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LDS Game Day Discussion Thread
There are four — count ‘em, four — LDS games going on today. The White Sox host the Guardians in the early game, with Chicago in position to sweep and move on to the ALCS with a win. Its a 3 p.m. Central start on TBS. The Braves host the Dodgers in the late afternoon […]
Wednesday Morning Links
Morning, all! Evan Grant wonders how the Rangers can stop being so mediocre, and settles on either spending money or getting young, bringing in the fences at Globe Life, and translating young talent into productive big league talent. And that’s all I’m seeing this morning.
NLDS Game 3 discussion thread
We have a pair of NLDS games on tap today. In the early game, the Braves host the Dodgers with the series tied at 1 game apiece. 5:00 p.m. Central start time on FS1. In the late game, the Padres, having lost two heartbreakers in Milwaukee, try to stave off elimination. 8:30 p.m. Central start […]
Tuesday Trivia Time
Its a Tuesday afternoon, and LDS games don’t start for a few more hours. I could write something about the Rangers, but I don’t feel like it. So instead, I am offering up a trivia question. Once again, a couple of rules… 1 — Put a spoiler over your answer in the comments. 2 — […]
Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes about her preseason 2026 Texas Rangers predictions and how no one could have predicted the 2026 Texas Rangers despite the 2026 Texas Rangers being exactly who everyone thought they were. In other news, Jon Daniels’ Tampa Bay Rays are close to facing Will Venable’s Chicago White Sox in the ALCS […]
ALDS Game Two discussion thread
We continue the two ALDS series (ALD series?) today with the American League teams playing after yesterday’s off day. In the early game, the Guardians try to even their series against the White Sox at 4 p.m. It will be on TBS and TruTV. The late game has the Rays trying to take a 2-0 […]
The Dodgers must lose for labor peace
I do not inherently dislike the Los Angeles Dodgers. I never have disliked the Dodgers. They were the National League team I found the most interesting when I was a kid, and generally rooted for them. I liked Ron Cey, who played third base, like I did. I liked Davey Lopes. I got swept up […]
Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. This is the Monday Morning Sebastian Walcott Update actually. Walcott did not play in the first game of the Arizona Fall League on Saturday but he made his debut for the Surprise Saguaros in yesterday’s action where he made his presence felt: Here is Walcott driving in the game’s first run in a […]
NLDS Game Two discussion thread
We have a pair of NLDS games today… In the early game, Milwaukee looks to go up 2-0 on the Padres. Its a 3:00 p.m. start on FS1. In the late game, the Dodgers try to make it two in a row against the Braves. 7:00 p.m. start, also on FS1. Talk about them here.
Sunday morning Rangers things
Good morning, folks… Evan Grant, Time Cowlishaw and Kevin Sherrington make their predictions for the four LDS series that kicked off yesterday. Ty France’s potential go-ahead homer for the Padres in Milwaukee hit a roof cable and ended up being caught by Jackson Chourio for an out. Sam Miller noted, as an aside, that the […]
Division Series Games One discussion thread
Both the American League Divisional Series and the National League Divisional Series kick off today. In the early game, the White Sox go to Cleveland for a noon start in a game on TBS and TruTV. The Dodgers host the Braves in a 3 p.m. game on Fox. The Rays and the Yankees square off […]
Saturday morning Rangers stuff
Good morning, LSB. In his latest Q&A Evan Grant was asked if the Rangers would consider moving their outfield fences in to account for their crappy crappy offense. Also up for discussion: How possible would a Ron Washington reunion to close out his career be? See where Sebastian Walcott lands on MLB Pipeline’s final top […]
With apologies to Jimmy Buffett, AJM laments the 2026 season
Nibblin’ on hot dogs Watchin’ Texas slog All of these batters start off 0 and 1 Readin’ LSB Wantin’ a ribbie Thinking ‘bout when the Rangers were fun Wastin’ away again in .500-ville Searchin’ for my lost shaker of salt Some people claim that its the Astros to blame But I know its nobody’s fault […]
Arizona Fall League play starts Saturday
The 2026 Arizona Fall League schedule kicks off tomorrow, October 3. There are six teams involved in AFL play, and all three teams will be playing on Saturday. The Surprise Saguaros — the team that the Texas Rangers’ prospects will be playing for — play their first game at 5:30 p.m. Central against Scottsdale in […]
Friday morning Rangers things
Good morning, LSB. Evan Grant plays the blame game and discusses how much Ray Davis deserves for the Rangers’ failed season. AJ Pierzynski is the latest guest on Grant’s podcast. And MLB Pipeline names a sleeper prospect for each club’s Arizona Fall League team. And that’s about all there is this morning. Welcome to the […]
Poll Results: Advancing to the World Series
Earlier this week, we did a couple of World Series polls — specifically, who would advance to the World Series from the American League and from the National League. After last night’s game, almost 25% of you are already wrong in regards to your American League picks, as Houston received 11.9% of the vote, and […]
Thursday Morning Links
Morning, all! The Houston Astros have been swept from the playoffs, marking a need to enter the offseason with a need to rebuild. Chris Young is also entering the offseason using rebuild coded words, like ““address the makeup of this team.” The problem is that the team doesn’t really have much salary coming off the […]
Wild Card Game Day 2 discussion thread
We have a second day of Wild Card games today, and you can talk about them here. The Braves host the Phillies at 1 p.m. in a game that will be played on NBC. Atlanta is up 1-0 in the series. The Astros, down 1-0, deal with the White Sox at 4 p.m. in a […]
Wednesday Morning Links
Morning, all! Jeff Wilson notes that in failing to execute in a very winnable playoff race the Rangers’ core may have played themselves off the roster. That’s really all I’m seeing out there this morning.
Wild Card Games Discussion Thread
The Texas Rangers are not in the playoffs. Some other teams are, though. You can talk about today’s games here.
Reacting to the last few Rangers seasons
The Rangers World Series win in 2023 was a fluke. Walk with me. I don’t mean fluke in that it was 100% luck, because literally every championship win in any sport has an aspect of luck to it. I don’t mean fluke in that it wasn’t earned, that was a damn good team with damn […]
Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. Zach Crizer writes that after everyone assumed the Texas Rangers would be mediocre in 2026, the Texas Rangers were mediocre in 2026. Jeff Wilson writes that, following the franchise performing an autopsy on the 2026 squad, the Rangers want to get more athletic moving forward. Kennedi Landry writes that, in a press conference […]
Young says Rangers need more athleticism and youth
Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young addressed the media today in the wake of the team’s disappointing 80-82 finish. I am not sure if this was broadcast live or not, but if it was, I didn’t hear it, because I was busy working. I haven’t seen the DMN or the Rangers website put […]
The State of the Rangers 40 Man Roster
The Texas Rangers’ 2026 season has come to an end, which means it is a pretty good time for us to check in on the state of the Rangers’ 40 man roster. The 40 man roster currently is full, and in addition, there are six players — Carter Baumler, Jalen Beeks, Jose Corniell, Jack Leiter, […]
Poll: 2026 National League champions
This is the second of our two polls today in regards to the playoffs. What National League team do you think will win the National League championship and advance to the World Series? Cast your vote below…
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