Nine in a row. That’s how long the Rangers losing streak in Oakland was coming into last night’s game. Eight in a row. That’s how many outs recorded in a row by strikeouts that Cole Hamels was able to get last night. Some streaks aren’t good. Some streaks are. […]
Take away all the jokes about his age and his weight and his big sexiness, and you have to admit: Bartolo Colon pitched a heck of a game. By mostly throwing a perfectly placed fastball, he kept the Oakland hitters off balance. They got runners on base, but he […]
Ryan Rua, Carlos Tocci, and Robinson Chirinos have yet to get a hit. Rougned Odor has one lousy single. On Saturday, the bottom five in the Rangers lineup went 0-for-19 with two walks and eight strikeouts. On Sunday, the bottom five in the order went 1-for-16 with one walk […]
Delino Deshiels has a broken bone in his wrist. He will be out of commission for four to six weeks. Which mean the Rangers roster will be out of commission for four to six weeks. It’s not just that DeShields was the Rangers lead off hitter. They can find […]
Doug Fister outduels Dallas Keuchel. Wait, that should be: Doug Fister outduels Dallas Keuchel? This is what makes baseball so great. On any given day, you cannot predict what is going to happen. Even the impossible. But Keuchel wasn’t sharp. And Fister was good enough to get the W. […]
Three pitches into the game, the Rangers were down 1-0. It just seems like it’s going to be one of those seasons. But, don’t panic. It’s just one game. The first one. There are still 161 more. So no need to get all worked up. This was, after all, […]
Forget the dismal spring record. Forget the long empty winter. Forget ignoring the premium free agents. Forget the Macgyvered rotation. Forget last year’s disappointment. Baseball is back. Another season awakens. It’s National Optimism Day. There’s nothing better than baseball when the season resets itself. Nothing better than looking at […]
Bullpens are the toughest thing to handicap. It used to be bullpens were some sore armed starters who come in to finish out a few games a month. That was back when starting pitchers were expected to pitch. And when starting pitchers went every four days instead of every five […]
The bats should be good. In fact, they might be better this year than last season. Mainly it’s addition by subtraction. Gone are strikeout machines Carlos Gomez and Mike Napoli. The infield is solid, almost spectacular. Adrian Beltre turns 39 the second week in. It doesn’t matter whether he turned […]
Two more spring games, then the season starts for real Thursday, with four against the Houston Astros. This Texas Rangers team will be tested early. The rotation is a mess. Jon Daniels reconstructed the starting rotation not by dipping into the checkbook but by dipping into the […]
