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...
Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
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.
Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
Lewis struggling. Gave up 4 in first two innings. Now trying to do the same in the 4th.
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...
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)
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...
Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
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 .
#1128. To: tomder55, redleghunter, Liberator (#1123)
Mark who ?
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...
We need Gary's Royals to come through and beat the Twins this week:)
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.
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
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.
But Faulkner filled in for him and did what the fireman is supposed to do, used only 20 pitches to get 5 outs.
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
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
He had the hamate bone in his RH (throwing hand) removed on the 27th of Aug so no more hitting for him until 4-6 weeks from then. He can be a PH and PR starting sometime this week if hand is progressing satisfactorily. Doesn't look as if he will be very useful if he plays at all...
He's always had issues when he moves up a notch so it takes time for him to catch up to the style/quality of pitching. He did go yard last night and only K'd one time so that is an improvement, can he do it against better pitching???
He took that line drive in the shoulder wonder how much it will hurt come tomorrow or the next day. Wonder if he'll have to miss a turn especially when Colby is in more need of missing a start???
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.
The O's are done. Yankees should win the rubber game tonight. Rangers need to set their sites on winning the AL West. It's win or bust with 7 more games against the 'Stros. Makes for GREAT September baseball. Just thinking that the Rangers were predicted to be well below .500 this year after losing two pitchers.
Twinkies still hanging in there riding their #1 prospect. How long that lasts who knows? Everyone thought Puig would carry the Dodgers to a WS victory. How did that work out?
That was an awesome game for the Mets. Saw a bit of it since MLB At Bat App had that as the free game of the day. If they win tonight I think that will pretty much put the needed nail in the Nats coffin.
Every team has some hurt or sore players right now. The Yanks have a +4 lead on the Rangers for the first WC slot. Time for them to rest some of the veterans for a few days.
Good to see Joey Gallo put one out. The M's put in a young gun who throws heat. He pitched Joey a heater inside and knee high. Right in the wheel house of Gallo. Blast over the Right field fence.
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