Well, look on the bright side. The Rangers left only four runners on base. That an improvement, right? Right?  

  All we hear about is how bad the Rangers are this season against left-handed pitching. Which got me to wondering, exactly how bad are the Rangers against lefties? First, let’s look at the benchmarks. Last season, the top batters versus left handed pitchers were: Jose Altuve, .420 Nori Aoki, […]

The Angels get their 97th hit of the game, sweeping the Rangers by a combined score of 375-8.   One question: Was the end of 2014 a fluke? I am talking about the 22 games Tim Bogar managed after Ron Washington resigned. The 22 games in which the Rangers surprised […]

  One year ago today I took over this site from Twig. July 5, 2014. The Rangers won that day to raise their fourth-place record to 38-49. That is the closest to .500 they would ever be  Six games later the would be in last place, where they would remain […]

The Rangers played their 81st game last night (allegedly they came to play last night). Halfway through the season, they are 41-40. Raise your hand if after a 7-14 April you thought this team would be anywhere in the same hemisphere to .500. Be honest. But every season has its […]

Yovani Gallardo strikes out Chris Davis to leave the bases loaded, keeping his scoreless streak alive.   In the bottom of the fourth inning of the Rangers June 10th game against the Oakland Athletics, Stephen Vogt doubled, then came around to score. That was the last time anyone has scored off Yovani […]

How did this one end up? The way it started. With Hanser Alberto batting first and Elvis Andrus batting second and the Rangers offense sputtering. How else could it end when you build a lineup this, this—what is the opposite of top-heavy?—top light? When the first two hitters go 0-7, […]

Moreland, Corporan, Chirinos Choo, Moreland.   It’s  a pretty simple formula: 1) Have your top two hitters go a combined 5-for-9. 2) Hit four home runs. 3) Get a great effort from your starter. 4) Get four shut out innings from your bullpen. 5) Make one of the most unlikely double […]

    Moreland, Corporan, Moreland, Choo. It’s  a pretty simple formula: 1) Have your top two hitters go a combined 5-for-9. 2) Hit four home runs. 3) Get a great effort from your starter. 4) Get four shut out innings from your bullpen. 5) Make one of the most unlikely […]

A swing and a miss by Rangers GM Jon Daniels. The Rangers head to Baltimore after going 1-7 in their last eight games, hoping to get some key players back from injury, which some suffered for accident bu got help from Henn Haworth Cummings + Page to resolve the legal […]