2010年12月英語六級聽力練習(xí)十

Classic. Since their inception as a replacement for the Washington Senators in 1961 - before moving to Texas 10 years later - the Rangers had never even won a playoff series until this year. Now after winning 2 playoff rounds this month

_________________________________ to be appearing in their first World Series. 

For the Giants, it has been 56 years since they won their last World Series title in 1954, and that was when the franchise

was based in New York, until moving across the country to San Francisco in 1958. _________________________________, behind the Cleveland Indians' 62 years and the Chicago Cubs, who have not won Major League Baseball's annual championship since 1908. Neither team has had an easy path through the playoffs. Texas defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in their best-of-5 game divisional series, while San Francisco needed 4 games to get past the Atlanta Braves. In the best-of-7 League Championship Series, both teams needed 6 games to advance. The Rangers beat the defending World Series champion New York Yankees, while the Giants took the National League crown away from the reigning champion Philadelphia Phillies. Giants outfielder Aaron Rowand says their pitching made the difference. "Our pitching staff, in the bullpen, our starters, everybody did an unbelievable job. For them to do that and keep this team down and _________________________________."