There’s always some trend that takes over baseball and makes everyone lose their minds. The opener. Weird defensive shifts. The super utility man. Baseball is a copycat sport. If one team finds success with something new, every team will jump on it. Same with players. (See, Steroid Era.) The latest […]
Baseball makes no sense. Many baseball experts predicted the Rangers and Braves would face off in this year’s World Series. That prediction makes sense. What didn’t make sense is this. After seven games, the Rangers are 5-2 and in first place on the American League West. The Braves are 0-7 […]
Call the jeweler, Nathan Eovali just carved a gem. Badly needing their starting pitcher to go long and save their already overworked bullpen, the Rangers were hoping they would get seven innings out of Eovaldi. He did them two better. A complete game, four-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and no […]
The cast on Saturday Night Live used to be called The Not Ready For Prime Time players. That might be a good moniker for Kumar Rocker. He’s not ready. He gave up six earned runs on seven hits and two walks in just three innings. That he made it out of the […]
The Rangers took three of four against the Red Sox. Here are a few thoughts, some crazier than others. Corey Seager started just two games at short. He DHed one game and sat out one game. Keeping him healthy seems like it’s going to be a season-long challenge. Maybe he […]
Only three games in and we are starting to get a glimpse of how the Rangers might use the back end of the bullpen. Luke Jackson got the first save opportunity on Friday, and converted it, after crashing and burning in a non-save situation on opening day. Then, last night, […]
Game 2 of the season couldn’t have been more satisfying. So many good storylines to make fans feel good about what’s to come. Jack Leiter allowed just one run. He bent a few times but never cracked. It was a marked difference from last year when he seemed to be […]
Luke Jackson gives up a three-run homer in the 9th. When last Rangers fans saw Luke Jackson in a Texas uniform, he was performing about as well as he did last night. A first-round pick by the Rangers in 2010, Jackson made his Rangers debut in 2015. It was unspectacular. […]
Finally, it’s here. After watching other teams battle in the playoffs last year. After watching another team win it all. After a long offseason and what seems like an even longer pre-season of anticipation, opening day is here. For a baseball fanatic, this is the best day of the year. […]
Evan Carter didn’t make the opening day roster. Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker did. Ezekiel Duran made the opening day roster. The bullpen is Chris Martin, Robert Garcia, Luke Jackson, Jacob Webb, Shawn Armstrong, Hoby Milner, Marc Church, and Gerson Garabito. The rotation appears to be Nathan Eovaldi, Jacob deGrom, […]
