The Rangers dropped the first game of their series in Arlington against the Angels 2-0, despite a very strong start from Derek Holland. They rebounded in the second game behind Martin Perez’s six shutout innings and three-hits each from Ian Desmond and Nomar Mazara, for their twenty-sixth win of […]
Happy new year to everyone in RR3 nation. I sure hope the new one is better for you than the old one. Here are six predictions for 2017: 1. Despite what Jon Daniels is saying, no way do Profar, Rua and Gallo form the 1B/DH core for this team in 2017, if […]
The Rangers swept the Astros in Houston, beating the once invincible Dallas Keuchel to win their twenty-fifth game of the season. ***** WEEK SEVEN. Originally published May 23, 2016. It was the worst of weeks. It was the best of weeks. The Rangers headed to Oakland fresh off The Punch […]
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 […]