My take.

They took Kyle Hendricks and C.J. Edwards and Justin Grimm and, in a roundabout way, Pedro Strop.

But we took Anthony Iapoce and, circuitously, Robinson Chirinos, who was teammates with Chris Archer as a Cubs AA prospect and as a Rays AAA prospect and I think it may just be time to make them teammates again. Not entirely sure my vote counts.

They took Sosa and DeRosa and Madlock and Guzman.

But we took Palmeiro and Fergie, and never mind Dempster and Garza and Harden, please.

They took Ditka, Wennington, and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

We took Rodman and Belfour, and Sharp and Oduya.

I guess you could say they took Arrieta and Zobrist and Lackey, too, but they can have one of them.

They also took two games from Texas this weekend.

But we took one. And it was exceptional.

One thing I took was 47 years to get to Wrigley Field.

And this photo.

Victory handshakes are good.

Cole Hamels gave up four hits this time, four more than he allowed the last time he faced the Cubs, but once again he gave up zero earned runs.

Once again he chipped in a base hit. He's had half as many hits as he's allowed in those two games.

Once again he won.

With two fewer walks than the two he issued in last July's no-hitter, and three fewer pitches per inning.

Cole Hamels's final game as a Phillie was the gem at Wrigley Field a year ago. Yesterday we saw the pitcher Texas traded for.

Chirinos, the onetime Cubs infield prospect that Texas tried trading for before Chicago sent him (with Archer) to the Rays (for Garza), was pretty outstanding himself.

My road record with the Rangers since 2010 is now 12-4.

Eleven of the wins were playoff games.

The other one came yesterday, in the best baseball park I've ever been fortunate enough to step foot in.

See you in October, Wrigley.