[Argonaut]

1985 ALCS: TEXAS RANGERS VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Like clockwork, once the playoffs comes around our bullpen falls to pieces. Gossage and Henke unhittable during the regular season? Doesn't matter, can't buy an out during the playoffs. Gossage had something like a 72.00 ERA in this series. What is with him? I've posted the box score from Game 4, where Gossage had some trouble in the 8th, got relieved for Henke, who then had some trouble of his own in the 9th. We almost blew it according to the win probability graph.

But in the end it didn't matter! Our bats did enough against the Orioles pitching, which wasn't elite. And outside of Ripken their defense wasn't that hot either. But our starters were solid, including Nolan Ryan who dealt a shutout to clinch the ALCS in 5 games. Harold Baines got the ALCS MVP.

The Texas Rangers are going to the World Series! Haven't been there since 1981.