Texas Rangers 2018

[regaleagle]

Not sure whether this year's team is worth following all season.......at the present time they are the AL West Cellar Dweller. The Rangers are 12.5 games behind the division-leading Astros, but more importantly a full 7 games back of the 4th place Athletics. With a won/loss record of 19-31 so far.....that's only a .380 winning percentage. It's still early in the season, but not really......50 games have already been played.....not quite 1/3 of the regular season. I've watched some games on TV this season and ended up watching something else.......just nothing there to grab my interest. I do enjoy watching the Astros play......they are a very good ball club and have a team chemistry that's exciting and will hold my interest. From what I have seen this season of the Rangers......looks like they cannot close out games when they have the lead......and strand runners in scoring position way too often at this level. They've got a long way to go to mesh into a winning team this season IMHO. As a longtime Rangers fan and living in the DFW area for most of my adult life......looks like I will be watching and pulling for the Astros again this season. I'm an Astros fan too, but for many years it was easy to pull for both because the teams were in different leagues......now they are in the same division of the same league. I'd be surprised if the Rangers are even in contention for a wildcard spot by season's end.....I just don't see very many positives about this team. But to be honest......I really haven't been following them much the past few seasons. I just don't like their chemistry and personnel......except for Adrian Beltre.....he's just an amazing baseball player. He's 39 now and will be ending his career shortly. Perhaps this is his last season......but what a career he has had, Huh!! All through the years the Rangers were never able to win it all......even with all of those great teams. Now they are definitely a longshot......too bad for Beltre........he deserved a ring.

[coach]

If something doesn't change in a hurry then the Rangers will be bad for 10 years. There is no direction. The coaching staff is awful compared to what it was 5 years ago. We have one of the worst pitching coaches in all of baseball. We are glorifying at player that will never hit above .215 in Joey Gallo. He is on the fast track to the most over rated player in Texas Rangers history. Our only hope is we rebuild for the next 3 years and are able to sign some good free agents with the selling point being a new stadium wih AC.


This is the least amount of games I have watched since 1995. I ave yet to watch a full game. Like regaleagle stated, there is nothing to grab my attention. At least in the early to mid 2000s they were fun to watch. This team is absolutely boring to watch. JD needs to go. He has single handedly drove this organization into the ground.

[slingshot]

...JD needs to go. He has single handedly drove this organization into the ground.

Ditto.

[orange machine]

The Rangers organization knew going into this year that they wouldnt be very good so for anybody to be surprised is a shock. The Rangers are building for the future and the plan is to be contenders when the new stadium opens up. The Rangers are one of the youngest teams with really good talent and will unload the older veterans and bring in some young talent. Its gonna take some time but in two years the Rangers will be back.

[Txbroadcaster]

The Rangers organization knew going into this year that they wouldnt be very good so for anybody to be surprised is a shock. The Rangers are building for the future and the plan is to be contenders when the new stadium opens up. The Rangers are one of the youngest teams with really good talent and will unload the older veterans and bring in some young talent. Its gonna take some time but in two years the Rangers will be back.

Yep...tearing it down to be exciting by 2020 and compete by 2021. Amazing how people STILL want to run down JD. Like he said..when you have a 10 year run that the Rangers had at some point the system will get thin. Unless you are the Yanks or Red Sox, that means you go thru cycles. This is a down one for Texas.

[lostaussie]

Yep.......we BAD!!! They may not win 65 games.

[Macarthur]

Yep...tearing it down to be exciting by 2020 and compete by 2021. Amazing how people STILL want to run down JD. Like he said..when you have a 10 year run that the Rangers had at some point the system will get thin. Unless you are the Yanks or Red Sox, that means you go thru cycles. This is a down one for Texas.

Agree with this.

It's pretty unfortnate that too many people have a 'what have you done for me lately' attitude. The Rangers have had a pretty damn good run for about a decade. They were a strike away from a title twice. All you can ask for as a fan is for your team to be a contender. We have been for sometime. As has been said, things cycle and we're on the dowside of that. JD is a very good GM and Banny is a good manager. Everyone needs to chill and see things for what they are.

[cougartino]

I moved to Dallas in 2015. I've caught the Stros when they visited. I love the all you can eat porch in right field. I'm not a Rangers fan but I pull for Banny. He's a La Marque grad.

[regaleagle]

The Rangers won again tonite against the Padres 7-4 at home. They have been on the winning side of the record for the last 15 games, but are still the Cellar Dwellers of the American League West. To put it in perspective......The Rangers would have to win 20 of the next 30 games on their schedule just to get to .500......that's how bad they started this season. To win 66% of 30 games in a stretch is asking alot out of any team in MLB. The Rangers will be lucky to finish this season at 5 games over .500 IMHO. They are just about halfway thru their season right now and are 10 games behind .500 ball.

[waterboy]

The Rangers are playing a lot better as of late. It could be that the schedule is quite a bit weaker, but they are playing better, nonetheless. Winning 7 in a row, 8 of 9 games, is much better than at any other stretch this season. The problem is they have a monumental hole to dig out of just to have a respectable chance at the postseason. In my best guestimation, they will have to win at least 55 to 60 of the remaining 84 games to have any chance at getting into the playoffs. The real test will be when they start playing the real contenders. Will they continue winning when the schedule gets tougher again?

I'm with you, Regal. I don't see that happening, realistically speaking. Before the season started I was telling everybody the Rangers would be hovering a little under or around .500 this season.

[Saggy Aggie]

Both Kinsler and Moreland on the team many are picking to take the series. I sure hope so. Sorry Stros fans.

The regular season heroes don’t typically get it done in October.... just ask the 2017 Dodgers....

[Tejastrue]

How about them Mariners.

[Saggy Aggie]

How about them Mariners.

lol against the Astros AAA team. Congrats

[Tejastrue]

How about that Jon Daniels! Another scapegoat. Lol

[Saggy Aggie]

On another note, Astros now have Round Rock as their AAA affiliate. I think the rangers went to Nashville. Crappy deal for them. I know they wanted San Antonio but somehow they managed to let the brewers get it