It was Guaranteed Win Night at the Ballpark last night. All fans in attendance were assured of witnessing a victory. Pretty bold move for a last place team playing the team with the best record in baseball. But the Rangers were facing David Price. Against the Rangers, Price folds […]
The oldest, and truest, axiom in baseball is that you are only as good as that day’s pitcher. Yesterday, the Rangers were as good as Matt Moore. Meaning, they were as good as a Yugo made by blind factory workers in the middle of a workers strike where everyone […]
When Keona Kela’s two-out, two-strike, bases-loaded in the ninth inning pitch landed in the stands in right field to tie the game at 6-6, a game the Rangers led 6-0 at one time, it looked like the sucker punch would be fatal. But Joey Gallo and Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit […]
The Rangers have lost nineteen games so far this season. Yesterday’s might have been the most frustrating. They tied it late. Went ahead even later. Then gave it up with a four-run eighth inning. And tried to tie it in the ninth but fell short. Jeff Banister sent out […]
Don’t look now, but the Rangers have officially gone to a six-man rotation. For some reason, they are under the belief they have six qualified starters. They will, of course, ignore yesterday’s anything-but-quality start from Martin Perez. Four innings pitched. Four runs allowed. Four walks. Five hits. Three home […]
It all boils down to walks. Too many times this season, Rangers pitching has generously given up far too many walks. And walks always come back to haunt you. But the Rangers have now won three games in a row to set a major league record for longest winning […]
Two wins in a row. For the second time this season, the Rangers have won two in a row. For the first time in nine tries, they have won the first game of a series. Baby steps. And it’s the babies who are doing it. It was the youthful […]
Last season 40,000 batters struck out in major league baseball. Fifteen years ago, that number was 31,000. And nobody seems to be bothered by it. Major leaguers are having at-bats that are as unproductive as a brother-in-law living on your couch, and that trend seems to be okay. This […]
He bunted. Finally, he bunted. All season long there has been a gaping hole on the left side of the infield for Joey Gallo. Nearly sixty feet of the baseline between second and third was wide open. Opposing teams said, “Please take first base on us. Please.” Yet he […]
There’s no way to sugar coat the latest loss. It’s devastating. Adrian Beltre left last night’s game with a strained left hamstring. He said “it’s not feeling great.” Oh, great. Whatever sliver of light was remaining over the Rangers’ season made its final flicker if Beltre is lost for […]
