Strike. Strike. Foul. Ball. Ball. Foul. Ball. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Line out to left. In what has to be the most fruitful leadoff out in Rangers playoff history, Nathanial Lowe systematically sapped the life out of Orioles starter Dean Kremer’s arm, making him throw pitch after […]
The Rangers are home, up 2-0, having won the first two games in Baltimore. In the playoff era, which started in 1969, only three teams have won the first two road games in a best-of-five series and not won the series. The last team to fail that miserably was your […]
March 12, 2022, the Rangers made one of their most lopsided trades of all time. They dealt infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the Twins for catcher Mitch Garver. Kiner-Falefa was a legend in his own mind. He had a Texas-sized ego with Rhode Island-sized production. He was insulted when he wasn’t […]
You forgot why you, as a Rangers fan, have had a fairly healthy heart the past six years. Why your cuticles and nails were so well groomed. Why your hair was intact. And your breathing normal. The Rangers losing these past six years made you forgot what playoff baseball was […]
Andrew Heaney? It seems the managing has already started with the starter. Bruce Bochy named his starter for today’s game. It’s not Dane Dunning, or Jordan Montgomery, or Nathan Eovaldi—the only three starters the Rangers can really count on. It’s Andrew Heaney. Why in the world would the Rangers start […]
This Orioles team the Rangers face in a best-of-fiver was built from within. Like the Astros had done to build their dynasty, Baltimore deliberately put its fanbase through misery and years’ worth of losing seasons, reaping early draft picks year after year. That yielded catcher Adley Rutschman, pitcher Grayson Rodriguez, […]
The Rangers hadn’t won a playoff series since the American League Championship in 2011. Losses since then: World Series in 2011. Wild Card game in 2012. Tie breaker to even get to the Wild Card game in 2013. Division Series in 2015. And again in 2016. They put that streak […]
Step 1: Have at least a four-run lead when you get to the seventh because the Rangers cannot score a run in the last three innings of a game. Step 2: Hold on for dear life. In Game 1 of the Wild Card Series, the Rangers followed their blueprint. It […]
It’s a clean slate. The Rangers start over today having to win two of their next three. On paper, it seems impossible. They have no bullpen. No team that has blown more than half its save opportunities has ever made the postseason. In fact, only one team in the entire […]
The Rangers fell one game short. Corey Seager fell one hit short. Adolis Garcia, Marcus Semien, and Mitch Garver fell home run short. The Ranger went into Seattle needing to win two games. They won one. Corey Seager needed at least one hit to win the batting title. He went […]
