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Published: Oct 14, 2014
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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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Looks like the Rangers have narrowed their managerial search down to 3 candidates, Bogar, Indians bullpen coach Kevin Cash and Pirates bench coach Jeff Banister.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Whose Cueto?
Hope it's Bogar. He had a winning record in the last few weeks of a throw away season. Hard to do when the chips are down.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12)
The Reds best pitcher. You should have went with us when we went to the Cincy game back in August and watched him pitch. (You could have pigged out on $1 hotdogs). The Rangers are gonna steal your catcher too! :)
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yea I hope it's Bogar too. The team seemed like it responded well to his style of leadership.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
You have to be invited to do that.
I've never known you to be one to stand on formality. :) Ok fine, the next time we go you're invited. How about a Blue Jackets game? Invite Jameson too since he lives there. We should have went tonight since the Stars are in town and I would have liked to see their new second line of Cole/Spezza/Hemsky in person. Oh well am settling for watching them on Fox Sports Ohio, Stars up 2 - Zip. Correction Stars 2 Blue Jackets 1.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
No, wrong again - because grammar!!!! Who's Cueto? http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/whos_whose.htm
"we are tartets from evil doers!!!" [ and ] U looked up birfer on the dcitionary. It isn't a movie.
Ok you are better at grammar then me. I have higher morals then you. I think morals are more important.
Well they hired Jeff Banister instead, don't know if I like that or not. Wonder if they will keep Bogar or not?
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
We shall see. One article said they really wanted the Pirates skipper Hundley and would go for the 'next best thing.' Well if he can get these guys swinging the bat again, I'm all for it.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12)
Yea they wanted a "Hurdle clone", funny thing is Hurdle was here and they let him get away. You would have thought if they valued him that much they would have found a way to keep him.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Also seen that Mike Maddux wants to stay with the Rangers now that he's not been hired as a manager.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
The latest looks like they might hire Cash too and keep Bogar, that could make for a very interesting coaching staff. http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/rangers-photos/20141016-daniels- bogar-didn-t-lose-managerial-search-could-return-to-rangers-staff.ece
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Looks like they're starting to clean up the roster to try and protect some players from being taken thru the Rule 5 draft. http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/97762268/rangers-outright-six-including- kevin-kouzmanoff-and-jp-arencibia
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Looks like they kicked Rios to the curb too. http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/98601032/rangers-buy-out-alex-rios-pass- on-2015-option
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Also looks like they're trying to resign Colby Lewis too.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
All good news. However disappointed about Koozie. But reality is he will still need a few months into the next season to recover.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12)
Looks like Bogar isn't going to be on the team this year, they offered him a position with the team but not on the bench. I would have rather seen Bogar as the manager and Bannister as his bench coach.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Disappointed to see Bogar go. Guess he figured or someone in the front office figured having him sit in the same dugout he managed from for a short time might cut into Bannisters plan.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12)
Looks like he ended up with the Angels, can't say I'm happy about this whole situation. Also looks like they are bringing in Michael Young as a special assistant.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
So bad and good news:)
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12)
Looks like the Rangers aren't done with Gimenez yet. http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/11/texas-rangers-bring-back-c- gimenez.html/
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They need a filler while they find a filler:)
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12)
Yea this is one of the areas they will look to improve during the off season, along with OF and SP (starting pitchers). Am still hearing rumors about them trading Andrus to one of the big salary teams, maybe him for a SP or big bat OF..... hmmmmmmm....
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Related Report: Rangers open to trading big-time prospects, have spoken to Braves about Justin Upton Rangers announce spring training report dates Rangers set 40-man roster, include four first-time players According to unconfirmed reports emanating from Korea Sunday, the Rangers submitted the highest bid for 26-year-old left-hander Hyeon-jong Yang, who was posted by the Kia Tigers recently. While Rangers GM Jon Daniels declined to comment, a source indicated the Rangers were optimistic about their bid. Earlier in the weekend, however, the St. Paul Pioneer-Press, citing unnamed sources, reported that Minnesota had submitted the highest bid. Ultimately, the highest bid would only matter if the Tigers accept it, which would then give the “winning” team a 30-day exclusive negotiating window with the pitcher. It is the same process by which the Rangers acquired Yu Darvish after the 2011 season. Korea has become a more intense focus for clubs since the Los Angeles Dodgers landed Hyun-jin Ryu in 2012. The Dodgers paid $25.7 million to the Hanwha Eagles to win the negotiating rights for Ryu then gave him a six-year, $36 million contract. The bid – and the contract – for Yang are accepted to be significantly less. Yang went 16-8 with a 4.25 ERA, well-below the league average in the hitter-friendly Korean League. He reportedly carries a fastball in the 92-95 mph range. In the Pioneer-Press report about Yang and the Twins, a source suggested he could be a middle-of-the-rotation starter. Looks like they have decided Holland is gonna be their #2 pitcher so they may have found a #3 (until Perez comes back) or 4 pitcher for the rotation. Doesn't look like they plan on signing one of the bigger name pitchers but do pitching by committee. Since Ogando isn't pitching competitively yet you gotta wonder if they have decided if/when he does he will be in the pen.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They moved Knebel and Alfaro to the 40 man roster along with a few other prospects... Hmmmmm...
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Trying to protect them from the Rule 5 draft.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name (John 1:12)
Have you been keeping up with the Rangers or are you waiting till February? Looks like they are still in the market for some starting pitching. rangersblog.dallasnews.co...-scout-santanas-start-in- venezuela.html/
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Looks like they picked up a starting pitcher Gallardo for the 3 slot and a reliever German to take Cotts place since they didn't resign him. Also noticed they picked up Detwiler about a week or so ago hoping he can get back to being a starter. Looks like they are almost Overstocking the pitching staff, can't have too many pitchers I guess.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Also noticed they picked up Detwiler about a week or so ago hoping he can get back to being a starter. Looks like they are almost Overstocking the pitching staff, can't have too many pitchers I guess. Good moves that fit the budget. They are betting on those who were not healthy last year being healthy. Not a sure thing in any sport:) Sure someone can tough out 17 weeks or so in the NFL, but injuries in the NBA and MLB with so many months of play significantly impact a team. Especially in the MLB with pitchers. It is a specialized position requiring movement and endurance every half inning. Plus Gallardo has pop in his bat. Will be interesting to see a pitcher for the Rangers hit a dinger:)
"Let the inspired Scripture, then, be our umpire, and the vote of truth will surely be given to those whose dogmas are found to agree with the Divine words." Gregory of Nyssa
Looks like they traded Robbie Ross for another starting pitching prospect, Anthony Renaudo.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Ross Ohlendorf to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. Texas Rangers invited non-roster RHP Alec Asher to spring training. Texas Rangers invited non-roster RHP Alex Gonzalez to spring training. Texas Rangers invited non-roster RHP Keone Kela to spring training. Texas Rangers invited non-roster C Pat Cantwell to spring training. Texas Rangers invited non-roster 3B Joey Gallo to spring training. Texas Rangers invited non-roster LF Jared Hoying to spring training. Here is some more stuff that is happening.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I think Daniels knows that finding the right pieces to be a contender costs money and or prospects. The farm is 2-3 years away from paying off so why "sell the farm" more for questionable long term salary deals? Read...Fielder. It seems the MLB market is going towards "good enough." Meaning, get some pieces that have a reasonable promise of performance and hope the pieces gel into a team which can string enough series wins to be a contender in September. Then September baseball is all about who is hot at the time and who is still healthy. Then hope in the playoffs your top 3 rotation pitchers are healthy and can go deep. The Rangers go in with Darvish and Holland as the top 2. They hope the new guy will fit in number 3 and between Lewis and later Harrison come around to provide innings as #4. 5 slot is a toss up until Perez comes back. So Daniels did his best IMO with the dough he had and not selling the farm. Maybe now Nick Martinez and others can get experience down in Round Rock and not be subject to the pressure of MLB pitching. Hey if Harry comes back strong, and Lewis is tough this could be a good year.
"Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools " (Romans 1:21-22)
Yes the Rangers have to rebuild the BP due to Ross gone and Ogando signed with the BOSOX.
"Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools " (Romans 1:21-22)
Colby got better as the season went on and he's had a full off season to get into better shape so I would have to assume he will be better than last year. Harrison is already throwing but they don't expect him to be ready before June, if ever. Heard he is working out with Colby to get some tips and encouragement. If he comes back he will be the first to come back from spinal fusion in MLB just like Colby was with his hip job. I've also heard Profar is throwing with no setbacks thus far. I have no doubt he will start the year in AAA just to get him some games under his belt instead of having him platoon.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Have you seen the latest 40 man roster? http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=tex
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They are inviting Joey Gallo to Spring Training, I would love to go to Surprise and watch him hit. I know he won't stick with the club but would still be fun seeing him.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Pretty much confirms what I was thinking. They have a solid #1-3 for the rotation and 4&5 is a ? If Lewis can hold down that fourth anchor leg of the rotation then we are competitive. Of course if everyone stays healthy and avoids playing with large dogs near stairs.
"Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools " (Romans 1:21-22)
They seem to have quite a selection for a #5 pitcher with Detwiler, Ranaudo, Tepesch, Martinez and Lisalverto Bonilla. (Maybe Jackson or Gonzalez but they would be long shots). They're were going to give Detwiler a chance to start but since they just traded Ross for Renaudo I wouldn't be afraid to say they will end up with him in the pen since he's a lefty. On the other hand if he dazzles in Spring training as a starter then I look for them to try to acquire one or maybe they think Claudio is ready?
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Don't know if you've seen this or not, the top 15 prospects in the organization.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Update on Fielder. Slimming down some, doing cardio and strength training. Even hired a chef. http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150206- video- working-out-with-rangers-prince-fielder-includes-pilates-sparring- basketball.ece
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I would love to see him get into "GOOD" shape but I'm still having my doubts it will happen, hope I'm wrong. Also...... http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/texas-rangers-add-veteran- nate-schierholtz-to-outfield-crowd.html/
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Left-field competition wide open for Rangers At least 10 candidates for position, with no clear favorite heading into Spring Training Left-field competition wide open for Rangers By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com | @Sullivan_Ranger | February 6, 2015 ARLINGTON -- This may be the mother of all Spring Training competitions. There may be nothing like it in Rangers history. The Rangers have an opening in left field, they have no less than 10 candidates for the job and there is no clear favorite. Texas has a candidate who has played in an All-Star Game, one who has been in two World Series and others who played in the All-Star Futures Games. Two were first-round picks, two were 17th- round picks. One, big league veteran Nate Schierholtz, was added to the mix on Friday. Left field is not the only position at stake. The Rangers need a designated hitter, a fourth outfielder and one more player off the bench in an undetermined role. Breaking down 10 of the candidates: 1. Michael Choice Acquired: From the Athletics in a four-player trade in December 2013. Assets: Choice is a former first-round Draft pick out of the University of Texas at Arlington with rare right-handed power and good on-base percentage numbers in the Minors. Concerns: Choice hit .182 in 86 games and 280 plate appearances for the Rangers as a rookie last season as he struggled to adapt to a part-time role. Best chance: The Rangers traded for Choice because they expected him to be an everyday outfielder as early as this season. Now he has to win the job. 2. Ryan Rua Acquired: Drafted in the 17th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Lake Erie College. Assets: Rua has soared through the Rangers organization by being able to hit at every level and play multiple positions. Concerns: Rua was drafted as an infielder and just doesn't have much experience in the outfield. Best chance: Rua could be the perfect fourth player on the bench because he hits right-handed and can play multiple positions. 3. Jake Smolinski Acquired: Signed as Minor League free agent on Nov. 18, 2013. Assets: A right-handed hitter, Smolinski batted .349 with a .512 slugging percentage in 24 games for the Rangers in 2014, although a broken left foot prevented Texas from getting a longer look. Concerns: A second-round Draft pick by the Nationals in 2007, Smolinski had eight unremarkable Minor League seasons -- .263 career batting average, .397 slugging percentage -- before the Rangers gave him a chance last year. Best chance: Nobody can ignore a .349 batting average, even in limited exposure. 4. Mitch Moreland Acquired: Moreland was taken in the 17th round of the 2007 Draft out of Mississippi State. Assets: Moreland is a proven left-handed Major League hitter when he is healthy. Concerns: Moreland just hasn't been able to stay healthy over the past three seasons as major surgery on his left ankle ended his season after 52 games last year. Best chance: The Rangers say they are going to look at Moreland in the outfield this spring, but he is the leading candidate to be their designated hitter and backup first baseman behind Prince Fielder again. 5. Ryan Ludwick Acquired: Ludwick was signed to a Minor League contract on Wednesday. Assets: Ludwick has had a highly productive 12-year Major League career as a right-handed power-hitting corner outfielder. He laps the field as far as big league experience. Concerns: Ludwick is 36 and has had shoulder problems for the past two years. His last big season was in 2012. Best chance: Ludwick could win a spot as at least as a platoon partner with Moreland and backup outfielder. But if the guy is healthy and at his best, he would be Texas' left fielder. 6. Kyle Blanks Acquired: Blanks was signed to a Minor League contract in December. Assets: Blanks was a 42nd-round Draft pick by the Padres in 2004 under the old draft-and-follow rules. Signed just before the 2005 Draft, he had five excellent seasons in the Minors. By 2009, the Padres were moving guys like Chase Headley and Kevin Kouzmanoff around to find a spot for Blanks in the lineup. Concerns: An amazing run of injuries over the past five seasons kept Blanks from achieving some pretty high expectations. In 760 Major League at-bats, Blanks has hit .234 with 30 home runs, 105 RBI and a .407 slugging percentage. Best chance: Blanks can play first base and the outfield when healthy. Since he hits right-handed, he has the assets to be a backup for both Fielder and Moreland. But Blanks has been on the disabled list six straight seasons. 7. Carlos Peguero Acquired: Peguero agreed to a Minor League contract on Jan. 13. Assets: Peguero hits left-handed and has some serious power. He has had some big Minor League seasons in the Mariners organization and was once considered one of their top prospects. Concerns: Peguero has big power but also big strikeout numbers. In 214 Major League at-bats, he has nine home runs, a .196 batting average and 89 strikeouts. Best chance: Peguero has played well in winter ball, and getting him away from pitcher-friendly Safeco Field might help. Being a left-handed hitter might be an advantage. The best case is Peguero might be a left-handed-hitting Nelson Cruz, who also broke through late in his career. 8. Delino DeShields Acquired: Taken in the Rule 5 Draft from the Astros in December. Assets: A former No. 1 Draft pick (eighth overall) in 2010, DeShields has tremendous speed and some power. A right-handed hitter, he can play both the infield and the outfield. Concerns: DeShields has never played above Double-A. At Double-A Corpus Christi this past season, DeShields played in 114 games and hit .236 with 14 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 54 stolen bases, 61 walks, 112 strikeouts, a .346 on- base percentage and a .360 slugging percentage. Best chance: As a Rule 5 Draft pick, DeShields has to be kept on the big league roster all season. That's always difficult for a contending team, but the Rangers like the talent and he might stick as a fourth outfielder if he can play center field. 9. Jared Hoying Acquired: Hoying was drafted in the 10th round out of the University of Toledo. Assets: A left-handed hitter, Hoying is coming off a strong season at Triple-A Round Rock, hitting .271 with 33 doubles, 26 home runs, 78 RBI and a .517 slugging percentage. Concerns: Hoying walked 40 times and struck out 140 times in 555 plate appearances. He made progress, but there are still some holes in the swing. Best chance: Hoying has a reputation for being one of the hardest workers in the organization, and that has been reinforced by the improvement he has shown while moving up in the system. If he can cut down the strikeouts and maintain the other numbers, somebody will find him a spot in the big leagues. 10. Antoan Richardson Acquired: Richardson was signed as a Minor League free agent on Dec. 13. Assets: Think Daniel Robertson with more speed. Richardson is a 5-foot-8 switch- hitter with 324 stolen bases in 10 Minor League seasons. He played briefly with the Yankees last season and the Braves in 2011, making him one of six Major League players born in the Bahamas. He does get on base. Richardson led the International League in hit by pitches last season. Concerns: Richardson can fly but has little power. He was signed mainly to provide Triple-A depth in center field. Best chance: If the Rangers kept Richardson, it would likely mean DeShields being offered back to the Astros. He is really the kind of guy you would like to have around in September in a pennant race. T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Thanks. Have not seen this until now. I think Rua has a great shot.
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. " (Romans 1:16-17)
I do too and it would solve a lot of problems. Speaking of problems have you seen this yet? Profar to miss another year, http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150220-thad-levine-updates-jurickson-profar-injury.ece
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And more problems. http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/setback-for-michael-kirkman-in-texas-rangers-bullpen-competition.html/
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
No did not see that. Thanks for the update. Good news is we are deep on middle infield. Like Odor's attitude.
"Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." (1 Timothy 6:6-7)
Kirkman has had a rough road. There was a time in the Rangers farm system the scouts and developers thought Kirkman was a better prospect than Holland. Then his pitching issues, then skin cancer pushing him back from a comeback. Then in 2013 early on showed some promise. Then back to the farm. Last year he made a come back as a lefty specialist late in the season. If there is one guy on the squad I would love to see come back strong and pitch out of the pen it's Kirkman.
"Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." (1 Timothy 6:6-7)
They traded Sardinas to get Gallardo so it isn't quite as deep as it was.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
In a pinch there is always Adam Rosales:) He's always available.
"Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." (1 Timothy 6:6-7)
Yes we need him to be on his game, he would make 2 relievers that could pitch to Lefty's the other is Fujikawa.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
So what happens if Andrus goes down do you really think he can do the job, Sardinas is the better defensive player.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
He's gone so not an option. Andrus is not injury prone. I see them keeping a utility guy like Rosales along just in case.
"Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." (1 Timothy 6:6-7)
Some good news. Looks like the Rangers are leaning towards picking up the 2016 option for Beltre early.
"Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." (1 Timothy 6:6-7)
Yea I seen that a couple of days ago, hopefully his legs will hold up! If not he's gonna be one expensive DH. I'm not gonna say what I really think cause I've said it before.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Hamilton will probably be suspended. Seems he had a relapse: http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/02/josh-hamilton-reportedly-facing- suspension-and-thats-bad-news-for-the-texas-rangers.html/ Fraley seems to be more concerned that a suspension would free up money for the Angels to get Hamels.
"Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." (1 Timothy 6:6-7)
Which it would, but... do they have anything in the farm system that the Phillies want?
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I think his playing days is about over cause he seems like he doesn't care anymore. Maybe he thinks he has enough money stashed away and is gonna go back to being a drunk/druggie again full time. What a dumbass he is.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Just got an alert on my mobile....Looks like Darvish is heading to Tommy John surgery. Ouch!
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Yea I noticed that when I went to DMN website, this will mean another year of young pitchers learning in the majors instead of the minors. Probably means no playoffs either BTA I wasn't really counting on that anyway.
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You probably saw this article today: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/kevin-sherrington/20150308- sherrington-rangers-can-be-optimistic-despite-yu-darvish-injury-but-adding-this- piece-would-help.ece I don't care who they trade from the farm for a potential Hamels deal....BUT no way on Joey Gallo.
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You know now that I think about it they should just start the season with what they have since they did pick up some experienced pitching and seem to have some depth in case of injuries and ineffectiveness. If Perez and/or Harrison manage to make it back then they don't really need Hamels. He's so damn expensive anyway and they already have 3 other (potentially bad) large contracts another would just tie their hands. (They would never be able to re- sign Darvish/Holland when the time comes). They have so many good prospects (especially pitching) in the farm system I would hate to see them trade 4+ of them away just to get one guy. (They did that before with Garza and now regret it). With what is in the farm system they have the potential in 2-3 years to be damn good for a long time.
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I agree. There was a rumor Darvish started working out as a left hander. FWIK he can pitch from both sides.
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If nothing else happens to the pitching staff you're gonna see at least one young pitcher in the starting rotation. Tepesch did pitch fairly decent to close out the year but he still needs to master another pitch. Then you have Martinez who looked good and lost at the same time. And now some think Rodriguez might get a shot at starting because he has a better repertoire than the other 2. But if they do that then he goes to FA a year sooner. Let him start in the minors and give one of the other 2 another try. If they suck pull them and bring him up to see what he can do, he didn't do to bad in his outing yesterday throwing 56 pitches. In the OF you have to make the decision between DeShields and Hoying/Schierholtz. I know Delino has speed but he seems to have issues judging the ball defensively. He originally was a OF then moved to 2B then back to the OF. (Might explain why Houston left him unprotected). He might make a good DH for some team since he seems to have a decent bat. (I know what you're thinking about traditionally the DH spot be a power bat but speed kills)!! In the IF Rosales "is supposed" to be the utility IF but he seems to be doing what he did last year and that is play his way out of a spot. But... can't say that I see anybody else to fit in that slot unless they pick up someone.
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Good run down. Wonder if Koozie will make a come back. Don't know if he is even with the organization. He was an excellent util with power.
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I'm sure you saw this one: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/kevin-sherrington/20150309- sherrington-absence-of-globe-life-park-s-jet-stream-might-bode-well-for- rangers.ece
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He was outrighted to Round Rock back in October and he chose to be a free agent instead. Haven't found anything about him being in training camp anywhere, but haven't seen anything about retirement either.
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Well I guess Yu finally decided to get the surgery done, glad that he didn't procrastinate like Profar did. Also seen they plan on doing something I suggested before to give their players some rest except this is for the pitching staff....... http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150312-grant-with- darvish-out-rangers-could-take-non-traditional-approach-with-starting- rotation.ece
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Yeah thanks good article. With the chicken arms around the pros these days, this is a smart move if they do it. I remember the 2010 run for the pennant. No big names on the starting rotation until they traded for Cliff Lee. Rangers got by on scoring a bunch of runs and a few strong arms in the pen. Don't think any starter that year went beyone 6-1/3 innings. Seemed to work out until the WS:)
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Are they just chicken arms or is it because they're already worn out by the time they get there??
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You know it might be they are worn out or have chicken arms but it's more than likely the repertoire they have. Splitters, sliders and some curves place a lot of stress on the elbow.
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Looks like Joey Gallo just launched another 3 run "moonball" against the Giants. :) The best part is he has as many walks as he does "K"s this spring, showing more patience and better judgment on pitch selection.
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Yes the arms are shot when they get to the pros. Sad really. What happened to the Tom Seavers of the world.
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Like hearing good news.
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Nobody like a "loser" so in a lot of instances the coaches job is tied to his "winning". And some coaches if they have a good pitcher/s will ride him/them to the bitter end instead of developing the team as a whole thru teaching the basics, teamwork and sportsmanship. Total shortsightedness by the coach and those who hired him, it's not about the overbearing parents/idiot fans it's about the kids. I never coached kids only adults but I wouldn't tolerate "azzholes" in the stands. I once led my entire team into the stands to deal with one that the umps had told to leave but wouldn't. Needless to say I think the guy "fell down" about 5 or 6 times on the way to his car. :)
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Did you watch the game yesterday it was on ESPN? They lost 2-0 against the Padres. Scoreless game until the error and misplayed ball (1B playing too far off the line against a lefty) in the 8th inning.
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Not a bad outing for Bass.
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http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=350317113 http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=350317113 Choice got cut again, Kirkman got released and Beimel got blasted yesterday.
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Another long season ahead:(
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I'm not giving up yet it's so early in Spring Training you never know who might be released by another club they can pick up. Or if they are close come the trade deadline you never know who could be available for a decent price.
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Oh but the future... http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150319-grant-the- future-appears-bright-for-the-rangers-but-is-it-close.ece
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Sprints Fielder? Rangers’ slugger uses speed to execute perfect bunt in spring training game Is Prince trying to make a point?:) "For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:17)
http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/114819912/jim-callis-mlb-pipeline-checks- in-from-rangers-camp
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It's beginning to look like they are going to keep him to start the season. He might end up being a late bloomer like Cruz was. I watched the game the other night and Ludwick looks lost at the plate, look for him to be released.
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Thanks good article. Hope they give him a shot.
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Good 'outside' report from MLB.com. Was not following some of the observations they made. Looks like from their analysis Rua will start in Left. Did not know he was a 'four corner' guy. That is great. He can give Adrian a few days off and let him DH a bit. Big boy too. Looked at his swing. Looks a lot like Koozie:) Wish him well. Maybe we have a shot this year if some of the youngsters step up. Plus if we don't literally 'sell the farm' we are going to have a solid team for years to come. Hope Gallo goes to AAA Round Rock. Not far from us and would add a great motivator to get the boys there to watch a slugger put one in the parking lot:)
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=rua---000rya If you view the web page I posted it explains why they want him to make the team this spring, he's so versatile. LF, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, I figure they will try him out in RF to see how he does... Which means if he is hitting well he will be in the lineup somewhere, and will make it much easier for them to give days off to the other guys.
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No matter where he goes he "HAS" to work on cutting down his Ks.
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SURPRISE, Ariz. – The Rangers informed veteran Ryan Ludwick on Thursday that he won’t make the club, which all but means that a rookie – either Ryan Rua or Jake Smolinski – will win the job. http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/it-appears-a-youngster-has-won-texas- rangers-left-field-job.html/
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http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/nick-martinez-makes-strong-bid-for- texas-rangers-rotation-in-6-3-win-over-colorado.html/
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Just read that article. Thanks. Maybe this is the year where the Rangers have some rookie surprises. Also saw Nick Martinez threw 6 shutout innings and did some good fielding as well. So he will most likely be #5.
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As of this moment I would think so unless someone else goes down with an injury. Gallardo, Holland, Detwiler, Lewis and Martinez. BTA Renaudo did a pretty god job yesterday in his 6 innings pitched, only 2 runs. Kinda makes me wonder what they are going to do with Ohlendorf, especially now that he's having groin issues. I kinda figured him to be long reliever and 6th starter if needed cause it looks like Jamey Wright is done. They also have to make a decision on what to do with Schierholtz today, put him on the roster or let him walk. They seem to want to keep De Shields and he would have to be on the active roster too. Maybe they can do a trade with Houston for Shields to get rid of the Rule 5 tag, that would give them much more flexibility. Also have heard Richardson who is on the active roster needs back surgery so that makes another option.
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Update: Martinez is going to be the 5th starter, Jamey Wright and Schierholtz were released, and they acquired a LHP from the Cardinals named Sam Freeman (stats look OK) so would imagine Claudio is going back to the minors.
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Thanks for the update. Good news on offense is looks like Fielder can hit again.
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Well there doesn't seem to be any in the battle for long reliever. They released Jamey Wright he's done, Tepesch ERA is above 10, Bonilla ERA is above 9 and Ohlendorff will probably go on the DL for awhile. Nobody else has been stretched out to do long relief unless they decide to use Renaudo, who just got sent to the minors. On top of that Scheppers doesn't look like he's ready either with only 4 innings pitched and an ERA over 12. If he doesn't start the year in the minors to get some innings I will be surprised, that's if he has any options left.
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Yes looking shaky going in. Guess we will have to play some games to find out:) Look at the article below if you have not already...I really liked the fan comments after the article...LOL some sniping there. "For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us" (Isaiah 33:22)
This is an older article but just heard on the NYM rumor wire (yes I still follow my childhood team from NY) that their GM is still looking to shop Gee: "For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us" (Isaiah 33:22)
Remember this? Good ole days.
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Now, hopefully, the future:
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Looks like Bonilla just let the Royals hang a 7 spot on him in the 1st inning with a Grand Salami as the "Pièce de résistance". Wonder what his ERA is now considering it was 9 before, too much anyway.
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Where that ball went is where a pickup truck was parked during batting practice and he took out it's windshield... :) :) :)
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And the sad part is he should still be with the team (He made $8 million last year and roughly 14.5 per with the Mariners) and a $24 million per yr contract would still be in Detroit.
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Profar and other pieces for him?? NOT!! They gave up Sardinas and other pieces for Gallardo who has had a much better and steady career.
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Rua gets the job in LF: "For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us" (Isaiah 33:22)
You know I'm beginning to wonder if it's the pitchers or the pitches the catchers/bench are calling for?
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Hopefully he can handle a full season, it has a tendency to be a drag after about 120 games.
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Thought you might like this.
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Yes, experienced, veteran catching is a huge weakness of the team. At least Soto knew the ropes.
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He's still young.
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Great piece, thanks. Great thing about baseball is the hitters will make adjustments. The pitchers are burning themselves out with this velocity. The DL shows. It can't hold for long.
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Looks like the Rangers were lucky when they decided not to pursue Ervin Santana in the off season.
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Just goes to show you that changing speeds/angle of your pitches is still the way to go instead of throwing "flames".
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Yes saw that alert. Sometimes you think GMs know who is using. Had my first practice with the kiddo team today. Good contact good arms, now need a couple to control their pitches. We will get there. Have a month before first game.
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4-0 A's going to top 6. Sonny Gray has no hitter so far. Bass pitched out of a jam. Some good news.
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Well Rua saved the embarrassment of a no hitter. But it seems all the talk about the gamble with pitching shows in the first game. Rangers hit the ball hard but directly in Oak gloves. Those little leprechauns:)
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I take it you watched the game. It wasn't on here but the Stars vs Sharks was. :)
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Yeah, tough to watch. Really pathetic to keep watching to just make sure your team gets a hit. LOOOOONG season ahead with loads of changes.
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One game does not a season make. Sonny Gray has been hard on the Rangers for awhile now and it was the first game of the season, and I have no doubt some of the guys haven't gotten their swing yet. Sonny went 8 innings cause he threw strikes, Gallardo went 4 innings cause he didn't throw strikes. If Gallardo keeps this up against the stronger lineups of the AL then they wasted 3 prospects acquiring him, another Garza scenario.
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Yes but JD was desperate for another veteran arm. Turns out if he did not go for Gallardo the Yu injury would have been more of an impact.
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Only if he can give them 6-7 innings consistently, if he can't then Tepesch's salary (500K)is much more palatable for 4-5 innings than Gallardos (11.5Mil). Either way you're gonna see the middle relievers a lot.
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Good pitching from Colby. Fielder gets two hits/2 RBI. Martin got on base a couple of times. A rookie set up reliever pitches out of his own jam and keeps his cool. Tolleson has a 1-2-3 8th inning. Feliz closes without theatrics. Not bad.
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Looks like he's finally going with the pitch instead of trying to pull it all the time, wonder if he decided to do this himself or Bannister told him to. If his final stats ended up with only 10 homers but 120+ RBIs I would be happy as a clam. That means his RBIs were spread out more into more critical situations instead of coming all at once only once a week or so.
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I have a sneaking suspicion that if Feliz falters around mid season Kela will be given the chance to be the closer. That is if he has progressed with his pitches and has been effective.
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Are you watching MLB Tonight on the MLB Channel? If not they have HOF pitcher Pedro Martinez on the show tonight and they are talking about hit batsman and retaliation. Pedro hit 140+ batsmen in his career and he was asked how many of them he hit on purpose in retaliation for his teammates being Hit By Pitch, he answered probably 98% or so. Now that's protecting your teammates and a man after my own heart.
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Wow LOL. No watching the Ranger game. Kazmir dealing. Rangers befuddled through 3. Detwiler doing good. Gave up a deep hit to center and Laurie tried to stretch it to three. Martin and Elvis gunned him down:)
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Detwiler getting beat up a bit.
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They kept him in too long. 6-0 now.
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Don't know if it's a Banister thing. But in three games I have not seen the catcher go to the mound to settle a pitcher. Nor have I seen Maddux go out to settle a pitcher. Not one visit tonight to Detwiler. None. Now they just took him out. Did MLB change some rules to speed up the game?
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They are limiting the time between pitches/innings and making the batters stay in the box more but haven't heard about limiting visits to the mound, think that might be a Bannister/Maddux thing. When Kela was pitching the other night Maddux went out and settled him down, he said "You do have other pitches you know" (meaning other than his "heeter"). Lol Here is what they did... http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/mlb-pace-of-play-changes-new-rules-2015
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That is the way the game is supposed to be played, you throw at the other team they throw back at you. You try to show up the other team or run your mouth at them they will get you back, plain pure and simple. Nowadays you get warned for "accidentally" hitting the opposition, they don't automatically suspend/fine you for charging the mound and they let you stand and admire your HRs instead of running the bases. Its MLBs fault not the players fault, let the players police the game more and it will be better. On the other hand drilling a guy in the back for being a turd is one thing, going headhunting is something different altogether and should be dealt with harshly. We used to throw at baserunners and idiots in the dugout all the time to get the point across that you should let your play do the talking not your mouth or stupid behavior!! I can't remember a single time the umps threw any of my guys out of the game for "policing" behavior, he would just break up the scrum and walk back to behind the plate smiling...
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Thanks for the link. Ugly last night but only the first week of the season. I am reminded we started out seasons 8-0 and then had to fight it out with Oakland at the end of the year.
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Yes it is 'part of the game.' Even at youth league level (ages 9-10) there is 'smack' talk going on. Of course the TTBA rules emphasize sportsmenship, so we do emphasize no trash talk and let your bat and glove do the talking. I agree. I have this one kid who is a decent player for his age. He was playing right field and he was talking trash to a kid from another team on first base. The kid got on with a bad call from the ump (Sonny boy of mine clearly had him beat to the bag). So my right fielder started shouting to the kid on first "you got lucky, you can't hit" etc. The kid looked back at the RFer, took his eye off the plate and batter, and then the batter hit a ball straight to first and my son doubled him up unassisted:) Well I guess my son was assisted by the kid in right field:) I did have a talk with the RFer and told him not to do that. If someone is to 'strike up a conversation' with a runner on first, it should be the first basemen.
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Middle third....5-0 Rangers so far.
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8-0 now. I see they split up Andrus and Beltre batting back to back finally.
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I thought Martinez was gonna be out by the 6th on pitch count but he managed to get under control and last another inning, he did a damn good job today. Martinez gave up four hits in seven scoreless innings, his sixth straight start with two or fewer earned runs allowed. I think he is gonna be a permanent member of the rotation if he keeps that up. :)
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You're always gonna have a few ugly games each year I think it's unavoidable. Something stupid happens early in the game and it just snowballs from there, nothing you can do about it except forget it happened.
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Nick Martinez did great. I think him coming up last year getting bruised up a bit put a lot of hair on his chest at 24. From the reporting he had a great September under Bogar. Of course now I claim Martinez as he is a Fordham grad:) Finally, great to see an active pro player from my small alma mater. And yes taking Andrus down from second in the order is a move that should have happened two years ago. One of the "Washisms" that needed to go. Bannister is showing the team he is in charge of that club house. Change is good in baseball as with any profession.
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Yep loved watching that game. Caught most of it on replay. He was dealing to veteran bats like Butler. On another note, I hope Rua (good game yesterday) finds his way to consistency. He looked lost the first three games. The change for the good I saw so far is the Rangers batters are taking advantage of mistakes made by pitchers. That was a problem last year and the year before.
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Yes that is a basic tenet of baseball down to even youth level:)
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I was kinda wondering how that was going to translate knowing he had a new manager and that the new manager liked his pitchers to pitch inside. Didn't see the game so don't know if he was doing what he did last year and had success with or was pitching more inside.
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True, but who are you going to put into the 2nd slot on a regular basis? You could put Choo there but I think that's a waste, he's better in the leadoff slot or the 5th slot. And if you make him leadoff and drop Martin to 2nd then who is gonna cover Fielders back, not Moreland. Truthfully I don't think there is a 2nd slot hitter on the roster unless DeShields can become an everyday player.
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And Holland went out after one inning today, wonder how long he will be out? But Bass came in and did a hell of a job for 5 innings, can't ask for much more than that from your middle reliever.
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So did you see Beltre hit a homer on one knee? And then see Andrus take off Beltre's helmet and touch his head at home plate, LOL...
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Martinez did pitch more inside to the batters. That's how he got Bulter out twice.
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Well now with Choo maybe on ice a few days maybe someone will step up.
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Holland projected to be out 2 months. One of the beat writers said he would not judge men with diplomas on the wall. Meaning team medical and trainer staff. Just saying that he threw out what he was thinking. All these serious injuries disproportional with the rest of the league. Someone should be looking at the medical staff. Another reporter said hey it's still early but how the Rangers replace Holland will may indicate if they lean on rebuild and develop with young pitchers. I say don't sell the farm. We have great prospects there. Some not even good press yet. The Rangers had their window 2010-2012. They don't have the deep pockets of the big market teams. Stick with the farm and carve out another window of opportunity larger than three years.
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Yes had to rewind the one knee homer for sonny boy and his best friend. Three times! They both love Beltre. His friend wears the Beltre jersey like it is the only shirt he has. Good stuff. Sonny boy and his friend usually turn a few double plays each season which is great at their age.
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I say don't sell the farm. We have great prospects there. My guess is they bring up Gonzales (first choice) or Renaudo (2nd choice). On the other hand they may let Bass take his place in the rotation and let whoever they recall be the middle reliever.
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Well it won't be Rua.
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Instead of playing DeShields they called up Pegeuro.
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And Peguero did pretty good last night. Also noticed they claimed Pimental instead of calling up one of the young'uns. He can be a starter or long reliever, looks like they want him to do the later with that 96 MPH heeter he has. :)
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Tough game today in extra innings. Quite a few opportunities on both sides. Too bad about Martin's long drive was not one foot more.
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I have a sneaking suspicion he won't be the leadoff batter much longer is his OBP does go up pretty soon.
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Now it looks like Rua will be out at least a month if not more. If Peguero produces maybe not at all.
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Martin to put it nicely is off to a sloooowww start.
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He's not the only one, about 1/2 the team weighs more than their batting average. Just went back and read what I posted on my other reply, guess I need to proof read more. :)
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My guess is they bring up Gonzales (first choice) or Renaudo (2nd choice). Looks like Renaudo is being brought up to start Wednesdays game in Hollands slot. This doesn't surprise me considering how tired the pen is.
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DH Mitch Moreland 3B Adrian Beltre 1B Prince Fielder RF Shin-Soo Choo LF Carlos Peguero CF Leonys Martin C Robinson Chirinos SP Nick Martinez Looks like he's really shaking it up for tonight. Don't know if I agree with Odor hitting first since he almost always picks on the first pitch and is very impatient this year for some reason. I think I would have let Peguero try it on for size just for grins. Did notice they put Choo 5th to protect Beltre and Fielder.
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LOL seemed to work. Banister hinted Odor listens to instruction. Kid did a good job drawing a walk to get some runs across. Who would have thought the 9 spot responsible for 5 RBIs. Chirinos is either hot or cold. Buzz thought Banister took a page from Melvin in shaking up the lineup. It does keep those scouts and the game prep on their toes. We did our first scrimmage today. No umpire of course so opposing coach agreed I would call balls and strikes since he was new to coaching. One of the opposing team parents (a dad) started heckling and raising his voice I was a crummy ump:) I mean he was loud. I mustered as much dignity and quietly confronted him and another dad. Told them in a voice the kids could not hear to stuff a sock in it. If he wanted to do a better job he should have volunteered like the rest of us and sign a background check. He closed his pie hole. I have to say in 8 years of coaching it was the first time any parent got cheeky with me. Oh there have been overbearing and nasty parents in the past but the other parents usually shut them up. I had Mrs RLH and a player's grandma get off the bleachers making a move to the other side:) I really thought the guy would try escalating the matter but he was just a loud mouth who needed a few calm but firm words. The opposing coach apologized and said he would handle it. I told him that we all have to talk to our players parents about sportsmanship. Nothing worse than the kids seeing a bunch of adults acting like unruly kids. I know you would have belted the guy:)
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He seemed to be a lot more patient last night took almost 5 pitches per at bat, he did a good job. (And Choo only took 10 pitches in 5 AB). Some guys for whatever reason can't hit in certain parts of the lineup, must be a mental thing for them. (Scared maybe or trying too hard)? I hit in just about every slot in the lineup thru my playing days and can't say I worried about it all. I Just looked at is as "Ok it's my turn what's the situation, what is the positioning of the defense and here is what I need to do", then I just did it. I did bat leadoff or 2nd for quite sometime cause I could get on base by hook or by crook. The funnest lineup I ever had was I had 4 base hitters with decent speed and 6 power guys. So I broke the lineup down to Base hitters in the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th slots and the big boys 3,4,5 and 8,9,10. I also had enough Leftys that I could alternate the batting order in L,R,L,R all down the lineup. That drove the opposition batty cause they couldn't relax no matter what and if they missed shifting the Defense..... oh well I think you can see what I mean.
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I don't know but it seemed like it would go in spurts, you'd have a bunch of loud mouths one year and for the next 4-5 it would be quiet. And it seemed like it was worse on base vs off base, BTA cheating was more prevalent Off base, go figure? But the worst part of it all was the embarrassment it caused the kids. And that's a shame cause it made some kids quit playing the game.
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That's the key to what I teach the kiddos on the team. What to do when ahead of the count; when the count is even and when behind in the count. Look at how many baserunners, where they are, and how many outs. After a few years with a good number of the same kids, they are starting to get the hang of it. Even Sonny boy who was always swinging for the fences last season is more patient at the plate. He drew a walk last night after an 8 pitch at bat. Then next at bat fouled off three balls (all close to the line) only to chase a low and outside pitch:) But even then he did so after a 7 pitch at bat. So he's getting there on the patience end. I know he can hit now just need to work on being a more patient batter to get better pitches to hit. I did bat leadoff or 2nd for quite sometime cause I could get on base by hook or by crook. Yeah that's the rub. Younger hitters like Odor and Martin want to be the hero at times. Martin instead of trying to go yard the other night could have shortened his swing a bit and drop it in the OF for the winning run.
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That is the shame of it all. I feel for the kids on that team. Their coach is new (first year coaching) and the parents were 'getting on' their own kids too! I understand parents wanting their kids to do well and doing some 'coaching' from the stands. But to belittle a kid, your own kid, amazes me. When a parent starts coaching too much from the bleachers I usually offer them to sign up as an assistant coach and submit to the background check with the city. I only had one dad take me up on that in the past few years. I think he regretted doing it as I put him to work. I had him manage the dugout one game and he lost control of the kids:) They had an ice war while I was hanging my hat at 3B coach. After that I went 'nice' on him:) The Moms and Grandmas are the best dugout coaches. They can keep the boys in line better.
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What we discussed earlier: Gosselin: Erratic offense causing Rangers' Banister to go against strategy, tinker with lineups Seems Banister is taking every opportunity to exploit opposing team weaknesses. Something Wash took for granted with opposing young pitchers.
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LOL forgot the Rangers are playing an early game today. 6-0 Angels only in the second inning. Ouch.
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Another article of interest: Rangers' attendance plummets, could affect paying for players
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An interview with the 'silent' owner. Good insights...He is in this for the long haul and won't be a Steinbrenner:
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Yes Renaudo was a dud today, no control and average fastball. They should have just let him pitch until he dropped to take some of the load off the bullpen.
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One of the hardest thing to get young players to do is shorten the swing or go with the pitch with 2 strikes. The other one is when you have a young guy with some power is to get him to use the wind to his advantage instead of his detriment. I had one that just refused to go with the pitch the other way when the wind was blowing in his face at 20mph+. So I got fed up and started scratching him in games on nights the wind was blowing in, hoping he would get mad and also pay more attention to the other hitters. After the second game he came up to me and said "Ok I get it now teach me how to use the wind". So I took him to the cages and worked on his stance and timing for hitting the other way for 3 or 4 nights. Once I was happy then I fed him nothing but high outside pitches in BP. Once he figured out he could hit the ball just as far if not further the other way he was happy as a clam. He then proclaimed he would hit more HR than Sal my cleanup hitter, everybody laughed. The reason they laughed was have you ever seen a guy hit a "SOFTBALL" 500 feet, I have and it was Sal who did it. It was during a night game and it emptied both dugouts when he launched it. Everybody (including Sal) just stood there in awe at how far it went. We played on diamonds that were 325 to dead center and the light poles were about another 75' back from the fence and roughly 60 high. The ball he hit that night clanged off the light pole just under the platform you would stand on to service the lights. One of the guys ran out and grabbed the ball everybody on both teams signed it and we gave it to Sal. He had a wall at the house where he had all of his memorabilia mounted and right in the middle of it was that ball and the bat he used to hit it. It was my bat that he used so for a couple of beers I gladly gave it up. :) Then turned right around the next day and ordered "2" more of the exact same bat, 1 for me and one for Sal!!
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Great story. And great coaching tips too...thanks. Those were mighty hits for a softball. Somehow I could hit a baseball pretty good and far, but when I played some softball in the Army I could not go yard. I got close enough but probably could have used your tips back then:) I settled for hitting the ball in the gap or opposite field and going extra bases instead of flying out. I was always looking at the situation and how to move runners and knock them in. On another note, did you see the below article? There are a series of Josh Hamiliton articles today since there is not much to talk about with the Rangers:) "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Cowlishaw: Why the Rangers should trade for Josh Hamilton I didn't bother to read it because for one it would be dumb to tie up that much more money in a non pitcher when they already have a couple of bad contracts in other hitters. And if he is going to keep having issues causing his play to suffer it will cause other issues in the clubhouse. Issues/bad habits you don't want the younguns to be exposed to and maybe pick up. Leave him right where he is let them deal with the prima donna. There was also an article written by Grant on why they should leave him alone, haven't read that either but can just imagine it runs along the lines I just laid out. In fact here it is... http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150416-grant-i-don-t-think-a-rangers-reunion-with-josh-hamilton-is-realistic.ece
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I think the Cowlishaw shocker in that article was a justification to trade Choo for Hamilton. Justification being Hammies contract only has two years or so left. LOL.
