The Rangers Are 5-9
Well, this one was fun… If you’re the kind of person that enjoys holding your hand over a hot flame. Yu Darvish got the start today, and for five innings, things looked great. Yu…
Read more →Brandon Land
Fine Lines and Dark Circles
For a moment, consider the following sequences: Single, ground out, single, double, ground out, single. Single, single, line out, walk, walk, grand slam. Home run, strikeout, double, fly out, double, single, fly out. No,…
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Crossroads
Being that it’s the middle of January, we’re at a point in the baseball calendar in which baseball news is virtually non-existent. Other than the terrible news of Yordano Ventura’s unfortunate passing over the…
Read more →The Rangers Trail 1-0
Well, that was less than ideal. Some thoughts: Cole Hamels just wasn’t very good today. His final line of 7 runs (6 earned) on 6 hits and 3 walks doesn’t quite do it justice.…
Read more →Rangers-Jays: The Rematch
Back on May 15, after Rougned Odor‘s right hook staggered Jose Bautista and ignited a benches-clearing brawl in Arlington, there was no reason to believe that we’d be here today. Yes, I think many…
Read more →Odds 2.0
A little over a week ago, I visited some playoff odds and talked about the W-L records that would need to happen in order to make the AL West competitive again. Over a week…
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The Rangers Are 43-25
The Rangers are now 4 games up for the best record in the American League, and on pace to win 102 games. If you’re not entertained, baseball probably isn’t for you.
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The Rangers Are 41-25
And that’s why baseball is the best sport. Seriously, this looked like a game, heading into the sixth inning, that the Rangers wouldn’t be close in. Much of that was due to yet another…
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Mitch Moreland’s Struggles Are Easily Identifiable
Despite last night’s drubbing at the hands of the Oakland A’s, the Texas Rangers still boast the American League’s best record. That feat is more amazing when you consider that, for almost every one…
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