Rangers’ fans now placing their anger on local media as frustrations boil over

The Texas Rangers are 4-6 in their last 10 games, find themselves dipping down the standings in the American League and fans are not happy. While the bulk of the anger remains directed at the organization, local media members are now getting hearing it.

Why would media be receiving the blame? Well, when fans are mad no one gets off easy. And the fanbase tends to think that the local media and reporters are not asking the tougher questions.

Rangers no-hitter was the tipping point

For the last few seasons, this team has underperformed and no one is shocked to hear this. The organization, players, coaching staff, media and fans would all agree to that one fact. That's about the only thing they all have in common.

After the Rangers go no hit by the Astros on Tuesday, those feelings boiled over. Following the game, the Dallas Morning News coverage did consist of a piece on the offensive failure but also a piece stating how the team shouldn't break it up just yet.

That and other coverage includes the same old line of the players being frustrated but understanding that it's a long 162-game season and once they get players back from the injured list, more options will open up.

While that is well and good, it's beyond that now. Even the players they get back (Wyatt Langford, Corey Seager and Josh Smith) were hitting poorly before getting hurt.

Uncalled for or not, calling out the people covering the team who are failing to ask the tough questions is what the fanbase has resorted to. No, it won't fix the systemic issues and product on the field but letting the team off scot free and acting like it's just a small bump in the road isn't productive either.

Dallas Morning News reporter addresses fans in social post

The biggest example of the recent frustration have been the replies to Rangers reporter Evan Grant's X post on Wednesday.

"Not sure I understand shade thrown at media for Rangers' performance. We report. We analyze. We ask questions. That's our job," Grant shared. "The group that covers the Rangers from team-employed broadcasters to newspapers to websites is professional and fair to all."

Fans have chimed in claiming that the media isn't doing enough to keep the team accountable. It's messages of refusing to ask tough questions related to job security, accepting mediocrity, giving the team a pass and invalidating fans' feelings.

None of this has anything to do with this team's performances but it's another layer in the process that is trying to understand what has been going so terribly bad for this team the last few seasons.

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