Four games left. The Rangers are about to do the impossible. Okay, not impossible. Improbable. Go from worst to first. Right now they are two-and-a-half games up on Houston and three games up on the Angels with four games left. Against the Angels. There are too man scenarios and such to […]
Ian Kinsler’s attempt to single-handedly put the dagger in the heart of the Rangers failed as Drew Stubbs miraculously caught up to his tailing line drive to end the game and preserve an agonizing 7-6 win for the Rangers, and possibly preserve their season. You paid your ticket. You […]
Cy Young candidate Dallas Keuchel came into yesterday’s game an amazing 14-0 at home. 15-0 would be a record for undefeated home wins in a single season. He got that. Talk about the opposite of a road warrior. After yesterday’s sparkling 4-2 victory over the Rangers, Keuchel is now […]
Here are a couple things to think about as the Rangers stare down the final eight games of the regular season. This thing is far from over and far from won. It sure is nice to have a three-and-a-half game lead with eight to play. But the Rangers had […]
Three was the the magic number last night. Three, as in the Rangers hit three home runs. Three, as in they tended to pick up three RBIs at once, with a couple three-run homers. A totally unlikely one from Elvis Andrus, the first ever of his career. An expected one from Adrian […]
Some teams earn the nickname “cardiac kids” for their uncanny ability to come back in heart-stopping, clutch situations. If they are down in the ninth, you just know they are going to come back. Never say die. The 2015 Rangers? When it comes to drama, the outcome of their […]
The last road trip of the year gets kicked off with Martin Perez’s surgically-repaired arm. Thirteen games left. Every one of them will be huge. Fortunately, the Rangers have experienced this scenario before. The last time the Rangers had to face a critical thirteen-game stretch was the start of the […]
It was fun while it lasted. Mitch Moreland’s home run put the Rangers ahead early until an ugly six-run fifth inning by the Mariners. There’s not a whole lot to say about yesterday’s game. So this one will be mercifully short. Yesterday, in four-and-a-third innings, Derek Holland threw ninety-two […]
Remember 2011? What we are seeing from Shin-Soo Choo might be the best sustained offensive domination from a Rangers hitter since 2011, what Joe Maddon called, “The Year of the Napoli.” But if you look at the numbers, as well as Choo is doing since the second half started, it’s […]
The Rangers have been invincible lately. It seems, though, that there is one thing that can beat them: Bad luck. In last night’s 3-1 loss to Seattle, the Rangers saw a lot of bad luck piled on top of bad luck. With two on and two out in the top of […]