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Texas Rangers Game 1 Starters

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The Texas Rangers have announced their opening day starter. It’ll be Jon Grey on Apr 8 in Toronto.

That continues the current streak of opening day starters not repeating. The last time we had two years in a row with the same starter was 2009, when Kevin Millwood started for the fourth year in a row. Since that, every one has been different.

Here are the current record holders for consecutive Game 1 starts in Texas Rangers history.

Consecutive Game 1 Starts:

  • Kevin Millwood – 4 (06-09)
  • Charlie Hough – 4 (86-89)
  • Nolan Ryan – 3 (90-92)
  • Ken Hill – 2 (96-97)
  • Jon Matlack – 2 (80-81)
  • Dick Bosman – 2 (72-73, if you count Senators, it would be 4 as he did 70-71 as well)

… and the overall / non consecutive game 1 starter record is Charlie Hough who did it six times, between 1982 and 1989.  Behind him are Kevin Millwood with 4, and Nolan Ryan with 3.

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2022 Uniform Numbers

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Today is 14 Mar 2022, and today is the first official day of Spring Training – after being delayed by the big CBA lockout.  This also means the Rangers have a proper roster available with uniform numbers, so when I got my hands on it a few hours ago, I instantly stopped watching Star Trek and jumped into editing uniform numbers for first day of Spring Training.  As is my custom, I’m making a post here to mark this as well as a new notes and comments I noticed while editing all the pages here.

Here’s a link to all the data, but before that, a summary of what I learned doing the 2022 start of Spring Training data.

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BASEBALL IS BACK!

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Owners ratify new contract by score of 30-0. Union votes yes to deal, voting 26-12 – BASEBALL IS BACK OFFICIALLY!

Details and news below. Also, read through the comments, there’s several other things mentioned there too.

Here is MLB’s official “FAQ for 2022 Season”: https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2022-season-faq.  More after the break.

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2022 MLB Season Opener Canceled

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I’m not going to get into it here, as it makes me sad. But the opening of the 2022 MLB season has been canceled (not postponed, but CANCELED) due to labor strife.  Could be more, but for now it’s just the first two series.

The Rangers issued a press release this afternoon about what’s happening ticket wise with those who have bought tickets – either individually or as a season ticket holder of some variant.  Here’s that press release:

For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 1, 2022

TEXAS RANGERS UPDATED TICKET INFORMATION

Major League Baseball has yet to reach a new collective bargaining agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association. Since it is important to have four weeks of Spring Training for players to safely prepare for the season, Opening Day of the 2022 MLB season, previously scheduled for Thursday, March 31, is being delayed. The first two series have been removed from the schedule, and, pending an agreement, the regular season for the Texas Rangers will now start on Friday, April 8 at Toronto.

The Rangers are very disappointed that we are not able to start the 2022 regular season as scheduled, and we apologize for the inconvenience this causes you. Major League Baseball is working to get the game back on the field as soon as possible.

This is certainly not a situation we wanted. We understand just how important it is to you that we get baseball back on the field. Major League Baseball’s priority now, as it has been, is to get fans in their seats as quickly as possible.

If you purchased individual tickets to a cancelled 2022 Texas Rangers game at Globe Life Field through texasrangers.com, a full refund will be automatically processed to the method of payment used at time of purchase, including service fees (if applicable). No action is needed to start the refund process.

If you purchased individual tickets for the originally scheduled 2022 regular season opener on Thursday, March 31 against the New York Yankees, those tickets will be valid for the Rangers’ 2022 home opener, when that date has been determined. Fans holding tickets for March 31 may also exchange those tickets for another 2022 game or receive a full refund.

2022 season ticket holders with full, half, or 20-game plans will be contacted by their individual ticket sales representatives to discuss their options, which include receiving a credit for cancelled games, which can be used for future 2022 game purchases including individual, group, and nightly suite rental tickets or 2023 season ticket renewals or receiving a refund for cancelled games.

For more information, please go to texasrangers.com/tickets or call 972RANGERS.

We thank you for your patience and can’t wait to see you Globe Life Field in 2022.

The following 2022 Texas Rangers regular season games are impacted by today’s MLB announcement:

Thursday, March 31 vs. New York Yankees
Friday, April 1 vs. New York Yankees
Saturday, April 2 vs. New York Yankees
Sunday, April 3 vs. New York Yankees
Monday, April 4 at Miami Marlins
Tuesday, April 5 at Miami Marlins
Wednesday, April 6 at Miami Marlins

How Many in 2021?

