The idea behind ABS, the automated balls and strikes system that officially goes into play in tonight’s season opener between the Yankees and Giants, got its start back in 1939. Batters and umpires have been at odds with strike zone calls almost from the very first pitch of the very […]
As the new season looms, it’s time for the annual predictions of how the divisions will end up. But what it comes down to, really, is which American League teams plays the Dodgers in the World Series. As of now, the staff at Rangers Rounding 3rd has been correct with […]
As the Rangers head east, back to Arlington to prepare for two more practice games, both with Kansas City before Thursday’s opening day game in Philadelphia, they still don’t have their bullpen solved. Cutting payroll meant they decided not to invest in the one area they have been lacking since […]
It’s the last day in the sun. More accurately, today is the last in Arizona. Their Grapefruit League schedule ends today. After an off day tomorrow, the Rangers return to The Baseball Shed to play two exhibition games with the Royals Monday and Tuesday, travel on Wednesday, and open the […]
Andrew McCutchen is certainly making up for lost time. He didn’t start spring training with the Rangers, but he’s making up for the time he’s missed. The 2013 N.L. M.V.P has been in only six games. You could say he’s made quite an impact. After hitting a three-run homer as […]
Team USA proved something to the world that Rangers fans have been painfully familiar with the last two years. If you can’t hit, you can’t win—no matter how great your pitching is. The Americans ripped through Brazil and Great Britain in pool play, winning 15-5 and 9-1. Then, the offense […]
Baseball matters. People who hate the sport will say otherwise. They’ll say it’s dying. It’s boring. Nobody watches it. Nobody cares. Watching the World Baseball Classic will tell you everything you need to know about the world’s love for baseball. Granted, it’s not as ingrained into the soul of every […]
With just a few weeks left in camp, the Rangers signed one reliever and DFAed another. Left-handed reliever Jalen Beeks signed a one-year deal with Texas to join their evolving, closer-less bullpen. The seven-year veteran pitched for Arizona last year, getting into 61 games including two starts, pitching to a […]
Suddenly, Team USA goes from being invincible to needing a whole lot of help. In a costly upset, Italy beats this stacked powerhouse of an American team 8-6. So now, USA’s future in the World Baseball Classic comes down to tonight’s Italy-Mexico game. With their defeat of USA, the Italians […]
The Rangers added yet another veteran to their outfield-designated hitter mix with the signing of Andrew McCutchen. He’s a former MVP who logged twelve years with the Pirates, making the all-star team for five straight years from 2011 to 2015, a five-year period where he was elite, batting .302, with […]