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It all depends on what COR/Compression balls you were using and what bat you used, along with technique and pitch selection. Here is an article on COR ratings and the bats you should use. It's much more involved than when I played, ahhh things were simpler back then. http://softballhitting.info/softballcorcompinfo.html When I played they had Gold, Green, Blue and Red Dots. Gold was the softest and Red the hardest which meant the Reds would go much further than the Golds with the same impact. (In ASA rules we played with the Blue Dots which were .47 COR). They were also just coming out with the specialized bats for those balls, so you had to have an idea how to pair them up correctly. Hence special ordering them from certain supply houses who knew what you didn't. For the last 6-7 years I was ordering a brand new bat before each season started. Because you could wear one out in a single season, and the technology was changing so rapidly. (In fact they were just starting to Cryogenically treat bats). And you "couldn't" take one of those bats to the cages cause the balls they use would ruin a high performance bat like that in just a couple of swings. And when you're paying $1-300 per bat that can put a dent in your wallet real quick if you ruin one or two. In fact when they first came out they recommended not using certain models in temperatures under 50 degrees IIRC. Me personally I like the "End loaded" bats which had a shorter length barrel but was weighted heavier out in the end. Some of them had thinner handles so they could put even more end weight in it, which I didn't care for but would just build it up to a bigger size by "double wrapping" it. SO as you can see softball is a much more specialized sport than baseball where you only have one COR ball and only wooden bats. One time we went to a tournament at the AF Academy in Colorado Springs. Most of us had just gotten our new bats and wanted to try them out in the thin air there, you're at 6,000 or so feet above sea level. Well when we got there we told our bats were illegal cause they didn't meet USSSA specs. Which was a bunch of BS cause they used the same ball we did Blue Dots. Luckily we had brought some of last years bats to use in BP and for some reason they weren't illegal even though they were ASA rules bats too. We were already at a disadvantage as it was because were were used to ASA arc rules and USSSA has lower arc rules, so we had to adapt to that both hitting and pitching. I think they had scouted my team before the tournament and knew we would have cleaned house using our new bats and hence declared them illegal. Chickenschitts!!
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I think I would rather deal with Choo's issues than Josh's issues any day of the week!! :) On top of that his salary is what 8 mill less per year and he's a better team mate. I think maybe I need to get another logon at DMN just so I can email Cowlishaw and tell him what a nimrod he is!! :) I used to have one at one time but my comment to one of the sports writers who used to be there got me banned. He was praising Al Sharpton and I asked him if he and Al liked going to Buffarillo parties together. Needless to say I was banned inside of 30 minutes, I laughed my ass off at that one... :) LOL... LOL... Buffarillo = Girl with a face like a gorilla and has an ass like a water buffalo...
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Yes with baseball the balls are pretty standard. If not playing at professional level, their is usually one standard "Official League" type ball. Some have small variations like high seams (better for pitching) etc. However the non-wood bats are getting very specialized outside of pro baseball. Aluminum bats are going away and now there are composite bats down to youth level. There are single formed composite and dual or two piece composite. Basically advertised as less vibration on the hands and better 'sweet spots.' For the HS to college level they have composite bats with BBCOR. BBCOR requires a break in before it is as effective as advertised. Got my son a dual composite bat two years ago. It's ok and was advertised as not needing a 'break in' like the single form. Last week saw a single composite on 'sale' on line and bought it to see if it is better than the other. Only draw back is now I will have to spend a Saturday morning or afternoon with sonny boy breaking it in. Which means hitting 15-200 balls with it off a tee rotating it 1/4 inch each time.
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Yeah sounds like the locals did not want to get schooled:)
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LOL. Yeah I wanted to post on that article too. But probably would have been banned too. I wanted to ask if pot was legal now in Texas and if Cowlishaw was smoking it:)
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I think the actual longest recorded HR in MLB is somewhere around 540 or 550', with Mantle being estimated at hitting one over 640'... :o I seen the one Reggie Jackson hit off the transformer on the roof of Tiger Stadium, if he hadn't hit the transformer I wonder how far it would have went. IIRC Norm Cash cleared the roof on Tiger Stadium and his longest drive is estimated at somewhere around 560 or 570'... I found this one on men's slow pitch softball... Longest HR caught on video 537' by Todd Erickson. I've heard of one being 580' but can't confirm or deny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFYTwinVkR4 Looks like youtube and Google are being a pain in the ass now, they want you to subscribe but it won't let you use your own e-mail address. Says it has already been used by someone else, wants you to get a Gmail account... Ain't happening bitches.. Must be some of that new Net Equality horse hockey the FCC passed without letting anybody know what they were voting on.
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No this was an open tournament for any AF Civil Engineering team stationed anywhere in the world, we had one or two come in from Europe to play. We were the only ASA team there and we came in 3rd. Challenged both the 1st and 2nd place teams to a game using ASA rules for a case of beer per player or $100, whichever they preferred. The one team said they had a flight to catch {eyes rolling} and the other said they only had enough money to get home. Buncha wimps...
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So now the kids have "hot bats" like us slow pitch guys had. But doesn't this raise another issue like the ball being faster off the bat and causing more severe injuries? We were out practicing one day at our private practice field (only CE guys had the keys to the gate) and one of my guys got hit in the face with a batted Blue Dot. Split the cartilage in his nose right down the middle, fractured an eye socket, "Shattered" his supposedly shatterproof Ray Ban sunglasses, cut his eyebrow above one eye wide open (2" gash), cut the cheek below the other eye (1" gash), hemorrhaged both eyes, and turned 2/3rds of his face about 5 different colors. Now you would think he was in the infield to sustain injuries that bad from a batted ball. Nope, he was shagging fly balls and was about 360-370' from home plate when he got whacked!! Luckily one of our guys was on off duty EMT and we laid him down in the back of my truck and took him to the ER. There is an off colored spot in the carpet in my truck, don't know if it's from all the blood he lost or it's rust from the bottom of one of my tool boxes.
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Mantle wow. I always try to grab the 7 Jersey for sonny boy.
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The big barrel composite bats are "illegal". They don't allow those until HS. For TTAB and Little League the barrel cannot be more than 2-1/4. Wow how did that guy recover from his injuries. LOL rust probably. Ranger game almost ready to start. Wonder if Nellie is going to bomb us.
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Should be able to get him an officially licensed youth one online for less than a "C Note".
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The docs let him come back to work in about 2 weeks on light duty, but he never came back out and played/practiced with us ever again. You know what they say about getting back on your horse after you fall off, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
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He's hit what 4 or 5 already? Just looked and the game isn't on here, will have to catch updates thru the MLB channel and Sportscenter... Poop!!
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Check out the line up on line. Same one as opening day. Prince Fielder is the only one batting above Mendoza line at .400.
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Just looked at the bats and they're using a BPF rating of 1.15. We used BPF 1.2, or at least that is what is still on the barrel of my last bat. Heck I still have about 20 or so Blue Dots tucked away in a container somewhere in the basement. Need to get them out and see what kind of shape they're in, bet my glove is a mess though.
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1-0 Rangers middle 1st. Martin actually drew a lead off walk with a full count. Elvis struck out with three pitches. Fielder shot an opposite field double driving in Martin.
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LOL coming out of retirement?:)
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Man that is a sorry ass looking lineup for batting averages.
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Elvis 0-2 struck out again. Still 1-0. Martin walked and then single to second. Got gunned down by good throw by Zinino.
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Seven innings so far three jams got out of all of them. Offense can't seem to muster an insurance run. 2-0 Rangers.
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Horrible decision. Scheppers brought in 8th gives up run and Cruz up with a runner on. He just misses launching the ball in the sound. 2-1 Rangers going to top 9th.
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Maybe for the Granddaughter when she gets old enough. :) If I had known someone over at the base who played or if my old downtown rec team was still together I might have played longer. But all the guys I knew and played with were either gone or had quit playing 10 years before that. I suppose I could have gotten into a church league or went out to the recs and begged for a tryout, I just didn't. Was getting too old to work my way back up from the lower recs to get back to the level of competition I was used to. I still go to the cages every once in awhile the last time was to take the middle daughters boyfriend out to teach him some things, hit a couple buckets of golf balls and drink a few brews. But that was about 3 years ago. For some reason the batting cage balls seemed heavier and harder to drive than I remember, old age or beer caused that I think. :) The best part of that day was hitting a tractor parked out in the left rough about 275 yards away with a golf ball. Took about 25 tries but I finally managed to hook one out there and hit it, as you can see my driving skills are no match for my hitting skills. LOL
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Has Scheppers managed to get thru an appearance yet without giving up some runs?
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I for the most part was a line drive hitter to all fields, just depended on the wind and situation. As you well know batting 1st or 2nd your duty is to get on base for the big guys. But if we were up later in the game (and we usually were) and the conditions were right (calm or blowing out) I would wait for a little higher pitch to see how far I could drive it. And if I would hit one out then I would hear Sal in the dugout "Hey little man you think you're gonna take my place"?? That would get me and everybody in both dugouts to laughing. So one time I stopped at 2nd base and yelled back "I know I'm stealing too much of your glory so I'll stay here to let you drive me in", I heard "Shut up and get in the dugout I'll just drive myself in"... LOL...
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I still think "Evis" needs to be dropped lower in the order until he gets it together if not permanently.
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And he seems to be doing what I suggested last year. Hitting to the opposite field instead of pulling dribblers to the 2B for a DP or easy out, hence leaving base runners stranded. It's nice to see his average weighs more than he does. If he actually had somebody in front of him who could get on base he would have 15 RBIs by now instead of 5. You know if more guys would learn to go with the pitch instead of trying to force the pitch they could raise their average at least 30 points maybe more. To me it's utterly amazing why some guys who have all of this talent can't figure that out. Is their ego that big, their IQ that low or the coaches that dumb? Duhhhhhhh.. Trying to be a HERO and end up being a ZERO. (rolling eyes).
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I thought they cashiered him like Ross. That conversion to starter screwed up his arm and Ross too. I guess the question is why bring in a pitcher who was out for almost a year into a two run game in the 8th. Pitch him with a bigger lead or way behind.
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LOL great story.
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He should be batting 7th or 8th.
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I think the better hitters who do go opposite field are astute to knowing when such a pitch is coming. Others are just out there trying to figure out what's coming next and end up only hitting the ball when a pitcher makes a mistake. Elvis lost right now. As are many of the Ranger batters. Fielder knows what his scouting report says I'm sure and he makes adjustments.
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No they put him on the DL to start the season because he had some kind of injury early in the spring and wasn't ready for opening day. Problem is he couldn't get anybody out in Spring Training, during his rehab and now in the majors.
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And in a different zipcode.
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Yea we had a lot of fun in those days, that's the one thing I really miss about the military is the camaraderie. Heck I have no clue where any of them are, we are all retired and went to all different parts of the country I'd bet we drank enough beer to float one of nolu chans ships he was assigned to. :)
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I think the better ones do it on purpose so the pitchers can't figure out what to throw them on a regular basis to get them out.
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I can't even start to opine on the game I watched on Sunday. Got back from the gym early afternoon with younger son (sonny boy) cleaned up, made a sandwich and said 'cool a Rangers game is on.' Realized Detwiler has some real issues getting batters out; Rangers can hit bad pitching pretty good; and Banister has much to learn about Tanner Sheppers. I have to say these decisions to bring certain folks up is front office type decisions, so give Banister a pass the FIRST NIGHT he used Scheppers. He probably thought, 'hey this is a professional organization, and the FO would not give me a player who is not MLB ready to play.' So he gets the pass bringing in Scheppers in Friday's game. He gets a slap on the back for pulling the plug on Scheppers before losing the lead. He gets and ok for brining in Scheppers with a 4 run lead. But after the first or second walk, he gets a head scratch from me as if he needed more to see to get someone else on the mound. Being generous, the Rangers win tops 70 games this year. It is quite sad to see this team struggle so much. Is this the curse of Nolan Ryan:)
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Just to rub some salt in our wounds...Cruz could have easily been on the Rangers roster again.... "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Scheppers isn't ready to take back his spot in the 8th inning yet. He should have been left in the minors until he had shown he could get somebody out, which he hasn't done all spring. I would have brought in Kela after Bass cause it wasn't a stressful situation and I would bet he would have done better. If he could have gotten 3 or 4 outs then you could have then brought in Tolleson for the 8th and saved Feliz for the 9th.
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He should have never left in the first place, I really wonder what Daniels is thinking sometimes with the crap he pulls. He could have gotten Cruz for $13-14 mill per year and had a power hitter in the prime of career, for $10 mill less than the one he replaced him with. I also think he could have gotten Choo for less and why didn't he trade Hamilton for a pitcher when he knew he was going to let him walk in Free Agency. I have a sneaking suspicion Daniels isn't going to be here much longer. If I was the owner he would already have a new zipcode.
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Looks like I'm not the only one who thinks Andrus stinks.
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He could have gotten Cruz for $13-14 mill per year and had a power hitter in the prime of career, for $10 mill less than the one he replaced him with. I also think he could have gotten Choo for less and why didn't he trade Hamilton for a pitcher when he knew he was going to let him walk in Free Agency. I have a sneaking suspicion Daniels isn't going to be here much longer. If I was the owner he would already have a new zipcode. All good and valid points. JD was a 'rain man' when he was younger. The other GMs and owners did not see him as a rising and aggressive star GM. What 'magic' or tricks he pulled to get what was needed for the 1-11 teams will never be repeated. He did shift focus to the farm and that has been a mixed bag. The farm reports on Luke and Chi Chi G. have not been good so far this year. Both are struggling with minor league batters. Perhaps they worked them too hard in the Spring and they need to be skipped in the rotation a few times to give them a rest. Oh and Gallo is in a boot for heel surgergy. Starting to sound like Mike Olt all over again.
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LOL I saw that. That had to be JD's worst deal yet...the contract extension of Elvis. He had two young sprouts in the farm who could take EAs spot for a fraction of the cost. At least one of the big three contracts have to be dumped. Either EA, Prince or Choo. All three are toxic contracts no one wants to take on except maybe the Yankees. Even they will ask for some cash in return. Heck we are still paying A-Rod to hit HRs or sit on his duff for the Yankees.
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Let's see...Goldsmitd goes 3-5 tonight. Martinez gets slammed by the second inning. His no ER streak will have to end sooner or later. Track record for young Rangers pitchers is to do well in the first two or three weeks of the season then get "figured out."
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Remember Grimm? http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grimmju01.shtml Mike Olt? http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oltmi01.shtml Seems Ramirez who went in that Soria trade is on the DL too. No wonder no one wants to deal with JD.
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Nostradamus you're not. :) That makes what 10 games in a row now for Martinez of at least 6 innings and 2 ER or less, I'd say he's a keeper. "Evis" must have heard all the grumbling about his crappy play and contract, he got 2 hits last night. Looks like some of the bats are waking up but not enough of them, got way too many people with sub .200 averages. My dogs could hit .200 :) Look at the box score to see how he used the pen last night, used Kela ahead of Tolleson. Looks like Scheppers finally got someone out for a change, he pitched the 9th.
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Looks like they turned Justin into a reliever and he didn't do too bad last year. Olt still hasn't figured how to hit for average yet, he has power though.
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They should have called the Yankees the day Jeter announced his retirement, they could have at least got a "bag of used pucks" (derogatory hockey term) in return. Oh wait maybe they did and the Yanks told them to FO..
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Not any worse than what the big league team is doing, didn't both of them move up this year? I knew about Gallo had some loose chips or something, said he would be out at least 3 weeks. Now I hear Moreland has loose chips in his elbow he needs to get rid of, might as well do it right now instead of waiting. He'd only be out 10-14 days so why not now. If they can stay close to .500 until Holland, Perez and Harrison have a chance to pitch again they may not do too bad. But they have to get the bats going soon or when they start playing better teams it will be all over, including the crying.
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I'm glad I was wrong. Then again I bit my lip when Roogie fumbled an inning ending out. But Sir Nick proved he is a pro and got out of that inning.
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Would have been another A-Rod situation I'm sure. Elvis goes to the Yanks, Rangers eat a portion of the salary and Elvis has an All Star season. Seems to happen to everyone we ditch except Hamiliton.
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Wonder how long it will be before he goes down with an ailment? (rolling eyes).
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Like someone else we know who wanted to play 2B but wasn't really that good at it and they were too chicken to force him to play the OF. Then they traded him and he really took off, after his new team forced him to play the OF. The guy ended up with over 400 HRs for his career.
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You jinx!
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Rangers struggling tonight. After such a good night last night. It's hard not having a #1 or #2 rotation pitcher to start the season. Gallardo is no #1 or even #2. It's ok to have a bunch of 3s and 4s when you have a consistent offense like we did in 10-11. Good thing everyone else in the AL West is struggling too.
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It doesn't surprise me I think some of those teams played over their heads last year.
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With everything else going on its bound to happen.
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I think the Offense will finally get its act together and they will stay close to .500 for awhile. They can't all hit below the Mendoza line for the entire season. Houston just moved into last place yesterday for team batting average at .216. So there is at least one team who's bats suck worse than the Rangers.
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Let's see... 'Stros still struggling for consistency. Once they play outside the division they will fall apart. BP is WAY much better but still... Billy Beane gutted his team and two of the better OPS players are on DL for a few more weeks I think. One of them being Reddick. Good #1-3 starters but beyond that struggling like everyone else. Beane killed his magic gnome team. Angels even with Puhols and Trout are struggling to produce runs. They too have issues with pitchers at the back of the rotation. Not like the Rangers do but they do not have the magic of last year. Mariners were picked to be 'the team to beat' not only in the AL West but in the playoffs along with KC and Detroit. Their line up is very good and looks as deep as the Rangers 2011 line up; however, they too have back end of the rotation issues. The Rangers as I mentioned above are the most at risk given they do not currently have a #1 nor a #2 to toe the mound. Nick Martinez will be a solid #4 or even a #3 when he fully develops. Position/location pitchers without an effective heater will not raise up to the top two in the rotation. That's fine and I'm sure no one is trying to make him 'ace' material. But the biggest problem for the Rangers is offense. The first three weeks of the season shows the Rangers CAN hit average and struggling pitching but they are blanked when a good pitcher is on the mound. The fact the other teams in the division have some back end of the rotation issues may keep the Rangers afloat until help arrives. Plus if they 'luck out' most of the division series not catching a Sonny Gray or Jared Weaver or King Felix, will help. But it always seems they get those guys:)
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Could not resist...My childhood and teen years I was a Met's fan. Still follow them and hope for a Rangers-Mets WS to test my loyalties:) 11 in a row for the Met's getting it down with a deep DL but healthy and good pitching. At the link don't forget to take a look at Bartolo Colon running down a tag. Big boy and glad he is no longer on the A's. Mets walk all over Braves for 11th straight win "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Good news we may have a lefty reliever soon...Claudio seems to be doing better in RR: Texas Rangers may add lefty reliever soon Other than the Scheppers 2X fiasco, Banister showed he is much better making BP calls. He is not making who pitches the 7th and 8th predictable which is good. Keeping the opposing manager and bench coach thinking. Any advantage opens doors. I shut off the 8-1 romp the other night only to realize it ended 8-5 with 4 runs in the 9th. Again confirming that with good pitching, teams can beat the Rangers. If however, this offense proves to be like the 2010 late come back Rangers (getting to BPs) I think we can hang in there for an end of year fight IF Holland and Perez are truly healthy when they come back. Matt Harrison, is a wild card...we shall see. I said the same thing about Colby though:)
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Hammy may be coming back. "The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.” (Psalm 121:7)
I sure hope not but wouldn't be surprised if he does come back. It would just be another dumb decision by the brain trust, "Hey lets get rid of Nolan and bring the Meth head back"... (rolling eyes). Now they'll have to go out and hire some more baby sitters for him, wonder how much that will cost?
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Matt Harrison, is a wild card...we shall see. I'm not too worried about Holland, Perez probably won't pitch much before Aug or Sept so am not expecting much. Harrison I think will be back by July at the latest, he just did a 75 pitch BP session earlier this week and is going to do a 80 pitch BP session "today". They next thing up for him will be live batters and pitching in the minors to finish his rehab. They say he is looking really good and very anxious to get back to pitching in the majors.
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Update on Hammy: Deal is done. So the Rangers pick up about 20% of the money. Frankly that is not a bad deal if this is spread out over the remaining three years. If he starts producing and the Rangers are not contenders this year, then he can be an economical trade deadline piece for prospects.
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Oh well I guess we will see how this all turns out. He's currently going thru a divorce, coming back from surgery and last I seen his stroke sucked, lots of bad things going on right now. If Magaden and Jones can help him find his stroke this may turn out OK, if not then it will end up as I fear a clusterphuck.
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He is not making who pitches the 7th and 8th predictable which is good. Keeping the opposing manager and bench coach thinking. Any advantage opens doors. Yea I seen that. Now Tolleson can go back to his normal roll of 7th and 8th inning. Most people like knowing what their role is and when they are to be doing it, makes it easier on the player and the manager. I also think the opposing manager knowing so and so will be pitching in certain situations sometimes forces him to do things he doesn't really want to do, so it works both ways.
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Remember the Nasty Boys? Opposing managers knew that they had to shoot their entire wad before the 7th inning if the wanted to win the game, cause if they didn't it was all over but the crying. The Nasty boys were originally made up of 5 pitchers Tim Layana, Tim Birtsas, Norm Charlton, Rob Dibble and Randy Myers. But because of the outstanding job the later 3 did in the 1990 WS history really only remembers those 3. There is an image (I can't find it) where they were all holding on to this plate of flaming baseballs, looked cool.
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Yes I remember the nasty boys. Especially Dibble.
CJ Wilson went to visit Hammy at his friend's ranch where he is working out and rehabbing. He said Hammy was in the best shape he has seen him (chizled and cut) and hitting the ball good. Yes this is a risk but a low risk as we are not sending anyone to the Angels and the money is minimal. I think it was Evan Grant who said "what do the Rangers have to lose" in a rebuilding year? Well about $5M a year but that's chump change compared to the other toxic contracts they have. Maybe having Hamiliton become a two spot guy giving Fielder some protection will help. If that stroke is back as you said, things could only improve what we have now. Good to see Martin over Mendoza line. I think he, Moreland (not as many at bats) and Fielder are the only ones over the mark right now. Wandy gave me fits last night but due to good OF defense he got the job done. He was out of gas in the 4th but still pitched 'flubber' balls for strikes in the 5th. Maybe some more conditioning and he can be a 5th in the rotation. He still worries me... 3-2 belt high inside pitch to Freese? Rookie mistake, I give him a pass. Feliz should have told him to walk that dude with runners on:)
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Rookies mistake or catchers mistake? He is constantly throwing the fastball much more than he throws the curve or change (101 fastballs, 33 curves and 17 change-ups). He needs to throw the later 2 just a bit more, change speeds to keep the hitters off balance.
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Well they hung on to win in 11 today. Not bad. After Banister was tossed out. Maybe they could have kept on and win in 9 if Choo did not miss a routine fly ball. That guy is a liability on the field and at the plate right now. Mitch Moreland and Martin doing well.
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Yea I think Choo needs to be given a couple of days off to get his schitt together. That would mean an OF consisting of Martin, Pegeuro and Smolinski cause DeShields is hitting .100 and Rua is out until June. BTA they are supposed to announce the Hamilton deal today so who know what that means as to when he would show up. Martinez did it again yesterday thru 6 innings, his ERA is down to .034!! Which means he's given up what 1 ER so far this year? My only complaint is he seems to be throwing too many pitches per inning, he should be able to go 7 on 95 pitches. I know I'm just being picky but it's the little things that can make the biggest difference sometimes. Him going 7 would mean less stress on the BP. over the course of the season.
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Yeah would like to see him go 7 innings. But my observations of watching all his starts is he could get a little more help from the middle infield. Sometimes I see a ground ball to short or 2nd and say "easy out" and Elvis and Odor are nowhere near the ball. It seemed last year Odor was 'placed' or played in positions where he got at the ball better. Maybe this is them getting used to the new bench coach who I believe sets the infield and outfield. Elvis is in places where he is making terrible throws. I don't know it just seems like they are not where they should be with a pitcher (Martinez) who paints the outside and inside corners. I noticed Yu last year would give a 'high sign' to the infielders on a certain pitching routine he would work on the upcoming batter. When I played in the infield I always looked at where the catcher's glove was and made a few steps left or right, inch up or back. My coaches gave me heck for doing it telling me not to 'cheat' left or right etc. But I always seemed to be in a good position for a ground ball or line drive. I really can't tell if this is the case with Andrus or Odor as the camera angles don't give me a good picture. I would have to see it at a game or a reply where I can see the layout. The OF seems to be pretty well set except for Choo. He seems to be surprised every fly ball. High adventure when a fly ball heads to Choo. Good news is Martinez has seen the Angels twice and he made adjustments. We shall see with the Mariners. If he can do the same thing a couple of time through same teams, I will chalk it up the kid is doing his homework and has amazing control. Yesterday Buzz was saying Martinez did not have his best stuff yet he still got outs with runners on. I hope Martinez continues to plug on and do well and not get hurt. I hope he will not be a Tepesch or Grimm. I have school pride riding on him:) He is a Fordham grad:)
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Looks like Hammy deal done: "The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.” (Psalm 121:7)
Yea and they blew the game last night in the 1st inning.
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They better get his swing fixed or otherwise it's gonna get ugly quick. The other thing they need to do is ride his ass about trying to make spectacular plays in the OF and end up going on the DL instead. BTA if he isn't hitting that may end up being the best thing for everyone involved. Choo went "oh fer" again last night, they really need to get him out of the lineup for a couple of days. Along with a couple of others to give them a chance to work on their swings. BTA maybe it's time to see if they can coax Jaramillo out of retirement!!
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Jason Jaramillo? LOL he is a career AAA player:) I know you are joking that we are scraping the bottom of the barrel. Choo went "oh fer" again last night, they really need to get him out of the lineup for a couple of days. Choo is now 1 for 31 if Buzz was correct. Somethings up like an injury he is hiding. Now I don't know if the fans are yelling CHOOOOO or BOOOOO. He is horrible and lost at the plate. Yeah that throw to first in the first was the nail in the coffin. Then again Gallie was struggling but evened the keel later. On Hammie? Will let you know once he gets back to Round Rock. Once he gets there I will park away from the right field fence and hope his swing is back.
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Choo riding the pine tonight against the left hander:
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Rangers? Y'all need to be cheering for the Royals, and enjoy the returns of Ty Cobb era baseball, both on and off the field. I'm going to presume you saw the Alex Gordon catch..
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I'm talking Rudy, you know the guy who was the Rangers hitting coach for 15 years 1995-2009. Years when they had no pitching but always was in the top 5 of offense and home runs. Went to Chicago in 2009 and was released in 2012 and as far as I know hasn't gotten another gig. Don't know if it's on purpose (I suspect so) or if his phone hasn't rang, he was in high demand for quite awhile. They should at least give him a call and see if he's interested in being a "special consultant".. :) Just think of some of the big bats he coached, Gonzalez, Sierra, Palmiero, Hamilton, Texiera so forth and so on.
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It's about time he needs a couple of nights off in a row. Did you see they sent Scheppers back to AAA and called up Claudio? And Moreland is having more issues with the elbow, he just needs to get it cleaned out and be off the 2 weeks or so it would take to heal. I realize they don't want to fall into too big a hole to start the season but if he doesn't get it done soon it could cause more damage and then be gone the rest of the year.
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Royals doing great. Love to watch that team play baseball. I was a Mets fan as a kid. Would like to see them keep playing good ball. Not much competition in their division this year. Braves doing some some rebuilding, Nats can't find the way; Marlins eh; Philles need to dump a load of salary and asking for top prospects. So could be their year.
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Give JD a call. They need Rudy back. Forgot about him. Thought he was retired.
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Looks like the Rangers finally made a "command decision" and he's gonna get it cleaned out in the next few days. This came out after I went to bed... http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/04/texas-rangers-mitch-moreland-to-miss- at-least-two-weeks-kyle-blanks-added.html/
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It would be nice to see him prowling the batting cages and clubhouse again, he was a good teacher and role model for the players. JD if you can't spare the money to call Rudy I'll send you a prepaid phone card!!
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Another terrible night of no offense. I shut it off after the 5th inning to watch a movie with the Mrs. She had ENOUGH baseball hanging out watching me run the kid's practice for two chilly windy hours yesterday evening:) But I see DeShields got an RBI double driving in Smolkinsky. If those two guys can get some decent on base time things could turn for the top of the order. Good call on Mitch. Get it done and over. If this is the yearly "Mitch injury" then we are getting off easy:) Hammy working out in AZ, pitchers on the way...So some help. As long as they don't dig too deep a hole things can only get better....right?:)
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She does know it is spring in Texas doesn't she? :) I can remember the spring of 99 I marked over 40 days in a row on the calendar were the wind blew at 30+ MPH. Needless to say I wanted to be out on the lake but when the wind is howling like that it's not much fun. I eventually made it up when my civilian boss at the end of June asked me if my replacement was fully trained. When I said yes he said then you get the hell out of here and I don't want to see you until your retirement ceremony on 1 Oct. By the time my ceremony rolled around I had a job in Dallas an apartment in Denton and about 30 or so more days on the lake, worked out pretty good... :)
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Now that Moreland is out for awhile I think they need to give De Shields some playing time to see if he can handle MLB pitching and get the offense going some. Give Choo a couple of more days off then let him DH for awhile so he can concentrate on his swing. I figure Josh, Mitch and Ohlendorf will be coming back about the same time so hopefully the rest of the team has worked out it's batting issues and is ready to make a run. If everything goes OK then Harrison should be about a month behind them. The pitching hasn't really been that bad it's been the hitting that's been the big drag so far. Truthfully they should be at .500 or a game or 2 over.
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Face in palm after tonight's game:(
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Any game to where you hold the opposition to 4 runs or less is a game you should win.
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Choo needs to go on the DL.
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Woo hoo a walk off win in the 10th! Choo the hero of the game. BP tried to blow another one. Kela did good at the top 10th. They have to have some BP help in RR. I think they have issues with the 40 man roster.
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Looks like those few days off did Choo some good. HR with 2 on and 2 outs that's clutch time and that's what veteran players are supposed to do, hit in the clutch. This is just another example of why I don't like players playing over 145 games or so. They need time off to relax/regenerate, ponder any issues like their swing and rest any minor bumps/bruises before they end up on the DL. It also gives the utility players plenty of playing time to keep their strokes and heads in the game. I noticed Blanks had a good night also, 4 "fer" 5 with a HR and 3 RBIs. If he keeps that up they might want to leave Moreland on the DL... :) As far as the BP goes I'm not too sure it's "ALL" the pitchers faults. Do the catchers know the opposing hitters as well as they should, what pitches "not" to call? Is Bannister handling the BP correctly? He brought in Feliz in the 9th with a tie score, I wouldn't. He's the closer and shouldn't be wasted, BTA maybe he's having second thoughts about him being the closer and wanted to see how Kela would react. (I predicted earlier Kela might end up being the closer before the year was out).
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Seen one of these cruising the Lowes parking lot in Xenia yesterday, had so many stickers on it I don't think the owner even knows what all is on it. The reason I say that is I seen a "I'm a Stupid Liberal Bitch" sticker nestled in with all the anti Pubbie stickers. Wonder if her husband or neighbor snuck it in? :)
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Can't find it. Where? Lol...now THAT is one stupid, miserable b*tch. Wonder if her husband or neighbor snuck it in? :) Lol...who is more a lunatic?
I seen one a couple of years ago sitting out in front of the coat hanger clinic (over on Stroop) that I think the only thing holding it all together was the stickers. When I asked them why they didn't protest what was being taught in the public school system the one woman said "Why should we my granddaughter is going to grow up to be much smarter than me". Needless to say I just shook my head, rolled my eyes and drove away.
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Banister is frustrated with the BP. He is also still thinking National league somewhat. In the NL there are less relievers on the roster to make room for bench PH. However, in the NL based on the above, relievers are not left in for long because they must be available the next day. I think he is looking for ways to win and riding horses too long. Sometimes the wrong horse for too long. Wash did that consistently. He put in the wrong guys at the wrong time and kept them there to run up the score out of reach. He did so to "save" arms for the next game. Sometimes tomorrow does not come. Teams in contention do this running for a pennant in August or September.
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Hitting instructor Dave Magadan is in his third season, the final season of his current contract. While personnel around him has changed dramatically from 2013 forward, Magadan has overseen an offense that has declined in production year over year. And hitting coach has been the Rangers’ most transient spot lately. Rudy Jaramillo left after 15 seasons in 2009. Since the start of 2009, the Rangers have had five hitting coaches. The Rangers do have a former big league hitting coach on staff in assistant minor league hitting coordinator and outfield coordinator Dwayne Murphy. They also think highly of Triple-A hitting instructor Justin Mashore. Whatever the route, the Rangers look like they are on the verge of making some kind of change. Because with the worst record in the AL, something has to. Above from this morning's Rangers news. Changes are coming is what JD said on Sunday. One possible above. Rudy is mentioned as a good benchmark. Also Odor and Andrus options mentioned. Is Maddux on the hook? Probably not. Jon Daniels: Texas Rangers will not wait much longer to ‘mix it up’
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I wonder how much control he has over the pitchers while they are in the minors?? If it's a lot then maybe they would think about getting a replacement but with Greg floating around I don't think they want to lose him. BTA maybe they could get him to take over for his brother... :) BTA how much of the pitching staffs problems is because Bannister now wants them to pitch inside and they may not have the right pitch in their repertoire??
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Sit them both for a couple of days to help them get their schitt together, it seemed to help out Choo immensely. Beltre could also use a few days too. I'm beginning to think Bannister is a bad idea but am not in the locker room so can't say that for sure, just a hunch. All I know is Bogar did a damn good job with basically the same team with a few exceptions, .636 winning percentage will get the job done.
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You know my opinion pay Rudy what he wants and get him back he's good for the team. If anybody can help Josh get his stroke back it would be him.
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"Hullo?? Michael? Michael Young?? Whatchoo doin', bro?" ;-)
When I asked them why they didn't protest what was being taught in the public school system the one woman said "Why should we my granddaughter is going to grow up to be much smarter than me". Needless to say I just shook my head, rolled my eyes and drove away. HA! Show me a car plastered in 'Hitlery 4 Prez' bumper stickers, peace signs and 'Coexist' stickers, and I'll show you a crazed lunatic lefty that's escaped from the sanitarium temporarily :-) Chyeah -- a granddaughter that will be "MUCH smarter" than an full-fledged, indoctrinated Marxist ex-hippie grandma. THREE gens of idiots. All you can do is shake you head after that answer and look up at the sky for God's meteor ;-)
Well some great pitching tonight against the hot Stros. We won 2-1. Detwiler pitched a gem and he got 7innings in. So only had to trot out Kela for a perfect 8th and Feliz getting a non cardiac save. Rangers offense still struggling. They went 0 for 9 RISP before getting their first run. DeShields doubled then walked and scored a run. Then Beltre in top 9th lead off double and was sacfly in by Chirinos. Great to see them pull this one out. Plus they gain a full game:)
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Clubhouse has to get used to Banny. Wash was not hands on but a player's manager. Banny is like that new commander coming in who does not care what the old beloved commander did. It takes time for a team to adjust to a new boss. Hammy better lose that smirk he gets when he strikes out or rolls on a ball. Banny won't be amused.
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;-) He's a face man in their front office now. They made nice to him. Now Hammy. All they have to do is get Kinsler and CJ Wilson back when they retire:)
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Looks like Ross might have fixed his mechanics issues 2nd good game in a row for him. And wohoo a starter goes 7 innings for a change that makes only what 3 this year? And Cruz hit his 14th tonight in a win over the Angels.
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I sure hope he has a lot of them saved up cause were gonna need them before this is all over with.
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My point is he doesn't come from an organization that has a history of winning or even being competitive. Kinda makes you wonder how he's reacting to coming here and seeing the same old stuff he saw in Pittsburgh. That could be effecting how he's dealing with his players, seems like they are just too uptight, pressing too much for no reason. I would love to be a fly on the wall just to see what the mood is.
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Yes but with Boston:) And Cruz hit his 14th tonight in a win over the Angels. Anytime the Angles lose I smile:)
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My point is he doesn't come from an organization that has a history of winning or even being competitive. Kinda makes you wonder how he's reacting to coming here and seeing the same old stuff he saw in Pittsburgh. That could be effecting how he's dealing with his players, seems like they are just too uptight, pressing too much for no reason. I would love to be a fly on the wall just to see what the mood is. I see what you are saying. The Pirates when good are streaky. Win a bunch lose a bunch. However, over the past three years they have been competitive. Know an old Army buddy going waaaay back who works in the Pirates organization...He is on the conditioning staff in some capacity. Maybe I will drop him a note for some intel. The old hands like Beltre and Fielder have had multiple skippers in their career. So they know the deal...Deal with the guy who is in charge. Guys like Elvis only had one manager, Wash, so for him this is probably a significant emotional event.
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A gem by Wandy Rod tonight. He went 8 full on 104 pitches one ER (HR) and 3H. Bats showed up too scoring 7 runs. HR by Blanks his third since being called up. So the Rangers win their first back to back games with their first series win. Saved the BP for Colby tomorrow. Wish I had some of the above with sonny boys team tonight. Had a late game kids were not focused at all. Ump was garbage. His grandson was on the other team. Wanna guess who won:) All my players but two ran the count to 3-2 each at bat. Not one walk from high pitches on each at bat. Same pitches from my pitcher ball four. The dude was fooling no one. My team parents were livid we could not buy a strike. Had to hold them back from getting tossed. We got beat and not one ball was hit by the other team until the last inning and those were ground outs. I counted 7 total swings from the other team all game. My pitcher was not on his best game but no way did he pitch that many balls. He had 1-2-3 innings last game using the same routine. I finally sent in a kid who throws perfect down the middle strikes. He doesn't miss much but has no velocity. Finally got some outs but ump still called some balls clearly down the middle and belt high. The other team still just stood there and didn't swing. Awful. Don't know what that coach is teaching those kids. We will get them next time. I should have sent in sonny boy in relief. But he was sick being a trooper at 2B. I'm still amazed at the ump. Now I've seen bad umps before but this guy was inconsistent. At least most bad umps are consistently bad:) There's much more that went wrong don't know where to start. Oh the two kids who consistently missed practice showed up. I'll leave it at that:)
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It happened to my daughters when they were playing in a downtown league. Had a few runs ins with the locals over their "lack of integrity" and they didn't take to kindly to be told that. None of them ended up in any rough behavior but they sure heard about how bad their upbringing was and that their parents should paddle their butts for acting so childish. :) After that they only played on base and the games were much better, kids had a lot more fun and so did the fans in the stands.
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Check out his record pitching in Houston vs on the road.
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After that they only played on base and the games were much better, kids had a lot more fun and so did the fans in the stands. LOL. Yeah last night's game was the worst I encountered in all my coaching years. Bias was never an issue in the past. He also called a hit by pitch on a batter after the ball hit the catchers glove. I about came unglued at that point. Another kid from the other team swung at a pitch up high and the ump called ball four. I came out for that one...said 'ump he swung at the pitch.' He said "I can't overturn my own call." Opposing coach shook his head in agreement with me. He also missed the illegal big barrel bats. Everyone one on the opposing team had these huge caveman barrel bats. I called it, and he complied. The other coach had to dig through the team bag to find one bat that was legal. The barrel cannot be more than 2-1/4 in diameter (not that it matter as that team only swung at 7 pitches all game). By half way through the game both teams kids were toast. It was passed their bed time. LOL my catcher called time out, called me over and said "coach I'm tired and it's past my bed time:) That was kinda cute and his mother shouted out 'get back in there!' Gotta love that mom:) But the youngsters got a good lesson last night. We live in an imperfect world and people make mistakes. Plus, the adults on our side (your's truly as well) kept our cool and kept encouraging the kids and coaching them. They have seen enough of 'ugly' adults in the past.
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Swept the Stros. Nice deal tonight. Another great Colby production. Peguero and Blanks crushing the ball. Hope they keep that up. Beltre had a three hit night, and Choo went yard. Can't complain. They picked up three whole games on the Stros.
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Both of Peguero's HRs were to the opposite field and neither one looked to be a pitchers mistake, that's hitting the ball were it's pitched. (I wonder if he somehow managed to get his hands on an old video of me in the cages)?? LOL.. It looks like some of the bats are coming around now most everybody got a hit last night except for "Evis" in the 2 hole and Smolinski who came in to PH, and even though he didn't get on base he made the guy throw 8 pitches. Most of the runs were driven in by the bottom of the order. I like seeing that happen but don't think they can depend on that happening every night. Gotta get the top of the order straightened out and I see they're letting De Shields play more regularly. I know Martin is hurt and I also wonder how much they're working with him on how to bat leadoff?? When you have younger guys you gotta work with them quite a bit sometimes to get what you want. You can't just tell the guy "you're going to bat leadoff go figure out how to do it without me helping you figure it out". That's the difference between good organizations and so so/bad organizations. (Magadens a$$ should be running ragged about right now if he's doing his job correctly). Also Odor sat out most of the night even though he's played all the other games since they threatened to demote him, doesn't make any sense. Leave him sit out for a few days and help him get his act together...
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Some people were just not meant to be involved in the activities of people they know.
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Whoo hoo a four game winning streak. Nick finally gave up a couple of runs. I'll give him a pass:) 5-4. Bp was able to keep the lead.
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Good idea. :) Noticed DeShields walked 3 times last night in his 4 ABs and seen 26 pitches, just what he is supposed to do get on base. Odor 4AB 3 SO, they really need to sit him for a couple of days. Harrison pitching BP to Hamilton in Arizona, Martin hitting off a tee, and both Moreland and Hamilton might be in Round Rock this weekend. Sounds like a good time to attend a ballgame doesn't it, that's if you can talk Mom into it.. :)
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Odor 4AB 3 SO, they really need to sit him for a couple of days. Harrison pitching BP to Hamilton in Arizona, Martin hitting off a tee, and both Moreland and Hamilton might be in Round Rock this weekend. Sounds like a good time to attend a ballgame doesn't it, that's if you can talk Mom into it.. :) LOL yeah, kind of dropped that hint last week about going to RR for Mom's day. No response necessary...the look said it all:) Father's day a few years ago we went there and that was fun but a 1:05pm game and nearing 95 degrees at game time. The dads were allowed on the field to throw catch with the kiddos...we did that and the field temp was probably another 10 degrees hotter. Yes DeSheilds did well. He also swiped three bases in that game.
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You should try doing an Ironman Tournament where you play somewhere between 8-10 games (if you're winning) from Fri night thru Sunday afternoon. I think I was 37 or 38 when I did my last one playing OF, it got much easier when I transitioned to pitcher.. :)
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I'm hoping this will force them to at least platoon him with Martin when he gets back cause he's a righty and Martin a lefty. And the latest is when Martin returns he "WON'T" be batting leadoff, Choo seems to have nailed that down for the time being.
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Gallardo another loss again. Once again the 5th and 6th inning struggles for him. Bp could not keep it close tonight. Can't win them all:)
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Fraley is blaming it all on the defensive errors and lack of offense behind him. http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150508-fraley- gallardo-s-quality-innings-once-again-wasted-away-by-lack-of-run-support- defensive-errors.ece
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Thought you might find that interesting.
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Looks like they are sending Odor down to the minors to break his bad habits at the plate. So my question is why can't Magaden do his job instead of sending him to RR and having Mashore do it?? Then let Choo sit for a few days to get his head together but they can't let Odor do it. They claim he needs to play everyday to get his schitt together, talk about making no sense whatsoever.
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Thanks for the update. Lost a close one tonight. BP is giving up too many HRs in late innings. Feliz came in tied in the top 9th and could not pitch shut down baseball. Tolleson seems to be coming back. Seems the rookie is the only steady pitcher in the BP. Nick had a tough night but kept it close. He would have been out of a sticky inning but Elvis had a throwing error to first.
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And Odor was replaced with Field, a career minor leaguer. However DeShields keeps drawing walks, and has now 9 SB. He is on base for Choo and the top of the order. He walked twice in the loss tonight and scored twice. Blanks went 2-3 IIRC. Will be interesting when Moreland gets back and Josh too.
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They used Kela the night before when they didn't need to, that game was already out of reach. That made 2 days in a row so he wasn't available when they needed him last night, and consequently may have lost the game because of it. Dumb, dumb, dumb...
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Will be interesting when Moreland gets back and Josh too. Somebody is going to be the odd man out in the OF when Josh gets here, wonder who that will be?? That could go a couple of different ways.. Right now I think it should be Martin but Bannister said a guy shouldn't lose his job because of injury. BTA DeShields is playing better and the team seems to be winning more with him in the lineup, ride the hot hand ya know. But what happens when Josh gets here and he sux? It could get very interesting.
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Smolinsky heading to RR to make room for Moreland tonight. My guess is either Pueguero or Blanks goes down to RR when Josh comes up. Rua seems to be an odd man out too.
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BP shake up seems to be coming. Long overdue: http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/05/texas-rangers-gm-jon- daniels-likely-to-return-from-trip-to-round-rock-with-relief- replacements.html/
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Well he still has foot issues so he wasn't going to be back until June sometime if not later.
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Team played better without Moreland than with him. Hmmmmm...
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It's about time Fuji made an appearance in Arlington.
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If Daniels sends Bass down then you know he's a total idiot, my feeling is the author of this article is the idiot.
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Duhhh... Overdue in my opinion.
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Moreland had a good night. Think 2-4 with a BB.
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Yes Bass has done some great work in middle relief. Early relief too. 5-2 win tonight. Choo and Fielder belted nice HRs. DeShields scored two runs again.
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Also DeShields got a single, double and triple tonight.
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I can't see sitting him on the bench when Martin comes back the way he's producing right now. He didn't steal any bases but his OBP is almost .400, Martin was never close to that. Since he was a Rule 5 player thought you might like to see who were also Rule 5 Draft players, here's a teaser Josh Hamilton was one but he wasn't the best one! http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/the-top-25-rule-5-draft- selections-1.3373923
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I'm curious as to when they are going to try him in the leadoff spot?? If he can handle that it could make for some really interesting options in the lineup!!
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Right now his BA is higher than normal but everything else is running about par for the course with him.
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I'm sure Banister is giving it time to see if this is just a new guy pitchers have not figured out yet. The upside is he is walking a lot so it seems DD is not fooled by those sharp breaking balls that end up in the dirt. Last night two pitchers figured that out and gave him a fast ball down the middle, which he hammered in the L/C gap for a triple:) I am cautiously optimistic. Lead off? Too soon as the guy needs some MLB line up time. Plus having #9 get on base for Choo right now is working out great. If only we could teach DD how to play SS.....:)
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He should be able to figure it out he's played 2B in the past.
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He seems to be doing pretty good considering he hasn't been to AAA, I say give him a few days tryout to see how he does. And if it works out then you have so much more flexibility to the lineup and can get people into the right places where they can best contribute. If he can maintain a .350 or better OBP then leave him there and let him grow into the slot. When Josh gets here and is inserted into the 5th slot who is gonna have his back Moreland? BTA if Josh doesn't get his swing back it's a moot point.
