MLB fans worldwide can thank April showers in the Northeast for giving them the most anticipated pitching match-up so far this season because this one that was not supposed to happen. As the Yankees Japanese pitcher Hiroki Kuroda will now face his fellow countryman Rangers Yu Darvish in the second game of this three game set [...]
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2012 MLB Team Preview: Texas Rangers
Down in Arlington, Texas the last two years have proven to be optimistic yet frustrating. Last season marked the Rangers second consecutive, yet unsuccessful trip to the World Series. The franchise had never gotten past the ALDS before 2010, so winning two consecutive American League pennants in their first two visits means it is no fluke and that this team [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Rangers Got Yu But Could Use Hughes Too
Ok so the Texas Rangers finally got their man, as Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish signed a 6-year, $60 million deal to play in Arlington. Add in the $52 million posting fee the Rangers paid to talk to Darvish for a month, (= $1.7 million per day) and that makes a grand total of roughly [...]
WS Game 6 Was A Baseball Masterpiece
The 2011 World Series had been a snooze, until last nights Game 6. The game was far from perfect, way too much sloppy defense and both the Rangers and Cardinals reliable bullpens finally looked worn. The imperfect, textbook mistakes aren’t what made this game so good; the attitudes and fight of the Cardinals and the [...]
2011 WS: Rangers And Cardinals Enough Excuses
There were no celebrations in St. Louis on Wednesday night, as Mother Nature elected to drag out the 2011 World Series for another day, as Game 6 was officially postponed to Thursday. Currently the Texas Rangers have a 3-2 hold-on the Cardinals, making Game 6 a must win for St. Louis. As for Texas, winning [...]
2011 WS Rangers vs. Cardinals: Impartial Prediction
The battle for the title of 2011 World Series Champion starts tonight, as the St. Louis Cardinals will duke it out with the Texas Rangers in a match-up that you won’t want to miss. The only sure thing is the one team will be crowned the champs, while the other will join the long list [...]
New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers: Pitching Prediction for A.J. Burnett
After splitting a series 2-2 with the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees head down south, deep in the heart of Texas, to face the Rangers. The Rangers have been at the mercy of the Yankees for over a decade, and this season has been no different, as the Bombers swept the Rangers in [...]
