I saw an old friend last night. I hadn’t seen him in ages. We used to hang out all the time. He was so much fun. The life of the party. Told the best jokes. Had the best whiskey. Played the best music. Played all the hits. Everybody loved him. […]
There are 162 games in a season. Right now, only four matter. The next four games will determine whether there is life in the Rangers 2023 season. After giving away the division lead, then giving away their playoff advantage, the Rangers find themselves outside looking in. Looking in from fourth […]
The Rangers certainly aren’t going to hit their way out of it. So, like the have done too many times lately, they scored on a bases loaded wild pitch. It’s one of their most popular base loaded maneuvers. Along with the bases loaded walk, the bases loaded hit by pitch, […]
The culprit is the offense. It’s easy, and correct, to blame the bullpen. It started this mess in the first place. But the bullpen has been a trainwreck the entire season. It’s been out in the open with its putridness for all to see. The bullpen has been honest with […]
He’s the Rangers number-one prospect. For far too long that meant nothing. Or, to be more precisely, it meant the kiss of death. But the last guy—Josh Jung—turned out just fine, until he broke his thumb on a freak play. Here’s hoping this one has a similar impact. Evan Carter […]
The Rangers came into their three-game series against Houston wanting to make a statement. 13-6. 14-1. 12-3. They made one. Loud and clear. “We were humbled, humiliated, taught a lesson, overpowered, overwhelmed, routed, baffled, conquered, taken to the woodshed, cowed, crushed, discombobulated, licked, treated like a punching bag, overcome, beaten […]
To take our collective minds off the plight of the 2023 Texas Rangers, here’s a random article about architecture: In the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter of seconds, minimizing […]
There is nobody Bruce Bochy can rely on in his bullpen. Like an old horror movie where the call is coming from inside the house, every time he picks up the bullpen phone, fear follows. Runs do too. Josh Sborz, twelve earned runs in his last five appearances, spanning four […]
There’s a pulse. It’s barely beating, but it’s beating. The body is breathing. It’s shallow, but there is the presence of oxygen. The Texas Rangers won a game yesterday that they usually lose. Up 3-0. Then tied 3-3. Up 4-3, then immediately tied 4-4. Up 5-4, then immediately tied 5-5. […]
The Rangers have twenty-seven games left. All they need to do is win seven of those to finish over .500. After six years of futility, where they languished under .500 and lived in oblivion and irrelevance, 2023 has a chance to be the year when they finally finish above .500. […]
