The face of the franchise is about to smile on us once again. Adrian Beltre is ready to come off the DL. That is going to cause a lot of lineup juggling, right when the lineup seems to finally be finding some momentum. According to T. R. Sullivan at […]
Oh, what getting a hit with runners in scoring position can do for a team. After falling behind early in what seemed to be another game where the offense fails to come through in the clutch, the Rangers crawled to the sixth inning down two runs, 4-2. Then the […]
Finally, Rougned Odor is starting to put together some semblance of an offense. After seeing his average fall to a dismal .171 due to a 2-for-11 performance against the Yankees, Odor has had three two-hit games. That’s seven hits in his last five games and last 17 at-bats, a […]
Just when the Rangers look like they might be heading in the right direction, reality sets in. Normally a split would be acceptable. But not against the Royals. Not at home. Not after an unlikely series win against the Yankees. But that’s what happens when so many aspects of […]
Bartolo Colon went into the game hoping for a win, which would give him 243, which would tie him with Juan Marichal for the most victories by a Dominican-born pitcher. That didn’t happen. But what did happen was just as noteworthy. Shin-Soo Choo hit a home run in the […]
Ruth and Gehrig. Mantle and Maris. Mays and McCovey. Bench and Perez. Bryant and Rizzo. Jeter and Williams. The greatest teams have a legendary tandem of hitters. Even with the Rangers, think Juan Gonzales and Pudge Rodriguez. Josh Hamilton and Michael Young. Look at the damage having two elite hitters […]
The Rangers lose three out of four to the last-place White Sox. They knocked them out of last place, allowing Chicago to pass Kansas City. Then they win two of three over the first-place Yankees, knocking them out of first place, allowing Boston to pass New York. Then they […]
Last night’s game started an hour earlier to allow the Yankees extra time to get away. Jon Daniels should have called the airport and had their plan permanently grounded. Keep the Yankees here. The Rangers desperately needed their pitching. Remember those exciting World Series games last year where no lead […]
The Rangers beat the mighty Yankees. This season, that in itself would be notable. But what makes last night’s 6-4 win so much more valuable than any other win is the fact that Cole Hamels pitched so brilliantly. Every brilliant Cole Hamels start means the Rangers return for him […]
At this point it’s not about wins or loses. From here on out it’s about player development and retooling the roster. According to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, the Rangers have told other clubs they are “open to anything” in terms of listening to trade offers. Ken Rosenthal […]
