It seems the long darkness of the off-season arrived early. The Rangers have now lost eight in a row. It’s an insult to suggest professional athletes have given up. That’s not what this is about. It’s just that the small goals this team might have had have once and for […]
What do you do when you have a bad bullpen? You don’t win. You don’t hold onto leads. And you don’t give them more chances than they deserve to pitch in games. Yet, the Rangers decided to have a bullpen game yesterday. If there was ever a gesture saying, “we’ve […]
It’s funny how distance obscures one’s view. From the stands two hundred feet away, or from the comfort of your living room sofa or a bar stool hundreds of miles away, watching Dallas Keuchel’s start last night, it would seem he had another in a long, sad line of his […]
Tony Beasley is in a unique position. He has a job as a major league manager in order to audition for a job as a major league manager. Whether he gets the job will depend on more than just his won-lost record. It’s not fair to blame the wreck of […]
This year’s losses, while mounting up, don’t seem as heavy as last year’s losses. Or the previous five seasons. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. And, it’s not an oncoming train. Even in the 5-3 loss to Houston, there are things to feel good about. Marcus […]
There are all sorts of reasons to hate the Houston Astros. They cheated to win the 2017 World Series. They play in a city that smells like a sewage plant exploded. They cheated to win the 2017 World Series. They’ve been to the American League Championship Series the past five […]
It’s not surprising that Nathaniel Lowe won American League Player of the Week honors. He seemed to have a big hit every time the Rangers needed it. For the week, Lowe smacked four home runs, drove in eleven, and batted .385. The second half of the season has been the […]
If the Rangers under Tony Beasley seem more fun to watch, it might be because they are. And it’s not that they’re 7-6 under his watch. It’s that they’re scoring runs. Lot of runs. Eight in yesterday’s loss. Seven on Friday. Sixteen the day before that. Six. Seven. Ten. There […]
Dallas Keuchel didn’t find it last night. He might never find it again. He won the Cy Young in 2015 with Houston. He finished fifth in Cy Young voting in 2020 with the White Sox when he put up a 1.99 ERA. He was one of baseball’s best pitchers for […]
After the game, the Rangers announcers were celebrating the fact that the Rangers won a one-run game. Their dismal record in one-run games has been talked about a lot. In fact, it might even be one of the main culprits that finally caused Chris Woodward to lose his job. They […]
