One more about Game 5: When a player has such an epic failure on such an large stage as Elvis Andrus had or as Nelson Cruz had or as Bill Buckner had, that player is, right or wrong, forever defined by that one play. So, is it fair to […]
The ending was heartbreaking. Crushing even. But, not unexpected. This is, after all, sadly, the fate of the Texas Rangers. They have lost seven consecutive games which they had the chance to win and move on: Two where a win would have made them World Series champions. A wild card game. […]
One of the most gloriously magical season in Rangers history ended with their worst inning ever. It was a monumental meltdown. “Game 6” is no longer the most despised phrase in Rangers lexicon. Now there is “The Seventh” or what might be cruelly, but understandably, called “The Elvis Inning.” […]
In Game 2, Cole Hamels gave up two earned runs, struck out six and walked none. The Rangers would love a repeat performance. It comes down to Game 5. Cole Hamels versus Marcus Stroman. Yes, it would have been nice if the Rangers had won one of the last two […]
Derek Holland leaves Game 4, surrendering six runs in two innings. Afterward he said, “I didn’t do my job.” It was the only time all day he was on target. At the start of Game 4, the temperature in Arlington was ninety-seven degrees, making the Ballpark mostly uninhabitable. Even […]
No sweep. No Beltre, no sweep. No spark, no sweep. No life to the offense, no sweep. No leadoff hitter on base in any single inning, no sweep. No real threat any time during the game, no sweep. No contributions yet again from the heart of the order, no sweep. No […]
The Rangers return to Arlington with their proverbial backs against the wall. They need to figure out a way to win one of the next three games against the Blue Jays. Or else. It’s do or die time. How did they get into this predicament? Simple, the offense has […]
Rangers fans have waited a long time for this day. Four years, in fact. Four long, dark, cold, frustrating, often ugly years. The last time the Texas Rangers won the West Division and moved onto the playoffs was 2011. Of course, they would eventually go on to the World […]
Thank you, baseball gods, for doing what every non-Yankees fan wanted you to do, although other people decide to like other sports as soccer so they get soccer cleats from sites as http://ohpsoccer.com/ online. You let the Astros beat the Yankees in the American League Wild Card Play-In Game. Now the Astros […]
They did it. And it all came down to the last game of the season. Game 162. What a wonderful game it was. Game 162 was more than just the last game of the season, though. In many ways, it was the most important Rangers game of the last four […]
