The Rangers met the Astros in the second game of the three-game series. Of course, the Rangers won. I said it was the Astros. ***** A .693 WINNING PERCENTAGE. Originally published May 22, 2016. The Harlem Globetrotters had the Washington Generals. From 1953 until 1995, the Washington Generals had a record of 6–13,000 […]
After The Punch, the Rangers went on to lose three in a row, getting swept by hapless Oakland. But, fear not, their next three games were against Houston. No better way to regain your sea legs than a series with the Astros. Texas went into Houston and won the first of […]
May 15 was my fourth daughter’s graduation from college. That same day the Rangers were playing. I was following the game on my MLB app on my phone but, right as the ceremony started, I was informed it might be a better idea to pay attention to my daughter’s graduation […]
After dropping the first of three to Toronto, the Rangers earned an extra-innings victory on a home run in the bottom of the tenth with two outs by Drew Stubbs, who was pinch hitting for Mitch Moreland. It was the Rangers twenty-first win of the season. Shawn Tolleson was starting to […]
After yet another loss to the White Sox to start a three-game series, the Rangers finally beat Chicago 13-11 for their nineteenth win of the season. They were starting to earn a reputation for coming from behind. ***** DELAYED GRATIFICATION. Originally published May 11, 2016 We live in a […]
The Rangers swept Detroit to go 18-14 on the season. Here is how it looked then. WEEK FIVE. Originally published May 9, 2016 The Rangers finished the week at 4-3, on a seven-game road trip that featured some really nice recoveries. A sweep of the Detroit Tigers on the heels of […]
The Rangers lost three of four to Toronto, then went into Detroit reeling. They won the first two games. This one, they hit four home runs to win 10-5. This was in the middle of Powerball mania that was sweeping the country. I didn’t win. ***** POWERBALL. Originally published May […]
The Rangers traveled to Toronto for a four-game series. They won the first game, 2-1, for their fifteenth win of the season, but would then lose the next three. ***** OFF THE HOOK. Originally published May 3, 2016 Eric Nadel called it “boneheaded.” Luckily, baseball is a team game and Delino DeShields’s […]
The Rangers won four in a row, lost four in a row, then turned around and won four in a row again, beating the Angels 7-2 to finish April 14-10. ***** EVERYONE HITS. Originally published May 1, 2016 The first month of the season is over, and the Rangers are playing […]
MLB.com’s top 100 prospects list is out. The Rangers have one player on the list: pitcher Yohander Mendez at 56. Here is a division-by-division breakdown of how many prospects each team has in the top 100: NY Yankees, 6 Boston, 3 Tampa Bay, 3 Toronto, 3 Baltimore, 0 Chicago White […]