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Slumps, And Rants

On a steamy Thursday night in Arlington, Ranger-ace Yu Darvish took on Toronto RHP Esmil Rogers. That’s Yu Darvish. And Esmil Rogers. This one was supposed to be the gimme of the four-game weekend…Read More

Reversing the Skid (Rangers and Blue Jays Preview)

The Rangers are having a ” down time” right now, there is no doubt about that. They are losing more games than they are winning, and no matter what month it is, that is never a good thing.…Read More

Derek Holland Roughed Up By Indians

It might come as a surprise, but Derek Holland (+2.7 fWAR) has been just as valuable as Yu Darvish (+2.7 fWAR) in 2013. Darvish obviously catches the headlines — as well as the bobble-head nights…Read More

2013 Texas Rangers: The Goal is not Perfection, it’s a Championship

Anyone who plays baseball can tell you, it’s a grind. Six months is a long time to wait to see if you are going to make the post season, and for a fan, sometimes it is easy to lose site of the…Read More

And Then There Were The A’s, Again

The Texas Rangers are coming off of a great series against the Tigers where they won three out of four at home. The game last night was a bit crazy, and it took what seemed like twenty-two hours or so.…Read More

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Battle of First Place Teams (Darvish vs. Verlander)

The Rangers and Detroit are about to face off in a four game set this weekend, but that is now what…Read More

The Rangers Are 22-13

- The Rangers trailed 2-1 when Nelson Cruz did this (Drew Sheppard). Damn. - Tied 2-2 heading into the…Read More

Back In Texas

The Rangers road trip has been mostly unsuccessful so far, after losing to the Cubs and splitting with…Read More

Yu Darvish Is A God Amongst Men

Yu Darvish, your master Here is what I wrote about Yu Darvish on January 23rd: Dan Symborski, who…Read More

The Red Sox Come To Town

  The Red Sox have the best record in all of baseball right now, and the Rangers have been going…Read More

Home Cooking

Lets face it, the Rangers have been struggling to get hits of late, and that is especially the case…Read More

More Than Just a Man: The Ascendancy of Yu Darvish

Throughout his rookie season and primarily towards the final months of the 2012 season, Yu Darvish was…Read More

Rangers vs. Twins

The Rangers are coming off of another series win, and another series win against an AL West opponent.…Read More

Observations on the Rangers’ Sweep of Seattle

  Coming into Friday, the Rangers were dealt with some disappointing news when the team learned…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

Big Weekend

Now it may seem to early in the season (and it probably is) to call any series a “big series”yet,…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

The Night That Almost Was, But Wasn’t

April 2nd, 2013 — A date to store in your memory bank. Since there isn’t a perfect way to…Read More

Comprehensive 2013 AL West Projections

In 2012, the AL West was expected to primarily be a dog fight between the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles…Read More

Opening Day Countdown: One More Week

It doesn’t get much better than this part of the year. It’s the beginning of spring- a time…Read More