One day after the Houston Astros earned a rare win over the Texas Rangers, things were back to normal in Arlington. The Rangers were back to beating the Astros, this time 5-3 behind some clutch hitting of two guys whose hitting has been anything but this season. Mitch Moreland […]
There are many wonderful charities to contribute to. The World Wildlife Foundation. The American Heart Association. The American Cancer Society. And, for the manager of the Texas Rangers, the Banister Astros Relief Fund, or BARF. After beating the Astros eight straight games this season, and twenty one out of […]
Houston Astros save-blower Ken Giles claimed that his team had more talent than the Rangers, and that it had no business losing to Texas. While you admire a guy for having such faith in his teammates, and it’s much better than saying his team sucks, like LeBron James does after every […]
The Rangers offense has been sputtering of late. On Sunday they scored just three runs, their fewest run total since May 27. And they hadn’t enjoyed a three-run first inning since Saturday. Needless to say, Texas’s offense was due. But sometimes you need help. And in the first inning, […]
Last season, in a game against the Padres on the First of September, the Rangers were tied 4-4 in the top of the seventh. Elvis Andrus was on third. He noticed something: Padres pitcher Kevin Quackenbush wasn’t paying any attention to him. So, on the next pitch, he made […]
The last two games the Rangers are firing on all cylinders. It’s just textbook Rangers baseball. Get out to an early lead. Stay aggressive. Keep scoring. Get a quality start. Make a few base running mistakes. For the second game in a row, Rangers hitters gave Rangers pitchers a 3-0 […]
Rougned Odor comes back today. What a difference a seven-game suspension makes. When Odor left he was the second-most beloved player in Texas Rangers history, behind only Nolan Ryan. Seven games later, he may have became the second-favorite second baseman on the team. It’s no fault of Odor’s. It’s just […]
What to do? What to do? That is the talk on blogs, sports talk radio, in the stands at the Ballpark, around the water cooler, in the papers, on bar stools, and anywhere else people are talking about the Rangers. What to do with Fielder and Moreland? Both Prince Fielder […]
There’s a lot of conjecture about what happens to Jurickson Profar once Rougned Odor comes back from suspension on Saturday. When Odor comes back they have two choices with Profar. 1) Keep him and bench him. 2) Send him back to Triple-A and play him. According to T. R. Sullivan, […]
Last season, after beating the Houston Astros (of course) 6-5 at home, the Rangers moved to ten games over .500 for the first time. It was September 15. Last night, with their 7-3 win over the Cleveland Indians, the Rangers moved to ten games over .500 for the first […]