The 2012 Texas Rangers season came to an abrupt, and disappointing end on Friday night as the club lost the first annual one game Wild Card playoff at home to the Baltimore Orioles 5-1. To say the club struggled down the stretch is quite the understatement as they finished the season 2-8 in their final …
Oct 11 2012
Thursday Sound Off: Dutch for Ellsbury?
Jason Churchill of ESPN.com noted this morning that the Rangers could be in the market for an everyday centerfielder, regardless of Josh Hamilton’s return or departure. The Texas Rangers, whether or not they re-sign Josh Hamilton this offseason, may be in the market for an everyday centerfielder. The Boston Red Sox may be at the point where trading Jacoby Ellsbury, a …
Oct 10 2012
Time for changes in Arlington?
How quickly the last three years have flown by for Texas Rangers fans. How quickly expectations change for a team. Just three years ago, the Texas Rangers were a week or so removed from the end of a strong 2009 campaign (85-77) in which they finished 10 games back of the Angels in the AL …
Oct 09 2012
Mike Napoli: Should The Texas Rangers Re-Sign The Slugging Catcher?
The Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton is the biggest name in this winter’s MLB Free Agent sweepstakes. So big a name is Hamilton, that another key offensive weapon in Texas is often overlooked. Mike Napoli, despite a precipitous decline from the previous season’s offensive production, provided 24 home runs and has been the team’s most productive …
Oct 08 2012
Replacing Josh Hamilton: Do The Texas Rangers Have In-House Options?
Today is the first Monday of the Texas Rangers off-season. Once the 2012 postseason has come to an end, Josh Hamilton will likely saunter off from Arlington and make a beeline towards financially greener pastures. With him, Hamilton will take his immeasurable baseball talents, as well as his various psychological, ocular, and assorted addiction issues. …
Oct 06 2012
Baseball is a game of failure…
That’s the way baseball go. Baseball is a game of failure. Baseball is a game that the majority of us played all the time growing up, whether it was on an organized team or whiffle ball in the backyard with our siblings. We love baseball, but it’s a game that can break your heart, and …
Oct 05 2012
The Yu Darvish Ace Audition: Baltimore/Texas “Playoff” Matchup
Bud Selig’s bouncing baby—the “extra” Wild Card Game—springs to life tonight for the Texas Rangers at 7:30 PM CDT. Here are some thoughts prior to the Rangers’ possible pilgrimage to the ALDS for a third-consecutive season. The Yu Darvish Factor • Yu Darvish essentially has his “ace” test tonight. If he wins, he’s an ace, …
Oct 05 2012
Baseball Do Post-season Prep Podcast – Episode 19
The Rangers are playoff bound! Are we excited or what? The regular season didn’t quite shape up like we had hoped, but nonetheless, the post-season brings new hope! Ok, was that a little too “rah-rah”? How about this: The Rangers are limping into the post-season with a one-game, all-or-nothing match-up against the Orioles tonight at …
Oct 03 2012
How the West was won…
Here we are at game 162… At no point this season, did I think it would come to this. Even yesterday, I felt confident that Matt Harrison would get it done. I felt confident that the bats would come to life just enough to claim victory in game 161 and wrap up the AL West …
Oct 01 2012
October Baseball – AL West Title on the line in Oakland
The Rangers head out to Oakland for a three game series against the Swingin’ A’s, who are currently only 2 games back in the AL West. While the Rangers are the in the driver’s seat and have locked up a position in the post-season, the division title is on the line; not to mention avoiding …







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