Rangers fans are getting used to holding their breath and saying a prayer to the baseball gods. Every time Jacob deGrom takes the mound, every pitch he throws, there is a collective angst. Will this be his last pitch? Those same breath-holding muscles are going to be flexed every time […]
The Rangers finally have a closer. It’s a nine-run lead. If they can just go into each game with a nine-run lead in the last inning, their bullpen woes are solved. Of course, even a nine-run lead isn’t a lock. Jose Leclerc gave up a monster home run with one […]
Despite missing its catalyst, the Rangers offense continues to roll. When Corey Seager, the star shortstop, prized free agent acquisition, and offensive leader of the team, went down with hamstring issues just eleven games into the season, it appeared it was going to be the Rangers lineup that was hamstrung. […]
It’s official. The Rangers bullpen is in crisis mode. Their closer isn’t Jose Leclerc. It’s not Will Smith. Maybe it’s Brock Burke or Jonathan Hernandez. Last night’s shocking defeat was the fifth blown save the Rangers have endured in the past eleven games. That’s five losses that should have been […]
The next ten games the Rangers play are on the road. And against division foes. Three against the Angels. Three against the Mariners. Four against the Athletics. It’s these games against division rivals that make a difference in winning a playoff spot. They go into this long road trip knowing […]
How did Josh Jung follow being named American League Rookie of the Month for April? He hit two home runs in yesterday’s disappointing 12-7 loss to Arizona. He now has eight home runs, 24 RBIs, is hitting .275, with an OPS+ of 138. It would seem the Rangers have, finally, […]
When the Rangers got down 4-1 against one of the best pitchers in the National League, a pitcher who hadn’t allowed an earned run since April 4, it looked a bit grim. But, they did score a run off Zac Gallen in the first to break his twenty-four-inning scoreless streak. And this is a […]
One month of baseball is in the books. Not just a month of baseball, a month of new baseball. With new rules. There’s a pitch clock. No more adjusting and readjusting batting gloves for no reason. The shift is banned. No more third baseman playing in deep right field. The […]
Well, that answers the question, Was the Cincinnati series the downfall of the season for the Rangers? No. Being swept in Cincinnati, and in such embarrassing fashion, could have been devastating. It could have been, “Yeah, you were in first place, but you were playing over your head and reality […]
This is how you pick up your team after your ace goes down. Nathan Eovaldi goes out and throws a nine-inning complete game shutout. Against the New York Yankees. Of course, it was a Yankees team that had Willie Calhoun and Isiah Kiner-Falefa in its lineup. But the other seven […]
