Back on August 9 of 2014, Yu Darvish went to the mound for his fifth inning of work, down 2-0 against the Astros, a team he pretty much owned his entire career. He promptly gave up a single, a single, a walk, a double and a single before being […]
There’s really one one word to describe how yesterday’s game ended and the throw Nomar Mazara made to end it: Wow. ***** TODAY’S GAME: Cesar Ramos (1-2, 3.58) vs. Sean Manaea (2-4, 6.20) Game time: 9:05 pm How the Rangers hit against Manaea. How the Athletics hit against Ramos. […]
Raise your hand if, when Prince Fielder came up to bat with two outs in the ninth inning, you figured the game was over. A great pitching performance from Colby Lewis was wasted. The Rangers were going to lose 1-0. And, when Fielder had two strikes on him, you […]
You never like to lose. But at least there were some things to like about this loss. To begin with, Mitch Moreland hit two home runs. That is a day after hitting two doubles. That can only be a good thing. The top three hitters in the lineup got […]
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 […]