So much for that difficult schedule the Rangers were supposed to run into early in the season.
In the last nine games against elite American League teams (Detroit, Boston, New York), the Rangers are 7-2. Texas played six of those games on the road.
The Rangers now sit at 15-4 (tied for best start to a season in franchise history), far and away the best record in the AL. No other team has more than 11 victories right now.
This team is very, very good.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
5 Rangers opening week observations
Many baseball prognosticators did not choose the Texas Rangers to make a third straight World Series appearance this season.
They saw what Anaheim did by adding Albert Pujols; they loved what Detroit shelled out for Prince Fielder; the Yankees are the Yankees; the Rays have arguably the best starting pitching in the majors; the Red Sox have a potent lineup.
Yet, after 11 games to start the 2012 season, it's the Rangers who flaunt the best record in the AL at 9-2.
They saw what Anaheim did by adding Albert Pujols; they loved what Detroit shelled out for Prince Fielder; the Yankees are the Yankees; the Rays have arguably the best starting pitching in the majors; the Red Sox have a potent lineup.
Yet, after 11 games to start the 2012 season, it's the Rangers who flaunt the best record in the AL at 9-2.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The time is now: Time for Opening Day
The opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday and Friday signifies complete sports-watching mayhem and gets the adrenaline pumping pretty quickly. Similarly, the first Sunday of the NFL season riles everyone up with excitement after a seven-month football layoff.
For the past few years, however, my preference is Major League Baseball's Opening Day. No other sports opening day can match the excitement I experience when the first pitch is thrown to jump start another baseball season.
For the past few years, however, my preference is Major League Baseball's Opening Day. No other sports opening day can match the excitement I experience when the first pitch is thrown to jump start another baseball season.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
5 bullet-point rumblings before Opening Day 2012
Seattle - In seven days, baseball fans can finally stop paying attention to meaningless games featuring players with jersey numbers in between 60 and 90.
Spring is in full swing, and spring training is almost over.
I'm in rival AL West territory at the moment, typing this blog from my hotel room at the Red Lion in Seattle. SocialTech 2012, a social media/marketing conference, brought me to Washington this weekend. First time to visit the Emerald City. It rained every day I was here, to no one's surprise, but I was impressed with the abundance of fresh/quality food I tasted on this trip (more on that later).
For now, here are five bullet-point rumblings as we prepare for Opening Day 2012:
Spring is in full swing, and spring training is almost over.
I'm in rival AL West territory at the moment, typing this blog from my hotel room at the Red Lion in Seattle. SocialTech 2012, a social media/marketing conference, brought me to Washington this weekend. First time to visit the Emerald City. It rained every day I was here, to no one's surprise, but I was impressed with the abundance of fresh/quality food I tasted on this trip (more on that later).
For now, here are five bullet-point rumblings as we prepare for Opening Day 2012:
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Top 5 Rangers storylines I anticipate for 2012
Sometimes, the heartbreak of coming within one strike (twice) of winning the World Series overshadows the incredible run the Texas Rangers have put together the past two seasons.
The Rangers - a team that before 2010 had never won a postseason series - enter Spring Training as the two-time defending American League champions. They return every key player, minus starting pitcher C.J. Wilson, to a team that went 96-66 last season, the best regular season in franchise history. In 2010, Texas went 90-72 before making a World Series run.
The Rangers - a team that before 2010 had never won a postseason series - enter Spring Training as the two-time defending American League champions. They return every key player, minus starting pitcher C.J. Wilson, to a team that went 96-66 last season, the best regular season in franchise history. In 2010, Texas went 90-72 before making a World Series run.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Yu-Phoria: Darvish Dazzles in Debut
It's funny to think how much anticipation surrounded a rather meaningless spring training baseball game on Wednesday.
Such was the case for the first MLB appearance of Yu Darvish, whom the Rangers signed over the offseason for six years and $60 million (on top of a $51.7 million negotiating fee).
Survey said? So far, so good.
Such was the case for the first MLB appearance of Yu Darvish, whom the Rangers signed over the offseason for six years and $60 million (on top of a $51.7 million negotiating fee).
Survey said? So far, so good.
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