Hands down the most popular Texas Ranger to stay and play when no one else wanted him to. Michael Young did it right and he earned my respect for the hundreds of ballpark visits I made in a decade. If indeed Nolan Ryan decides to pair up with the Houston Astros in 2014 the smartest thing the Rangers brass can do is to put Michael Young in some capacity in the front office.
An 11-2 run by Dallas late in the third knotted things up at 75 apiece with five minutes left in third before the Rockets responded with a 9-2 run while Dirk sat on the bench. In the last period Chandler Parsons, Dwight Howard and Jeremy Lin continued to penetrate the paint and building a sizable lead before the final nail biting three minutes left Mavericks fans feeling empty.
Now looking ahead-saying hello in essence-there is the following. With seven of the Top 100 minor league prospects in the Astros farm system we should not be surprised that MLB.com has determined the Houston Astros possess the #1 farm system in all of baseball according to Keith Law of ESPN.com.
Indeed there is also the angle of what it's like to wait 15 years to play in your first Super Bowl like Champ Bailey is about to do this Sunday in New Jersey. Surely we would understand the feeling of being unsuccessful for so long and then you get the chance to leave the game you have played for so long on top.
The following will be a source of frustration when reviewing the tape. Dallas outshot Colorado 12-10 in the 1st, 19-8 in the second and 13-3 in the 3rd. A 44-21 advantage that didn't add up to victory for Lindy Ruff's group this night.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 8:13PM