Why This Blog?

Short Version: Because it's actually for and written by fans, meaning fanatics. Not media. None of us that post here are journalists or media-types or part of the franchise. We're just fans, that's it.  And I think we all bought in win Ron was hired, I have a t-shirt to prove it.

Long Version: This blog/site is a place where me and some friends can express our hopes and vent our frustrations about the Rangers. DFW doesn't have to be all about football 24/7. And hey, if you would like to join in the conversation just comment on a post. The more the merrier.

In my humble opinion, the Rangers have historically been bad with the brief exception being a short stint in the 90's when they were under skipper (the late and great) Johnny Oates and general manager Doug Melvin, when they were good (but, that was before my time as a fan of the Rangers) and of course the last 2 seasons.  Other than that it's been poor.

As a favorite local broadcaster has said, this is a talking sport. But again, in my very humble opinion, it also lends itself to a fair amount of written angst and analysis. Thus, this blog. At the very least this blog allows me to vent my frustrations about the team I choose to follow in this, "The Great Game". I moved to Dallas in 2000 and slowly have adopted the Rangers as my team having come from a city in Texas that does not have an MLB franchise. I love baseball and cheer for the Rangers now. But it's hard to support the Texas Rangers when season after season it's a slightly different cast but same story. I'm just a frustated fan, frustrated that year in and year out the Rangers are seemingly out of the race by May or June. Hopefully this year will be different. Believe me, I'll be the first to cheer if the Rangers turn this around. Maybe this year.

Addendum: The above was obviously written before the last 2 seasons of 2010 and 2011.  Now we have a new level of angst.  We will not be east coast cry babies like Red Sox fans before they recently won their 2 WS.  Nor will we be like Cubs fans that just like an excuse to whine.  We want a WS victory but, in my humble opinion we're still headed in the right direction.

Take it easy,

JG