Babe. Mickey. Willie. Junior. Hank. Albert. You know you are an icon when people know you by one name. Last night, Albert Pujols became Albert. He hit two home runs to reach the magical, unfathomable, historic number 700. Babe and Hank were the only two other players to have ever […]
It would be nice if the Rangers owners watched last night’s game. They would have learned a very important lesson. Winning is fun. Fans like it when your team wins. It’s easy, and fun sport, to blame the past six seasons on Jon Daniels. And you would be right to […]
As the Rangers brace for the final few weeks of their stretch drive to the offseason, they made a significant roster move yesterday, signing veteran catcher Kevin Plawecki to a major league contract. The thirty-one-year-old was recently released by the Red Sox. This moves gives them three catchers on the […]
No outs. Runners at first and second. Three runs had already come across to turn a 2-2 tie into a 5-2 Angels lead. Rangers’ lefty reliever John King was on the mound. He let a fastball fly. It’s hit sharply to Josh Jung at third. He steps on the bag. […]
So far, the Rangers kiddie core is holding its own. That’s a good sign. Josh Jung andBubba Thompson are getting a real taste of major league pitching, and don’t seem to be overwhelmed. Third baseman Jung has played in ten games now, accumulating forty plate appearances. He’s hit three home […]
With yesterday’s 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay, the Texas Rangers have been officially eliminated from playoff contention. They are now 17 games out of the final wild card spot with 16 games to play. MLB added a third wild card to each league starting this year, giving the Rangers one […]
It’s hard to tell what the Rangers have in Jon Gray. But whatever they have, they have him for three more seasons. So, as they build a rotation from scratch, he is the one guy whose name they can write in permanent ink on the whiteboard. If, come next season, […]
There were bright spots in this mostly hazy season. Two were on display in last night’s game. Martin Perez and Nathanial Lowe. Yes, there’s the arrival, with a bang, of Josh Jung. And the baby core of Bubba Thompson and Leody Taveras showing they might have staying power. And, of […]
The Rangers have nineteen games to play. They have lost eighty-one games. Mathematically, they could lose one hundred games this season. It’s doubtful that happens. They lost Wednesday. To lose one hundred means they would have to lose twenty games in a row. They will not lose twenty games in […]
Remember when you were little and you were on a long, boring car trip because your dad wouldn’t spring for pitching, ooops, wouldn’t spring for airfare, so you piled everything and everyone into a small car and drove, and the miles and mile and miles just piled up endlessly and […]
