Suffice it to say that the Rangers exceeded the best of expectations with a 6-0 start by sweeping Boston and the Good Ship Mariner in the opening homestand. Moderately unexpected was the performance of a lineup that has

As emergency replacement starters go, I think it’s fair to say that Alexi Ogando eclipsed the historic Ranger standard, where success has been defined by limiting the crooked numbers to a total under ten and keeping the game under four hours. Ogando’s line: 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2

ARLINGTON — Observations on the Rangers 4-0 start from my perch in Section 230. 

1.  Beware the small sample size.  Repeat after me:  the Rangers have completed exactly 2.47 % of the schedule.  Standings are meaningless until June.  The Yankees went 1-4 to start the 1998 season and won 114 games, etc.  You

Dispatches from Camp Ranger this morn reporting third baseman Adrian Beltre shelved for the next 10-14 days of Cactus action with a “Grade I right calf muscle strain.”   According to Evan Grant’s sources, the Rangers think this is a very mild injury and are confident that Beltre will be ready

Hey, life is complicated.  I’ve had a few items on Webb, Beltre and the Rangers’ pursuit of Jim Thome in the works, but they’re not up yet because other shit got in my way.  Really important shit.  Like: (1) quail hunting in the Southeast; (2) scotch; (3) the holidays with my