With one of the most impotent lineups that has ever been assembled, a lineup even two Viagras couldn’t have helped, the Texas Rangers faced one of the most difficult pitchers in the American League. The outcome of this game was determined the moment Elvis Andrus’s name was written in the number […]
Sorry, there is no article today. Last night’s Rangers game was postponed to bring you a Disney movie: The Joey Gallo Story. How else can you explain what happened? First it was Josh Hamilton. Now Joey Gallo. The team that had a dark cloud saddled around its neck has suddenly been […]
After seeing how the Rangers have turned around their season from a dismal April to a nearly mirror image May, I had a thought about why the slow start. It was further strengthened by something Nick Martinez said on MLB Radio. A reporter asked Martinez about the Rangers turnaround and […]
Two home runs on Friday. Two inning-changing walks on Saturday. So what does Josh Hamilton do for a Sunday encore? A two-out bases clearing game winning pinch hit double to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 Rangers win and send the Red Sox limping out of town having […]
This one could be about how dominating Chi Chi Gonzalez was in his first major league start, holding the Boston Red Sox to no runs and just one hit in 5.2 innings. While he had a few too many walks to have his performance characterized as brilliant, it was the […]
How does Josh Hamilton win back the hearts of this football town? By hitting two touchdowns. Which is exactly what he did last night. It might be too hard to believe, but Josh Hamilton might just be writing another chapter in his made for Hollywood career. After witnessing him […]
Josh Hamilton received a standing ovation from the crowd of 34,085 last night in his first at bat.He doubled on the first pitch. In the ninth he picked up his first RBI of the year with a single. That was about all highlights for the Rangers. What’s the deal with […]
It took three games, but Josh Hamilton 2.0 finally got his first hit of 2015. He was so excited, in fact, he decided to stretch it to a double. He was promptly thrown out by twenty feet. In fact, this is how out he was: The second baseman has the […]
I think it’s safe to say the Rangers are the hottest team in baseball right now. Seven wins in a row and a new hero every day. Or, better yet, heroes—this being a team sport. Once again, Prince Fielder continued his personal assault on American League pitching, hitting a game […]
Remember when winning two games in a row seemed like an impossibility, because it was? That was then. This is now. The Rangers have now won six in a row and, as hard as it is to believe, are just one game under .500. This team was fifty games under .500 […]