1. Postseason schedule

Game 1: Blue Jays 10, Rangers 1

Game 2: Friday, October 7 at Globe Life Park in Arlington (12:08 p.m.), TBS

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Game 3: Sunday, October 9 at Toronto (6:38 p.m.), TBS

*Game 4: Monday, October 10 at Toronto (12:08 or 5:08 p.m., early start if four MLB ALDS games are to be played, later if three), TBS

*Game 5: Wednesday, October 12 at Globe Life Park in Arlington (8:08 or 8:38 p.m. - later start if BOS/CLE also goes five games), TBS

*If necessary

2. The controversy

Let's break this down chronologically.

Oct. 14, 2015 -- The bat flip

Jose Bautista became Public Enemy No. 1 with his epic bat flip.

May 15, 2016 -- The punch

Odor hit Bautista with a mean right hook and mayhem ensued.

Aug. 30, 2016 -- Rougned's walk-off celebration

Can Rangers fans hate Bautista for his bat flip, but love Odor for what he did above? Adam Grosbard breaks it down right here.

3. The food

Look delicious? GuideLive has more on all the eats right here.

4. SportsDay, national media predictions

All five SportsDay writers are picking the Rangers to beat the Blue Jays. Here's a quick sneak peak of what Evan Grant had to say:

ALDS -- Rangers in 5: The Rangers have what they've always wanted: A true 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation in Cole Hamels and Yu Darvish. If the series goes the distance -- and it will -- they will combine to start the majority of the games.

Overall -- Win World Series: Back in March, I picked them to beat the Dodgers in the World Series. My picks are still alive. Why would I change now? A balanced lineup, a fresh bullpen and the Hamels-Darvish 1-2 punch take Texas where it has never been.

Click here to find out how many have Texas winning the World Series.

The national media, on the other hand, are more supportive of the Blue Jays. See their picks here.

5. Are the Rangers cursed?

That's what SportsDay's Brad Townsend tried to figure out in his latest story. A small portion of his story is below:

Five years later, there's still no evidence that the Rangers did anything to rile the baseball gods. If indeed they got hexed, it seems undeserved.

But as another promising Rangers postseason begins, after an American League-best 95-win regular season, it's impossible for fans to ignore the playoff misfortunes that have befallen the franchise since that fateful night of Oct. 27, 2011.

Try as they will, fans cannot feign amnesia from what has been seared into their collective baseball psyche. Especially when Texas' AL Division Series opponent, Toronto, inflicted the Rangers' most recent postseason misery, winning last year's ALDS with the help of a monumental Texas meltdown.

Perhaps fans can mentally prepare for Thursday's Game 1 at Globe Life Park by doing what Rangers players often do -- follow the unwavering lead of "The Captain," third baseman Adrian Beltre.

Beltre, 37, is one of five Rangers who have endured the franchise's 2-6 playoff free-fall (including 0-3 in home games) dating to Oct. 27, 2011. That was the infamous Game 6 of the World Series, when the Rangers twice came within one strike of winning their first championship.

Prior to that night in St. Louis, the Rangers were 10-5 during that postseason, including 6-2 at home.

"It was a nice series that we played, but it was painful the way we ended," Beltre said. "The way we lost is nothing that I can recommend even to my worst enemy. But we're trying to use that to drive ourselves and have the chance to get there again and end up with a win."

By "we," Beltre mostly is referring to the 2011 holdovers: himself, shortstop Elvis Andrus, first baseman Mitch Moreland and pitchers Colby Lewis and Derek Holland.

Continue reading here.

6. Fans aren't happy with the start times of Games 1, 2

what a joke! MLB should be ashamed — Duane Green (@ThingsDudeSez) October 3, 2016

That's what happens when your team is not named the Boston @RedSox and you don't have Big Papi... — Jeffory Burk (@jjbhog) October 3, 2016

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Read more from fans here.

7. The latest news, analysis

The 'never, ever quit' mantra of Rangers manager Jeff Banister now faces the ultimate test

An excercise in futiliy: Rangers' silent bats, offensive woes have put them on the offseason's doorstep

Month of high-pressure games have Blue Jays clicking on all cylinders while Rangers' engine just won't start

Yu Darvish joins unfortunate club in disappointing Game 2 start

Gomez worried for 'best friend' Francisco Liriano after line drive near head sends Toronto pitcher to hospital

Photos: Rangers fans have trouble coming to grips with Game 2 loss to Blue Jays

8. Kill some time with these Ranger-themed games!

Take our quiz and find out with Ranger you are! Click here to find out.

Think you know who these Rangers are? You can find out right here.

9. 10 things to know about the Blue Jays

Believe it or not, the Rangers aren't the only team the Blue Jays have brawled with this year. Find out more on that, and why Toronto will likely have a parrot in their dugout, right here.

10. Time for a history lesson

Looking back: The history of the Texas Rangers' postseason appearances

Where are the members of the 2011 Rangers World Series team? Some might face Texas this October