Marcus Semien’s last home run was June 9. His last multi-hit game was June 15. Before that it was June 3. His last multi-RBI game was June 21. To say Semien was in a slump is putting it mildly. He was in an offensive freefall, hitting .239 in May, .202 […]
Chris Young signed Michael Lorenzen on the last day of spring training. That the thirty-two-year-old righthander was unsigned at that late is a shock. Yeah, he had a few really bad late-season starts with the Phillies, but Lorenzen was an All-Star in 2023. He was traded to Philadelphia at the […]
Remember the old saying from the 1948 season? Well, I doubt anyone here was actually there. But most baseball fans have heard the saying, “Spahn and Sain and pray for rain.” The old Boston Braves had two of the most dominating starting pitchers in the National League. Their other two […]
This is how a bad team works. One game it’s the offense that lets them down (in this case, many games). When the offense works, it’s the rotation. When the offense and the rotation work, it’s the defense. Or the bullpen. Last night, it was the bullpen. And, to some […]
That’s two games in a row where the offense has shown up. Even Marcus Semien got a hit. And that is rare, indeed, lately. He was 5-for-51 coming into the game. Semien not only got a hit, but he drove in a run. It was such a rare occurrence, in […]
As the Rangers hopes for 2024 dim with every one-two-three inning, it’s time to realistically start thinking about the trade deadline. Even if the Rangers were in contention, you’d have to wonder if they would have added much anyway, given how they avoided spening money in the offseason for fear […]
The Wyatt Langford arrival party happened last night. And on national television, to boot. The Rangers rookie, who had been struggling like every other Ranger in the lineup, broke out in a big way. He hit for the cycle on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, driving in four of the eleven […]
Overlooked in the struggles of Adolis Garcia, and Nathanial Lowe, and Jonah Heim, and Leody Taveras, and Travis Jankowski, and Robbie Grossman, and Wyatt Langford is the fact that Marcus Semien is having a rough go of it. His batting average and on-base percentage are near career lows at .241/.303. […]
The Orioles tried. Give them credit for that, and a mountain of gratitude. They tried to help the Rangers score more than their customary one run. They tried to help them out of their season-long offensive slump. They tried to let the Rangers mount a rare comeback when trailing after […]
Thank you, Texas Rangers. Thank you for giving us fans our summer back. Thank you for giving us something to do this summer other than hanging on every pitch, every out, every at-bat, every inning. Thank you for allowing us to have cookouts and swim parties, go to the lake, […]
