There comes a point where you stop worrying about wins and losses. When you face it, this is a mediocre team. It’s not horrible. But it’s not great. There comes a point when you just go to the Ballpark or tune in simply to watch baseball. No matter how […]
The notion of Robinson Chirinos making the All-Star team isn’t as crazy as it sounds. But because every team has to have at least one representative, he might get squeezed out by Elvis Andrus. No Ranger is close at all to being voted in by the fans. So that means […]
You never know which Rangers team is going to show up from night to night. Last night, it was the offense that doesn’t score many runs. And it was pitching that doesn’t give up many runs. And for the first time in five tries, the Rangers beat the Indians. […]
On opening day, the Rangers were beating Cleveland 5-1 after four innings. They lost 8-5. Two days later, the Rangers were up 5-3 in the fifth over Cleveland. They lost 9-6. Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse, it got way worse. The Rangers bullpen collapsed again […]
This Cleveland road trip is a bit of a homecoming for two Rangers pitchers. Cole Hamels is back with the Rangers, back in the rotation with guns and bulk ammo, after missing exactly two months of the season from injury. Getting Hamels back is a huge. It will be interesting […]
When the Rangers offense is clicking, as it has quite often since Adrian Beltre returned, this is a formidable group of hitters. Yesterday’s 8-1 win over the Yankees was another display of that. But even though Beltre’s bat is a huge addition to the lineup, the wins haven’t followed. When Adrian […]
It’s like this season is a non-stop Gilligan’s Island marathon and we are being forced to watch it on endless loop. The Rangers 2-1 loss to the Yankees was Episode 37 of a really horrible show. Once again Gilligan comes out of the bullpen and foil their rescue. Darvish was nearly unhittable. […]
A day after falling behind 6-0 early, the Rangers turned the tables on the Blue Jays and took an early 7-0 lead. Off Marcus Stroman. The Ranger killer in the playoffs. But this isn’t the playoffs. The game didn’t count for much. So, Texas jumped all over Stroman. Early and […]
The Rangers played their game backwards last night. Instead of having their meltdown in the ninth, they got the meltdown over with right away. It’s just so much less stressful for everyone that way. Tyson Ross was pretty much the opposite in his second start as he was his first. […]
Most games come down to one decisive moment. Last night’s came down to an eleven-pitch battle between Jose Leclerc and Steve Pearce, who was the tying run in a situation that should not have happened. But that is a topic for another game. Probably today’s. After pitching brilliantly […]
