Are you supporting the Texas Rangers or St. Louis Cardinals for the 2011 World Series?

Because they won more playoff games than any other AL team both years. Is that good enough?

So Here's My Answer Shamelessly Straight Outta Wikipedia: : The Texas Rangers Baseball Club Ever Advanced To 2 World Series Appearances In 2010 And 2011Because The 2010 World Series Was The 106th Edition Of Major League Baseball's Championship Series.2 The Best-Of-Seven Playoff, Played Between The American League Champion Texas Rangers And The National League Champion San Francisco Giants, Began On Wednesday, October 27, And Ended On Monday, November 1. The Giants Won The Series 4–1 To Secure Their First World Series Championship Since 1954 And Their First Since Relocating To San Francisco From New York City In 1958.3 In Their Respective League Championship Series, The Rangers And The Giants Eliminated The 2009 World Series Teams—The New York Yankees And The Philadelphia Phillies—Each In Six Games. The Rangers' Victory In The ALCS Gave The Franchise Its First World Series Appearance In Its 50-Year History, Dating From Their Inauguration As The Second Washington Senators Club In 1961.

Meanwhile, The Victory In The NLCS Gave The Giants Their Fourth World Series Appearance Since Moving To San Francisco Prior To The 1958 Season; Their Most Recent Appearance Had Been In The 2002 World Series, When They Lost To The Anaheim Angels In Seven Games. Coincidentally, The Giants And Rangers Faced Off In The First Regular-Season Interleague Game, Onjune 12, 1997, At The Ballpark In Arlington;4 Current Ranger Reliever Darren Oliver, In His First Stint With The Club, Threw The Game's First Pitch. The Giants Were The First National League Champions To Have Home-Field Advantage Since 2001, Because The NL Won The All-Star Game 3–1 On July 13.

For The Second Consecutive Year, Series Games Were Scheduled For Earlier Start Times In Hope Of Attracting Younger Viewers. First Pitch Was Just Before 8:00 P.M. EDT For Most Games, With Game 3 Starting At 7:00 P.M. EDT As Part Of A "Family Night" Promotion And Game 4 Starting At 8:20 P.M. EDT To Accommodate Fox's NFL Coverage.5 San Francisco Landmarks, Such As Coit Tower, The Ferry Building, And San Francisco City Hall, Were Illuminated With Orange Lighting At Night During The Postseason. An Exclusive VIP Party Was Held On The Eve Of The World Series At The California Academy Of Sciences (In Golden Gate Park); Most Media Were Not Allowed Near The Event.6 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsommade A Friendly Wager With Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck, Agreeing That "The Losing City's Mayor Will Travel To The Winning City And Join The Winning City's Mayor In A Day Of Support For Local Youth And Community Service Initiatives, With Both Mayors Wearing The Jersey Of The World Series Champion Team."7 With Three Games Slated In Arlington, This Marked The 5th Time The Same City Hosted Both A World Series Game And The Upcoming Super Bowl (Los Angeles 1966–67, Minneapolis 1991–92, Atlanta 1999–2000, Tampa 2008–09).

Texas RangersEdit Main Article: 2010 Texas Rangers Season The Rangers And Their Fans Had A Long History Of Futility And Disappointment. Enfranchised In 1961 As The Second Iteration Of The Washington Senators, The Team Only Had One Season With A Winning Percentage Above .500 Out Of 11 Seasons In Washington, D.C.. The Team Relocated To Arlington, Texas, For The 1972 Season But Failed To Make The Postseason For Over 20 Years. Despite Being 10 Games Under .500, The Rangers Were Leading The American League West Division Onaugust 12, 1994, When The 1994–95 Major League Baseball Strike Began And The Remainder Of The Season Was Cancelled.

They Went On To Win Three Division Titles In 1996, 1998, And 1999, But Were Eliminated By The New York Yankees In The ALDS Each Time, Having Only Won One Game Out Of All Three Series Combined. The Rangers' Last Postseason Appearance Before 2010 Was In 1999. Heading Into 2010, The Rangers Were Plagued With Off-Field Issues.

During Spring Training, Manager Ron Washington Admitted To Prior Cocaine Use And Failing A Drug Test During The 2009 Season.8 Additionally, The Team's Owner, Tom Hicks, Had Financial Problems Dating Back To 2008, Which Culminated In The Team Declaring Bankruptcy In May And Being Sold To A Partnership Led By Chuck Greenberg And Team President Nolan Ryan In August. In The Offseason, Iván Rodríguez, Marlon Byrd, Omar Vizquel, And Andruw Jones All Departed Due To Free Agency. Kevin Millwood Was Traded To The Baltimore Orioles For Chris Ray, Who In Turn Was Traded To The Giants Mid-Season.

