Bengie Molina said it won't be weird at all if the Giants decide to give him a World Series ring for his service with them earlier this season.

"Maybe if they gave it to me right now it would be weird," Molina said after the Rangers' 3-1 loss to the Giants ended the season. "But whenever I find out if they want to give me one, if I retire, maybe I'll enjoy it."

Molina, who was traded from San Francisco to Texas to make room for catcher Buster Posey, is thinking about retiring after 13 big-league seasons. He's 36, and he said all that's on his mind is going home and spending time with his family. He didn't want to make any definitive statement, however, in case something happens to make him want to return to baseball.

Meanwhile, Molina said, he's able to appreciate the Giants' accomplishments.

"I'm actually very, very happy for them," he said. "To win is a very special feeling. ... They're like my family on the other side."

Washington's status: This is not a shock: Before Game 5, Texas general manager Jon Daniels said that manager Ron Washington's contract is the team's first priority after the World Series.

"And there's no doubt in anybody's mind that he'll be the skipper here for some time to come," Daniels said.

Briefly: Daniels said that using Cliff Lee on short rest was discussed before the Series but the Rangers decided to avoid doing so. ... Washington on the Rangers' scouting report on Edgar Renteria: "The word I got, he was slow at shortstop. ... He looked like the young Renteria." ... Asked about the Giants' offense, Washington said, "You know, I don't know if I thought their hitting was bad. You look at the lineup they put out there, they're pretty good. They put a ton of runs up on us."