Back in the black and white days, there was a slogan for the old Boston Braves that went, “Spahn then Sain then pray for rain.” The Braves had two great starting pitchers; their other two, not so great. Fans prayed those games would get rained out. The Angels have something like that, […]
All you can ask for is a chance. And Angels Manager Mike Scioscia gave the Rangers plenty of them. He is a card carrying member of the Count To 100 Pitches Then Pull Your Dominating Pitcher fraternity. Ever the philanthropist, Scioscia pulled Nick Tropiano, who the Rangers were doing […]
It was the worst of weeks. It was the best of weeks. The Rangers headed to Oakland fresh off The Punch and ended up getting smacked in the proverbial groin, being swept in Oakland in uninspiring fashion. Not only did they lose three games, they lost their closer as well […]
The Harlem Globetrotters had the Washington Generals. From 1953 until 1995, the Washington Generals had a record of 6–13,000 against the Globetrotters. That is just 12,994 games under .500. Imagine a starting staff of Tanner Scheppers, Micheal Kirkman, Tom Wilhelmsen, Mark Clark and Naftali Feliz, and you have 12,994 […]
Rougned Odor is the craziest S.O.B. in baseball. It’s undeniable that Colby Lewis is the toughest. He is indestructible. He had his shoulder rebuilt in 2004, and came back stronger than ever. He had his elbow rebuilt in 2012, and came back stronger than ever. He had his hip rebuilt […]
Forty games is the traditional benchmark of when teams know what they are and what they have. A quarter of the Rangers’ season is over and trends pretty much reveal themselves to be reality, not slumps. Some trends are more worrisome than others. Take the case of Prince Fielder. Fielder’s […]
Even in the face of being swept in the uninspiring fashion in which the Rangers were, there are always some positives you can take from the lost three-game series against Oakland. I can’t think of any right now. But there must be some. ***** NO GAME TODAY.
Words that start with f and actions that end with jail time spring to mind when thinking about last night’s painfully frustrating 8-5 loss to Oakland. But as painfully frustrating as last night’s game was, to be honest, its outcome was inevitable before it even started. The Rangers went into the […]
Last night the Rangers didn’t seem to have the punch they had in the previous game. Fans were hoping for a slugfest, but instead got a game where the Rangers just couldn’t get the critical hit, let alone a crushing blow. While the game featured very little pop, it […]
August 4, 1993. After getting hit with a Nolan Ryan fastball, Robin Ventura decides to take matters into his own hands by charging the mound. He ended up taking Ryan’s fist into his own head. From that point on, the Nolan Ryan headlock on Robin Ventura was the single […]