What’s more surprising. That the Rangers are 2-0 in extra-inning games this year? Or that they have played only two extra-inning games? Maybe that’s the secret to getting off this treadmill of mediocracy. Be tied after nine innings. Texas sent out its five-inning man, MacKenzie Gore to start the game. […]
The stick always seems to be just a bit too far to grasp the carrot. The last time the Rangers were at .500 was May 1, at 16-16. They got within one game of .500 on May 13, then lost two in a row. They got within one game of .500 […]
Arriving just when needed: a dominating performance from Jacob deGrom. Arriving totally out of the blue: the Rangers beating up on left-handed pitching. Sunday, the Rangers, behind a a three-hit, six-inning shutout performance from Jacob deGrom, pounced on the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-0 romp. DeGrom had been shaky of […]
“I just need to get better.” That was Jack Leiter’s quote after last night’s game. Sad to say, it’s been his mantra since he made his first major league start. Leiter is a hint. A wisp. He’s supposed to be good but just hasn’t done it consistently enough. He’s like […]
For five innings, Cleveland’s Parker Messick was dominating the Rangers. Of course he was. He’s a lefty. Then came the sixth. Down 2-0, the Rangers first batter was Kyle Higashiosaka, who has been on fire the last two weeks, with an OPS over 1.400. He led off with a long […]
All-Star Game ballots came out yesterday. As always, the Rangers are blitzing their website and everyone’s email with their annual campaign to get Rangers voted in. Sorry, but I think most Rangers position players fall short of what a reasonable baseball fan would consider all-star caliber. Surprisingly, the only Ranger […]
Things appear to be on the upswing for the Rangers. They won five in a row before dropping the series final in St Louis. They’ve creeped back up to just two games under .500. And they appear to be getting Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford back very soon. Depending on […]
The first two months of the season are down. The Rangers head into June on a three-game winning streak. Three games under .500 and hopelessly unable to tread water. June will be crucial. If this team continues to be mired in third or fourth, continues to largely struggle at the […]
Texas just can’t even seem to be average. Just playing .500 baseball seems too much to ask of this team. They came into Anaheim with what would have seemed like the golden opportunity, after having won two out of three against a bad Colorado team. They had the momentum of […]
There might not be any sillier invention in baseball than the opener. It makes no sense. Last night, the Rangers decided to employ the stunt by having Tyler Anderson open for Kumar Rocker. The logic is that Rocker had an 11.25 ERA in the first inning of his starts this […]
