If anyone wanted to know why baseball is the best sport on this planet, all they had to do was watch last night’s Mexico versus Japan game. Without sounding, well, weird, it’s one of those games that almost bring tears to your eyes that the game is so beautiful, so […]
He came. He pitched. He didn’t fall apart. In the most important spring training game in Texas Rangers history, Jacob deGrom threw three scoreless innings, striking out four Mariners, and allowing just two hits. He threw three fastballs that broke 100 mile per hour. With just eight more spring training […]
Every game Jacob deGrom pitches is must watch baseball. And it’s just not the usual compelling baseball reason. It’s the hold your breath and close your eyes and hope he makes it through it reason. Like a toddler holding a priceless piece of china, and all you can do is […]
Wait a second. Is this the Rangers? All this optimistic talk about pitching. This cannot possibly be the Rangers. Nathan Eovaldi is pitching pain free and hitting 99 miles per hour. Dane Dunning threw five scoreless innings. Jacob deGrom actually pitched. Eovaldi and deGrom are heading up the rotation. Dunning […]
One of the challenges with spring training is looking at numbers, good and bad, and telling yourself, “It’s only spring training.” That said, you look at some of the offensive numbers this team is putting up this spring and you can only hope this carries through into the season. Corey […]
Every season, the talking head experts like to make themselves look smart by proclaiming who baseball’s best hitter is. For the longest time, they said Mike Trout. He won the American League Rookie of the Year in 2012, finished second in MLB voting his first two seasons, has won the […]
With adversity comes opportunity. The injury to Leody Taveras will probably open the door for Bubba Thompson to be the Rangers opening day starting centerfielder. That, in turn, makes the competition for left field even more wide open. This isn’t a Wally Pipp to Lou Gehrig moment, where Pipp was […]
What could be more perfect than baseball in March? A perfect game. Team Puerto Rico, led by pitcher Jose De Leon, perfect gamed Team Isreal, managed by Ian Kinsler, 10-0 in the World Baseball Classic. It was a classic way to end the game. On a walk-off hit. From Puerto […]
This is why these games are so special. (And why spring training games are yawners.) Joey Meneses, a thirty-one-year-old career minor leaguer, who, after floating around the minor leagues and foreign leagues, for twelve years, finally got a taste of the major leagues with the Washington Nations, tasted something even […]
The promise of the World Baseball Classic has been realized. There’s so much passion on display. From the players, from the fans, from the broadcasters. It truly is a classic. Venezuela stunned all-star-studded Dominican Republic 5-1 behind three strong innings from Martin Perez. The United States took care of Great […]
