“This is a reprint of what I wrote about Pudge when his name was first announced on the Hall of Fame ballot. I thought, in light of yesterday’s number retirement ceremony, it was worth repeating.” I was lucky enough to see the two greatest catchers of all time play […]
Jose Altuve will probably win the MVP this season. Aaron Judge is leveling out. Mike Trout missed too many games. That’s what made yesterday’s 6-4 win so special. No, it wasn’t that the Rangers were facing the rival Astros. The intensity of that rivalry dissipated when the Astros clinched […]
A few weeks ago, right before the trade deadline, Adrian Beltre pleaded with Jon Daniels not to give up on the team. He said that he believed in the Rangers, and the players still believed. Since then, the Rangers are 4-4. And that’s with Joey Gallo playing like he […]
When everyone examines and over-examines stats, it’s always for players. Rarely is it for managers. I figured, it might be interesting to look at Jeff Banister’s numbers as a major league manager. In two and two-thirds seasons, Jeff Banister has managed 437 major league games. His record in those […]
On Sunday the Rangers blow a 5-0 lead. On Tuesday, they could not overcome a 4-0 deficit. Oh, well. From here on out it’s just a numbers game. It’s for the stats. You always want your team to win. But the Rangers aren’t going to do that much, so […]
An in-depth recap of the 2017 Texas Rangers baseball season so far. Pleasant surprises: Andrew Cashner Joey Gallo Elvis Andrus Austin Bibens-Dirkx Alex Claudio Robinson Chirinos Jose Leclerc Unpleasant surprises: Sam Dyson Rougned Odor Jonathan Lucroy Jeremy Jeffress Tony Barnette Martin Perez Ryan Rua Reason to watch: Adrian Beltre […]
When you take a five-run lead before the other team has even stepped to the plate, you should win. Teams that blow that lead shouldn’t even think about the post-season. Upset about comments that the Rangers were done for the season, manager Jeff Banister, full of bluster and hubris […]
A 96-pitch complete game 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Last night, Cole Hamels pitched like the Cole Hamels the Rangers traded for. Even better, in fact. It was his best game of the season, a season that has been up and down and interrupted by injury. After the […]
Maybe the corner doesn’t exist on any Google map that Martin Perez’s career is supposed to turn down. Maybe a brick wall is all he is destined to run into. Maybe after 108 games over six seasons, he is what he is, and it’s delusional to think he will […]
Day three After Darvish, and the Rangers are having one of their best runs of the year, going 2-1 in those three Darvishless games. Last night, A. J. Griffin came off the D.L. and absolutely dominated, giving up just two hits and one run in six innings, to improve […]
