The fourth-place Rangers finally put together a good game, beating Oakland 7-0. RANGERS BEAT THE ATHLETICS, AND BANISTER, 7-0. At first I thought, you have to feel bad if you are a Texas Rangers starting pitcher and Jeff Banister is your manager. He has so little faith in you that, […]
So this is what good baseball looks like. _____ A QUALITY STARTER. A game like last night’s has so many noteworthy moments and plays. Fourteen hits, with two-double performances from Delino DeShields and Mitch Moreland. Nomar Mazara collecting three hits and a walk. The Rangers taking advantage of some sloppy […]
This time last year was the debut of Danny Santana, who had a great spring but was sent down because he was blocked at second. He decided he wouldn’t let that happen again, eventually getting starts in every position but catcher and pitcher. NOTHING TO SEE. Wet, cold, nasty, dreary, […]
Assuming there is a 2020 season, will Jose Leclerc be the Rangers closer? If he is, great. If not, no big deal. The Rangers will just get another. YOU, TOO, COULD BE THE NEXT RANGERS CLOSER. Before the sky totally falls on the Rangers season, let’s remember one thing. Closers […]
Having a bulldog on your team is always a good thing. Here is Colby Lewis’s six-inning, one-run start. —– SIX-MILLION-DOLLAR MAN. Every time you think Colby Lewis is done, he proves you wrong. Every time you think he is out of gas, he finds another gear. Every time you doubt […]
Since 2016 was the last winning Rangers season, and probably will be for a few more years to come, might as well concentrate on that year, remembering what good baseball is. FIRST WEEK HIGHLIGHTS. The Rangers finished the first week of the season 3-4, having lost one series and split one […]
This one is self explanatory. THE FUTURE IS ALWAYS BRIGHT. “Other teams might kick themselves for trading away their top pitching prospects only to see them succeed, to varying degrees, elsewhere. Yet the Rangers have one of the deepest pitching systems in the game. In fact, of their top 10 […]
The Rangers beat Toronto 5-1 to move to 4-6 on the young season. Mike Minor was brilliant. MINOR DOMINATION. Mike Minor earned two Ws last night. One for dominating the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up just two hits and one run in a Jeff-Banister-complete-game six innings of work. He walked […]
The Rangers came off an opening day 8-0 loss to the Athletics in Oakland. You can see the box score here. ONE SHADE OF GRAY. Domination. It’s just the first game. It’s not the way you want to christen a season. But when you face a starter like Sonny Gray, […]
During a baseball season, this is an easy blog to maintain. Just watch what is happening and comment on it. During the off-season, not so easy. But at least there was always a light at the end of the tunnel. Now, there is no light. Only an endless tunnel. And, […]