He’s the author of the greatest moment in franchise history, and emblematic of the organization’s greatest run.
I hate writing this one.
Hours after his manager told reporters he wouldn’t be part of the bullpen corps called on to protect a lead, and less than an hour after he’d been called on keep other Texas relievers from having to pitch in a game they trailed 8-1 after six, Neftali Feliz threw what could end up being his final two innings as a Ranger.
He didn’t finish the game, as he’d done 169 times in the regular season (including a dozen times early this year) and playoffs, and he didn’t start the game, as he’d done seven times in 2012 before he was shut down with an elbow injury.