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Rangers lose Game 3... Cowboys Pre-View Week 3


GO RANGERS!!!

Well... I'm tired... the Rangers look tired... let's call the whole thing off. (kidding)

 The Rangers lose tonight in the 13th inning to the Tampa Bay Rays. This was Game 3 in a 4 game series. TB has won 2 out of the three, which puts us 3rd in the race now for the Playoffs! 

 Our guys fought hard, but clearly not enough for a W! Overall, Derek Holland's pitching was good and our guys were able to get on base. We just didn't have the power to drive runs in. 

 I'm afraid we don't have enough healthy guys on our team going into the home-stretch to get it done. Every game from here on is a MUST WIN! 

 We play our 4th game against Tampa Bay tomorrow at 6:10 PM. Yu Darvish is pitching. Our Offense had better score runs and not waste another Yu Darvish start! He is great at striking guys out, but we have to help him by putting points on the board. (we've been over this... when you score - it shows on the big jumbo-tron looking thing - board - "points on the board") :) 

 CHEER LOUDLY... maybe they'll hear us all the way in Florida! 
GO COWBOYS!!!

12:00 PM - this Sunday - St. Louis Rams vs Dallas Cowboys. (note to self - whenever a game is listed for any sport... the second team listed means they have home field advantage... so, by how the game is listed above - the Dallas Cowboys are playing at home... in Arlington - the spaceship Jerry Jones built) 

 So - the Cowboys lost on the road last week to Kansas City. We looked a little discombobulated... not how we looked in Week 1 vs the New York Giants when we won! 

 Good news - we know they can play like they did in Week 1! Bad news - we know they can play like they did in Week 2!

 Tony Romo (our QB) - still says his ribs are fine after getting rocked in the game against the Giants. He has played hurt before, but he looked like the pain was really bothering him last week. Let's hope they sprinkle some WD-40 on him and help him be a little more mobile this week! No one wants a tin-man as their QB... liability for us all! 

 As far as our "run game" goes. This is where you need a solid Running Back. When we "run the ball" - it gives the QB a break. Dude needs to have a moment every now and then from getting rushed by 300 lb crazy men, yelling things about his mom! 

This is where DeMarco Murray comes into play, he is our Running Back. (This is who Emmitt Smith used to be... What?? You don't know who Emmitt Smith is... read on... he played two seasons in Arizona at the end of his career - but no one remembers that!) Back to Murray - He only rushed (ran) 12 times for 25 yards in last weeks game. This would be the equivalent of you sprinting 12 times from the parking lot to the door of Nordstrom. Actually... that may be farther. 

 Basically - we have got to get Tony Romo help and get our "run game" going!

Bonus - St. Louis' "run game" is horrible too! And - their Defense gives up a lot of points when the opposing team throws the ball. So, worse case Romo has to throw - I think we can hang against their secondary. ("secondary" - dude's who "cover" the Wide Receivers - "to cover" - guard against) 

 Our Defense can rock Sam Bradford (the QB for St. Louis). He did play at Oklahoma University - so I know many of you OU fans will want to cheer for him... but remember... your loyalty lies with the Dallas Cowboys. 

 No Pink Cowboys Gear... Blue and White ONLY! However, grey is always a wonderful accent color! :) 

 Random Info:
~ Emmitt Smith currently holds the NFL record in career rushing yards... 18,355. He has many other records and was on our Dallas Cowboys teams that won Super Bowls (yes that is plural) in 1992, 1993 and 1995. I had posters in my bedroom growing up that had the Back to Back image on them!! Man, those were some great years! And yes - he has recently been on Dancing with the Stars. (we try to block this from our mind - goes from being an amazing running back to twinkle toes) :) 

 ~smile~

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