It’s always good to win any time you can. It’s the opposite of losing, as a matter of fact. But a lot of people over a lot of sites across this vast Internet thing are already talking about print World Series tickets for the Rangers after their dominating 5-1 start […]
Some players don’t need much spring training time to get ready. Matt Moore was in mid-season form yesterday. After leading the National League in games lost and earned runs allowed in 2017, the Rangers pounced on him for their rotation in 2018. Not surprisingly, he went 3-8 with a 6.79 […]
Josh Smith came to the Rangers in the Joey Gallo trade. He has the unfortunate luck of being a second-baseman not named Marcus Semien. But ever since Ian Kinser went to Detroit, the Rangers have had a gaping hole at second. When the Rangers signed Semien to a seven-year contract […]
The thing about spring is the dreams that players are able to hold onto. Their entire lives they have been dreaming of playing big league ball. At least for now, they get to keep that dream alive as they go into competitive battle wearing the jersey of a major league […]
Spring games mean nothing. Most of the positions are already filled. Most of the decisions are already made. It’s just guys getting the chance to try on Rangers uniforms. All in all, it sure is fun to watch players wearing Rangers uniforms bang out twenty-seven hits. As a reminder, the […]
Lightning in a bottle. Google that and you will find two meanings. One, an expression popularized in the 1750s by Ben Franklin’s kite experiment of trapping electricity from lightning in a Leyden jar. Two, the phrase was brought back from the dead by Leo Durocher in 1941 when he was […]
It was baseball. It didn’t matter whether Corey Seager hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat wearing a Rangers uniform, which he did, or struck out looking, which he did’t do. It was baseball. It didn’t matter the Rangers didn’t win. They didn’t lose either. But who cares? It […]
When it comes to free agent pitching, the Rangers are habitual offenders. They just can’t stop committing the same crimes. Year after year after year they try to build a competitive rotation by robbing the Dollar Store. They attempted the same crime again for 2022. Welcome, Martin Perez and Matt […]
The total deforestation of the Rangers continues. After experiencing the talent level on the field the past five seasons, it was needed. Corey Seager and Marcus Semien checked off two slots. Kole Calhoun was an upgrade as well. That left six positions that needed to be purged. The Rangers made […]
Let there be light. And hopefully Clayton Kershaw. One hundred sixty-two glorious games of baseball will happen this year. The Squabbles are over. Spring training starts Sunday. Exhibition games start March 17 or 18. The season starts April 7. To make up for game postponed, they will tack on the […]
