The first half is over. It’s only appropriate to sum up a team that called it quits this month by quoting the Grateful Dead, a band that called it quits this month, “What a long strange trip it’s been.” But what kind of trip has it been? With a horrible […]
Okay, so Shawn Tolleson is human after all. He has saved 12 out of 13. That is a save percentage of .923. Unfortunately, his blown save came at a bad time, which all blown saves do. So, let’s see if he can do what other elite closers can do. And that […]
Welcome back, Adrian Beltre. It’s amazing how well the Rangers do when someone other than Fielder hits for power.
All we hear about is how bad the Rangers are this season against left-handed pitching. And they are bad, as I wrote about a few days ago. But after watching this team lose its fifth in a row, and 14 of its last 19, scoring two runs or fewer in twelve […]
The mound is elevated ten inches, but to Matt Harrison it must have felt like a ten-mile high mountain he just scaled. He wasn’t sharp, but he was there, and that’s what mattered. Forget about last night’s game. The Rangers are in a free fall, and sometimes outcomes don’t matter. […]
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 […]