The weeding out is nearly done. Little by little the Rangers have cleared out the deadwood that had dammed up this offense for far too long. Gone are Ronald Guzman, Nomar Mazara, Rougned Odor, Isiah Kiner-Falfa, Willie Calhoun, and Nick Solak. Not too long ago, they were the centerpieces of […]
The Rangers old nemesis showed up again yesterday in Oakland. Sloppy baseball. But if you want to look at the positives, it took the Rangers forcing the Athletics to take this victory from them to lose the game. They gave Oakland so many chances the conventional way and Oakland couldn’t […]
There it was. It took nearly two months, but it finally arrived. And it was a big one. Marcus Semien’s first home run as a Ranger came in Game 45. It happened with the bases loaded. And it sealed the lopsided 11-4 victory for the Rangers, who have now won […]
Last year, when Marcus Semien was a Toronto Blue Jay, he started the season in a big slump. It was early-May. He was trying to make a difference with his new team but struggling, batting in the low .200s. Then his team went to Oakland, where he had made a […]
Back when they were dominating, in 2015 and 2016, and even going back to ancient times in the far far past, 2010 and 2011, the Rangers played games like that. Keep it close. Hang around until the other team gifted you the benefit of pulling their dominating starter, then pounce. […]
Before the Rangers can get back to respectability, they need to have accountability. They need to make the tough choices. Little by little they are. Willie Calhoun on the field is not the .300 hitter he is in his mind. He was given ample time to find that elusive guy. […]
“The Rangers showed some fight.” “They made it interesting.” “This team doesn’t quit.” “We battled but we just fell short.” “I like how our guys didn’t give up.” “We are going to grind until the final out.” There must be a big spinning Wheel O’ Cliches in Rangers manager Chris […]
The quarter mark of the season is over. Baseball wisdom says you don’t really know what kind of team you have until you’ve played forty games. The Rangers have played forty games. What they have is the opposite of the team they thought they had. They have a team that’s […]
After losing three of four to Houston, Texas has reached the quarter mark of the season at 18-22. That’s good for third place in the A.L. West. After finishing last the past two seasons, it’s an improvement. But, as of now, they have gone from a horrible team to a […]
The disappearing offense stayed disappeared. The Rangers have scored a total of five runs in the first three games of their series in Houston. Thank goodness for the Martin Perez shutout in Game 2. You don’t have to score too many runs when the other team doesn’t score any. The […]
