The effects of COVID haven’t completely evaporated from Major League Baseball. And the Texas Rangers are about to be the first team to experience the remnants. The Rangers play their first series in Toronto. Canadian law prohibits anyone who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 from entering the country. Which means, […]
In an announcement that surprised nobody, Jon Gray was named the Rangers opening day starter. On a team that has a shortage of major-league-caliber starters, Gray wins by default. Who else would deserve those honors? Dane Dunning hasn’t earned that right yet. Maybe in a few years. Taylor Hearn is […]
Spring training means just one thing. Prediction season is upon us. MLB.com’s Mike Petriello released his predictions in an article entitled, “The 8 tiers of contenders for 2022.” As the title suggests, he broke all thirty teams down to eight tiers, depending on their likelihood of winning the World Series. […]
If only spring training stats mattered. If only teams didn’t have their rosters ninety-nine percent set before the first pulled muscle one pitchers and catchers report day. Based on his performance this spring, Josh Smith deserves to be on the opening day roster. He deserves to be a major leaguer. […]
It’s always good to win any time you can. It’s the opposite of losing, as a matter of fact. But a lot of people over a lot of sites across this vast Internet thing are already talking about print World Series tickets for the Rangers after their dominating 5-1 start […]
Some players don’t need much spring training time to get ready. Matt Moore was in mid-season form yesterday. After leading the National League in games lost and earned runs allowed in 2017, the Rangers pounced on him for their rotation in 2018. Not surprisingly, he went 3-8 with a 6.79 […]
Josh Smith came to the Rangers in the Joey Gallo trade. He has the unfortunate luck of being a second-baseman not named Marcus Semien. But ever since Ian Kinser went to Detroit, the Rangers have had a gaping hole at second. When the Rangers signed Semien to a seven-year contract […]
The thing about spring is the dreams that players are able to hold onto. Their entire lives they have been dreaming of playing big league ball. At least for now, they get to keep that dream alive as they go into competitive battle wearing the jersey of a major league […]
Spring games mean nothing. Most of the positions are already filled. Most of the decisions are already made. It’s just guys getting the chance to try on Rangers uniforms. All in all, it sure is fun to watch players wearing Rangers uniforms bang out twenty-seven hits. As a reminder, the […]
Lightning in a bottle. Google that and you will find two meanings. One, an expression popularized in the 1750s by Ben Franklin’s kite experiment of trapping electricity from lightning in a Leyden jar. Two, the phrase was brought back from the dead by Leo Durocher in 1941 when he was […]
