So this is what good baseball looks like. _____ A QUALITY STARTER. A game like last night’s has so many noteworthy moments and plays. Fourteen hits, with two-double performances from Delino DeShields and Mitch Moreland. Nomar Mazara collecting three hits and a walk. The Rangers taking advantage of some sloppy […]
Sometimes you have to take the bad news with the good news. And this news was really good. ADRIAN BELTRE SIGNS FOR TWO MORE YEARS. Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre signed a contract extension that will keep the face of the franchise in Arlington for two more seasons after this […]
Sometimes it’s good to be lucky rather than good. SOMEWHERE, ANTHONY YOUNG IS SAYING, “YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.” From May 6, 1992, to July 24, 1993, Mets pitcher Anthony Young lost twenty-seven consecutive decisions. Twenty-seven in a row. It was said at the time that one has to be a […]
This time last year was the debut of Danny Santana, who had a great spring but was sent down because he was blocked at second. He decided he wouldn’t let that happen again, eventually getting starts in every position but catcher and pitcher. NOTHING TO SEE. Wet, cold, nasty, dreary, […]
Assuming there is a 2020 season, will Jose Leclerc be the Rangers closer? If he is, great. If not, no big deal. The Rangers will just get another. YOU, TOO, COULD BE THE NEXT RANGERS CLOSER. Before the sky totally falls on the Rangers season, let’s remember one thing. Closers […]
Having a bulldog on your team is always a good thing. Here is Colby Lewis’s six-inning, one-run start. —– SIX-MILLION-DOLLAR MAN. Every time you think Colby Lewis is done, he proves you wrong. Every time you think he is out of gas, he finds another gear. Every time you doubt […]
Since 2016 was the last winning Rangers season, and probably will be for a few more years to come, might as well concentrate on that year, remembering what good baseball is. FIRST WEEK HIGHLIGHTS. The Rangers finished the first week of the season 3-4, having lost one series and split one […]
The Rangers split their opening series of the season against Oakland, winning the fourth game 10-1. BATS BURY GRAVEMAN. Sometimes you’re the windshield. Sometimes you’re the bug. That’s how the Rangers season has gone so far after four games, and how it will probably go all season long. They either […]
This one is self explanatory. THE FUTURE IS ALWAYS BRIGHT. “Other teams might kick themselves for trading away their top pitching prospects only to see them succeed, to varying degrees, elsewhere. Yet the Rangers have one of the deepest pitching systems in the game. In fact, of their top 10 […]
The Rangers beat Toronto 5-1 to move to 4-6 on the young season. Mike Minor was brilliant. MINOR DOMINATION. Mike Minor earned two Ws last night. One for dominating the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up just two hits and one run in a Jeff-Banister-complete-game six innings of work. He walked […]