ericreining
I'm a 23 year-old from Southern California with two primary passions: Dealing cards and following my favorite baseball team.
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The Rangers Are 17-9
Another day down, and another day the Rangers stave off reaching double-digits in the loss column on the young season. - On a night where Yu Darvish (5-1) clearly didn’t have his best stuff, he still…Read More
The Rangers Are 16-8
Derek Holland didn’t pitch poorly, but the defense let him down and the offense didn’t do anything until it was much too late, and the Rangers lost for just the 2nd time in their last 9 games. I…Read More
The Rangers Are 16-7
Ian Fullington and I discuss more stuff I recall being a “night person” conceivably since I was about 14 years old, so writing an article at 2:20 a.m. isn’t anything out of the ordinary.…Read More
Rangers Dissect Twins, Improve To 15-7
For about half of the Rangers’ 15 victories on the young season, the narrative has looked something like this: The offense wasn’t inspiring; nothing spectacular happened; the defense didn’t…Read More
Rangers Leverage Game One From Rivals In Anaheim
Here, just look at it: Source: FanGraphs If you aren’t familiar with how a leverage index works, it’s quite simple, really: Depending on the context of the game (score, inning, outs),…Read More
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Strong Starts
Admittedly I’m still suffering from writer’s block, or whatever the force is called that…Read More
Heading Into Sunday –
- I’m not sure if it will come tomorrow or two months from now, but right now I am not yet comfortable…Read More
Rangers Lose Matt Harrison Until All-Star Break, Shutout Mariners 7-0
No one really understands why Yu Darvish struggles seemingly every start against the Mariners. I tend…Read More
A Day After The Rainout
(I wrote this last night. So, typically, it’s not current.) Rainouts aren’t fun. They…Read More
Regular Season Musings
So, I was notified via email this morning that my Boston Marathon article has been taken down. So that’s…Read More
Alexi Ogando Is The Most Interesting Man In The World
(The first part was written Saturday night. So if it seems alive, it’s really not. The 2nd part…Read More
Rangers Lose Middle Game In Seattle
I’m fascinated by the style of structure. I imagine that plays a role in why I’m so drawn…Read More
A View Of The First 10 Games
I’m not a homer for the Rangers. There must be some small insecurity deep inside me that makes…Read More
Rangers Thwart Mariners’ Suicide Squeeze Attempt, Defeat Felix Hernandez
I never looked at Vegas’s line for tonight’s game against the Mariners, because no matter…Read More
Rangers Drop Finale, Win Series
Ian Fullington and I discuss stuff Due to random circumstances I haven’t been able to get behind…Read More
“Sorry 4 The Wait”
Hey guys (and ladies), over the last four or so days I’ve been bitten by the hands of time and…Read More
Of Cosmic Irony, Josh Hamilton, And A 4-2 Start To The Season
Lance Berkman, David Murphy and Ian Kinsler all went yard for the Rangers, Yu Darvish slugged through…Read More
Starting Pitcher Struggles, Team Loses
It was sunny today in Arlington. 73 degrees. Clear. And the wind was blowing. As such, the conditions…Read More
Rangers Take Home Opener
Ian and I discussing the Elvis Andrus‘ deal and stuff Adrian Beltre hit a clutch two-out home…Read More
Rangers Set New Record, Win Opening Series In Houston
On Sunday evening — Opening Day — Ranger lefty Matt Harrison struck out a career-high 9 Astros…Read More
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