Eric Kauffman
I have been a Ranger fan since they came to Texas in 1972. I went to my first MLB game that year and kept going out to the ballpark until I moved to California in 1992. I have managed to go to one game in the new ballpark but otherwise have to suffer through the highs and lows of the team, first through USA today box scores but now through the internet, where I can see games online. I love where the team is now even more because I remember things like Lenny Randle beating up manager Frank Luchesi in spring training, Brad Corbett hiring and firing Billy Martin even Ted Williams grumpy post game meetings with the press. Thanks to my math teacher Mr. Tilley, I learned algebra by figuring baseball stats by hand, showing my work. That was with Ranger stats.
In spite of their recent success (which has been amazing), my favorite Ranger moment was in 1978, when I saw Richie Zisk hit a walk-off homer off of Goose Gossage against the hated Yankees. They weren't even called walk off's then.
So it came down Friday. Jon Daniels got a promotion and is now President of baseball operations and General Manager. Here’s the good news. He has been a quick study. I mean think about it. He made a…Read More
Let’s look at the happenings of the last couple of weeks. It started with Josh Hamilton’s ridiculous statements about Ranger fans. Now we have the Dynamic Duo from Philly weighing in. Both former Rangers.…Read More
He’s a leaner meaner first baseman and Ron Washington has informed him he is THE first baseman. Mitch Moreland shared time at first base with Mike Napoli and Michael Young last season, hurt his wrist…Read More
I used to like listening to sports call-in shows. Yeah they have always been a place for rabid, opinionated sports fans. But in the last couple of years, it feels like the unrealistic, closed-minded opinions…Read More
I really haven’t had much to say about Josh Hamilton leaving the Rangers. The writing was pretty much on the wall in September, knowing Hamilton wouldn’t take a hometown discount and appeared…Read More
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After one of the oddest off seasons in recent memory, there are many questions surrounding the 2013 version…Read More
I knew that we had been in on Mike Napoli when his original deal with the Red Sox fell apart. (3 year,…Read More
While the off season has been hard to call a success, considering our goals, it was not a failure either.…Read More
Nobody knows how serious the Rangers were about Ian Kinsler moving to first base. Prior to this off-season…Read More
An interesting turn of events in the last week. Mike Olt was named the Rangers Minor League player of…Read More
I know it’s not over yet, but this has been one of the strangest since the days of John Hart and Tom…Read More
I had been a Ranger fan before Brad Corbett bought the team in 1974. But he took over the team as I was…Read More
Last summer, while it never came to a roar, there was quite a bit of buzz about the Rangers possibly…Read More
I wasn’t an active blogger before the spring of 2012. I had a blog where I would rant about sports,…Read More
In case you missed it, Josh Hamilton signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim today. Five years,…Read More
Nobody loves a good conspiracy theory more than me. Â Baseball is famous for its collusion, umm excuse…Read More
Being a baseball fans is sometimes like watching the movies. In the movies they rely on a thing called…Read More
First things first, by the time this posts up something altogether different could have happened because…Read More
I wouldn’t look for the Rangers to make a splash during this week’s Winter Meetings in Nashville. …Read More
Going out of bounds a little bit for writing purposes here, but since Sammy Sosa was property of the…Read More
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