Yearly Archives: 2021


Glimmer of hope?

The teaching moments continue. Not just for the young players on the roster but for the front office creating that roster. How far from good is this team? They just came off their worst series against the Astros, being outscored 34-4 in the three games they lost and 35-12 overall. […]


Pruning.

Watching the Rangers offense come alive lately—although not so much last night—led to looking at how some recent ex-Rangers are doing for their current teams. In the addition by subtraction department, it’s interesting to note how poor some of the former Rangers are doing with their new clubs. Even more […]


Offense clicking.

When it rains, it pours. It’s a slogan that make absolutely no sense for Morton Salt. But it perfectly describes the Rangers offense right now. Hitting is contagious. These guys seem to be feeding off one another right now.  Granted, they Rangers got only seven hits last night. But their […]


Dis-spence-able.

The Rangers have featured some promising young starters of late. A.J. Alexy. Glenn Otto. Taylor Hearn. Spencer Howard is not one of them. The right-handed Howard was the top prospect in the Phillies system. Then he was called up to the major leagues. Since then he has gone from prospect […]


A survival story.

In December of 2020, which was just ten months ago, Yohel Pozo was living in his car in a Walmart parking lot with his wife and nine-month-old son. His son had a stroke. Minor league baseball was shut down, so he had no income. He was broke and couldn’t afford […]


The best win of the year.

One-hundred forty-one games into the season, the Rangers had their most satisfying game. They’ve had a few walk-off homer games, those are always fun. They’ve had a few well pitched games from rookies, those are always encouraging. But for just all out fun to watch and, really, improbably, yesterday’s 8-6 […]


Reality check time.

Baseball has a way of bringing you back down to earth. After winning seven of their last ten games, including four in a row, the Rangers rolled into their customary house of horrors known as Oakland Coliseum with a bit of wind behind them and a small measure of swagger. […]


Roster challenges.

Now that the season is winding down and players are trying to play for a shot at the roster next year, it’s interesting to look back at the opening day roster. The starting infield was Nathaniel Lowe at first, Nick Solak at second, Brock Holt at third, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa […]


Four wins in a row.

It’s amazing what happens when a batter makes contact with the ball. The Rangers offense has been showing signs of life lately. Yesterday, they got eleven hits, enough to generate eight runs in an 8-5 win and two-game sweep of the Arizona Diamonbacks. It was capped by a three-run fourth […]