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Nolan Ryan walked down a long hallway deep inside Busch Stadium moments after Game 6 of the World Series. His head was down. He was wearing a long black overcoat. He looked like he was going to a funeral.

Whether his Rangers are headed for a coronation or a funeral on Friday, no one knows. They could become the 1986 Red Sox. They could become the 1975 Reds.

How bleak does it look for Texas? Here are the facts: No road team has won Game 7 of the World Series in 32 years. Home teams are 8-0 in such games since the 1979 Pirates beat the Orioles in Baltimore. Texas' two best hitters this postseason -- Nelson Cruz (lifted in the 11th with a strained right groin) and Mike Napoli (who sprained his ankle in the fourth) -- are hurting, though both said after the game that they planned to play. The Texas bullpen, which was the first in World Series history to blow...

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