Sunday hops, 4-20-25.
A weekly compendium emptying the bench, with Rangers developments, rumors, and takes — and yes, a little TROT COFFEY.
There’s been a palpable playoff intensity this weekend between the 2023 champion Rangers and 2024 champion Dodgers at Globe Life Field, helped along in part by the fact that Dodgers fans travel quite well (and live everywhere).
But it’s also because these are two teams and coaching staffs and front offices who expect to be competing for another one of those trophies this fall.
Only two of the 18 innings played so far in the series have featured more than a one-run lead. It’s been good baseball and good theater, and the teams go at it again at 1:35 to settle the series.
In the meantime, on to this week’s Hops.