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08:07 AM ET 10.29 | What if the Rangers were looking at a 3-0 deficit? Staring at the fangs of an embarrassing sweep, would [Cliff] Lee come back on three days' rest for Game 4? Would he make the stretch for a team that has only a longshot chance of signing him this winter? Would Lee do for the Rangers what he'd never done for the Indians or Mariners in past regular seasons, or the Phillies in last year's World Series? Seems hard to fathom, considering Lee is only weeks away from free agency. ... The issue was raised following the Rangers' 9-0 flogging in Game 2, when Ron Washington was asked directly if Lee would be enlisted for Game 4. The manager side-stepped the question by saying, "that's something we'll decide in-house."

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October 29, 2010  08:12 AM ET

Because he can't possibly give up another 6 ER... can he?

October 29, 2010  08:35 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

Because he can't possibly give up another 6 ER... can he?

Hope like hell not!!!

October 29, 2010  08:36 AM ET
QUOTE(#4):

Hope like hell not!!!

Hope they come back, would love to see the Rangers get their first title.

October 29, 2010  08:42 AM ET
QUOTE(#5):

Hope they come back, would love to see the Rangers get their first title.

Now that they are out of their House of Horrors, hopefully they make this a series now.

October 29, 2010  09:28 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

Now that they are out of their House of Horrors, hopefully they make this a series now.

But they will definitely have to go back to win it. If they get that far. Rangers got the jitters there. How many walks? Ooof.

October 29, 2010  09:29 AM ET

Oh, and now they are a longshot? Papers are fickle.

October 29, 2010  09:39 AM ET

Why not work Lee on short rest? Long rest didn't work out, so what the hell.

October 29, 2010  09:40 AM ET

I think the Ranger pitchers are having difficulty adjusting to NL hitting. But I think they've got the Giants feeling over confident, so it's smart strategy.

October 29, 2010  09:41 AM ET
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Oh, and now they are a longshot? Papers are fickle.

No Home Team that's won the first two games has every lost a series. I'd call that a long shot.

October 29, 2010  09:48 AM ET

I wonder WHO lit the fire under the Giants arss's, 9/0 thats pretty one sided I'd say, Im sure Texas will bounce back, at least so the series looks like a series.

October 29, 2010  09:50 AM ET
QUOTE(#13):

No Home Team that's won the first two games has every lost a series. I'd call that a long shot.

Longshot to sign Lee...

October 29, 2010  09:51 AM ET

Would he make the stretch for a team that has only a longshot chance of signing him this winter?

October 29, 2010  09:51 AM ET
QUOTE(#15):

Longshot to sign Lee...

I knew that. <winces slightly. grabs crotch>

October 29, 2010  09:56 AM ET
QUOTE(#12):

I think the Ranger pitchers are having difficulty adjusting to NL hitting. But I think they've got the Giants feeling over confident, so it's smart strategy.

I think the Rangers are just plain having difficulty pitching at all, regardless of "NL hitting".

October 29, 2010  09:57 AM ET

...and what is Ron Washington thinking? OK, he's obviously not thinking at all, but WOW.

October 29, 2010  09:58 AM ET

The Giants have been resting their bats all season so they wouldn't be tired in the Series.

October 29, 2010  10:02 AM ET
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This World Series is turning out to be fun!

Sure when they give you every game...

October 29, 2010  10:06 AM ET
QUOTE:

This World Series is turning out to be fun!

Is this guy for real?? Do your parents know you're on here, shouldn't you be in school now??

October 29, 2010  10:06 AM ET
QUOTE(#22):

Sure when they give you every game...

I wonder if Washington has reconsidered his decision to pull O'Day with two outs in the eighth.

 
October 29, 2010  10:06 AM ET

If Cliffy gets rocked again...he'll be watching $$$$$ fly away as well as horsehide

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