In discussing the millions of miles the Rangers need to make up in order to be on the road to competitive, the culprit always seems to land at the feet of the pitching, and for good reason. It’s dreadful. But lost in the pitching morass (and nobody had morass […]
Jeff Banister was a guest on MLB Network Radio yesterday. He was asked what happened and how everything went down. In taking the high road and in an effort to choose his words carefully, he didn’t say much at all. A lot of hemming and hawing. A lot of […]
Was it goodbye? Not sure whether this was going to be Beltre’s last ever home game as a Ranger, manager Don Wakamatsu decided to allow the crowd to give him a hero’s send off. As the six inning started, Beltre took his customary position at third. Then, Wakamatsu sent […]
Welcome to the One Strike Away Club, Mike Minor. You are now officially a Texas Ranger. After battling through four innings in which he gave up a few hits but no runs, Minor had two outs, nobody on, and two strikes to Seattle’s Mitch Haniger. He got a fastball […]
Okay, the when is out of the way. That happened yesterday. The Rangers fired manager Jeff Banister. Now it’s the endless chatter about the who. Who replaces him? Don’t expect anyone with a name, meaning proven, like Joe Girardi. Daniels won’t put up with anyone who is more accomplished […]
A couple weeks ago the analysts on MLB Network Radio were discussing managers on the hot seat. C.J. Nitkowski was one of the analysts. When the discussion got to Jeff Banister, the other host pointed out that with the direction of the Rangers this season and last season, Banister’s […]
The Rangers have an off day today. The cynic—and the realist—would say this will be their fourth off day in a row, after the three games they just played against Tampa Bay. It was the second time in the last four series the Rangers were swept. The season seems to […]
So much for going out with a bang. More like 2018 is ending with a whimper. The Rangers were shut out for the second game in a row, and third time in their last seven games. For historical context, you’d have to go all the way back to August […]
Back to playing above-.500 competition, the Rangers looked every bit the below-.500 team. The Tampa Bay Rays have been one of the top three teams in the American League since the All-Star break, mainly on the strength of their pitching. Last night, the Rangers once again let their talent […]
Once the Rangers realized they had no shot at post-season—which for the front office was July 31 but for the fan base was December 15 when they acquired Matt Moore with the intention of putting him the rotation—they traded away their bullpen. Once they traded away their bullpen, they […]
