While the Rangers cling onto their wild card hopes like Jack Dawson clung to that drifting piece of furniture in the frigid Atlantic in Titanic, it’s worth noting that the second wild card has historically been a team that has had a pretty good season. This year’s Race of […]
After a weekend series in which the Rangers’ overworked and undermanned bullpen was overtaxed yet again, blowing one game late and threatening to blow the other two against the Los Angeles Trouts of Mike Trout, the following is a public service to all major league managers on how to […]
An old nemesis showed up again last night in Arlington: the Rangers bullpen collapse. And while that was the Rangers’ nineteenth blown save of the season, you may be surprised to realize that last night’s blown save was the Rangers first since July 2. The bullpen went fifty-two games […]
Lost in the devastating news about Adrian Beltre being done for the season was the news that the Rangers traded for a new pitcher at the waiver deadline. Miguel Gonzalez is now a Ranger, coming over from the White Sox. He is a right-handed starter with a career 3.88 […]
If there is one moment this season that defines Joey Gallo’s incredible turn around, it was in the fourth inning of last night’s game. Before this season, Joey Gallo was a strikeout machine. Throw a pitch anywhere in the same zip code and he swung at it. Flailed is […]
After losing six of their first seven meetings this season against the Astros, the Rangers are 5-2 in their last seven. The season series is returning to normalcy. Since the Astros moved into the American League, they have resided in the Rangers back pocket. Texas was 15-4 against Houston […]
So, the Rangers and Astros series is being played in Tampa Bay, of all places, because the Rangers refused to play ball. They refused to swap series. They said no to letting the Astros play these next three in Arlington, and then moving the series at the end of […]
It’s pretty hard to be the stinkiest thing at a stadium known for seeping raw sewage, but the Rangers managed that dubious feat. They went into Oakland’s SewageDump.co Stadium and came out covered in misery. The Rangers earned being swept. They squandered nearly every scoring opportunity. On top of […]
One run in the first on Friday, then nothing. Two runs in the first on Saturday, then basically shut down. The Rangers are suffering from premature offense. They score early, then turn over in bed and fall asleep. If there was Viagra for a baseball lineup, the […]
It’s not time to throw dirt on all the far-fetched wild card talk, and it’s not like the Rangers are officially six-feet under, but with every loss, especially to teams like Oakland, this season is one step closer to pushing daisies. The offensive rebirth the Rangers were enjoying on […]