Case Study: The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers (73-65) came into this game just one game back of the Houston Astros in the AL West, and they looked dominant in the series so far against the Seattle Mariners (67-73). The Rangers had won two in a row and had to feel good about their chances tonight, but laid an absolute goose egg in a 6-0 defeat to the putrid Seattle Mariners. Martin Perez (2-5, 5.43 ERA) took the loss for the Rangers and Vidal Nuño (1-2, 3.25 ERA) took the win for the Mariners.

The Houston Astros have been making deals to improve their team, and avoid another collapse like the one they had last season. Their bullpen could not finish the year strong after being one of the best in baseball throughout the season. The bullpen, also, collapsed in game four of the ALCS against the eventual champions. The Royals could not hit Lance McCullers, but once he was removed with one out in the seventh inning, Kansas City 's offense got it going.

So the stage is set, we have the best team n baseball, the tightest owner

Have you ever seen or noticed Mike Trout or Bryce Harper play.Well I have and it's incredible to watch them play. These two players were prospects since the age of 15. This is something Jon Paul Morosi said about the two, “Harper and Trout are fun to watch. They’re exciting players. The writers, the fans — everyone appreciates that. Those guys are going to be around for 15, 16 years. And it’s not just writers and fans. There are guys around the league watching them. I can see why they get the attention.” (Trout vs. Harper: Who ya got? 1) They were All Americans and the best players on there teams. So far in these players’ careers they have made a mark in the league and there greatness is still to come. They have also won many achievements and they have only been in the league for a couple seasons. Mike Trout is better than Bryce Harper because of his achievements, his career stats, and his mental games and attitude.

In 2014, Epstein hired Joe Maddon as the Cubs manager, the final piece of the puzzle. “As soon as I found out he was available I knew we had to have him.” After Maddon’s hire, the Cubs would quickly develop into a successful team, winning 97 games in 2015, and beating the Cardinals, their arch rival, in the NLDS. In 2016, the Cubs would start the season

The end of an era and the beginning of a new one is upon Red Sox Nation. John Farrell was let go after the Sox were defeated in four games by the Astros in the ALDS. To recap his rise in fall in Boston, he was hired for the 2013 season after what is debated by none as the WORST manager in Red Sox history Bobby Valentine was fired after a 69-93 last place finish campaign. I still have nightmares about that season, and after the hell the players endured playing for Bobby V, Farrell was a saving grace. His first season in Boston resulted in a 97-65 finish, an AL East title, and World Series Championship. Massive props, but as Jared Carrabis said, literally anyone could’ve managed that team to the World Series, they had insane chemistry,

The Texas Rangers franchise was awarded to Washington D.C. on October 26, 1960. The Washington franchise was approved by American League on November 17, 1960. The Texas Rangers colors are red, white, and blue. During the 1820s owner Robert Short renamed the team to the Rangers after the Texas law enforcement agency that was formed under Stephen F. Austin. The Texas Rangers played in the World Series two times. The first time they played the San Francisco Giants in 2010 and lost 4-1. The second time they played the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 and lost 4-3. Ted Williams was the Rangers first manager, he stepped down at the end of the year because he could not bear the continuous losing of a 54-100 first season. Tom Hicks sent shock waves through

The Texas Rangers (69-62) try and take the series at Petco Park and face the San Diego Padres (64-68) in the final game of this three game series. This is a huge game for the Rangers because they are headed into an off day tomorrow. If they win, they go into the off day feeling good. They lose, and they have to sit on it for a full day before hitting the field on Friday. The Rangers will turn to Cole Hamels (2-1, 3.89 ERA) and the San Diego Padres will counter with Ian Kennedy (8-12, 3.94 ERA).

Anyone who knows anything about baseball knows that quite a few moving pieces go into winning a game, importantly a series, more importantly, a championship. Fundamentals, timely hitting, pitching and old fashioned luck. However, Theo Epstein needs to be awarded the credit due his way. Epstein traded for Rizzo, pulled off a one-sided deal for Arrieta and drafted Kris Bryant. Add on the signings of Jon Lester, Jon Lackey, Ben Zobrist and Jason Heyward and you have the 2016 World Series Champions. No, seriously, you do. He did

Bret Harte (5-9, 3-7 MLL) is loaded with young talent, and for the first time all season, is starting to click. The Bullfrogs took the Summerville Bears to the limit on Tuesday with a 6-5 loss and have been playing good

The Texas Rangers (52-53) will resume their three games series with the Houston Astros (60-47) on Tuesday evening in Arlington, hoping to build off their win last night . Jeff Banister will turn to previous staff ace Yovani Gallardo (7-9, 3.39 ERA) and the Houston Astros will counter with 26-year-old Dan Straily (0-0, 5.06 ERA). Fox Sports Southwest will broadcast the game live locally, and MLB.tv subscribers can watch worldwide on connected devices.

Louis Cardinals (78-45): Perhaps the most well run organization in the league. This is a team playing without their 3 and 4 hole hitters, yet they continuously call up their prospects, and amazingly, they just keep on winning. Much of this credit must go to the pitching staff, led by 15 game winner Michael Wacha and closer Trevor Rosenthal, who has saved 38 games so far this season. No MVP candidate, just a solid group of 25 guys that know how to

Due to their upsetting lost 3-0 against Toronto. The article from the Dallas Times mentions that the Rangers are upset from their lost. It is time for them to figure out a way to pull it together rather it be giving Martin a little break or making it more drastic by giving him a longer break (Grant). Dallas Times gives you a lot of information about the Rangers just by looking at sport articles. Since it is a league sport it is very popular for the Dallas community to be crazy fans for baseball just as well as they are for

The A's recent success is attributed to the innovative approach taken by Billy Beane in assembling a baseball team with a very limited amount of financial resources. Billy Beane has built a successful ball club because he has found an efficient and cost effective way of measuring baseball talent thus essentially creating a loophole in this unfair game because winning percentage is a result of talent not

their team to teams with deeper pockets. The A’s have the least money of any major league team. The cards are stacked against them with no star players, no money, and no edge in scouting new players. About six months later, the team had won more than 100 games including a twenty-game winning streak in August. (2002 Oakland Athletics Season, 2017) How did they do it? By all measures used at that time, the A’s should’ve had a down year. They should have been one of the weakest teams in baseball. Despite this, they finished first in their division and tied for the most wins in the league. (2002 Oakland Athletics Season, 2017) The secret to their success was data driven analysis of player performance, which they used to find