Way-Too-Early American League Rookie Of The Year Rankings

The 2024 MLB season is just two weeks old but there are many rookies that have made an impact already. This class of prospects is one of the most-anticipated in years and have already shown their stripes. There are many that look like big-league stars for years to come. Below, take a look at the… read more

Texas Rangers Outlast Cubs on Opening Day

Texas Rangers follow their World Series banner reveal with a home win on Opening Day, 4-3, against the Chicago Cubs.

Can the Texas Rangers Repeat as World Series Champions

Can the Texas Rangers be the first MLB team to win back-to-back World Series since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees? There’s reason to believe.

A Trio of Legends Earned Immortality in the Baseball Hall of Fame

In a surprising breath of fresh air, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America elected three players to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday, marking a ballot boom that hadn’t been seen for several years. BBWAA writers elected ballot newcomers Adrián Beltré and Joe Mauer as well as lifetime Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton on… read more

One New Year’s Resolution for Each MLB Team

The new year is finally upon us! 2023 turned out to be a wild year and the MLB season didn’t quite pan out how anyone expected. The offseason is still in full swing with plenty of free agents to sign and trades to make and pitchers and catchers report for spring training in over a… read more

One Free Agent Target for Each AL West Team

The American League West became one of the more intriguing divisions in Major League Baseball in 2023 due to the close race between three teams at the top of the division. The Houston Astros have dominated the division for years now, winning two World Series titles and consistently appearing in the League Championship Series. The… read more

The lowest-rated World Series was still special to Rangers fans

The just-completed 2023 World Series between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks had the lowest ratings in history, averaging just 9.11 million viewers over five games.  I guess you could say it was not a sexy matchup, as it pitted the fifth seed from the American League against the sixth seed from the National League…. read more

What went right for the World Series Champion Texas Rangers?

In the words of Frodo Baggins “It’s over.” The 2023 MLB season has seen the final curtain fall as the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games to win their first-ever World Series title. The Rangers organization has existed since 1961 when they were the Washington Senators and were one of six current… read more

Low World Series views doesn’t matter

The viewership numbers for the World Series don’t matter. Leading into the Fall Classic there was a general air and misguided notion that it was the least compelling World Series matchup in baseball history. Both teams entered the postseason via the Wild Card and mostly stormed their way through the tournament. There have been phenomenal… read more

Get ready for the first ever Wild Card World Series

It didn’t take long for Major League Baseball’s expanded postseason format to produce a very wild World Series matchup. In fact, one year after the Phillies became the first wildcard team to make it to the World Series under MLB’s new expanded playoff field that includes six seeds in each league and a best-of-three wildcard… read more

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