In the midst of a horrific stretch of baseball in mid-August, the Texas Rangers were woken up by a bald-headed pearl of wisdom. While there is zero evidence to back up this claim, it might have been the jolt that they needed.
On August 17, prior to the Rangers series finale in Toronto, fresh off a 14-2 beatdown at the hands of the Blue Jays and in the midst of a 1-7 record over their previous eight games, Texas Rangers Sports Network Analyst Mike Bacsik made an inspirational call out.
Bacsik implored the players to simply finish the season strong.