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Usually towards the end of the year, we always hear about how many players the Texas Rangers have used overall in any particular season. The Rangers are usually towards the high end of that list. Injuries, callups, usually make for a long list, and you tend to forget the guys who are here so quick that they don’t even have time for the proverbial “cup of coffee”. I’ve done this for the last several seasons (2021 will be the 14th season I’ve kept track of this), and it’s worked out pretty well. I’ve also gotten some positive feedback on it, so it’s become a permanent feature here.  If you’d like to see the final tallies for the other years I’ve done this, you can still see them with links at the bottom of the page.

Anyway, this post will get bumped whenever there is a player who is making his first appearance for the Texas Rangers in 2020.  I am going to count guys who get called up, but don’t play immediately (or sometimes don’t play at all), as they will be part of the 26 man roster officially.  Here goes:

The most recent additions will be on the top of the list.

Total players in 2021: 53
Total pitchers used in 2021: 29
Total position players used in 2021: 24
Total players making major league debut: 12

  • #53 – AJ Alexy (Aug 30 – replacing Andy Ibanez (10 day DL))
  • #52 – Jake Latz (Aug 25 – replacing Dane Dunning (Covid DL))
  • #51 – Ryan Dorow (Aug 24 – replacing Jonah Heim (Covid DL))
  • #50 – Nick Snyder (Aug 20 – replacing Joe Barlow (10 day DL))
  • #49 – Yohel Pozo (Aug 13 – replacing Curtis Terry (optioned AAA))
  • #48 – Yonny Hernandez (Aug 5 – replacing Eli White (10 day DL))
  • #47 – DJ Peters (Aug 2 – replacing David Dahl (DFA))
  • #46 – Jimmy Herget (Aug 2 – replacing Demarcus Evans (optioned to AAA)
  • #45 – Spencer Howard (Jul 31 – replacing Joely Rodriguez (traded to NYY))
  • #44 – Jharel Cotton (Jul 30 – replacing Ian Kennedy (traded to PHI))
  • #43 – Drew Anderson (Jul 30 – replacing Kyle Gibson (traded to PHI))
  • #42 – Curtis Terry (Jul 23 – replacing John Hicks (DFA))
  • #41 – Dennis Santana (Jul 3 – replacing Wes Benjamin (optioned to AAA))
  • #40 – John Hicks (Jun 29 – replacing Jason Martin (optioned to AAA))
  • #39 – Joe Barlow (Jun 23 – replacing Brett de Geus (DFA))
  • #38 – Spencer Patton (Jun 9 – replacing Ian Kennedy (10 day DL))
  • #37 – Jason Martin (May 26 – Replacing OF David Dahl (10 day DL))
  • #37 – Demarcus Evans (May 25 – Replacing RHP Kyle Gibson (10 day DL))
  • #35 – Hunter Wood (May 15 – Replacing LHP Wes Benjamin (optioned to AAA))
  • #34 – Khris Davis (May 8 – replacing OF Eli White (optioned to AAA))
  • #33 – Andy Ibanez (May 4 – replacing OF Brock Holt (10 day DL))
  • #32 – Hyeon-jong Yang (Apr 26 – replacing OF Leody Taveras (opt to alt training site))
  • #31 – Willie Calhoun (Apr 17 – replacing IF Anderson Tejeda (opt to alt training site))
  • #30 – Joely Rodriguez (Apr 16 – replacing RHP Josh Sborz (opt to alt training site))
  • #29 – Adolis Garcia (Apr 13 – replacing IF Ronald Guzman (10 day DL))
  • #28 – Anderson Tejeda (Apr 9 – replacing IF Brock Holt (10 day DL))
  • #27 – Brett Martin (Apr 9 – replacing RHP Matt Bush (10 day DL))

#26 to #1 (in alphabetical order): Kolby Allard, Kohei Arihara, Wes Benjamin, Matt Bush, Kyle Cody, Charlie Culberson, David Dahl, Brett de Geus, Dane Dunning, Mike Foltynewicz, Joey Gallo, Kyle Gibson, Ronald Guzman, Taylor Hearn, Jonah Heim, Brock Holt, Ian Kennedy, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, John King, Nate Lowe, Jordan Lyles, Josh Sborz, Nick Solak, Leody Taveras, Jose Trevino, Eli White

Players making their Making Major League Debut are bolded

Roster Notes:

