Pennant races are a lot more fun than talking baseball it the winter. So here is one from the archives, back on September 27, when the Rangers were trying to wrap up the division, but trying to give it away at the same time. These were the games when fans’ […]
The popular rationale for the Rangers not making any significant moves to upgrade their team this winter is that they made their huge moves in July rather than January. They got Cole Hamels and a new bullpen before the off-season. They did their Christmas shopping early. That’s one way to […]
I was lucky enough to see two of the greatest catchers of all time play in their primes. Pudge Rodriguez for the Texas Rangers and Johnny Bench for the Cincinnati Reds. There was really nothing either of these catchers couldn’t do behind the plate. Both came up as nineteen year […]
Talking yesterday about Justin Ruggiano and whether he is platooning, being called on to give certain players a breather against left-handers, or whatever, here is one from the archives about platooning. *** PLATOONING IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR MEDIOCRITY. I grew up watching baseball in the 70s. Specifically, I followed the Cincinnati […]
Last month the Rangers signed Justin Ruggiano to be the right-handed bat this team needed now that Mike Napoli defected to the Indians. According to reports, he will play mostly left field, being the right-handed tandem to lefty Josh Hamilton. And he will occasionally play some at first base to be […]
Every day we come together here over baseball, over a love for the Rangers, and quite often over our disappointment in them. But we come together. Because it’s about more than baseball, really. While baseball may be the bonding agent, the heart and soul of this site are the friendships and camaraderies we develop, […]
Since there is no baseball to talk about, let’s get ready for 2016 by looking at what went right in 2015. Here is an article from August 31 when the Rangers were starting to click heading into September, right after they swept the Orioles in Arlington to trim what had been […]
The irony of this off-season as opposed to last off-season is there is none of the uncertainty coming into 2016 as there was coming int 2015, yet there seems to be nearly as much angst. Last off-season, there were question marks up and down the lineup and everywhere you looked. The […]
Just like that, the calendar turned from 2015 to 2016. And just like that, the Rangers have gone from West Division champions to defending West Division champions. All of a sudden, that division crown was last year. Objects in the rear view mirror are always much further away than […]