Jeff Speicher

2 days ago | nolanwritin.com | Jeff Speicher

The Texas Rangers lineup continues to underwhelm, leaving no clear All-Star candidates among position players. Voting for the 2025 All-Star Game is underway with the contest scheduled for July 15 at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. The Rangers look poised to send at least two pitchers and possibly three with the phenomenal first halves that Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, and Tyler Mahle are turning in.

5 days ago | nolanwritin.com | Jeff Speicher

There is now a spot in the rotation for this young Rangers pitcher as he returns from his own arm injury. Over a 162 game schedule, the Texas Rangers were bound to see some of their guys go down for periods with injuries. Fortunately, there appears to be a bit of a silver lining in having Ranger stalwart right-hander Nathan Eovaldi hit the injured list with what is considered to be a minor right triceps strain.

5 days ago | nolanwritin.com | Jeff Speicher

What value do these Rangers have on the open market? The Rangers are coming off their most productive offensive series of the season, scoring 19 runs against the St. Louis Cardinals in the process of taking two out of three games over the weekend. They currently sit a couple of games under .500 and three games behind the Seattle Mariners in the bunched American League West.

1 week ago | collider.com | Jeffrey Speicher |Jeff Speicher

During its five-season run on HBO, co-creators David Simon and Ed Burns' The Wire delivered a menagerie of streetwise criminals who captured our imagination as they tried to survive on the mean streets of Baltimore. But if you were forced to pick one that resonated more than the rest, it would have to be Idris Elba's turn as Stringer Bell.

1 week ago | collider.com | Jeffrey Speicher |Jeff Speicher

It seems fitting that Keanu Reeves, a guy who rose to stardom playing one half of the slacker duo Bill & Ted, would love the Coen Brothers classic dramedy, The Big Lebowski. In a recent piece for Esquire magazine, his Matrix co-star Carrie-Anne Moss asked Reeves if he would recommend some movies that she would enjoy with her teen kids. The John Wick star didn't just throw out a few titles; he wrote out a diversified list and gave it to her.