As May was winding down, the Rangers were getting hot, beating Pittsburgh two out of three and winning seven of nine. ***** WEEK EIGHT. Originally published May 30, 2016. Two months down, four to go. It’s a long season, but the main narrative the first eight weeks has been the continued […]

Win number twenty-eight was significant in that it was Yu Darvish’s first game back from Tommy John surgery, and he got a win against the Pirates. ***** DARVISH AND OTHER THINGS. Originally published May 29, 2016. The Rangers beat the Pirates 5-2 at the Ballpark last night. There was a […]

Texas beat up on Los Angeles in the finale of their three-game set, 15-9. Most of the Rangers runs came late. Texas was leading 7-6 going into the bottom of the sixth, then scored four in the sixth, two in the seventh and two more in the eighth. The Rangers […]

  The Rangers dropped the first game of their series in Arlington against the Angels 2-0, despite a very strong start from Derek Holland. They rebounded in the second game behind Martin Perez’s six shutout innings and three-hits each from Ian Desmond and Nomar Mazara, for their twenty-sixth win of […]

Happy new year to everyone in RR3 nation. I sure hope the new one is better for you than the old one. Here are six predictions for 2017: 1. Despite what Jon Daniels is saying, no way do Profar, Rua and Gallo form the 1B/DH core for this team in 2017, if […]