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1984 ALCS
There isn't much to say about the ALCS this year. Although we continued our tradition of losing in the playoffs, I'm not disappointed like I was last season. The Red Sox were undoubtedly a better team than us this year. Their lineup was just too good, with future Hall of Famers Wade Boggs, Steve Carlton, and Roger Clemens as highlights.
They even had Ozzie Smith at SS to add to the misery. I had a platoon-heavy lineup, so when they put a LHP on the mound like Carlton, all of my righties just hit the ball to the Wizard of Oz.
In Game 2 we had another typical playoff collapse in the bottom of the 8th inning, as attached. If I remember right I pulled the SP only for the bullpen to blow it again. And this time I can't blame it on Goose.
We'll try again in 1985. We're getting close to having some cool rookies appearing in the Texas organization! I suspect they'll be a bit of a generational shift in the mid-to-late 80s for the Rangers roster.
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