Richard Justice had another question and answer column on MLB.com. Paraphrasing: Q: Is Arenado a viable option and is he worth it? Justice: Blah blah blah. Risk Hem and haw. Maybe. Yack, yack. Expensive. Whatever. Reality: Yes. Why would any team not want the best player at his position. The […]
Yesterday, MLB.com’s Richard Justice wrote a column entitled, “The winners of the offseason (so far)…” Guess who made the list? One hint: the name of this site isn’t MarinersRounding3rd or PadresRounding3rd. Give up? It’s the Rangers. Here is what Justice had to say: “In an 18-day stretch, Texas’s rotation was […]
“Our focus is getting back into contention and staying there for an extended period.” Those are the words of Rangers general manager Jon Daniels as he heads to San Diego for Monday’s beginning to the annual Winter Meetings. Daniels is a master at GMspeak. The art of saying something without […]
On this Thanksgiving Day, there’s a lot to be thankful for. I’m thankful for baseball. It’s a cliché to say that bad baseball is better than no baseball but offseasons are tough. Without games to watch, it’s six months of darkness. While the baseball being played by my hometown hero […]
This sign stealing ordeal was wrong. What the Astros did in 2017 was cheating. There is no gray area. They knew it. Which is why they kept it hidden. That’s a dead giveaway it they knew it was wrong. Stealing signs from second base isn’t cheating. Everybody knows the other […]
What a difference a retirement makes. For the previous eight seasons the Rangers had the top third basemen in baseball. In a position heavy on offense and thick with talent, Texas had the best in Adrian Beltre. Then he had to go and get old. Replacing Beltre was always going […]
This World Series has been the opposite of home sweet home. After five games the road team has won every time. If that holds up, it would be good news for Washington as the Series shifts back to Houston. The Nationals have Stephen Strasburg on the mound tomorrow against Justin […]
Other than opening day, today is the best baseball day of the season. Four playoff games in one day. For baseball fans, it’s like Christmas in October. Maybe one day one of those playoff teams could be the Texas Rangers. In the Jon Daniels regime, this is now the second […]
Beware of September results. On the surface, it looked like Oakland was running out a dominating starter last night against Tampa Bay. Sean Manaea came into last night’s wild card game with a sparkling 4-0 record and an ERA of 1.21, having made just five last-season starts after missing the […]
From the moment you come out of your mother’s womb you instinctively learn two things. One, how to breathe. Two, good pitching beats good hitting. It’s been that way since the beginning of time. It’s that way now. Good pitching beats good hitting. On Monday good pitching shut out the […]
