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Talking the Cowboys’ Big Swing, the Local CFB Renaissance, and Stars Hockey With Robert Tiffin
A jam-packed third episode of StrongSide: The Show.
By Mike Piellucci and Mike Marshall
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Talking the Cowboys’ Big Swing, the Local CFB Renaissance, and Stars Hockey With Robert Tiffin
A jam-packed third episode of StrongSide: The Show.
Baseball
The Rangers’ Offense Could Learn a Thing Or Two From the World Series
Texas' bats struggled all season. Could the A.L.-pennant-winning Toronto Blue Jays offer a road map for how to fix them?
By Zach Crizer
Entertainment
Inside Batbox’s Plans to Scale: How the ‘Topgolf of Baseball’ Aims to Go National
CEO and Co-founder José Vargas opens his playbook, which includes installing simulators in stadiums, casinos, and other commercial developments across the U.S.
Baseball
Skip Schumaker Was the Rangers’ Only Candidate to Succeed Bruce Bochy. Here’s Why.
The playoffs were barely underway before Texas tabbed the 45-year-old as its next manager. And from familiarity with the organization to a track record of overachievement, he has plenty working in his favor
By Zach Crizer
Baseball
The Rangers Must Maximize the Corey Seager Era While They Still Can
The 31-year-old shortstop remains one of the best players in baseball. Can Texas build enough around him before it's too late?
By Zach Crizer
Baseball
Langford, deGrom, and an Early Offseason Look Ahead: A Texas Rangers Conversation
StrongSide's editor and Rangers writer discuss what's on their checklist over the final weeks of the regular season, just how good they expect Wyatt Langford to be, and more.
Baseball
Nathan Eovaldi’s Unlikely Rangers Journey Keeps Getting Better
He wasn't supposed to be the best starting pitcher at baseball at age 35. Then again, he wasn't supposed to become a World Series icon or a Texas Ranger legend, either. What if the Cy Young Award is next?
Baseball
The Time Is Now For the Rangers’ Excellent, Aging Pitching Staff
A busy trade deadline made baseball's oldest pitching staff even older. Can it carry Texas across the finish line before time runs out?
By Zach Crizer
Baseball
The Rangers Are Betting It All On Pitching
What happens when a franchise built on hitting spends the trade deadline doubling down on the best pitching staff in team history? We're about to find out.
Baseball
The Rangers’ Trade Deadline Considerations Are Bigger Than Ball
The decision to buy or sell could have less to do with how the team performs on the field than the knock-on effect in Texas' clubhouse and the organization's perception around the sport.
Baseball
Why the Rangers Must Buy, and Sell, at the MLB Trade Deadline
An unusual place in the standings calls for an unusual course of action.
By Zach Crizer
Baseball
The Rangers Fired Billy Martin 50 Years Ago Today. We Haven’t Seen Anything Like Him Since.
He came to Texas with a reputation for big turnarounds and bigger drama. He delivered plenty of each.
Jeff Miller
Baseball
With the MLB Trade Deadline Nearing, What’s the State of the Rangers’ Farm System?
This isn't the strongest crop of Rangers minor leaguers, but there are still names to keep an eye on as Texas tries to decide whether to be buyers or sellers.
By Sean Bass
Baseball
The Jung and the Restless: Why the Rangers’ Latest Move Signals a Bigger Problem
Demoting starting third baseman Josh Jung is Texas' latest attempt to wake up a lethargic bat. Why can't Texas seem to find solutions that don't involve major interventions?
By Zach Crizer
Baseball
Will the Rangers’ Dream of a Leiter-Rocker Ace Tandem Ever Become Reality?
Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker were the future at Vanderbilt. They were supposed to be the same in Texas. So why aren't they even reliable pieces of the Rangers' present? And what happens next?
By Zach Crizer
Baseball
Buyers? Sellers? The Next Few Weeks Will Decide the Rangers’ Deadline Direction
Texas is one of several teams unsure of where it stands as a mediocre American League wild-card race drags on. That won't be the case for much longer.
By Sean Bass
Baseball
Evan Carter Is Back. Can the Rangers Follow His Lead?
After a lost 2024, the 22-year-old is back to his best. That could mean a lot for a club that's played its best baseball with him in the lineup.
Baseball
Out From In Between: Can the Rangers Salvage Their Season?
Texas has roughly a one-in-four chance of returning to the postseason. Here's how they can juice those odds even further.
By Zach Crizer
Baseball
It’s Time to Reintroduce the 2025 Rangers
For decades, Texas has been the franchise that hits everything but can't pitch. Now it's the opposite. The change would be a lot more fun if it got results.
By Zach Crizer
Baseball
The Rangers Have a New Hitting Coach. How Much Will That Matter?
As Bret Boone assumes control of Texas' offense, let's deep dive into the recent history of midseason hitting coach changes and see what we learn.
By Zach Crizer