American League 'Champions'

    They say if you hang around long enough
you will see it all... I was a member of the 
media in 1972 when Bob Short brought the

old Washington Senators to North Texas. The Senators had played in Washington, DC for eleven years and perennially lived in the cellar of the American League. While in the Army I used to go see Senator games just
to see the opposition. Without fail, there was a 
fan in the outfield seats with a banner that read:
"Washington...First in Peace...First in War... Last
in the American League."
   Now after 39 years of frustration in Arlington, the
Texas Rangers are headed for their first World
Series. After Friday night's 6-1 win over the New
York Yankees, the Rangers will now play the winner
of the National League series between the San
Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. The
Giants currently hold a lead in the series and could
close out the Phillies with a win on Saturday.
   Pitcher Colby Lewis of the Rangers was simply 'great' in Friday night's win. The 1999 draft choice of Texas has bounced around from team to team and even played for a Japanese team before returning to the Rangers this season. He pitched 8 complete innings and allowed the Yankees only 3 hits. New York's only
run came by way of a mistake by the umpire. Still,..the celebration is on for the Metroplex as the step-child Rangers are finally the rage,..and the Cowboys are in a daze over their 1-4 start to this season.