Monthly Archives: August 2022


Lowe on high.

Nathanial Lowe is having himself quite a season offensively. And it seems to be happening under the radar. That’s probably because he has been steadily improving month by month. He’s not flashy. He just seems to be getting it done. Last night, Lowe went 4-for-5, raising his batting average to […]


Evaluating Beasley.

There’s no way of knowing, of course, but it seemed that the Rangers fired Chris Woodward when they did in order to coincide with the beginning of a four-game series against Oakland. That would give Tony Beasley the best chance to hit the ground running and feel the glow of […]


New Hope.

Well, there’s a new brand of hope hovering over the Texas Rangers. New Hope. The Old Hope was peddled like laundry detergent. New and improved version were released on a regular basis. But all it was, really, was the same stuff in a different box. Old Hope was the promise […]


A legacy and a mess.

He was at the helm for the most successful period in Texas Rangers history, which was ten years ago. He was at the helm for the least successful period in Texas Rangers history, which is now. He made the greatest trades in franchise history when he dealt Mark Teixeira. He […]


Arihara returns.

Sometimes, when a person is fired from his job, he pulls one last prank that is so monumental it’s unforgettable. There’s the story of a guy who got fired and, when he went to get boxes to pack up his stuff, got a fish from a fish market and threw […]


Two in a row! Two in a row!

It’s not quite a rare as a blue moon but the Rangers did something they haven’t done in a while. They won two in a row. In fact, their longest winning streak this disappointing season is just four in a row. So, as insignificant as a two-game winning streak might seem, […]


The dreaded bullpen game.

Is there any greater Guaranteed Loss Night than when the Rangers decide to do a bullpen game? A bullpen game is the sweat pants of baseball. You have officially given up and said we are letting ourselves go.  A bullpen game is like eating three-day-old leftovers.  Nothing says we don’t […]


Growing pains.

Welcome to the major leagues, Cole Ragans. His first start was a fairy tale story of five innings, no runs. Then, he faced the best team in the American League. And things were a bit different. In his second start, Ragans went 4.1 innings, allowing five runs. It could have […]