The Texas Rangers were all but out of the postseason at the beginning of September. Fans and pundits alike had them as one of the biggest collapses of the modern sports era. On September 19th, Bruce Bochy had enough and let the umpire know it. He was ejected, and the Rangers came back and won the game. They have not …
Perspective is everything. The Texas Rangers have had a bad 4 weeks. No one here or almost anywhere is going to argue that fact. They couldn’t pitch. They couldn’t hit. They couldn’t field. When they got a lead, fans knew it would be gone shortly. Frustration set in as it should. Fans were mad, and rightfully so. I know this …
The Texas Rangers have been one of the best teams in baseball for the majority of the season. They fooled everyone, even themselves. April through July, they were unstoppable. They began August with 8 straight wins, but then things went south. WAY south. If the Rangers went any further south, they would be headed north again. The offense has been …
The Texas Rangers came into Saturday having lost two games in a row. They needed a rebound game against the Twins after Friday night’s bullpen meltdown. Jordan Montgomery took the mound for Texas to try and get them that elusive win. After allowing back-to-back singles, a double play and a groundout got him out of the inning unharmed. Marcus Semien …
The Texas Rangers have been one of the best teams in Major League Baseball during the 2023 season, but the dog days of summer are here. Their offense had been on a historic pace, their starting pitching was great, and the bullpen was doing its job. Rangers fans were becoming hopefully optimistic. Then, the month of August rolled around. While …
“It just didn’t work today,” Max Scherzer said to the media after the Rangers’ 6-2 loss at the hands of the Brewers. It hasn’t worked since Wednesday, to be honest. The Texas Rangers have lost four games in a row for only the second time this season. The offense, which statistically has been the most prolific in baseball, has not …
The Texas Rangers traded for Max Scherzer, Jordan Montgomery, Chris Stratton, and Austin Hedges. All of them have been successful for the club so far, and the Rangers are 11-2 in August. Scherzer is 3-0 as a Texas Ranger, Montgomery has a sub-3 ERA, Stratton has been great out of the bullpen, and Hedges can frame pitches like no one …
The Texas Rangers have officially moved Martin Perez to the bullpen. That leaves the club with 6 starters right now, though Nathan Eovaldi is on the injured list. The central question is what the team should do when Eovaldi returns. The order would be something like: Max Scherzer Nathan Eovaldi Jordan Montgomery Jon Gray Dane Dunning/Andrew Heaney After watching Dunning …
The Texas Rangers faced off against the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon in Game 2 of their three-game series. Jon Gray returned to the rotation after being out for a few weeks. The Marlins pushed across 3 runs in the top of the third, and the Rangers went quietly. The Marlins added two more in the 4th and led 5-0. …
Up until this weekend, people were wondering how serious the Texas Rangers were about winning now. They answered that question this weekend with their additions, saying they are all in. When you are a perceived contender, trades usually happen. With time still left before the August 1 deadline, they are poised to do more. I have been telling people for …
