Back in 1937, the Maine Farmer’s Almanac coined the phrase Blue Moon. According to the Almanac, the moon usually comes full 12 times in a year, three times a season. Occasionally, however, a year will have 13 full moons, instead of the usual 12. It’s an oddity. “This was considered a […]

When the Rangers hit the road, one thing is a lead pipe guarantee. The only thing they will hit is the road. In their 60 road games so far this season, the Rangers have scored two runs or fewer 26 times. That’s a whopping 43 percent of their games. Last […]

You have to feel for Rangers manager Chris Woodward. After all, there are only so many ways to say “we stink.”  So far, he has had to have 79 post-game press conferences where he has had to say that. There’s always the, well, we lost but we had some fight […]

Stats like batting average, on-base percentage and such don’t matter one bit in spring training. They don’t much matter in the extended spring training the Rangers call their 2021 season. So, if Yonny Hernandez’s OPS isn’t great, and his OPS+ is just 76, ignore that. Here’s something to pay attention […]

Auditioning for a role in the rotation, Taylor Hearn had the best start of his career. He gave up just two runs. Of course, the Rangers wasted the effort by scoring just one run themselves. But Hearn hasn’t had a lot of luck in the starting department. His first start […]

Kolby Allard has had three quality starts in a row.  In six starts in July and August, Dane Dunning has an ERA of 2.73. Both are pitchers the Rangers are looking to build the future of their rotation around. Guys like Foltynewicz and Lyles are Nomads passing in the night on […]

“Who?” DJ Peters. “DJ Who?” Peters. DJ Peters. He’s an outfielder. “Who does he play for?” The Rangers. “The Texas Rangers? What’s his name again?” Donald Scott “DJ” Peters. He’s a twenty-five-year-old center fielder for the Rangers. He’s a California kid who the Cubs drafted in the thirty-fourth round in […]

Thursday’s incredible Field of Dreams game proved one thing. There is nothing better than great baseball played by good teams. The recently concluded Rangers-Mariners series proved one thing as well. There is nothing worse than bad baseball played two bad teams.  In an article on ESPN.com, writer Jesse Rogers took […]

Earlier this season the Rangers got a shot in the arm with Adolis Garcia. He came out of nowhere to carry the team on his back. That carried him all the way to the All-Star team. Here’s hoping their latest out-of-nowhere rookie gives this miserable offense a badly needed kickstart […]

Wasting a great start by Mike Foltynewicz is like not hearing a compliment from your spouse. It’s rare and it may never happen again. You can’t expect a better loss out of Mike Folynewicz than his seven-inning, three-earned-run, six-strikeout loss to the Mariners. Unfortunately for Foltynewicz and the vastly shrinking […]