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Around some lovely background music, perhaps to make the sound of another breakdown of the Rangers' offensive failings more relaxing, John and Evan toss around what could happen. Then we discuss how the loss of Jack Leiter exposes a weakness the Rangers wanted to keep hidden. Then, Rangers Hall of Famer and Fort Worth Christian head coach Rusty Greer joins the fellas to discuss the scrutiny of Grady Emerson, the best high school player in the nation. Greer coached Emerson this year and has been close to the draft process around him. Finally, John cracks open the archives to search for others like Greer who played every game of their MLB careers as a Ranger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John and Evan break down the Rangers' current issue of getting down early with no pulse thereafter and discuss Corey Seager's reliability. Then one of the best stories of the season, Jacob "High Leverage" Latz joins the guys to talk about his long road to becoming the best breakout story of the season. Latz discusses how his previous challenging experiences prepared him to go from jilted starter to star reliever. And he weighs in on what we should call him for a nickname. Then, in the Archives in Arlington, John leans into the multi-inning closer theme to tell the story of Jim "The Emu" Kern and his amazing 1979 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John and Evan once again try to pin down the identity of this Rangers club as it struggles to get over the .500 hump. Once again, another road trip causes issues. And Evan expresses concern about the rotation's sudden inability to pitch deep into games. What's the potential fallout from that? Then Rangers broadcaster and former outfielder David Murphy joins the two-timer club for a visit about Evan Carter, the mystery of the Rangers offense, hitting lefties and what trauma going back to St. Louis caused him. Finally, with the Sheraton Arlington being imploded, John digs deep into the Archives to find stories of visiting team hotels and the fellas share some of their own Ranger road hotel tales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys break down the Rangers' hot week and the exciting brand of baseball they played. Evan wonders how the Rangers will handle playing time once Wyatt Langford returns from the IL. Then Rangers Hall of Famer Buddy Bell joins the program to discuss the circus that was the early 1980s for the organization and how he almost returned to the club, and the fellas both ponder the possibilities that might have had on the front office fracture that led to Nolan Ryan's departure. And in the archives, John goes back to research 200-hit seasons in club history, since Bell was the first player to ever reach that mark. Will anybody else do it in this era with less emphasis on hitting and more emphasis on workload management? And, on the subject of 200-hit seasons, Evan wonders once again: When will the Rangers commission a statue of Michael Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys sit down with former Rangers president and managing partner Tom Schieffer for a special visit about turning the franchise legitimate with the building of The Ballpark in Arlington, the challenges he faced in the role and his vision for how sports ownership should operate. And besides, who needs another week of recapping mostly rancid offensive performances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What to make of the Rangers' 3-3 start to a road trip against the three worst teams in baseball? Is there anything more that Skip Schumaker can do to the lineup? And is Hot Jake Burger back? Also, where did Evan run into John Elway? Then former Rangers manager Jerry Narron joins the show to discuss the rise of the 1996 team and what he saw in Michael Young as the Rangers manager that made him fight for him, which may be his greatest contribution to the organization. And finally when John unlocks the Archives in Arlington, we find out what former Ranger held a record that Shohei Ohtani eventually broke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guess what? More talk about the offense! Never can get enough. But John and Evan break it down and Evan rolls out a really interesting stat about the mystery of the disappearing homer at Globe Life Field. Then Evan sits down with Rangers third baseman Josh Jung to discuss his changes at the plate, his change in philosophy and the impact of bonding with Brandon Nimmo. Then Josh castigates himself for poor defense, even though we were willing to let him off the hook! Finally, from The Archives in Arlington, John revisits the club record for homers in a game and it brings up the name of former Ranger great Richard Hidalgo. Evan's got a story about that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Rangers' arduous season-opening stretch enters its final week, John and Evan join the angsting over the Rangers offense. Seems almost like it's a theme. Or maybe its own special. Then former Rangers reliever Jake Diekman, the latest of the legions of former Rangers now coaching high school baseball, joins us to talk about his new career (with the best backdrop any guest has ever had). Diekman also talks about his battle with ulcerative colitis and how he continues to help kids dealing with it. And about the chemistry created in bullpens. Finally, John cracks the code on the Archives vault to tell us about the Rangers' back-to-back one-hitters in 1996. The guys also pay tribute to John Sterling and Ted Turner and the contributions both brought to baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With April coming to a close, John and Evan consider what went right in the first month and what didn't. Josh Jung: Big hit. Jacob Latz: Ditto. But what about Globe Life Field seems to have gotten in the Rangers' heads. Then Kevin Mench joins the show for some memories of his seven-game home run streak back in 2006 and also to get some head-size abuse from John. Do we need to file a report with HR (Head Resources)? Finally with a weekend of firings around baseball, John creaks open the archives to find times when the Rangers changed managers early in the year and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Rangers sitting at .500, a familiar spot the last two seasons, John and Evan break down the significance of Wyatt Langford's forearm injury and whether all the soft tissue injuries early in his career are a concern. Speaking of concerns, the guys wonder about Corey Seager getting hot, because, as Evan says, the offense isn't really going anywhere until Seager and Langford get on track. And what's the deal with this defense? Then Mark McLemore joins the guys as they continue celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first Rangers playoff team. The Doctor of Defense reminisces about what Johnny Oates meant to his career and how that helped McLemore become a clubhouse leader for the late 1990s Rangers. Finally, John goes back to the Nolan Ryan shelf in the Archives in Arlington to break out a story about the hot start of the 1989 team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices