ESPN.com’s rankings are out, courtesy of writer David Schoenfield. The Rangers don’t fare too well. According to Schoenfield, the AL West looks like this: Seattle, 6th best team overall in MLB Los Angeles, 8th best team Houston, 14th best Oakland, 18th best Texas Rangers, 25th best 25th? Yikes. The only […]
Here is a particularly sarcastic post I made after a particularly bad patch of games the Rangers went through in July when they lost so many games so often and so early that they really didn’t need a closer. Or a third base coach for that matter. One week until pitchers and […]
157, 158, 159, 162, 161, 162, 162, 162, 42. Until last season, Prince Fielder rarely missed a game. From the time he became a regular first baseman for Milwaukee in 2006 through his final season with Detroit in 2013, Prince Fielder missed just thirteen total games. Just thirteen games in eight years. […]
A re-post from September 17, 2014, after a rare Rangers winning streak of four games. Let’s hope those aren’t a rarity this season. Enjoy. April 15 is Tax Day. For most Americans, it’s the worst day of the year. I have always thought we should move Election Day […]
Ten days until pitchers and catchers. Last year for Derek Holland, that day didn’t come until much much later than February. After missing the first five months of the season because of an errant dog, Derek Holland came back to the mound for the Rangers stretch run. He pitched very well. This […]
Yesterday, ESPN.com’s popular Grantland sports blog featured an eye-opening article by staff writer Jonah Keri. He took his annual look at baseball’s worst contracts. This is not something you want to look at if you are a fan of the Texas Rangers, which, since what you are currently reading is […]
With thirteen more days until pitchers and catcher report, here is a re-post of an article from the morning after I saw Tom Petty in concert. I got a lot of comments about this one being particularly lame. So I am re-posting it now so those who disliked it the first time can enjoy […]
Rangers pitchers and catchers report in fourteen days. Absolutely nothing exciting will happen that day, nor for the next four weeks after that, until the final week of spring training when the guys who will actually play will actually play. But it’s baseball. It’s the Rangers. It’s something. So, get here quick, […]
The Rangers signed veteran outfielder Ryan Ludwick to a minor league contract yesterday. It is the perverbial lightning in a bottle signing. Ludwick is the quintessential Jon Daniels signing. Damaged goods. Low risk. Low investment. He comes back to the team he broke into the major leagues with, having played […]
Ex-Ranger MVP and almost 2011 World Series hero Josh Hamilton has to undergo shoulder surgery. Hamilton set his goal for 2015 at 30 home runs, 100 RBIs and a .300 batting average. That is in jeopardy now, assuming it were possible in the first place. He will be out at least […]