A win is a win. Even an ugly win. But what do you read into yesterday’s win? Did Spencer Howard turn a corner? This was the first time as a Ranger he had seen the fifth inning from the playing field, which is pitiful considering he’s started eleven games. It’s […]
The All-Star Game rosters were announced. Once again, no Rangers position player will be in the starting lineup. Just like in 2021. And 2019. And 2018. And 2017. And 2016. And 2015. And 2014. And 2013. In 2019, Hunter Pence was named the starting DH but he had to bow […]
Hope. That’s what yesterday’s 7-6 come from behind win over the first place Minnesota Twins represented. Hope. Imagine what this team can do when Marcus Semien and Corey Seager carry the offense as they did yesterday and, really, the day before that, too. In Game 82 of the season, Semien […]
Even though the Rangers were swept in Baltimore, they scored a ton of runs in their first two games of that series. They broke open last night’s game with a six-run explosion in the fifth, then hung on for dear life. They are scoring runs, at least. Even if the […]
When the news on their field isn’t as good as it should be, maybe it’s time to turn our attention to another field. This one is guaranteed to be fun. Yesterday, the Rangers announced the opening of their new wiffleball park in The Shed. Of course, it’s sponsored. Nothing is […]
After being swept in Baltimore, the Rangers are now 1-5 in July. They started June 1-5 as well. That was after finally, for the first time in seemingly forever, getting to .500 on the last day of May. The Rangers recovered from their slow start in June to end up […]
In a franchise known for historically bad pitching, have there been many worse starters for the Texas Rangers ever than Spencer Howard? He came to the Rangers at the trade deadline of 2021 for Kyle Gibson and Ian Kennedy. The Phillies were happy to get rid of him. He made […]
If yesterday’s game was a car wreck, there would be rubberneckers lined up for miles on the other side wondering what happened. “Wow, how did that car end up in a tree upside down? That doesn’t seem physically possible.” How did the Rangers lose that game yesterday? That didn’t seem […]
Is there anything more typically Rangeresque than losing a game on a rally started by a strikeout? With the game tied 1-1, the bottom fell out of the bottom of the fourth. Jon Gray struck out Pete Alonso swinging to start the inning. But strike three eluded Jonah Heim’s glove, […]
Back when the Rangers were good, it seemed a different player stepped up every day. One day it was Beltre. Then Kinsler. Josh Hamilton. Or Mitch Moreland. Of course, there was always Michael Young. The Rangers are a long long long way from having the depth of talent they once […]
