The last time the Rangers won a series on the Southside of Chicago was 2014. Very little else went right for the Rangers that year but they did win four out of six games that year against the White Sox. One of the games was 16-0. Colby Lewis threw a […]
Raise your hand if you thought yesterday’s game was over after the third inning. You’re not alone. Down 5-0 with an offense that doesn’t show much fight, nor the ability to score run in bunches, more the ability to get hits with runners in scoring position, which, when you think […]
Seager and Semien. $325 million for ten years and $175 million for seven years. This is Year One. So far, it hasn’t been what anyone would call a success. Every time Corey Seager goes to the plate, the Rangers TV announcers are quick to point out he has the most […]
The Rangers open a three-game series against the White Sox today in Chicago. The White Sox were the pre-season favorites to win the Central, having won it in 2021 and finishing in second in 2020. In fact, Chicago was coming off its first back-to-back postseason appearances ever in team history. […]
Home sweet home. Road rotten road. That’s Dane Dunning’s motto. His road ERA is about a point-and-a-half higher on the road than at home. At home, Dunning is a very respectable 1-1 won-lost, 3.53 ERA, 0.981 WHIP. On the road, 0-0, 4.91, 1.675. It’s that WHIP that is so glaringly […]
With all that happened in the past week, including the Rangers clawing back to .500, lots of kids getting called up and getting a chance, some players being DFAed or sent down, bullpen implosions and Marcus Semien inching his way past .190, the amazing catch Eli White made last week […]
The roster transformation continues. It was badly needed. After struggling to hit .136 with the Rangers this season, then complaining about being sent down, Calhoun failed to take advantage of his time in Round Rock, hitting a paltry .221 with an uninspiring .267 on-base percentage. The Rangers finally released had […]
A few years ago there was a popular ad campaign featuring the Most Interesting Man in the World. He would look straight into the camera and say, “I don’t always drink beer but when I do, I drink Dos Equis.” Adolis Garcia is the Rangers equivalent. He is the Most […]
There’s a wonderful website called This Great Game, which bills itself as The Online Book of Baseball. It’s filled with fascinating stories about the histories of teams and ballparks and players. In the Ballparks section, they have a history of Arlington Stadium, which you can read here, that’s really a […]
So much for the experts. Or, maybe, the experts were right but the players got it wrong. Either way, this season for the Mariners or the Rangers has not gone as predicted by those who know and predict these things for a living, or even by people who do this […]
