There’s an old saying in baseball that any night you go to a ballgame there’s a chance to see something that had never been seen before. It happened last night at the Ballpark. Rangers fans witnessed a rare event indeed. What they say was what’s known as “pitching.” It’s […]
It’s not a coincidence that on the night the Rangers were officially eliminated from winning the division, they went the copycat route and tried the “opener.” Tampa Bay pioneered this opener concept. It worked for them. So baseball, being a game of imitation, dictates every other team will follow […]
A slow pitch softball game broke out in the sixth inning yesterday at the Ballpark. The Rangers piled on nine runs, the most they have scored in an inning in over three years. What an inning it was. Double. Home run. Double. Single. Double. Error. Flyout. Home run. Hit by […]
The Rangers haven’t made any official September call-ups. But they have called up a few new faces in the bullpen to replace some holes. And the newbies got called to duty quickly. Zac Curtis and Connor Sadzeck were both pressed into action in the sixth inning. And both did […]
Question: How do you let a six-run lead evaporate? Answer: Two words. Matt. Moore. Last night Matt Moore returned from a few games vacation as a reliable reliever. But it was just a matter of time before he reared his ugly head again. There had been an idea floating […]
In his six starts since becoming a Chicago Cub, Cole Hamels is 4-0 with a 0.69 ERA and one complete game. In his five starts before being traded, Cole Hamels was 1-3 with a 10.234 ERA. He went from Matt Moore to Jacob deGrom. That’s quite a transformation. How […]
After 134 games, what have we learned? The Rangers are not in the same league as the Dodgers, both literally and figuratively. Texas lost all four games they played against the Dodgers this season, including last night’s 3-1 loss. In fact, the Rangers are not in the same ballpark […]
It was immediate futures versus immediate futures on display at the Ballpark last night. Both team sent out their top rookie pitcher. The finest their respective farm system had to offer. Both showed signs of youth. With the Rangers’ Ariel Jurado, it was the inability to locate. With the […]
Jim Bowden, the former general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, whose team won the World Series in 1990, is now a contributing writer for The Athletic, the new online subscription-based daily national sports section. He just came out with his ranking of all thirty farm systems based on the […]
After Martin Perez’s latest loss, there was a lot of chatter on the internet and on the radio about what to do with him for next year. One school of thought that was popular was, even though he is a train wreck, keep him. The Rangers have an option […]
