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Published: Oct 14, 2014
Author: CZ82
Post Date: 2014-10-14 18:08:52 by CZ82
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For those of you who would like to comment on what might happen with the 2015 version of the Texas Rangers or any other MLB team for that matter.
Poster Comment: BTW Stone the Rangers are going to steal Cueto from the Reds!
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#1104. To: redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1103)
There is of course the possibility that Harvey and Boras are covering up an injury . Heard Harvey talk about it today . I thought he'd sound like Keshawn Johnson...give me the d--n ball !! . Instead he sounded wishy washy about the issue. He said he always considered 180 innings his limit. Come on ! Who does he think he's fooling ? He has complained about missing starts and getting taken out of games all season . In the height of a pennant race he and his agent do this stunt ? The Mets don't need this distraction and don't deserve it . They have supported him throughout his career knowing that Boras will cut the rug out from under them when he becomes a Free Agent. I know what I would do . He immediately goes to the bullpen to be a one inning bridge to Clippard . Then if he has any innings left in the post season he can be on the roster until his 180 is up . The NATs did it to themselves . Harvey and his agent are calling the shots this time. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Now 3 for 27 with RISP. They just had 2nd and 3rd no outs. Then one out, IBB bases loaded one out could not get one run in.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Need some O2 after that finish. 2-1 win for Holland and Tolleson gets the save by striking out Trout; Pulhols ground out and he fanned Cron.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
I saw an article he admitted eating "bad tacos" before the game. I'm not giving up on him I'm just saying he needs to change things up somewhat after the first time thru the order. We both know he has the stuff to be a good pitcher but when you keep using the same sequence the batters pick up on it. Then they just sit back and wait till you throw the 3-2 fastball/curve/sinker you always throw. Bad tacos can be a blessing, helps keep bugs and the pitching coach away from you while on the mound... And you'll have the end of the bench all to yourself so you can think about sequence of pitches!!! :) He had TJ in Aug 2010 came back and pitched some in 2011 (24 innings) and then they shut him down in 2012 at 160 innings... I'm not sure why since it had been over 2 years since his surgery, would have to say they were being wery, wery, wery careful...
Holland had another good night only allowed 3 hits again, which they needed considering how well Weaver pitched. He has always pitched well against the Rangers has a 21-15 record against them, a lot of them were close games... Lets see Stros lost, Angels lost, Yankees lost, Twinkies won and Jays won, everybody seems to be maintaining their places in the standings for the moment. Someone is going to have to get really hot or really cold for things to change much between now and the end of the month. National league seems pretty much settled as to who's in/out. Lewis struggling. Gave up 4 in first two innings. Now trying to do the same in the 4th.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
He really could use a turn skipped in the rotation, I know they don't want to but if they don't then it will only get worse. Using a youngster for one of his turns can't be any worse than what he's doing right now, averaging 5 innings and 5 runs. If he comes back refreshed and pitches better then it was worth it to suffer thru 1 bad start from a youngun. I would rather "for sure" lose 1 game than take the chance of losing 4-5 cause Colby's burned to a crisp... See this is the reason I was against trading some of the young pitchers...Colby is getting up in age and will need to be replaced very soon, his contract is up at the end of the year if I'm not mistaken... Bottom of the 3rd Jays and Sox tied 1-1... Top of the 4th Os over Yankees 4-2... 3-0 Mets over Nationals bottom of the 4th, oh wait never mind Wilson Ramos just hits a Grand Slam to put the Nats up 4-3... Ooppsss a couple more base hits now it's 5-3... Some drama going on today... Houston, Twinkies and Rangers all later... Latest I've seen... Looks like Mets will skip his spot in the rotation a few times to limit his innings according to GM... http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/13602299/matt-harvey-new-york-mets-september-workload-limited-innings-cap-looms Pineda was shaky early but has settled down. Red Sox are now leading the Jays 3-1 .Ortiz 2 doubles. As a Yank fan I have wondered for years why anyone would pitch to Ortiz .
