There’s a reason the Rangers plunked down all those millions of dollars on pitching. (And a reason the Rangers haven’t had a winning season in so long.) Pitching wins games. The Rangers ran into some great Baltimore pitching last night, sneaking in one lousy single in an entire nine innings […]
“Oh no.” ESPN had Phillies shortstop Trea Turner mic’ed in the second inning when he responded to a Josh Jung fly ball deep to right that cleared the fence for a home run. Oh no was right if you were a Phillies fan this weekend. They got pounded by the […]
Hey, wait a minute. If the Rangers are going to average thirteen and a half runs a game, why did they need to go out and acquire all that pitching? Dane Dunning, Dallas Keuchel, Kohei Arihar, Mike Foltynewics, Spencer Howard, and the rest of the retreads the Rangers picked off […]
Forgives us here at Rangers Rounding 3rd for still being in early season pun mode. We weren’t able to work out all the silly word plays in spring due to missing some time with syntax errors. Speaking of that, it’s another day, another debut of a Texas Rangers starter who […]
August 15, 2020. That was the last time the Rangers were over .500. Two and a half years ago. Two and a half long, dark, painful, frustrating, forgettable years. It isn’t so much the Rangers being over .500 as it is how they did it. The exact opposite of how […]
Opening Day is hope. Sometimes it’s the naive hope of a kid wishing for a unicorn on a birthday candle. Sometimes it’s the realistic hope of blue skies and sunshine on your day off. Sometimes it’s the painful hope that Red speaks of to Andy Dufresne in Shawshank Redemption when […]
Every year, teams go into spring training with ninety-nine percent of their roster already set. Just a matter of getting ready for the 162-game grind. And get a look at some of the potential call ups when the inevitable injuries occur. There isn’t a place for Ezequiel Duran to play, […]
So, who closes for the Rangers? Interesting question. There seem to be three choices. José Leclerc. Jonathan Hernandez. Will Smith. Leclerc might be the first man up for the role. The twenty-nine-year-old righty was, after all, the Rangers closer in 2018 and 2019, taking over at the trade deadline of […]
Remember when you were a kid and the Christmas tree was up and there were presents under the tree with your name on it and it was a few days before Christmas and those wrapped gifts were like they were just mocking you to open them but you couldn’t and […]
With the start of the season just four days away, and the Rangers being done with Surprise, Arizona, for 2023, it’s time for the annual predictions. If you recall, three wild card teams in each league make the playoffs. The teams in bold are the post-season teams. World Series: San […]
