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Buyers? Sellers? The Next Few Weeks Will Decide the Rangers' Deadline Direction

5 days ago | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

The Rangers are hovering around the .500 mark as we approach the mathematical midpoint of the season. Fans are praying for a level of consistency at the plate to match the club’s stellar pitching. During a nice run of form last week, the club won seven of eight and swept the White Sox, giving some the sense a corner had been turned.
The Rangers Are Collapsing Under the Weight of Their Sagging Offense

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

Last Thursday afternoon as the Rangers were in the late stages of getting shut out in their series finale against the Athletics, I sent my good friend (and fellow D Magazine contributor) Jamey Newberg a text that read, “Dark days.” To which Jamey promptly replied, “The darkest.”Now maybe that is a tad hyperbolic for the two of us to share that sentiment in early May. But it’s in our DNA as lifelong Rangers fans to assume the team will slug and score an adequate number of runs.
Kumar Rocker Is the Brighest Spot of the Rangers' Cruel Summer

Aug 28, 2024 | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

There’s a month left in what, at best, can be described as a disheartening title defense for your Texas Rangers. The bats have betrayed the club and the fan base in 2024, as the Rangers linger at double-digit games under .500 and 10 games back (or thereabout) in the division all while making a habit of losing series. (They have one series win since late July.) Despite a slew of injuries, until the All-Star break, Texas held things together relatively well on the pitching front.
Setting the Table for the Rangers' Second Half

Jul 19, 2024 | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

For a handful of days Arlington, Texas, was the epicenter of the baseball universe as fans celebrated Major League baseball’s 94th Midsummer Classic. North Texas pretty much nailed the event despite horrid color schemes for the uniforms, a historically wobbly national anthem before the home run derby, and a heaping helping of the same tired western/cowboy/horse at the Whataburger drive-thru/eye roll inducing for locals’ motif that gets ladled onto every national showcase event in our region.
The Dance Class

Jun 7, 2024 | vocal.media | Sean Bass

He painted this twice, didn’t he? I don’t know, did he? I think so, he gave up on one for a while. I like the girl on the left, scratching. Why her? Her eyes are closed, she seems happy. Almost like she’s somewhere else. I used to dance you know. Ballet? Paris Opera. Why don’t you start again? I did for a while. My mother died. But the itch remains. She used to stand so still when she watched me. Strange, how beauty freezes us. I stood like that before her body, almost on point.
Presidents' Trophy?! The Stars Don't Need No Stinking Presidents' Trophy!

Mar 26, 2024 | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass

The Stars are in a position to do something they haven’t done since 1999. And we aren’t talking about winning the Stanley Cup, although that is very much on the table. With 12 games remaining, including tonight’s tilt against the San Jose Sharks, the Stars are among a group of eight contenders that could win the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s regular-season champion. It is one of the most fascinating races in the NHL, with seven of the eight teams effectively in a dead heat.
After Seven Long Years, the Rangers Are One Win From the Playoffs

Sep 28, 2023 | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

Time is a strange thing. The year 2016 doesn’t feel like it was all that long ago. Stars Wars: The Force Awakens surpassed Avatar to become the top-grossing film in North America. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigned for the Presidency. Kobe Bryant played the final game of his legendary career. And here in Dallas, five police officers were killed and 11 others wounded in shootings during a Black Lives Matter protest. Seven years rush by, and your 2-year-old is suddenly a fourth-grader.
The Rangers Are Alive, Somehow. Can They Thrive Again, Too?

Sep 15, 2023 | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

Losing 16 of 20 ballgames was brutal and quite possibly the worst three weeks of Rangers baseball I can remember in my 41-plus years. Things were so very bad and put many of us in a dark yet familiar place. The offense dried up while the bullpen continued its season-long pattern of failing to protect leads. The starting pitching also hit the skids by not going deep into games, further exposing the most untrustworthy bullpen in Major League Baseball.
It's Time to Hit the Rangers Panic Button

Aug 25, 2023 | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

We’ve all seen the printout while we’re driving: “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.” Maybe Rangers fans should have paid more attention to the disclaimer throughout the first-place joyride that has been the spring and summer in North Texas. Not only are the rival Astros riding their tailgate and laying on the horn, but the Seattle Mariners are also going well above the speed limit in the left lane with zero intentions of tapping the brakes.
Meet the Rangers' Scouting Staff, the Unsung Stars of Summer

Aug 15, 2023 | dmagazine.com | Sean Bass |Mike Piellucci

The dust has settled with the passing of the MLB trade deadline. Thanks to a handful of trades, Rangers general manager Chris Young was able to improve the roster for the stretch run in what should be a fascinating battle with the rival and reigning World Series champion Astros. Granted, Texas parted with its third-ranked prospect, infielder Luisangel Acuna in the trade for Mets righthander Max Scherzer.