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Patience is what lets you lay off those breaking pitches makes the pitcher have to come to you or walk you.
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http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/05/five-observations-on-spending-two-days-around-josh-hamilton-in-texas-rangers-comeback.html/ Just found this. And this is why I say let DD have a shot at leadoff and move Choo to 2nd slot just for a couple of days to see what happens. If it works then you don't really have to worry about what is quoted up above, if it doesn't then fall back, regroup and go again. I've never really understood the pressure of batting leadoff when you usually only do it once a game anyway. I batted leadoff and never really thought about it, just did what I normally did get on base by hook or crook. If theses guys mindsets are that fragile then something is really wrong.
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Fuji did good yesterday Bass and Freeman not so much, maybe we shouldn't have complemented those two. :)
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Good point.
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DD got 2 more hits last night and if he would have been hitting leadoff it could have amounted to 1 or 2 more runs. Which would only have mattered if the BP had done their job, since they didn't it's moot. Last night Fuji stunk and Bass, Freeman did alright, go figure. Used all 3 on back to back nights Bannister must have felt the other guys needed some rest, or maybe it's something he plans on doing from now on who knows.
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I don't think Bannister planned on using middle relief with the way Wandy has pitched lately. I think at some point he had no choice but to use the middle men again. Which means he has to bank on Colby hurling a good one tonight to get to the seventh at least. Should be no reason why he can't. Rangers 6 under .500 and about 8 games down. As long as they can keep it here or a little better until help arrives with Holland and then Perez. We shall see.
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Don't forget about Harrison he's doing really well, he just did a 30 pitch session to live hitters. If he keeps this up he should be ready in about another month.
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Harry is a wild card.
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Just like Colby, but he should be available before Perez. I'm not really expecting much from Perez cause it "usually" takes 15 mos or longer for them to be good again and it's only been 12 and he's just now pitching/throwing off a mound.
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And now that the bats are coming around the pitching is falling apart. (rolling eyes).
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Yep Feliz blew another save and took another loss. Banister was about to toss equipment. The offense came back twice in the game. Thinking Tolleson needs to close or closer by committee.
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Maybe... He has been the steadiest reliever in the pen so far this year.
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And lately that is not saying much:) Well the Rangers know what they have to look for now. And league wide it is a problem (reliable relief pitching). Saw a minor league report that Luke Jackson was being groomed for an immediate need as a setup reliever. They moved him from starting games to allow him to "turn loose" on his heater.
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I didn't get to see it so don't know what happened at the end other than there were ahead going into the 9th. Let me guess Feliz went in and pitched conservatively instead of with the killer instinct the closer is supposed to have and all managers expect?
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Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 55 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 50 After signing for $1,545,000 as a supplemental first-rounder in 2010, Jackson steadily improved as he rose through the Minors before hitting the wall in Triple-A in the final two months of last season. Scouts still are divided as to whether he can be a frontline starter rather than a late-inning reliever, though no one questions his upside. Jackson can get swings and misses at the top and bottom of the strike zone with his 92-97 mph fastball. If he does wind up in the bullpen, he could add more velocity and tickle triple digits on the radar gun. He has three average or better secondary pitches, though they lack consistency and none grades as plus, leading to the debate about his future. Jackson's No. 2 pitch is his hard curveball, and he also throws a hard slider/cutter and demonstrates some feel for his changeup. He has cleaned up his delivery, which still has some effort that provides deception but also hampers his control. He's been in 9 games so far and has started 5 of them so would say that is correct.
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Feliz pitched predictable. Like Ogando used to do. He comes in with a 2-1 breaking ball to get a swinging strike to make it 2-2. The batter knew his slider wasn't working so a fastball was coming next. And that is what he did and a second deck HR followed. I told sonny boy "watch this, a fast ball and it's going over the fence." Sure enough that is exactly what happened.
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But can't you blame some of that on the Catcher for giving in to what he wants to throw instead of mixing it up and keeping the hitters off balance. I would think that would force the pitcher to perfect his off pitches instead of using them just for show, he would end up being a better pitcher in the long run.
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Well they brought Ohlendorf and Scheppers back from the minors and both pitched well, especially Tanner only 19 pitches in 2 innings. Put the ball in play and let the defense have your back, as long as it's not hit at "Evis". :) I see they had DD in the 2nd spot for the second night in a row. Either 2nd doesn't agree with him as much as 9th did or he's cooling off a bit now. Might need a day off to wrap his head around the new spot something he'll get today, no game tonight. And Martin is "Oh fer" since his return, sounds like he's still hurt or is antsy cause DD is doing well. Martinez held them to 1 run but isn't nearly as effective as he was earlier, maybe needs to be pushed back a couple of extra days.
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I would think that would force the pitcher to perfect his off pitches instead of using them just for show, he would end up being a better pitcher in the long run. Remember the pitcher has the final veto:) Seems Chirinos called for it. Maybe Feliz missed. Oh well...:) Well they won against a good pitcher yesterday. They were struggling against good pitchers this season and finally beat one who was pitching well. Ol' David Murphy hurt us a bit in this series. Why is it he is doing so well with the Tribe?:)
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LOL, yep Schep pitched all strikes. He is a power pitcher. Good seeing him pitch strikes again. Still dangerous as one of those hard strikes will eventually go over the fence. Martinez struggled but made the pitches he needed to get out of innings. Second start where he struggled to keep the ball down. Hope he is not hiding arm fatique. He went 105 pitches in 5 innings. That is a tough 105 to do. I would think Maddux should consider skipping him next go around, but what are the options? I see they had DD in the 2nd spot for the second night in a row. Either 2nd doesn't agree with him as much as 9th did or he's cooling off a bit now. Might need a day off to wrap his head around the new spot something he'll get today, no game tonight. And Martin is "Oh fer" since his return, sounds like he's still hurt or is antsy cause DD is doing well. See I told you so:) Young guys put in the upper part of the order over think about 'doing something' when DD WAS doing something in the 9 spot for two weeks. That's why Wash never put a young guy in the upper or middle of the order. I tend to agree with Wash on that mentality. Plus DD was getting on for Choo. That worked well.
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Here's some interesting data: Who closes games always draws the most attention, but often the innings that precede the ninth have more “high-leverage” situations. And even though Feliz blew a save for the third time this season Saturday when he allowed a homer and three ninth-inning runs, the Rangers have blown five saves before the ninth. The club entered Sunday with a run differential for the season of minus-24. All of it — and more — could be explained by the sixth and seventh innings, in which the club was outscored 51-24. When the Rangers had a starter go at least five innings, but less than six, the team was just 1-9 and hadn’t won such a start since April 11. From: Grant: Bullpen shake up gives Rangers late-inning success for a change Frankly I'm glad Banny took my advice and have Tolleson come in for the 9th:)
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Another interesting stat: And the Rangers … well, the Rangers are among the worst home teams in baseball. The home team has trotted out at the Globe 19 times this season and returned to the dugout with 13 losses. If you win 60 percent of your home games and play .500 on the road, you’re going to be a contender in most sports. The Rangers have figured out the road part with their 10-9 record. But a winning percentage of .316 at home is a certificate of doom. Gosselin: What happened to home-field advantage? Rangers could have something if they regain it
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And sometimes the pitcher outthinks himself instead of trusting his catcher and manager. BTA we don't have catchers that are as well respected as someone like Pudge. Kinda makes me wonder if Bannister is calling pitches from the dugout, you would think he would in certain situations.
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Angels skipper has been accused of doing such. In high intensity situations I bet they do at least give a signal for location. Then again, pitchers are not perfect. Sometimes they aim for low and outside and the pitch catches most of the plate. Batters with some experience will make you pay for mistakes like that. Fielder is one and Beltre eh sometimes. I've seen him chase some really bad pitches.
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Speaking of DD...
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Some teams get antsy being at home because they put pressure on themselves to win every night for the fans instead of letting the game come to them. Consequently they do better on the road, kinda like the Cowboys last year 8-0 on the road.
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I know they aren't very happy with production from the 2nd slot so I have a feeling he's going to leave him there for awhile to see how he does (cause he is doing so much better than Martin right now). And if he does alright there then maybe try him at leadoff and move Choo to 2nd slot, if not then back to 9th he goes and back to leadoff goes Choo. About the only other guy I could see trying there would be Moreland when Josh gets here. Martin stats... http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/31588/leonys-martin DDs stats... http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/31360/delino-deshields
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Yankees legend Yogi Berra, who never said most of the things he said, turns 90 Tuesday. J. Meric/Getty Images 10. "It's like deja vu all over again." 9. "You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six." 8. "The future ain't what it used to be." 7. "We made too many wrong mistakes." 6. "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." 5. "You can observe a lot just by watching." 4. "You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." 3. "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." 2. "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical." 1. "It ain't over 'til it's over." Did he really say all those things? Probably not. The evidence for some of them doesn't exist, and as early as 1949, the New York Daily News referred to Yogi as the "man who says funny things even if the newspapermen do make up most of them." As Yogi himself tried to explain, "I never said most of the things I said." Just picked this up off an article about Yogi's 90th birthday.. :) http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/58047/happy-90th-birthday-yogi-berra
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Wonderful memories of baseball's golden age. When kids pick Jersey numbers on my team I give them a history of the baseball greats who wore them. The old "No. 7" for Mantle I opine on for more than a few moments. Great article thanks. Here's another... Born to immigrant Italian parents, he dropped out of school in the eighth grade to help his parents. He fought at D-Day from a Navy rocket boat at Normandy. With the Yankees he became a 15-time All-Star and won pennants managing both the Yankees and Mets. “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
LOL we could do a better job than the DFW 'experts.' Here's an article which addresses what we talked about days ago. Wonder if Fraley, Grant and the DFW gang lurk here at LP:) Fraley: Rangers manager Jeff Banister has upped the stakes in his changing of bullpen
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You see/hear about this one? Dan Jennings the newest prism to an old argument Miami Marlins GM puts on a uniform and thinks he can skipper.
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Yea I seen this wonder how it's all going to turn out? I've seen other coaches who had no experience in their sport and ended up being fairly good, like Ken Hitchcock for instance.
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I hope they catch the guy(s) that stole all of his memorabilia and I hope it's a NY cop that catches him/them..
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Many think the Rangers will not be contenders again until 2017 at the earliest. Who do you think the Rangers will have playing at the four corner positions and at DH in 2017? Fraley: Don't hold me to this. I'll go Gallo and Beltre on the infielder corners. Fielder at DH. Hamilton and Choo at the outfield corners. Found this little tidbit in an article, seems he thinks Josh will stick around. Remember when I mentioned moving Beltre to 1st, Gallo as far as I know hasn't played 1st before hmmmmm... http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150520-fraley-here-s- what-to-make-of-rangers-3b-prospect-joey-gallo-playing-outfield-in-frisco.ece
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Joey Gallo Fangraphs Gallo just played his first game in the OF for the Rough Riders. I saw somewhere else he played rougly 7 games at first base so far. I hope they don't confuse this kid like they did Chris Davis. Davis played 3B and 1B often at Round Rock. Then right before they traded him he played some OF for Round Rock. I remember in 2011 taking my son down to the railing to get Chris Davis' autograph a week before he was traded. I said "Chris hope to see you in Arlington soon." He shrugged like he already knew he was being dealt:) Then in 2013 going down the same railing at RR AAA my son got Mike Olt's autograph. A few weeks later he was dealt to the Cubs for that rental pitcher. So we will not be seeking Joey Gallo's autograph anytime soon:) Seems Gallardo can't get passed the 5th inning. Gave up two bombs in the game too. BP held their own and did not give more runs. So maybe the Banny plan has merit.
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Last year at Frisco, only 3B and OF this year.
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Chris got shipped because his bat wasn't producing anything other than the occasional HR and many, many strikeouts. Then he went to Baltimore and hit many many HRs and many many strikeouts in that one year, the others he's been mediocre.
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If the pitcher gives up 3 runs or less over the course of pitching 7 full innings I could give a schitt less if those runs were HRs or singles. The important thing is he kept his team in the game and gave them the chance to win.
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Johnny Cueto usually gives up quite a few HRs during the course of the season. Last years record was 20-9, 2.25 ERA and gave up 22 HR. It's obvious he doesn't nibble at the corners he goes right after the hitters and sometimes the opposing hitters win the battle but usually not the game. BTA the ball really carries at the GABP in Cincy so that accounts for some of them. He's on a pace to allow 28 this year and his ERA is right at 3.00. Like you said before pitchers aren't perfect and here's a prime example, but his mistakes aren't near as costly as some other pitchers mistakes and obviously aren't as numerous.
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LOL a 2-1 win last night. Boston had 12 LOB for the game. Wow, talk about managing each pitcher and pitch:) Tolleson was calm and cool in the 9th. Gave up a one out double, then a long drive to the Green Monster which DD snagged nicely holding the runner at 2nd. Then Banny orders an intentional walk of Big Poppie (the second of the game IIRC); then he puts on the shift for Ramirez and gets a direct grounder to Field. Frankly Wash would have blown that game. Rangers had about 8 or 9 LOB as well. The one run for Boston was a HR I believe. So good news is Klein gets the win. Hey I'll take it. Looking at the MLB standings as a whole...'Stros best team in baseball...LOL, about time they reached this level with plucking the best draft picks and DFAs over the past 3-4 years. They keep beating the A's which is good.
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And they put him back in the 2nd slot and he did good last night, Martin stunk again.
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I noticed they threw a lot of pitches last night right at 160 or so.
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• Matt Harrison, approaching his one-year anniversary of spinal fusion surgery, made his second start in an extended Spring Training game on Monday, allowing two runs in three innings. He threw 44 pitches. Harrison had the surgery on June 3, 2014. Looks like he might be ready by the middle of June if everything goes smoothly.
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A win last night and only used 3 pitchers instead of 5 or 6, much better. Wandy did his job going 6-2/3rds instead of 4 or 5. DD in 2nd slot again a and got on base 3 of 4 ABs, Moreland quietly having a good year hope it keeps up. Teams not using the shift as much on Prince now since he took my advice and started hit the ball where it's pitched instead of trying to pull everything. Used Kela as setup last night and he mowed them down using only 18 pitches for 5 batters with 3 Ks. Tolleson got his 2nd save in a row and his fastball seems to be ramping up, was throwing 95 instead of usual 92, used too many pitches though. Also noticed Ogando closed out the game for the Sox last night, I had wondered where he ended up after he left now I know.
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He did get a double:) I'm really digging this "Manager managing the game" meme. Been lost for quite some time with Texas. Just think, if Wash applied such logic in a handful of regular season games in 2012 we may have avoided the WC game.
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Yes Kela continues to do well and as he matures it is going, IMO, get even better. He looks confident out there. Tolleson did use a lot of pitches in both save appearances. Wondering if he is available tonight based on that count. However, I do remember the 30 pitch 'close' outs by Nathan with high drama. Yes I saw Oganda pitch against the Yankees early in the season on ESPN. Also saw Robbie Ross pitch for the Red Sox earlier in the season. By fangraphs I see he is still there sporting an over 6 ERA in 13 games: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=6819&position=P Maybe Boston thought we were getting rid of two more Koji Uehara's:) Not even close.
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Did you see that Oakland hired Wash, I found out in the middle of the night watching MLB channel.
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I have a feeling he will be the closer by the end of the season or early next year.
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Sheppers just allowed a 3 run HR in the 8th. Now 10-8 Rangers.
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10-9 final Ohlendorf gets the save after he gives up a HR in the 9th, neither BP has much to write home about after last nights game. Rangers put up a 7 spot in the 3rd, that has got to be their biggest inning in quite sometime. Pineda tried coming up and in to Prince and he took him deep both times. My guess is pitchers have noticed how Prince has adjusted to them pitching him outside and are now experimenting again on where to pitch him. On MLB Tonight last night they had Carlos Pena on as a studio analyst and he was talking about he fixed weak areas in his swing. He used to be really weak in the upper portions of the strike zone and he said he didn't change anything like stance or placement in the box, it's just that he started targeting those pitches specifically to hit. Once the pitchers figured out he was looking for those pitches and tried to hit other zones then he would start looking for those too. (Maybe the Rangers need to hire Carlos as a "special consultant".. :) Oh wait never mind if he hasn't formally retired they still might own his rights)!! It's a cat and mouse game you gotta keep making changes to your game to keep up and be successful.
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Nail biter last night. Had sonny boy's friends over. The house erupted after the last out:) Rangers just put up 10 in the 3rd. Early game today. Guess they play tomorrow night. I saw a bit of the Fielder piece on MLB yesterday. Seems he is in this for the long haul. Good news.
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Lets see 2nd day in a row DD has been leadoff and they have score 25 runs and he's been on base 4 out of 9 times, not too shabby. I was kinda surprise he was leadoff yesterday because CC is a lefty but guess Bannister is gonna find out if he can handle the job or not. If he can keep this up (.400 OBP) I think they've found their new leadoff guy, he seems to be doing good defensively in CF. Josh is supposedly ready and coming to town Monday, I would imagine they are going to put him in the 5th slot for now to see how he does. I do hope this works out for the team cause I would hate to see them regress back to where they were earlier in the season. Martinez did a nice job yesterday 2 runs thru 7 innings, that makes 15 starts in a row for him where he's given up 3 runs or less. Not bad for an infielder turned pitcher. :) Harrison still seems to be on track... Might have to revise my estimated return date for him to July sometime since his velocity is still down in the 80s. "Harrison made his third start in extended spring camp Saturday in Arizona and pitched four scoreless innings. The left-hander allowed three hits, struck out four and threw 62 pitches. His velocity was 86-88 mph". http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/126179956/matt-harrison-sharp-in-extended- spring-start
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All good news. And our first 4 game winning streak. Let's see how Gallardo does against the Yankees order. May be another home run Derby:) Heard Holland may be delayed a couple of weeks.
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Gallardo did all right but didn't have very good command of the strike zone threw a lot of pitches. He would done even better if Andrus didn't boot that easy ground ball in the 1st that lead to both of the Yankees runs. Andrus also went "oh fer" and left 4 men on base. He needs a few days off to get his head together at a minimum or maybe start a few trade rumours about him going to some last place team in Bulgaria!! :) DD did good again yesterday went 2-5 and scored a run or so, also found an article where Bannister said he isn't going back to the bench when Josh gets here.. http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/05/banister-delino-deshields-wont-be- pushed-to-bench-with-josh-hamiltons-arrival.html/
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I don't look for him until the All Star game if not later, he's just now starting to throw again.
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Todays game Klein is the projected starter and Josh is "supposed" to be in LF. Since Marcum (RHP) is starting the game I would imagine DD is starting in CF and leadoff since he's a lefty. Haven't seen a batting order yet so don't know where Josh is hitting so I'm still going with 5th for now. BTA if they decide to give Choo a day off he could be in the 2nd slot, guess I'll find out later when they post one.
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Just seen a batting order looks like Josh is hitting 5th, no day off for Choo.
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Klein knocked out of the box in the third. So was Tribe pitcher. 4th inning and a 7-7 game. Good thing the Yankees series rested our long relievers.
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Elvis went yard. 10-8 Rangers.
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Six in a row! One game to .500. Shep pitched pretty good in the 6-7th. Then Freeman did fine too. Tolleson had a perfect 9th. He did get hit in the foot on the last play. Hope he is ok. I think Colby pitches tomorrow.
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They put Feliz on the 15 day disabled list so they don't have much choice. He had an axillary abscess on his side they say. Did a little snooping and those things usually grow in warm dark areas of the body like armpits and crotches. If he had one in his right side armpit it would help explain why he pitched so bad lately, it probably bugged the heck out of him when he threw. Can't throw effectively if your mind is somewhere other than on the ball game and catchers signs.
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The pen did a pretty good job overall Klein didn't look too good he was charged wit 7 out of 8 runs. Josh got on base twice once thru a BB and the other on an error by the pitcher on a come backer he threw over the 1B head, scored 1 run. Not the best of days but it could have been worse. The networks must be noticing they are playing better because 3 out of the last 4 games have been televised up here, before that none of them had been. OTOH they were playing the Yankees and that could be the reason, even though nobody around here really likes them other than those who think it's fashionable to follow them.
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Or as with Blanks and Detwiler a 'convenient way' to get underperformers on the DL to free up space for other players.
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Yes, it was because they played Boston and NYY. For some reason the Tribe just kills our pitching this year.
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Their record against the tribe the last few years hasn't been very good.
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I get so sick of turning on the TV and either the Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals, Giants or Dodgers are playing. I could personally care less about all of those teams and would rather watch other teams no matter what their record is.
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Seems even the Mets get some national television coverage...being of course the big NY market team.
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I can't remember the last time I seen the Mets play on TV, only the low/highlights on the MLB channel.
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Another win last night that makes 7 straight and back to .500 which ties them with the Angels for 2nd place. Prince still having an outstanding stretch at the plate and a very good month for that matter, another starter doesn't go at least 6 innings but the pen pitched well last night (looks like they are getting back to certain guys having certain roles) and "Evis" tried blowing the game in the 9th by booting another easy ball. Martin still stinking it up at the plate, Choo needs a day off and I can't remember the last time Smolinski got a hit. Also beginning to look as if they should have left Josh in the minors for another week or so to work on his swing. I realize the OF is thin but the way DD was playing I think they could have managed without Josh till he was hitting better. If they can stay at .500 for awhile until some of the other pitchers get healthy they might be able to make a late run at the playoffs, maybe...
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Yep, a 'cringe' moment. Two down and boots one. Then a walk. Tolly did not look happy at all. But he remained solid and got the last out. I picked him up last night for my fantasy team:) Who knows he may just put me over the edge and actually win a week:) I am 0-4-2 in fantasy baseball. No money in it but pride. Made the mistake on draft day of letting the auto draft pick my players. Won't do that again.
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Early game today. Checked on line...Colby Lewis knocked out of the box in the second giving up 9 ERs. Bass now trying to get out of the 2nd inning. That makes three straight starts where Colby gave up 5 or more runs in a game. Hope he is not hurt.
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12-2 loss today. Swisher et al. chewed up Colby in the second inning (I believe). He gave up 8 in one inning. He is trending down. Again hope he is well. It was nice being at .500 for about 12 hours:)
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They have been playing pretty good so you have to expect a clunker every so often, now if they can only stay at .500 for awhile.
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Maybe he needs a couple of extra days off??
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Maybe they should bring up one of the young SS who is playing well to get the point across to "Evis" that he needs to produce consistently not periodically. I realize he makes a boat load of money but if he doesn't get the hint then the money will be wasted, pissing him off may be the way to get thru to him.
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And I guess neither could the club they optioned him back to RR and brought up Edwards.
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Looks like they gave up on Peguero and traded him to the Red Sox, I will die laughing if he comes back to haunt them. I would imagine they will think about bringing someone up from the minors for a start in the slot Klein is filling. But I went and looked at some of their stats and most of them are averaging only 5 innings per start in the minors!! (What's this crap with only being able to go 5 innings)?? Or maybe have Ohlendorf make a start since he used to be a starter, BTA the pen is tired right now from 2 short starts by Klein and Lewis. May have to suffer thru another clunker to get the pen some rest, a day off about right now would be good.
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Well, well, well speak of the devil they just called up Hanser Alberto who mostly plays SS but also 2nd and 3rd... Hmmmmm... Or maybe there is a trade in the works we don't know about? Would be a nice way to free up some money for another starting pitcher, Cole Hamels or Johnny Cueto would do nicely. Problem is both would be too costly oh well I can dream can't I??
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Just seen that they scratched Chi Chi from his Thurs start at RR in anticipation of him starting Sat at Arlington, that is if they don't get rained out tonight.
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Both of you should follow the KC Royals, America's Team.
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They seem be taking up right where they left off. I would have liked to seen them win it all last year instead of the Giants. Can't stand to see the high dollar spending teams win all the time, it's nice to see the little guys win for a change.
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Deal Andrus to Clevland:) He does well in that park and he says he loves playing there.
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Looking forward to seeing Chi Chi pitch. New umpire today:) We won 8-1. Sonny boy 2-2 one single and one double knocked in 4 runs. Kid pitching did great. His dad said "last game we are going on vacation." After seeing his son do so well they will delay vacation by one day and he will pitch again:) Happy dad, happy coach but wonder if the mother is happy:)
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I watch them when they are on ESPN. Great team.
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This was after Josh hit the game winning 2B they got him and her and they totally soaked her!!! $5 says that dress is in the trash by now... :) That red Powerade/Gatorade turned one of my grey jerseys a pinkish color, could never get it out. LOL...
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Chi Chi did a good job took a no-no into the 5th and lasted for 5-2/3rds, kept his team in the game and gave them the chance to win which they did. Wonder how long they plan on keeping him?? Alberto doing a good job so far at the plate and in the field, DD is still doing a good job in the leadoff slot got on base 3 time Sat, Josh didn't get any hits but at least walked 2 times (so far the experiment is going alright) overall good game got them back to .500...
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Now that Beltre is out for a couple of weeks wonder how they're gonna approach this?? Bring Joey up and give him a taste of the big league spot light to see how he reacts?? Or let Rosales move to 3rd and recall "Roughie" to share duties with Alberto?? (I think they'll wait till Sept on Joey being called up, Roughie has more experience).
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You know when Profar comes back they're gonna have a lot of young/good IFs that need to get playing time so that is a good idea.
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Was wonderful to watch. Josh brought a 'legendary' ending to that game. The seats are going to get filled a lot more with him on the team. Ouch Beltre...bet they don't call up Gallo.
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Yeah LOL, the wife saw that too! She said "that dress was not meant to get soaked like that:) Meaning lucky Emily is a conservative gal and wore undergarments:) At least for the kiddos:)
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I think he stays like Perez did in 2013 until some of the vet south paws show up. Look for Detwiler to get another shot at a start. How that goes will determine if Chi Chi goes back down. Frankly I would like to see him go down to work on using less pitches, get his walk rate down and at least endure 7 innings. Once Perez was able to do that, he was lights out. However, maybe they are taking it easier on the newbies given their experience with Perez.
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I agree. Bannister is about stats and veteran experience. Rosales is inconsistent at the plate, but when he does hit, he has a very good day. He had a 4 hit game a few games ago. Wonder how Odor is doing in AAA RR? Have not heard much on him.
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I've been keeping track of his progress, first 2-3 days he was bad but got his "patience" together and has been batting around .300, and close to .400 OBP since. Also has found his power 5 HRs along with cutting his Ks down to next to nothing, in fact just as many Ws as Ks. Just got done snooping around and no word on who's going to be called up yet, but ESPN Insider agrees with us no Gallo until fall!!
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Yea he needs to get control of his 2nd and 3rd pitches to be more effective which means fewer wasted pitches.
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As long as he doesn't have any more "issues" that will be true. Looks like his problems in CA stem from him being out of his element, I.E. he missed being in Texas and it affected his mind. He seems to be doing well since he got here all except for he hasn't caught up to any high 90s "heeters" and went yard yet. Once he does that then you can say he's back and he's dangerous, until then not so much.
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Looks like we were wrong. Joey was going to go to AAA yesterday but they told him to keep his apartment for awhile longer and just bring himself to Arlington instead, heard that on Quick Pitch last night right at the end of the show. Read an article this morning that says he will go back to the minors when Beltre is healthy which they said will be 2-4 weeks. I doubt they will put him in Beltre's spot so look for him to be batting 6th or so, that way no pressure to perform. If he does 1/2 as well as Kris Bryant they may not send him back at all.
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As far as I know he's still with the club (he's still on the Active Roster) so look for his next start to be in Kansas City against the Royals on Friday night. Harrison is starting his rehab assignment tomorrow which means that could last up to 30 days depending on his progress. Perez is starting his extended spring training assignment on June 5th and Holland is playing catch at 60 feet now.
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Joey was going to go to AAA yesterday but they told him to keep his apartment for awhile longer and just bring himself to Arlington instead, heard that on Quick Pitch last night right at the end of the show. Read an article this morning that says he will go back to the minors when Beltre is healthy which they said will be 2-4 weeks. Thanks just saw that too. Hope he does well and gains some valuable experience. He has cut down his K rate but needs more work on it. Too many Rangers fans in blogsphere are trying to compare Gallo to Trout. Some of the beat writers have to remind them that Trout is one of those 'once in a generation' players.
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Wow I missed the live version of the Joey Gallo fireworks. Was running baseball practice tonight. Joey went 3-4 single, HR, 2B, BB, one K. Knocked in 4 RBI early before the rout. Rangers win 15-2. Great first game:) Last at bat was a walk and the relief pitcher gave him nothing to work with. The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
Great first game:) Last at bat was a walk and the relief pitcher gave him nothing to work with. Seen a graphic on SportsCenter about midnight where he was one of only 4 guys since 1920 whose very 1st night in the bigs went 3-4, homered and got 4 RBIs. And he was the only one who won their debut game, didn't even recognized any of the names of the other 3 and they said none of them played/lasted over 5 years. They replayed all of his ABs and only on the K did he not look good, swung at a ball in the dirt. So is last night beginners luck or the beginning of a long career, who knows but I would have to guess the later. Got to thinking about Beltre's contract and why they brought Joey up and found 2015 is the last guaranteed year, 2016 is optional. So I'm thinking that is another reason why they brought him up now when nothing was as stake. Cause if they call him up in Sept and they happen to be in the hunt for the playoffs they wouldn't be tempted to play him very much. Just a thought. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Was 445 feet according to the computer, typical Joey moonball. :) Hope to see those kinda shots with more regularity going forward. And the 2B hit right at the top of the fence another foot or so and he would have hit 2 HRs last night. Seen they called Smolinski back up last night, hopefully he plays better this time around and allows them the opportunity to give the other OFs a day off here and there although the 8th is another off day. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Neat article here: Throwback: Bryce Harper and Joey Gallo Make for a Terrifying Little League Team The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
Yea I read something about this a couple of weeks ago that they played together when they were 8 and 9, in Nevada IIRC. Speaking of Bryce read this to get a laugh. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/24/mlb-players-think-bryce-harper-is- the-most-overrated-in-all-of-baseball/ “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They lost 9-2 tonight. Martinez gave up 6 ER. Tough night for him. Hope he is not burnt out with all the 100+ pitch games. Bright spot was Gallo hit another second deck dinger. He went 1-4 with three strikeouts. Never saw a fastball in the three strike outs. All breakers and change ups. Plus Sale was on the mound. The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
I was wondering why Josh didn't play Tuesday after having Monday off and now I know why, they just announced on Quick Pitch he has a hamstring strain and will be out 3-4 weeks. (That didn't take long). Looks like he did it during that walk off double. Also explains why they wanted to see what Joey could do with his bat, looks like he's taking the place of 2 not just one. Also explains why they recalled Smolinski on Sunday night, he was hot at the plate too. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I opined a couple of weeks ago he looked like he was getting tired and could maybe stand a couple of extra days rest, looks like it finally caught up to him. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Well you know Chris Sale is no slouch so three Ks doesn't surprise me, in fact he got Rosales and Smolinski 3 times each. He was hell on all the part time and younger players with his breaking stuff, and the team as a whole has been swinging pretty freely the last 3-4 games. So that explains 16 Ks last night, with Sale getting 13 of them. About the only bright spots last night were Joey's dinger and DD is still getting on base hitting leadoff. I think their winning percentage with DD as leadoff is somewhere up over .600, will have to do some snooping to confirm this though. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
This also makes me wonder how they will finagle the batting order with both Beltre and Josh out at the same time??? Will they move Joey up or leave him in 6th, hmmmmm... Guess we'll see. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Detwiler allowed three runs and eight base-runners in 1 2/3 innings with Double-A Frisco against Springfield, of the St. Louis organization. He retired only one of the final seven hitters faced, and that came on a sacrifice fly. Detwiler threw 42 pitches, only 23 for strikes. Rangers general manager Jon Daniels has said that with rookie right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez in the rotation, the Rangers view Detwiler as a reliever when he returns from the disabled list. He has been out since May 15 because of shoulder inflammation. Doesn't look like Detwiler is gonna get that shot at another start. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
"The back felt good," Harrison said. "My arm felt good. I've got to figure out what I can do to get my velocity back up. I haven't been able to get as much power in my legs. It's not going to happen overnight, but hopefully by the end of the month. I'm getting outs, just a little different way. I threw and got off the field healthy. It was a good day." Looks like Harrison is getting closer. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Rangers outfielder Delino DeShields is following in his father's famous path. DeShields, son of the former big leaguer with the same name, was tabbed as the American League's Rookie of the Month for May on Wednesday. The younger DeShields batted .296 (24-for-81) with 22 runs scored and 10 stolen bases last month. The younger DeShields, whose father was the runner-up for the 1990 National League Rookie of the Year Award, outpaced all fellow first-year players in the AL in runs, triples (two), steals, walks (15) and on-base percentage (.406) over the past month. DeShields became the first Texas player to win the AL Rookie of the Month Award since Justin Grimm in April 2013. DeShields walked three times and stole three bases on May 7, which was just the second time that a rookie has managed those twin feats in the same game in the past 23 seasons. DeShields has made quite an impression on the basepaths, where he became the third rookie in franchise history to steal 10 bases in any calendar month. DeShields fell a home run short of the cycle on May 13, and the Rangers posted a .633 winning percentage in May with the rookie atop the lineup. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I expected Josh to have something early on. I think Banny and JD did as well. Hamilton ran through 'spring training' a bit quick for a 34 year old man with a history of injury and body abused by drugs. I thought it was too quick, but at the time, the Rangers wanted and needed another bat. Keep him out to heal and then manage him in rehab games. The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
You did opine such. I agree. Give the kid a few extra days. Have Bass do a spot start to skip Martinez. They did that a few times for Yu in his first and even second year. I would also consider getting old timer W-Rod a few extra days. My hope is that Martinez is not starting to run the course of Grimm and Tepesch. However, he has a lot more 'stuff' than they did (do). Those 100+ pitch games in 5 or 6 innings are hard on the arm. 100+ in 7 or 8 much different. The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
Buzz mentioned Gallo has only faced A and AA pitching and the stuff he has seen like breaking balls, pro change ups etc. is a first for Gallo. He also mentioned that Sale and the pitchers the night before showed the Rook some respect by pitching around the strike zone. So if he gets a fast ball, chances are it is gone:) Wonderful experience for the youngster. He gets to see where he needs to grow and mature facing good MLB pitching. When Beltre gets back, I'm sure Gallo goes to AAA to see closer MLB pitching than he would see in AA. The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
If he batted 5th last night, he would have been up with the bases loaded in the bottom 8th and a fastball reliever on the mound. Rosales whiffed instead. I think Banny giving Prince a rest last night was a great call. The one veteran power hitter (minus Mitch) not on the DL. Plus there were signs Fielder was slowing down a bit. The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
Thanks for the update. Was wondering if he was coming back to start...guess not. Maybe they move Bass or Edwards to a spot start now and then to give some of these pitchers an extra few days off. All these high pitch counts in 5 or 6 innings...something has to give. The BP has been doing their part for the past three-four weeks. If JD and Banny can keep swapping out fresh arms with the farm, it will work for a bit. Saw that one of the DFW reporters think that if the Rangers 'buy' at the trade deadline it will be for some reliever help. I guess there was good news on Harry's first rehab start. Matt Harrison: ‘Felt great pitching against higher competition’ The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
Guess you answered your own inquiry:) The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
FYI: Red Sox Designate Carlos Peguero By Jeff Todd [June 4, 2015 at 2:31pm CDT] The Red Sox have designated outfielder Carlos Peguero for assignment, the club announced (via Tim Britton of the Providence Journal, on Twitter). His roster spot will go to the just-acquired Alejandro De Aza. Boston added Peguero just over a week ago, and he saw only six plate appearances with his new club. He’s always had plenty of pop — as his 30 Triple- A home runs last year attest — but Peguero strikes out quite a bit while walking only at the league average. Still, his left-handed power bat holds reasonable appeal, though it remains to be seen whether another team will be inclined to give the out-of-options slugger an active roster spot The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
http://archive.argusleader.com/usatoday/article/28454197 Read that this morning. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
He needs to go back to AAA and learn to be patient at the plate or he will end up being a career minor leaguer or maybe out of baseball altogether. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
If Harrison and Holland are back and doing well and the team is winning then I agree, if not then I think it will be a tossup as to what they do. Maybe even sell, especially if they aren't winning. And if that's the case they just might contemplate moving Beltre to get another starter if Joey is still in Arlington and doing well. I'd hate to lose his presence in the locker room but they are going to get less and less as more time goes by, he is 36 you know. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Tonights lineup has Moreland batting 4th Andrus 5th and Joey in 6th, that could work if "EVIS" can get on base in front of Joey. You know if Joey homers tonight he will be the only person to homer in his first 3 games in MLB history. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
12 hits and only 2 runs I imagine the 13Ks had quite a bit to do with runners being left on base last night. Also had to use 6 pitchers again when probably only 2-3 were required. And I didn't believe it at first when I read it was they are currently tied for a "Wild Card" position at only 3 games over .500, amazing. Oh and the dress that got ruined in the PowerAde incident is up for sale, LOL http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/06/own-emily-jones-gatorade-soaked- dress.html/ “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
You know how I feel about giving players days off, it's a good thing cause the season is so long and such a drag. Especially when it's the dead of summer you're in an enclosed stadium and the temps on the turf are up close to 120. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Looks like they should have let Joey bat 5th last night, he might have seen a few more "heeters"!! LOL... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
He did not get a chance as in the bottom of the 11th they issued him IBB. Quite some respect for the youngster. The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
LOL...Again, I'm sure Fox Sports appreciated Emily is a conservative woman:) There are a few ladies over at MLB channel which if that happened to them, a commercial break would be required:) The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
You are not kidding. On father's day 2011 family took me to a RR AAA game. Dads and kids were allowed on the OF grass to play catch. So younger sonny boy and I went down there played catch for a bit and came back drenched running for the lemonade stand. It was a hot June Texas day game. About 95 (not bad) in the stands. But felt like an oven in that OF. I learned to appreciate the conditioning these guys have for enduring such conditions most of the season. The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
Yes, Joey came up with bases loaded in his first MLB game. Real pressure situation and I believe he whiffed but was not the last out of the inning. In game two he missed runners on base and one bases loaded situation with Evis making the last out of the inning. Then he batted first the next inning and knocked one out (his second). The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. (C.H. Spurgeon)
From what I've seen/heard some of the teams are "INTENTIONALLY" targeting other women that are doing the post game/star of the game interviews as Emily does. Will look for a link and send it later. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I know I read that other teams were targeting reporters but now I can't seem to find it... Kelly Crull “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Gallo batting 5th tonight: Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Once he learns to control his swing in certain situations and finds "patience" then he will become a very dangerous hitter, just as good if not better than Josh in his prime... Maybe I'm strange or something but I never felt any pressure but the pressure must have had some effect on me cause I always was better in late innings or playoff games. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Maybe they need to hire us as bench coaches.. :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And then he goes 0-4 with 4 Ks, 3 of them looking. I imagine he was told to look for his pitch and lay off the low stuff so he got a bit tentative. When he first gets promoted he always has a rough patch and then seems to figure out what is going on so I'm not worried, it's all part of the learning process with younger players. I think he'll have it figured out in the next week or so and will end up making it very difficult for the management to send him back down. The only problem with that line of thinking just where do you put him to let him get some at bats after Adrian and Josh come back?? I think the only way he's gonna play everyday is if either Adrian or Mitch is gone. BTA maybe Bannister will just go to some revolving system to where he rests his guys on a more regular basis to keep them fresher and ready for post season. (Which is what I would do). Which means Joey needs to learn to play a little 3B, OF and 1B. :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I was expecting a decent outing from him another 6 innings or so but not a complete game shutout. That's one way to rest the bullpen especially after they had to use 6 pitchers last night. If I'm not mistaken that's the first complete game thrown this season by a starter? And that win just moved them into 2nd place in front of the Angels. They've made up 5 games of their deficit behind the "Stros" and have another 5 to go. If they can get thru the next 2 weeks without Adrian and Josh then they should be able to make a run at them later when some of the starters come back. Haven't heard anything new on any of the "DL queens" except for Perez was supposed to pitch in Extended Spring Training last night. Holland underwent an MRI yesterday so maybe he can start throwing off the mound. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Looks like the only change to the lineup is that Corporan is catching today instead of Chirinos. Wandy hasn't faced the Royals since 2012 so I would imagine he has an advantage since most of their players haven't faced him before. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
4-2 win today. Wandy did good. Gallo went 1-4 and had a fly ball out and ground out. So he's learning. Had another K lookin. Stros lost again. 3.5 out now. Good thing is we are hitting the Royals when they are slumping. We will be done with them tomorrow. Then on to the A's at O co. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Looks like the Astros are coming back to Earth after their hot start, or should I say a start against a lot of teams who weren't playing very well. Cleveland, Texas, Athletics, Angels, Seattle and San Diego all teams who got off to rough starts. All of them were below .500 until recently and some still are. If those teams were playing better at the time the Astros would be around .500 right now. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Seems like he is over his injuries "finally" and back to being a good pitcher. Before he got injured he won right at 50 games for the Astros over a 3-3.5 year period of time when they absolutely stunk. So thank the Stros and Braves for cutting him loose and letting him come to Texas. :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
The Athletics seem to be playing a bit better now so this could be a decent series. Martinez, Gallardo and Rodriguez for Texas and Grey, Hahn and Kazmir for the As. I hate those late games though cause unless you wake up in the middle of the night you don't get to see the score until morning. :( “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Too bad he didn't get that base hit when the bases were loaded. :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Lost 4-3 today on an 8th inning HR. Good news is the Stros lost too. However 2/3 ain't bad to win another series. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I'll take 2/3 anytime that means your playing .666. They would have won the game except for fielding miscues again, I'm curious as to when Bannister is going to blow his stack about it. Both plays seemed your run of the mill plays nothing hard about them. Colby was mad you could see him cussing towards the field on the replays, they blacked out his mouth. LOL... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
The top and bottom of the order did them no favors they went "oh fer" so no one for the middle of the order to drive in with their hits. Joey did a little better at the plate yesterday turned one of these looking Ks into a walk. Wish there was a way to go back and look at each one of his ABs. I would imagine another issue he is having is he isn't tuned in to certain umpires "funky" strike zones yet that will take some time. I wonder how much coaching he's getting on the bench from guys like Choo and Fielder?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I'm sure Banny made his presence known on the snafus:) However, it looks as if DD needs a day or two off. He's been O'fer for the past two games. Gallo may need a day off to reflect on what he has learned. Time to send messages again. Elvis is interesting. Boots a simple grounder one inning and makes a dazzling play (a 'fancy Dan') the next inning that most SS would not come close to. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Good point. I'm sure the vets are talking to him and Magadan too. He's a smart kid FWIK, so I'm sure he is looking at the video of his at bats. He's getting a lot of change ups and breaking balls. MLB style. Meaning he sees such pitches in AA ball but not the type that comes at you in three different speeds. The slower pitchers in minor ball are probably more predictable. Such is life for the youngster. He was not up at AAA ball yet and goes straight to the majors. On another related subject we have Sherrington writing this today: He's still beating the "get Hamels" drum. He also points out the price for such a trade and it includes names like Alfaro, Gallo and Gonzalez. No way. But he mentions the Phils had a scout in the stands during the Royals series looking at Chi Chi and Gallo. I see his point on IF we are to be contenders THIS YEAR, we need an ace in the rotation. However, no one considered (not even Daniels I believe) the team would be post season contenders this year. The year started as a rebuilding year. Even with Harry, Dutch Oven, and Perez coming back, it is still rebuilding as those pitchers will not be 100% right away. I say don't sell a good 2017 and beyond for a possible shot this year. The Rangers benefit from a rough patch throughout the AL right now. They and the Yankees are doing well right now. That changes in a long season. So can the Rangers maintain what they have been doing...winning more ballgames than losing? Probably not. The history of the team is they are 'streaky'. Late June and early July have historically been their worst stretches (except for 2010 and 2011). Don't know...but don't sell the farm and take on another expensive long term contract. They have to be thinking what to do with Yu's contract extension now. That will be big bucks. So as the article does conclude...JD has time to mull his options. There's still a lot of baseball before the July trade deadline. When the Rangers pulled the trigger on Cliff Lee, they had a sizable lead in the AL West. So too soon to pull any triggers. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I would not trade the future away when the club is in such a flux right now, if they keep what they have I think they will be tough starting next year. Sooner or later I think Hamels is going to force the issue and then that will be the time to consider a trade for him. I personally don't think he's an ACE (#2 maybe) and not worth what they want for him. On top of that he's been in the NL his whole career and it's not the same as the AL. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
As far as I'm concerned the Lee deal was a bad deal cause he didn't win any of his starts in the WS, that's what they got him for. Patience, patience, patience is the key to having a good team. They've traded away the future twice it's time to hold them and see how it plays out. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
That's the reason I preach rest for the regulars, problem is they only have 3 bench players right now and are carrying 9 BP pitchers!!! “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Especially Perez, average time is 15-18 mos for TJ surgery till the pitcher regains his stuff, some never get it back!! “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2485951-dillon-tate-prospect-profile-for-rangers-1st-round-pick 45. Texas Rangers Eric Jenkins OF West Columbus High School, Cerro Gordo, N.C. http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/129441392/rangers-add-outfielder-eric-jenkins-in-draft From last nights draft they picked a P in the 1st round and an OF in the 2nd round. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yep. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Latest news on Holland is more delay. The MRI showed he is healing but not quick enough to hit a mound. An article I saw said they are being cautious because Profar had a similar injury and they put him in rehab too soon. Which leads me to believe the Rangers are still looking at a run in 2017 vs. this year or next year. I don't think financially they can get as bad as they were last year but if they keep playing .500 ball and then have a WC shot in the last few weeks, it's possible they make the playoffs. Going deep? Don't think so. Yu won't be back until around the ASB next year. So the question is does a 2017 team have Adrian Beltre on it. Don't think so. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I read one report that Tate needs some refinement before hitting the higher minor league levels. The first thing from the scouting report is that he has a great fast ball but his control needs work. I wonder if they saw something else spectacular in him because this is a top draft pick and they mention control. Makes you wonder. I mean the same things they said about Tate they said about Feliz. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Update on Harry's return: Hope this guy makes a big comeback. Great personal life story too. His brother is undergoing chemo as Harry makes his comeback. He's doing this not only for himself. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
On a different note...the College World Series begins on June 13th. Schedule here: Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I watched part of the 1st round and when they announced the Rangers had chosen him they said he had been used in relief for the most part, but was being used as a starter this year. I would assume they figure if being a starter doesn't pan out they can always use him in relief. But to me I would have thought you would spend that #4 pick on a potential ACE not another relief pitcher. Sounds like Daniels or the scouts need to have their butts kicked again. On top of that his out pitch seems to be a slider which is hard on the arm, kinda makes you wonder how soon he will hurt himself throwing it. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yea that would be nice if he could, he seems to be pretty strong willed/minded so you know he will give it one hell of a go. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Considering he could have taken his remaining $55M and sat in a nice house and eat Twinkees all day, seeing him work hard coming back is great. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
If they stay above .500 it should start bringing some of the fans back especially if Gallo and Rodriguez are with the team and doing good. Fans like to see new players and will make the trip just to find out how he/they look in person. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Like me:) I will once I find out a good time for the entire family. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
You know they do a military discount, right?
