ARLINGTON, Texas -- Just like that, with another strange ending in Toronto, the season ended for the Texas Rangers.So much for having the American Leagues best record, their aces lined up for the postseason and the three big additions to the lineup in August.For the second year in a row, the AL West champs are done after a best-of-five AL Division Series against Toronto. This time, they got swept.We expected to go a little bit farther than this, said third baseman Adrian Beltre, now at 19 seasons without a World Series title. We had a really good team to do it, a lot of great guys that were committed to win. ... We got cold at the worst moment.Second baseman Rougned Odor short-hopped the relay trying to complete an inning-ending double play in the 10th late Sunday night, and Josh Donaldson scored from second base on the throwing error.Got to come back stronger, know what we did wrong this postseason, and use that for next year, shortstop Elvis Andrus said of the early exit. And as soon as we get an opportunity to go back, just go out there and execute.That sounds similar to the message after the 2015 ALDS, when Texas lost the series-deciding fifth game in Toronto after three consecutive errors -- two by Andrus -- in the seventh inning set up Jose Bautistas tiebreaking three-run homer and emphatic bat flip.After an MLB-best 49 come-from-behind wins among their 95 victories in the regular season, the Rangers didnt have another comeback in 2016. They had been 36-11 in one-run games, a modern era-record .766 winning percentage.I believe in this core group of guys. Look, look at the numbers and how we played all year long, the comeback wins, the one-run wins, second-year manager Jeff Banister said. Thats not luck. Ill argue with anybody that wants to say its luck. Its not luck. Its a case that they continue to play. Theyre very talented. Were not perfect. No team is perfect.SLIDING ACES?The Rangers got Cole Hamels and Yu Darvish for just such moments, but the aces allowed 12 runs in 8 1/3 innings in losing the first two games at home. Hamels, the 2008 World Series MVP with Philadelphia, had his worst-ever postseason start and Darvish gave up four homers -- three in one inning. Hamels (15-5) won only one of his last six regular-season starts, with seven scoreless innings at Oakland on Sept. 23 to win the AL West title-clinching game for the second year in a row. The All-Star lefty was 0-1 with an 8.64 ERA the other five starts. Darvish was 7-5 with a 3.41 ERA in 17 regular-season starts in his comeback from Tommy John surgery.CENTER OF ATTENTIONIan Desmond was an All-Star shortstop who turned down a qualifying offer with Washington before signing a one-year deal in spring training with Texas and becoming an All-Star center fielder. He will be a free agent after hitting .285 overall with 22 homers. But he struggled after the break, hitting .237 with seven homers the last 67 games.THE LATE ADDITIONSIn the closing hours before the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline, Texas acquired OF/DH Carlos Beltran and catcher Jonathan Lucroy. Beltran played in his sixth postseason (with five different teams) and Lucroys deal included a team option that allows the Rangers to have some stability at catcher in 2017. Former two-time All-Star OF Carlos Gomez was released in mid-August by Houston after hitting .210 in 85 games, then had eight homers and 24 RBI in 33 games for Texas, becoming the primary leadoff hitter.ROUGIES ROUGH FINISHBlue Jays fans certainly relished that game-deciding error by Odor, who punched Bautista on May 15 to ignite a bench-clearing brawl. A banner in Toronto read, Would Rather Get Punched in May Than Get Knocked Out in October. Odor was trying to turn a double play like the Rangers did so often this year (MLB-leading 190, one short of a team record). The 22-year-old second baseman did hit .271 with 33 homers.END OF AN ERA?Andrus, Mitch Moreland , Game 3 starter Colby Lewis and Derek Holland, the oft-injured left-hander left off the ALDS roster, are the only Rangers remaining from their first World Series in 2010. While Andrus is signed through 2022, Moreland and Lewis are headed for free agency. The Rangers could elect to pay a $1.5 buyout instead of exercising their $11 million option for Holland, but he could return. Fake Shoes 2020 .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have placed centre Cody Hodgson on injured reserve and recalled two players from their AHL affiliate in Rochester. China Shoes 2020 .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry. https://www.wholesaleshoesusa.com/ . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Cheap Nike Shoes From China . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. Wholesale Nike Shoes . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. Former England Test batsman Graeme Hick has been appointed as Australias batting coach for the next four seasons. Hick joins head coach Darren Lehmann, fielding coach Greg Blewett and new bowling coach David Saker in the Australia set-up, and will begin his contract at the start of the home Test series against South Africa in November.However, his first significant challenge will be to help Australias batsmen improve their output on the subcontinent, with a four-Test tour of India in February-March. Australia have lost their past nine Tests in Asia and were recently humiliated 3-0 by Sri Lanka in a series that was notable for Australias consistent batting failures against spin.When he was appointed Cricket Australias high performance coach based at the Centre of Excellence in 2013, Hick stressed the need for patience from Australias young batsmen, instead of expecting that they could score at limited-overs speed in first-class cricket. He believes a similar mental approach will be necessary for Australias batsmen to succeed in India.At times maybe the Australian way is to really dominate, Hick told reporters in Brisbane on Thursday. In Test cricket the daily run-rate has increased a lot. Maybe India is a place where you need a little bit more patience. The teams that have been successful there recently have been guys who have got big runs up front.If one of our top order get in, batting a couple of sessions maybe is not enough. Youve got to look to post a big first-innings score and take that responsibility if you get in. That may require a little bit more patience than maybe some of the players would normally play at.Hick would appear well qualified to discuss patience, as a man who scored 41,112 first-class runs, 15th on the all-time tally, and as one of only eight men in history to have scored a quadruple-century in first-class cricket. Hick also played 65 Tests for England from 1991 to 2001, and his lengthy contract appears partially designed to ensure he will be around for the 2019 Ashes in England.I played there for 25 years, I think there was maybe a bit of that in the planning and the appointment, Hick said. If I feel likee I can add to that and contribute to us doing well … theres plenty to happen before that, but Im sure there was a bit of that foresight to my appointment.ddddddddddddThe swinging ball has been almost as much of a challenge for Australias batsmen as the turning ball in recent years, from 88 all-out against Pakistan at Headingley in 2010, to 47 all-out against South Africa in Cape Town, to last years Ashes humiliation of 60 all-out at Trent Bridge, where Stuart Broad proved to be almost unplayable in collecting 8 for 15.At the end of the day, the players are out there themselves, Hick said. All the players will be able to reflect on that [Trent Bridge] experience and think they could have played it differently. That goes back to the mental side of it and the mental approach. I played in a game for England where we were bowled out for 46 in the Caribbean. It was just one of those occasions where before you can get prepared and everything, the innings is over.People didnt necessarily have time there to sit and plan and take stock of what was happening, it all happened so quickly. Thats all part of the challenge. Without doubt, you go to India and youre going to get their subcontinent wickets, you go to England now, certainly Trent Bridge and Headingley will be seaming and swinging around, Edgbaston maybe as well. Thats the challenge.Hick takes on the role as batting coach after it was vacated by Michael di Venuto in February, when he was named as Surreys new head coach. Blewett had filled in as batting coach since di Venutos departure but will now return to his original position as fielding coach.Graeme worked with us during the recent ODI tour in the West Indies and we were really impressed with what he brought to the group, Lehmann said. He is a very experienced player in all conditions and will bring a wealth of knowledge with him. With an ICC Champions Trophy, an Ashes Series and an ICC World Cup all to be played in England in the near future, his knowledge of those conditions will also be invaluable. ' ' '