Arlington, Texas - Just about a month ago, the Texas Rangers held a seven-game lead in the American League West. After tonight, they trail the A's by one game.
Doesn't take much to recognize that it's been an awful month for baseball in North Texas. In fact, the Rangers were at one time 5-12 in the month of June, the worst mark in Major League Baseball. Ouch.
So what the hell happened?
Not much. Put simply, the starting pitching has been horrid and the offense has been nonexistent. I feel like the baseball version of Jim Mora: We couldn't hit the ball. We couldn't throw pitches. We didn't do diddly poo in the month of June.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
PODCAST: State of the Texas Rangers Address After 56 Games of 2013 Season
The state of the Texas Rangers 56 games into the 2013 season is rather strong: a 35-21 record (best in the American League); a two-game lead over Oakland in the AL West; a 10.5-game lead over the Angels, who many had in the World Series; and a legitimate ace in Yu Darvish, the kind of guy whose presence is mandatory on a team that has deep postseason aspirations.
For more thoughts on the state of the squad, I recorded a podcast with my old friend Sam, who graduated from Plano West Senior High School with me in 2002. This is the first time I've ever recorded a podcast on the Gametime in Arlington blog. Topics on the first episode include:
For more thoughts on the state of the squad, I recorded a podcast with my old friend Sam, who graduated from Plano West Senior High School with me in 2002. This is the first time I've ever recorded a podcast on the Gametime in Arlington blog. Topics on the first episode include:
- Biggest surprise, disappointment
- Team MVP
- Trade talk
- Team brass relying on influx of young talent
Enjoy (you may also download the .mp3 file for the road, as it's 36 minutes total):
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