Every so often, this team has flashes of— Well, it’s not flashes of hope because hope would suggest a possible positive outcome. Every so often, this team has flashes of— Well, it’s not flashes of hope because hope would suggest a possible positive outcome. And it’s not flashes of greatness […]
At this point, you just expect the Rangers to lose. The players seem to be playing that way as well. “Let’s get through these nine innings and get this season over with.” This team is in a tailspin that even three upcoming games against the White Sox at the end […]
The outcome of this game was hinted at with the very first batter of the game. Rangers starter Andrew Heaney got ahead 1-2 on the Twins Manuel Margot and tried to find the out pitch to put him away. And tried and tried and tried. He fouled off pitch after […]
The 2023 Rangers didn’t stay long. Just a quick pop in to say hello for a few innings in Boston, then they were on their way. That left the 2024 Rangers to deal with the Twins at home. And the results were pretty much as expected. Two first-inning runs is […]
For one glorious game, the World Champion 2023 Texas Rangers showed up in 2024. Finally, after 121 games. The Rangers offensive struggles can really be traced to one source. Adolis Garcia. While the entire lineup contributed to the World Series championship, Garcia put the Rangers on his shoulders and delivered […]
Baseball is the most unpredictable of sports. If you don’t believe that, explain Jose Leclerc. He started 2023 as the Rangers closer but quickly lost that job. The Rangers bullpen was historically bad. It was a blown save just waiting to be called in from the bullpen. And Leclerc was […]
This is how a bad team works. The Rangers offense has been missing all year. They finally break out, scoring seven runs against the New York Yankees. But the Yankees scored eight runs because the Rangers have had the worst pitching ERA since the All-Star break. Human decency prevents us […]
Thank you, Yankees manager Aaron Boone, for being able to count. Thank you for counting to ninety. Thank you for taking out a surefire Hall-of-Fame pitcher and perennial Cy Young candidate when he was dominating because he hit ninety pitches. Thank you for giving the Rangers a chance to salvage […]
At one point, Jonathan Hernandez was the Rangers closer of the future. He signed with the Rangers in 2013 as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic, even though he was born in Memphis, Tennessee. The son of former major league pitcher Fernando Hernandez, the righty made his […]
While this Rangers season is over except for the forty-seven more games they have left to play, there is cause for optimism. If you look on the internet, a lot of Rangers fans are still holding onto the delusion that this team can make the playoffs. That’s comforting. It’s one-hundred […]
