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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.
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#1414. To: redleghunter (#1408)
What does this stat tell you about yesterdays game? Either the Angels were so lucky they should admit it and want to replay the game or the Rangers don't deserve to be where they are cause they will just rollover and die in the playoffs or play in game... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
What message are you sending to the team if you decide to do this?? BTA he has already sent the message to certain members of the pen that he doesn't trust them to do their jobs, some of them haven't seen the mound in over a week... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Thanks for sending all of the updates yesterday, but you could have kept that last one to yourself... :( Anyway we had fun and tried all different kinds of hot sauces, salsas, craft beers and hot jerky's. Hot sauces have come a long ways in the last 10 years I remember when they first came out it was all about the heat, flavor wasn't even considered. Now it's quite different some actually have a pretty decent flavor to go along with the heat. They didn't have every single item they carry in the store for trial, if they did we would still be there... I wouldn't be afraid to say they have over 1,000 different hot sauces in the store and over 100 salsas... The image only shows about 15% of what is there... Anyway one of the best things we tried was something new by this company... http://deceptionsalsa.com/ So new in fact they don't even have it on their website yet but it's Heat index #6 a bacon flavored salsa called "OINK"... Another item we found we liked was a rub from Spicy Greek and it's for Poultry... http://www.spicygreek.com/products If I didn't have a corned beef brisket laid out to be smoked today I would make up some chicken and use the Poultry rub on it... :) In fact I better get busy with it or it won't get done before midnight... Oh by the way something else I ran across recently was "Old Bay" flavored fries in the frozen food aisle. I didn't buy any of them I just decided to do them myself by using fresh cut/sliced fries and deep fried them then sprinkled on the Old Bay. Turned out pretty good... I have a substitute that I use for Old Bay cause I think it tastes better and it contains less salt, it's called Chesapeake Bay Seasoning. I buy it online from a place called the Spice House, prices are better and the spices are fresher than what you buy in the stores. You need to turn the wife on to them I think she would like them, I know your palette would!!! Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
hoping the Royals end up with the best record. Yanks were 3-4 against Royals compared to 6-13 against the Jays . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yes we live in interesting tie breaking times:)
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
If we play youse guys it will be Derek Holland. I think y'all remember him:) "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Looks like they recalled Patton to give them a fresh arm.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
It tells me that up four runs you put your most fresh arm out there. Or you hold on to Dyson until the 9th. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
LOL that looks great and great time. May have to head up that way next time we journey to visit friends in MO. I know still a long ride.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
You are right. Knee jerk reaction on my part. This team has scraped their way through the season to the playoffs, it would seem appropriate they have to claw their way to the ALDS and ALCS the hard way. The Rangers motto should be "Per aspera ad astra" "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Trout double followed by Pulhols HR. Oy vey. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
go Diamondbacks ! Looks like the Yanks won't be helping themselves as they've Moonwalked all week backing into their playoff position.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
looks like the Rangers are doing their part .
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Ichiro is pitching in Philly !
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Wonder how the GM of the Angels feels about paying Hamilton to go to the playoffs with the Rangers ?
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Yeah Hambone drove in a key run today.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Yanks will play at home . Tanaka v Keuchel who will be pitching on 3 days rest for the 1st time in his career ......a slight glimmer of hope.
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wtg Rangers . I have to admit . You lost your whole rotation this year and still won the division. Very impressive. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Chris Davis just banged a homer ,probably his last as an Oriole. 47 homers for the season should translate into a hefty paycheck next year .
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Thanks. Good that the Bronx Bombers play at home. Astros have a horrible road record. Tuesday will be a good game. Rangers get to rest the BP a couple of days before travelling to Canuck land. They have a horrible record at Rogers. Then again we can throw Holland and Hamels at them in the first two games. But probably won't. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Rangers were 2-4 vs the Jays this year and Gallardo got both of the wins...
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
The Astros cut Keuchels last start short in anticipation of this scenario, he only went 6 innings in that 21-5 blowout... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Fraley article. Good analysis once you get past his paranoia:) Fraley: Blue Jays' odd ending to season suggests team wanted to face Rangers in playoffs "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Now that we know they are going to face the Jays and that offense you still think they can get away with using 11-12 pitchers, or they gonna have to go with 13???
