Chi Chi Gonzalez came into the game having surrendered just three runs in his first thirty innings. He gave up six in fewer than six last night. If you’re old enough to remember the 70s, you remember Skylab, a NASA-operated space station that orbited the Earth starting in 1973. But […]
The All-Star Game is lining up to be a big mess. Thirty million votes were just thrown out and declared ineligible. That allowed Miguel Cabrera to recently pass Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer at first base. But the Royals lead in seven of the remaining eight positions. Mike Moustakas is leading […]
The Rangers bullpen, like most of us, is over taxed. The Rangers bullpen, like most of us, could use a day off. The Rangers bullpen, unlike most of us, gets today off. That actually might be the best thing for the psyche of the fans as well. The one thing about […]
Not a bad run. The Rangers survived murderer’s row. They just played four games against four of the most dominating pitchers (thankfully they didn’t face Max Scherzer) they will face in a row. They went a very respectable 2-2. They beat Clayton Kershaw, the guy who won the NL Cy […]
Dear Robin Ventura: Thank you so much for falling for the trap of modern-day managers. Thank you for counting pitches instead of watching pitches. Thank you for counting pitches instead of counting on your pitcher. Thank you for taking out the most dominating pitcher in baseball throwing his best game […]
The Rangers offense was given the day off yesterday. The end was a surprise. The outcome certainly wasn’t. The Rangers entered the game with an intentionally weakened lineup. It did what it was designed to do. It struggled. The Rangers went out weakly in order in the first, second, […]
Prince Fielder somehow miraculously manages to get a hit off an elite pitcher. Prince Fielder is being paid $24 million a year. Yet his manager has told him he is not good enough to play against the elite pitchers. Doesn’t that implies he is not viewed as an elite hitter? I […]
How do you quiet a ballpark full of 15,000 Dodgers fans? You throw a 1-1 fastball into the wheelhouse of Robinson Chirinos with the game tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning. That’s how. Another day, another Rangers hero.
Newly returned second baseman Rougned Odor after hitting a two-run single and taking second on the throw home, his third hit of the night. This will be short and sweet with a few observations from watching the Rangers at The Ballpark yesterday. One, Rougned Odor belongs in the major […]
When the quality start stat first started gaining traction, I didn’t like it. Six innings or more with three or fewer earned runs. Really? That’s a quality start? If you went six innings of every game and gave up three earned runs, you’d rack up an ERA of 4.50. I […]