Thoughts on a 9-6 Rangers loss
ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 22: Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe (14) catches a throw to home plate in time to tag Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung (6) out during an MLB baseball game against the Rangers played on May 22, 2026 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Angels 9, Rangers 6 That was unpleasant. For the second time on this road trip, the Rangers scored a fairly large number of runs, but still lost.
Previously, it was a combination of MacKenzie Gore’s lat and bad defense that was the primary cause of the lost. This time, it was Jacob deGrom giving up six runs in three innings. A six run, three inning outing from Jacob deGrom really makes you question whether you understand the universe.
What does it say about our understanding of the world when Cal Quantrill outpitches Jacob deGrom? Has madness overtaken us? Does nothing have any meaning?
Is it all randomness and chaos? Zach Neto is launching bombs off of Rangers pitches. Someone named Wade Meckler took Jacob deGrom deep.
How do we fit that into our worldview? Are our struggles to fathom such events due to our own limitations, our blinkered views and inherent biases? Or are we at a point where acausal phenomena are ascendent, where surrealist scapes are the accepted norm?