One Week Until Forever

In exactly one week, we will know the fate of the Texas Rangers going forward. It may sound dramatic, but it’s true.

Next Wednesday (Jan. 18th) Yu Darvish will either be a Ranger or he won’t. There is no middle ground. There are no do-overs.

It’s being reported by some that Prince Fielder may be hanging back in his own contract negotiations, waiting to see whether the Rangers will have any room in their budget a week from now.

If Yu isn’t signed, Fielder could be the first domino to fall.

When this process began, most people seemed to think that a deal wouldn’t take long to put together. Now a lot of those same people expect it to go down to the wire.

But, gun to my head, I wager that Yu gets himself a deal.

If it doesn’t go down, expect everyone to be surprised. For now, though, we play the waiting game.

Or Hungry Hungry Hippos. That’s a much better game.

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Below, I have reintroduced the Yu Darvish song title parody poll from last week. Feel free to vote again.