You might not have noticed the relative lack of content here in the Rangers section of the site. After all, we just careened headlong through the road-trips-and-flight-delays portion of the holiday season, and now you’re unpacking your gifts and begging the kids to get their Lego Foot Destruction blocks off the floor. But the last […]
9 Stories to Look Forward to in 2018
We’re getting ahead of ourselves, of course. It’s not yet Christmas, and I’m already pulling on the bit a little, nudging my head towards green grass and white lines and cracking bats and popping mitts. The free agent market hasn’t even fully shaken out, and there’s every chance that the next week renders this list […]
It’s still the pitching, stupid.
A quick addendum to the earlier article about potential starting pitching targets: I asked Jon Daniels if—after the acquisitions of Doug Fister and Mike Minor—any position players were starting to creep up the priority list. Despite recent rumors that the Rangers might be interested in Carlos Santana, Daniels said that pitching was still the first, […]
The Art of Moving On
I still remember the exact seat that she sat in. I was six, and I was both frustrated and impressed that a girl was the fastest kid in my kindergarten class. I couldn’t outrun her, and I was in awe of her. So one day after recess, heart beating fast from the latest footrace lost […]
Rangers Sign Doug Fister
“I’ve seen how big a nuisance they can be on the other side of the ball.” “I wanted to be a part of it.” “…leadership…” “…Adrian Beltre.” Well, at least we know that Doug Fister knows all the right things to say on his first day as a Texas Ranger. The news broke on Sunday […]