Category: Texas Rangers

Saltalamacchia Catching On Just Fine

Is the emergence of Jarrod Saltalamacchia at all a surprise to anyone? Were you expecting him to settle in so…

Buchholz and the Long Ball

Coming in to 2011, we heard from every pundit with a sabermetric calculator that Clay Buchholz would experience some significant…

4/2: We can’t go 0-162, can we?

Boston Red Sox (0-1) @ Texas Rangers (1-0) John Lackey (0-0, -.–) @ Colby Lewis (0-0, -.–) 8:05 PM EDT…

4/1: Happy opening day!

Boston Red Sox (0-0) @ Texas Rangers (0-0) Jon Lester (0-0, -.–) @ C.J. Wilson (0-0, -.–) 4:05 PM EDT…

7/15 Online Seats Game Thread: Welcome Back

Welcome back boys and girls. Hope you all enjoyed your nice, relaxing All-Star break (we all know David Ortiz did). The Boston Red Sox's are one of the few teams back in action tonight, as veteran Tim Wakefield looks to improve on his ugly record against youngster Tommy Hunter and the revamped Texas Rangers.

Is it Time to Get Rid of Interleague Play?

Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (2) steals third base against Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria in the sixth inning during their interleague game at Coors Field in Denver on June 18, 2009. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey) Photo via Newscom
This will be the fourteenth season of interleague play in the Major Leagues. Perhaps the most controversial of Bud Selig's innovations, interleague has had a good run with some wonderful moments, but it has also produced some head-scratching matchups, highlighted the gap in talent between the American and National Leagues, and introduced a level of imbalance that is, at least in my view, antithetical to the spirit of baseball. Despite the revenue boost it has given some clubs, it may be time to end - or at least reduce - the interleague experiment.