Monthly Archives: July 2017


Nothing to see. 268 comments

    It was one of the largest crowds in the Ballpark this year. They went home empty handed. Their hero came up one hit shy of 3000. And their team came up four runs shy of respectability. The offense was shut out by a pitcher who came into the […]


Voices. 189 comments

    On this day in Rangers history, July 28, 2015, the Texas Rangers were in third place, five games under .500. Today, the Rangers are in third place in the West, and only three games under .500. In 2015, the Rangers traded for Cole Hamles, caught fire, went 39-22 […]


Life after Yu. 142 comments

On August 9, 2014, after an 8-3 loss to the Houston Astros, the Texas Rangers fell to 45-71, a .388 winning percentage. From that point on, the Rangers played their best stretch of baseball all season, going 21-24 (three games under, like they are currently), playing at a much-improved .467 pace. […]


Thank Yu. 347 comments

  It was the game the Rangers have been waiting one hundred games for. The offense exploded, up and down the lineup. Gallo got two home runs and a walk. Odor was on base four times. Mazara collected three hits. Choo got two hits. Napoli, three, including a home run. […]


Some numbers. 160 comments

  The Rangers did last night what they always seem to do after sweeping a team. They played flat, being shut out by the Miami Marlins 4-0. What makes them think they are an elite team? What makes them think they are even a second-tier team? What makes them think they […]


Too little too late? 163 comments

  Three games in a row the Rangers have come back from deficits against the Tampa Bay Rays. Three games in a row they have come back from the dead. The sweep of the Rays in Tampa helped the Rangers end their road trip at 5-5. And helped postpone their […]


Favor returned. 210 comments

  After playing some clumsy defense to fuel their recent five-game losing streak, it was good to see the Rangers be the recipient of their own brand of sloppy baseball at the less-than-sure hands of the Tampa Bay Rays. Mallex Smith, who, by the way, is the only player in major […]


Vintage Darvish. 180 comments

    This is what the 2017 Rangers are all about. Getting swept in embarrassing fashion by a bad Baltimore Orioles team, when they can do nothing right and it appears they are the worst team in baseball. Then they win a game like last night—which was so reminiscent of all […]