 2011 was the prior appearance in the World Series for the Texas Rangers, and that was one of the darkest days in Rangers franchise history. They were one strike away from winning in St. Louis and grabbing their first World Series championship, but that unraveled with a ball that was misplayed in right field, and David Freeze turned that series around for the Cardinals. There's Marcus Simeon, takes a breaking ball down low from Irvin. That's ball one.