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Can I still get those discounts as a retired guy now? Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I wouldn't see why not last time I went to a Reds game I went to the window to pick up the tickets. (I carry a trifold wallet with my "blue card" visible whenever I open it up to pay for things). Well the girl in the ticket booth seen it and said "Oh you're military you get a discount", so she gave me a 10% discount thanked me for my service and on I went to the game. I know on Sunday home games they do family specials for parties of 6 or more, so if they do it down there take a couple of the kids friends. (If I lived closer to you I would volunteer to go to get your party up over 6).. :) I'm surprised at how many places I get a military discount that don't advertise giving one, now whether they normally do it or it's just that particular person I'm not sure. Heck I went to lunch in a bar the other day close to where I was working and got a discount, so I just gave it to my waitress in her tip. I've even seen places online that do it too if you order from one that has a local pickup where you can show your ID. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
2-1 win at Oco against Sonny Gray. Not bad. Detwiler did good in the 7th but gave up a lead off double which scored the As only run. Banny took no time to pull him for Scheppers. Schep got a one pitch double play and struck out a batter. Tolly shut the door. Mitch hit a bomb to dead center. You have to see that one:) 2 games out now. Not shabby. Without Beltre. Joey got a single off of Gray. Struck out once and looked lost. He really needs to get back to AAA or AA to mature at the plate. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
It is a large step from AA to the majors but guys do it all the time, I guess we'll find out what the team thinks when Adrian gets back. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They said it was 454' will have to find the replay and watch it. The good thing is they beat Grey who is a tough pitcher, Hahn is up next. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Worth the read... Cowlishaw: Rangers, Astros showcasing future while trying to cling to improbable playoff hopes Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Probably estimated as the ball hit the larger back wall of the stadium and hit it so hard it came back to the CFer. Mitch doing a good job at clean up. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Thru the first 10 rounds of the draft they have chosen 6 pitchers, 2 OFs and 2 SS. 10 rounds down 30 to go. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They say it is the longest homer Grey has given up since he made the bigs. He does seem to be doing better this year at the plate than in the past, higher average and slugging percentage. He keeps this up he might hit 25-30 HRs this year. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Here's one you might like. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com | @Sullivan_Ranger | June 9th, 2015 ARLINGTON -- The Rangers used their third- and fourth-round picks to take two of the most talented pitchers in the 2015 Draft on Tuesday. But they both had their seasons cut short by arm injuries, putting both Duke right-hander Michael Matuella and University of Houston right-hander Jake Lemoine in the nebulous "high-risk, high-reward" category. • Draft Central Matuella is recovering from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery and is also dealing with the similar back issues as Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison. • Draft Tracker That's why Matuella dropped to the third round. He had Tommy John surgery two months ago and will need at least a full year of recovery. He's also dealing with spondylosis, an issue involving degenerative discs in the back. Unreal moment. Im beyond excited for the opportunity that the @Rangers have given me!! Thank you to everyone for the incredible support!!! — Michael Matuella (@mikematch30) June 9, 2015 The combination leaves much unknown about Matuella's professional future, although he was still viewed as a potential first-round pick before the elbow problem sidelined him for the rest of the season at the beginning of April. 2015 Draft: Michael Matuella, P Michael Matuella has a four-pitch mix, starting with a mid-90s fastball, two distinct breaking balls and a changeup Prior to the injury, Matuella was 1-1 with a 1.08 ERA in six starts. In 25 innings, he had allowed 20 hits and 11 walks while striking out 24. Harrison, who had spinal fusion surgery a year ago, has been diagnosed with spondylolisthesis. "His has more degenerative discs, which can cause nerve pain," Harrison said. "Mine is a case where the vertebrae breaks in half and moves around, pulling on the nerves and causing numbness." Lemoine, who stands 6-foot-5, came into the season highly regarded after pitching well for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. He was listed either second or third team on four preseason All-American lists. But he made just five starts before going down with an impingement in his right shoulder. He was 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in five starts. Lemoine was 2-2 with a 2.45 ERA in four starts and one relief appearance with the national team. Opponents hit .194 off him. He was 6-8 with a 2.87 ERA in 17 starts as a sophomore. The Rangers previously drafted Lemoine in the 21st round of the 2012 Draft out of Bridge City (Texas) High School. The Rangers used their fifth-round pick to selected outfielder Chad Smith from South Gwinnett (Ga.) High School. He is a left-handed hitter with some power. He also has pitched, but the Rangers drafted him as an outfielder. The Draft concludes on Wednesday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at noon ET. T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. Guess this article answers my question when I said they should have taken an ACE, they were hurt.. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And the top two? One was hardly a starter in college and the other is recovering from elbow surgery. JD really rolling the dice on these guys. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Good article.... On another note: Papelbon from Philly may be their first trade piece. Given how our BP has been a weak point (at times) with the second worst ERA in the AL, wonder if JD at least makes a call. Some news reports have the Phils saying they would pick up much of the salary. I was surprised to see Kela was the one who blew the game last night. Then again 'Evis' did no favors to Kela in the 9th. Can't win them all but blowing a 4-2 lead going into the 8th is not what this team has been doing in May. To think for a couple of hours the Rangers were 1.5 games behind Houston:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Nobody did the pitchers any favors last night, DD got caught stealing and got picked off. Joey had 2 throwing errors and Choo overthrew his cutoff man allowing a runner to get to 2B who eventually scored. In fact when Bannister asked Choo where he was throwing the ball he replied in other words "This isn't my first rodeo I know where to throw the ball". So the way I see it they ran and threw the game away nothing the pitchers did or Oakland did, the win just fell into their laps. Todays game is currently 1-0 Oakland, Chi Chi has pitched 7 and given up the one run. He's at 105 pitches so I imagine he'll be relieved in the 8th, if not I'll be surprised. Kazmir is pitching for Oakland and has only given up 1 hit to "Evis". “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yeah have the 'feed' in the background working late. Chi Chi did benefit from some nifty Defense today. But having Mitch and Gallo both out of the lineup and 'seeing' Rosales hit into a DP when Kazmir struggling to pitch strikes, is not pleasant. Banks had a nine pitch at bat and then whiffed. 4 foul balls in a row. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Freeman came in to one batter in the 8th. Walked him. Edwards in now and got a pop out for one out. We really need some more shut down guys other than Tolly in that pen when we start playing real teams and not AAA Oakland.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Well that's it. Edwards gave up a 2 run HR. 3-0 Oakland.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
LOL 7-0 now the A's killing our BP. Chi Chi keeps it at one for seven innings, pitches out of three jams...Now the BP can't get three outs before letting the A's plate 6. JD get on the horn to Philly we need another reliever if we are going to be competitive. Just think what a team like the Tigers and the 'new' Yankees will do to this BP later this month.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Looks like now they're trying to gloss over what happened between Bannister and Choo. http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/06/banister-backs-choo-endorses-value-to- texas-rangers.html/ “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I like Choo. I am, however, not excited about his defense. With Josh coming back soon, and Beltre it will be interesting how they shuffle things. OF kind of stacked. 1B-DH could get crowded too. I can't remember the last time Fielder played 1B. Yet he is on the All Star ballot at 1B. Mitch is the 'official' DH on the depth chart. http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/texas-rangers-team-depth-chart Had to check the depth chart as Bannister and JD were changing RPs like a NASCAR pit crew changes tires. Bass is still on the roster but did not see him all series in OAK. Thinking the next DFA is Detwiler. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Gents whatever happened to the Old Timers Days? I remember the old baseball veterans would suit up and play on an actual MLB field for a few innings. Now I think some places only have a softball event. In the 70s it was great seeing some of the old time heros of baseball get up there and show they still had some power and speed:) Seems the Jankees are the only ones who still do it: From a 2011 report: Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Probably the day Moreland came off the DL for his elbow surgery. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
It would be nice to see him back soon but who is he going to bump from the starting rotation, they all seem to be pitching well right now except for Colby. They do need to pick up a decent relief pitcher or 2 but a lot of teams seem to be having the same problems with their bullpens too, and I doubt anybody is available except for at an outrageous price. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
He hasn't pitched since the 3rd of June, don't think he's injured though. I would imagine it's because the starters have been going a lot further into the games lately and he's not been needed. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Rangers: Slugger Josh Hamilton is doing a "brisk jog" on a treadmill, but still has not swung a bat since straining his left hamstring May 31. He said the tightness in his left hamstring has subsided, but still has general soreness in both hamstrings. ... LHPs Matt Harrison (spinal fusion surgery) and Martin Perez (Tommy John surgery) are both set for starts for Triple-A Round Rock, Harrison makes his third rehab start Sunday in Memphis and Perez his second next week when the Express are back home. ... LHP Derek Holland (left shoulder strain) will get another MRI next Friday. The latest from ESPN. Nothing about Beltre though, had heard he was progressing slowly and that he might be out longer than anticipated. But that was over a week ago. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I see they moved "Evis" up to 5th in the order last night and he came through for a change. Scheppers got the win but he still hasn't got his act together, allowed another run last night. Feliz started a rehab in RR last week and isn't exactly tearing it up, has a lot of 3s in his stat line. 3 appearances, 3 IP, allowed 3 runs, 3 Ks, 3 BB. If these 2 could get their acts together the BP would look a whole lot better. From the way it's looking the team has a lot of decisions to make in the next few weeks with all these players coming back off the DL, especially with the starting pitching. But just about the time you trade one of them for a reliever something will happen and you'll wish you hadn't made the trade. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Perez threw 33 strikes in his 45 pitches. Not any more... ARLINGTON -- Friday, left-handed pitcher Martin Perez said his arm felt like new. Turns out there was a reason he didn't mention his legs. The Rangers announced Saturday morning Perez has been removed from his rehab assignment after tweaking his left groin. When Perez returns to health, he will restart his 30-day rehab, though there is no date set. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Seems Perez was pulled from rehab assignment. He "tweeked" his groin. That could add a few weeks.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Nice explosion at the plate today. Mitch and Gallo go deep and everyone got in on the hit parade. 11-7 Rangers win. Was 11-3 going in the 9th but Bass (who you pointed out did not pitch since 3 June) got knocked around a bit. Edwards had to come in to get the last out. Guess Bass needed to get out there.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Also...Gallo walked three times. Once was intentional pass.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Also...Gallo walked three times. Once was intentional pass. That was a nice little bomb Joey hit at 471' almost went down one of the walkways. Did you see him hit it or watch the replay? Well the reason I ask is I noticed they are starting to play him with a shift, SS on RF side of 2B. I've noticed he is starting to take more BBs instead of being bound and determined to get the bat on the ball, he's learning "patience" that's a good thing. He's making it harder for the opposition to get him out or keep him off the bases. He's no slouch at running the bases either he's got 2 SBs so far, the kid is pretty athletic for his size. And he's your typical LH batter loves the low inside pitch so he can "golf" it out of the park. He also made a real nice bare hander on a slow roller and threw the guy out. He's making it harder by the day for the team to send him back to RR when Adrian finally comes back. :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
It was the perfect time for him to get some work in (that big lead) it had been 10 days since he last pitched. It was also to be expected that he would get knocked around a bit because of his lack of activity. I would have been surprised if he had shut them down and finished out the game, I know that was Bannisters plan though. Truthfully I would be very happy to see Bass hardly ever pitch cause that means the starters are going at least 6-7 innings each time out. :) Not to say Bass is a bad pitcher just don't want to see him come in in long relief. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Astros got bombed again yesterday which means Rangers are within 1.5 games of 1st place in the division. With all these DL players coming back soon it looks like they could make the playoffs this year and maybe even make some noise!! Mitch is looking good so far in the cleanup position, maybe he is finally becoming the player they always thought he could be. I would say his place on the team is pretty safe about right now, last year I wouldn't have said that. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yes I watched all the Rangers scoring innings live. Just finished a hot morning to early afternoon on the kiddos diamond (we won 12-4; sonny boy did great and his bud did too). Sat back to cool off and watch some Rangers baseball. Gallo made some great athletic plays at 3B helping Colby get out of jams. That monster blast the cameras could not keep up with. It was a swing and gone. Took Buzz by surprise too:) Had to watch the slow mo replay to appreciate it. LOL a woman in her 60s tried to catch that ball with her bare hand. She got a superficial cut. They interviewed the couple. The husband yelled at her to get out of the way:) The guy interviewing them said "lesson learned...wear a glove here on the HR porch when Joey is up." He's got the stuff of legends. Hope he stays healthy and lives clean. Bright future. Mitch crushed the ball too. One of his signature high line drives to the BBQ joint in right field. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Mitch is quite odd. When he has to step up he does so with gusto. He knows he's the man right now. It seems when he is not pressured to produce he slacks off. All those years of injuries and being in the shadows of legends might have been the reason. Now I think he sees himself as one of the big boys. 1B getting crowed. What to do with Blanks? Wild card thought here. What if Mitch is a major trade piece to get some pitching help. Would hate to see him go. Beltre to first and Gallo at 3B? Or is Adrian going? That guy is the clubhouse mafia boss. Who knows. It's good having this kind of "problem." Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
A starter is almost always going to be injured (in fact 2 of them right now) so why trade Moreland?? He's proven he can be a full time player in the bigs and Blanks hasn't, on top of that there is only 1 year difference in their age. (I would use Blanks as trade bait and bring Odor back up). If it were me I would figure out a rotation to utilize the players is a way that allows each one to have one day off per week (especially the older ones like Hamilton, Beltre and Choo) to stay fresh and help reduce injuries, at least for now as Beltre is still productive. But that would mean that you would have to use Moreland/Gallo in both the OF and 1B to make it work. This would keep as many big bats in the everyday lineup as possible especially against RHP. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
DD pulled his hammy today it looked like. OF looked horrible today. DD, Choo, LM and Smolinski all missplayed balls resulting in 4 triples and a double. It is a wonder they kept the Twins to four runs. Gallo went deep again, this time to center. Tolly blew the tie in the 9th. With DD probably out for a few days or going on the 2 week DL hope Rua comes back. Smolinski looked lost at bat and in the OF. How he let a ball get a ball over his head for a double in the 9th in a tie amazes me. Thought they played deep in those situations to prevent the extra base hit. Oh well I'll take 2/3. Angels lost too. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Well speak of the devil... http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/06/rougned-odor-returning-to-majors- could-joey-gallo-move-to-left.html/ “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yep saw that. They should hire us as advisors:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Rua is batting just about as bad as Smolinski and that's in AAA. Just looked at tonight lineup and Joey is in LF batting 2nd, that could get interesting both in the field and at the plate. Frias is a RHP so that should help him somewhat at the plate. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yea it is getting kinda weird, only 2 hours after we talk about it then an article with the same topic comes out. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Gallardo good night. 7 shut out innings. 11th straight quality start for Rangers pitching. According to Grant a new club record. Done so with spit and duct tape. Scheppers tried to blow another. Gives up another lead off HR then stacks two runners on with the tying run coming to the plate in Puig. He smokes two inside fastballs past Puig for a K. Schep is so inconsistent. Dangerous in fact. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I seen the replay on Quick pitch and the last one was low, Puig had a reason to be ticked off at the umpire. Well I see the experiment with Joey worked reasonably well in the field and at the plate. He got on base during the right at bat and scored one of their runs. Then after they got the lead they switched people around to get the best defenders on the field late in the game. Smolinski came in LF, Joey to 3B, Alberto to 2B and Odor came out. (I would have been half tempted to sit Andrus just to get the point across that he has been a defensive liability way too often this year). :o “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
You have to admit for the most part guys they've brought up from the minors and guys other teams have released have done the job they've been asked to do. Otherwise they would be in last place at least 20 games under .500, maybe more... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I haven't seen him pitch so don't know what his problem is, I suspect there is a hitch in his giddyup that needs fixing. Or maybe he just needs the good old fashioned fix a bottle of booze and be dropped off at the cat houses. :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Puig struck out swinging and then broke his bat over his leg. Then stormed into the clubhouse throwing something in the dugout. I guess you mean the low call strike 2 on Puig got him dusted up a bit with the ump. This is the MLB...those guys should know the cardinal rule of never piss off the ump. Had a kid do that twice this year and had to move him to the OF where the ump could not hear him:) 10 years old and the kid talking trash to the ump:) Apparently Gallo had only one fly ball hit to him. I did not see it as we had an evening game last night. Evan Grant said "he caught it but it wasn't pretty." Wonder how long they can sustain a guy in LF in Gallo without much time out there. I know he will do well but usually folks learn this at AAA before coming up. What about Mitch? He did some LF/RF last year and I think once this year. Put Mitch in LF and have Gallo do 1B. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Indeed: Grant: How 'puzzle player' Jeff Banister is piecing together Rangers' lineup amidst injuries Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Well the last time he went out on the town back in 2013 he had a 'shiner' on his left eye for about a week. He was hanging out with 'bad boy' "A. J." Pierzynski on a road game in Cleveland. Speaking of 'professional golfer' AJ Pierzynski, saw this article on him: Braves C A.J. Pierzynski Admits He Has Drunk Beer During Games, Played Hungover And yes AJ we noticed... Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Yea and he was pitching much better back then too.. :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
It might have been his 2nd K that I'm thinking about, they showed all 3 of them. I would also imagine he got his ass chewed (thru an interpreter of course nobody speaks English nowadays) over his behavior... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Grant: How 'puzzle player' Jeff Banister is piecing together Rangers' lineup amidst injuries If he wasn't reading our posts he wouldn't have a clue!! LOL... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Good game last night both pitchers went deep before coming out. Chirinos was almost the chump last night (his admission) but ended up being the hero with his walk off homer. You know it seems to me that he hits his HRs later in the game than earlier, which is a good thing. I would say the team likes red Powerade for some reason, maybe it's because it shows up so well on TV and white dresses!! :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I'm really surprised at how Chi Chi is pitching in the bigs, he wasn't doing that great down in AAA only was averaging pitching 5 innings. He's pitched 30 innings now and has only given up 3 ERs, that's pretty good for 4 starts those are ACE numbers. Oh BTW did you see Princes "face plant" rounding 3B last night? It had everybody in the dugout rolling and he was even smiling BTA what else could he do.. Here's a video of it... :) http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/06/16/131075062/prince-fielder-belly-flops- rounding-third-base “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I've noticed the Latino players on the Rangers make a very good effort to learn English and speak it in interviews. I think the only player who still uses an interpreter for interviews is Martin Perez and maybe Lyonys Martin. Both are still young players. Plus it helps to learn English in a club house with veteran Latinos who can help them. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Yes great game. I read the article on how Chirinos took responsibility for calling the pitch. However, I watched most of the game and there's more to the story. He and Chi Chi are right about Justin Turner making an adjustment, but it was not a 'figuring out the pitch' adjustment. Turner clearly (from my viewing on TV) adjusted his batting stance to be more 'open.' I remember looking at his feet prior to the pitch and say 'that looks different.' So the adjustment other teams may make on Chi Chi is to actually adjust their stance. Which is a huge adjustment for some players to make. Good news is anytime a pitcher has a batter move his feet around or tweak a stance, chances are they have an adjustment waiting. Chirinos should have caught where Turner's feet were and that he turned his stance more open. Then a call for an outside pitch. Maybe because the slider walked the previous batter they went with what was left in the tank. Oh heck, the kid had a great outing and is human and still only what 22-23 years old? So 'if' Bannister is monitoring our sage advice, see above Banny:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Had to watch the replay. I was in the other room doing something and my son yells "dad you gotta see this!" Too funny and the good thing is Prince has been a big boy most his life so he takes it well when he does things like he did last night. Warrior, though...hole in the knee of the pants looked like some blood there too:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Like father like son. He actually runs pretty well for a big guy, earlier this year he did a 1st to home on a 2B by Beltre I think. He was safe, not by much but was safe. Speaking of the big boy I wonder if he is going to be in the lineup tonight since there is no DH? Either he or Moreland will sit unless they put Mitch in LF.. Guess I need to go find tonights lineup somewhere. Hmmm can't find a lineup but I did find this... "Without a DH Rangers manager Jeff Banister said the plan is for Mitch Moreland and Prince Fielder to split the next two games against the Dodgers at first base". So I guess Joey may play LF again, maybe... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I always had my catchers tip off the pitcher as to just exactly how deep/shallow the batter was in the box, cause after the 1st inning the batters box was usually gone. And if you were 2nd, 3rd or 4th game it was nothing but a hole on either side of the plate. If he's shallow you pitch deep and vice versa, if he's crowding the plate you pitch inside and vice versa. The box being gone also lent itself to the umpire calling deeper strikes especially if your pitcher had a pretty arc. A lot of teams just never picked that up but we did and won a hell of more often than they did... :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And to think I seen an article a week or so ago about using him to get Hamels, NOT!!!!!!!!!!!! “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Just found a lineup looks like both Prince and Mitch are getting the night off, (getting as many RH bats in the lineup as possible) Joey is in LF. Looks like Banny wants to see how Joey will do against a good LH pitcher like Kershaw, this "might" help determine if he will stay or go when Adrian comes back. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And to think I seen an article a week or so ago about using him to get Hamels, NOT!!!!!!!!!!!! Now one pitcher I could see them going after from the Phillies is reliever Ken Giles, he would make a nice addition to the BP. He would be a very good 8th inning setup man and maybe a closer with some more experience, the boy can bring some heat 99 MPH!! But as he is a reliever I wouldn't give up any of the more promising prospects in the system for him. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Looks like Banny wants to see how Joey will do against a good LH pitcher like Kershaw, this "might" help determine if he will stay or go when Adrian comes back. Looks like Prince getting the night off went out the window Blanks came up lame again, but all's good he went yard in the 9th to give them a little cushion. Kela came in for the 9th and did alright nothing spectacular, wonder if he's going to be tried out for the closers role I wouldn't think just yet but....... Joeys "interview" against Kershaw went alright even though he had 3 Ks for the night. After the first K he made the adjustment and made Kershaw pay then Kershaw made the next one and struck him out for the 2nd time, good battle nonetheless. It's obvious he still has some learning to do but he's doing alright so far. Latest thing I heard about Beltre is that he still can't grip a bat, looks like Joey will be around a bit longer. :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Fraley article this morning...best quote from Kershaw: “This is probably the most frustrating game I’ve ever pitched,” said Kershaw, the three-time National League Cy Young winner. Frustrating because two young left-handed hitters beat Kershaw in the first career start against his home-town team. 3 straight against probably the toughest line up in the NL if not the MLB. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
A lot of teams just never picked that up but we did and won a hell of more often than they did... :) Yes a good catcher and coach will teach a pitcher to work the batter's stance. Some kids are either so far off the plate when hitting or crowding the plate. Out of the three catchers I used this year two were really good where to put the 'target' for the pitch. Hitting that target by the pitchers at that age is sometimes a crap shoot:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
NO WAY!!! Chi Chi is a keeper. That's future material there. He is (like Gallo) learning with each pitch, each batter, each game. Both are intelligent baseball players and talented. They are keepers {you hear that JD}:) Who's the idiot calling for that trade? Fraley or Grant? Or someone else? Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Joeys "interview" against Kershaw went alright even though he had 3 Ks for the night. After the first K he made the adjustment and made Kershaw pay then Kershaw made the next one and struck him out for the 2nd time, good battle nonetheless. It's obvious he still has some learning to do but he's doing alright so far. Latest thing I heard about Beltre is that he still can't grip a bat, looks like Joey will be around a bit longer. :) Watched most of the game (tired of course today:)) Good game. Joey going yard and frustrating Kershaw. Odor had a good night and Prince with the clutch insurance run. Kela 'going after' the toughest part of the Dodgers order. I like this team:) The 'kids' on the Rangers don't scare easy. They are aggressive. I like that. That is Texas baseball. Kela even threw two high heaters to Puig to get him off the plate. Then pitched him low and outside to get him to swing wild. Good stuff. Nolan Ryan would be proud. Freeman was a stud. He whipped that 97-98 mph fastball by some very good batters. Another hold for him. Now we face Greinke tonight. Right handed pitcher so Gallo in again and we will probably see Mitch tonight. Fielder as a PH later in the game. If you rattle Greinke's cage early he makes awful mistakes. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Grant mentioned it in the Rangers blog, I think he worded it as "Would you trade Chi Chi Gonzalez for Cole Hamels"?? Now that I do some snooping I see Hamels has been dropped from his Friday start because of hamstring issues. So now he might be damaged goods which is a good thing in my mind cause it "SHOULD" scare Daniels away from that deal. BTA the Phillies could use a "good" (cough, cough) SS theirs isn't that hot, so trade "Evis" and a prospect or 2 if JD is damned bound and determined to do the deal... That trade I would do in a heartbeat!! “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They called up Renaudo to give the starters some extra rest, hope he does better than his last start he wasn't too good. Did you see that David Murphy came it to pitch for Cleveland last night when they were blown out? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
You would think that Kershaw would know not to throw to most LH power hitters low and inside, guess not. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Good GM decision there:)
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Renaudo hanging in there. Almost lost the bubble in the bottom 5th but Puig lined out with two on. Renaudo was hanging some off speed stuff the Dodgers kept missing. Hope they have Bass ready. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Yes Murphy came in relief in 2013 during a blow out.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Renaudo made it to 6-2/3 before they brought in Detwiler. Kela just balked in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th and they lose 1-0. And I thought I had seen everything. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Ouch lost on a balk in the bottom of the 9th with Kela on the mound. He had a 1-2 count and balked.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I see you're still up too, hope you took a nap earlier like I did or your butt is gonna be draggin tomorrow... :)
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yep a little stutter step after he set to pitch. I'm sure he will receive some counseling:) Dodgers were desperate not to be swept:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Lot of fly ball outs last night. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I watched the replay and he looked like he was going to try to pick the guy off at 3rd and then changed his mind, just looked like he shifted his balance slightly then stopped instead of finishing the move. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Now they have to go play the Giants who IIRC swept them earlier this year. Now that I've seen the Dodgers and their gazillion dollar payroll I'm not impressed, looks like they need to send about 1/2 of it packing and start new. Rangers now get to go to Chi town and see if they can beat Chris Sale. Also seen that Perez and Josh could start their rehab assignments as early as Monday, Adrian still can't swing a bat. Harrison is still down on his velocity during rehab and can stay there until 2 July, then they have to decide if he comes to Arlington or do something else. I have a sneaking suspicion he'll do one start then they'll find a reason to get him some more rehab especially if he's bombed. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Dodgers were desperate not to be swept:) When you watched the game Wed night did you see this happen?? Hopefully the next time they see each other Kela prangs the first Dodger who comes to the plate, if it isn't in a tight situation. :) That would tick Mattingly off court and show him the kid won't be rattled. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I just found this looks like his MRI went alright, wasn't it last Friday? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Well they activated Rua and recalled Claudio, optioned Renaudo back to RR and designated Smolinski for assignment. Makes me wonder if this isn't the last we'll see of Smolinski?
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yes I saw the sleeve thing. First time I ever saw that. Rule is you must have two sleeve extensions not just one like Kela did. Kela sent two high heaters to Puigs head. That might have ticked Mattingly off.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Took the family to Harrison's rehab assignment tonight at RR. He looked good and got the FB up to 92-93mph. Not bad. Oh the box score looks worse than the performance. RR infield and outfield combined for 4 errors. Harry was getting ground balls mostly. Good news . Ground balls not finding the Infielder gloves. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Oh yeah there was a benches and bull pen clearing fight at the game.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Fastballs, faith and family: Pat Neshek on Father's Day 17h - MLB, Houston Astros Eddie Matz, ESPN The Magazine The house is a collection of collections, starting with the jerseys. Fourteen of them, to be exact. All the way from high school through the big leagues and everywhere in between, each of them framed and overlooking the staircase that leads to the second story from the kitchen. Just off the back of the kitchen, in the family room, there's another collection, a cluster of framed photos hanging on an otherwise stark wall. One is of a glowing mother kissing her newborn. Another shows a beaming father kissing the same infant. A third is the baby by himself. In each shot, Gehrig Neshek is one day old, just as he is in the fourth and final piece in the series, a photo of father, mother and son. Then there are the baseballs, Lord knows how many. Locked in a safe is one signed by Babe Ruth. On a shelf in the family room are two more, each containing a tiny black footprint taken from Gehrig the day he was born. But the most priceless baseball in Pat Neshek's collection -- the most precious object in the entire house -- sits on the entertainment center in the master bedroom and has a rubber stopper on the bottom. Tucked inside it are Gehrig's ashes. The journeyman reliever sits in the skipper's office, his face flush with disappointment. He's been lights-out in this 2012 spring training, but baseball is a numbers game. He'll start in Norfolk, Virginia, playing Triple-A ball. "You'll be back soon," Orioles manager Buck Showalter tells him. The journeyman believes him. Believes him so much that he doesn't even bother getting an apartment in Norfolk. Instead, he uses Priceline.com. His wife, who is three months pregnant with their first child, is staying at their Melbourne, Florida, home for the duration of the season. A hotel will do just fine, thanks. Before the Norfolk Tides' first homestand, Neshek books a four-star hotel. After all, it's only a matter of time before he gets called up. The next couple of homestands, it's three stars. When June rolls around, he's still stuck in Norfolk, 800 miles from his wife and unborn child, Pricelining one-star dives for 30 bucks a night. For the first time since shredding his elbow back in '08, Neshek feels like his mojo is back. The velocity is there. The K's are there. During one two-month stretch as Norfolk's closer, he goes 16 straight appearances without allowing a run. Still, the phone never rings. I got something here, he thinks, but nobody sees it. It's the final series of the 2012 regular season, just hours before the start of a three-game set against the first-place Texas Rangers. The pitcher squirms in the general manager's office, uncertain of how to deliver the news. "My wife's pregnant," he says. "She's about to have the baby." He tells the GM about the headaches and the blurred vision she's been having and how she's been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia. He asks to leave the team immediately. Under normal circumstances, it would be a no-brainer. But these are not normal circumstances: With a win in the opener, Oakland can clinch a playoff spot. Billy Beane, the controversial and obsessive subject of "Moneyball," is the GM. "We need you tonight," Beane says. "It's the only picture we have of all three of us," says Neshek of the image of Gehrig, Stephanee and Pat taken the day after his son was born. Josh Goleman Truth is, the A's have needed Neshek a lot down the stretch. He's pitched three of the past four days and appeared in nearly half the team's games since the trade from Baltimore in early August. Neshek stares at the floor, conflicted. As badly as he wants to push the issue, he knows he's something of a baseball vagabond -- the A's are his fourth club in two years -- and would be better served holding his tongue. So he clenches his jaw and listens, first as Beane scolds him for not revealing the pregnancy earlier, then as the GM begrudgingly grants him permission to fly back East. But not until after the game. With the smell of champagne still in his hair -- the A's clinch the playoff spot with a 4-3 win in which he doesn't pitch -- Neshek hops a predawn flight to Orlando, where his father, Gene, waits for him. On the hourlong drive south to Melbourne, the two talk about what fathers and sons often talk about: baseball. They talk about the playoffs and about the once-in-a-career clubhouse chemistry Pat has stumbled upon in Oakland. They talk about the impending arrival of Gene's first grandchild, whom Pat and Stephanee will call Gehrig, after the legendary Yankees first baseman. They arrive at the hospital just before sunset, just in time for Pat to witness the arrival of an 8-pound, 5-ounce baby boy. Just past midnight, after snapping a few photos, fetching Dunkin' Donuts for his wife and holding Gehrig in his arms, a bleary-eyed Pat -- he's been up for two days straight -- goes home and crashes. He returns to the hospital the next morning and spends a few hours there before leaving around noon so that Stephanee, who barely slept overnight, can take a much-needed nap. He kills time by walking the dogs and tuning in to the A's-Rangers game. It's the final day of the season, and the two teams are now in a flat-footed tie for first. Whoever wins game No. 162 will be the AL West champion. In the fourth inning, right after Neshek watches Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton drop a routine fly ball that would've been the third out but instead breaks the game wide open and essentially hands the A's the division title, the phone rings. It's Stephanee. "You gotta get down here right now," she says. "He stopped breathing." Stephanee and her friend Robin are sitting in the maternity ward, eating veggie burritos, talking about motherhood. "Does he always look that yellow?" Robin asks. Stephanee looks down at Gehrig and notices he isn't moving. Not responding. So she shakes him gently. Still nothing. "Something's wrong with my baby!" she screams, as she runs to the nurse's desk just across the hall. Before she knows it, Gehrig is plucked from her arms and whisked away to the nursery. She follows closely behind, but when she tries to go through the double doors, a barricade of nurses stops her. "That's the mom," one of the nurses shouts. "Don't let her in there!" As he speeds over the causeway, Pat chokes the steering wheel and waits for an update from his wife. But his cell sits there, silent. When he finally gets to the hospital and finds Stephanee, she is sitting on the edge of her bed, shaking. He sits beside his wife and puts his arm around her. "What happened?" he asks. "Pat Neshek opens a small closet and sees a plastic bag containing a tiny Oakland A's onesie with a matching knit hat and booties. He grabs the bag and wheels his wife out of the room. They leave the flowers. They leave the balloons. They leave their son." His heart pounding as he listens to his wife finish the story, Pat springs up and rushes down the hall to the nursery windows, where the shades have always been open. Where just yesterday he watched Gehrig sleep peacefully. Only now the shades are drawn shut. Every last one of them. When Pat gets back to the room, Stephanee is where he left her, on the edge of the bed facing the door. Behind her, sitting in chairs on the other side of the bed, are Pat's parents. He sits next to his wife once more and waits. A couple of minutes later, just after 6 p.m., a doctor enters the room, accompanied by five nurses. They stand in a line, shoulder to shoulder, facing the bed. An older nurse -- Pat recognizes her as the one who took care of his wife earlier that morning -- is shaking her head and holding back tears. The doctor, a middle-aged woman whom neither Pat nor Stephanee has met before, speaks: "We tried to resuscitate him, but it was too late," she says flatly. "He didn't make it." Pat turns and looks at Stephanee. Her head is tilted toward the floor, and she's bawling. As he reaches out to embrace her, he starts sobbing too. Behind him, he hears his father shrieking, "Noooo!" A social worker comes in and asks if they want to say goodbye. Pat walks down the cold corridor, holding his wife's hand tightly. When they reach the room where Gehrig is, they look in and see a nurse cradling their son. The sight of his ashen face and sunken eyes is more than Stephanee can bear. "I can't do this!" she wails. She drops her husband's hand, turns around and runs back to her room. Pat stands there a moment, not knowing what to do, then opens the door and holds his baby boy for the last time. Back in the room, Pat sits, numb, and watches his wife sign an autopsy consent form. It's been only a few hours since she filled out the paperwork for Gehrig's social security card. He hears a staffer come in and tell Stephanee, who endured 13 hours of labor, that she's welcome to stay as long as she likes. No thank you, she says. They need to leave. Need to be anywhere but here. So they pack up. Pat opens a small closet and sees a plastic bag containing a tiny Oakland A's onesie with a matching knit hat and booties. He grabs the bag and wheels his wife out of the room. They leave the flowers. They leave the balloons. They leave their son. The bereaved baseball player arrives in Detroit, just before Game 1 of the team's AL Division Series, to find every member of his surrogate family wearing a black, circular GJN patch on his right uniform sleeve. Gehrig John Neshek, says the birth certificate. And the death certificate. Three days after his son died, Neshek returned to the mound in the seventh inning of Game 1 of an American League Division Series. Wearing the same circular GJN patch on his sleeve as each of his teammates, he induced two key outs against the Tigers. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images "We probably won't use you today," manager Bob Melvin tells the reliever during pregame warmups. That evening, as the brisk northern night darkens, Neshek sits on a cold metal bench in the visitors' bullpen, wearing out a wad of Bazooka bubble gum and wondering if the phone will ring. In the seventh inning, it does. Just like that, Neshek is up and throwing. Holy s---, he thinks, I'm actually gonna pitch. Next thing he knows, he's standing atop the mound in front of 43,000 screaming fans, numbed by adrenaline. He retires both batters he faces; and as he walks off the hill, Neshek barely knows where he is. Oh yeah, he thinks to himself, we lost our baby. He points to the sky and touches his glove to the patch on his shoulder. The autopsy report cites "heart failure" as the cause of death, but according to Neshek, medical experts who review the records suggest the hospital might have been negligent -- that the facts don't quite add up. The rushed autopsy papers and missing placenta. That Stephanee tested positive for Group B strep, a bacterial infection that can affect both mother and child, but was given the wrong antibiotic, thereby exposing Gehrig to the infection during the 12 hours after Stephanee's water broke. That infection, the experts say, ultimately could be what stopped the baby's heart. After Gehrig's death, Stephanee grieves by seeing a psychologist and forming a bond with another woman who recently lost an infant. Pat turns inward, losing himself in his lifelong passion: collecting. Instead of the one or two hours a day he usually spends with his baseball cards in the offseason, it's more like four or five. He zones out on eBay and works on building his prized 1970 Topps set, the one he started collecting in 2009, the one that's rated a 9.42 out of 10 (best in the world) and features a second-season Nolan Ryan card worth 30 grand. He leaves the house infrequently because when he does, all he sees are strollers. He doesn't drink or smoke. Instead he uses a plain green plastic binder, the one that houses his precious '70s set, to dull the pain of that first holiday season, when there's no tree and no presents and, wouldn't you know it, parents with a newborn sitting right behind the Nesheks at church on Christmas Eve. The following season in Oakland, Neshek finds himself in a flat spin. He's fallen in love with his slider and throws it almost exclusively. Eventually, the scouting report is out. Hitters know what's coming and react accordingly. He thinks back to the beginning of his career, with the Twins, when the heater was his primary weapon. When his low-90s fastball played more like high-90s thanks to an unorthodox sidearm delivery -- Neshek's college coach still calls him a mechanical train wreck -- that baffled hitters from day one. Neshek remembers how, in 2006, he set an MLB record for most strikeouts in his first 100 batters (38), only to rupture an elbow ligament two years later. He recalls returning in 2010 after a 17-month recovery from Tommy John surgery to find that his velocity had dropped nearly 10 miles an hour. Three years later, he still has no faith in his heat. No faith in anything, really. As little faith as Neshek has in his fastball, the A's come to have even less faith in him. According to Baseball Reference's Average Leverage Index (aLI), whereby a normal relief pitching situation is assigned a value of 1.0 (closers who throw high-tension innings at the end of the game typically come in anywhere between 1.5 and 2.0), Neshek's aLI of 0.342 is MLB's lowest in 2013. In other words, no team in baseball has less faith in any pitcher than Oakland has in Pat Neshek. Not surprisingly, Neshek has trouble finding work after the 2013 season. "I think I might be done," the pitcher tells his wife one morning while they're out in Melbourne walking the dogs along a quiet street with no sidewalks. Slender palm trees wrapped in Christmas lights line the way. It's January, and Stephanee, pregnant again, is starting to show. In the three months since the season ended, the Brewers are the only team that has called, and their offer is borderline insulting: a minor league deal for $15,000 a month. "It's just not worth it anymore," Pat tells Stephanee. But in late January, when the Cardinals call with a spring training invitation, he reconsiders. He knows there's little to no chance of a pitcher like him -- a freak show sidearmer who could maybe touch 90 mph with his fastball if a gale-force wind blows in from center field -- cracking the defending champs' roster. That is, if he even has the courage to throw the fastball. But a spring training invite is a spring training invite. Better yet, Neshek also knows that because the Cardinals train in Jupiter, Florida -- just 90 minutes south of Melbourne -- he won't have to be away from Stephanee during her last trimester. He demands a couple of opt-out dates. If he doesn't make the big club, he won't spend another season in the minors. He waits a couple of weeks, just in case anyone else calls. No one does. So on Feb. 6, 2014, six days before pitchers and catchers report, Neshek signs with St. Louis. On the first day of live batting practice, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny stands behind the backstop and watches as hitter after hitter flails at Neshek's train wreck cheese. "They can't pick up your fastball," Matheny says. The manager is so surprised that he walks out from behind the backstop and steps into the box himself -- he needs to check out Neshek's fastball firsthand. After watching a few deliveries whiz by, he shakes his head and smiles in disbelief. "Jesus," he says, "you keep throwing like this and I'll use the crap out of you." In early March, smack dab in the middle of an audition for a job he thinks he has no business getting, Neshek leaves the team to be with his wife. Stephanee isn't due until April, but she's had another rough pregnancy. Once again, she's pre-eclamptic. The headaches and blurred vision have returned. She has gained 12 pounds in a week. And now she's about to have a C-section three weeks early. "Take as much time as you need," Matheny tells Neshek. GM John Mozeliak says the same thing. Both of them know the family history. They know about Gehrig. As for Neshek, he thinks he'll be gone one day, maybe two. Be there for the birth, make sure everything's OK, then back to baseball. An aging journeyman on the outside looking in, he can't afford to be scarcer than that. And besides, his wife will be in good hands. Stephanee will give birth at a big Orlando hospital this time around. Hoyt Robert Neshek is born on Thursday, March 13, with an air pocket outside his lungs. A pneumothorax, the doctors call it. Between that and the pneumonia, the doctors have no choice but to send him directly to the neonatal intensive care unit. For three hours after the delivery, the Nesheks don't see their child. This can't be happening, Pat thinks. Not again. Around midnight, when a nurse finally comes to escort Pat to the NICU, it's almost too much to bear. Hoyt's little body hooked up to all kinds of wires, a heater keeping him warm. Pat touches his baby boy ever so gently. Then he snaps a picture. The next day, he checks on his son every two hours, like clockwork. "He's a fighter," another nurse says. Pat thinks, A fighter? Holy s---, this is serious. Anxious about missing too much time at work, he calls Mozeliak. "Don't worry about baseball," the GM tells the pitcher. "Just worry about being a father." Four months after fearing that his career was over, Neshek was pitching in the All-Star Game in his hometown of Minneapolis. Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos/Getty Images Finally, on Sunday night, Hoyt turns the corner. The next day, Neshek returns to the team. Two weeks later, the Cardinals break camp. On the way to St. Louis, they stop in Memphis to play one final spring training game against their Triple-A club. Neshek assumes he'll be one of the final cuts and will be asked to start the season in the minors. But with a bunch of over-the-top flamethrowers already in the bullpen, the Cardinals like that Neshek gives them a different look. What was Oakland's trash is now the Cardinals' treasure. "We were hoping to catch lightning in a bottle," Mozeliak says. "And we did." Neshek starts 2014 without a clearly defined role. He pitches when the Cards are ahead; he pitches when they're behind. Sometimes he works the sixth inning, other times he works the seventh or eighth. He even finishes a handful of games. But no matter when or where Matheny uses him, Neshek steamrolls: Through May, he allows just 10 hits in 24 2/3 innings with an absurd 27-3 K/BB ratio. By the time June rolls around, he's an eighth-inning staple. A month later, just shy of his 34th birthday, he's named an All-Star for the first time in his career. In a matter of months, he's gone from baseball's most forgotten mop-up man to its most dominant setup man. In his hometown of Minneapolis, Neshek stands on the mound in the fifth inning of the Midsummer Classic and looks up and into the crowd. He spots his wife and baby boy and nods his head, marveling at how he arrived at this All-Star Game appearance, at how the fastball has come back to him, at how the low-70s changeup has been confounding lefties again, at how he's winning late-inning battles against veteran stars such as Andrew McCutchen and Jonathan Lucroy with first place on the line. At how his son has brought a different kind of perspective to his pitching -- the kind that comes from being a father. "Hoyt was a huge reason I was so successful," says Neshek, who lived with his wife and son in an apartment right next to Busch Stadium during the 2014 season. "Every day I knew I was going to come home and see the little guy laughing." Stephanee agrees. "The game wasn't as stressful for Pat because he was in such a better place at home," she says. "Hoyt was his good-luck charm." The house is a collection of collections, starting with the jerseys. Hanging above the staircase next to the kitchen, all the way from Park Center High to St. Louis and everywhere in between. At some point, an Astros jersey will join the exhibit: During the offseason, Neshek, one of the most coveted pitchers on the free-agent market after helping the Cardinals get to the NLCS last year, signs a guaranteed two-year, $12.5 million contract with Houston. The second year alone will net him $6.5 million, which is $5.5 million more than he's ever earned in a season. The deal is paying off for both sides: The surprising Astros lead the AL West, and Neshek leads the team with 29 appearances and is tied for the most holds in the majors, with 18. He doesn't issue his first walk until June 7, in his 25th game of the year. "Hoyt was a huge reason why I was so successful [in 2014]," Neshek says. "Every day, I knew I was going to come home and see the little guy laughing." Josh Goleman In the winter, before he reports to the Astros for spring training, there's a new card collection too, in the house, just off the front of the kitchen, in the dining room. Not baseball cards; holiday cards. They dangle from the archway that connects the two rooms, facing the front door and greeting all who enter. There's a card from Eric Sogard, the A's infielder who was Neshek's roommate out West. There's one from outfielder Coco Crisp, another close friend from the Oakland days. Both cards feature smiling, Rockwellian photos of the players with their families. Neshek has buoyed the Astros' bullpen; through June 18, he was tied for the most holds in the majors, with 18. Kevin Sousa/Icon Sportswire/AP Images Then there are the dachshunds. Four of them now -- including a white one named Kirby, a blond one named Juicy, a black one named Lulu who generally does not like people but makes a special exception for Sogard. Four days before New Year's Eve, the dogs scamper in and out of the dining room as Yuletide music fills the space. A squealing towheaded child, blue-eyed and pink-cheeked, cruises around a 15-foot evergreen in an exersaucer. Nine months old and already 27 pounds, Hoyt looks like the Gerber baby, supersized. "We're so thrilled to have him," says Pat, seated at the dining room table with Stephanee. "But whenever I look at him, I can't help but think how cool it'd be if his older brother were here." He glances toward the front door and smiles. Out on the front porch, the fourth wiener dog -- an oversized inflatable one dressed in a red jacket and matching red Santa cap -- sends a clear message to the neighborhood: After two years absent from the Neshek household, Christmas has returned. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13090519/how-fatherhood-helped-houston-astros-reliever-pat-neshek-rediscover-fastball Here thought you might like this little Fathers day story from Pat Neshek. There is a good video and some good pictures at the link. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
So what was that all about?? Let me guess either they were throwing at each other or they were just tired of each others dugout running it's mouth?? :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Not bad. Oh the box score looks worse than the performance. RR infield and outfield combined for 4 errors. Harry was getting ground balls mostly. Good news . Ground balls not finding the Infielder gloves. Sounds like he's pretty much back to his old self. Can't wait to see him back in Arlington, in a "6" man rotation!! IIRC he only threw about 93-94 tops anyway? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
So the rain has finally stopped down there long enough to go see a game, cool. We are dealing with the remnants of the tropical storm that passed thru there a few days ago. Looks like it's going to rain all day but only a slow steady rain. I need to mow the grass but that ain't gonna happen unless I put on a rainsuit and get out the old weed whip... NOT!! :) I'd bet a lot of the lakes are filling back up with all the rain you guys have had lately, I know some of them were pretty low. I've been wanting to do a fishing trip down there to my old "Fishing grounds" (Lake Coleman, Lake Brownwood and Lake Ivie) but from what I've seen from the fishing reports most of them the boat ramps were out of the water. Oh well... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Good job kid keep it up!! “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Then this means you missed a good pitchers duel, both Sale and Colby went 8 innings but Sale was the more dominating with 14Ks and only 2 hits. But once he came out of the game they found a way to get to Robertson for 2 runs to win the game. Good clutch pinch hit by Mitch to get the runs home. Astros lost so they picked up a game and are 6 over .500 for the first time in who knows how long. Todays afternoon game is Martinez vs Rodon. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I think Harry hit the batter. I was over by the left center RR BP at the time with the boys. Then watched them pour out to join the scrum.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I thinks that correct. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
LOL I was giving folks updates in the stands last night. I announced via my At Bat app that Moreland put us ahead 2-1. The folks around me started cheering:)
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Also saw Choice and Gimenez starting for RR.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Martinez struggling today. Loaded the bases three times. Was about to get out of a bases loaded inning but Elvis dropped an inning ending DP grounder. 3-0 Chisox. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Speaking of updates another error by "Evis" lets some more runs score instead of being out of the inning, 3-0 Sox. Looks like I need to refresh more often... LOL... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Great story. Thanks.
