus; LF-Hamilton; 3B-Beltre; RF-Cruz; DH-Young; 1B-Napli; C-Soto; CF-Gentry
4) Rangers 4-1

Also: I predict the Wildcard Round will go the full 1 games with the Rangers moving on by taking the finale. They'll also win the first game and the one in the middle.

1. Darvish: 6.2 IP/2 runs/8 K's/1 BB
2. Hamilton: 1-4, single, RBI, 2 K's
3. 1B - Michael Young, C - Soto, DH - Napoli
4. Rangers win 5-2

If you ask me, the way this series is formatted the team that wins the first game has too much of an overwhelming advantage over the team they're playing against.