Monthly Archives: October 2019


The aftermath of the tornado.

Here’s hoping that everyone in RR3 nation survived yesterday’s tornado and is safe today. For the first time in my life, I was worried about a storm. It was heading straight to us. With every report, they were drawing a line right over our neighborhood. Luckily, we escaped any damage. […]


Yes way, Jose.

He stands five-foot, six-inches tall. But last night in Houston, he was the largest giant of all. Jose Altuve crushed the game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to send the Astros to their second World Series in three years. The comparisons with the Rangers tiny second baseman are […]


A matter of trust.

You’ve got to feel for Wade Miley. He signs a free agent deal with the Astros, looking for his first ring. He goes 14-6 for the year, with a respectable 3.96 ERA. He has a few bad starts at the end of the regular season but overall a very good […]


Sizing up the Astros.

Watching this American League Championship Series, it is evident how far the talent gap between Houston and Texas is. Position by position, the Astros dominate. Most, by a long shot. The most sobering thought is this: Is there single position player for the Rangers who would even break the Astros […]


Rain, advantage Houston.

Game 4 was rained out. That’s good news for the Astros. But maybe not right away. Because Game 4 will now be started by Zack Greinke. His ERA in New York is just north of 10.00. Every Yankee hitter is already at Yankee Stadium right now suited up, bat in […]


Remember 2010?

Now it’s just the Mariners. Of all thirty teams in major league baseball, the only team to never make it to the World Series as of last night is Seattle. They stand alone now that Washington swept St. Louis in the National League Championship Series. Just like in 2010 Rangers […]


Washington is the blueprint for success.

No matter how much the game of baseball changes, the game of baseball never really changes. Baseball, or at least winning baseball, has always been about three things. Starting pitching. The ability to get two-out hits. Defense. The Washington Nationals are one game from their first World Series appearance ever. […]


Crime, retribution, justice.

So many games come down to one or two pitches. Last night’s came down to three. The last three. The last three pitches covered the gamut of crime, retribution, and justice. The Crime: With the top of the eleventh, in a game tied 2-2, in a game the Astros absolutely […]


This explains everything.

Billy Joel played in hip hop musical show, last night at the Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers didn’t. Think about that for one second.  It’s not November or December. It’s mid-October. In January, the promoters of the Billy Joel concert put tickets on sale for his show in Arlington […]