The minute Jon Daniels said that he was fully prepared to go into the season with a combination of Joey Gallo, Ryan Rua and Jurickson Profar at first base, one thing was for certain: No way were the Rangers going to go into the season with any combination of […]
Sam Dyson had his second consecutive heart attack save to give the Rangers a modest two-game winning streak. With a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth, Dyson replaced Diekman and gave up a single to the first batter. He got the next two batters out, then gave […]
The second half was looking bleak, as bleak as the first half ended. So much for just needed a rest at the All-Star break. Texas came back and lost two of three to the Cubs in Chicago, then went to Los Angeles to play the Angels, where they were swept in […]
The Rangers ended the first half gasping for air. They lost three out of four to Minnesota, dropping one game 10-1 and the last game before the All-Star break 15-5, winning just three of the last twelve overall before the break. They started the second half the same way, with […]
Texas lost seven of nine games as they were limping to the All-Star break. But they beat the Twins on the road for their fifty-fourth win of the season. ***** FATIGUE FACTOR. Originally published July 9, 2016. There is this notion going around on local media that the Rangers are gassed […]
Texas snapped a three-game losing streak, beating Boston and David Price 7-2. It was also the day of the second anniversary of this site. So my post that day was about RR3. ***** NOW IN OUR THIRD YEAR. Originally published July 6, 2016. Yesterday marked the two-year anniversary of my […]
After blowing a 6-3 lead by allowing six in the bottom of the ninth to the Yankees in game three of their series, then losing game four in the bottom of the ninth the next night to New York, the Rangers rebounded by beating the Twins 3-2 with a run […]
In beating the Yankees for the second time in a row, the Rangers went to a remarkable 24-6 over their last thirty games. I wrote an article about how they were on pace for greatness. On cue, they would immediately go on a 6-18 run, going from 9.5 games ahead […]