Emboldened by the fresh air of a new manager and a restructured front office and the 6-4 record the Rangers have had in that time, many fans are getting wild card fever. There is not a vaccination for that. There is only reality. And here is the reality. The Rangers […]
The 2023 schedule was released yesterday. The Rangers open at home on Thursday, March 30 against Philadelphia. But what’s worth noting is, for the first time ever, every team plays every other team. The Rangers play all twenty-nine teams this year. That means, instead of playing nineteen games against every […]
It appears the miracle working of Tony Beasley does not extend to Dane Dunning’s road woes. For the twenty-fifth time as a Texas Ranger, Dane Dunning got the start on the road. For the twenty-fifth time as a Texas Ranger, Dane Dunning failed to win on the road. He has […]
In the Baseball Makes No Sense department, the Rangers won three out of four from the Minnesota Twins, who are in the thick of the playoff hunt. And the pitching was the key. Maybe a shock to the system works. Maybe the firing of Chris Woodward had the effect it […]
Coming into this season, the Rangers offense was supposed to be better. They added Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, and Mitch Garver. Those three were brought in to start filling in the massive gaps in the lineup. Offensively, it was a roster that looked like it was attacked by the gopher […]
Nathanial Lowe is having himself quite a season offensively. And it seems to be happening under the radar. That’s probably because he has been steadily improving month by month. He’s not flashy. He just seems to be getting it done. Last night, Lowe went 4-for-5, raising his batting average to […]
There’s no way of knowing, of course, but it seemed that the Rangers fired Chris Woodward when they did in order to coincide with the beginning of a four-game series against Oakland. That would give Tony Beasley the best chance to hit the ground running and feel the glow of […]
Well, there’s a new brand of hope hovering over the Texas Rangers. New Hope. The Old Hope was peddled like laundry detergent. New and improved version were released on a regular basis. But all it was, really, was the same stuff in a different box. Old Hope was the promise […]
He was at the helm for the most successful period in Texas Rangers history, which was ten years ago. He was at the helm for the least successful period in Texas Rangers history, which is now. He made the greatest trades in franchise history when he dealt Mark Teixeira. He […]
Sometimes, when a person is fired from his job, he pulls one last prank that is so monumental it’s unforgettable. There’s the story of a guy who got fired and, when he went to get boxes to pack up his stuff, got a fish from a fish market and threw […]
