Get two hits and score one run in the first inning. Get two hits and score no runs the rest of the way. Unless you’re planning on throwing a shutout, you’ve just guaranteed yourself a futile afternoon in Arlington. I don’t know what plans the Mets had, but they didn’t throw a shutout on Thursday. […]
 
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 1 comment - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Andy Green, Aspirations, Continuity, David Stearns, Derek Falvey, Kumar Rocker, Pretty Good, Rangers, Vast Middle, Zac Thornton Take a moment, if you will, to consider last night from the perspective of Rangers fans — who must exist even though Cap Bingo never seems to turn one up in the New York area: Oh God we’re tied for first, we’re under .500, and the stupid cheating Astros have the tiebreaker. It’s all kind of […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bo Bichette, Brandon Nimmo, Brett Baty, Cap Bingo, Corey Seager, Devin Williams, Juan Soto, Marcus Semien, Nolan McLean, Rangers, Trevor Williams, Wyatt Langford When the bores and bureaucrats tasked with making Major League Baseball worse inflicted interleague play on us, they were thinking of Mets-Yankees and Cubs-White Sox and even, say, Cardinals-Royals. They didn’t have the likes of Mets-Rangers in mind, largely because it’s the kind of matchup you’d grudgingly accept when your little brother has gotten his […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andy Green, Brandon Nimmo, Carson Benge, Corey Seager, Dedniel Nunez, Devin Williams, Ezequiel Duran, Francisco Alvarez, Globe Life Field, Jake Burger, Juan Soto, Justin Foscue, Kodai Senga, Managers, Marcus Semien, Nate Lavender, Rangers, Sean Manaea, Terry Collins At the end of April I reclaimed my “have been to all 30 major-league parks” status with a trip to Globe Life Field to see the Texas Rangers take on the visiting Athletics. I’d like to tell you that the rest of this piece is a celebration of baseball, but alas it isn’t — beyond the […] Comments closed | | Print This Post | Ballparks, Brandon Nimmo, Carlos Cortes, Globe Life Field, Globe Life Park, Hopelessness, Jeff McNeil, Nolan McLean, Rangers, Reds We’re all exhausted, so let’s hurry through the first seven or so innings of Sunday’s desperate affair against the Rangers: A young pitcher was great, the Mets hit a little though not a lot, Carlos Mendoza made an understandable though anxiety-provoking move to get aforementioned young pitcher out amid early signs that the roof might […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adolis Garcia, Brooks Raley, Cedric Mullins, Cody Freeman, Edwin Diaz, Extra Innings, Ezequiel Duran, Josh Smith, Juan Soto, Kyle Higashioka, Losing Streaks Snapped, Luis Curvelo, Nolan McLean, Pete Alonso, Rangers, Reed Garrett, Rowdy Tellez, Ryne Stanek, Walk-Off Wins Being a fan is inherently ridiculous. Two weeks ago we were collectively rending our garments because the Mets were painful to watch and we were killing time waiting to a) see what they got for every upright body at the trade deadline; and b) complain about seeing Pete Alonso in the togs of the Mariners/Cubs/Giants/What-Have-Yous. Then came […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andrew Heaney, Drew Smith, Edwin Jimenez, Leody Taveras, Pete Alonso, Rangers, Sean Manaea, Sean Reid-Foley, Starling Marte I didn’t expect a giddy stretch related to the 2024 Mets, and yet here we are. I was playing mini-golf and eating ice cream, meaning I was late to my assigned duties (sorry not sorry) and yet was only mildly surprised to find it was Forces of Good 7, Defending But Currently Not So Hot World […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andrew Knizner, Brandon Nimmo, David Peterson, DJ Stewart, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Grimace, Jon Gray, Laughers, Mark Vientos, Max Scherzer, Pete Alonso, Rangers, Steve Gelbs, Winning Streaks Whether it was out of quaint National League loyalty, appreciation for vanquishing the Phillies, or a fleeting fancy born of the whims of October, I was an Arizona Diamondbacks fan for five nights in the World Series, extending the quick hop I made aboard their slithering bandwagon during the NLCS. An interim fan, you might […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1983 Mets, 2023 Postseason, Bruce Bochy, Carlos Mendoza, Coaches, Craig Swan, Davey Johnson, Diamondbacks, Frank Howard, Hall of Fame, Mets Managers, Moment of Silence, Rangers, Tim Bogar, Washington Senators, World Series, World Series Ending Just desserts were on the Citi Field menu Wednesday night as the Mets earned their 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers, and the Rangers just as surely earned their 6-5 defeat at the hands of the New York Mets. Had it gone the other way, all would have seemed more predestined. The Mets are the lousier […] 16 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Denyi Reyes, DJ Stewart, Jeff Brigham, Joe Grahe, Jonathan Arauz, Lazy Nicknames, Losable Games Won, Rangers, Sean Reid-Foley, Travis Jankowski, Winnable Games Lost All hail the free market! All hail labor empowerment! All hail the ability of the Texas Rangers to commit as many dollars and years as they choose to Jacob deGrom, and all hail Jacob deGrom’s ability to choose to take the dollars (185 million of them) and years (five, carrying him past his 39th birthday). […] 27 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Business, Erstwhile, Former, Free Agency, Jacob deGrom, Opting Out, Rangers |
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