Most baseball fans recognize the significance of the number 56. That’s the number of consecutive games Joe DiMaggio got a hit in. And every time some player starts to inch close to that, all eyes are on him. Pete Rose got the closest, with 44 games, in 1978. There’s another […]
Maybe Kumar Rocker turned the proverbial corner, right in front of our eyes. In the first inning of yesterday’s 5-3 win over the Angels, in what turned out to be a three-game sweep of Los Angeles, Rocker got into his usual first-inning jam. He allowed a leadoff double, then two […]
Sometimes it’s hard to understand the impact a coaching staff might have. These are, after all, major league players and their talents are among the best in their sport. So, what can a coach really do? The fact that Patrick Corbin has started two games for the Rangers, hasn’t lost […]
The Rangers played a double header last night. Oh, it counted as only one game. It was only nine innings. But it was two completely different games. The first five innings, of Game 1 of yesterday’s “double header” featured the 2025 Texas Rangers. Great pitching, dead offense. Through the first […]
Joc Pederson has more cat than he has hits. For the record, he has three hits this year. Maybe he should name his hits so he can fondly remember them. He got his first hit in Game 2 of the season, against Boston. That hit needed a friend, so he […]
So far, this is two teams. Home Rangers are really good. Road Rangers are not so good. Home Rangers are 6-1. Road Rangers are 3-6. Home Rangers hit .220. Road Rangers hit .200. Home Rangers have an ERA of 2.71. Road Rangers have an ERA of 4.80. That seems to […]
The four-seam fastball gave Rangers hitters fits the last few seasons. Last year it became even more apparent, as the offense struggled and the team limped to an under-.500 record, failing to make the playoffs. They traded away Nathanial Lowe, one of the main culprits. They brought in Jake Burger […]
What happens when a team that cannot hit goes into a ballpark where offense is rare? It’s not a riddle. It’s the Rangers going to Seattle. Texas has been shut out five times in the last fourteen games they have played in Seattle. So, when they left the bases loaded […]
When you look at Rangers hitters’ batting averages, which are not good, it’s interesting to put them into context. Here’s a recap of the season so far from the Associated Press: Offense is down again at the start of the big-league season. The batting average of major league hitters was .239 […]
Is it a coincidence that once Josh Jung returned to the lineup, the Rangers started hitting? Maybe. But that’s what happened. Any lineup is better with Jung. And unlike his usual returns to the lineup after an injury, he isn’t trying to fight recovery and ramp back up. This time it […]
