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When the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants met the first time, it was a novelty. Now they're set to tangle for much, much more. Tim Lincecum and the Giants take on Cliff Lee and the Rangers in the World Series starting Wednesday night, a matchup of the teams that curiously played baseball's first interleague game back in 1997. It's an improbable pairing and promises the trophy will be hoisted at Fisherman's Wharf or in the Lone Star State for the first time. The Giants have not won the Series since moving to San Francisco in 1958. The Rangers finally made it this far in the franchise's 50th season. Texas pitcher CJ Wilson quickly tweeted a challenge to Giants closer Brian Wilson: "See your beard soon mr wilson." "Sounds delicious," Brian Wilson said. "We'll be coming." Unlikely MVP Cody Ross and the Giants clinched their spot Saturday night when Wilson struck out Ryan Howard to escape a ninth-inning jam and beat Philadelphia 3-2 in Game 6 of the NL championship series, denying the Phillies a third straight trip to the World Series. Josh Hamilton won the MVP award as Texas eliminated the defending champion New York Yankees in Game 6 of the ALCS on Friday night. Well before this World Series, these club helped change the baseball world. That June night in Texas more than a dozen years ago, Nolan Ryan and Willie Mays threw out the ceremonial first balls, players wore special patches on their sleeves and the bases were painted with a logo reading "First Interleague Game ...
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