Four years ago the Rangers were good. I miss those times. RARE AIR. The Rangers did something they hadn’t done all season. Hit two home runs. And they won. It’s great to play small ball. But a home run can do a lot more damage than fifty-seven singles. A two-run homer […]
A fun little oddity from last year. WEIRDNESS. Baseball seems like such a simple game to figure out. Until you try to figure it out. Chris Davis, ex-Ranger, walked up to the plate sixty-two times in a row without collecting a hit. That seems almost impossible. Not even a cheap […]
The fourth-place Rangers finally put together a good game, beating Oakland 7-0. RANGERS BEAT THE ATHLETICS, AND BANISTER, 7-0. At first I thought, you have to feel bad if you are a Texas Rangers starting pitcher and Jeff Banister is your manager. He has so little faith in you that, […]
So this is what good baseball looks like. _____ A QUALITY STARTER. A game like last night’s has so many noteworthy moments and plays. Fourteen hits, with two-double performances from Delino DeShields and Mitch Moreland. Nomar Mazara collecting three hits and a walk. The Rangers taking advantage of some sloppy […]
Sometimes you have to take the bad news with the good news. And this news was really good. ADRIAN BELTRE SIGNS FOR TWO MORE YEARS. Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre signed a contract extension that will keep the face of the franchise in Arlington for two more seasons after this […]
Sometimes it’s good to be lucky rather than good. SOMEWHERE, ANTHONY YOUNG IS SAYING, “YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.” From May 6, 1992, to July 24, 1993, Mets pitcher Anthony Young lost twenty-seven consecutive decisions. Twenty-seven in a row. It was said at the time that one has to be a […]
This time last year was the debut of Danny Santana, who had a great spring but was sent down because he was blocked at second. He decided he wouldn’t let that happen again, eventually getting starts in every position but catcher and pitcher. NOTHING TO SEE. Wet, cold, nasty, dreary, […]
Assuming there is a 2020 season, will Jose Leclerc be the Rangers closer? If he is, great. If not, no big deal. The Rangers will just get another. YOU, TOO, COULD BE THE NEXT RANGERS CLOSER. Before the sky totally falls on the Rangers season, let’s remember one thing. Closers […]
Having a bulldog on your team is always a good thing. Here is Colby Lewis’s six-inning, one-run start. —– SIX-MILLION-DOLLAR MAN. Every time you think Colby Lewis is done, he proves you wrong. Every time you think he is out of gas, he finds another gear. Every time you doubt […]
Since 2016 was the last winning Rangers season, and probably will be for a few more years to come, might as well concentrate on that year, remembering what good baseball is. FIRST WEEK HIGHLIGHTS. The Rangers finished the first week of the season 3-4, having lost one series and split one […]