Monthly Archives: February 2022


Game of inching.

Inches are irrelevant when the distance is miles. Both MLB and the Players Association met Monday and Tuesday, and plan to meet the rest of the week, to try to forge out a deal so baseball can resume. Reports are, both sides made the slightest of concessions so far. It’s […]


Missing baseball.

In an era of three-outcome baseball, the story of Joe Sewell is even more amazing than ever. It used to be, hitters hated striking out. Striking out was a badge of shame. Now, it seems to be a rite of passage, a ticket to a bigger contract.   Joe Sewell was […]


MLB heaps on the stupidity.

Minor leaguers should not be paid for spring training because they should be considered trainees. So argued MLB in court Friday in a lawsuit brought against them for unfair labor. While the owners and players union argue across the bargaining table over money in their major league labor dispute, the […]


26, 32, 42, 92.

Keith Law of MLB.com put out his annual Top 100 MLB prospects rankings. Good news. The Rangers had four players make the list. Here they are, along with his synopsis of each player. The future looks promising. 26. Jack Leiter, RHP, Age 22. The top pitcher in the 2021 draft […]


Let’s hear it for realignment.

This new deal both sides are taking their sweet time hammering out will touch on many issues besides how much money billionaires and millionaires can divide between themselves. Hopefully they address the shift, a need for a pitch clock and, as far as the Rangers are concerned, realignment. The Rangers […]