The Cowboys' 2025 offense and defense are basically the opposite of the Rangers' 2025 offense and defense.

In this week's Hops: some interesting leftovers from this morning's Schumaker story, injury updates, where things stand with the draft, a bunch of farm and COFFEY notes (with a sobering statistic on the Rangers' video challenge reviews in 2025), and more. newbergreport.substack.com/p/sunday-hop...

Communication. Alignment. Preparation. Execution. It's underway. newbergreport.substack.com/p/caped-crus...

Curtains. A 2025 Texas Rangers requiem. newbergreport.substack.com/p/curtains-01f

There will be a new manager in Texas in 2026. He'll replace the best manager in Rangers history. newbergreport.substack.com/p/bruce-boch...

Not following what you mean by "when they scored 5 they scored 10."

In this week's Hops — free for all to read (no paywall this time) — Bochy's future, the clubhouse issue, the latest on the CBT line, the deGrom option for 2028, a busy week of minor-league honors, COFFEY, and more. newbergreport.substack.com/p/sunday-hop...

Robert Garcia eliminates the Astros from the playoffs in the most creative of ways.

My semi-annual re-ranking of the Rangers' top prospects. newbergreport.substack.com/p/re-ranking...

Jack Thomas Leiter. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-160-t...

The Rangers' first game mathematically out of things is marked by a handful of really good moments. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-158-t...

It's a long one — mainly because so many people had amazing things to share about how Scott Littlefield impacted the Rangers organization . . . and their lives. I couldn't bear to leave much of it out. This one hurts. newbergreport.substack.com/p/he-was-1-o...

In this week's (two-days-early) Hops: some decisions looming on the returns (or not) of a handful of key injured players leads things off this week, along with a bunch of farm system updates and the normal weekly features. newbergreport.substack.com/p/sunday-hop...

A less than fun one. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-151-t...

Can't win 'em all. I mean, I guess you can. But they didn't. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-150-t...

Before including all the customary weekly features, I might have gotten a little carried away at the top of this week's Hops. Forgive me. newbergreport.substack.com/p/sunday-hop...

Chills. newbergreport.substack.com/p/fall-instr...

The game Jacob deGrom was paid for. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-148-t...

Devin Fitz-Gerald is coming for you. newbergreport.substack.com/p/fall-instr...

Day 1 at Instructs woke me up. newbergreport.substack.com/p/fall-instr...

The Michael Helman Game. (After the other Michael Helman Game.) newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-146-t...

In which my D Magazine editor gives me an opportunity to walk back my 2025 Rangers disappointment. Plus – who is untouchable? www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...

Few better baseball games all season. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-145-t...

A quick lunchtime exercise in wishing not to have a perfectly pleasant dash of nostalgia screwed up. newbergreport.substack.com/p/i-used-to-...

A good one. A really, really good one. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-144-t...

In this week's Hops: the Seager timeline, an interesting nugget on Bochy's future, Rosenthal on the infusion of energy from the younger Rangers, updates on the prospects Texas traded in July, a ton of farm notes, COFFEY, and more. newbergreport.substack.com/p/sunday-hop...

In keeping with the theme of the night, I don't have much. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-143-t...

An early-September playoff game. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-142-t...

As you get ready for kickoff . . . here's a little kickoff to my thoughts on how the Rangers might start to shake things up with the roster this winter. newbergreport.substack.com/p/emptying-t...

LET'S GO. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-139-t...

A sweep in Sac Town — with an irritating finish. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-138-t...

In this week's Hops: the Rangers are decimated (and on fire), Josh Smith the leadoff hitter, a reminder of the significance of deGrom's Cy Young candidacy, lots of farm notes and the usual bells & whistles, including some COFFEY, and more. newbergreport.substack.com/p/sunday-hop...

Luka, Micah . . . and Corey Seager. newbergreport.substack.com/p/separating...

The fascinating new Netflix documentary tapped into memories I'd somehow lost hold of. And, it won't surprise you, made me think about baseball. newbergreport.substack.com/p/elite-8

Smackdown. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-135-t...

An emotional day for the team. And then they played a ballgame. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-134-t...

Dropped the paywall today like a Merrill Kelly changeup — flail away, friends. Free for all to read. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-132-t...

In this week's Hops: whether more August waivers might be coming this week, what MLB expansion could mean for the Rangers, Gavin Fien debuts, lots of farm updates (and new rankings), COFFEY, and more. newbergreport.substack.com/p/sunday-hop...

Jack Leiter. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-131-t...

It's time, I think, to start thinking about how we go about rebuilding the Rangers roster for 2026, and beyond. Part 1. newbergreport.substack.com/p/the-return...

That was fun (after it was, and then wasn't). newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-130-t...

Royals: flushed. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-129-t...

An uncommon win. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-128-t...

Better. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-125-t...

The team finally wrecked me this week. For this year, that is. Now what? I'm dropping the paywall for a few hours on this one. Free for all to read until about 8 pm, then back to subscriber-only. newbergreport.substack.com/p/let-down

You can all read this one if you'd like. No paywall. That one wrecked me. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-122-t...

It was indescribably bad. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-121-t...

That was unbelievable. For one of the teams. newbergreport.substack.com/p/game-120-t...

In this week's Hops: remembering the 2023 about-face against the Astros (for a reason), the Evo evolution, a thought about Merrill Kelly's first home start, updates on the prospects Texas just traded, more Caden Scarborough musings, COFFEY, and more. newbergreport.substack.com/p/sunday-hop...