It was for the same award in the same number of games and there was the same joy and happiness when it was finally the night of Saturday, however, had a totally different environment for the Texas Rangers.
Rest assured, the second is sweet ... just not the same.
That is good. There is still a "first" is yet to come and maybe that's why Saturday night 15-5 ALCS Game 6 Fighter of the game, but was manned Detroit Tigers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington did not seem as exciting as last October Game 6 decider against A-Rod and the Yankees in New York.
It is not just to reach the World Series this time. It's about winning it all.
This time, it is the ring - the world champions that only goes to use.
Players swear that's what I was about last fall, too, and maybe it was. But for most of us, it was a dream he had dreamed of for so long that they were not really sure that never would come true, not in our life, and when it did, it felt so incredibly good that it does not matter much to Rangers lost the series against the San Francisco Giants in five games. Even spent the winter in an unimaginable high.
This time, however, there is a clear sense of something that still remains. An American League championship is well and now the Rangers have two of them, the first back-to-back winners since the Yankees championship in 2000-2001.
This time, however, is not enough. This time, the Rangers need to finish the job. And that's exactly what they mean to do.
"Yes, it's different," said a ginger soaked in Michael Young, who had a pair of two-run double to key the Rangers' nine-run third inning. "We're still very happy and we will celebrate as hard and as good a time, but definitely have their eyes on the prize. Does not mean they did last year, but nothing is going to sneak on us this year."
At this same time last year, there were tears in the eyes of the whole team knew what finally win a championship in the American League the intent of this once-moribund franchise. This time, there were only smiles and a sense that there are still issues to address.