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Fans on talk radio here are steaming about Harvey .The more I think about it ;the more it looks like the typical Mets FUBAR .
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Aren't they also having issues with another guy who was injured earlier, Matz I believe?? Make it 4-1, pitching change right now... John Ryan Murphy just hit a 2 run homer . Yanks leading .
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Matz was going to be the 6th man in the rotation. He pitched yesterday and developed a blister on his finger . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Looks like the Mets got one of the runs back, now 5-4...
Greg Bird 3 run homer !!!! Mark who ?
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yanks win ,Mets win , Jays lose ....... go Rangers !
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Mets win! Yanks too.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Leave it to the Mets to have a controversy during a pennant run. Last time it was Pedro in 2006 if I am not mistaken.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Rangers up 2-0 in the 7th. Astros lost. We need Gary's Royals to come through and beat the Twins this week:) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
You still have to deal with "Mark who" for at least one more year, that's how much longer his contract runs. If A-Roid retires at the end of the season then move him to DH and let Bird play 1st... Didn't happen Twinkies still right there... Kela is out with sore elbow, looks like he will get some rest whether or not the Rangers can afford it. He has been used a lot this year he may end up being shut down, we'll see. But Faulkner filled in for him and did what the fireman is supposed to do, used only 20 pitches to get 5 outs. No ,Pedro was 2005 . According to Pedro ,Jeff Wilpon forced him to pitch even though he had a bad toe; and it ruined his shoulder .He struggled through 2006 with various issues ,and went on DL at the beginning of 2007 to repair his rotator cuff . 2007 the Mets had one of those epoch collapses ,losing 12 of their last 17 games and blowing a 7 game lead after Sept 12. Pedro sat out most of the season with his injury ,but came back in time to make the post season roster . He went 3-1. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
That was beautiful to watch. He just gunned them down. Dyson still getting the job done too. Wondered why Chirinos gave a sinker ball thrower a high target. That ball almost got out of the ball park. Note to Chirinos, talk with the guys who know Dyson. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Didn't Ricky Henderson cause some strife in that clubhouse as a base coach in the 2006-2007 season?
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Or they got their signs crossed up and Dyson threw the wrong pitch??
It would be nice if Faulkner could become a regular piece of the bullpen. Noticed they recalled Scheppers, hope he has got his stuff back.
Did you see this snapshot from the Odor swiping home on a wild pitch? It is usually good practice to keep your eyes open when trying to tag a runner: "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Banister is impressed with Faulkner. He put him in a pressure situation and Faulkner rose to the occasion. I like younger pitchers who don't think too much and just blow away a line up:) You would think Banister learned keenly from Scheppers. Whatever he has going on, it won't get solved this season. If we ever get in a game again where we score a bunch of runs, Schep is the guy to eat up 2 innings at most...and be on a short leash. These are so close due to in large part this: So it seems the Rangers have no issues filling the bases but knocking them in...not so good:) Could be an issue that Fielder is in a slump. His BA went down another 10 points in a week. Veneble and Stubbs are no help at the bottom of the order. That Josh Hamilton threat in the 6 or 5 spot is probably gone for the season as he is relegated to pinch hitting (which did not see him bat much last series). Joey Gallo has fallen off the radar too. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
We discussed this earlier and agreed Joey should have stayed in the minors till the season ended, then went on to the fall league. Josh has been rode hard and put away wet too many times, I suspected this was going to happen when they traded for him and my fears were correct. First thing he needs to do is get the knee fixed, then the Rangers need to decide whether to keep him and DH him or play him at 1st, or trade him. I don't think you can put him in the outfield and expect him to stay healthy... Best thing a youngun can do is just throw what the catcher tells him to throw, don't think, don't argue just throw the damn ball... "Forget about the curve Ricky just give him the heeter"... Looks like ESPN seems to think they can catch the Astros... http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/62624/mondays-top-5-the-rangers-can- catch-the-astros Wow ESPN actually paying attention to the Rangers:) KC beat the Twinkies. So that's good news. Hamels doing well so far. Once the kiddos are off to bed will catch some of the game. quotquot autem receperunt eum dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri his qui credunt in nomine eius
I might be crazy to think this but I wish Lyonis Martin was coming back soon. Veneble and Stubbs are doing fine but their bats are not much better. Gallo hitting the ball finally. Mitch, Odor and Choo went yard tonight. 6-1 Rangers in bottom 4th. Mets down 7-1 come back to win 8-7. Twins lose, Yankees edged by the woeful Os and the blue birds win. quotquot autem receperunt eum dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri his qui credunt in nomine eius
Here come the Rangers in the Yanks' rearview mirror. We've got some hurt troops....Tex, Gardner, Eovaldi. We can be caught. Girardi wore out the pen as well. Mets just ended the Nats season -- that was a turrible loss. The Twin...fugetabout them. The Yanks...oy...losing to the sickly O's. I couldn't bear watching the last few innings cuz I had a baaad feeling.