Notable Offseason Additions To The Rangers Included Starting Pitcher Rich Harden, Previously Of The Chicago Cubs; Starting Pitcher Colby Lewis, Previously Of Nippon Professional Baseball's Hiroshima Toyo Carp; And Designated Hitter Vladimir Guerrero, Previously Of The Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim. Notable Midseason Roster Moves Include The Aforementioned Trade Of Chris Ray To San Francisco In Exchange For Catcher Bengie Molina, And The Trade Of Justin Smoak And Three Minor-Leaguers To The Seattle Mariners For Starting Pitcher Cliff Lee And Relief Pitcher Mark Lowe. The Rangers Also Traded Two Minor Leaguers To The Florida Marlins In Exchange For Jorge Cantú, And Joaquín Árias To The New York Mets In Exchange For Jeff Francoeur.

The Rangers Spent Most Of The Season In First Place In The American League West, With Both The Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim And Seattle Mariners Failing To Live Up To Expectations By ESPN Critics. They Took First Place For Good On June 8, Following A Brief One-Day Stint In First Place By The Angels, And Finished The Season With A 90–72 Record, Nine Games Ahead Of The Second-Place Oakland Athletics. Their .556 Winning Percentage Was The Lowest Among All Eight 2010 Postseason Teams.

In The Postseason, The Rangers Faced The Top-Seeded Tampa Bay Rays In The ALDS. The Rangers Won The First Two Games At Tropicana Field By Wide Margins, Bringing The Rays To The Brink Of Elimination; However, The Rays Won The Next Two Games At Rangers Ballpark In Arlington To Force A Deciding Game 5 At Tropicana Field. Game 5 Was Another Decisive Rangers Victory, As Ace Cliff Lee Stymied The Rays And The Offense Struck Rays Ace David Price Once Again.

This Was The First Postseason Series Win In Franchise History; Additionally, The Rangers Were The Last Team That Had Never Won A Postseason Series. In The ALCS, The Rangers Faced The Wild-Card Winning New York Yankees, To Whom They Had Lost All Three Of Their Previous Postseason Appearances. The Yankees Had Swept The Second-Seeded Minnesota Twins In Their ALDS.

The Rangers Held A 5–0 Lead In Game 1, Only To See The Yankees Come Back And Beat Them 6–5. However, The Next Three Games Were All Blowouts, As The Rangers Took A 3–1 Series Lead. The Yankees Won Game 5 By A Large Margin, But Were Once Again Routed In Game 6, 6–1, Behind A Series-Winning Hit By Vladimir Guerrero.

Josh Hamilton's MVP Performance Included Four Home Runs, Tying An ALCS Record, And Helped The Rangers Reach Their First World Series. It Also Marked The First Time Since 1991 That The AL West Champion Won The Pennant. The Angels' 2002 Win Was As The Wild Card Team.

San Francisco GiantsEdit Edgar Rentería Won The World Series Most Valuable Player Award (MVP). Main Article: 2010 San Francisco Giants Season Like The Rangers, The Giants And Their Fans Have Had A Long History Of Futility And Disappointment Since Their Move From New York City To San Francisco Before The 1958 Season. The Giants Had Won Their Last World Series Against The Cleveland Indians In 1954.

After The Move, They Made It To The Series Three Times But Lost Each Time. These Included A Seven-Game Loss To The New York Yankees In 1962, A Four-Game Sweep By Their Cross-Bay Rival Oakland Athletics In 1989 That Was Marred By The Loma Prieta Earthquake, And Another Seven-Game Loss To The Anaheim Angels In 2002 After Being Eight Outs Away From The Title In Game 6 With A 5-0 Lead. Their Last Postseason Appearance Was In 2003, When They Lost To The Eventual World Series Champion Florida Marlins In The NLDS.

The Giants Entered 2010 With A Strong Pitching Staff Led By Two-Time Cy Young Award Winner Tim Lincecum And A Solid Bullpen Spearheaded By Closer Brian Wilson. Notable Offseason Acquisitions Included Free Agents Mark Derosa, Previously Of The St. Louis Cardinals; And Aubrey Huff, Previously Of The Detroit Tigers. Over The Course Of The Season, The Giants' Front Office Made A Series Of Moves To Bolster Their Offense.

Free Agent Pat Burrell Was Signed In Late May After He Was Released By The Tampa Bay Rays, While Buster Posey—Who Had Started The Season At Triple-A Fresno—Was Called Up In Late May And Became The Starting Catcher After The Giants Traded Bengie Molina To The Texas Rangers. In August, José Guillén Was Acquired In A Trade With The Kansas City Royals, And Cody Ross Was Claimed Off Waivers From The Florida Marlins. The Giants.

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