Two more weeks of this. Two more weeks of practice games where closers enter the game in the third inning. Two more weeks of practice games where guys who are still five years away from mattering are in games that don’t matter. Two more weeks of practice games where we […]
Last year, just like the last two days, the Rangers played four games in two cities in two days. This time they had a bit more success than they did last year: ***** A FAIL OF TWO CITIES. March 22, 2015 If we got a glimpse into the future, the […]
Seems like no matter what is posted these days, someone has an opinion on and someone else takes offense. So, now, for something totally non-controversial… *** Explaining the infield fly rule: A lot of people struggle with the infield fly rule. But it’s really quite simple if you know why […]
It will be curious to see how Delino DeShields does this year. He wasn’t on the radar in 2015 but forced himself into the picture and into the lineup. In fact, he was a knight in shining armor, coming to rescue the top of the lineup that was mired in […]
From Evan Grant in the Dallas Morning News, a story about the Rangers scouting out the catching market. It looks like the Rangers are being pretty active. It’s not, they say, because they don’t like Chirinos, it’s because they have no depth at the position behind Chirinos. But I would think either Norris […]
Rumors abound about the Rangers and catching. More specifically, about trading for catching. First it was Jonathan Lucroy. Now it’s Derek Norris. It seems they Rangers are not resting. Winning the division wasn’t good enough. As a fan, that’s encouraging. But every fan has an opinion. Which leads to today’s questions. […]
All the proof you need: Philadelphia Phillies 10 4 .714 Texas Rangers 8 4 .667
Three guys who helped their cause yesterday: Derek Holland, 4.0 IP, 1 ER Joey Gallo, 1-3, HR Nomar Mazara, 2-3, .550 AVG Three guys who didn’t: Anthony Ranaudo, 0.2 IP, 5 ER Justin Ruggiano, 0-2, .182 AVG Patrick Kivlehan, 0-1, .188 AVG Three guys I don’t particularly care for: Bryce […]
Wow. Another fourteen runs. Another eleven hits. Save some offense for the regular season. It’s nice to pile on, especially against Oakland, whose defense smelled as bad as their sewage dump of a stadium yesterday. Let’s keep this hit parade going. Somewhere Dave Magadan is spinning in his grave.