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
They "might" think they have a better shot hitting the Rangers pitching vs Houston pitching... (Which is true to some extent)... They went 3-4 vs the Stros with both teams sweeping at home, BTA all this transpired in May/June before they gelled as a team... Am listening to MLB Channel and some dangleberry just picked the Yankees to beat both Houston and KC... NOT!! Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
I wonder what dumb GM will offer him A-Roid/Fielder/Cano type money, Avila or Stoneman??? Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
that's silly ; The way the Yanks limped into the season ,the Jays should be salivating at the prospect of facing them. Yes the Yanks played better than the record indicates ,but with the attrition at the end of the season they would be facing a one month rookie (Severino) as the Yanks game one starter . Then after that the Yanks have CC with a brace on his knee ,Pineda ,who has been shaky since his return from DL ,Tanaka ,one start removed from a strained hammy ,and Nova who possibly came back too early from rotator cuff . The best pitcher in the pen Betances has worn down from the use and is not close to the pitcher he was at the all-star break. He gets over used because there is no one in the middle relief that Girardi can count on. The Yanks set up batters have been in a month long slump. They rely on the homer to generate their runs ,and their best home run threat had a season ending leg injury (Tex) ...AROID has become a mistake pitch hitter .... only Beltran shows consistent power . Hoping the Rangers take articles like this as bulletin board fodder . If that's the game the Jays played then they deserve to get spanked. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Something I've noticed the last couple of days is Josh seems to be getting his stroke together, if you remember correctly he was very streaky at times! And Price is going to be their only LHed starter in this series cause I don't think Buehrle is gonna be on the roster. So are you thinking what I'm thinking as to who could do a lot of damage against the Jays?? Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Another thing to consider is the Jays are heavy RHed and the Rangers SP are heavy LHed. (Which is probably why RHed Gallardo has 2 wins vs the Jays, their only wins)!!! I think you can see where I'm going with this but you might wanna try Chi Chi. He did pretty good in his start against them, a quality start... If the Rangers can win at least 1 game in Toronto they can beat the Jays because most of their big bats stats drop off when they are on the road, to the tune of 150 points less slugging percentage in Donaldson's case!!! Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
LOL...Probably 14 pitchers now:) It is what it is. Have to keep at least Alberto for all infield positions. And carry a INF/OF utility guy. Why? Don't know what that turf is going to do to Beltre. They always try to keep him from playing in that stadium but no avoiding it in the playoffs. Good news is our BP, Gallardo, Lewis, Perez and Holland get some much needed rest. Banny not announcing the probable pitcher is a good move. However it is either going to be Gallardo or Holland. Holland is a mixed bag against Toronto in the past sporting a .218 BAA Gallardo against the Jays: Gallardo matches up better given he has given up only 4 HRs and 17 RBI in 159 ABs for the Jays active batters. .239 BAA Holland has faced 170 ABs for 7 HRs and 16 RBI. Colby Lewis' numbers are not much better. Lewis vs. Jays Lewis could pitch Thursday on regular rest. But the dude is smoked. They probably need to keep him in Arlington and rest more and start in Game 4 if there is a game 4. So I think this is the rotation: Game 1: Holland Game 2: Gallardo Day off travel back to Arlington Game 3: Hamels (ace should be the backstop if down 2-0 or if up 2-0 or tied 1-1 gives best shot to win it or go ahead in the series) Game 4: Lewis Travel day back to Toronto if needed Game 5: Holland or Perez Perez has little experience pitching against the Jays. His numbers are not too bad but might be skewed from when he was a rookie: Perez vs Jays The big story is David Price. He will pitch on 11 days rest. That could work well or not. His history with the Rangers: The Rangers are 3-0 in the postseason against Price. Take a look at the link on Price. LOL "EVIS" is doing great against Price. A .400 BA in 25 ABsZ:) Beltre batting .300 no surprises. Choo batting .313, And Josh tears him up too (not long ball). Napoli is dismal against him. Mitch good. And Fielder dismal. LOL Drew Stubbs is 3 for 6 with a triple and RBI against Price:) So Banny might do some crazy things like move Elvis up in the order. Don't see him using Napoli at all given Josh does fine against Price. Finally the Pen. Hopefully Tolly finds his groove again after his last start. The 4 days of rest should do him good. Don't know...Dyson makes a better closer with his stuff. Will Banister (should he) swap the two or go with the match ups? Meaning if Jays bottom to top of the order is up in the 9th and we are up 1-3 runs go ahead with Tolly. But if facing the middle of the order go with Dyson. Tough decision. You don't want to kill a young guy like Tolleson by demoting him, but you have a better pitcher in Dyson who can get HR hitters to ground out. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Yes Josh has done well against Price too. You can see his stats in the link in my other post. He must 'see' Price well because out of 27 or so ABs he only struck out 4 times. No HRs against Price but don't know the situations where Josh faced him. Plus Josh is a competitor when his head is straight. He loves the post season especially at home. I'm glad he had a great series against the Angels. OBTW....Wonderful how David Freese made the last out in yesterday's game:) Of course the Rangers announcers mentioned that a few times. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
If the Rangers can win at least 1 game in Toronto they can beat the Jays because most of their big bats stats drop off when they are on the road, to the tune of 150 points less slugging percentage in Donaldson's case!!! Great info. So maybe Gally gets the first start. With Chi Chi in middle inning relief. Because Gally only goes 5 maybe 6 innings. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Putting some perspective on the last Jays series in August. We lost the series 1-2. First game, we had a 5-4 lead going to the top 9th. Tolly got the loss. I think his second blown save. Blue Jays 6, Rangers 5 box score Second game blow out. Colby gave up 5 runs, Patton 5 and Freeman 2 (12-4 loss) So they hammered Colby. The last game we won 4-1 with Gallardo going 5.1 innings and a combination of Kela, Diekman, Dyson and Tolleson to finish it out. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
CC checked himself into a clinic for alcohol abuse today . So take him off the list of potential starters for the Yanks .
