Peter Ellwood
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Peter Ellwood is a Texas Rangers blogger for Rant Sports.
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Elvis Andrus: Professional Baserunner
Elvis Andrus is having an incredibly solid year in 2012. In the offseason, he matured both mentally and physically, and that maturation has had a noticeable impact on his play. The additional bulk he added to his body in the offseason has resulted in Andrus slugging over .400 (.407) for the first time in his [...]
TweetJustin Grimm Headlines Texas Rangers Winning the Silver Boot
Justin Grimm’s last name creates opportunity for some wonderfully pun-driven writing. If he pitches poorly, the outlook was Grimm. If he pitches successfully, he’s the Grimm reaper. Saturday night against the Houston Astros, Grimm certainly reaped the opportunity that was given to him. The opportunity arose because of what Grimm has done in double-A Frisco [...]
TweetMatt Cain Throws Perfect Game in Dominant Fashion
Matt Cain saw 27 hitters for the Houston Astros come to the plate on Wednesday night. All 27 of them returned to their own dugout in futility, failing to reach base by hit, or walk, or hit by pitch, dropped third strike, on an error, or by catcher’s interference. Cain threw the 22nd perfect game [...]
TweetColby Lewis: Rotation Workhorse
There are probably very few areas of life where it’s a compliment to be called a workhorse. I wouldn’t recommend calling your significant other a workhorse, and most companies probably do not have a “workhorse of the year” award. I can’t be certain about that though. I am certain that in baseball, having a workhorse [...]
TweetDebunking the Mike Trout Effect
Mike Trout is arguably the best prospect in all of Major League Baseball. He projects to be a superstar for many years to come, and is already on his way to achieving that projection. He has been the best rookie in the American League, and probably all of baseball, and he has only played in [...]
TweetSeattle Mariners Throw an Unusual No-Hitter
The Seattle Mariners had a no-hitter thrown on their behalf on Friday night. This no-hitter was not like most no-hitters. Most no-hitters involve one pitcher throwing a ball enough times to get 27 outs without allowing a hit. This no-hitter also did not allow a hit, but instead of one pitcher throwing the ball, it [...]
TweetMatt Harrison Has a Night
Matt Harrison isn’t the most well-known pitcher on the Texas Rangers pitching staff. He isn’t flashy, doesn’t have much of an off-field personality, hasn’t been dominant in big games, doesn’t have a big contract, and most projections for his career wouldn’t place him higher than being a #3-type of a starting pitcher. In fact, entering [...]
TweetCan Cliff Lee Win the Cy Young Without Recording a Win?
Cliff Lee is a really good pitcher. Cliff Lee does not have a win yet this year. These are not contradictory statements. The pitcher win category is bordering on total irrelevance, and Cliff Lee seems set on a mission to push it over the edge into total obscurity. Lee’s last start was a microcosm of [...]
TweetDerek Holland to DL Creates a Game of Musical Chairs for the Texas Rangers
You may remember the Texas Rangers entering the 2012 season with what was widely heralded as the deepest pitching staff in all of baseball. Whether or not it was the best pitching staff was debatable, but being the deepest wasn’t much of a question, as no other team could go seven deep with MLB-quality starting [...]
TweetDo the Texas Rangers Play to the Level of Their Competition?
In the past week, the Texas Rangers have suffered several losses that could easily be classified as bad losses. That’s a strange term, “bad loss”, because every loss counts the same, just as every win counts the same, whether it be in April or September, by 1 run or 15 runs. A “bad loss” may [...]
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