And that was the last time anyone ever saw Anthony Bass… Yes, he was pitching in a stadium only slightly more home run friendly than the new Yankee Stadium. But he was also pitching batting practice. Single, double, home run, walk, single, home run, error, home run. First thing you know, […]
It rained on Wednesday night and there was no tarp, so the field was too wet to play. A rainout in Arizona? I can’t recall the last one of those. But one thing is for certain, with two days off in a row, the Rangers are now worried about their […]
News in spring training is usually hard to come by. As the spring drags on, what constitutes as actual news gets more and more suspect. Especially when you have the rare spring day off. Yesterday’s news from Arlington was the announcement that the Rangers are going to open a concession stand in […]
Wanted: Relief pitcher with a left arm. Must be able to get the ball over the plate. But not too over the plate, those tend to go over the wall. Avoid giving up seven runs an inning, even if it’s a spring game. Sure, those innings don’t count, but it looks […]
MLB Radio’s Jeff Joyce: Can you think of any rotations in the American League worse than the Boston Red Sox? MLB Radio’s Mike Stanton: Texas’s. Texas and Minnesota. And maybe Houston. But, Texas has, by far, the worst starting staff in the American league. I say that keeping in mind that […]
Mitch Moreland went 2-3, scored two runs, drove in three, and made some very solid plays at first. Jake Smolinksi went 3-4 with a triple, scored a run and drove in two, and made a great diving catch in foul territory. Combine those two performances with the lack of performance […]
Some careers are inextricably intertwined. Mantle and Mays. Byrd and Magic. McEnroe and Conners. So, it seems, will be the fate of Joey Gallo and Kris Bryant. Gallo, of course, is the next big thing for the Texas Rangers. Bryant, for the Chicago Cubs. Each represents the next generation of power hitters […]
Derek Holland pitches today. This will be the single biggest inning in spring training for the Rangers. Any hope the Rangers have of contending or catching lightning in a bottle and making the playoffs rides on his left shoulder.
Nothing is rarely nothing. Anthony Ranaudo, who had a good chance to crack the Rangers rotation that, as of today consists of Yovani Gallardo and Colby Lewis and a lot of hoping and praying, left yesterday’s Spring Training game against the White Sox with elbow discomfort. That discomfort was felt […]
By tying with the White Sox 4-4, the Rangers didn’t win yesterday, or lose yesterday. But all in all I’d say it was a very successful game. Prince Fielder is hitting. Those three words are going to keep this team from being as bad as so many experts predict. Joey Gallo is […]