Yu Darvish Bobble Head
Courtesy of Texas Rangers
Here is a quick peek at the upcoming Yu Darvish bobble head doll. The Texas Rangers will be handing out bobble heads to the first 20,000 Texas Ranger fans on June 11, 2013 when the Texas host the Cleveland Indians. If you take a good look at the photo, you will notice that the Yu Darvish bobble head doll has included a strikeout counter. This...
The Next Japanese Phenom: Shohei Otani
Shohei Otani, a 18-year-old with an upper-90s fastball, made his Nippon Pro Baseball debut this morning for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. And yeah, I was up at 5AM to watch it.
Otani has already made plenty of news in Japan. After his impressive high school career Shohei announced that he would skip the Nippon League altogether, therefore bypassing the posting system and sign...
The Next Japanese Phenom: Shohei Otani
Shohei Otani, a 18-year-old with an upper-90s fastball, made his Nippon Pro Baseball debut this morning for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. And yeah, I was up at 5AM to watch it.
Otani has already made plenty of news in Japan. After his impressive high school career Shohei announced that he would skip the Nippon League altogether, therefore bypassing the posting system and sign...
Tuesday's Rangers-A's game highest-rated telecast of season on FOX Sports Southwest
6.9 Household Rating No. 3 Primetime Program of Night in DFW
Tuesday's (May 21) Texas Rangers game vs. the Oakland Athletics produced the teams highest television rating of the season on FOX Sports Southwest, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The game started by Yu Darvish averaged a 6.9 household rating and was the No. 3 primetime program of the night in Dallas-Fort Worth...
Dan Straily Outduels Yu Darvish in 1-0 Oakland Victory
Oakland Athletics rookie right-hander Dan Straily outdueled Rangers ace Yu Darvish on Tuesday night, turning in his best outing of a rather inconsistent season.
Straily worked seven scoreless innings, surrendering just two hits (both singles) while striking out five batters and allowing no walks.
After a 6.2 inning performance in which he allowed two runs and fanned 11 batters en...
Yu gives up 1 run to A's — and loses
Rookie right-hander Dan Straily pitched seven scoreless innings and Yoenis Cespedes homered as the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish on Tuesday night.
Straily (2-2) gave up only two singles while facing 22 batters, just one over the minimum for his seven innings. He struck out five.
Even with consecutive wins to start the...
Dan Straily Throws a Gem as A’s Blank Rangers 1-0
Dan Straily has had trouble staying consistent in 2013, but he put it all together on Tuesday night.
Thanks to a dazzling performance from the 24-year old Straily, Oakland shut out the Texas Rangers 1-0 at the Ballpark in Arlington. In the process, they dealt Yu Darvish just his third home loss of his career.
Yoenis Cespedes mashed a deep home run off Darvish in the third inning...
Rangers can't find home plate in shutout loss to A's
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Rookie right-hander Dan Straily pitched seven scoreless innings and Yoenis Cespedes homered as the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish on Tuesday night.
Straily (2-2) gave up only two singles while facing 22 batters, just one over the minimum for his seven innings. He struck out five.
Even with consecutive...
Darvish gives up one run in loss
Where, oh where has the Rangers offense gone? I feel like they used it all in the Detroit series. Or something. All I know is I want it back.
Yu Darvish pitched six frames, and the only Oakland run was a home run by Yeonis Cespedes. Honestly, Darvish wasn’t his sharpest tonight, but he was still good enough for a win. If only he’d had a little offense to help him out.
Unfortunately...
Daily FanDuel Picks: May 21, 2013
Shelby Miller was less than impressive yesterday in his start at San Diego, further reaffirming my belief that it really isn’t worth picking starting pitchers on the road. Today I get to put that to the test as most of the attractive options find themselves in road matchups, which forces me to go with a less-than-perfect option in a favorable home matchup.Season ResultsWagered...
The Fab Five: MLB Power Rankings
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Fab Five, MLB Power Rankings. It’s been an interesting week for some of baseball’s best. The Rangers, Cardinals and Yankees have been able to continue plugging the holes caused by their numerous injuries,
Darvish feels good heading into Tuesday start
ARLINGTON, Texas While some people may be concerned about how the 130-pitch outing by Yu Darvish in his last start will impact him Tuesday, Darvish isn't one of them.
The right-hander, who is scheduled to pitch against Oakland Tuesday, hasn't changed anything about his routine since he beat the Tigers Thursday.
"I didn't have much fatigue after the 130 pitches...
