Texas lost seven of nine games as they were limping to the All-Star break. But they beat the Twins on the road for their fifty-fourth win of the season. ***** FATIGUE FACTOR. Originally published July 9, 2016. There is this notion going around on local media that the Rangers are gassed […]
Texas snapped a three-game losing streak, beating Boston and David Price 7-2. It was also the day of the second anniversary of this site. So my post that day was about RR3. ***** NOW IN OUR THIRD YEAR. Originally published July 6, 2016. Yesterday marked the two-year anniversary of my […]
After blowing a 6-3 lead by allowing six in the bottom of the ninth to the Yankees in game three of their series, then losing game four in the bottom of the ninth the next night to New York, the Rangers rebounded by beating the Twins 3-2 with a run […]
In beating the Yankees for the second time in a row, the Rangers went to a remarkable 24-6 over their last thirty games. I wrote an article about how they were on pace for greatness. On cue, they would immediately go on a 6-18 run, going from 9.5 games ahead […]
This was the rain delay game where the Rangers scored four runs in the top of the ninth off Aroldis Chapman to come from behind that beat the Yankees. And the rain. And the umpire’s decision-making skills. ***** MISERY RAINS DOWN ON THE YANKEES. Originally published June 28, 2016. You […]
The Rangers beat Boston 6-2, winning two of the three games of the series, on the strength of six strong innings from Martin Perez, who allowed one earned run. Prince Fielder hit his seventh home run of the season. Little did he know, he would hit just one more. ***** […]
MLB’s 2017 Prospect Watch is out, listing the top 100 prospect in Major League Baseball. The Rangers have two. Numbers fifty-five and fifty-six, Leody Taveris, outfielder, and Yohander Mendez, pitcher. Here is the complete list.
After winning seven in a row, the Rangers dropped the first game of a three-game set to Boston, then won the second game 10-3. ***** ELVIS IS ALIVE. Originally published June 26, 2016. The biggest question coming into 2016 was the psyche of Elvis Andrus. When last he was seen, […]
Cole Hamels beat the Reds 6-4 in Arlington to cap an amazing 16-4 run by the Rangers, moving them to twenty-one over .500 for the season. But they suffered some bad news earlier in the day when Colby Lewis, who had been 6-0 with a 2.81 ERA before being beaten […]
Baltimore came to Arlington to make up a game that had been rained out earlier in the season. The Rangers swept the one-game series for their seventh win in a row. ***** HALF AND HALF. Originally published June 21, 2016. Three starts ago, Derek Holland gave up five earned runs […]