With the world’s worst bullpen, how many 2-0 wins did the Rangers have during the regular season? You might be surprised. Five. (They didn’t have a 1-0 shutout.) So, last night’s 2-0 shutout of the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series wasn’t unprecedented. But it sure […]
It’s finally here. Football Sunday in Texas. The Rangers face off against the Astros to see who goes to the World Series. After six years of futility and losing, the Rangers are back in the Championship Series for the first time since 2011. For Houston, it’s their seventh year in […]
“I recovered.” Perhaps the two most glorious words the Rangers could hear on the Friday before the American League Championship Series. The thirty-nine-year-old Rangers starter Max Scherzer told reporters Friday he’s ready to go. “I checked all the boxes I possibly can.” The future Hall-of-Famer added, “I respect what Houston […]
The final four teams are set. Atlanta won 104 games. They aren’t in it. Baltimore won 101 games. They aren’t in it. Los Angeles won 100 games. They aren’t in it. In fact, the five teams with the most wins in the 2023 season were eliminated from the playoffs. Neither […]
Strike. Strike. Foul. Ball. Ball. Foul. Ball. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Foul. Line out to left. In what has to be the most fruitful leadoff out in Rangers playoff history, Nathanial Lowe systematically sapped the life out of Orioles starter Dean Kremer’s arm, making him throw pitch after […]
The Rangers are home, up 2-0, having won the first two games in Baltimore. In the playoff era, which started in 1969, only three teams have won the first two road games in a best-of-five series and not won the series. The last team to fail that miserably was your […]
March 12, 2022, the Rangers made one of their most lopsided trades of all time. They dealt infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the Twins for catcher Mitch Garver. Kiner-Falefa was a legend in his own mind. He had a Texas-sized ego with Rhode Island-sized production. He was insulted when he wasn’t […]
You forgot why you, as a Rangers fan, have had a fairly healthy heart the past six years. Why your cuticles and nails were so well groomed. Why your hair was intact. And your breathing normal. The Rangers losing these past six years made you forgot what playoff baseball was […]
Andrew Heaney? It seems the managing has already started with the starter. Bruce Bochy named his starter for today’s game. It’s not Dane Dunning, or Jordan Montgomery, or Nathan Eovaldi—the only three starters the Rangers can really count on. It’s Andrew Heaney. Why in the world would the Rangers start […]
This Orioles team the Rangers face in a best-of-fiver was built from within. Like the Astros had done to build their dynasty, Baltimore deliberately put its fanbase through misery and years’ worth of losing seasons, reaping early draft picks year after year. That yielded catcher Adley Rutschman, pitcher Grayson Rodriguez, […]