потому что Бог хочет это тот путь
Waited for a good time to read this. Awesome. Sad but showing that in times of sorrow joy is right there. Thank you. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Yeah Elvis had two errors in that game. Time to take a sit down. For all of Nick's mistakes he produced a DP ground ball. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I just seen the replay of the RR skirmish and the batter at the last minute tried to bunt leaned in a bit and got hit by the pitch. Then as the guy was "SLOWLY" going up the 1st baseline he was running his mouth and Harry took exception to it, but he didn't say a word until he got right in the punks face. What was said after that I have no clue but I can guess it was about his lack of cajones and improper raising by his parents, maybe even about how his Mom wears Army boots... :) LOL... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They need to send him a message about his play but it's hard to do with this patchwork lineup right now, and having this string of LHP to face. Without looking I'd bet he has at least 15 errors so far maybe more. Just went and looked and he has 14 which is just about what he averages for the whole year! “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Awesome. Sad but showing that in times of sorrow joy is right there. Thank you. You're welcome. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
He's sitting today along with Odor. The offense is struggling lately. Prince is in a mini slump and Gallo is down to about .250 BA. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
The offense is struggling lately. Yea I know but the lineup favors facing RHP instead of LHP. IIRC I seen a stat earlier in the season where they had faced something like 10 LHP and had none or only 1 victory. The reason I seen for "Evis" sitting out was he had played more innings this year than anybody else, no mention of shoddy defense. Tomorrow is an off day and then Oakland comes to town for 3 games, they face Chavez RHP, Graveman RHP and Gray RHP. Speaking of Oakland I seen earlier today on the MLB channel were they picked up Smolinski off of waivers and sent him to Nashville. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Didn't know Smolinski was gone. Guess out of options. Going to happen to Banks sooner or later too. Rua probably heading to waivers to soon. Tough loss today. Had bases loaded three times late in the game. Each time giving the first out with a bunt. Good news is Angels lost but looks like Stros will win. Always a silver lining. Pitching has been good. Martin broke an 0 for 21 with a HR. Did not realize he was hitting that bad. Choo in a mini slump too. Looks like Beltre out until the ASB. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Last I seen he still couldn't grip a bat, has that status finally changed? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Saw an article today that after the ASB is the new goal. Hope Gallo can turn things around. Remember this was supposed to be a two or three week stint for him then probably move to AAA. Mitch seems to be the only bright spot in the line up right now. Wonder how long before DD comes back. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Why's that?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Haven't really heard any status but will be at least till end of the month because of being on 15 day DL. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Why's that?? Don't know like Smolinski if he is out of options. When the OF gets Hamilton and DD back there will be no room for Rua. Maybe not an issue is they have room on the 40 man roster. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Looks like a few more starts in the minors for Harrison until he comes up:
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Hammy's "hammy" update: Josh Hamilton (hamstring) to work out at Double-A Frisco, then with Rangers Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
A common misconception, based on the phrase, "out of options," is that a player may only be moved between the major and minor leagues a restricted number of times. On the contrary, a player has a finite number of option years in which he may be moved between the major and minor leagues an unlimited number of times. If a player is on the 40-man roster but not on the active major league roster, he is said to be on optional assignment—his organization may freely move him between the major league club and the minor league club. The rules for this are as follows. (In all cases, an assignment of a player on a major-league disabled list to the minors while on a rehabilitation assignment does not count as time spent in the minors.) Once a player has been placed on a team's 40-man roster, a team has 3 option years on that player. A player is considered to have used one of those three option years when he spends at least 20 days in the minors in any of those 3 seasons. A team may have a fourth option year on a player with less than five full seasons of professional experience, provided that both conditions below are met. 1.A player has not spent at least 90 days on an active professional roster in a season. Minor leagues that play below Class A Advanced have seasons that are shorter than 90 days, and as such, any player who spends a full season in a rookie or Class A (short-season) league will receive a fourth option year. 2.A player has not spent at least 60 days on an active professional roster AND then at least 30 days on a disabled list in a season. Only after 60 days have been spent on an active professional roster does time spent on the disabled list count towards the 90-day threshold. As with the prior example, this cannot occur with players who spend a full season in a rookie or Class A (short season) league. Once all of the options have been used up on a player, a player is considered "out of options" and a player must be placed on and clear waivers prior to being sent down to the minor leagues (there is also the "veterans' consent" rule; see below). There is the rule on options. He was originally put on the 40 man roster (as far as I can tell) last August when Adduci got hurt so I would say he is safe thru next year if I read those rules right. Rua can play LF, 3B and 1B, not sure about 2B, he's also a RH bat (which they could use considering all the LHPs in the American league right now) so his versatility could mean the end of Rosales since he's 32,only an IFer and has never played more than 87 games in the bigs since he's came up. I would think they think Rua has a higher ceiling and more versatile so if he hitting I would think they would keep him. I think the next person to go back is Hanser since they just put him on the 40 this year. After that then it's between Joey, Odor or maybe even a relief pitcher but since they've been using 13 pitchers all year I doubt it. So unless someone else goes on the DL that will be the hardest decision I think they have to make. Right now Odor is hot and Joey's not but that decision is at least 2-3 weeks away so that could change. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I would think they would want him to do 2 more starts to help get his stuff back, his stats aren't the best right now. I think they will use him in a 6 man rotation if at all possible or maybe in long relief, cause as of right now the other 5 are getting it done and who do you sit??? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
First would be Martinez. His honeymoon is over. He is getting worse with each start. They need to skip him once at least in the rotation like they did for Perez when he was first called up. All those 5-6 inning 100+ pitch games has to be taxing on Nick. Don't get me wrong he has talent and a future with the team. They know he is rotation 4 or 5 quality. Other than Chi Chi and Gallardo the rotation is full of 4/5 types right now. A team cannot sustain this type of good pitching with the current rotation. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Yea I had forgotten he has been struggling lately he needs to be skipped at least once to get some rest and figure out any mechanical issues he may have. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Less than 2 hours after we get to speculating and this article comes out. They really do need to hire us I could stand a vacation from work and a pay raise!! :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Let's see what Bannister will do. We already know he is a good in game tactical thinker and looks at things from a series perspective (operational level). Let's see if he has some strategic thinking. It is early in the season to start 'score board watching' other division foes...But you have the LAA vs. Houston next 3 or 4 games. You know there is a good chance of a split. Good time to hedge your bets and get some key people rest. In such a scenario there is little to gain and not much to lose. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
LOL. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Uh oh....Trade winds blowing. Hope they don't literally sell the farm. Would be mighty upset if we lose either Gallo or Chi Chi or both!
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Finally some good news on someone we received in a trade: Rockwall’s Jake Thompson, dominating for Frisco, will pitch for Team USA Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Some more good news: Rangers' Perez sharp in rehab outing Saw another report that he got the gun up to 94 for his fastball. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
It seems as if he did that over the weekend with the Sox. It also seems as if we have trouble with Oakland we're 3-6 against them so far this year. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They've been kicking the tires on Hamels for quite sometime and some of the first names raised and declined on were Chi Chi and Joey. Now it looks like it's switched to Alfaro and Mazara and probably one or 2 others. The issue I see with this is I would just imagine they want the Phillies to take back some salary to be able to fit in Hamels 22.5 million contract. If the Phillies are willing then a deal might happen if not then I thinks it's dead as dead can get. They are hoping nobody else bids on Hamels and they can get a better deal but I think it would be "a cold day in hell" before that happens. As I speculated before if they would take Andrus then I could do some kind of deal with one good prospect and a so-so prospect or 2. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
As I speculated before if they would take Andrus then I could do some kind of deal with one good prospect and a so-so prospect or 2. Hey if they take Elvis and his salary I think JD would flip the bill on Hamels contract. But I know the Phils have a horrible farm system and want to reseed that. Just how much do we want to sell to possibly get 2-3 strong seasons from Hamels? One comment I saw is that JD is hedging on whether Darvish comes back strong next year. He won't be available most likely until after ASB 2016. That's about half a season without the supposed ace of the rotation. So the Hamels discussions may be somewhat serious now. We have three pitchers rehabbing. One, Perez is young and looking good to come back sometime this summer. Holland who knows. Seems he gets an MRI a week. How steady going forward is that shoulder going to be. Harry is a wild card. See him probably coming back in middle relief or maybe even a set up man. Don't know. Would hate to see Alfaro go given how much the organization invested in him. Good catchers who can also deliver with a bat are hard to come by as we realized over the years. Alfaro was supposed to be the next version of Pudge. But on another subject let's look an update of the Rangers offense so far: Pos - Avg/OBP/SLG/OPS C - .197/.285/.365/.649 1B - .286/.333/.491/.824 2B - .207/.277/.307/.584 3B - .256/.316/.421/.737 SS - .236/.295/.313/.608 LF - .215/.301/.391/.692 CF - .256/.314/.357/.671 RF - .231/.324/.385/.708 DH - .326/.398/.490/.888 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
From what I understand it's somewhat the same injury Profar had/has and that's why they are being so careful with him, we know how his turned out last year and this year. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
This is his 6th year in the minors and he's still in AA. If I had to guess (since I've never seen him play) it's his skills behind the plate are the reason he hasn't progressed further. BTA he seems like he Ks a lot too, anyway he's injured right now and is out for the rest of the year. So would the Phillies be agreeable to take damaged goods, who knows? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Nomar Mazara on the other hand has been in the minors 4 years and they are thinking about moving him to RR "AAA". Looking at our OF situation as of this moment I would be hesitant to trade him away, especially if the Hamilton (age 34) experiment turns out to be a failure (more injuries). And even though Choo (age 32) has a good bat his skills in RF aren't the best and aren't going to get any better. And as of this moment I'm not really seeing anybody else in the minors that is any better than Mazara. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And as of this moment I'm not really seeing anybody else in the minors that is any better than Mazara. Frankly every draft has a good batch of OFers so surprised the Phils look for this to reseed their farm system. Over the past few years they have had some top picks in the draft. Don't know why they would be looking for an OFer from someone's farm. Only a Joey Gallo comes along every so often and a Trout every generation. But Mazara is neither. Teams go for pitching in the farm and infielders particularly middle infield. They only go for OF prospects if they need to fill some holes in the short term. Well Chi Chi did some learning last night and the upside is he now knows he is human:) Given his demeanor, I think he will learn from the experience and not beat himself up too much. Beltre bullied his way back into the line up and gets a Sac Fly RBI and a good solid base hit. Fielder is still struggling at the plate and hitting into the shift; time to go the other way again (that's how he got it all started this year). Gallo hitting the ball well even on outs and legged out a double. But he is whiffing too much and doing so with RISP or with runners on first and second. I know, he launched from A ball last year and was promoted to AA ball last summer. So is it time to send him to RR AAA so sonny boy and I can snag his HRs on the grassy knoll overlooking RF?:) LOL, I am being selfish:) They might even have sell outs at that ball park if he goes there the remainder of the season. I will say this that pitchers are using everything but their fastball against the guy. A few left handers have challenged him with an inside fastball but they are playing with fire when they do. He has to start making some of these veteran pitchers pay for their mistakes like he did against Kershaw. Andrus is doing just enough inconsistently to stay in the line up. He had a good night last night. Mitch now struggling a bit. A bit of turn of events last night. The bats did better and plated 6 runs; this time the pitching did not hold up. Something about Melvin's A's at home that has this team vexed this year. Go figure...they owned the A's last year. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
What happened to Ross Ohlendorf? I did not see him down at RR when I went to the BP. Texas Rangers pitcher Ross Ohlendorf (right) and Boston Red Sox pitcher Wade Miley competed in a cow milking competition on the field before their game at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Friday, May 29, 2015. Ohlendorf won the competition that raised awareness of the importance of dairy as June kicks off Dairy Month. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Josh Hamilton is 1-3 today with a double and a line shot out to CF at Frisco AA. Harrison pitched as well. 97 pitches through 6 full innings of work: 3ER 97 pitches 59 strikes 3BB 3K HR 0 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I see they cleaned up the "pat" there was behind Ohlendorfs cow, that just spoiled the whole thing ruined the "ambiance"!! :) He went on the DL with a groin issue and has been throwing but not started a rehab assignment yet. You know I'm surprised someone hasn't gotten him to change his motion since it's so long and drawn out. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I noticed that when I seen the replay on Quick Pitch about 2AM, a hit the other way is just as good as a hit pulling the ball. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
You think Joey Gallo is heading to AAA after Hamilton is activated? JD may have to think again if that was the plan. Quick thoughts: Something isn’t right with Rangers’ Mitch Moreland Some discussion on if Mitch is hurt (poss ankle). Hey no problem...Joey plays 1B too! Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Choo sitting again tonight. Maybe DL bound given 3 days on the Canadian turf would be bad for a bad back: Choice called up to add to the bench. Claudio sent back down. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Some discussion on if Mitch is hurt (poss ankle). Hey no problem...Joey plays 1B too! I am assuming that's the reason why he hasn't played any OF this year is because they didn't think his "repaired" ankle would stand the punishment. Now I wonder if it's the repaired ankle bothering him and he needs a break or if it's the other?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
JD may have to think again if that was the plan. Like I said before if Joey can play 3B, 1B and OF they just might keep him and start a rest/play rotation with all the "oldsters" to help keep them fresher. Another factor is he has a bat that can change the outcome of a game in one swing. I think the only way he'll go back to AAA is if everybody gets healthy and stays healthy, or if he's showing he just doesn't get it. Right now he's hitting .133, .188 OBP and .333 SLG% against LHers and .297, .409 OBP and .595 SLG% against RHers. And the last factor is this is the last guaranteed contract year for Beltre, next year is optional. His performance now will help them make a big decision before 31 July or during the offseason as what to do about him. I would hate to see him go but that just may end up happening, he is a good influence on the younger players in the dugout. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Choice call up They really didn't much of a choice as to bring him up nobody else on the 40 man roster. But I do think they will take him off the 40 man roster after the season is over with and put one of the younger guys on it. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Remember the old saying "If you don't use it you'll lose it"?? Well that may just apply here. I know if I stop running (1.5 miles 3-4 times a week) my back gets weak and starts to hurt. Wonder how much he runs during the season/offseason?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Bad game, losing to a bad team enough said.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yep. Turned it off to watch the CWS. Good game. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Colby had two bad innings today (game still going on losing 6-3). In the 5th, after having a 2-0 lead, he walked three batters. "Relief" pitching hard pressed too. The next inning was even worse but game only 3-3 at the time. Then in the 7th Kela came in AGAIN and got two quick outs then gave up two singles. Then Freeman comes in and gives up an infield hit and then walks in a run and then gives up a 2 run double. 6-3 A's.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Isn't that about over only 1 or 2 games left?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Another bad game losing to the same bad team, may be time for another team meeting. BTA will all the injuries right now he may just keep quiet but I don't really think that's his style, he expects hard play no matter the situation.
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I think he needs a week off he's been pitching quite a bit for a rookie, probably more innings than he's ever pitched before. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Last game was on Wednesday night. UVA won the national title over Vanderbilt. Good series and last game was fun to watch.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
He knows he has a limited team. Will be interested to see how Banny reacts to the latest challenge. Wash used to shrug off long losing streaks. I remember the terrible long losing streaks in 2012 and 2013. Happened right about the same time of year (mid June to the ASB). But back then the Rangers in both years had great Aprils and Mays which allowed them to absorb the bad Junes and Julys. In 2012, it was right about now the A's were digging themselves out of a hole and became the hottest team in baseball through September 2012. You know how that one ended:) Wash would fold and double down on calling the same failing pitching from the BP. I also remember him keeping guys like Tepesch and Grimm in the game for 7 innings even though they gave up 7-9 runs in the first 4-5 innings. I remember so many fans asking for his head in the summers of 2012 and 2013. Issue back then was starting pitching and the BP and slumping bats. JD found some fixes to the BP internally and from waivers. We'll see. This team is rebuilding. It does not have the depth to compete long term. If they can string along some nice winning series then they can keep it close. Sooner or later the Angels are going to figure things out and be at the top of the division. The Astros will have a downturn given the number of rookies on the team. Then there are the Mariners (currently in the basement) who were favorites to dominate the AL West. What's going on there? Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Again, they need to hire us:) Your last comment on Banny is exactly the subject of discussion: Fraley: As Rangers brace for rugged trip, can Banister trust 'minefield' that is club's bullpen? Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Wasn't this year a replay of last year?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yikes back at .500. They can't lose anymore games for awhile:)
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Looks like Bannister did the same thing last night, sometimes you just don't have a choice and right now he doesn't. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Just because the pundits say you have a good team doesn't mean you have a good team, kinda like the Padres. Stanton seems to be hurt now so I would say their stay in the basement is going to continue for awhile. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Left-handers are hitting .364 for 22 at-bats against Freeman. Sounds like Freeman is about due for a new zipcode. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Beltre came back too soon and DD is just starting his rehab assignment, the BP is a mess "Again" and nobody seems to know what pitch he's supposed to be swinging at. So I have a feeling the streak will continue if they face half way decent pitching. They are facing a rookie today and rookies seem to give them fits.
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By Cody Stavenhagen / MLB.com | June 25th, 2015 + 24 COMMENTS ARLINGTON -- In some ways, Rangers third baseman/outfielder Joey Gallo is like most Major League rookies. In some ways, he's nowhere close. • Cast your Esurance All-Star ballot for #ASGWorthy players After going 1-for-4 in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Athletics, Gallo has only five hits in his past 36 at-bats. He also has an alarming 20 strikeouts in that 10-game span. Like most rookies, he is dealing with his first instance of Major League struggles. Gallo, though, was intentionally walked in his second career game. He is a 6-foot-5 left-handed hitter who already has five home runs. Pitchers know he is coming, and they are ready. Like a five-time All-Star, he is a target. "We knew there would be these kind of ripples during every game," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "He's not chasing [pitches]. These guys know who Joey Gallo is. Believe it or not, he's getting pitched like Prince Fielder." Opposing pitchers have been hammering Gallo low and away, and they are quickly learning how to get him off balance. In that regard, Gallo is still catching up. "After the first week or so, pitchers have started making adjustments," Gallo said. "Obviously I have to adjust, too, and keep learning the pitchers. There are guys I have never seen still." Gallo has always been a high-risk, high-reward type hitter. He has rare power, but he also came up with a tendency to chase pitches. Gallo has worked on his plate discipline and even started grinding out some walks. For reasons like that, Banister said he's not at all concerned with Gallo. It's a matter of a rookie learning the land. And even though the impending returns of outfielders Josh Hamilton and Delino DeShields could put Gallo's immediate Major league future into question, this still no ordinary rookie. "I just feel like maybe my timing is little off right now," Gallo said. "I'm not seeing the ball too well. But the last few games, I feel like I've had pretty good swings at least, but the results haven't been there." Why doesn't this surprise me... "Believe it or not, he's getting pitched like Prince Fielder." Patience Joey, patience... As long as somebody is hurt he'll stay... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Oh BTW I forgot to mention the rookie is a Lefty... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Trade Freeman to the Giants. He did well against the Dodgers:)
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Watching the early game today. Beltre showing his pain. Had to make a basket catch on a pop fly. Looks uncomfortable all around. One base hit I believe since back.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Looks like the rookie didn't give them quite as much trouble as I envisioned but they did strike out 12 times as a team, with the top 2 batters getting half of them. Seems like they strike out more than anybody else but got to looking and the Cubs, Astros and Padres all have more and Seattle is tied with them at 603. Which means they are "K"ing to the tune of 8+ per game. http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting/type/expanded Gallardo had another good day today nice change from the rest of the BP and their struggles. Hopefully "Rod" will have another good game tomorrow to give them even more rest, they face another RHer so that helps. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Well he got 2 today... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I was thinking of RR to work more on his pitches to LH hitters, he's supposed to be able to get them out not let them tee off. Maybe work on a slightly different grip to some of his pitches to get more movement on them, more swings and misses instead of swings and base hits/fly balls... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Sending a message to Martin today. Gallo started in CF. Banny must see the up side to Gallo. He's plugging him in where ever he needs him. He will come around. In some ways Gallo is like Hammy. Maybe Hammy can help him out. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
They got enough hits off that Rookie. Gallardo looked like an ace today. We really needed that.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Chi Chi on the mound tomorrow. Let's see how the kid rebounds. I think he will be fine. Yeah the K rate is horrible for the Rangers. Choo is terrible again. He's a liability at the plate and looks like an old man in RF. Add to it the liability of his contract. How do we dump his contract? Some rumor control...SF looking for a good defensive CFer. Hey we got one. Give us Bum and we call it even:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Yeah but Beltre is hurting. I know he's a warrior and will press on. He did have a good day. Another early game tomorrow! Noon! Don't the Canadians go to church and then brunch on Sunday?! What's up with their early weekend games? Do the Canadians start drinking beer early or something?:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Chi Chi on the mound tomorrow. Man yesterday was a bad day posting for me, I have no clue why I was posting about Rodriguez when I meant Gonzalez?? Duhhh... And the other one was Stanton instead of Cano BTA both of them are hurt, maybe I need to crack a bottle of bourbon to clear my head?? :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Buddy of mine who goes to see friends in New Brunswick talks about how much they drink up there, he claims you can buy a "90" pack of beer there. Don't know if it's because the water is as bad there as it is in Europe or because the people there had ancestors from Europe, my guess is the later. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yea I noticed that, somebody really needs to sit down and talk to him about his role/future on this team. I have a sneaking suspicion he thinks he's history at the end of the season when that isn't necessarily true. Now if he keeps playing this way they yea he might be gone, but if he gets his schitt together and gets his OBP up to at least .350 or better then he has a place on the team. Maybe not as a starter but a place nonetheless and should play close to 120 games a year. I'm curious as to how well he speaks English, maybe this is part of the problem he just doesn't totally understand what is being said. Especially when it comes to Magaden and him spending time in the cage together... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Maybe he has another issue they aren't talking about and needs to go on the DL again to get straightened out?? I knew he can't right now because of Hammy and DD being hurt and Rua and Martin sucking and slim pickings in the minors. Now you can see why I say keep a hold of Mazara you just might need him later this year or even next year. BTA Nick Williams seems to be on a faster track than Mazara right now and he can play CF where Mazara can't... Hmmmmm... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Ummmm I don't think they would go for that seems a bit one sided. BTA you are trading Bum for Bum.. :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Harrison rehab assignment due to end 2 July. Care to guess when they insert him into the new 6 man rotation, vs Diamondbacks or Padres??
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
There should be enough native Spanish speakers on the team and staff (Pudge?) who can help.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Yes hang on to Mazara and Williams. I agree.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Padres. That's my guess.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Then I'll take the Diamondbacks 2nd game. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I would think so too. Either he isn't listening to the coaches or maybe he just isn't patient enough to lay off bad pitches, gotta be one or the other that's holding him back. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Martin missed two RISP chances today in the 3-2 loss. Once with the bases loaded. He made a great assist out at 3B today. Probably what's keeping him on the team. But when DD gets back he needs to sit go on DL or be dealt. He's killing rallies. Chi Chi gave up three. One no doubt HR but he lost his composure walked one and gave up a couple of hits. Part of the learning process. I'm thinking his frustration caused some of his minor league pitching early this year. Something a pitcher has to master to be good. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
He's killing rallies. Beltre and Moreland did the same thing between the 2 of them they left 11 runners stranded, between the 3 of them 17 total. The team as a whole had 13 more Ks yesterday, ridiculous. Most of these pitchers they are facing aren't that good to rack up that many Ks. I have a sneaking suspicion Magaden is gone come the off season, most of the team is hitting below .250. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Some great hitting last night. I'm starting to think not only JD and Banny are watching our comments but the players too!:) Choo if you are monitoring...Keep up the good work from last night...Mitch you are doing good don't get injured. Joey...You earned a Golden Sombrero last night (again), but hit a triple and drove in three. Kid, you gotta stop striking out. Maybe Norris just had a bad night who knows...they won and keep hovering at .500. Hope Colby can find the strike zone tonight...down low not high like last time. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
He'll get it sooner or later it always takes him awhile to sort out the pitching when he moves up a class, looks like he'll be doing the learning in AAA. http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/13175944/texas-rangers-activate-josh-hamilton-send-joey-gallo-minors “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I noticed they moved Odor to leadoff which kinda doesn't surprise me considering his OBP is close to .500 since he got back. Now can he keep this up for awhile, wish he had a little more speed but he does have 5 SB so far...
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2 last night and another one so far tonight, gives him 12 HRs in the last 38 games 13 total. Score 2-2 with the bases loaded no outs Prince at bat, Odor has been on base both times so far. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
2 night before last and another 2 more last night, gives him 13 HRs in the last 38 games 14 total. There fixed it. Looks like if Mitch can stay healthy he can be a force in the middle of the lineup. I'm glad they "followed my advice" (LOL) and didn't trade him... :) Boys teed off on another RHP last night now if they could only figure out what they need to do to beat lefties. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Time to buy tickets to the grassy knoll overlooking the RF fence at RR:) I'm sure Joey will knock some into the parking lot and pool too.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Just came across the wire...Angels GM stepping down. Heard there was some strife between him, the manager and some of the players. Seems anyone who 'has it out' for Josh is cursed:) One report had Puhols going toe to toe with the GM and basically telling him to get out of the clubhouse. Seems Scioscia and Dipoto locked horns on using "Billy Beane" type stats. Scioscia more of a 'feel' guy. You look at Dipoto visiting a team in their clubhouse and complaining when the team is in second place only 4 or so games out. Quite a change for this organization. Losing their GM now after running away with the AL West last year (http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2014- standings.shtml) finishing 10 games up on the second place A's. Then again, I think the Angels know they have the Rangers to thank for beating the A's as many times as they did:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
The word I heard was the GM was giving the info to Scioscia and he was only giving what he felt was relevant to the players. SO, the GM decided that the players needed "ALL" of the info and did an end run around Scioscia. Now what all was said by the players I have no clue but it sounds like Pujols ripped his "knickers" for him. :) And as far as what the players thought of him getting rid of Josh I haven't really heard that either, but I have a sneaking suspicion it wasn't very nice. Personally I thought they overachieved last year, and it showed in the playoffs they got swept. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
If he doesn't I would be very surprised. IIRC he left all his stuff at Frisco so he will have to have it shipped to RR to his new apartment. BTW Joey was supposed to be in the AA All Star Game, whenever that is... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Here is an interesting article about how they struggle against lefties. http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150701-grant-another- struggle-against-left-hander-shows-what-rangers-are-missing.ece They had a couple of good opportunities to tie or win the game and blew it by swinging at bad pitches. 2nd and 3rd one out Andrus pops up and Fielder grounds meekly to 2nd rally killed, game over. The heart of the lineup looked even worse against Britton in the 9th swinging at more junk, 3Ks. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Just found the results of the game 30 June, looks like Joey didn't attend but some other Texas prospects did. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp? t=g_box&sid=milb&gid=2015_06_30_txnaax_txsaax_1&mode=box&c_id=milb “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They had a couple of good opportunities to tie or win the game and blew it by swinging at bad pitches. 2nd and 3rd one out Andrus pops up and Fielder grounds meekly to 2nd rally killed, game over. The heart of the lineup looked even worse against Britton in the 9th swinging at more junk, 3Ks. Chen was tough but we did blow whatever opportunities he gave us. So we have a young pitcher in Martinez, who gets his clock cleaned in his last start. He gives 6 good full innings and then he goes back out in the 7th. That would be something I would expect of Wash to do, not Banny. Patton seems fresh and gets outs. Don't know...Maybe he should have started the 7th instead of sending out Martinez again. Martinez is a 4-5 rotation type of guy with some potential to be a 3 man. But right now he is a 4-5 guy and they usually only go 6 innings. Something for them to look at I hope. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I would imagine he had thrown only 85 pitches so Banny decided he could handle another inning before getting into the bullpen again. He took a chance and got burned but the batters had a chance to save him and they blew it. Andrus is acting more and more like a rookie instead of a veteran with a big contract, time to get the point across to him by sitting him or start some trade talks/rumors..... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Well they don't really have a choice right now do they with most of the real starters on the DL. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Most pitchers in both leagues are only as good as the impatience of most batters. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Well I guess you won't have to worry about him anymore... http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/13190069/texas-rangers-activate-rhp- neftali-feliz-dl-option-starter-nick-martinez “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
On Elvis...I believe they put him on the August restricted waivers list in 2013 and 2014. I believe that is standard for GMs to attempt to see if they get nibbles. If you remember the Red Sox put a slew of their toxic contracts on the waiver wire before August of 2012. And the Dodgers picked up the contracts. It was a 9 player trade and allowed the Sox to dump a lot of salary: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8302304/boston-red-sox-send- adrian-gonzalez-carl-crawford-los-angeles-dodgers-blockbuster-trade I can see the Rangers doing this again with Andrus and possibly Choo. Dipoto did it to Hamilton last year to see if there were nibbles. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Martinez was optioned to RR today and Feliz activated. Go figure that one out. Feliz did horrible in RR. Tonight Buzz said Harry would start sometime next week for the Rangers. Perez had a decent rehab game tonight. He gave up 3ERs but Ked 5. I'd say he has another two starts and he is back. Holland getting another MRI. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Good game tonight to watch. Good pitching duel. Once again RISP no dice. Martin came through with an RBI single. Then Roogie drove him in. 2-0 victory. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Well you have a whole lot of things going on here all at once, guys coming back from DL, they're still in the hunt for a playoff spot, trade deadline looming on the horizon. 1st thing is it looks like they decided against the 6 man rotation, for now. Harry is back and gonna start Tuesday (instead of Wed as I predicted) so they need room for him. I think this will be a tryout for both Harry (13 million dollar contract) and Feliz to see if they can be effective, do they want to keep them or do they need to make some trades. or maybe just release them who knows. I also would say they have seen something in Martinez they want to change/improve so he'll be better later. Maybe put him on the 15 day DL to get him some rest for later on this year if they can hang tough. Then not long after this happens you have Perez coming back and that is gonna force another decision. Actually go to a 6 man rotation or do you send Chi Chi back?? My guess is the later, he got some valuable experience up here and they will want him to work on his issues. Then not long after that you "might" have Holland coming back and that is gonna force another decision. All of this is also gonna be used for making any off season decisions too, especially on the starting pitching, OF and maybe even Beltre's contract. Looks like a busy month of July is looming... :) “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
From ESPN.... "Rangers: LHP Matt Harrison (spine surgery) will be activated from the 60-day DL on Friday, according to general manager Jon Daniels. Harrison is expected to make his season debut Tuesday against Arizona, Banister said". “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I can't find any results but they did expect him to pass this one and return to throwing off a mound. While I was snooping I ran across this at the Star Telegram... http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/article26185486.html “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Roogie looks like he's doing alright in the leadoff spot but I suspect he will be moved to 2nd or 9th once DD gets back. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
After tonight's game I see Chi Chi heading back to AA or AAA very soon. I don't think the kid can handle a fourth butt whooping in a row. The past two starts have been UGLY. That beautiful cutter of his is not working. My guess is he is overworked or lost confidence. I will say this. Martinez and Chi Chi lasted longer without getting bombed than Tepesch and Grimm. Starting to think calling up Chi Chi did more harm than good. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Starting to think calling up Chi Chi did more harm than good. It should be a good learning experience for him, shows him what he needs to work on before he gets the call again. When he first was called up I looked at his stats and he was averaging only 5 innings per start. He will need to build his stamina up before he can survive for 200+ innings in the bigs. They could always bring Renaudo up for a start or 2 to give him some extra time off or just to send him back to the minors to get some rest. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
FAREWELL FELIZ? Right-hander Nefali Feliz, the closer for both of the Rangers' World Series appearances, was designated for assignment after throwing two scoreless innings. The move creates a spot on the roster for left-hander Matt Harrison to be activated from the disabled list Saturday. Feliz was 1-2 with six saves and a 4.58 ERA in 18 appearances this season. Looks like they made a decision on Feliz they designated him for assignment after the game... Also makes you wonder who they will call up next if they need another reliever, give Luke Jackson a spin since he's on the 40 man roster? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I finally sat down and watched the Monday night game where Joey got his "golden sombrero". And I watched his at bats especially and the pitch he struck out looking on for his 3rd K is the same pitch he jacked for a 3 run triple in his next at bat. Anyway Joey got his first HR in RR last night but is hitting way below the Mendoza line... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Cool hand Luke. Bring him up and give it a try. Saw him in BP at RR. He will have to trim that wild hair:)
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Chi Chi was optioned to AAA RR today. Recalled Renauldo. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I can see the strategy...I think. Martinez and Gonzalez go to AAA work on things in 5-6 innings, get some much needed rest. Rangers get to see if Harry and Renauldo contribute. They tank then the Rookies come up again until they evaluate Perez and Holland. Note well too...Tepesch is a few weeks from being available too. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Recalled Renauldo. ARLINGTON -- The Rangers optioned pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez to Triple-A Round Rock and called up right-hander Anthony Ranaudo on Saturday. Ranaudo will be used as a long reliever for now, and the move possibly opens up a spot in the rotation for either Nick Martinez or Martin Perez after the All-Star break. Right now, the Rangers have Wandy Rodriguez and Colby Lewis pitching against the Angels this weekend. They also announced that Yovani Gallardo will pitch against the D-backs on Tuesday and Matt Harrison on Wednesday. That will allow Texas to use Rodriguez, Lewis and Gallardo next weekend against the Padres leading into the All-Star break. The Rangers won't need a fifth starter until July 21, five days after the break. By then, Perez could be ready to come off the disabled list and Martinez would be eligible to be recalled from Triple-A. Gonzalez was optioned after losing his last three starts. He allowed six runs in 1 2/3 innings in an 8-2 loss to the Angels on Friday. Well, lay down and take a nap and look what happens. I figured they'd use Renaudo to spot start (they still might) but looks as if he'll be a long reliever. That makes sense cause of all of the days off coming up and you don't know how Harry is gonna do, so you may need 2 LRers instead of just one. Speaking of long relievers Bass went over 4 innings last night so will need 3 or 4 days off. Also looks like they pushed Harry off till Wednesday now, that way if it goes badly they have 2 LRers ready and Thurs off. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They are trying to regulate how many innings Martinez is getting, he has about 100 now. He did 140 last year so they'll limit him to 165 or 175 this year. So I don't think you'll see Martinez until after they see what Perez has got, but I could be wrong... :) And I don't think we'll see Gonzalez again until September, if then. If all of these returning pitchers do well then they are gonna have some hard decisions to make with the staff as a whole. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Tepesch needs another pitch if he wants to be a starter, if not then he could end up being another relief pitching option. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
About the only good thing I can say about last nights game is that Freeman pitched well and Odor is still doing his job in the leadoff position. Ever since I mentioned Freeman needs a new zip code he has found his stuff and been doing a whole lot better. One comment that got me to thinking was Wandy says he hates the mound in Arlington, Wandy does well on the road but stinks at home. So what if the mound is why they have a crappy record at home and maybe part of the cause of all the pitching injuries?? Just a thought... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Just found that little tidbit, not surprising. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Time to call in the grounds crew. Unbelievable the team would create a disadvantage at their own home. IIRC Wandy is historically a better pitcher on the road. Except maybe when he pitched in Houston. Go figure. Yeah last night was ugly. There are indications 37 yr old Wandy would benefit from an additional day off. He's thrown a lot of pitches in his starts. From experience we know the older you get....:) Back at .500 now. I'm sure Banny wants to keep the team at or above .500 going into the break. I think his leadership has kept the team competitive. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Do you think Feliz will get traded? Thinking no one will pick up his 3M plus contract. So I see him hitting the FA route. Well it will be an interesting second half. Oh also. Saw an article this morning Hamilton might be heading back to the DL with a groin strain. He's had a history of such. He said after a game he feels his entire lower half of his body is weak. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Looks like Edwards may have to come back. Although he is putting in some innings down at RR.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I'm curious if this isn't a way to light a fire under his tail feathers?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I had forgotten that he was that old so maybe they need to skip a start with him, let Renaudo fill in. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I thought there was a standard the teams had to follow for dimensions, height and slope of the mound?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Imagine that. If they plan on keeping him they're going to have to keep an extra OF who can also play IF, or have one in the minors you can keep calling up and sending back down. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Hoping for a rebound against NL teams. Yikes the past three games have been UGLY. Heading to RR tonight for military appreciation night. Will let you know how Joey does:)
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
You won't be seeing DD he got recalled today.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Gallo 2-3 two bagger with bases full. 2 ribbies.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Mendoza and Mendez look good in relief. Feliz hanging out in BP sulking.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Looks like he did alright against the Lefty last night.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
He better pull his head out or he won't even be able to catch on with another team, it's not a game for the weak minded. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
It was a sweet swing. We were behind the plate towards the first base line. Tall kid, sweet swing. We all thought it was gone but he lined against the wall. The wind was blowing out towards right field too:) If he got it up in the stream he would have put in the parking lot. Saw two relievers in Lamb and Reyes. Both did great. Reyes (LHP) came in at the top 9th score 6-4 runners on 2nd and 3rd no outs...Yikes. He gets a come backer to the mound holding the runners one out. He then strikes out the next guy. Then he gets a ground out to end the inning stranding the runners. Have we seen Reyes before? Wonder what happened to Joseph Ortiz? But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.--1 Corinthians 15:20-21
AAA Iowa with the Cubs. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
He's never been in the bigs only the minors. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
You know I got to thinking and most of the minor league players that are just about ready for their shot at the bigs are LHed. So don't be surprised if they trade some of these guys for some RHed players in both the IF and OF.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
One of the ESPN commentators mentioned that. But said it would be most likely an off season trade.
But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.--1 Corinthians 15:20-21
Gallardos scoreless inning streak over. Gave up two in the 5th. He struggled tonight has over 100 pitches in the 6th. They need the break to come soon. Angels tearing it up again tonight. But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.--1 Corinthians 15:20-21
We had a good 8th. 4-2 going to top 9th. Elvis triple, Choo sac fly, DD legged out a double and Odor drove him in. But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.--1 Corinthians 15:20-21
Another LHer did them in and he was a rookie too. Heard something the other day on MLB channel that the Cubs have had to face LHers for only about 50 innings so far this year. Seems like the Rangers have faced at least 35 "starts" by LHers and have lost just about every one of them. The only RH batter on the roster who is doing decently is DD and he's a rookie. Beltre is in another slump that makes at least 3 so far and only has 21 RBIs for the year. "EVIS" is in his 3rd or 4th slump right now and has only 28 RBI. $31 million dollars and only 49 RBIs to show for it, something has got to change. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
So did he/she speculate on who might get traded for who?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I was close they have 33 starts against LHers but they have more wins than I thought, 14 to be precise. But did they actually beat the starter or the bullpen in those games, hmmmmm... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/gil-lebreton/article26715196.html Thought you might be interested in this. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Choo gets mentioned. Another loss tonight but Harry hung in there. He looked like his outings at RR. Hat tip to him. I say they give him a few more chances before deciding what to do. Perez seems to be coming along well. But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.--1 Corinthians 15:20-21
If I counted correctly we had over 10 LOB tonight. One inning bases jammed with no outs and not one run came across. Choo needs to get better soon or needs to go. But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.--1 Corinthians 15:20-21
According to the box score they had 11, batted 1-15 w/runners in scoring position. If you use the box score on the Rangers official website it shows how many runners are left on base by each batter. Last night DD was the winner he stranded 7 all by himself, in fact every single batter stranded at least one runner. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp? gid=2015_07_08_arimlb_texmlb_1#game=2015_07_08_arimlb_texmlb_1,game_tab=box,game _state=Wrapup “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Seen the whole 1st inning on MLB Tonight, Harry was way up in the strike zone with all his pitches. He looks stiff like he can't bend over enough to get a better angle to keep his pitches down. Also seen Choo come over and take a ball from DD because Choo had the better angle and has the better arm, guess that's why DD didn't get his break before now he has noodle arm. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
If he can't get his motion sorted out then I don't think he'll be here long. Gotta get your pitches lower in the strike zone, especially when you're throwing only in the 80s. Send him back to the DL/Minors for more work on motion and maybe some flexibility exercises if he back will allow. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
It came on the day when former closer Neftali Feliz declined an assignment to the minor leagues and became a free agent. Looks like there will not be a trade to get a young prospect or even a bag of used pucks for that matter. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Seen Robbie Ross on Quick Pitch and his version of the team who couldn't field ground balls, throw or cover 1st base.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Neftali Feliz...too emotional. Buh-bye. Closers are a dime a dozen these days anyway. The Rangers made some noise...just before getting Hamilton back. What happened?? Closer problems? Starters getting bombed early on? Angels cleaned their clocks -- it was embarrassing. That division is still up for grabs. Meanwhile in the Bronx, the Jekyll & Hyde Yanks are doing just enough. They've got a killer BP (Betances, Miller, etal), gotten resurgences from the old guys (Texiera and A-Rod), and SP staff that keeps them in games for 6 innings.
The Bosox game last nite? The guy quick-pitches as a weapon. Despite the sloppy fielding he shut the Yanks down. I would instruct my hitters to step out of the box....often in order to disrupt his rhythm.
Slugging under .400. The Yanks' Stephen Drew may only be hitting a buck-69 BUT is slugging around .375 with 12 dingers. Robinson Cano -- the gazillion dollar man -- is slugging the SAME as Drew (his second base replacement.) Brutal investment. Check out some of the slugging averages of some "stars" -- it's mind-blowing.