  • 2021 goes back to a more normal number of players.  The season starts at 26, which is what 2020 was supposed to be out of the gate, but last season was a fiasco in many ways.
  • Of the opening day 26 man roster, 2 players are making their Rangers AND major league debut (Arihara, deGeus)
  • Of the opening day 26 man roster, 11 players are making their Rangers debuts. (Arihara, Culberson, Dahl, de Geus, Dunning, Foltynewicz, Heim, Holt, Kennedy, Lowe, and Sborz.)
  • Previous years counts for major league debuts on opening day roster: 2020 (1, Taveras), 2019 (2, Bird, Dowdy), 2018 (1, Tocci), 2017 (2, Hauschild, Robinson), 2016 (1, Barnette), 2015 (6, DeShields, Kela, Klein, Rua, Smolinski, Verrett), 2014 (1, Seth Rosin), 2013 (2, Leury Garcia & Smokin’ Joe Ortiz), 2012 (2, Darvish & Ross), 2011 (1, Mason Tobin), none in 2010, 2009 (1, Elvis Andrus), and 2008 (1, Kaz Fukumori).
  • Players with “xx” in front of their names on the list were players that were recalled, on the 26 man roster, but did not actually play.  The team doesn’t count those as players who played.  I do (because they were here).

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Great Play

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This isn’t Rangers related, but spotted this cool clip on the MLB site this morning.  I’m also testing their new embedding of video clips feature at the same time.

2021 Season

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I’m ready to go with my site.  The uniform number area on my site here is all updated with the numbers for this season.  Looks like there will be a 162 game season this year, vs whatever that was that passed for a season last year.  Whether or not I go to the games is still up in the air with me having a medical condition and covid still going on.  But whether I’m there or not, I’ll be following the team for sure.

Go Rangers!

How Many in 2020?

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Usually towards the end of the year, we always hear about how many players the Texas Rangers have used overall in any particular season. The Rangers are usually towards the high end of that list. Injuries, callups, usually make for a long list, and you tend to forget the guys who are here so quick that they don’t even have time for the proverbial “cup of coffee”. I’ve done this for the last several seasons (2020 will be the 13th season I’ve kept track of this), and it’s worked out pretty well. I’ve also gotten some positive feedback on it, so it’s become a permanent feature here.  If you’d like to see the final tallies for the other years I’ve done this, you can still see them with links at the bottom of the page.

Anyway, this post will get bumped whenever there is a player who is making his first appearance for the Texas Rangers in 2020.  I am going to count guys who get called up, but don’t play immediately (or sometimes don’t play at all), as they will be part of the 26 man roster officially.  Here goes:

The most recent additions will be on the top of the list.

Total players in 2020: 50
Total pitchers used in 2020: 25
Total position players used in 2020: 25
Total players making major league debut: 9

  • #50 – Andrew Romine (Sep 24 – replacing Nick Goody (DFA))
  • #49 – Demarcus Evans (Sep 15 – replacing Luis Garcia (DFA))
  • #48 – Sherton Apostel (Sep 12 – replacing Elvis Andrus (placed on 10 day DL))
  • #47 – Sam Huff (Sep 10 – replacing Scott Heinemann (optioned to ATS))
  • #46 – John King (Sep 1 – replacing Yadiel Rivera (DFA))
  • #45 – Eli White (Sep 1 – replacing Todd Frazier (traded to NYM))
  • #44 – Kyle Cody (Aug 20 – replacing Elvis Andrus (placed on 10 day DL))
  • #43 – Yadiel Rivera (Aug 20 – replacing Willie Calhoun (placed on 10 day DL))
  • #42 – Luis Garcia (Aug 18 – replacing Juan Nicasio (placed on restricted list)
  • #41 – Juan Nicasio (Aug 14 – replacing Edinson Volquez (placed on 45 day DL))
  • #40 – Derek Dietrich (Aug 11 – replacing Anderson Tejeda (optioned to ATS))
  • #39 – Wes Benjamin (Aug 11 – replacing Jimmy Herget (optioned to ATS))
  • #38 – Taylor Hearn (Aug 10 – replacing Adolis Garcia (optioned to ATS))
  • #37 – Rafael Montero (Aug 7 – replacing Joe Palumbo (placed on 10 day DL))
  • #36 – Joely Rodriguez (Aug 4 – replacing Greg Bird (placed on 10 day DL))
  • #35 – Anderson Tejeda (Aug 2 – replacing Danny Santana (placed on 10 day DL))
  • #34 – Jimmy Herget (Jul 31 – replacing Jose LeClerc (placed on 45 day DL))
  • #33 – Greg Bird (Jul 31 – replacing Ronald Guzman (optioned to ATS))
  • #32 – Brett Martin (Jul 28 – replacing Corey Kluber (placed on 45 day DL))
  • #31 – Adolis García (Jul 28 – replacing Leody Taveras (optioned to ATS))

#30 to #1 (no particular order): Lance Lynn, Mike Minor, Corey Kluber, Kyle Gibson, Jordan Lyles, Jose Leclerc, Jonathan Hernandez, Jesse Chavez, Edinson Volquez, Nick Goody, Luke Farrell, Ian Gibaut, Joe Palumbo, Kolby Allard, Willie Calhoun, Danny Santana, Joey Gallo, Shin-Soo Choo, Nick Solak, Scott Heineman, Leody Taveras, Rob Refsnyder, Todd Frazier, Rougned Odor, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Elvis Andrus, Ronald Guzman, Robinson Chirinos, Jose Trevino, Jeff Mathis.