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Whaaaaat!? "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
CC Sabathia enters alcohol rehab, will miss Yankees' postseason
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
If you do decide to make the trek be sure to do it when they are doing something like wine, cheese or hot sauce tasting in the Convention center. That way between that and the store itself you can make a day of it. And if it's cheese let me know I'll come join you I love different cheeses... :)
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
BTW love the tag line:)
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Ok I think the Rangers thread is a 'rap.' Time to move our tailgate party over to the Post Season thread. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Moved to Post season thread... This thread is dead someone please lock it up... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Entering Saturday, teams were 975-2 when leading by four runs at any point in the ninth inning.
#1415. To: redleghunter (#1408)
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Keep Hamels for division tie breaker
#1416. To: redleghunter, Chuck_Wagon (#1407)
Rangers lose 11-10
#1417. To: GarySpFC, redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1411)
And here come the Royals.
#1418. To: tomder55 (#1409)
#1419. To: tomder55 (#1410)
Whatever you do ,save a lefty to start against the Yanks . The Yanks just can't beat them .
#1420. To: CZ82 (#1412)
#1421. To: CZ82 (#1414)
#1422. To: CZ82 (#1416)
#1423. To: CZ82 (#1415)
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What message are you sending to the team if you decide to do this??
#1424. To: CZ82 (#1416)
#1425. To: redleghunter (#1418)
#1426. To: redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1424)
#1427. To: All (#1426)
#1428. To: All (#1427)
#1429. To: tomder55 (#1428)
#1430. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator (#1428)
#1431. To: All (#1428)
#1432. To: redleghunter (#1430)
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#1433. To: All (#1432)
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#1434. To: tomder55 (#1432)
#1435. To: tomder55, redleghunter (#1417)
#1436. To: tomder55 (#1431)
Yanks will play at home . Tanaka v Keuchel who will be pitching on 3 days rest for the 1st time in his career ......a slight glimmer of hope.
#1437. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1436)
#1438. To: redleghunter (#1437)
#1439. To: redleghunter (#1437)
Fraley: Blue Jays' odd ending to season suggests team wanted to face Rangers in playoffs
#1440. To: tomder55, redleghunter, Liberator (#1433)
Chris Davis just banged a homer, probably his last as an Oriole. 47 homers for the season should translate into a hefty paycheck next year .
#1441. To: redleghunter, CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1437)
The suspicion is the Jays wanted to avoid the possibility of facing the New York Yankees, a wild-card entrant, in the ALDS. Toronto went 13-6 against the Yankees this season but has a long history of trouble against that club.
#1442. To: redleghunter (#1437)
Fraley: Blue Jays' odd ending to season suggests team wanted to face Rangers in playoffs
#1443. To: redleghunter (#1437)
Now that we know they are going to face the Jays and that offense you still think they can get away with using 11-12 pitchers, or they gonna have to go with 13???
#1444. To: CZ82, liberator, tomder55 (#1438)
Now that we know they are going to face the Jays and that offense you still think they can get away with using 11-12 pitchers, or they gonna have to go with 13???
#1445. To: CZ82, liberator, tomder55 (#1442)
Something I've noticed the last couple of days is Josh seems to be getting his stroke together, if you remember correctly he was very streaky at times! And Price is going to be their only LHed starter in this series cause I don't think Buehrle is gonna be on the roster. So are you thinking what I'm thinking as to who could do a lot of damage against the Jays??
#1446. To: CZ82 (#1443)
Another thing to consider is the Jays are heavy RHed and the Rangers SP are heavy LHed. (Which is probably why RHed Gallardo has 2 wins vs the Jays, their only wins)!!! I think you can see where I'm going with this but you might wanna try Chi Chi. He did pretty good in his start against them, a quality start...
#1447. To: CZ82 (#1443)
#1448. To: redleghunter, CZ82 (#1447)
#1449. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator (#1448)
CC checked himself into a clinic for alcohol abuse today . So take him off the list of potential starters for the Yanks .
#1450. To: tomder55 (#1448)
#1451. To: redleghunter (#1422)
#1452. To: CZ82 (#1451)
#1453. To: tomder55, liberator, CZ82, GarySpFc, *Baseball* (#1452)
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#1454. To: redleghunter (#1444)
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