The Texas Rangers are headed to their first World Series after dispatching the reigning champion New York Yankees on Friday night to win the ALCS in six games.  The Rangers bested the Bronx Bombers by a score of 6-1, powered by a fantastic outing from starting pitcher Colby Lewis.  Lewis allowed just three hits and one run in eight masterful innings.  “The World Series is coming to Texas,” third baseman Michael Young, the longest-tenured Ranger in his 10th season with the team, told reporters after the game. “These fans have waited longer than we have. I know how bad we wanted it, and they must have wanted it more.”

In the NLCS, the Giants were able to close things out the following night in Philadelphia with a 3-2 victory over the Phillies.  The San Francisco bullpen came up in a big way after start Jonathan Sanchez was pulled after two innings.  Philadelphia starter Roy Oswalt pitched well in the contest, but the Giants were able to do just enough to seal the victory.  Most people expected the Yankees and Phillies to face off in a rematch of last season’s World Series, but the Rangers and Giants obviously had plenty to say about that.

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