The Rangers have featured some promising young starters of late. A.J. Alexy. Glenn Otto. Taylor Hearn. Spencer Howard is not one of them. The right-handed Howard was the top prospect in the Phillies system. Then he was called up to the major leagues. Since then he has gone from prospect […]
In December of 2020, which was just ten months ago, Yohel Pozo was living in his car in a Walmart parking lot with his wife and nine-month-old son. His son had a stroke. Minor league baseball was shut down, so he had no income. He was broke and couldn’t afford […]
One-hundred forty-one games into the season, the Rangers had their most satisfying game. They’ve had a few walk-off homer games, those are always fun. They’ve had a few well pitched games from rookies, those are always encouraging. But for just all out fun to watch and, really, improbably, yesterday’s 8-6 […]
Baseball has a way of bringing you back down to earth. After winning seven of their last ten games, including four in a row, the Rangers rolled into their customary house of horrors known as Oakland Coliseum with a bit of wind behind them and a small measure of swagger. […]
Now that the season is winding down and players are trying to play for a shot at the roster next year, it’s interesting to look back at the opening day roster. The starting infield was Nathaniel Lowe at first, Nick Solak at second, Brock Holt at third, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa […]
It’s amazing what happens when a batter makes contact with the ball. The Rangers offense has been showing signs of life lately. Yesterday, they got eleven hits, enough to generate eight runs in an 8-5 win and two-game sweep of the Arizona Diamonbacks. It was capped by a three-run fourth […]
Three wins in a row. On the road. With quality pitching. They split a series in Los Angeles. They have the chance to sweep a short two-gamer in Arizona. Just 38 games under .500. Jordan Lyles picked up a W. It’s all clicking for the Rangers. In the better late […]
Baseball has been around a long time. In the history of the game, no pitcher has ever done what A.J. Alexy has done. No pitcher has given up just one hit in each of his first two major league starts. Think of all the pitchers in the Hall of Fame. […]
Don’t look now, but Taylor Hearn is turning himself into a reliable major league starter. He has quietly put together a nice run of games, posting an even 3.00 ERA in six second-half starts. His ERA in July was 1.72. In August, 2.92. Yesterday, he went deeper than he ever […]
You kind of wonder, what’s the point? What’s the point of the Rangers packing up all their equipment, hopping on a plane, and flying somewhere to play baseball? They’re going to lose, like they have done in 51 of their 67 road games. They’re going to fail to hit with […]
