Monthly Archives: November 2019


One word.

Recently, I received an email survey from the Texas Rangers asking my opinion on various topics. What would I would want to see in the new Ballpark? What was the fan experience at the current Ballpark? What is missing? What could be improved? Interestingly, the last questions it asked was, […]


Bounce back.

Yesterday, Will Leitch of MLB.com named his one bounce-back player for 2020 from every team. It’s who had a bad 2019 that he predicts is ripe for a better 2020, with a short summation of why he was chosen. His pick for the Rangers? Rougned Odor. His rationale: “No, this […]


An eye opener.

The Rangers are coming off their most successful decade in team history. Four division titles. Two American League pennants. One Wild Card. Aside from the four titles, they finished second in the division twice, third twice, and fifth twice. Much of this success was done the first four years of […]


On cheating.

This sign stealing ordeal was wrong. What the Astros did in 2017 was cheating. There is no gray area. They knew it. Which is why they kept it hidden. That’s a dead giveaway it they knew it was wrong. Stealing signs from second base isn’t cheating. Everybody knows the other […]


Volquez unretires.

One piece of the 2020 bullpen has been secured. The Rangers signed Edinson Volquez to a minor league contract with the understanding he will pitch out of the bullpen next season. According to Volquez, Rangers general manager Jon Daniels talked him out of retiring and into coming back to mentor […]


And now for some good news.

Yes, looking at the Rangers through the rearview mirror hasn’t been cheerful. There are train wrecks everywhere. Three seasons in a row of carnage. But the encouraging news is, the road ahead doesn’t need to be a brick wall. The Rangers can be competitive in just a couple simple moves. […]


Top ten moments.

MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan published his top ten Rangers moments of 2019.  Here they are: 1. Michael Young’s number retirement. 2. Rangers have three walk-off wins in a row, all against the Angels.  3. Joey Gallo becomes the fastest player in American League history to hit 100 home runs.  4. Rougned […]


Press.

Many times this site has been, and I have been by extension, accused of being negative toward the Rangers. Recently, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News wrote his assessment of the Rangers current state of affairs, as compared to the Astros and Nationals. It was interesting to see that he, a […]


No relief in sight.

The Rangers bullpen was, in a word, a mess in 2019. On the strength of half a great season in 2018, they threw a nice contract extension at Jose Leclerc, only to watch him implode. He went from closer to eight inning guy to pray-he-gets-someone-out guy. He went from an […]


A tale of two pitching staffs.

Texas had two of the best starting pitchers in the American League in 2019. Texas had one of the worst starting staffs in the American League in 2019. They had two totally different rotations. The Rangers ERA for their starters was 5.37. Combined, Mike Minor and Lance Lynn had an […]