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Texas Rangers Spring Update: Take a Deep Breath and RELAX
Welcome to March baseballscratch that, early March baseball. When...
Texas Rangers Spring Update: Take a Deep Breath and RELAX
Welcome to March baseballscratch that, early March baseball. When nothing happens, followed by a day of little happening, followed by a day of less happening. By no means am I... Read more…
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One of the most fascinating things about baseball is how a team gameplans to be a winner. Some spend big bucks to get proven veteran talent (Yankees), some play with a ton of young and role players (Rays), some concentrate solely on pitching depth...
Disappointed... Sad... Frustrated... The season ended...ended too soon. Though 2010 and 2011 didn't end the way we wanted them to, there were two ALDS series wins over the Rays and epic ALCS wins over the Yankees and then Tigers that we can talk...
Regardless of which way you describe the end of the Rangers 2012 campaign there is no question the organization failed to reach their ultimate goal from mid-February to yet another demoralizing end to a season in October.
What a difference from yesterday...yesterday we were on the brink of Baseball Playoff Anarchy...today, though not set, the picture is a lot clearer. A's outlasted Rangers...meaning A's clinched a playoff spot (if you couldn't tell by that...
The Rangers rotation is better than a year ago and as I've always said, if these four pitchers are on the Rangers are a very tough team to beat.
Rangers' Mania has had an interesting season so far...started off as quick as Usain Bolt, but them flutterred a little, only to have a blast in June while toying with interleague opponents. July, however, was another visit to reality, but to date...
Last night while I sat at the game, I could feel the frustration and anger building up in regards to this team. I wanted to vent...I wanted to rant. And the loyal followers here, you were to be my sounding boards. However... No rant...no...
It's July in Texas and that means two things. One, it's so hot that now doctor's are recommending you wear sunscreen indoors now. And two, Rangers GM Jon Daniels' cell phone will go through 2-3 batteries. Non-waiver trade deadline...The Trade...
With three weeks remaining before the non-waiver trade deadline, the Rangers are scouting both Cole Hamels and Zack Greinke, but make no mistake about it, if the Rangers are going to add another starting pitcher for the stretch drive, it'll be...
With the 2012 MLB First Year Player Draft in the rear view and the deadline to sign players exactly one month away, teams are trying to sign draftees sooner than later.Texas is no exception after announcing last night the organization came to...
It is done... 3 days...40 rounds...1238 picks...and baseball is ready to begin learning the names, faces, and talents of it's 2012 crop. The draft, which last 10 rounds shorter than in previous years, had many storylines unfold. As for the...
With the professional team poised to continue their success for multiple years going forward, the Rangers used their early round picks to nab high-ceiling, high school talent. In the first two rounds, Texas had five of the first 93 picks and used...
Day One of the Draft in the books, 60 picks down and over a thousand to go. The Texas Rangers selected 29th, 39th, and 53rd (sorry...last week I typed 52nd and not 53rd...my bad, I've got stubby fingers). Here is a recap of who the Rangers...
It's that time of year again...Draft Time. The time of year, especially recently, that we see the Rangers front office of JD and his Super friends reload the farm system. But not just reload, it's more like a re-loading while shooting off the big...
This entire situation can become relatively simple if the Rangers and Hamilton's agent sit down and work through the various options available with both parties making the necessary concessions; Josh in the length of the deal and protections for...
The Rangers went into a four game series in Baltimore trailing the O's by one game in the standings, they left 36 runs in 4 games later up a game. Texas got "offensive" scoring an average of nine runs a game, while holding the O's to a FG in each...
Rangers pitchers undoubtedly heard Maddux preaching this method of pitching all through Spring Training in Arizona and to their credit, appear to have embraced pitching within the strike zone as opposed to trying to get the hitter to chase out of...
Many will spend the next few days debating whether Pudge was the best catcher in the history of baseball and it's an argument he deserves to be a part of, but one thing will never be debated, not for a single moment, and that is whether Pudge's...
The rest of baseball thought they were introduced to the Rangers the past two seasons, well Major League Baseball; meet the 2012 Texas Rangers who are much better than both of the pennant winning clubs you thought you knew.
Monday, April 9th, 2012, or better know as "Yu Day." Later tonight, Yu Darvish will make his MLB debut in front of a packed house at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. I've been looking forward to this game for a long time, a chance to see him in his...
Profar is quite possibly the best prospect the Rangers have had since a 19 year old Pudge Rodriguez was throwing darts to second base in Arlington Stadium.
The Rangers have now rewarded Holland for proving himself with an absolutely fantastic contract extension that could make Holland a fixture in the Rangers rotation through the 2018 season if the Rangers pick up both option years turning a club...
Most fans know the big name players and have this misguided belief that games, divisions, and titles are won with those players. Since that's not this group, I'm notgoing into detail there. Games, Divisions, and Titles are won by having 25...
There's no such thing as "just another relapse," and this one will undoubtedly have ripple effects, but Hamilton and the Rangers must be fair to one another and come up with a contract solution that benefits both parties.
