There’s an insect indigenous to Mexico called the cochineal. The cochineal is mostly immobile, a parasite that feeds on cacti, sucking the juice from the plant. It is a soft, fat, and oval shaped bug. At one time, the cochineal was the most sought-after insect in the world. When squished, […]
It’s better to be the sweeper than the sweepee. After being swept in their first three home games of the season, the Rangers sweep the Mariners in their second home series of 2026. That’s how you get up off the mat. The Rangers offense is still sluggish, scoring only three […]
George Kirby had started ten games against the Rangers in his career. He was 8-0, with a 1.04 earned run average. Contrary to common knowledge, Ray Davis does not own the Rangers. George Kirby does. So, when Nathan Eovaldi gave up a home run on the first pitch of the […]
Two noteworthy things happened last night. They may turn out to insignificant blips on the radar screen. Or they could be the start of something bigger. Josh Jung collected two hits. And Jakob Junius picked up his first save of the year. Jung has struggled since the All-Star break of […]
Well, that was a lost weekend. The Rangers came home riding the high of a 4-2 road trip. Their homecoming hit a brick wall with a devastating thud, being swept in their first home series of the year by Cincinnati, managing to score only four runs in the three-game series. […]
The Rangers returned home for the 2026 season on Friday. Unfortunately, it was the 2025 Rangers. The Rangers who cannot hit. The Rangers who have no reliable bullpen. Texas suffered its first shutout of the young season yesterday when they subjected their fans to nine innings of offensive futility. After […]
The Rangers lack of a bullpen has already turned into a problem. Right now they don’t seem to have any high-leverage guys. Tyler Anderson has been reliable, having appeared in four of the Rangers first seven games, with two saves. But he cannot appear in every game. And, it seems, […]
It’s opening day again. The joy of opening the season on the road is you get to experience opening day on opening day. And you get to experience opening day again. After winning their first two series on the road, the 4-2 Rangers are back in The Baseball Shed to […]
The Rangers have two losses. Both belong to Nathan Eovaldi. Yes, both games were against the other team’s ace, but Eovalid was not ace-like in either. Yesterday, the ace he went up against was Baltimore’s Trevor Rogers, who tossed up a 1.81 ERA last year in eighteen starts, slightly higher […]
Even though the Rangers are 4-1 and seeming clicking on all cylinders, there are still a few hitters who have yet to get it going. Josh Jung is 0-for-17. He got a night off. Joc Pederson was 0-for-4. He got a start and went 0-for-4. And Wyatt Langford was 2-for-19 […]