Players making their Making Major League Debut are bolded

Roster Notes:

  • ATS in the list above means “Alternate Training Site”, which is the pool of players to pick from given there are no minor leagues this year.
  • With 2020 being such a strange season, the opening day roster will be 30, then reduced to 28 on Aug 6, and then to 26 on Aug 20.
  • UPDATE: They did change the rosters from 30 to 28 on Aug 6, but announced that the subsequent cut to 26 was canceled, the roster will remain at 28 for the rest of the season (and postseason).
  • Of the opening day 30 man roster, 1 player is making their Rangers AND major league debut (Leody Taveras)
  • Of the opening day 30 man roster, 6 players are making their Rangers debuts. (Corey Kluber, Kyle Gibson, Jordan Lyles, Leody Taveras, Rob Refsnyder, Todd Frazier)
  • Previous years counts for major league debuts on opening day roster: 2019 (2, Bird, Dowdy), 2018 (1, Tocci), 2017 (2, Hauschild, Robinson), 2016 (1, Barnette), 2015 (6, DeShields, Kela, Klein, Rua, Smolinski, Verrett), 2014 (1, Seth Rosin), 2013 (2, Leury Garcia & Smokin’ Joe Ortiz), 2012 (2, Darvish & Ross), 2011 (1, Mason Tobin), none in 2010, 2009 (1, Elvis Andrus), and 2008 (1, Kaz Fukumori).
  • Players with “xx” in front of their names on the list were players that were recalled, on the 25 man roster, but did not actually play.  The team doesn’t count those as players who played.  I do (because they were here), but the team doesn’t.

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Fox Sports Southwest Plus

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Fox Sports Southwest PlusI’ve seen a lot of people ask “why isn’t the Rangers game on”, or “Why am I postponed” when it says it’s on Fox Sports Southwest.

The answer is you’re not looking at the schedule right!

Less sarcastically, there’s a difference between Fox Sports Southwest and Fox Sports Southest PLUS.  Basically, PLUS is a spare channel that things get shown on when there’s too many things to show at once.  Like for example a regular season Rangers game and a playoff Stars game.   The playoff Stars game will take precedence, and the Rangers game will get bumped to the Plus channel.

UPDATED August 2020

Here’s an updated image the Rangers posted for the 2020 season:

UPDATED March 2018

Here’s some info I’ve gleaned from around the web on how to see Fox Sports Southwest PLUS on various carriers.  Mostly D/FW, but some others..

Television:

  • Time Warner/Spectrum – Channel 320 (SD ONLY)
  • Charter (Fort Worth & Park Cities) – Channels 300/32 (SD), 776/35 (HD)
  • Charter (Rockwall) – Channels 38 (SD), 860 (HD)
  • Charter (Denton) – Channel 314 (SD)
  • DirecTV – Channel 676-1 (SD & HD)
  • Dish – Channels 440 (SD), 9575 (HD) Dish no longer carries FSSW.
  • U-verse – Channels 756 (SD), 1756 (HD)
  • FiOS/Frontier – Channels 77 (SD), 577 (HD)

Streaming Services:

  • SlingTV – Only on ‘Sling Blue’ package, as “Fox Sports Southwest Alternate 1”  Sling no longer carries FSSW.
  • Youtube TV – Is there as “Fox Sports Southwest Plus”
  • Fubu TV – Is there as “Fox Sports Southwest Plus”
  • Hulu Live TV – Is there as “Fox Sports Southwest Plus”

You can also use credentials from most of these providers to log in via the Fox Sports Go mobile app.

Apparently, Time Warner Cable does NOT carry an HD feed of FSSW+.  That’s pretty insane in this day and age.  I also think that Charter in Denton also only has an SD video feed.  If someone finds out otherwise on these two channels, please let me know.

If you know it’s on another carrier that I don’t have listed, please email me about it.

Pocket Schedule Page Updated

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Updated a page on my Rangers site tonight. It’s the Pocket Schedule archive. I hadn’t updated it in a couple of seasons, but I bought it up to date now.

Tonight I added the 2020 pocket schedule (which was based off the original 162 game season), three 2019 variants, and three 2018 variants.

I have at least one variant from every year since 1972 on that page, so take a look if you never have and check out some old pocket schedule images.

Check it out here!