It’s too late to improve the Rangers roster to a point where they could be considered better than mediocre. With the Astros winning last night, they have taken a one-game lead on the Rangers for the A.L. West crown. Remember, the Rangers need to win by one games in order […]
The Rangers lost two out of three to the first place White Sox. And for that, they get to move on to play the best team in baseball—the Brewers—for three in Milwaukee. It didn’t help that they ran themselves out of the first inning, with Corey Seager getting picked off […]
Of course, the Rangers hit a brick wall the moment they get back to .500. Of course, Jacob deGrom follows one of the best starts of his career with possibly the worst. That’s the recipe for mediocre, and the Rangers are the best chef of average in town. Last week, […]
There was a moment in yesterday’s 8-2 win over the White Sox when Kumar Rocker could have folded and given it all away. But he didn’t. It took a dose of luck and a dose of good pitching. The Rangers had a 3-0 lead, when the White Sox scored two […]
This time around they beat the teams they were supposed to beat. After a disastrous road trip in which they went 4-6, losing a series to the Angels and the Athletics, in the process knocking each team out of last place, the Rangers came home and won both series. They […]
Just exactly like every single Rangers fan who is rational and sane could have predicted, the day after their most dramatic win, they hit a brick wall. One hit, a shutout loss, an embarrassing offensive display. This team does not have the ability to be good. They are destined for […]
Bottom of the tenth, runner at second, down 1-0 after a night of offensive futility, down to their last strike against the Angels dominating closer who throws 100-plus miles per hour, and with a 2-for-34 string with runners in scoring position on their current homestand, Texas comes back to life […]
Vintage Jacob deGrom is a wonderful thing to see. Rangers fans haven’t been fortunate to see it that often this year. But it’s still there. And when it comes out of hiding, it’s remarkable. The Washington Nationals are the best hitting team in baseball. They came into Arlington and were […]
There’s an old baseball cliché that says, “momentum is today’s starting pitcher.” That pretty clearly explains why the Rangers cannot get anything going this year. Their rotation is, depending on who takes the ball, battered, tired, old, hurt, inexperienced, or just ineffective. Surprisingly, the two best arms in the rotation […]
When the Rangers win a game, they’re in the playoffs. When they lose, they’re in five teams back from making the playoffs. That’s how screwy the American League is this year. It’s mediocrity masquerading as parity. But Joc Pederson predicted the Rangers would make the playoffs this year. And maybe […]
