Sports Girl Next Door

GO RANGERS !!! 61-44 2nd in AL  (Indians lead, we're 1.5 games ahead of Toronto) 4th in MLB  (2 games behind Chicago Cubs in 1st) There are 57 games left in the season... in order to win 100 games, we will need to win 39 of the 57. That is 68% of the games left. Since the All-Star break, we've won 46% of games played.  So, the numbers may not match up for the 100 game goal. But who cares?!?! I think the Golden State Warriors proved that regular season win records don't mean as much as if you could win it all!!  Last night...  I was fortunate enough to attend the Rangers game last night. Yes, where Michael Young was inducted into the Texas Rangers HOF. And maybe even more remembered for Mitch Moreland's Walk-off Home Run in the bottom of the 9th! The evening started off with a wonderful ceremony and a really cool tribute from former teammates of Michael Young. Watch the 2 min video on Twitter . Jeter is on there!!! #RE2PECT ...

Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation: I arrived at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, TX early this morning to attend an event... College Season Kick-off Event, hosted by the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation .  As I pull up to the Omni, I see three Chicago Squad Cars. Instant lump in my throat...   I don't know if they were here to attend the service or to help out while DPD honored their fallen brothers.  I do know that within the event I was attending, there were 20+ Policemen and women attending the event.  You see, the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation has a program called Badges for Baseball . They help build turf baseball fields in inner cities, then connect the local Police Departments with the kids in their city, then they... PLAY BALL! They also teach a mentoring curriculum and build relationships with these kids!  That is the one common thread across every platform I've heard anyone speak from... be involved in your community. Don't just "love" them - SERVE...

So, you go on vacation for the July 4th weekend... and here's what you miss... GO RANGERS !!! 54-36 1st in AL  (barely, 1 game ahead of the Cleveland Indians) 3rd in MLB (yes, I upped my stats to include all MLB, go big or go home) 1. We don't have a pitcher who can get us out of 5 innings. We are wearing down our bullpen.  2. When do Yu Darvish and Colby Lewis get back? Should we just trade Yu? I'm game!  3. We lost 5 out of 7 game to the Minnesota Twins!!!! The team ranked 28 out of 30 teams in Major League Baseball. And three games we lost by double digits! 4. Over/Under... Rangers win 100 games. What say you? 5. It is already the MLB All-Star Weekend!! I'm watching the Home Run Derby right now... pretty amazing. Miami isn't known for having great sports fans, but their HRD candidate, Giancarlo Stanton is killing it! I've never wanted anyone to do as well or better than Josh Hamilton in NYC. ( I still think that is different, Ha...