49 Ribbies? 'Bout on pace for 100. Not bad. The rest of the lineups have to pitch in. TRIVIA: Mickey Mantle back in 1959 had a brutal year (for him.) 75 RBIs. ALL YEAR. You know who stinks? The Bosox' Panda and Hanley Ramirez. Plus neither he (Hanley) or Big Papi wants to play first base. Too many Prima Donna Latino players take the money...and run.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13239742/detroit-tigers-add-righty-neftali-feliz-lagging-bullpen Looks like Feliz ended up where a lot of ex-Ranger pitchers end up, Detroit. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
With the new rules to help speed up the game they aren't allowed to play that cat and mouse game much anymore, also depends on the umpire. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yes saw today Detroit is going to roll the dice with him. He can hang out with Soria and Narhan:) I really thought Boston would go for Feliz. They already have Uehara, Ross and Ogando. On the Yanks I'll wait until mid August to assess them. Right about then Texiera and A Rod will be getting tuckered out and hit the DL. Rangers? As I stated earlier in the thread it is a rebuilding year. Next year too. This year if they finish above .500 that would be monumental. If other AL contenders struggle down the Sept stretch they could be in a position for that second wild card. But not convinced enough to buy tickets to that WC game right now:) The Rangers have always been a "streaky" team. If they streak at the right time while others are sleeping it can get interesting. No matter if they make it to October, they don't have the shut down starting rotation to go deep. The current rotation is hanging in there and performing well above expectations and ability. Nick Martinez making his first start for Round Rock tonight. Looks like they gave him a week off. I expect he will only get 5-6 innings to keep season total down. Gallo sat last night. Guess they are giving him a rest to figure things out. ARLINGTON -- The Rangers recalled right-handed pitcher Roman Mendez from Triple-A Round Rock and designated left-handed pitcher Ross Detwiler for assignment on Saturday. In 12 games for the Rangers earlier this season, Mendez recorded a 5.40 ERA, and he had a 2.57 ERA in 13 games at Round Rock. He joins Spencer Patton to give Texas two middle relievers. Detwiler was acquired from the Nationals to be in the Rangers' rotation, but he went 0-5 with a 6.95 ERA in seven starts. The 29-year-old went on the disabled list from May 15 to June 4 with left shoulder inflammation and then returned to the bullpen. He had a 7.71 ERA as a reliever. Looks like another one bites the dust. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And Perez is scheduled for his last rehab start tomorrow. But he still has options so could stay in AAA for awhile longer. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Something to ponder/speculate on. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yeah saw Detwiler was gone. Also saw an article JD is leaning towards pen help and a right handed bat for the trade deadline. Tough loss tonight. Tolly blew a save and took the loss. Choo Ofer again. Was hoping they could enter the break at .500. Martinez pitched four innings tonight at RR. Gave up one run. Guess they are managing his innings. Good news is he K 4. Gallo got another golden sebraro. Did you watch the game?? I wonder if there is a way where I could find his individual at bats to see what he's doing?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Just think how good Cruz would look in RF about right now. We need to fit JD with one of these... “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
You know I never could figure out why they got rid of Uehara.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
7th inning. Rangers can't buy a run. Losing 2-0.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Choo stinks. First and third two outs and he rolls over a low curve.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
And Martin strikes out to end the game with 2 baserunners.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
One of the few bright spots on the team so far, looks like he has a good chance to hit 30 HRs and 100 RBIs.... Finally!! “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I suppose they could just release him and make him a free agent, but at what cost? I don't think you're gonna find a dance partner for a trade unless "they" could use a LHed DH, and even then I doubt it. They are still paying on when they got rid of both A-Wad and Michael Young!! “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I was going to ask who you thought they were going to call up for the 2nd half but I just noticed they optioned Mendez and announced Perez will start on Friday against the Astros. Any guesses as to anymore moves?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Thought you might like to see this it's about Mazara and Williams, and Williams can play CF!! “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I think we hear Harry goes to the DL after his next start.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
I have a sneaking suspicion that you're right about that one. The other thing is will they be buyers or sellers? I think they will do both if they can, get rid of at least 1 big contract maybe 2 and pick up some relievers. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
If you get the MLB channel the AAA All Star game is on and they just did an interview with Jon Edwards, guess he had cancer recently. Telis is also there. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I think they will do both if they can, get rid of at least 1 big contract maybe 2 and pick up some relievers. Yes they will sell to buy:) I think the organization is putting 2017 as their target year. With Yu not coming back until mid 2016, I'm thinking the strategic plan is 2017 and interesting...Beltre is not in that plan I don't think. However, I don't think they deal Beltre. They need power right hand bats and he's one until another deal is made. The organization has a glut of LH bats and that will be dealt. Choo is the likely candidate but his contract is toxic and so is his current performance. Only a team in need of a LH DH is going to consider Choo. He is a liability in the OF with all the young players coming up in the MLB. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
From what I can find Choo has a straight up contract which means no buy out options. If they decide to dump Choo the only option I see that would benefit them is if they try to send him to the minors and he refuses and becomes a Free Agent. His contract would end at that time and the Rangers owe him nothing but plane tickets and a few other little things. They can also terminate his contract but they will still have financial obligations that go with this course of action. (At least I think this is what the MLB CBA says)??? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They might as well now after what I seen this weekend. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Martinez got bombed for 7 runs tonight. Then settled well and bats came back. Now Sheppers .....nail biter gets a bases loaded out. Good thing Choo was pulled and Hammy was in RF. Going to top 9th after double switch. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Well they tied it in the 9th. Beltre. But Banny sent Schep out again in the bottom 9th 2 on one out. I can't look:) For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Ballgame. Banny should have known better to leave Schep in there after back to back singles. So yes, Banny is clearly in to rebuilding. He has little choice. The BP and starting rotation barrel is empty. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Who is on pace for 45 RBIs and getting paid 16M a year, unless he shows in the last 1/2 of the season he still can hit it's time to let him go. I still think letting Bogar go was a dumb move. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
By a team that stinks, when you score 7 runs you should win the game. Looks to me like some of the coaches need to find a new place of employment next year. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Now there's an article today (on the DFW site) where Beltre was asked if he should be playing with a bum thumb. He responded "don't know." I know what that means. He sees the team sinking in the standings and the pitching struggling each game. He's seen this movie before. Regardless, in 3 of the past 4 games the offense has hit double digit hits. They drove in 7 last night with great base running. I think the late July offensive streak is cooking up...But the pitching will continue to struggle. For the Rangers to properly compete they need Perez and Holland to be back to previous injury performance. Harry a wild card. Only way to get all three 'back there' is to pitch them. To pitch them means you 'break a few eggs' in the process and give up runs. But that is what rebuilding/retooling teams do to be better the next year and years ahead. Now Beltre knows this I'm sure..He's a team player but would also like a shot at a WS ring. JD mentioned this as well and said he would not stand in his way. However, what team is going to pick up his salary, deal some youth for a rental with an option and bum thumb? What contender would do that? DH for the Houston Astros? Perhaps he is the vet they need in the line up and clubhouse. Time will tell, but I see Belts with us until at least this year. I think next year is an option year. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Looks to me like some of the coaches need to find a new place of employment next year. Thought that about Maddux. But he's working with what he has. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Morning read here: Well the bats came alive last night. Choo hit for the cycle...Perhaps the Rockies GM noticed and wants him:) Harry got a bunch of ground balls (and pitched shutout innings) our guys actually caught and got outs. I'm sure he's happy that outing and did a lot to boost his confidence. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Yes next year is an option year so he would only be a 3 month rental for 1 or 2 A or AA prospects. You never know somebody might want to pick him up as "insurance" not as a full time starter. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
His "heeter" also topped out in the low 90s which helps, of course keeping the ball down in the strike zone helps more. “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Scheppers needs a new zip code. He blew the first game in the bottom 9th and today gave up 4 runs in the 8th allowing the Rockies to tie the game. Elvis came through for two runs in the 9th and they won. What stinks is Scheppers got the win after blowing the lead!
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
You would have thought by now they would have sent him back to AAA (or another DL stint) and recalled someone else, how much worse could a "young'un" be?? It just seems amazing that this team has so many pitchers that have screwed up mechanics, grips and location of pitches. Is it the pitchers, catchers, coaches or all of the above?? “Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Maybe it's because we watch them so often we pick up on the above. Or it IS a problem and they can't see it themselves. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
He didn't give up any runs for the first time in awhile last night, guess that's an improvement. I think we need an upgrade at catcher to tell you the truth. When a pitcher is on I don't think it really matters who the catcher is but when he isn't I think it makes a lot of difference. Especially when it comes down to strategizing how to get the opponent out, what pitch when and where. I'm not quite sure how but they've won 4 games in a row and are creeping back towards .500. So this makes me curious as too whether JD will be a buyer now since he sees improvement?? Or will he see it for what it is, the opposition isn't that tough?? "Evis" was his usual self last night making dumb plays (1st inning) that extend innings and give up runs, then does nothing to make up for it. Maybe JD will use him as part of the deal to get Hamels?? :) (we can only hope).. Nice little deal the Astros did to get Kazmir only took 2 prospects, if JD would have done the deal he would have sent 4 or 5... The upgrade at catcher was supposed to be home grown with Alfaro. However he's injured and about a year out from the bigs. Plus his name keeps coming up in trade talks with Philly.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
I think JD is looking for controllable pieces and not rentals like Kazmir. If they don't deal for Hamels I expect one or two starters from SD are in the cards. That might also include Elvis since SD needs a SS. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
HA! Great toon btw... .500 is about all the Rangers can hope for this year. They've been treading water. Too bad they couldn't sweep the Angels -- THAT might have planted seeds of doubt for them. Unless they grab David Price (who to me was THE biggest prize) and some real help in their lineup. Like table-setters. Delino DeShields. REALLY?? And is Beltre done? Choo's under-performing. Their pitching...is NOT good. The Yanks haven't forgotten the early season sweep. They'll present a good test for your Rangers. Nice little deal the Astros did to get Kazmir only took 2 prospects, if JD would have done the deal he would have sent 4 or 5... Kasmir was a STEAL. Did NOT like Cuerto (gone). Cole Hamels will be too expensive.
You have your Beltre problem and the Yanks have their CC Sabathia problem. Vets with clubhouse leadership qualities, but just not able to perform anymore. Everybody loves CC and appreciates that leadership. But how much is it worth to the roster and team performance? The WC is gonna be tight; one or two game may make a difference. Same with the division (in the AL East anyway.) The Yanks made a decision to run CC (and his 5.70 ERA) out there and send RH Adam Warren and his 3.50 ERA to the pen. The Yanks are loaded in their pen, but a but so-so on starters. CC pitches to an amazing .450 OPS to lefties, but is getting raked to a .900 clip to RH hitters. The pragmatic move is CC to the pen as a LH specialist, and Warren as starter. BUT...CC make a gazillion dollars (like Beltre) and the move would affect CC's ego leadership in the clubhouse. "What's best for the team" doesn't always apply, does it?
I was thinking Kazmir had another year on his contract but I just checked and he doesn't so that would explain how cheap he was..
That would be nice, I can't see paying $15 million to someone to play spotty defense and little offense. For that kind of money I expect a good starting pitcher or a position player that is "at least" a 20 HR 80 RBI guy. This is just a feeling but I don't think I would mind Alfaro being the lead piece in a trade for Hamels. The reason being it just seems like he's been in the minors way too long and only at AA, kinda makes you wonder about his skill at calling a game and his defensive abilities...
Looks like Ohlendorf is now gone he's been Designated for assignment and they sent Bass down to AAA to get some rest I'm assuming...
Believe it or not they are about 8-10 games over .500 with him in the lineup leading off, his OBP is around .370 or so. I would say the Phillies think they are going to get 4-5 prospects for Hamels, I don't think they will get over 3. Yikes two horrible games in a row. Both from rehab pitchers. Pen is smoked after tonight. Expect some DFAs to get fresh arms. Banny may have pulled the trigger on Perez too soon. Wandy did worse. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
15-19 mos is par for the course for that type of operation before they become effective again. SO that pretty much means he will be useless this year. Jonathan Lucroy: I think the Brewers right-handed catcher might be the one controllable position player (under control through 2017) conceivably on the market this summer who could significantly impact the Rangers’ lineup for the future. He’s also had a down year, so you might think: A buy low guy. If the Rangers were to add Lucroy, it makes giving up Alfaro in a Phillies deal that much easier. But indications are Brewers GM Doug Melvin would prefer to talk about any number of his wares ahead of Lucroy. My take: While pitchers seem to be the focus of the market right now, this might be an interesting conversation just ahead of the Friday afternoon deadline. If the Brewers play poorly between now and then, perhaps Melvin gets more motivated to make a deal. Jon Daniels and Melvin have a long amicable relationship when it comes to dealing. Keep an eye on this. An excerpt from this article: http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/texas-rangers-trade-watch-update-will-team-land-cole-hamels.html/ And another article on Alfaro: http://gradingonthecurve.com/2015/07/26/texas-rangers-jorge-alfaro-may-be-more-valuable-in-trade/ Looks like I'm not the only one thinking about letting go of Alfaro to get Hamels. Lucroy is on a reasonable contract (5yrs/11 million) and can hit for average and some power, good RBIs. The only thing I don't like is he's already 30 and what condition are his knees in??? Texas Rangers trade watch update: Dodgers get Latos; how does that impact Rangers? Evan Grant/reporter Email egrant@dallasnews.com, July 29, 2015 12:00 pm UPDATE (Wednesday, 11:34 a.m. CT): According to numerous reports, the Los Angeles Dodgers, one of the teams lurking in the Cole Hamels hunt, have acquired RHP Mat Latos from the Miami Marlins. First thought: They got their starter. But according to Southern California-based Scott Miller of Bleacher report, the Dodgers still “need another starter.” My take: This doesn’t take the Dodgers out of the Hamels talks, but it might take them out of the market for Yovani Gallardo. As a reminder, the Dodgers and Toronto have been among the teams talking to the Rangers about Gallardo as something of “fall-back” option. The Rangers have been weighing whether to deal Gallardo or keep him, make him a qualifying offer after the season, and take draft pick compensation (assuming he turns down the deal). UPDATE (Tuesday, 1:40 p.m. CT): According to a report from ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick (later confirmed by Fox’s Ken Rosenthal), the Houston Astros are “in the ballpark,” on the bidding for Philadelphia’s Cole Hamels, according to sources. We initially reported that Houston was potential competition for the Rangers last week and hypothosized on what the Astros’ involvement might mean. Crasnick suggested the Astros are making a “big push” for Hamels. According to a tweet from Rosenthal, it’s too close to call the race for Hamels among the Rangers, Dodgers and Astros. Rosenthal suggested that the San Francisco Giants’ attempts may come up “just short.” According to my sources, both the New York Yankees and Boston are also lurking. The Red Sox, who have gone into full-scale sell mode this week, could be looking to 2016, much the way the Rangers, in a possible deal. Boston has a very strong farm system and could matchup with Philadelphia if inclined to get aggressive. ESPN’s Jayson Stark recently wrote that Hamels could wind up in Boston. The Red Sox, however, are among the teams to which Hamels could block a trade, which makes the situation more complicated. Here is the list of teams to whom Hamels can not block a deal, according to a Crasnick tweet: Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Atlanta, Saint Louis, San Diego, Washington, the Rangers and Chicago Cubs. It’s also worth keeping in mind that regardless of what teams or team officials say in public, Twitter and covering trade talks at the micro level, does create the ability to negotiate in public. A leak here or a leak there can be an attempt to influence the market, both by buyers and sellers. Our original analysis of the trade market: ANAHEIM, Calif. – With exactly one week to go until the trade deadline, the Rangers continue to flit between the worlds of buying and selling with no definitive mindset in place. As I wrote earlier this week, more than “buyers” or “sellers” I think you’d have to consider them opportunists. The idea is still to improve the club and, on the great spectrum of championship windows, that means in the shorter-term rather than the long-term look at rebuilding. It means adding pieces that would help this team contend in 2016 — and potentially jump it back into contention in 2015. And to get better for 2016 means addressing a number of spots: starting rotation, right-handed power bat, bullpen help. The Rangers brain trust will be in Anaheim this weekend to watch the team and meet about potential trade scenarios. There’s a lot to discuss. Here’s a look at what they must talk about internally and externally: INTERNAL TOPICS • Yovani Gallardo: Teams have contacted the Rangers about Gallardo, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he’s really a contingency plan for clubs right now. Johnny Cueto is the top rental on the market, so if he becomes a more viable trade option, it’s probably going to be after the Reds make a decision about Cueto. Also, there is this to consider: The potential return for Gallardo. The A’s got two mid-level prospects for Scott Kazmir. It’s hard to gauge, though, whether the A’s had to “settle” or if they got what they wanted because Billy Beane values guys differently than other clubs. But the question the Rangers will have to tackle is this: Is whatever they might get for Gallardo better than the potential of a compensation draft pick if he signs elsewhere after the year. The club would get a comp pick between the first and second rounds if it tenders him a qualifying offer (and it would). Right now, instincts tell me: “No, the return would not be as good as a comp pick.” My take: Hold him. • Colby Lewis: Like Gallardo, he’s free after this year, but Lewis isn’t going to get a qualifying offer (he’s never made close to the $15 million qualifying offer range). And he’s so loyal to Texas that it wouldn’t surprise me that if he was traded, he’d sign another shared-risk, one-year deal for 2016 to give the Rangers more rotation depth. So, from a business standpoint, if you can get anything for him, you make the move. From a different perspective: Lewis is the most respected pitcher in the clubhouse. If the Rangers aim to still contend this year or finish strong, taking him out would be a blow to the entire pitching staff. Just don’t think the potential return outweighs the impact on other pitchers. My take: He stays. • Mitch Moreland: Might be attractive to several teams seeking left-handed bats. But he seems to have finally turned a corner at the plate, is playing solid defense and would only make $5 million next year. And if the Rangers trade him, they’ve got to find a first baseman for 2016 because Prince Fielder is a DH now. Might be the route to get Joey Gallo to the majors for good. My take: You might get an overpay for him, but otherwise the affordable 2016 salary makes him part of the solution, not the problem. • Leonys Martin: He’s lost the center field job and is eligible for salary arbitration next year coming off a $4 million salary. He’d be a nice fit for somebody as a fourth outfielder with good speed and good defense and a left-handed bat off the bench. And moving him now could save about $1.5 million. The question: Is anybody willing to take on an extra $1.5 million for a backup outfielder? My take: He gets dealt to an NL club with a bit of cash for a raw low-level prospect. • Shin-Soo Choo, Elvis Andrus: Those are long, complicated conversations that require lots of consideration over how much money the Rangers are willing to eat in order to avoid paying the full freight for both guys, which right now is about $200 million remaining over the next seven years. They are the kinds of conversations that are hard to have during the July trade period. It’s a winter project. My take: The Rangers have to deal at least one and be willing to swallow at least $50 million, but it’s not happening until the winter. And Elvis is the more movable of the two, especially since the Rangers have potential shortstop solutions in the wings in Hanser Alberto and the recovering Jurickson Profar. • Nomar Mazara, Nick Williams: Let’s see, the Rangers are too left-handed now. Their top hitting prospects in the minors are Joey Gallo (a lefty), Mazara (a lefty) and Williams — you guessed it: a lefty. They have to get more right-handed whether it’s this summer or over the winter. What it means is the club has to accept it has a surplus of talented left-handed hitting prospects and that it needs to balance out its roster. If that means including Mazara in a deal for a top-tier pitcher, it’s a fact the club is going to have to accept. Gallo seems to be off limits, though the more this season progresses, the over-thinker in me wonders if Mazara won’t be the better big-leaguer. My take: One of the three gets traded. If the Rangers are to acquire Cole Hamels, it happens this week. If not, they will make one available during the winter to address other significant concerns. EXTERNAL TARGETS The one constant here is that players must be controllable for at least 2016, hopefully beyond. With that in mind: • Cole Hamels: I still believe that if Hamels gets dealt before the deadline, it is to the Rangers. The Phillies like the Rangers system. Hamels could not veto a deal to the Rangers. The Rangers have remained aggressive in conversations. That said, because of the money involved and the other teams potentially involved, I’d say that even with the best chance, it’s probably no better than about a 45 percent shot right now. It will require giving up either Mazara or C Jorge Alfaro and more below that. Also, there is the little issue of money. I don’t expect the Rangers to take on $75 million remaining (at a minimum). So that complicates things. My take: The Rangers land Hamels. It’s the best way they can make themselves better in multiple areas next year. A potential rotation trio of Hamels, Yu Darvish and Derek Holland would put less stress on the middle of the bullpen, which has struggled this year, and less stress on the offense. It’s the kind of creative deal this team needs to complete to get back in contention for 2016. • Sonny Gray, Chris Sale: Apparently the former is not happening. On the latter, given all the parameters, you would think the club would prefer Sale: He’s still controllable, will cost less and has AL experience. But I’ve heard no indication the clubs are having any kind of significant talks. The White Sox seem more focused on moving Jeff Samardzija. He’s a rental, which makes the Rangers not interested. My take: Pipe dreams, like winning the lottery. And, while you have to buy a lottery ticket to have a chance at winning the lottery, you can’t afford to waste a lot of time planning on what to do with your winnings when you’ve got other more legitimate opportunities out there. • Jonathan Lucroy: I think the Brewers right-handed catcher might be the one controllable position player (under control through 2017) conceivably on the market this summer who could significantly impact the Rangers’ lineup for the future. He’s also had a down year, so you might think: A buy low guy. If the Rangers were to add Lucroy, it makes giving up Alfaro in a Phillies deal that much easier. But indications are Brewers GM Doug Melvin would prefer to talk about any number of his wares ahead of Lucroy. My take: While pitchers seem to be the focus of the market right now, this might be an interesting conversation just ahead of the Friday afternoon deadline. If the Brewers play poorly between now and then, perhaps Melvin gets more motivated to make a deal. Jon Daniels and Melvin have a long amicable relationship when it comes to dealing. Keep an eye on this. • Andrew Cashner, Tyson Ross: The Rangers talked about both, particularly TCU’s Cashner, during the winter when they believed San Diego should be in rebuild mode. Instead, the Padres went all in, created a giant mess of their organization and now are looking to move pieces. Ross has had the better year, but scouts have held that Cashner has the better stuff. Also, there is word that Cashner would love a return to Texas. Cashner is under control through 2016 and could be a buy-low guy right now. If AJ Preller wants to rebuild his farm system in San Diego after destroying it this winter, would he not covet guys he signed over the last five years the most? These guys would be fall-backs if Hamels doesn’t happen, but they’d give the Rangers a Gallardo-type commodity for next year: Established guys who could slide into the middle of the rotation and, in the case of Cashner, who might bring back a first-round draft pick after the season. It’s also not unrealistic to think the Texas native might be willing to sign a longer-term deal. My take: All depends on Hamels. • Other pitchers: I’d love Aroldis Chapman, but not sure the Reds are even talking about him yet while figuring out the Cueto situation. Chapman is signed through 2016. A closer would be great, but Shawn Tolleson has been really good. The Rangers bigger need is controllable middle-of-the-bullpen guys. In the last decade, I think, the club has dedicated significant resources, financially or otherwise, to a reliever: Joe Nathan. Not sure if they are willing to change that philosophy even with the atrocious performance of the middle of the ‘pen this year. In general, paying a high price for relievers, whether in prospects or salary, rarely returns the desired value. My take: I’d think addressing the bullpen waits until the off season. Good article, raises a lot of valid points. Yes all about making the rotation viable for 2016. Pitch the kid. Hamels a Ranger and Harry goes to Philly with some good prospects. All in all everyone got what they needed. Hate to see Thompson go. Think he is better than Chi Chi. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Was kinda surprised to see Harry go but understand they needed to dump some salary somewhere to make this work, just suspected they would do it in another way. (Was hoping they would take "Evis"!! I know I'm dreaming again).. :) Yea I agree I hate to see Thompson go he has the potential to be a very good pitcher, hope that part of the deal they won't regret. Looks like they also got a reliever Jake Diekman, throw him out there and see how he does is all you can do. Yea sooner or later he will get his stuff back and he'll be alright, odds of that happening are good. Still can't believe they are only 4 games out of the 2nd wild card spot... I guess Harry or some other starter had to go so the Phils have something to finish the season with. What surprises me is Harry was real careful when he batted against the Rockies. Hope he stays healthy doing it every 5 days. Wish him well. Yes it's all about 2016-17 now and getting the rotation there. They are still short a starter for 2016 as Darvish will not be back until after the ASB sometime. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Yes the illusion of the second wild card. Not an illusion if you can keep around .500 and have a hot September:) For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Hammy walk off against the Jankees. Wonderful. We win that season series.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
You hope Darvish is effective after he comes back I wouldn't count on it. So lets see Hamels, Holland, Perez, Martinez, Gonzalez as starters in 2016 if you don't sign either Lewis and Gallardo who are gonna be free agents this year. I would at least resign Colby and maybe both cause I don't think the youngsters are ready to give you 200 innings. On top of that you know you are going to have some injuries maybe even Hamels!! And who else do they have in the minors that can be brought up to pitch, Tepesch, Renaudo?? Thompson is gone, Eickhoff is gone, Alec Asher is gone. This deal was to save John Daniels job it had better work out, cause if it doesn't there are gonna be a whole lot of pissed off fans when this losing keeps going on and on and on.... And you can't do a damn thing cause the minors is bare pitching wise again and you have all of these big huge contracts to deal of which they already want to get rid of 2. I can easily see this turning into a giant disaster. see ya in the playoffs if Hammels can drag you into a wild card hunt . After this weekend the Yanks have no more road trips out of the eastern time zone ;and play the majority of their remaining games at home . Right now the Yanks are 13 over .500 which mean if they play .500 ball the rest of the season they'll have 94 wins .... probably enough to hold off their east div challengrs (only concern is 13 head to head games against Toronto). Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Which means they could very easily lose all 13 games since their starting pitching isn't that good and the Blue Jays are the highest scoring team in the majors. I wouldn't count on them making the playoffs if I were you, especially since they had to put CC back in as a starter since Pineda went to the DL. yes possibly . Toronto also was very active at the trade deadline. Then again 7 of the 13 are at the friendly confines of Yankee stadium ;and 34 of their remaining 57 are home games. The rest of their schedule is not that intimidating . btw Yanks are 2nd in runs scored and RBIs to Toronto ;and 2nd to Houston in HR . So it's not like there is that big a difference in offensive output . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
yes possibly But not very probable considering they have a decent team as you pointed out... BTA didn't they go thru a 10-12 game losing streak earlier this year??? Some teams are what they are good or bad and some play way over/under their potential, you just never know. Just like last night the Rangers were facing the Giants and LH pitcher Bumgarner, they have big issues with Lefties but they jumped all over him for 6 runs early to win the game, you just never know... The biggest issue (even if they play well) I see is there are what 5-6 teams ahead of them for that spot, guess we'll see what happens.
Seen on Quick Pitch in the middle of the night that the Phillies already put Harry on the 15 day DL with what they called "back inflammation"... Rangers Trade For Reliever At Deadline Home / KWTX - Sports / Headlines List / Article The Miami Marlins traded right-handed reliever Sam Dyson to the Texas Rangers on Friday for catcher Tomas Telis and a minor league pitcher. MIAMI (July 31, 2015) The Miami Marlins traded right-handed reliever Sam Dyson to the Texas Rangers on Friday for catcher Tomas Telis and a minor league pitcher. Dyson was 3-3 with a 3.68 ERA in 44 appearances for Miami this season. He appeared in 80 games with the Marlins over the last three seasons, after breaking into the majors for two games with Toronto in 2011. Telis has gotten limited action with the Rangers over the last two seasons, playing in 24 games with no home runs and 10 RBIs. He was signed as 16-year-old free agent from Venezuela in 2007, made 18 appearances last season and batted .182 in six games with Texas this year. Telis will report to Miami. The Marlins also got left-hander Cody Ege, who was sent to Double-A Jacksonville. Speaking of trades they snuck this one in within 5 minutes of the deadline. Right now the Yanks are 13 over .500 which mean if they play .500 ball the rest of the season they'll have 94 wins .... probably enough to hold off their east div challengrs (only concern is 13 head to head games against Toronto). They can win those 94 game. Might be good enough for a Wild Card. But thanks to GM Brian Cashman, they secured NO starting pitching for a staff already susceptible to injury, incompetence, and inconsistency. The Yankees may score runs, but come the playoffs we know all that changes. In the recent past (the 2000s) the Yanks have nearly always been near the top in runs scored. Those bats went silent against playoff team starting pitching. And would againt this year. Only Yankee starters would get pounded.
All true... BUT, conversely the Bombers *could* beat up on the Jays, who've always had problems beating Yanks. Some team just have others' number. Yeah, I know this Jays team is altogether different, locked and loaded. But they still have their own pitching problems. David Price is just ONE starter. They did pick up great pen help -- Mark Lowe as well. Considering all the moves made by all the teams, this looks like a stretch run that'll be memorable for whomever gets hot. OR fade. And that really could be ANY one. (Remember the A's epic fade last year?? And the Royals epic run?)
True ;especially against such Hall of Famers like Kenny Rogers . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Indeed. But there is one sure thing. Putting in Scheppers in the 8th with base runners and the middle of the order at bat. Result, his third blown game this year. Dude needs a Detroit zip code like Feliz. Make matters worse, the Rangers finally sent Kela to RR to give him a break. Oh, forgot to mention...Feliz gave up a grand slam in his first Detroit appearance a couple of weeks ago. If Schep is not a DFA by Monday morning JD and Banny need to get their heads examined. Mendez down at AAA RR can do a better job. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Of course. His insurance policy was probably transferred to Philly. They lose no money putting him on DL and then figure out how to dump him or make the Rangers pay out the remaining year. I'm sure that will happen or some of Hamels cash goes back to Philly. Really scratched my head at Harry going. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
After watching Dyson give up the lead in extra innings, I'd say we got what we paid for:) Not much in the way of improvement for the BP. Ain't going to get better anytime soon either. All the contenders have the good relievers now. Either promote from minors and roll the dice and wait for the off season market. Surprised Mendez and Jackson have not come up yet. Guess after the mega Hamels deal slim pickings at AAA and AA. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
I'm pretty sure he has options left, he really needs to work on his control he's up high and constantly missing the target. First batter he faced the target was low and inner half, he went high outer half Duffy took it to deep right and then it was on. They are enamored with his 95+ fastball and think he can find himself in the majors. But he just isn't doing it so he needs to go back to work on his control before he runs out of options and then they have to let him go.. You have to remember he was one hell of a pitcher back in 2013 (1.88 ERA in 76 games) and he's only 28. Moving on.... If that nimrod Andrus wouldn't have gotten his ass picked off 3rd back in the 4th inning you probably wouldn't have even seen Scheppers. Cause they would have been up at least 1-2 more runs (DD hit a fly to left that would have scored him). When is he ever going to get his head in the game?? He's hitting right now but giving it back in shoddy defense and bad base running. The next hangnail he gets they need to put him on the 15 day DL and bring Alberto up to play SS, maybe that will get the point across that he needs to get his head out or he's history. Especially if Alberto plays as well if not better than he did when he was called up earlier. And he's doing an outstanding job in AAA this year hitting .326 w/ a .469 slugging percentage. You know I wonder just exactly how many games the team as a whole has lost because of really dumb decisions?? I thought Banny was brought in to fix this problem cause he's a "guru in the basics"??? Guess he either isn't or they aren't paying attention... I just went back and looked at some of the "lowlights" of the game and the defense they were playing in the 8th probably caused him to give up those last 2 runs. I think they call that alignment they played "No doubles" (misnomer I would say). If Martin had been playing at normal depth he would have gotten to Posey's popup instead of it falling for "a double". That would have been the 3rd out and left the score 7-5 Texas. Another dumb mistake by the coaching staff!! I would say they are now going to go with what they have until Sept call ups, at least as far as seeing Jackson is concerned. In 8 games he's given up 13 earned runs... Really scratched my head at Harry going. From what I seen of the deal the Phillies are picking up "ALL" of Harry's contract and about 9-10 million of Hamels contract... Harry is a decent pitcher when he is on so they will probably see if they can use him while they rebuild since his contract is only about 11 million. He's your typical 6th or 7th inning pitcher and was brought in to help get the rest of the BP some rest (Like Kela for example) he is what he is. His stats from last year are pretty decent 2.14 ERA in 42 innings pitched and this year is 3.68 for 44 innings... My beef about this is he's only a rental (as of this time) and JD gave up 2 prospects for him!!! Good thing they got Diekman with Hamels or this deal would have been even worse. He is a decent relief pitcher who had a rough start to the season (108.00 ERA... :o )but has been pretty decent since the beginning of May. From what I've seen he uses his "heeter" to go right after the batter, used 21 pitches to get 6 outs. Hell most everybody else in the pen would use 21 pitches to get 1-2 batters out... Also is looking like the Angels have shot their wad and are now falling back to earth. They have lost 5 in a row and just lost CJ for the rest of the year and they didn't acquire any pitching at the deadline.
Well you partially got your wish they put him on the 15 day DL with what I would assume is "Fake knee inflammation". So he'll get some rest and a 30 rehab to get his schitt together. If they plan on making a run in Sept they'll need him pitching well. Went to the Reds game today (they lost of course) and they had a 10-15 minute or so scrum late in the game over hit batters. It all started yesterday and carried over into today, in fact Melancon got tossed in the 9th over him hitting a batter. I was sitting down close to the field and yelled "IF you aren't going to kick each others asses why don't you get back into the dugouts and let your play do the talking"!! Don't know if any of the players heard me or not but a bunch of fans did and they got a chuckle over it... LOL... Looks like they're getting their money out of Diekman and Dyson they were both in the game again today. Perez looked real good a lot better than I thought he would at this time in his recovery. Angels just lost again that's 6 in a row now. You are right Andrus is hitting right now. I think .333 since July 20th. Don't worry JD will again put Adrus contract on the waiver wire this month. No one will nibble of course. I'm sure Choo will be put on the waiver wire too. More of a chance stupid front offices with loads of money like the Yankees and Mets might nibble at Choo. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
And on the first double a fly to right and Choo nowhere to be seen. The guy is never positioned near where a ball is hit:) Amazing. When they bring in Martin to play center in later innings, they should move DD to right and sit Choo. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Detroit really has worse luck with relievers than we do. All those post season runs coming up short lays heavy on their late inning BP. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
LOL about right. Well we know what we need in the off season. RH bat and relief pitching. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Good point. Plus the boy wonder hurt his wrist and playing through it. But he's young and will mend well. Frankly the Angels are not that great of a team. They benefited last year from a horrible Rangers team, Astros still finding themselves and the A's collapse. Looking like strongest team going forward is still KC. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
LOL.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Yes glad to see a strong outing by Perez. Let's see what he does against a division rival who has seen him before.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Too bad they didn't wait until tonight to let him pitch I would have loved to see him start Houston in to their own tailspin. They did make a few nice pickups that will help them. It seems to me they need a change in pitching strategy before we need to blow up the BP, BTA I could be full of ca ca... :) We have plenty of RH bats but it seems like none of them are hitting or can hit. So it seems to me they are the ones who need to be replaced first, RH for RH. The first places I would start are at catcher and the left side of the IF and then on the bench. And since you want to get rid of Choo then I would get a LHer to replace him or better yet a switch hitter. I blame that on the coaching staff and Scheppers not Choo. He was so deep and way over into RC that there was no way he could have gotten to it, BTA maybe I could have.. :) Choo has a much stronger arm than DD so that is why he stays in. If the pitcher hits his target and the coaching staff doesn't put them in a dumb defense then Choo is adequate, as long as he's hitting HRs and driving in at least 50-60 RBIs... Kinda makes you wish Gregorius goes down for the rest of the year!! :) Quite a Texas shootout tonight. Colby gave up a granny which made it close for a bit. But the Rangers put up more. 12-9 final. That new RHer reliever has some wicked stuff. He did well. Beltre hit for the cycle by the 5th inning:) Good deal. Hope this means he is finally in his mid summer tear. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Choo is doing enough to keep him in the graces of JD and Banny. I remember seeing him with the Reds and how he used to spread the ball all over the OF and get on base. Now it seems he is trying to kill the ball on every at bat. If Choo and Beltre can have a great August and September it could change the team dynamics a lot. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
He also hit 20+ HRs with the Reds. Maybe they are asking him to supply a little more power or pull the ball more, I wouldn't think so but just don't know what's been asked of him. (Batters/pitchers get screwed up all the time cause the coaches just couldn't leave well enough alone). BTA maybe he thinks he needs to do more to earn that big paycheck (which is true to some extent) and has decided on his own to go with something different than what got him there, which is a mistake. To me there are 3 types of contracts one is you are getting paid for what you do consistently, the 2nd is you are getting paid for what the management "thinks" you're capable of, and the 3rd is management has absolutely no clue what they are doing. Seems we will have a shoe string catching crew for a while longer: Rangers catching situation remains catch-as- catch can The minors are bankrupt catcher options for the foreseeable future with Telis and Alfaro gone. They just created another off season need. Unless they just go with Chirinos. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Thought you might like to see this little bit of history... Alex Avila (29) Chris Iannetta (33) John Jaso (32) George Kottaras (32) Jose Molina (41) Dioner Navarro (32) Brayan Pena (34) A.J. Pierzynski (39) Matt Wieters (30) Here is the list of potential catcher free agents this off season... Since they traded 7 prospects away (when I think could have gotten the job done with 5) I don't think they will go the trade route so that only leaves FA... If you look at the stats and age Dioner Navarro seems to be the best one available, he's a switch hitter. I'm wondering how long this will last, and will he break the 80 RBI mark?? If not then I would find a RHed youngster to take his place next year for about 500K!! Yes! Showed the vid to the boys tonight and their friends who are rabid Rangers fans. Good kids. I take them along to some RR Express games now and then. They are learning the art of heckling the visiting team behind the 1B dugout:) Wonder who is teaching them:) Speaking of RR that is Martin's new zip code now. Plus Holland did ok tonight. 2 ER 50 or so pitches. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Jaso is terrible throwing out runners at second. Bat not bad. Steer clear of AJ even though he has done well with the Braves this year. Too old. Having a switch hitter is good. I rather have a catcher who can call a good game and "frame" pitches well than some guy with a bat and can't get a pitcher out of a jam. So far Jimenez and Wilson have been doing ok. Great win tonight. Tolly got in trouble in the 9th walking the first batter and then gave up a single with no outs. Runners at first and third no outs. Gets a ground ball out to Mitch holding the runner. Then runner on first swipes second. Strikes out Castro and Altuve to complete the save no runs plated. Amazing job. Final 4-3 Rangers. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Hey I bet the Yankees wished they had the Mets starting pitchers:) 5 straight games the rotation only gave up 1-2 runs a game. Mets fortified their BP again today getting a LH reliever from the A's. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.---John 1:17
Wish the Yanks had deGrom .He's an outstanding pitcher...better than Harvey . The Mets really helped themselves before the trader deadline adding depth to their roster with Yoenis Cespedes, Tyler Clippard, Kelly Johnson, and Juan Uribe (which served as a wakeup call).Sandy Alderson deserves kudos given all the heat Mets fans have given him. Yanks are now 15 over 0.500 a new high water mark for the season .They crushed the Red Sox ,a pleasant ending of a great hiking day in NH (which is Red Sox territory) . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Holland rehab update: Derek Holland’s fastball was zipping along in second rehab start "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
A real nail biter last night but the two new BP pitchers kept the 1 run lead.
"When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/08/texas-rangers-give-power-arm-jackson-shot-at-bullpen.html/ Looks like you get your wish, I figured they would wait until Sept... On second thought...I looked up his WHIP and it is not stellar: 1.383 http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=jackso001luk Then again no one else at the bottom of the pen is doing any better:) "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Thought you might like this little tidbit... The biggest thing I see is the Mets are finally starting to hit and drive in some runs... That is why they made him into a reliever I would assume. So he could cut down to using his best 2-3 pitches to improve his control. Went and looked at his stats and being made into a reliever hasn't helped his WHIP. NAPOLI, NAPOLI is back:) 3-3 tie tonight. Hamels gave up two dingers one to Trumbo and one to Cruz. Good news is Iwakuma is out of the game going into 7th. Oops Cano just took Hamels long. 4-3 Mariners. Hamels has to learn who he gets cute with third time through the order. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
I thought we supposedly traded for an ace not a 3rd or 4th starter?? Oh wait never mind... Lost to another team they shouldn't lose to, playing "down" to the opposition again. And now since Beltre's and Andrus ears have stopped burning so has their production, guess I need to remind them they suck and one of the reasons Napoli is back. I can see it now late in games Napoli will pinch hit for Andrus and Alberto will take his place defensively. Give it a couple of weeks. We got Hamels for 2016 and beyond.
"When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Rangers put up a "snowman" in the top 11th. Pretty interesting strategy they used pitching in the bottom 10th. Smith gets a lead off two base error. Then Tolleson gets two strike outs then they intent walk both Cruz and Cano to load the bases. It worked as Tolly struck out the next batter. Why Nanny used Tolly in the bottom of the 11th with an 8 run lead and a pitch count nearing 50 is beyond me. They had two arms which could come in. Guess he figured Tolly was over his limit anyway so give him two days off. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
With Monday being an off day it only effects today's game. I noticed he's been riding Dyson and Diekman like old pack mules, don't want to wear them out and put the pen back into useless shape. Also noticed Gimemez stole 2 bases the other day, didn't know he was that fast of a base runner. Guess you don't get to notice things like that if you don't get to watch the whole game, only bits and pieces. Looks like Houston's moves at the deadline aren't doing them much good right now, Rangers have picked up what 4 or 4.5 games in the last week or so. Rangers are only 3 games out of a playoff spot, only have to get over Baltimore, Angels and Yankees... :) I guess I expect more for $23 million...
Gimenez stole one base due to a pitcher not paying attention. The other one came on a blown hit and run. He swung the bat great yesterday too. Perez gave up 2ER of the three yesterday and not one dinger out of the park. He's rising again. His BBs were down too. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Also looks like the Blue Jays got what they paid for. 7 wins in a row.
"When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
If their pitching holds out they should pass the Yankees in another week or so, maybe sooner. Yankees are tied for next to last in the American league for quality starts with Tampa at 46, (Royals have 45 go figure), Rangers have 53 (right in the middle of the pack) Toronto 54 and Oakland tops with 66... He seems to be doing fairly well coming back from his TJ surgery, he'll probably have a few more so so games before he settles down and pitches consistently. Which will hopefully be all thru September when they have Holland back and "maybe" making a move towards a wild card spot. You only need 3 good starters to be able to do some damage in the playoffs... :) yeah they have been hot at the same time the Yanks bats went cold (especially their table setters Ellsbury and Gardner ). You normally do not see such a big impact with the trades made at the deadline . But the Jays have made a charge ,and the Mets surged into 1st place mostly with the contributions of the new blood. I don't believe the Jays pitching can hold up (besides Price ) . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
This could be a year in the AL where quality starts are not a factor to go deep in the playoffs. Only to meet an NL team like the Mets who have great pitching in the WS. Always looking for my Rangers-Mets WS. The team of my childhood vs. my grown up team:) "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Price normally has a rough time against the Yankees, especially the last 2 years with an ERA of almost 8.00... One or 2 players can make a big difference in how a team plays and it has happened with the Jays since they acquired Price and Tulowitski. The same thing can be said if you subtract one or 2 players, it can turn a winning team into a big time loser. This is also the time of year where older players start to wear down and need a rest. If they don't get it cause the manager is too hard headed or the lineup is lacking depth then this will kill a teams chances of winning. The Jays just completed a sweep and the Yanks haven't scored in something like 26 innings . They also let the Orioles ride their coat tails back into contention . So it looks like I'm in for some nail biting in the next month and half .
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Some nail biting in the next two weeks to see if the older players start needing a rest or hit the DL. But Sept is close with young blood ready to help.
"When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Tough loss for Colby today. He pitched a complete game loss (8 full). Think he is a keeper for next year. Stros lost so no ground lost in the Division. But they better start winning series again or will be in a hole again. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
They seem like they play better against the better teams and let up against the worse teams, that needs to change or they will be out of it quickly. They do need to bring him back next year cause he can eat up some innings and the younguns haven't proved they are ready yet. The only semi easy series they have is Cleveland, Atlanta and Boston, everybody else is right at .500 and fighting for a wild card spot or leading their divisions... Sept 18-20 series against the Mets should be interesting... yes I thought that one would be a snoozer . Now it looks like it may be a World Series preview :> Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Ummmm, good luck with that one... One team has to get by the Cards and the other has to find a starting pitching staff... Jackson didn't even pitch and is sent back, Kela is back up as of today... Hamels scratched from Thursday's game. Some sort of groin soreness. Probably from the 129 pitches during his no-hitter. Go figure no wonder he stunk so far.
"When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
If you look back the last few months you will see other articles about him having hammy issues, and to think I was ready to blame it on the mound in Arlington again...
Could be. But for an NL pitcher to go 129 pitches in one game is rare these days. That no hitter probably took some out of him. We were doing ok without him so make sure he's ok. Guess a spot start for someone. Probably Bass or bring up Chi Chi. Maybe with the day off yesterday they just skip him. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Rangers blew the 2-0 lead in the 8th and then with 2 out in the 9th (now tied 2-2) Patton walked the #8 man and then gave up a game winning double to the 9th spot. Dude was hitting .224 Awful. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
The Rangers scratched Hamels from his scheduled start Thursday because of a sore left groin, and either Chi Chi Gonzalez or Anthony Ranaudo will be brought up from Triple-A to take his turn in the rotation. That's the latest I've seen. A couple more games like last night and they'll be out of it both mentally and physically...
Yep. Seems they go on a two week bender of runs production and good pitching. Then...NOT. Too inconsistent. I think the pitching corps is smoked except for Perez. Gallardo looks like he does not even want to be there. The Nick Martinez experiment has gone the path of Tepesch-Grimm. Holland needs to get back soon. Well a couple of more weeks and young blood is coming up. Banny can stock the BP with as many arms as he needs no matter how they perform:) Joey Gallo doing much better. He mountain climbed back over the Mendoza line going on a tear of HRs and RBI. However, the K-Monster still owns him. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Yeah I seen that earlier in the week, Grand slam and three Ks in the same game. Would you rather be Texas fans, getting teased...or Yankee Fans, watching the '61 Yankees turn into the '62 Mets overnight? They'd been shut out or scored a single run I believe in 8 of the last 10 games. I haven't watched a game in over a week. They've just blown a 6 1/2 lead, got steamrolled by the Jays (who picked up Tulo and Price)...and mentally and physically they seemed to have quit. A team a veterans....are OLD. Didn't help that their GM, Brian Cashman picked up NO reinforcements at the trade deadline.
Looks like they ran out of gas before reinforcements could arrive from the minors... They're lucky the summer wasn't hotter they would have died a month or so ago... Do they really have anything worth trading?? Their farm system is "usually" the barest of them all... HA! Ain't that the truth? How GM Cashman couldn't figure out that the oldsters would wilt without MORE rest during the dog-days is just dumb. Their reinforcements were phantom. Cashman miscalulated as he usually does. The Yanks had ONE farm club hurler who's provides help, but NO bats, and NO additional refreshing energy from a trade.
Yeah, the Yanks have some trade bait...but it would sting a bit. Drew, Beltran...and pitching. The farm -- they were too cautious about parting with their prospect. Keyword: PROSPECTS. I mean, here they were -- 6 games up with the division theirs to LOSE...and Cashman refuses to deal away a "Maybe"?? In a blink of an eye they P'd away that lead in 2 1/2 weeks.
