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Texas Rangers Archive
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Lewis unflappable as Moreland powers Rangers to Game 3 win over Giants
Posted on October 31, 2010 | 1 CommentThis truly is the Year of the Pitcher. Some of the best in baseball have tossed no-hitters and perfect games, but so have the relatively unknown. Texas Rangers starter Colby Lewis didn’t throw either on this night, but his start–as so many outing have this... -
Renteria, Cain, and Rangers’ wildness give Giants 2-0 World Series edge
Posted on October 29, 2010 | 1 CommentBaseball is a game of inches. Defensive alignment can be the difference between a snared liner and a double in the gap. Whether a pitch is inside enough or not can be the difference between a sawed off pop-up and a homer deep into the... -
Cliff Who? Sanchez, Uribe batter Lee to boost Giants to Game 1 win over Rangers
Posted on October 28, 2010 | 3 CommentsCliff Lee facing off against Tim Lincecum in Game 1 of the World Series was supposed to epitomize this Year of the Pitcher as two of the best arms in the game, and two pitchers who have dominated opponents this postseason. Lee, the Texas Rangers... -
World-Series Bound: Lewis spectacular, fuels Rangers to franchise first
Posted on October 23, 2010 | 2 CommentsIt is hard to fathom a better ending. Former Texas Ranger Alex Rodriguez, who once signed for a quarter of a billion dollars and juiced with the team, was at the plate. Closer Neftali Feliz was on the mound, ready to get the one out... -
Molina’s blast and Hamilton’s two help Rangers send Yankees to elimination’s brink
Posted on October 20, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhen Texas Rangers catcher and eighth-place hitter Bengie Molina turned on an inside pitch from New York Yankees starting A.J Burnett in the sixth inning, all Alex Rodriguez could do was hang his head. Catcher Jorge Posada was similarly dismayed, and Burnett was also in... -
Lee being Lee: Cliff stifles Yankees as Rangers take Game 3
Posted on October 19, 2010 | 7 CommentsThe New York Yankees crowd rose to their feet, cheering on their team. But what they were cheering was indicative of the start put together by a certain Texas Rangers unflappable left-handed pitcher. The ovation formulated when a Yankees hitter worked a three-ball count–nothing more.... -
Redemption! Rangers hold on, even series with Yankees
Posted on October 17, 2010 | 1 CommentNeftali Feliz just couldn’t wait. The rookie closer for the Texas Rangers propped open the bullpen door just a crack, peering onto the field to watch the action in the bottom of the eighth. The 22-year old fire-baller struggled in Game 1, a game the... -
Yankees storm back, clobber Rangers bullpen to take Game 1 of ALCS
Posted on October 16, 2010 | 4 CommentsAs the top of the eighth inning began, I was brainstorming for this article. I even wrote a title, and was looking forward to chronicling C.J. Wilson’s magnificent start for the Texas Rangers and harping on how woeful CC Sabathia was for the New York... -
Lee dominates as intelligent base-running helps Rangers to first playoff series win
Posted on October 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsBy his standards, Cliff Lee struggled in the regular season with the Texas Rangers, but the team wasn’t sweating it coming playoff time. No matter how slow his adjustment was to Texas was, management, his teammates, manager Ron Washington, and pitching coach Mike Maddux knew... -
Handing out the Awards, Part 3: American League Rookie of the Year
Posted on October 3, 2010 | No CommentsUnlike in all of the other award categories, the candidates for the American League Rookie of the Year is a pretty thin group. It’s a very close battle between two players, outfielder Austin Jackson of the Detroit Tigers, and Neftali Feliz, the Texas Rangers closer. Feliz,...