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.
Not that defense matters but defense matters. Nick Martinez realized that on Thursday when a catchable fly ball between new left fielder Ian Desmond and returning center fielder Delino DeShields was not caught. The first batter of the game hit a fly ball that was lost in the sun. Which […]
As we stare at a Rangers team that is 6-1 in spring, let’s not get too carried away. Two days ago the Rangers scored three runs in the ninth to come from behind with a win. But the caliber of pitching wasn’t what anyone would call even mediocre. The last […]
Some rumors won’t go away. Even after the Rangers signed Ian Desmond to play left, yesterday rumors still have Texas in talks for Milwaukee’s Jonathon Lucroy. According to MLB.com, the Rangers are in the hunt. All it will take is Lewis Brinson and Luke Jackson.
The Rangers’ baseball show closed off Broadway yesterday. Mike Broadway that is. Mike Broadway gave up the game-winning single to Ronald Guzman in a thankless task of coming in with two on, one out, and the two tying runs having already scored off his predecessor, Ian Gardeck. In case you were […]
The Rangers played two games yesterday. And a mind game. The main game was against Seattle. They lost that 7-3. But as is so often the case early spring when teams have a lot of players and a limited amount of innings, the Rangers had a B game as well. They won […]