Looks like they took it back last night by beating the Jays, now how long can they hold on. I guess the next question is have the Jays shot their wad and are now coming back to earth?? They are going to have to play .650-.700 ball down the stretch to have a legitimate shot at the playoffs. As of this moment they are 5.5 games back of a wild card and only 5 games back of the Astros, their better shot might be in the division. They have 7 left against both the Astros and the Angels and most of their other games are against other teams not in the race... let's not get carried away. They had one week where they couldn't score .It happened at the same time the Jays got hot .....that's baseball for ya . Price did yesterday what he typically does against the Yanks ;mediocre to terrible at best . They still play 9 head to head games before the end of the season including a 4 game series in the Bronx. As for the fresh blood ,there are 4 top prospects that would be starting on many MLB teams . Luis Severino looks good in 2 starts . They brought up Greg Bird to give TEX and A-Roid some days off. He didn't get a hit in his one game in Cleveland but looks like he's got a nice Yankee Stadium swing. They will also bring up Aaron Judge real soon to give some of the outfielders a break. Yesterday Beltran came off the bench and hit a 3 run hr to win the game. So they will have depth when it counts. Michael Paneda is real close to returning to the rotation also. Maybe as soon as next week. Rob Refsnyder will be up in Sept to give the middle infielders a break. The Yank farm system is as strong as it's been since the early 1990s . That has been Cashman's biggest contribution to the franchise. Both the Jays and Yanks need to keep their eyes on the Orioles . They have not been buried and they have not had one of those hot streaks yet. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Actually as of last night they are now 2.5 back of the second WC after beating the Rays last night. What a good game to watch. Banny went 2 for 2 on replay. Hammy homered with a runner on and DD hit his first MLB HR. BP held the tie and then the lead. Perez did alright. Longoria got to him but he gets to all our pitchers. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
I guess the next question is have the Jays shot their wad and are now coming back to earth?? Keep in mind I have still not watched more than an inning of any game since the Jays beat the Yanks at the Stadium in Game 2 a week and a half(?) ago. Can't take the agita (Tom, have you been watching every game?) Wow. I was shocked when I saw the 4-3 score and win by the Yanks in Yahoo News. It took an unlikely pinch-hit 3-run jack by Beltran IN Toronto in the 8th inning (of a game that David Price was removed) to win it. I also hoid/read where closer Andrew Miller (who's already blown a save and looked bad since his return off the DL) had to overcome an almost blown save and 12-pitch AB from Tulowitski to close it down. WAS this win a fluke? And yeah -- does this mean the 11-game winning streak and freaky mojo of the Jays is kaput?...AND the Yanks turn things around? So...yes, they've re-taken first place. I a really bad loss FOR Toronto. Yanks are also up by 2 games in the loss column. The Jays filled in every hole they had. They're loaded. In spades....they aren't going away IMO. The Bombers may win a WC.
As of this moment they are 5.5 games back of a wild card and only 5 games back of the Astros, their better shot might be in the division. They have 7 left against both the Astros and the Angels... 14 game against both those teams? Yup. The division is still up for grabs. With Texas only 5 games out and the Angels and Astros beatable. Fugetabout the WC. .650 ball at this point in time...would help.
I watch until I fall asleep on the couch (normally by the 3rd inning ;that's what happens when one is up 2 hrs. before sunrise everyday) . Frankly I have not been in a panic (ok maybe a little when Pineda went on DL) . That's because they have had decent starts ;even from CC ;and the bullpen has done the job . The hitting went on hiatus at an inopportune time . But it's back . I wouldn't worry about Miller .Even Mariano had spells of a couple games where he stunk up the joint. If his struggles become a pattern then there is always Betances to close. If the Jays continue to win at the rate they did in their 15 game hot streak then they deserve to win the division. But they won't . Now if you want to see me panic ,talk about the Giants losing 4 DBs in one exhibition game ! Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
But...I do that with *everything," Tommy. And you hadn't you noticed? ;-) They had one week where they couldn't score. It happened at the same time the Jays got hot .....that's baseball for ya. Yes, but that was an EPIC slump -- what, 31 innings worth?? Coinciding with the Jays torrid streak - buoyed by TREMENDOUS reinforcements like Tulo, Price, etal.) Meanwhile the Yankees needed reinforcements...but because they were amidst of masquerading as the '61 Yankees, Casman stood pat. He actually LOST a couple of guys. Considering Tex and A-Rod are older, their wilting in the dawg days without proper rest is not a surprise. Cashman it seems was playing NOT to lose...MLB's version of the prevent-D. And we all know about that philosophy. Price did yesterday what he typically does against the Yanks ;mediocre to terrible at best. Well, it was ok. He did just shut them down last outing; In this one he'd been dinged with hits but surrendered only a single run (before the reliever came in and coughed up the 3-run dinger.) They still play 9 head to head games before the end of the season including a 4 game series in the Bronx. Sure -- there are plenty of games and time to make up against the Jays. But as I mentioned, THIS Jays team is loaded. And running on all cylinders. The Yanks are stumbling and tired. We've still yet to see who each "real" respective club is. If I'm a Toronto fan, I like my chances. As for the fresh blood ,there are 4 top prospects that would be starting on many MLB teams . Luis Severino looks good in 2 starts . They brought up Greg Bird to give TEX and A-Roid some days off. He didn't get a hit in his one game in Cleveland but looks like he's got a nice Yankee Stadium swing. They will also bring up Aaron Judge real soon to give some of the outfielders a break. The Jays go and get a Tulo, and the Yanks have to rely on Bird, a guy no one had heard of. THAT is the difference-maker. Judge is apparently reason for high hopes. BUT until we see it... Ok -- Severino had been impressive. The Yanks have a few other good prospects...but that's all they are for now and won't help should the Bombers find themselves desperate to make the playoffs. Yesterday Beltran came off the bench and hit a 3 run hr to win the game. So they will have depth when it counts. Michael Paneda is real close to returning to the rotation also. Maybe as soon as next week. Rob Refsnyder will be up in Sept to give the middle infielders a break. The Yank farm system is as strong as it's been since the early 1990s . That has been Cashman's biggest contribution to the franchise. Beltran's HR may have been THE biggest hit of the year. Pineda...Hmmm....just don't know. The guy is fragile, ain't he? I liked Refsnyder....they should have kept him on the Big Club. We're gonna have a disagreement with just what Cashman has brought to the table. IMO he cheaped-out during the last two years when a couple of decent trades could have won the Yanks another 5 games in the standings -- enough to make the playoffs. And this year he missed the boat, grabbing a Mariner IF scrub (Ackley) who went on the DL immediately. By the time all those young guys are seasoned, Tex is gone, A-Rod is gone, and once again they'll have the same impotent offense they'd had in 2013-14. Patience: NOT a trait of NY Yankee Fans. You're an exception, Tom :-) Are you from the NY-NJ-CT area?
Whoa. What a schedule. But at least you haven't had to be tortured by blown 16 inning losses lately ;-) Frankly I have not been in a panic (ok maybe a little when Pineda went on DL) . That's because they have had decent starts ;even from CC ;and the bullpen has done the job . The hitting went on hiatus at an inopportune time . But it's back . I was panicked because Giraradi mis-managed TWO games in a row...with the torrid Jays coming into town. I knew that the players lost mojo from that AND were showing signs of team fatigue. Very frustrating to finally get decent pitching (especially from CC), but not back it up. Dunno if the bats are back; I hope you're right. I need more time to assess. I wouldn't worry about Miller .Even Mariano had spells of a couple games where he stunk up the joint. If his struggles become a pattern then there is always Betances to close. If the Jays continue to win at the rate they did in their 15 game hot streak then they deserve to win the division. But they won't . Great points about Mo slumping once per year. But he had a track record and was hardly ever hurt. Miller's still battling back to form. I'm good with Betances. Agree -- if the Jays are THIS good, gotta tip your hat to them. And hope they slump in the post-season while the Yanks get hot (for a change.) Aaah - a NY Jint Fan too? Good :-) If you're into hockey, NY Ranger Fan as well? N, did NOT know the Jints lost 4 DBs in a single exhibition game. (how serious is it?)
Ok -- Severino had been impressive. The Yanks have a few other good prospects...but that's all they are for now and won't help should the Bombers find themselves desperate to make the playoffs. Jeter ,Posada ,Mariano were all once prospects ....so were Hughes, Jaba ,and Montero . Guess you never know for sure . The point is that the Yanks actually have prospects after years of trading them away for 'rent a players' .The old model won't work . Can't blame Cashman for that . The Boss isn't running the show anymore and his sons have a budget . Beltran just hit a 1st inning HR btw .Yanks up 1-0 . Patience: NOT a trait of NY Yankee Fans. You're an exception, Tom :-) Are you from the NY-NJ-CT area? Raised on Long Island . I live in the Hudson Valley now . Don't kid yourself about patience. As Yanks fans we saw them go from the early 80s until the mid 90s without any championships . Now I admit ;that aint Mets ,Jets patience but.............Gene Michaels patiently built the foundation for the championship years in that time . He did it by stocking the minors with talent . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
pretty bad . 5th round pick Mykkele Thompson is possibly out for the year with an Achilles tear . Landon Collins had a knee injury . The Jints traded up for him in the 2nd round. He says he'll be ok. 2 more cornerbacks were dinged . One of them was subbing for Prince Amukamara who was already inactive with an injury . I like the Rangers ,but when I was a big hockey fan I was on Long Island ,and it was in the middle of the great Islanders run . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
You're right I read the chart wrong I had the Jays as the 2nd WC instead of 1st, duuuhhhh... I would still rather they took the division instead of having to rely on their play for 1 game to get in. It looks as if they are positioning Hamels for the "playin" game if he pitches on Monday as has been speculated... 14 game against both those teams? Yup. The division is still up for grabs. With Texas only 5 games out and the Angels and Astros beatable. Fugetabout the WC. .650 ball at this point in time...would help. After tonight the Rangers are 1.5 games out of lower WC. I looked at the various 2nd WCs since inception a few years ago. Only one team won less than 88 games. Difference this year is one team in the AL is not running away with the top WC. Then again a good friend and baseball fan told me to stop scoreboard watching until around September 10th. I think he is right. The first WC will go to the team who has been consistent most of the season and holds their own with the infusion of younger players in September when rosters expand. Second WC will go to whoever is competitive now and goes on a mid September hot streak. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
The Rangers had a stretch close to that earlier in the season when the starting pitching was doing what it is supposed to do "quality starts", but am not too sure they have that in them again... I don't think the 88 wins will hold up this year there are way too many teams in the American league vying for the spot. On the other hand the National league has been all but decided. that's why I'm counting on the Rangers to get hot . They especially need to be hot starting next Tuesday against the Jays :> Yanks wasted another great effort by Severino . But can't complain about 2 of 3 . Yanks go back to NY in 1st ;and 10 teams they SHOULD feast on except perhaps Houston. Jays go to Philly for 2 and then play 3 against the Angels and 3 against the Rangers . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Saw an article on MLB that Chirinos is not ready to come back and Corporan is still having thumb issues. Looks like we have Wilson and Gimenez for a bit longer now. Both are hitting well, however I wonder how much they know the rotation and pen. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Interesting article here on the Rangers keeping in the hunt: Gosselin: If resilient Rangers are serious about playoffs, they must make a stand "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
No, all "prospects" are a roll of the dice vs the known quantity. Let's face it -- the Yankees hit the Trifecta with Jeter, Mariano, and Pettitte -- and of the three, only Jeter was a "can't-miss." Mariano was a starter in '95 and got bombed. Pettitte came out of the gate at 12-9. I realize the old-model can't work the way it had with the Boss, but the Steinbrenner Family IS still quite wealthy, and the Yanks still are not like any other club -- we need to keep on winning. Cashman has to find the right balance of talent. That means he needed to be creative. They have lacked offensive spark and slumped a few times -- even before they went on their 90 runs in 10 games binge. The Yanks took 2 of 3 from the Jays, but with ANY normal offensive production, could have swept. 1 run against another guy with a 5+ ERA?? They are going no where if this epic slump continues. Raised on Long Island . I live in the Hudson Valley now . Don't kid yourself about patience. As Yanks fans we saw them go from the early 80s until the mid 90s without any championships . Now I admit ;that aint Mets ,Jets patience but.............Gene Michaels patiently built the foundation for the championship years in that time . He did it by stocking the minors with talent . Hudson Valley -- Really nice in them thar parts. LI boy? Lotta Mets/Jets fans out there, eh? Yeah -- the drought from '82-'95 killed us Yankee Fans. Especially during the Donnie Baseball years. I understand a certain degree of patience, but when you have a 6 game lead (and obvious batting needs), ya gotta go out an make a deal. Stick Michael was a heckuva GM and eye for talent. Too bad Showalter was let go after '95. THAT loss to the Mariners was a back-breaker. Got a great read to recommend, Tom: 'The Last Boy -- The End of America's Childhood' (Mickey Mantle.) Unc, Red, ANY baseball guy would really like this book.
Look like two are gone for the year. And two coming back eventually. ITMT they picked up somebody competent (forget now.) I like the Rangers ,but when I was a big hockey fan I was on Long Island ,and it was in the middle of the great Islanders run . Out on the Island still for that time? That was a confusing time for me as a Rangers Fan; I began watching the Islanders on Channel 9....was watched for their '75 underdog run as they beat the hated Flyers and began pulling for the Gilles-Trottier-Bossy Isles. Total confusion when they played the Rangers. After that dynasty I returned as a hard-core Rangers' Fan.
Maybe the Yankees need to bring back their old 'batting coach' from the mid-90s: "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
I looked at the various 2nd WCs since inception a few years ago. Only one team won less than 88 games. Difference this year is one team in the AL is not running away with the top WC. And now the Rangers won yet again. Yeah, odd year of absolute parity. Is it possible 85-86 games wins...a division AND WC??
Man, from what I've seen of the entire AL, ANY of these teams are capable of getting red hot OR slumping into oblivion. The Rangers' SP is no worse than any of the contenders -- only that lack a real Stopper it appears.
Don't think the Royals will tank that bad but they have trouble beating good teams this year. The Rangers are the bizarro opposite. They lose to sub-500 teams and beat above 500 teams. Better record on the road (best AL road record) than at home. Hard to tell if the Rangers tank. It does not take much right now. In the position of the Twins, Rays, Angels, Orioles and Rangers if any of those teams go on a 5-7 game losing streak it may be tough to bounce back in Sept. I foresee Bannister using 7-10 pitchers in a game come Sept call ups:) "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
it was a great time to be on the Island .The team was very community oriented . It was easy to route for Trottier and Bossy but may favorites were the grinders like Bobby Nystrom and the Sutter Brothers . Same thing with the D . Everyone liked Potvin . But my favorite was Ken Morrow . I thought it was cool that he went from an Olympic Gold medal team right to a Stanley Cup team . Not a bad way to start a career . A Gold medal and 4 Stanley Cups . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Rangers got to Rodney in the bottom ninth tonight. Won 4-3 on a Beltre walk off walk:) Two bunt singles (one was a sac bunt beat out by DD). They Rodney plunked Choo in the back. Fielder struck out then the walk by Beltre. Stros lose putting Rangers 3 games out. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
The closer Tolleson is doing a fine job. 23 of 24 saves since being bumped up. Plus the two late inning relievers they picked up from the trade deadline are doing well. Dyson has a nasty sinking fast ball. Time will tell. Lots of baseball left to play. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
They are playing better as of late and have won 4 in a row to get them 5 games over .500. He is on the DL after TJ surgery... We have 2 #2s one is on the DL supposedly gonna be back on Wednesday and the other is pitching like a #3 or 4, in fact he could very well have lost last night if it weren't for the defense... Choo saved his bacon with this little gem last night that if not made would have surrendered the lead and maybe the game... Yea they tried losing last night to a sub .500 team, AGAIN!!! Choo's throw and Rodney's lack of pitching are the only reasons they won last night... Looks like my bad mouthing of Adrian has finally gotten to him he's been playing better for a couple of weeks now... "EVIS" well he's still playing his way into moving to a new zipcode, hope that can be arranged this off season... Ever since he got that big contract he's been regressing in all areas of his play... Looks like Mitchell had a rough night last night... He's out of the hospital so shouldn't be too bad, just wonder how he will react the next time he goes to pitch?? Good points. (I'd rather have a team demonstrate an ability to beat better teams while having a worse record.) The Rangers -- road warriors too? It all bodes well for them IF they can cop a WC spot. Hard to tell if the Rangers tank. It does not take much right now. In the position of the Twins, Rays, Angels, Orioles and Rangers if any of those teams go on a 5-7 game losing streak it may be tough to bounce back in Sept. The Rangers are a Jekyll and Hyde team. Sorta like the Yanks, sorta like many teams it seems. Running either Hot and Cold. The only teams I'd bet the house on for making the playoffs is the Jays and KC (only because the AL Central stinks. I foresee Bannister using 7-10 pitchers in a game come Sept call ups:) Girardi will be using 8-11 ;-)
Must have been a great time out there back then. I mentioned the Trottier-Bossy-Gilles line because they were the iconic line of those championship teams, but yeah, other guys were memorable -- Nystrom, Tonelli (both clutch), Bourne, Goering....the Sutters were really young but integral members of the team. That D never got much credit. Everyone liked Potvin . Especially Rangers fans. Oh wait ;-) GREAT player. But my favorite was Ken Morrow . I thought it was cool that he went from an Olympic Gold medal team right to a Stanley Cup team . Not a bad way to start a career . A Gold medal and 4 Stanley Cups . Quite a start for Morrow, eh? Gold Medal, then the Cup. A defenseman's defenseman. I can still see a bearded Clark Gilles circling around trouble-makers like a lion, keeping the peace. Most intimidating force I can recall during those days. Remember the brawls with Terry O'Reilly?
Two bunt singles (one was a sac bunt beat out by DD). They Rodney plunked Choo in the back. Fielder struck out then the walk by Beltre. Cheap rally. BUT...all that matters is that W. The Tigers -- how the mighty have fallen. Rodney STINKS. Stros lose putting Rangers 3 games out. Striking distance. Stros are beginning to choke. Do the Angels have enough?
I was referring to a starting pitcher as a "stopper." Never heard of Tolleson, but closing down 23/24 saves is encouraging for you guys.
That may be, but I'm not worried about the O's. They don't appear to have enough this year.
We have 2 #2s one is on the DL supposedly gonna be back on Wednesday and the other is pitching like a #3 or 4, in fact he could very well have lost last night if it weren't for the defense... Potential is there....injuries (or lack thereof) is a crucial factor for everyone obviously at this time of year. Ya gotta hope that when your hurlers return they're in top form. Choo saved his bacon with this little gem last night that if not made would have surrendered the lead and maybe the game... Nice gun down!
Yeah they let Cruz get away just like the Rangers did 2 years ago, i could still kick JDs ass for that.
Holland was on a mission when he came back from the knee injury last year, hopefully he will do the same thing this year.
Sure do also with Dave Schultz .. and with Gilles on the line no one was going to take cheap shots at 2 time Lady Byng winner Mike Bossy . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Astros are young and play that way, lots of strikeouts and home runs.
he has nasal fracture. Don't know if he will be back before Sept call ups . Expect Paneda back soon. I think his whole dl stint was an innings limiting stunt frankly. But when he comes back the Yanks will almost definitely go into a full 6 man rotation .After Sept 1 I expect there will be 35 Yanks in uniform ...mostly in the bullpen . We'll be lucky if Yanks games last less than 4 hrs. with all the pitching changes. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
shades of Roberto Clemente https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UUy65ZpSP0 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Defense has been much better. His hitting has moved up a bit since the AS break. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
If you can get passed Trout and Puhols with no runners on, you beat the Angels. Seems teams know this:) Their pitching is like everyone else's in their current position...shaky:) "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Thought you guys would like to see this... http://www.sportsbreak.com/mlb/15-longest-home-runs-ever-hit/? utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=outbrain&utm_campaign=SB_OBN_US_DESK&cus_widget=212434 5&utm_content=rss That doesn't seem to be an unusual thing anymore, don't think the league really cares if the teams do it as long as they aren't blatant about it. Till the next time the lose 4-5 in a row then he goes out to lunch until they start winning again... Tough loss tonight. One bad inning by Chi Chi in the top first. Got in trouble but worked out nicely again in the third. After that lights out. BP did great too. What to expect when facing Iwakuma.
"When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
7-2 Rangers top 9th. Was 3-2 going into the 7th. Then they had three HRs in a row. One two run HR by Moreland, then solo by Napoli and then another by Elvis. Holland did well. Made it 6 1/3 innings. Only had one inning (6th) where he got in trouble. Defense to the rescue again with a bases loaded no outs double play, then DD guns out a runner at the plate for the third out one batter later. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Rangers take 2/3 from the Mariners. Good deal. Too bad the Angels and Houston won too. However, when Houston won, they put the TB Rays down in the WC hunt. Also thank you NY Yankees for taking care of the Twins. Article for today: Grant: Derek Holland's return marks new look for Rangers in wide-open playoff race Nice back to back to back HR derby by the Rangers yesterday. Even "Evis" put one deep over the fence to Left-Center. Nap got in on it too with a bomb in the same direction. "When Americans reach out for values of faith, family, and caring for the needy, they're saying, "We want the word of God. We want to face the future with the Bible.'"---Ronald Reagan
Return the favor by whipping the Jays next week . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Looks like he has been working hard on his throwing, it was average to below average when he got here. I'm glad he did so well now all we need is a few others to start pitching up to their potential and they will have a good shot at the playoffs... Rangers one hit shut out tonight by a scrub. Hope they don't blow this series. Was opining to another Rangers fan at work. We are both amazed they are still in the hunt this late. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Yeah...Perez was horrible tonight. Registered only two outs for the middle of the Tigers order. And one of those was a sac fly. Honestly, he's lucky. That game could have easily been a double digit blowout. I know the kid is good but the team needed some consistent pitching tonight. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Hope they don't blow this series. They always play down to the opposition and Detroit is below them. Bannister somehow needs to change that mentality of the team or they will never reach their potential... I had to laugh when I seen this... :) Like I said before it takes awhile for pitchers to get back to where they were before the TJ surgery, he hasn't yet he's still inconsistent. It my be next year before he's "All the way back" BTA he may never be all the way back. Same thing is going to apply to Darvish. It takes pitchers years to get their grips and mechanics down to become successful, he's having to relearn that stuff to some degree cause his arm "feels different" than it used to... Apparently Charlie Sheen gave him a call about his 'wild thing' haircut.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Looks like they brought him out of retirement to pitch against the Yankees!! :) Lol in the Blue Jays uniform. Sheen has aged. 2-0 win for Colby tonight. Ties his personal best wins in a season. Care to guess what year that was:) http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1259&position=P It was a good year to be a Rangers fan UNTIL Feliz blew the save in game 6 and Cruz missed a routine fly ball after Josh got back the lead. So saw Nefti Feliz pitch well in the 8th inning for Detroit. He lit up the radar to 97-98. Too bad he could not find that velocity with us. He would still be pitching for us. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Here thought you might like to see this... Remember this guy??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv8VQ1Ed2mc Still not liking this trade very much... Booze drugs and makeup will do that to you, he's 49... A good quality start which helped the BP get a bit of a night off, love it... All of the other AL playoff contention teams who needed to win/lose did except for the Astros and Rays, overall a good night!! He was a perennial AAA pitcher and did well for RR. I would not take stock in one appearance against Miami.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
49. Really. I am close to that age with cancer, surgery and chemo and look 10 years younger:) I guess all that good Army living helped. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
I'm not but I just remember some of the articles I read that mentioned him. Was on the 40 man roster, they had his potential as a #3 or 4 workhorse starter in the bigs (can you say Colby Lewis), throws in the low to mid 90s periodically topping out in upper 90s, most improved pitcher in the Rangers system (according to JD), has a good curve but changeup is still a work in progress, projected to be trying to nail down a spot on the Rangers roster come next Spring... Colby is a free agent at the end of the year and is no spring chicken at 36, another year or 2 and he's gone... No more 200+ innings... The person I wanted them to get from the Phillies was Ken Giles. He has a "heeter" in the high 90s/low 100s and sub 2 ERA. He would have solidified the pen for years and would have cost must less to acquire. But now that Papelbon has been traded you can forget it he's their closer now... Caused by what?? I'm almost 10 years older than him and if I shaved off my "greybeard" (LOL) I know I would look younger than him... :) Watching Gallardo throwing batting practice during the game:) Going to be a long night if Miggy comes up with runners on. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
A dandy tonight. Gallardo better buy some Rolex watches for the defense. They kept his lead. Once again took him too many pitches but the Detroit lineup is very good. Was 5-0 going to the bottom 9th. Tolleson came in with two outs and two on and Kinsler hit a 3 run HR. I question the call. Dyson got two easy outs. Then two batters hit squibbers in the infield for hits. I think Dyson would have got Kinsler to roll out or pop out. Well they won and Tolly struck out the batter before Miggy could bat. It's a win:) So far this series Miggy has come up with no runners on or leading off the inning. Hamels tomorrow. Hope he can finally win one for the Rangers:) Miggy is 6 for 8 against him lifetime. BTW. Rangers in sole possession of the second WC slot. Also back in second place. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
He should have left Dyson in but given him some sage advice... BTW. Rangers in sole possession of the second WC slot. Also back in second place. I noticed they passed the Angels for the slot but that doesn't surprise me I've thought the Angels are done for a couple of weeks now. But things aren't over just yet a few other teams are stepping up to take their place like the Rays and the "Twinkies"... Stros are just as hot as the Rangers so they have only cut one game off their lead. They did another number on the Dodgers last night, LOL... Dodgers payroll - $307M Astros payroll - $109M Maybe he should call Pedro Martinez up and get some advice from him on how to throw a murderous changeup!! Funny movie
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Astros payroll - $109M This is what the fourth year of the Dodgers paying top dollar to win a pennant? At some point you have to settle on a collection of players and build a team. Know you know this since you played on teams and coached as well. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
4-2 win. Took 3/4 from Tiggers. Hamels records first Ranger win. BP gets the job done. Gimenez and Napoli go deep. Banny and Beltre get tossed out of the game. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
About time they played above the level of the opposition and took the series, bta the Tigers are no slouches just can't seem to find the right chemistry... Just noticed the Rangers just got rid of some more players, sent Choice to Cleveland and are giving Rosales his outright release. With the infusion of all those recently drafted players this was to be expected, gotta move some others up to make room for them... Paying top dollar usually doesn't get it done, they end up with to many prima donnas and not enough character and leadership players/coaches... Starters are working out of jams. Plus the Divine intervention of Miggy not coming up with runners on just about everytime all series was a key factor. The Martinez 'twins' can be struck out, and GDP. Miggy...not so much. I think he only whiffed twice in the series and the second time yesterday it was a questionable call by the 1B ump on a check swing. Miggy is an amazing machine at the plate. Now how long can these starters put up 6-7 innings with 2-3 of them 20 plus pitches to get out of jams? Answer is not long. So they need to start getting K's to shorten these innings or ground balls. The BP is with the infusion of Dyson and Deikman is doing well. As long as they don't wear them out. Just noticed the Rangers just got rid of some more players, sent Choice to Cleveland and are giving Rosales his outright release. With the infusion of all those recently drafted players this was to be expected, gotta move some others up to make room for them... Surprised to see that so close to the September roster extension. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
I don't think that they are going to call up that many position players mainly pitchers.
Neither one of them were going to be called up because they haven't shown they could handle the "bigs".
Big week ahead in the AL playoff race. As you know the Rangers face off against the hot Blue Jays at Globe Life field in Texas. The Yankees host the Astros. That should be a good series. KC hosts the O's TB hosts the Twins Angels go to Detroit That should shake things up in the Division and WC standings. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
right now it's in the middle of the 8th and scoreless in the Bronx. Eovaldi is pitching a gem ........7 k Hoping the Yanks bats come alive . He deserves a win. CC went on the dl today which could be a blessing in disguise .
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Nice walk off last night in the bottom 9th. I watched a bit of the bottom 9th on live look in on the At Bat App. I really question the Astros manager's call to IBB A-Rod. That put the winning run in scoring position for a veteran like McCann.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Rangers are up . Looking for a sweep. Here's hopin . On the surface ,the pitching matchups favor the Jays .
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Holland came back strong and he is pitching tonight. His third start since coming back from a shoulder injury. Hard to say but Holland has been more consistent the past few years (when healthy) than he was in 2010-2012. Then again the Jays have been beating up LHP all season. Lewis on Wednesday so that should be a good game. Gallardo RHP on Thursday...roll of the dice if he can make it to 6 full innings. How about those Mets!:) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Update from the other night... Here is an excerpt... “My teammate over there, Prince, was the one who said something. I guess I was the ugly one, so he threw me out,” said Beltre, ejected for the third time in his career. “The thing is we’re always wrong, the players. The umpire is always right. We can’t say a lot, because then we get in trouble.” Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/foul- territory-blog/article31979445.html#storylink=cpy http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/foul-territory- blog/article31979445.html How an umpire can mix up Beltre with Fielder tells me they can't see the pitches right:)
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Another interesting article thought you might like to see it... http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150824-rangers- schedule-breakdown-how-does-texas-match-up-the-rest-of-the-way.ece If you take the records as a foretelling of what is to come then I wouldn't... A lot of those losses came when they were giving up 6-7 runs every night and couldn't pitch their way out of a paper bag. I think things are quite a bit different now their pitching seems to be better... Like he said he was the ugly one... :) LOL...
Amazing !!! of course . Mets and Yanks in 1st place going into September . Now there is a rarity .The Mets will be a tough out in the playoffs with their pitching staff and renewed offensive depth. But then again. They have a tougher road to hoe in the National League . The Cubbies against the Pirates in a 1 game playoff will be worth the price of admission. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Hard luck loss last night. Tolly looked smoked. 2 BB is an easy way to blow a save. And an E for Beltre scoring the go ahead run. Sloppy 9th inning work against a good team. Holland gave up what 4 HRs? Ouch that hurts. If your offense scores 5 the pitching should be able to get the team to a win. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Heartbreaking night for the Rangers. A VERY rare Tolleson blown save. He might need a few days off. Yankees...Yikes! I put all the AL (and Mets of course in the NL) playoff contenders on my mobile for alerts for score changes. LOL, Daniel grabbed my phone and said "hey dad, the Yankees are getting killed.":) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Looks like I spoke too soon they got smoked again... Yeah. Colby looked like an old man pitching. That Detroit game took a lot out of him. He lost his extra day off when they skipped Perez in the rotation this series. Probably would have been a good night for a Chi Chi or Nick Martinez spot start. Results may have been the same or worse, but when you are this close, you can't play every game like it's game 7 of the world series. So they lost two straight but still in the hunt. Still a lot of baseball to play. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Hey Unc...It seems as I review our initial impressions on how this team would go, you came closest. You said they had a shot if they could stay around .500. Well that still rings true as all the contenders for the second WC have periods of struggle and success. So I concede you are closest. I OTOH saw this as a team with a first year manager and a walking wounded rotation. I was really looking at 2016-2017 as their year to get back into competitive Sept and eventually Oct baseball. If they can lick their wounds and take one from the Jays and win the series against Balt., I think they hang on another two weeks. But I must say, the Rangers have exceeded 'my' expectations this year. I guess growing up a NY Mets fan as a kid, you keep your expectations kind of low:) LOL and look at how the Mets are doing. So here's to hoping for a Rangers-Mets WS in 2015, 2016 or 2017! Of course beating the Yankees along the way:) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
It seems like this team feeds too much off of each other. What I mean is if 2 or 3 guys are having a so so or bad night it seems to effect them all and they all end up sucking. Nobody seems like they can ignore the bad and raise their game enough to overcome this.
Well that bottom of the order looked like a 'bottom of the order.' Without Odor in the lineup (lacerated finger), they missed a spark. He has been tearing it up at the bottom 1/3rd of the order. In the first game against the Jays, I believe Odor scored two of the 5 runs and he's been doing that consistently since coming back. I hope his boo boo gets better quick:) I know, it's a painful nail split. That takes time to heal. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
The Jays are steamrolling everyone -- Texas has got to shrug it off. You just hope they don't get into a funk (like the Yanks.) "Exceeded expectations" gets tossed out the door when you creep to within 3 games of a playoff spot. You now expect the troops to rally and overcome on the way to the playoffs. Otherwise it's considered a choke. Speaking of epic chokes, the Yanks are in serious trouble of even making the playoffs; Texeira is still hurt, Ellsbury is a fragile china-doll and apparently hurt again (playing turribly anyway), A-Rod ran out of gas (and magic) and the rest of the team is slumping badly. I predict they don't make the playoffs, thanks to the lack of foresight by do-nothing GM Cashman. Tulowitski was THE key piece for a Jays team that should be there in the WS to challenge the Cards (who magically do MORE with less somehow.)
If they plan on being more competitive next year then they are going to have to find some good RHed batters to have a chance. And I'm not talking 1-2 more like 3 or 4 cause some of the ones they have now just can't seem to get it done on a nightly basis. LF will still be an issue, 3B now seems to be an issue, SS is an issue and not being able to have 2 or 3 DHs is another issue. The pitching staff won't have an ace/stopper for who knows how long if at all. They may be a playoff team but not WS caliber, if they are I will be shocked. I seen a bit on ESPN or the MLB channel praising him for holding on to their prospects.
Texas can STILL make the playoffs...You can't look at their performance against the Jays and ding them for the remainder of the season. Frankly, we seen this all too often; TWO WCs meeting each other in the WS...getting hot at the right time and winning it all. The parity we'd witnessed all year was shifted when a few teams (KC, Jays, Mets,and Astros) addressed their weaknesses and are now separating themselves from their respective packs. Long term, you're probably right on the Rangers' personnel requisites.
I was talking about 2016.
Are they praising him now that the trade-less impotent Yankees are nose-diving off a cliff like Wile E. Coyote? :-) Yes, even Tom praised Cashman's non-moves to stand pat (instead of strengthening what I perceived as a fragile, old team -- even with a 6 game lead -- man that seems like a lifetime ago.) ALL teams need fresh blood and insurance for a stretch run. Yes, moving a prospect hurts a bit when you're competing for all the marbles. Cashman got nothing and gambled. Came up snake-eyes. BUT...but...he still has "da future." IF he doesn't get fired -- which I've been waiting for for 10 years.
Yes....and dats why I said agreed wiff your long term personnel requisites for da Rangers :-)
Their performance against the Jays is just a microcosm of the whole season. They have a lead then squander it, can't get it back so they lose then the play badly until they run into a sucky pitcher.
Speaking of epic chokes, the Yanks are in serious trouble of even making the playoffs; Texeira is still hurt, Ellsbury is a fragile china-doll and apparently hurt again (playing turribly anyway), A-Rod ran out of gas (and magic) and the rest of the team is slumping badly. I predict they don't make the playoffs, thanks to the lack of foresight by do-nothing GM Cashman. Tulowitski was THE key piece for a Jays team that should be there in the WS to challenge the Cards (who magically do MORE with less somehow.) I agree. If a team is close (and there are several in the AL) then it is a battle of wills and the DL too:) The Cards have had the best or top three farm systems for close to 8 or more years now. They don't spend a lot of money on rentals and somehow develop in house some of the best pitching in the league. They are also not afraid to cut sling load on aging 'super stars' like Albert Puhols and Carlos Beltran. I noticed the Yankees with their older players (they ARE getting a bit younger each year though) after the second week of August they start hitting the DL. Don't worry, they still have great players left to finish this out...The only guy that is going to have a problem is "Bald Vinny" as he has to update his 'call out roster.':) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
That was a demoralizing loss for the Rangers. Even as a Yankee Fan :-( BUT...it happens. Had they won, it might have propelled them into winning the Jays series. They've just got to dismiss it and move on (easy enough to say, I know.) As to sucky-pitchers, the Yanks have been getting shut down by 5.00 ERA bums. So when you're going bad, it doesn't matter. We've got our #3 (A-Rod) killing us and our red-hot #4 hitter (Tex) questionable for the rest of the season.) At least you're not only intact but reinforced.
and I still praise the move. Yes I would've liked Price ,but not at as a rental. Other than that ,it is not the Yank pitching that was an issue . Where exactly were the Yanks going to add a bat ? The middle infield was the only place that made sense . Catcher is at almost career highs in HR . 1st base ? Tex was playing like an All Star before he banged his leg . 2nd yes ,they could've used an upgrade . Short Stop ? Again Troy Tulowitzki is a rental who is very fragile . 3rd ? Hedley aint the reason they are losing . DH ? ARoid at the time of the trade was playing like an All-Star/Come back player . Outfield ? Gardy was an All-star at the break ;Ellsberry ,and Beltran were not going to be moved because of their contracts . Bird has been a good addition to the bench /1st base . Severino has been pitching like an ace . The other prospects will be up in a couple of days . I wouldn't have traded either Bird or Severino ,and what I heard was that one or both of them would've had to be moved to bring in anyone. Their bats have been pathetically quite ,and A Roid looks old.....but when Bird plays 1st ,Tex or Beltran will get the DH slot . Girardi won't play A Roid if he's not producing down the stretch . They still have 2 head to head series against the Jays ,and a big series against the Mets . Relax ;there is still a month to play .It should be fun. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Exactly. And it's baseball...Anything can happen...and sometimes does:) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
I noticed the Yankees with their older players (they ARE getting a bit younger each year though) after the second week of August they start hitting the DL. Yup. It's pretty much NO EXCUSES once you're in it by the last month of the season. You CAN control "will," but the DL :-( Common sense dictates that when your 3-4-5 big guys are 35-40 years old (A-Rod, Tex, Beltran), and your centerfielder is on the DL at least once per year (Ellsbury), you go out an get another solid bat. They do have a couple of guys they've refused to help inject much needed energy (2B Refsynder up for a week, and OF Judge.) Don't worry, they still have great players left to finish this out...The only guy that is going to have a problem is "Bald Vinny" as he has to update his 'call out roster.':) LOL @Bald Vinny...Aye...Ooooh...Eeeee! Naaah -- their "great players" are spent. They'll finish out the season out in a disgraceful plunge as an also-ran. Their IFs can't hit; Their 3B, Chase Headley hasn't hit a line drive in 3 weeks (HAD to have been on the Juice when he hit 31 HRs during his fluke 2011.) Nearly all his hits are seeing eye grounders and bloops (you seeing what I'm seeing, Tom?). He's making E-5s like clock work. @$12 mil per year? Waaaay overpaid. The Cards have had the best or top three farm systems for close to 8 or more years now. They don't spend a lot of money on rentals and somehow develop in house some of the best pitching in the league. They are also not afraid to cut sling load on aging 'super stars' like Albert Puhols and Carlos Beltran. The Cards' org is amazing, isn't it? Year after year they compete like the Yanks -- without spending a gazillion dollars. Yep, buh-bye Pujols and Beltran...WHY? Because they know they have home grown, poised talent OR make savvy trades. Plus they knew Pujols was degrading. Their pitching defies reason. Fundamentally they are solid as can be.
Ok, rent Price. Otherwise, who's their Playoff Stopper? Nobody. Yankee starting pitching *was* a big problem *while* they were hitting. Now the BP is showing signs of burn out while the SP is competent. Where were the Bombers going to add a bat? EVERYWHERE. Yes, middle IF made sense; They've gotten NOTHING from then for the entire month of August. They have no professional hitting in their depth chart -- not to mention their starting lineup since August. Headley at 3rd can't hit or field; He IS one the reason they're losing. Totally Un-clutch. Didi can't hit LHers; Drew is brutal (.190). Ryan? Their IF can't hit. Tex was due to get hurt, one year after recouping (with hardly any rest.) A-Rod...ran out of gas. Bird, not ready for Prime Time. Severino: The ONE rook living up to expectations. I'd bring up and play Refsynder and Judge. Gardy needs rest, he's looks...fried since the AS break. Ellsbury is a shadow of his former self. Can't complain at Catcher. Yes, Tex was playing lights out, but...you NEED depth at first for what just what happened. Tulo was key, THE piece. Yes, a bit injury prone, but SS is a rigorous position. I'd have signed him long term. You see the instant different he made in Toronto. Beltran has the range of a snail on Valium. The Yanks are in BIG trouble. Playing the two hottest teams in baseball -- the Jays AND Mets? If that's 10 games, they'll win 2. Relax ;there is still a month to play .It should be fun. You're a masochist, Tommy :-)
I seen a stat the other night showing the Yankees have used 30 pitchers this year, and I thought the Rangers used a Schitt load!!
And just got smoked by the Astro's. Yup, crushed. Not even competitive. The one win they got was a fluky 1-0 game that I believe took 10 innings. They scored 4 runs in 3 games. The Rangers smoked them, and somehow the Yanks are supposed to compete against the Mets flame-throwers and Jays 10-run per game offense?? Stick a fork in them, pending some miraculous resurgence where they magically return to June-July form while hoping the Mets/Jays suddenly and simultaneous combust. The Yanks now play the Braves -- EVERYONE's favorite punching bag. If the Yanks can't beat the Braves, they're in big trouble.
Yeah, both teams keep shuttling in arms. Usually not a good sign. At least you got Holland back.
Rangers pitching shut out baseball through 6 innings. Now top 7th and Deikman in. The Jays are disciplined hitters. D man is wrapped up in a ten pitch at bat right now still going. Edit: walked him...two on now one out. Rangers toast with Tulo coming up next. Edit #2: Tulo up with bases jammed and one out. Yikes LOL Edit #3: I'm such a baseball pessimist. Dyson came in and got Tulo to GDP. BUT...The Rangers have just spent their magazine on decent relievers besides the closer who blew the game on Tuesday:) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Remember this guy?? http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/32868/odubel-herrera The Rangers let him go to the Phillies as a Rule 5 he plays CF... That's the key to having a successful organization if you draft properly, know when to hold them and know when to fold them... Way too many organizations trade their "yunguns" for immediate gratification which most of the time doesn't play out. The Rangers have made 3 trades that have cleaned out their farm system and have nothing to show for 2 of them and the 3rd is yet to be determined (Hamels), the guy isn't even an ace... tsk, tsk, tsk... 4-6 Extra strength Tylenols, 3-4 Amino acids and a few beers before the game and he will be right as rain, no problemo... If I can do that and play CF with a bum hammy he can play with a boo boo on his throwing hand!! :) That's my point. The Yanks after 2001 put band aids on their championship team for a decade . They got into the playoffs true ,and even managed to win one in the new stadium . They cashed in all their chips giving long term deals to CC and A Roid ,and making other deals that didn't pan out . They are still paying for that .But in the time since the Series win they restocked ,and have a future on the farm. They could build a foundation for multiple winning teams with them if they show patients. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
How long has Bald Vinny been doing the call outs? Caught it on ESPN a few years ago. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Nice BA. Could use that at LF right now:) Nice diving catch though by Veneble today. Saved Gallys bacon. DD had three BBs today and two hits (or the other way around). One of the base hits turned into a little league HR driving in 3. Tolly got in a bit of hot water again but got the save. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Yeah the Rangers are still paying ARod dough. That guy is ten bags of cement mix for a lot of people.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Watching a bit of the LLWS tournament. Think the finals are on Sunday. Some of those kids are monsters and can crush the ball. On ESPN if interested. Flipping between that and the Mets game on MLB. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
there's irony in that misspelling . Should read 'patience' Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
I think I would trade for a RH CFer (like Cameron Maybin or Adam Jones) and move DD to LF. I think this is the only way to solidify the defense, bring in another good RHed bat and give Josh a chance to stay healthy enough to play close to 140 games (that's if you want to keep Josh). OTOH this would create an issue with 3 big LHed bats (Moreland, Hamilton and Fielder) trying to fill 2 slots DH and 1B, who do you trade and who do you keep??? Keep the younger cheaper Moreland and trade one of the older high dollar guys or use Moreland (since he is younger) as the bait for the RHed OFer??? Something else you have to consider in the off season is the high ERA of the pitching staff, is it because of the pitchers, the game the catchers/Banny call or the Maddox brothers???
Good questions. Don't know the answers. We do have a lot of young pitchers getting hurt too.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Hamels walks three in one inning and walked in the only run. He looked terrible. Then he struck out two to end the inning and gave up one more hit and BB all game going a full 8 innings. Nice come back. I think he struck out a total of 10. Choo and Gimenez go deep and DD has another great game. Beltre got two hits and Fielder belted a ball against the wall but was gunned down by Jones at second. 4-1 win. Angels and Astros lose. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
off to a good start . They then go to Boston . In theory this should be a good week btw ;here is Didi's numbers for August . .303 with 20 RBI and 13 runs scored. He's getting better offensively and defensively, and should be a fixture at SS for a long time. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Rest in peace Al Arbor . Thank you for coaching the Islander teams of the 1980s that made it to 5 consecutive Stanley Cup finals ,winning 4 consecutive Stanley Cups ,and 19 consecutive playoff series . This is a record in modern sports that may never again be duplicated . He is second to Scotty Bowman for most wins and games coached in league history. He was also on 3 Stanley Cup winning teams as a player ;winning back to back Cups with 2 different teams ; the 1960–61 Chicago Black Hawks and the 1961–62 and 1963–64 Toronto Maple Leafs. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
The box score says 10. I was kinda surprised that he lasted as long as he did after that bad inning, but the PB needed that. The only issue I had was they should have let someone else pitch the 9th Banny is beating Tolleson to death. We could have seen what the new kid Faulkner has, they just called him up and sent Martinez back down... BTA they'll wait for a spot with no pressure to see what he is capable of, he has been lights out lately... And what's the cause too many pitches and not enough off season, bad mechanics, bad grips, bad mound??? Take you pick since I imagine most of them apply in one respect or another... Bunch of little goodies in here I thought you might like to see...
settling down for some split screen sports viewing . 1st Mets v Red Sox . Then around 6:00 watching the Travers Stakes from Saratoga . Then 7 PM the 'Snoopy Bowl ' between the Giants v Jest ,a warm up for their regular season match in December .The Yanks v Braves will be on at the same time . TV dinner tonight !
