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I don't ever want John Lackey as a Ranger. Because we seem to tee off on him a lot, he's a guy who is very good for everyone, but not with us. The Angels, having clinched, only had him in for two innings, but we had four hits and two runs on that, both came on Chris Davis' second inning home run. Andruw Jones was the only Ranger without a hit. Everyone else had at least one (Gentry, Murphy), with most guys having multiples (Davis had 3). Kevin Millwood, though, had a great outing in his final one for 2009. Complete game, seven hits, one walk, three runs (only two earned), and ten strikeouts. Too bad this wasn't the one we got all season. Kevin started quite well, crapped out in the middle, and had a few decent outings towards the end. I'm sure much will be made of Nolan's conditioning when looking at Kevin's season. Still, as jaded as I've become towards the team at the end of the season, I'll be eager to see if this can carry over to next year, when Kevin's playing...
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