Yu Darvish’s High Pitch Count Against Tigers No Reason to Hold Ron Washington’s Feet to Fire
Looking to kill some time? Stare at the wall or argue about pitch counts. It doesn’t really matter, because each activity will leave you shaking your head when you decide to rejoin society.
Yu Darvish tossed 130 pitches in eight innings against the Tigers on Thursday despite the Rangers leading 10-4. Manager Ron Washington’s decision to leave Darvish in the game for so long has...
Yu Darvish throws "Eephus pitch" to strike out Miguel Cabrera (Video)
It's been awhile since I've seen an "Eephus pitch" thrown at the Major League level but clearly, Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish knows how to use it.
Watch as he delivers a 62-mph pitch past Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera:
(Courtesy of It's Always Sunny in Detroit)
Rangers manager defends heavy use of Yu Darvish
Ron Washington was not about to question himself Friday over Yu Darvish's recent workload.
Especially since Darvish felt fine after throwing a career-high 130 pitches Thursday night against the Detroit Tigers.
The Texas manager had no qualms about sending his ace back to the mound in the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers even though the Rangers had a 10-4 lead.
'...
Rangers manager defends heavy use of Yu Darvish
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Ron Washington was not about to question himself Friday over Yu Darvish's recent workload.
Especially since Darvish felt fine after throwing a career-high 130 pitches Thursday night against the Detroit Tigers.
The Texas manager had no qualms about sending his ace back to the mound in the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers even though the Rangers...
Yu Darvish Early Favorite For A.L. Cy Young?
Thursday’s Detroit Tigers-Texas Ranger’s game in Texas had the potential to feature a pitching duel for the ages.
Unfortunately for Detroit however, their resident ace, Justin Verlander, wasn’t able to fulfill his end of the deal. Lasting just over two innings, Verlander allowed eight earned runs
A 62 MPH BENDER
Darvish made Cabrera look silly on curveball
Does anyone have a more wicked pitching arsenal than Yu Darvish? The Texas Rangers stud pitcher matched up with Justin Verlander on Thursday in a game that surprisingly turned into a slugfest. While Verlander was rocked and couldn’t make it through three innings, Darvish got through eight to pick up his seventh win of the season. But there was one moment in particular that must...
Rangers rock Verlander, give Darvish big win
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Geovany Soto ended Justin Verlander's night with a three-run homer that capped a seven-run third, and Yu Darvish lasted eight innings even though an anticipated pitching duel fizzled in the Texas Rangers' 10-4 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
Soto's drive just over the wall in left field came after Verlander walked in two...
Rangers 10, Tigers 4
Geovany Soto ended Justin Verlander's night with a three-run homer that capped a seven-run third, and Yu Darvish lasted eight innings even though an anticipated pitching duel fizzled in the Texas Rangers' 10-4 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
Soto's drive just over the wall in left field came after Verlander walked in two runs - he had three previous...
Pitchers’ duel gets off-track early
Darvish vs. Verlander.
All day, I looked forward to tonight’s game. With two of the best aces in the game going head to head, I just knew it was going to be a beautiful night of pitching. I guess I forgot about the potent offenses. Or something.
The Rangers got to Verlander first, scoring once in the 1st inning, after their own pitcher had thrown 11 pitches. But then Detroit...
Yu Darvish throws eephus pitch to Miguel Cabrera (VIDEO)
When you can’t beat him (Cabrera was 3 for 9 lifetime off Darvish), throw it like a dad would to his ten-year old son.
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Rangers knock out Verlander early with 7-run 3rd
The Texas Rangers have knocked out Detroit ace Justin Verlander with a seven-run third inning as an anticipated pitching duel with Yu Darvish fizzled.
Verlander gave up eight runs in just 2 2-3 innings Thursday night, capped by a three-run homer from Geovany Soto, who was hitting .170 without a long ball.
The hard-throwing right-hander had allowed four earned runs in four previous...
Tigers-Rangers Preview
Justin Verlander says it's May. Yu Darvish says it's not the first great opposing pitcher he's faced, and won't be his last.
True on all counts. These showdowns don't come along every day, though. And this one - the AL's strikeout king against his potential heir - is an enticing as they come.
The hard-throwing right-handers from Detroit and Texas will meet...
Verlander, Darvis set for showdown in Texas
Justin Verlander and Yu Darvish will face each other Thursday night in Arlington, Texas, in one of the most enticing pitching showdowns of the season so far.
The hard-throwing right-handers will meet in a billing that really hasn't been matched in Arlington since Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens faced off in 1989. Darvish is the Texas Rangers' ace and baseball's strikeout...
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