Yu has arrived! No, I'm not out stalking DFW Airport for some massive Air Japan airliner to fly over...Nope! Just patiently watching from my office window for it. On Wednesday, with less than an hour before the signing deadline, the Texas Rangers...
Working around the clock in the days leading up to the 5pm EST deadline to reach an agreement, the Rangers and Japanese Starting Pitcher Yu Darvish have agreed to a six year, $60 million contract.
There are tons and tons of baseball scouts, front office executives, talent advisors, analysts, and coaches who have seen this young man pitch and by a HUGE majority they say he is the "real deal" and worth the risk. Yes, the risk has the down...
With a record setting bid of $51.7 million the Rangers have won the rights to Yu Darvish, considered by many to be the prize of the pitching market this offseason who would immediately replace CJ Wilson in the Rangers rotation if he comes to terms...
The Rangers have put the Angels in that position and because of all the hard work put in by Jon Daniels and his staff, the Rangers only have to make one or two much smaller moves to maintain their edge; moves I fully expect Daniels to make and...
Shameless title, I know, but I've wanted to use that for a while...so I did! I've been wanting to write this piece for a long time, before the season started in fact. But I knew it would be better and much more credible if I waited until after the...
I'll be the first to admit I don't know what moves the Rangers will make this offseason, no one saw the Adrian Beltre signing coming in November last year, but I do know Daniels has the resources to go in a variety of directions now and there...
So 2011 didn't quite end the way we wanted to...alright, fine that might be the understatement of the year for me. But what can we do, continue to sit around and sulk? Granted that it doesn't help that locally the Cowboys are playing to improve...
The measure of a team isn't how they respond when things are going well, it's how they respond when things are going very very wrong and these Rangers have been here time and time again this season.
DIRTBAG!!! Just one word, and you can completely sum-up the Texas Rangers catcher,Mike Napoli. Yeah I know that warrior, bruiser, tough guy can all work as well, but manager Ron Washington said it best...Dirtbag! Last night in Game Five of the...
16 runs, 15 hits, and 4 Home Runs, all in one game. A power-hitter who joined the ranks of Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson with three home runs in a single World Series game, also tied WS records for hits (5), RBI (6), and broke the record for total...
I know many times that I joke and hash-tag, #CardiacBaseball, when referring to the way the Texas Rangers play baseball. But after that night...seriously guys...SERIOUSLY!!! If the remaining games of the 2011 Fall Classic are going to be like the...
In the words of team captain Michael Young, nothing's going to sneak up on the Rangers this time; they're ready.
HEADS UP!!!...(THUD)...Wait for it...(THUD)...Ok, it's safe. Sorry about that, but Nelson Cruz's two home runs from last night just re-entered the atmosphere and landed somewhere between far east Dallas County and Rockwall County. What a night,...
Much has been said, especially here at LTR, about how huge the run to the World Series last season was in the development of a perennial contender, but developing that killer instinct is always the last thing for a young club like the Rangers.
On Friday, September 23rd, the Rangers defeated the Mariners in Arlington, 5-3. After that the fans enjoyed pre-determined postgame fireworks, then nearly two hours after the final pitch the Athletics closed out a 3-1 victory over the Angels. Then...
I love watching baseball games on television, lots of good insight, the ability to rewind and re-watch pitches and plays, but many don't share that feeling. In fact there are many who would rather not watch games, and really only enjoy going to...
With the Angels dropping two of three to the Orioles while the Rangers won their series in Seattle, beating King Feliz Hernandez once again in the rubber match on Sunday, the Rangers magic number sits at six with nine games left to play.
Last night's game...whatever, we were flat from the word go, didn't expect a sweep and Shields is a very good pitcher when he is locked-in. But just as nice, I was jumping up and down late last night...watching the Haren-King Felix, M's-Halos...
Daniels made two trades early Wednesday afternoon bringing back former Rangers catcher Matt Treanor from Kansas City for cash considerations and adding LHP Mike Gonzalez to the bullpen for a player to be named later.
Somehow I knew the Angels would not pack up their tents and go home after the Rangers left Anaheim last week with a seven game lead in the West, but I certainly didn't expect things to be this tight in the race again this quickly.
After spending what seemed like all season clinging to a one game lead over the second place Halos, the Rangers took advantage of the Angels' 2-4 week and extended their division lead to four heading into an important four game series in Anaheim.
I remember when former owner Tom Hicks announced he was promoting Jon Daniels to general manager and having a strange gut feeling that despite his age, he would be the guy who finally put a winner on the field in Arlington.
So you thought the Rangers were done. You thought the Rangers were going to add Heath Bell. Well guess what, when you play the guessing game with Rangers GM Jon Daniels, you lose everytime. With about an hour left before the July 31st non-waiver...
The Texas Rangers have made their first move as the July 31st trade deadline approaches. The Rangers have traded for the services of Oriole reliever Koji Uehara. Uehara, age 36, has been the Orioles right-handed setup man, and what a setup man at...
Aside from Francisco Rodriguez going to the Brewers, it has so far been a very tame and docile environment leading up to the trade deadline on July 31st. We hear day-in and day-out about who's going where, who's active, who's a buyer. who's a...
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