How - and When - the West Was Won
"It's Time", meet "It's Over."
With an 11-4 thumping of the Detroit Tigers last night - combined with the Oakland A's loss in Kansas City - the Texas Rangers won their first American League West division championship since 1999.
I know the magic number is 10 and there are still 18 games remaining, so you can't quite yet put that little x by the Rangers in the standings indicated a clinch.
Read Richie's full Sportatorium blog at DallasObserver.com.