The thing about baseball is, it all evens out in the end. Ross Detwiler will eventually be Ross Detwiler. He has a lifetime ERA of 4.15. Yet, he came into last night’s game 1-0 with an ERA of 2.13. For a while he thought he was Clayton Kershaw. He held the […]
It’s been nearly seven years since the Rangers were shutout twice in a row at home. To find the last time that happened, you have to go all the back to 2009. On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, against Oakland, then the next game (with an off day in the […]
“Six innings or more with three earned runs or fewer.” The Quality Start stat took a bit of a beating last night. Cole Hamels accomplished that against the Tigers on Saturday. So, technically, it’s a quality start. But I would bet he won’t be accepting too many pats on […]
In 1948, Boston Post sports writer Gerald Hern, while covering the Boston Braves, was lamenting that they had only two starting pitchers that they could count on, Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain. He wrote a poem about it: “First we’ll use Spahn, then we’ll use Sain, then an off […]
I couldn’t possibly imagine what it must feel like to be Prince Fielder right now. The heartache of being just thirty-two years old and having what you love to do most in your life snatched out of your hands. Since his press conference to announce that his career is over, […]
Colorado versus Texas. The battle of whose bullpen sucks the worst. It was 3-1 Texas after both starters were gone. Meaning, it would be another bullpen game. Cross your fingers. Fortunately, the only bullpen shakier than the Rangers’ bullpen is the Rockies’ bullpen. After the Rangers’ pen gave up […]
Remember all those games the Rangers would lose with Wilhelmsen coming out of the bullpen? Or Cesar Ramos? Or Luke Jackson? Or Shawn Tolleson? Or Tanner Scheppers? Guess what? The Rockies are the National League Rangers. Their bullpen is what ours is. Or was. In fact, even now, after the […]
The Rangers played the waiting game once again last night. Get dominated by a rookie starting pitcher for seven innings and wait until he is taken out, then go to work on the new guy. For the Rangers, a relief pitcher is someone who gives them relief from a […]
Yu Darvish was brilliant yesterday. In the past he has taken perfect games into the ninth. He has had no-hitters going into the eighth. But yesterday he was about as dominating as he’s ever been. He certainly pitched his best game of the season. He scattered five hits, didn’t […]
Sabermetricians must hate Lucas Harrell. He single-handedly upends everything they stand for. They are all about numbers. And his numbers paint a really ugly picture. Look at the mess he has created: Starts: 2 Innings: 9.2 Hits: 9 ER: 4 BB: 8 K: 7 Pitches: 186 Strikes: 92 Balls: 94 […]