The Texas Rangers have the best ERA in the American League, at 2.93. Please let this sink in for a moment. Do yourself a favor and re-read that first sentence. Now, read it again. Once more for the fun of it. This might be the first time in the history of […]
This team is on a roll. When they don’t hit, they win. When Jacob deGrom shows he’s human, they win. Staked with a 4-0 lead, deGrom usually puts it in overdrive and cruises. Instead, he gave up a run in the third, and three more in the sixth, an inning […]
Tyler Mahle follows his first start of the season in which he slogged through a sixty-one-pitch start where he managed to get just five outs with a five-shutout-inning performance. The top of the lineup starts showing shines of life as both Semien and Seager get a hit. Texas seems to […]
There’s always some trend that takes over baseball and makes everyone lose their minds. The opener. Weird defensive shifts. The super utility man. Baseball is a copycat sport. If one team finds success with something new, every team will jump on it. Same with players. (See, Steroid Era.) The latest […]
Baseball makes no sense. Many baseball experts predicted the Rangers and Braves would face off in this year’s World Series. That prediction makes sense. What didn’t make sense is this. After seven games, the Rangers are 5-2 and in first place on the American League West. The Braves are 0-7 […]
Call the jeweler, Nathan Eovali just carved a gem. Badly needing their starting pitcher to go long and save their already overworked bullpen, the Rangers were hoping they would get seven innings out of Eovaldi. He did them two better. A complete game, four-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and no […]
The cast on Saturday Night Live used to be called The Not Ready For Prime Time players. That might be a good moniker for Kumar Rocker. He’s not ready. He gave up six earned runs on seven hits and two walks in just three innings. That he made it out of the […]
The Rangers took three of four against the Red Sox. Here are a few thoughts, some crazier than others. Corey Seager started just two games at short. He DHed one game and sat out one game. Keeping him healthy seems like it’s going to be a season-long challenge. Maybe he […]
Only three games in and we are starting to get a glimpse of how the Rangers might use the back end of the bullpen. Luke Jackson got the first save opportunity on Friday, and converted it, after crashing and burning in a non-save situation on opening day. Then, last night, […]
Game 2 of the season couldn’t have been more satisfying. So many good storylines to make fans feel good about what’s to come. Jack Leiter allowed just one run. He bent a few times but never cracked. It was a marked difference from last year when he seemed to be […]
