As May was winding down, the Rangers were getting hot, beating Pittsburgh two out of three and winning seven of nine. ***** WEEK EIGHT. Originally published May 30, 2016. Two months down, four to go. It’s a long season, but the main narrative the first eight weeks has been the continued […]
Win number twenty-eight was significant in that it was Yu Darvish’s first game back from Tommy John surgery, and he got a win against the Pirates. ***** DARVISH AND OTHER THINGS. Originally published May 29, 2016. The Rangers beat the Pirates 5-2 at the Ballpark last night. There was a […]
Texas beat up on Los Angeles in the finale of their three-game set, 15-9. Most of the Rangers runs came late. Texas was leading 7-6 going into the bottom of the sixth, then scored four in the sixth, two in the seventh and two more in the eighth. The Rangers […]
The Rangers dropped the first game of their series in Arlington against the Angels 2-0, despite a very strong start from Derek Holland. They rebounded in the second game behind Martin Perez’s six shutout innings and three-hits each from Ian Desmond and Nomar Mazara, for their twenty-sixth win of […]
Happy new year to everyone in RR3 nation. I sure hope the new one is better for you than the old one. Here are six predictions for 2017: 1. Despite what Jon Daniels is saying, no way do Profar, Rua and Gallo form the 1B/DH core for this team in 2017, if […]
The Rangers swept the Astros in Houston, beating the once invincible Dallas Keuchel to win their twenty-fifth game of the season. ***** WEEK SEVEN. Originally published May 23, 2016. It was the worst of weeks. It was the best of weeks. The Rangers headed to Oakland fresh off The Punch […]
The Rangers met the Astros in the second game of the three-game series. Of course, the Rangers won. I said it was the Astros. ***** A .693 WINNING PERCENTAGE. Originally published May 22, 2016. The Harlem Globetrotters had the Washington Generals. From 1953 until 1995, the Washington Generals had a record of 6–13,000 […]
After The Punch, the Rangers went on to lose three in a row, getting swept by hapless Oakland. But, fear not, their next three games were against Houston. No better way to regain your sea legs than a series with the Astros. Texas went into Houston and won the first of […]
May 15 was my fourth daughter’s graduation from college. That same day the Rangers were playing. I was following the game on my MLB app on my phone but, right as the ceremony started, I was informed it might be a better idea to pay attention to my daughter’s graduation […]
After dropping the first of three to Toronto, the Rangers earned an extra-innings victory on a home run in the bottom of the tenth with two outs by Drew Stubbs, who was pinch hitting for Mitch Moreland. It was the Rangers twenty-first win of the season. Shawn Tolleson was starting to […]