Ping to above.
They are only 2.5 back of the Rangers and most of their games left are against teams in their division who are below them in the standings. So you can't quite count them out yet with that easy schedule...
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#1105. To: CZ82 (#1101)
#1106. To: CZ82 (#1101)
#1107. To: redleghunter (#1102)
Don't give up on Perez just yet.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1108. To: redleghunter, tomder55 (#1103)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1109. To: redleghunter (#1106)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1110. To: CZ82 (#1109)
#1111. To: redleghunter (#1110)
#1112. To: CZ82 (#1109)
#1113. To: redleghunter (#1110)
Lewis struggling. Gave up 4 in first two innings. Now trying to do the same in the 4th.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1114. To: redleghunter, tomder55, Liberator (#1105)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1115. To: tomder55 (#1104)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1116. To: CZ82, liberator, redleghunter (#1114)
#1117. To: CZ82, liberator, redleghunter (#1115)
#1118. To: tomder55 (#1117)
The more I think about it ;the more it looks like the typical Mets FUBAR .
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1119. To: tomder55 (#1116)
Red Sox are now leading the Jays 3-1
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1120. To: CZ82 (#1119)
#1121. To: CZ82 (#1118)
Aren't they also having issues with another guy who was injured earlier, Matz I believe??
#1122. To: tomder55 (#1121)
#1123. To: CZ82, Redleghunter, Liberator . (#1122)
#1124. To: CZ82, liberator, redleghunter (#1122)
#1125. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1115)
#1126. To: tomder55 (#1117)
#1127. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator, GarySpFc (#1124)
#1128. To: tomder55, redleghunter, Liberator (#1123)
Mark who ?
#1129. To: redleghunter (#1127)
We need Gary's Royals to come through and beat the Twins this week:)
#1130. To: redleghunter (#1126)
(Edited)
Leave it to the Mets to have a controversy during a pennant run. Last time it was Pedro in 2006 if I am not mistaken
#1131. To: CZ82 (#1129)
But Faulkner filled in for him and did what the fireman is supposed to do, used only 20 pitches to get 5 outs.
#1132. To: tomder55 (#1130)
#1133. To: redleghunter (#1131)
#1134. To: redleghunter (#1131)
#1135. To: CZ82 (#1133)
#1136. To: CZ82 (#1134)
It would be nice if Faulkner could become a regular piece of the bullpen. Noticed they recalled Scheppers, hope he has got his stuff back.
#1137. To: redleghunter (#1136)
#1138. To: redleghunter (#1136)
Bannister is impressed with Faulkner.
#1139. To: redleghunter (#1136)
#1140. To: CZ82 (#1139)
#1141. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1139)
#1142. To: redleghunter (#1141)
#1143. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1142)
#1144. To: Liberator (#1142)
The Twin...fugetabout them.
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