There were a few questions lingering around Dr. Pepper Park Friday night. How would Joe Palumbo respond with a return to Frisco after a Major League debut? Would anyone produce hits and runs? Would the bullpen respond after some heavy use? How would the team hit the field in the midst of seven-game losing streak and being outscored 40-10 in ...
Joe Palumbo start I grew up outside Chicago. My first games were at Wrigley and I could watch Cubs games after school on WGN. There is something very cool about day baseball. So I managed to find my way to Frisco again this afternoon with my notebook and pen for some Joe Palumbo pitching, Elvis rehabbing, and another come from ...
5 Reasons The RoughRiders are Better Than the Rangers [Opinion] There is nothing quite like walking through the gates of a baseball stadium and using the freshly trimmed grass on a perfect sunny evening. The smell that can only come from a bustling ballpark. The palpable excitement that is buzzing through the air. There is nothing comparable, and few better ...
RoughRiders VS Springfield Cardinals (St Louis Cardinals) This is my 4th game to cover in person as a credentialed media member. I am definitely grateful and blessed with this opportunity. On this Cinco De Mayo the RoughRiders celebrated Girl Power day and there was a nice crowd of 6,408 on hand on this perfect Sunday for baseball. Right-handed pitcher, Pedro ...
RoughRiders walk off again Baseball brings people together. It's just one of the many reasons I love it. This is now the 3rd game that I have been able to cover as a credentialed media member. I have certainly been blessed and it has given me a different perspective of the game. Sitting in the same room as the official ...
Around the Farm 4/12/19 Thank you for joining Around the Farm once again! I fell short and did not release one for the games on April 11th. Working a full-time job and having 2 boys caught up with me and I crashed earlier than normal. The goal with this is to give you highlights of each Minor-League game played by ...
Welcome to the Around the Farm. This will highlight some of the game performances on April 8th around the Rangers farm. Let's start with the RoughRiders. Frisco RoughRiders (3-1) You may have heard that the Frisco RoughRiders placed Opening Day starter, Brock Burke on the 7-day IL. They added RHP Edgar Arredondo who pitched 6.1 innings, allowed 2 runs on ...
Around the Farm: April 7, 2019 This is an update on some of the game highlights throughout the Rangers farm system on April 7th. Nashville Sounds (1-3) The Sounds lost 5-3 to the Iowa Cubs. Richelson Pena got the start and pitched 5 innings. 5 IP, 5 runs, 1 ER, 3 BB and 6 SO. His ERA is 1.80. He ...
Joe Palumbo's first outing of 2019 I've been looking forward to this game for a while as Joe Palumbo took the mound for the RoughRiders. Grant Holmes took the mound for the Midland RockHounds. The RockHounds are the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Today was also the game for Autism Awareness Night and Sunday Funday. Joe Palumbo 1st pitch ...
Wes Benjamin, 25, is a left-handed pitcher for the Rangers Double-A affiliate, the Frisco RoughRiders. In 2018 he started for the RoughRiders and also played in the Arizona League from mid to late July. With Frisco he started 15 games and had a record of 5-6 with a 3.62 earned run average. In his 79.2 innings he struck out 72 ...