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Did you watch the game last night and see what happened in the stands??? http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13541667/fan-falls-turner-field-upper-deck- atlanta-braves-new-york-yankees-game I didn't really know Al Arbour cause I only started watching hockey when the Stars started playing well in the 90s... From the looks of the Stars roster they might be able to make some noise in the Western Conference this year... They looked good offensively last year but couldn't keep the "biscuit from going in the basket' on their end... They picked up another goalie in Antti Niemi, and 2 Dmen Johnny Oduya and a very promising minor league guy by the name of Stephen Johns... Hockey season is just right around the corner... Heard about this briefly on the local news. No details until you link. Another horrible death at a sports complex. The article said this was not the first. Worst that happened at a game I attended was someone getting first aid for getting hit on the arm with a foul ball. Personally, the worst for my family was a drunk dude in the upper decks of Shea Stadium who accidentally lost his big guzzler beer which fell to the Lodge level seats and on my mother way back in the late 70s. Papa redleghunter none to happy about that. As he should have been. So MLB has this, the death at Rangers ballpark back in 2012 (which I believe still scars Josh Hamilton); the series of head injuries just this year at Boston and Detroit (other places too I believe). Knowing MLB they will encourage clubs to put additional netting and extend the retaining rails for the higher decks. The foul ball issue is preventable. If you are in a hot zone for foul balls then you should have someone who has a glove and be able to catch one. When I take the family to a game we always have a glove for each person. Even MRS redleghunter has one. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Yeah Banny used Tolly AGAIN last night. Dude had disc surgery a couple years ago. He needs a few days in a row off. Used 7 times in the last 9 games. He has 28 saves with 30 or so games left. Joe Nathan in 2012 had I believe 38 saves and that was a high mark second to Mariano Riveria. Clear to me what they need to do. Starters have to go 7 full. If not bring in long reliever until the 8th then platoon Kela, Dyson and Deikman for 8th and 9th. I understand the two new relievers are Banny's secret weapon and he does not want a lot of exposure of them. But losing Tolly at this stage would be disastrous. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
yes ,it happened when A Roid got up to pinch hit for Severino . The fans did their booing and the announcers mentioned that someone fell from the upper deck near their broadcasting booth . Alex got out of the batters box for a moment . But there was no delay in the game otherwise. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
I went to a Rockland Boulders game with my daughter a couple years ago. As I recall it was a fathers day gift . She got us seats in the 1st row behind the home team dugout . The game started at sunset and our vision was hampered by it. She stretched her leg out on top of the dugout . Sure enough a whistling foul ball came our way . I guess I should be thankful because her leg interfered with a ball that had my name written all over it (that I did not see coming ) . She took it on the shin ;and it bounced into the outfield . So I got to spend father's day in the emergency room . Luckily there was no break .....just what they call a deep bone contusion. I think she still has the indent on her leg. Minutes after we arrived in the emergency room an ambulance pulled up and brought in a woman who had been struck by a shattered bat . I'm kinda leaning to the idea that additional protection should be provided. I don't see anyone giving up a seat behind home plate because they have to watch the game through netting . I don't see people at hockey arenas complaining because they have to watch the action behind a Plexiglas wall. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yea I'm kinda surprised they haven't tried raising the railing in the 2-3 upper levels of each ballpark to some where in the neighborhood of 4.5-5' to prevent the drunks/idiots from hurting themselves. The problem with that is the first couple of rows the fans view would be obscured and they wouldn't like that. So I would say the railings will stay low for the foreseeable future... Pullimg for the Toronto Blue Jays 'casue I want to see Tulo get a World Series ring. After that I don't GAS. The Rockies will likely stay in last place for the foreseaable future. How can a team with three current all stars and several close to be players have such a pitiful record? We stopped going the the games in protest not because of the ambiance of a sumeer's night at Coors Field.
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I would imagine most of those guys are going to get today off... Callups start Tuesday don't they, that's when you'll see some of these guys get some rest. That's if who they call up is effective and can get the opposition out... Well the Jays sure are doing pretty good right now on a roll that should carry them into the post season. Their offense is the best this year their pitching staff is middle of the road so I think they could stand a decent shot at winning it all... I would imagine most of those guys are going to get today off... Looks like the BP got the day off Holland just finished a complete game shutout, now off to San Diego... So I got to spend father's day in the emergency room . Luckily there was no break .....just what they call a deep bone contusion. I think she still has the indent on her leg. OUCH! I remember you mentioning she was hit in the leg. Did not know that it bounced in the OF. Yikes! "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Two years ago we had seats in the middle deck Lexus boxes at RBIA. Great view. So we were taking pics of the family with the field in the background. Had a couple of "event employees" tell me that they frowned on that but make sure an adult was near the kids. It was one year after the fireman fell to his death. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Callups start Tuesday don't they, that's when you'll see some of these guys get some rest. That's if who they call up is effective and can get the opposition out... Callups for the good players may be delayed. The Express is in the playoffs. Holland pitched his 8th career complete game. It was a gem. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Yes indeed quite a gem by Holland. I think he has grown up a bit too. Their was about three instances he looked frustrated but took a deep breath and went on to focus on the next batter. In the past he let it sink in and more trouble ensued. So he is more mature now, at least on the mound:) This was a good piece from even the naysayer Fraley: "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
As of this time...... SAN DIEGO -- The Rangers are planning to activate outfielder Josh Hamilton off the disabled list when rosters are expanded on Tuesday. Catcher Carlos Corporan is also being activated off the disabled list. The Rangers are also calling up four players: third baseman Joey Gallo, outfielder Drew Stubbs and pitchers Luke Jackson and Ross Ohlendorf. Good deal.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Somehow the Padres give us fits. Losing 2-0 so far.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Make that 7-0 loss and the second bad outing in a row for Colby, I would say he is the next one that needs to get a few extra days off.
If only Lewis could pitch against the Yanks every outing ;-) Naaah...don't fret; the 14-2 Nate Eovoldi just won a game giving up 5 in 5 inn. Your Rangers are still looking good for the WC -- if not the division. You *could* always be the Yanks and struggle to score more than 3 run, yet score 20 run one night, then the next leave 14 mean on base and lose by a single run. That would have pulled the Yanks to withing a 1/2 game of the red hot Jays. NO Texeira, NO playoff run. A .140 A-Rod in the last month won't cut it either.
btw ;here is Didi's numbers for August . .303 with 20 RBI and 13 runs scored. He's getting better offensively and defensively, and should be a fixture at SS for a long time. Didi is exceeding expectations after a lousy start. Quality person as well. We sure could have used a 5-5 last nite, eh? His last AB was...the Big One. There's goes your theory :-( The Bombers -- feast or famine (mostly famine) -- can they be any more un-clutch?? I knew 20 runs would be followed up by futility. Always is the case. Ellsbury and Bird...were brutal with RISP. W/O Tex or A-Rod, they can't do it. Gardner has cooled waaaay off. Think they have to play Refsynder. Drew's occasional HR isn't enough in a lineup that lacks spark. Warren is NOT addapting to his pen role well, is he? BIG mistaken taking him out of the rotation, just as he was rolling. The Jints...gonna be a tough year.
That's the truth . But the team would've never permitted demoting CC to the pen. The Jints...gonna be a tough year. I suspect so ,but I can never tell with pre-season . My only interest in pre- season is that they come out of it injury free. Best guess is that they will have to score in the high 20s each week to be competitive . We sure could have used a 5-5 last nite, eh? His last AB was...the Big One. There's goes your theory :-( The Bombers -- feast or famine (mostly famine) -- can they be any more un-clutch?? Yesterday will be one of those games they look back on as a missed opportunity if they don't win the division. Just one hit with the bases loaded would've done the trick. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
To the detriment...OF THE TEAM. (I thought this was a team-sport?) I can never tell with pre-season . My only interest in pre- season is that they come out of it injury free. Best guess is that they will have to score in the high 20s each week to be competitive . IF they can manage to protect Eli's blind side. OR manage a running game. I see a lot of 34-31 games Yesterday will be one of those games they look back on as a missed opportunity if they don't win the division. Just one hit with the bases loaded would've done the trick. Yup. just ONE key hit; But we can say that about 6 games within the last month :-( A most un-clutch team -- especially at the bottom of the lineup late & close. Gardner hasn't been able to get home a crucial guy from third and less than 2 out in...who knows how long. A-Rod has become A-Bum. Is he finished? Gotta feeling Tex is done; I believe he has a broken bone below his knee that won't heal. He needs hGH :-)
I'm not concerned (except with Tex leg) . The 10 games against the Jays and the Mets will decide the division.
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A-Roid has played 120 out of 130 games he should be down at 110 or fewer, he is 40 and doesn't have as much energy anymore. Girardi needs to learn how to handle the "oldsters" better, to keep them more productive... I used to do Ironman tournaments where you would play 9-15 games over the course of 2-3 days, once I turned about 36 or 37 I said "ENOUGH OF THAT CRAP"... You know I'm kinda surprised they are calling Joey back up when Alberto can play 3rd if need be... He's still striking out too much bta this is the last year of Beltre's contract, next year is optional... Yeah Colby was profusely sweating in that game. The sweat coming off the brim of his cap was as fast as a cow peeing on a flat rock. So he needs a breather. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Joey should be going to the fall league to get more at bats. Maybe they think working with Magadan at batting practice and being around veterans will be instructional.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Not a bad idea sending him to Fall leagues, it's more structured than Winter ball.
FWIW, I went to a friend's last week in Virginia. We went to the Nats' game last Tuesday night where they beat the Padres 8 - 3. Saw a grand slam homer by Zimmerman. That was a rarity. Also, saw a bald eagle at the lake where he lives. I think that was a first too. I used to be a baseball fan when I was in my teens. Those Nats' fans are pretty rabid - keeping box scores and all - I'm sure it's the same at all stadiums. Got a garden gnome freebie of Anthony Rendon. I donated it to a shelf at my local tavern. Those $9 and $10 beer prices should be criminal though.
They won the game last night but used 5 pitchers to do it. Am beginning to wonder if he realizes just how many relievers he has in the bullpen??
Yeah those $9 and 10 beer prices are bad but I imagine they are higher at places like Wrigley, Dodger stadium and Yankee stadium. If you ever go to Great American Ballpark they have a $1 hotdog stand on the upper level 1st baseline over looking the river. This on Gallo: Grant: Why Rangers prospect Joey Gallo struggled in Triple-A after first stint in majors "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Banny used 5 pitchers but three of the moves were NL double switch deals and not many pitches tossed other than Tolleson who got in some hot water in the 9th. He needs a rest. Don't know why they can't alternate Tolly with Kela and Dyson to close out the games. Tolleson is smoked. He can't get his good pitches to work the past three outings. Plus he was in a non-save situation with a 4 run lead. It should have been Kela out there. Plus remember...Our BP is larger now:) Still waiting for Luke Jackson to pitch unless he snuck him in when I was not looking:) If that was Wash last night, he would not have used the double switch and he would have kept the same reliever in until he got bombed and blew the game. Banny is not afraid to pull the plug when it looks necessary. Probably why we are 7 games above .500 and not 7 below. Banny knows how to manage a NL bench and BP. He did it masterfully last night with the exception of bringing in Tolleson. No reason other than top of the order was coming up. But Kela has been blowing away top and middle order guys all season. Maybe he is keeping Kela fresh to make him the closer in the home stretch. Now we just need the Yankees and Astros to lose 7 straight and the Rangers win 5-7 straight:) Hamels on the mound tonight. He has a good record and ERA in that cavernous ballpark. How about your favorite Ranger swiping Home? "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Another note...I see Odor is back and that is good. Also, Fielder's bat is showing signs of coming back. That's more good news.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Kela's role as I see it is as the fireman that puts out the flames the starter couldn't, basically 6th and 7th innings. After that it is up to Dyson, Diekman and Tolleson. To get Tolleson some rest they need to find someone to do Kela's job so he can take over Tolleson's job for a week. I do think Kela will eventually be the closer, maybe not this year but next. Has Faulkner pitched yet?? If so I missed it and he's been up for a week now.
Trying to make too many changes all at once can screw you up big time. You have to concentrate on hitting what they are getting you out with so they will have to change how they pitch to you. This will lead to the pitcher making mistakes that end up over 400 feet away!!!
I don't think tomder or Libby would appreciate the Yankees losing 7 straight games they might blow a gasket. 😈
He pitched to two batters in the Colby Lewis loss on Monday. He did fine. He gave up one hit with runners on that Colby left there. Then got one or two outs. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
LOL no, I don't think they would. I see your tablet autocorrects tomder55 as tinder as my has in the past:) Also when we get close I think we start a 2015 MLB post season thread. Might get more coming on to talk about their team. That will work in the Rangers favor as you and I both know Bannister reads our comments here:) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Yeah it does just noticed it and went back and corrected it. Power is out here so have to use the "smart phone" instead, this is slow as crap and exceedingly hard to "Copy, cut and paste"... I hear ya. I use my Kindle Fire sometimes at home. It's going on 3 years old now I think. It's fine for watching videos/movies and reading. But posting on a site like this is challenging. Thinking of asking 'Santa' for an iPad:) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Yeah that's a good idea there are other fans out there who will want to gloat when their team wins, especially against teams like the Yankees, Dodgers and Cardinals... 😈. LOL... Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while... Woo hoo power just came back on, was out almost 4hrs... Went outside to whizz and when I came back inside the power was on and so was damn near every light in the house??? Guess the old lady had to try every switch in the house to convince herself the power was really out... Ah come on. You have to give him some credit. He has about the same amount of RBIs as Beltre this year. Then again Odor is doing better than both of them and he spent what 5 weeks in the minors. That's with a sub Mendoza line BA now he has it up to .270 or so with I think 47 RBI and 9 HRs. Making great plays too. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
:) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
These Left coast games are killing me.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Tinder says the Yanks aint going to lose 7 straight. They just came off a 5-1 road trip against teams they should beat . They made it close today by playing a typical Fenway game .They proved that it don't really matter how many arms they add to the bullpen if they can't pitch . When I entered this discussion the Yanks were 15 over 500 . Now after the dog days are over they go into the weekend 16 over . They have 10 games against the Jays and Mets ;and 16 games against teams they should beat (Ray's, O's ,White Sox, Red Sox). Now if you could arrange for the Jays to lose 7 straight ......... BTW . The bottom of the Yankee order ;Didi and Drew have a combined 87 RBI's and should easily have 100+ by the end of the season. Not bad for guys that some say should've been replaced . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
I think that makes you a gay candidate. Say it ain't so, Joe.
Ok I'll buy you a new toaster. :)
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
4-3 nail biting win. Yeah Dyson has it going on. Hamels did ok. One BB and that cost him two runs. He did not make big mistakes. Gimenez belted another solo shot. Belts got 2 RBI and Mitch got the game winning RBI. Banny only used Kela and Dyson in 10 full innings. But he must have used the entire bench. Look at the box score. Gallo looked terrible whiffed three times on the same pitches and locations. Please send that guy to fall ball. Josh had a pinch hit 1B. Now 2 games out of the Division and ahead one game in WC. Interesting series this weekend...Twins vs. Astros. If the Rangers can keep winning they will gain one way or the other. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
That's what the DVR is for, either that or drink enough before bed so that it will force you to get up about 3AM. That way you have an excuse for checking out the box score. That's what I did woke up at 4AM to whizz then checked the score and found they won... Looks like they heard what I had to say about not having any heart when they get down late in the game, they've been making comebacks recently. Guess I need to keep talking bad about them to give Banny something to post on the locker room wall... :) Considering how much he/they are making not a heck of a lot, over 30 million in salary and less that 100 RBI between them... :( :( :( Roughie has about 150 less at bats about the same statistics and gets paid $500K, I'd take 3 Roughies any day. Besides that he stirs the pot when on the field that gets the opposition upset and off their game... :) Twinkies are staying right there, that rookie Sano is really producing right now and carrying them on his back... :) I have to say if they make the playoffs Bannister has to be up for manager of the year in the AL. What a turn around. However, that honor will no doubt go to Houston. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
He does and we needed that. My older son watched him bat last night and said "dad is Odor 'staring down' the pitcher, he looks intense." I said, 'yes that's what you are supposed to do.':) "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
I'd like to see that punk Trout try something at 2B with Odor. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
This weekend we stay pat or gain in whatever category:) Twinkies vs. Stros. Dream case scenario is the Rangers sweep LAA and the Twinkies sweep the Stros. But I know baseball ain't that neat. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
It would be funny to see the little guy "rough" him up some, Trout would probably cry considering the issues he's having at the plate.
Only if they make the playoffs. If Banny wins it he should at least mention us since we gave him so many tips/ideas. LOL... LOL. Imagine if they hired fans who follow the team like we do. That would be the dream job. I would be like Costanza of the Yankees: This would be you with Elvis giving him batting tips:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTwE7xDZkPk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-9ls-ugums "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
ChiSox win 6-4 over the Twins. Just for doing nothing at all the Rangers extend their #2 WC lead by a 1/2 game. Now up 1.5 games on the Twins.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
I would tell him he makes too much money for what he's putting forth and if that doesn't change then he will be playing in a new permanent zipcode...
I think the Angels are starting to find their stroke again so that could be difficult, and I don't think the Twinkies will sweep the Stros either... I would be happy to see the Rangers take 2 of 3 and the Stros lose 2 of 3... You know I think Beltre could be a good pot stirrer if he put his mind to it, he seems like he has that mentality inside him somewhere... Especially after reading those comments he made about being "the ugly one"... LOL...
it could be worse . you could be a Mets fan. This clown has belly ached all year whenever the Mets considered 6 man rotations ;skipping one of his starts ,or even when he was taken out of games early .. The article portrays it as a dispute between Matt Harvey's agent ,the infamous Scott Boras, and Mets GM Sandy Alderson. But the real issue is that Matt Harvey is a diva .If he wants a chance for the ring ;he should tell Boras that he's all in. http://deadspin.com/the-mets-have-a-matt-harvey-problem-1728740506 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
At RR game. Chirinos 0-2 in rehab start.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
Don't worry you didn't miss much except for a guy who can't hit his way out of a wet paper bag continues to tear up Ranger pitching. 1/2 of his total RBIs for the year have came against the Rangers... Needless to say I think you can figure out what the rest of the story line is, Perez can get thru the order once and then all bets are off... Maybe it's time for me to start talking bad about Perez so Banny can hang my comments on "the outside" of his locker?? Oh wait never mind I just did... Here I found these at ESPN which give a little more information like pitches thrown and such... http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/62535/there-is-no-right-decision-on- what-to-do-with-matt-harvey http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/13583419/new-york-mets-proceeding- planned-innings-cap-matt-harvey I think the Angels are starting to find their stroke again so that could be difficult, and I don't think the Twinkies will sweep the Stros either... Only took one night for that prediction to come true now lets hope the other one does come true... Don't give up on Perez just yet. I saw an article he admitted eating "bad tacos" before the game. I'm sure Banister would have liked to know that. Sounds like the stupid stuff Holland used to do before he got that Angels fan dog of his:) So blame it on the tacos this time. Plus not thinking tacos are a good pre game meal 48hours out from pitching. Thinking tacos are a good meal for AFTER pitching a game. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
I am reminded of the time the Nats shut down Strasburg in 2012 before the playoffs. They figured they would be in the hunt for years to come. Guess they were wrong. They shut him down but he still needed TJ surgery later. "The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”"---Isaiah 40:8
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 .
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Fans on talk radio here are steaming about Harvey .The more I think about it ;the more it looks like the typical Mets FUBAR .
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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 .
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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 ?
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Yanks win ,Mets win , Jays lose ....... go Rangers !
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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.
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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... 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??? 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. quotquot autem receperunt eum dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri his qui credunt in nomine eius
The one strike out last night came on a 9 pitch count. Significant improvement IMO. Why that kid threw Gallo a heater in his wheel house is amazing. That was AFTER the catcher came out to the mound after one pitch to probably tell him "Jobu hates the curve ball." Yet the heater came the next pitch:) Good for us. I hope more pitchers try challenging him that way:) Gallo did fine early with better pitching. He is one of a few that have taken Kershaw yard. How to strike out Gallo from my observation is to throw him high in the strike zone inside. He swings everytime at those pitches and has not learned to shorten his swing up to make contact. He still thinks he can get up that high and belt it over the fence. He has shown a bit more maturity on the low breaking ball or sinking fastball inside. He used to tee off on those everytime. Now he looks at most of them. He needs to learn from Fielder and figure out how to spread the ball around a bit even if he grounds out a bit more. The more he runs up counts and runs them 3-2 the more he is going to get what he wants. Takes a lot of patience to reach that level. quotquot autem receperunt eum dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri his qui credunt in nomine eius
I missed the line drive to the shoulder. Probably got painful around the 7th when he gave up 3 ERs. Deikman gave up a 2 run HR, but not surprised. He has not pitched in quite a few games. He kept throwing Cano inside low part of the strike zone pitches. I expected to see an outside slider or curve to get him fishing for strike 3 but instead he pitched 97 mph in the very SAME spot as the three previous pitches. WTH! Well Cano knew what to do with something he saw 4 times. quotquot autem receperunt eum dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri his qui credunt in nomine eius
The one injury that bothers me is Eovaldi . He is mediocre ,but the Yanks score when he pitches. The Yanks live and die with the HR .They didn't get them yesterday and wasted an excellent day by Tanaka. Bird has been an adequate replacement for Tex . He is hitting homers and getting RBIs at a pace at least the equal that Tex produced and most important ;the Yanks are 15-6 in games he's played . Gardy was slumping before his injury and Beltran ,Chris Young have taken up the slack. Waiting for Ellesberry to wake up. Meanwhile A Roid has 30 HR and McCann has a career high 25 HR .He's looking good for a 100 RBI season. Not too shabby for a catcher . Not sure what they are going to do about another starter because I think Eovaldi is shot until the playoffs . CC goes tonight .They will need an offensive outburst I believe Texas in the rear view ? I hope so . I want them to take their division. A 7 game series against Texas would be a blast . Looks like the must see 1 game wildcard game will be Pittsburg v Chitown Cubs . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
I think the Cubbies will try real hard to get close in the Division. But what 7 games is quite a hill to climb at this point. quotquot autem receperunt eum dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri his qui credunt in nomine eius
Catchers fault or pitchers fault?? My first guess would be pitching according to the defensive alignment... As far as the playoffs go I think you're right, they could end up being a spoiler though. Most LHers like the ball lower in the strike zone, but will still swing at the high ones cause they can see the pitch real well. Not very many can catch up to those high pitches and are better off laying off them, hopefully Joey will learn that. I'm pretty sure I read that "Veg Head" has a Jobu statue in his locker... LOL... I think they will keep playing everybody until they take back the division or they figure out they can't and rest them for the inevitable WC game... BTA if the Twinkies keep playing well the Yankees might find themselves completely out of the playoffs. I know 6.5 games is a lot but the Jays made up almost 10 on them in a month... Actually I think 3-1 is the better count... The Twinkees overused their wonder boy Sano. He sat the past two games and will probably be out tonight. Strained something. Love it...watching the Mets game on ESPN with sonny boy (he just finished homework of course); just finished listening to the pukey ESPN announcers admit they all predicted the Nats would take the division. "We never saw this coming" "Who would have thought?" Trying hard to make this collapse as surprising. Can't wait for a game when the Mariners play on ESPN. That was another team they gushed over early in the season. quotquot autem receperunt eum dedit eis potestatem filios Dei fieri his qui credunt in nomine eius
here is some 20-20 hindsight. Yesterday Giradi did not use his 2 big BP options because they have been used a lot ,and he probably wanted them fresh for the 4 game series against the Jays starting tonight . However ,we are in the middle of a rain event here ,and there is more than a good chance that today will be a wash out . The matchup scheduled is Severino v Price . Neither team is going to want to waste their top pitchers in a rain delayed or suspended game . We saw this weather front moving in all day yesterday . So should Giradi have thrown the dice and run Betances and /or Miller out to try to preserve what was then a tie knowing the Jays were losing ? He instead used Warren for 47 pitches in the loss, which means he will probably not be able to be a starter in the Jays series. After Severino ,the Yanks have yet to announce their rotation for the series . It is probable that Tanaka will go Sunday on a normal rest . CC won't pitch. Nova and Pineda will probalby fill the remaining 2 slots . The only suprise in the Jays rotation is Saturday they will use Marcus Stroman who is coming off an ACL injury that kept him on the DL all season. Wondering how many Yanks fans who have tix for Saturday's game know that Fox picked the game up and it now has a 1:05 start time instead of the 4:30 start time on the ticket ? Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Probably best to slate a spot start if the game will be delayed or rained out. There's enough depth now that the rosters expanded. Perez struggled. He and Chirinos should know not to pitch Kyle Seager an inside fastball when ahead of the count. No reason to do so. Last night was Chrinos' first start since coming off the DL. Maybe he needs some BP time with the pitchers because a lot has changed since he was gone. Plus he does not look 'all there' yet. Well the clash of aces today. Holland vs. Hernandez. I think a day game so will miss it. All told, we are back where we were a few days ago. Down 2 in the AL West. Up 1.5 in the 2nd WC. We could have picked up on the Yankees last night. Today we either lose 1/2 game or gain a 1/2 game on Stros and Twinkies. Both are off today. That moved through my area yesterday afternoon and evening, we didn't get a whole lot from it. It kept breaking up and would only lightly rain for short periods of time, very little accumulation. You aren't missing anything Holland is pitching like Perez and it's 5-0 top of the 8th... Playing down below the level of the opposition again I see... 5 total hits in 2 days woohoo...
It's a rainout and they screwed the ticket holders for today's game. The game will be part of a single admission double headers Saturday. Tickets for today's game will not be honored . They can be traded in for tickets next year .Also today was supposed to be Babe Ruth Bobblehead day . That will be rescheduled too . Double headers usually are split which is not good for the Yanks . They need to take 3 of 4 of this series. And I wonder what the line ups will be . The Yanks are a veteran team and have too many players who can't play two. Meanwhile it's a football night tonight . I hear it could raining hard in Foxboro too. That means the new extra point rules may become a factor. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yeah listened to the end of the game heading home from work in a nice Texas summer thunderstorm:) Josh getting knee surgery. He's out. Beltre and Fielder both need a couple of days off. Crunch time. Will be interesting how Banister manages the down the stretch. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.---John 3:16
Now it's what? Equivalent of 25-30 yard FG?
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.---John 3:16
Something like that .The extra point will be kicked from the 15 yard line with two point conversions remaining at the 2-yard line. The defense now have the ability to score two points on returns. Previous an extra point was dead on a failed try. So much for the NFL trying to limit collision plays Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
So ball placed on the 15. Then kicked 5-7 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Then 10 yards deep in the end zone. So yeah like a 30 or more FG.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.---John 3:16
This one has got me shaking my head, if the surgery is that minor (the team thinks he will be back before the end of the season) why didn't he get it done when he went on the DL a month ago??? Neither one should play over 145-150 games a year to keep them fresh and off the DL. Guess the pressure of WINNING RIGHT THIS SECOND is too much for the management... How do you propose on getting to the end of a dark tunnel when the light goes out at the 1/2 way point... All you can do is play them in which ever game you think you can win, hopefully it's the first one. That way if you get a big lead by the 3rd or 4th you can pull some of them and try to use them in the 2nd game... Guess it didn't feel too hurt back then. With Josh anything is possible. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.---John 3:16
Good point. Even though they went 5-5 on this road trip and looked tired and gimpie, they are still sitting in a good position to make a final run on the division and 2nd WC. At this point slumps will be slumps and it is 90% management and coaching the rest of the way. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.---John 3:16
I guess I wasn't too clear I should have said when he first went on the DL with the knee he said he was going to have to get surgery done on it but was going to have to wait until the off season. But now it seems like it was more of a molehill than the mountain he made it out to be, which is why I said he should have done it a month ago... They've played 139 games this year so far, Andrus has played 137, Fielder 135, Beltre 120 but was out over 2 weeks with the hand, Choo 126 cause he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with his bat for awhile but has been hitting much better for the last 2-3 months.
Colby was perfect through 7. Good deal. Now he is trying to save the shutout.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
2 hit CG shut out. Good deal Colby. Now have Gallardo and Chi Chi to finish out the weekend. Colby gets to pitch against the Stros too I believe. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Twinkies winning in the 9th:(
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Looks like you won't have to see him for the rest of the season, he's out with a fracture in his leg... I don't think they are going away anytime soon, they have a very easy schedule the rest of the way... Also the Angels are still lurking... OTOH the Rangers are 1.5 games behind the Astros so they may not have to worry about the Twinkies much longer if they take over the division lead... Twinkies face the Angels same time we face the Astros. All sorts of scenarios coming out of that one.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Yankees drop game 1 of double bill. And in extra innings. Jays have Monday off. Sweeping a double header is rare these days. So Yanks will probably gain back a game. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
not looking likely. Yanks better start thinking of winning games to preserve their wildcard position. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
"I'm not looking at numbers regardless of what the results are," Fielder said. "I'm just controlling my mindset and controlling trying to get a good pitch to hit." And swinging at inside pitches that would have hit you if you weren't bailing out and swinging at the same time... Another LHer (on a bad team) does them in cause they have no RH bats that can hit the ball on a consistent basis... You would have thought Gallardo would have been pulled when he gave up the 1st HR and showed he had no command of his fastball whatsoever... Well Banister is listening to you Zig. Mike Napoli starting in LF today. He never played the position as a pro. Let's see how that works out. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
a glimmer of hope . Tanaka earned his $ today . He gave them innings in a shut out win. 3 1/2 games behind after this disastrous weekend BUT ............. The glimmer of hope . 1) The Yank offense did not fail them ...it was the rotation . Pitchers like Severino and even Pineda and Nova have not looked as bad as they did this weekend so they need to rebound. 2) The Jays look like an ordinary team without Tulowitzki and Encarnacion in their lineup. Tulowitzki is out 2 weeks . Encarnacion is day to day . The Yanks need to stay in the hunt into next weekends series . You gotta believe ! Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Tom about 20 games left give or take. Loads can happen. I see that whoever is competitive and competing today will most likely hang tough to the end. The Ranger bats were silent for a week and today Beltre is 2-3 2 HRs and 5 RBI. Fielder is 2-3 and Choo is 2-2 with a BB and HR. Just in time for the Astros to come to town. LOL and my old Mets are beating teams in the later innings. Papa redleghunter is smiling:) To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Yes he is . Remember sitting with him cheering on the Giants in the bad old days when the Giants were the most pathetic team in the league . Then he came to Long Island in 86 because the women were having a baby shower for my wife . So we went to the apartment I was renting and watched the Giants against the Vikes .The Giants were losing late in the game 20–19 with 72 seconds left in the fourth quarter at the Minnesota .Then Phil Simms completed a desperation fourth and 17 to Bobby Johnson for a first down . Then the Giants won the game on Raul Allegre's 5th field goal of the game. From then on ,the Giants dominated . The Giants won their first Super Bowl one week before my daughter was born. I've always given a big assist to Pappa redleghunter Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
NOTHING IN LEFT The Rangers had lost five of their previous six games against left-handed starters, so Banister did what he could to get his best hitters in the lineup. That included slugger Mike Napoli getting his first professional action in left field. Napoli played the first five innings in left without getting a ball hit his way before going to his usual position, first base. Napoli then had a fielding error on a grounder in the sixth. He got on base 3 times which gave Evis and Roogie someone to drive it which is better than the other LFers have been doing... I'm really surprised he didn't play Rua since he had been doing so well at RR but this worked out so what the heck... Just looked at the roster for tonight's game and he's got Naps in LF again and batting 5th against the LHer Kazmir... This just goes to show you how little Bannister trusts the other RHers on the roster and especially the ones in the OF... That has got to be something that is addressed in the off season... Altuve just took Hamels deep for a 1-0 lead in the 1st... If Hamels can keep the ball in the park he can beat the Astros. The Astros are the quintessential young team, low batting average and a lot of HRs, all or nothing no patience... Young teams also like to pick on the heeter so if he has good offspeed stuff tonight he should cut thru them like a hot knife thru butter... Nap dropped his first fly ball tonight. Led to an unearned run. But Mitch and Fielder went yard. With base runners!
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Errors almost got the Rangers tonight. Hamels kept them in the game. Kela got a huge out (Altuve) going behind 3-1. Nap was taken out in the 7th for Stubbs. And #BigBoy went deep. Tolly closed it out with a great no out double play by Roogie. Then he smoked Rasmus. Exciting game. Sonny boy had to hit the hay while game was tied. Nice good morning note for him tomorrow. :) To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Watched the game till Rangers let Houston tie it at 3, figured after that easy run they would figure out a way to lose so said heck with it and went to sleep... (Some of us Non-Democrat voters have to work for a living you know)... Hamel's did alright pitching against a team he's never seen before, their roster has turned over almost completely since 2012. Threw way too many fastballs to those young hitters but got away with most of them. His heeter doesn't have a whole lot of movement to it kinda flat and easy to hit if it isn't in the right location... It was nice that the Leftys broke thru against a LH pitcher for a change, especially against Kazmir who normally gives them fits... 1-2 more decent RH bats would really help... Don't worry. I gave up on the Boys the other night when they handed the Jints another turnover. Then get a phone alert Romo pulled out a come back:) To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Walk of sac fly bottom 9th! 1/2 game in lead of AL West. Twinkies and Bronx Bombers lost. Things tightening. Astros have easiest schedule left. Twinkies and Angels beat up on each other next week. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Beltre 4-5 #BigBoy went 3-4 with a BB. That's exactly what we need now. Perez has a tough assignment facing Keutchel. Thursday's match looks pretty even. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
That series will tell if Twinkies can hang around till the end or not, last night was the first bit of ground they've lost in the last 2 weeks or so... 1st games of the season are always weird ones, very seldom are they accurate indicators of what the season is going to be like...
Let's see they have 5 left against Rangers, 3 with Angels, 3 Seattle, 3 Arizona and 3 with Oakland. They are 24-44 on the road and 8 of those games are on the road. SO this means Rangers better sweep them at home before they go to Houston for 3 late next week... 1/2 game in lead of AL West. I woke up just in time to see the 9th inning unfold and heard all the gushing the commentators did on Banister, I'd bet his uniform is soaked with commentator drool... For the Rangers to hang around they need to beat Kyle Seager and the M's....And not play footsies with the A's and sweep them in O co. like they did consistently last year. If they can handle the low ball teams, who are out to play spoiler, they can hang on to a playoff spot. The Astros have an easier route IMO. The Twinkies also have an easier schedule after the Angels but has KC to end the season. KC at that point will probably throw out their AAA ball players for that series to stack their rotation for the divisional series. 19 or so games left and loads could still happen. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Just remember Rangers have beaten the Astro's 10 out of 14 games so far this year... And Astro's have a losing record in the division...
18 games, Astros 17... Lets see the Rangers have 5 with Astros, 3 with Seattle, 3 with Oakland, 3 with Detroit and 4 with Angels to end the season... It seems to me I remember hearing/seeing the Astros had a very low winning percentage when hitting 1 or less HRs, but can't seem to find it again... 14-3 win. Fielder had quite a night with 2 HRs. Nap and Roogie went deep early and Wilson late in the game. Angels lost and Twinkies losing in the bottom 12th. Angels vs. Twins starting tomorrow. Then I think the Angels play the Astros. Angels may be done if they can't sweep the Twins and Stros. Stros get back a few of their starters tomorrow off DTD. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Depending on what happens in that series and what other teams do, both teams could be pretty much eliminated... I'm beginning to think the Twinkies have shot their wad and are gonna fade away... Yankees look like they might play well enough to make it to the playoffs by are having to ride their "old fogeys" and pitching pretty hard to maintain their lead... They may end up being "one and done" when it's all said and done... Jays are still playing very well so I can't imagine any scenario to where they wouldn't make it, too much offensive talent... Jays are still playing very well so I can't imagine any scenario to where they wouldn't make it, too much offensive talent... The Jays and Yanks have played even since last weekend and they have 2 key offensive weapons injured . They even lost one in Atlanta and have a game today against them . Then they play the Red Sox ....not a gimmee by any stretch. The next 6 games will decide the Yank's season....3 against the Mets and 3 against the Jays. If the Yanks are in a one gamer against the Stros ,the likely pitching match would be Tanaka v Keuchel . I'd take my chances.Keuchel got pretty beat up yesterday ......thank you very much !! Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
From what I've heard Tanaka will be pitching on 4 days rest instead of his usual 5 days rest.
The Jays and Royals of course are the odds on favorites to be paired off in the ALCS. But... As Derek Jeter once said: "good teams make the playoffs, but hot teams win series." Very true. So if the Rangers can keep hot, who knows?! To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Yeah, that does not happen often...well it was his first 9 ER game in his career. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
I turned on MLB channel to check out the game and it was 0-0, then we had a power bump and the DVR had to go into a disk check mode. When it finally came back up about 20 minutes later I turned back on the MLB channel and it was 6-0, said game over and went channel surfing...
If they can secure a spot soon enough to give the guys a few extra days rest (not too much to where they lost their groove) then yes they can do some damage in the playoffs. They are going to have some hard decisions to make on who is on the playoff roster (especially pitchers) and who sits out. And then you have Josh and his bum knee. His operation should have happened at least 3 weeks earlier that was a big screw up... Well they completed the sweep last night and in convincing fashion. The veterans with all the experience stepped up this series and got it done, most of them are guys we were talking bad about earlier in the year. Having the RH bat of Napoli in the lineup has really changed the dynamics of the batting order for the better, no more easy outs other than "EVIS". Now if only we could teach Naps how to play defense in LF... :) I noticed the pitchers (took my advice) were throwing a lot of breaking pitches to the Astros the last 2 games. If you can throw breaking pitches for strikes you can easily defeat younger teams. One because they can't sit on "heeters" and two because most have them still haven't figured out how to hit that pitch consistently. Made the last 2 games easy pickings and they held the Astros to only 2 HRs for the series sweep... It ain't over yet but things are looking a whole lot better than they were 4 days ago, and now Seattle comes into town... Man you have to get off of Elvis' case...LOL. It was his patient at bat that led to the rally with two outs to get those additional runs. Until last night he had 55 at bats without a K. Elvis has been clutch in a lot of games. I can't remember the last time he GDP to end an inning. Yeah Nap could have got Colby out of that inning with no runs. Venable or Stubbs could have nabbed that warning track line drive...maybe not, hard to tell. Nap had a good lead on that rocket from Gattis. Then again, Nap not in the line up, McCullers might have pitched Beltre and Fielder different. But the Rangers are 4-0 with Nap in LF. LOL I also noticed that Elvis is helping out Nap quite a bit. Elvis went out deep from SS to nab a routine fly ball. Nap gave him a look like, 'what the..." but then a grin which meant "thanks I know." Odor should be playing the OF if the infield ever gets too crowded with talent. That kid is shagging fly balls Choo is waiting on in dead RF. I guess Moreland is nursing some sore legs. I saw some fan question about putting Nap at 1B and Moreland in LF. I think the answer was sore legs or the Rangers not wanting to increase Moreland's risk of injury. I noticed the pitchers (took my advice) were throwing a lot of breaking pitches to the Astros the last 2 games. If you can throw breaking pitches for strikes you can easily defeat younger teams. One because they can't sit on "heeters" and two because most have them still haven't figured out how to hit that pitch consistently. Made the last 2 games easy pickings and they held the Astros to only 2 HRs for the series sweep... Yes, good patient pitching all around. There's much to a starter knowing that the defense can turn amazing DPs if an inning gets kind of tight; also knowing the offense will give you a good early lead really helps with the starters. Yes...M's in town. Kyle Seager. Really hope the Rangers stop pitching him inside. But Gallardo is 1-1 with a 2. something ERA this year against the M's. Hope he can give us at least 6 innings. Would be nice to get 7 complete innings from him. Angels beat the Twinkies last night 11-8. Doing the math, the Angels have to sweep the Twins to get past them. I think the Twins will at least win 1 game, which means then only really gain one game or both teams are tied. So really for the Angels to make an impact on the WC race, they will need to at least win 3 of 4 to keep even or sweep to go 2 ahead. Anything less than that, the Angels could be finished. Same with their series against the Astros. Astros have the A's. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Well the weekend is finally here where New York baseball fans either put on the pinstripes or blue and orange. Let's Go Mets! To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Why should I get off "Evis" case he still needs to improve his batting with RISP and be more consistent, he gets paid way too much for his output. Choo, Beltre and Odor started the season way worse than he did and they've all passed him in just about all statistics except for SBs... Oh well maybe Profar will come back strong and give them the opportunity to ditch Evis, I can only hope... A good RHed OF would be a good return for trading Evis... I don't think he's played a single game in the OF this year, I'm betting it's from the foot injury he had last year... Odor at SS and Profar at 2B. I think that would be a nice combo 2-3 years down the road.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
DD was hobbling a bit last night and sat out the final two innings. His bat has been cold for almost three weeks now and he is not getting the same amount of BB he usually squeezes out. I still like him in the lineup. Don't think Banny is going to mess with the lineup when things are working. But if they have a few games where DD's bat becomes an issue, they may want to move him down a bit and maybe put Odor in the 2 slot and Choo in the lead off spot. Again, things are working now, so no tinkering. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
You beat me to it I was just getting ready to say looks like DD needs a few games off, this year is probably more than he's ever played before... Either that or he's feeling the pressure and pressing too much... A's pitching could give the Astro's batters fits, the lead could grow this weekend... Plus the Astros pen is smoked after this week. Another factor: Astros a young team and have not been in a Sept position where they had to play catch up. We shall see. Here are the matchups for the Astros-A's this weekend: Friday: Athletics Astros Doubront (3-2) Fiers (7-10) Saturday: Athletics Astros Gray (13-7) Kazmir (7-10) Sunday: Athletics Astros Brooks (2-3) McHugh (16-7) We miss Iwakuma but get Nuno and Hernandez. We have Gallardo, Hamels and Holland this weekend. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Gray/Kazmir should be a good matchup low scoring I would imagine...
Hopefully the A's will tire them out a bit more before we come into town... A's beat the Astros at their own homerun game. Nice of them since we lost leaving the bases loaded twice and a total of 10 LOB. Napoli in LF allowed an additional run to score. Can't win them all but Rangers need to take the next two. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
That will be a chore cause Hernandez is pitching Sunday, Derek will have to be on top of his game... And had 4 DPs turned against them... This team really needs an RHed OF that can both hit and field, not one or the other. I have a sneaking suspicion this will be a big issue in the playoffs if they make it... Drew Stubbs used to be a decent OFer when he was in Cincy he's sure went downhill at the plate... Sounds to me like Magaden needs to work really hard with Stubbs and figure out how to fix his swing, not much time left in the season. They have so many extra pitchers right now they could be used for extra BP to help fix some batters swing issues... I went and looked up Valencia's (He hit 2 of those 3 HRs) card with the A's and his picture still showed him a Blue Jays uniform, LOL... 10-1. Good game for Gimenez with 3 RBI. Now on to Felix. Mariners used 7 relievers. Rangers need to get some runs or pitch count up on Felix early. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
MLB Channel kept checking in on the game until they got the 5-1 lead then nothing the rest of the night. Looks like they got some of the bench players into the game late, card is fairly long. Noticed Chi Chi closed out the game, I'd bet they did that to see how he would react to coming out of the pen in relief. I'd also bet he will be on the playoff roster if they make it... Seen A's were up on the Astros 6-3 at one time and figured cool another loss for the Stro's but it didn't end that way. Neither Grey or Kazmir pitched very well but Jake Smolinski had a decent game for a change, he hasn't hit very well all year. If you have a good balance in your lineup and bench and they can protect each other, you force the other team into using up their pen if they want a chance to win. Rangers don't quite have the balance I would like to see but it seems to be good enough for right now. Especially when Choo and Beltre are just tearing the opposition up. For the last 10 days both are batting right at .500 along with 6 BBs each, and have raised their BAs closed to 20 points. (Looks like all the talking bad we did about them earlier is finally paying off)... :) I noticed DD looked a little better last night a couple of hits and RBIs, also replaced him later in the game to give him a little rest for today... Pitchers kept Seager, Cruz and Cano in check again just need to do it again today and they stand a chance at winning the game and series... Then on to Oakland and Houston for 6 on the road... Twinkies are done lost a DHeader to Angels yesterday too far back now I think to have a chance... Angels go to Houston for 3 starting tomorrow would be nice to see them take 2 of 3... Still haven't decided if Houston or Angels will take final playoff spot Yankees are beginning to look like they will make the playoffs but still have one more against the Mets and 3 in Toronto to get thru, after that their schedule looks fairly easy... Brian Cashman said yesterday that as long as the Yanks make the playoffs ,he doesn't care how they do it . It's the final destination that's important . I for one would still be looking to take the division. They will know where they stand after the next 4 games. You will know where they are headed Wednesday .If they pitch Tanaka against the Jays then you'll know they are still going for the division. If not ,then they will be shuffling the line up to make sure he pitches the wildcard game. Tonight is big. CC v Harvey . Which one will come out of the game 1st ? Would like CC to go deep so the bullpen is fresh Monday . They will know how the Jays did .....who knows ? Maybe the Yanks go into Toronto 2 1/2 out .Stranger things have happened . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Buck Showalter floated the idea of expanding the Sept roster BUT only having 25 active players each game . When you think about it ,no other professional sport changes the rules it plays under during the season ;let alone during the final playoff push month . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yeah glad Smolinski found somewhere he could play everyday. Holland having some command issues through 2 innings. No runs as the infield turned two DPs to save his bacon in both innings. LOL but he struck out Seager:) Hey Mitch just went yard to center. 1-0. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
2-1 Mariners. A bloop and a slow poke base hit, two walks and a wild pitch. Will kill ya every time. Got another DP to get out of that ugly inning. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Yanks have their chance. BoSOX beat the Jays today . Looks like the Stros haven't given up dreams of winning the division.
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Yanks beating the Mets soundly after taking out drama boy in the 5th. Wonder how he feels about that. Yeah the Mariners keep on dogging the Rangers. Might have to call in some rowdy Dallas Stars fans next season to break Kyle Seager's legs:) That weirdo is a one man wrecking crew on Rangers pitchers. Like Chipper Jones and the Mets. It will be an interesting fight to the end in the West. Angels and Stros duke it out this week. Twinkies have it easy the rest of the way. LOL tough day for the Boys too. Win the game but Romo out for most of the season. Hey maybe they pick up Tebow as a back up for Weeden:) To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Angels-Astros this week. Do we want the Stros to finish off the Angels or the Angels taking down the Stros? We can expect I think one team to win two of three which pretty much keeps things the way they were. Twins have an easy road until KC for last season series. Will KC be resting starters or fighting for home field? Will be interesting all the way to October. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Hey maybe they pick up Tebow as a back up for Weeden:) why not ? Supposedly QBs don't get dirty uniforms ,and RBs run through holes an SUV can drive through, behind the vaunted Dallas O Line. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Looks like the ugly inning ended up being the 5th put the game pretty much out of reach... Something I've never figured out is when the starting pitcher is having major control issues why do they keep him out there? I can see why when the rosters are only 25, (but now they have 40) come on they should have had somebody warmed up and ready to go the top of the 5th, somebody who could go 2 innings or so... Yes, after Seager got on base they should have brought in Nick Martinez. So will be quite a fight to the finish now in the AL West. Rangers can't play footsie with the A's. They have to at least win that series and if they want a chance to gain back a game, they have to sweep. I think we get Sonny Gray on Thursday. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Rangers have a much better record against the Stros (12-4) than the Angels (5-10) so you should probably root for the Stros... Their record against the A's is 6-10... This is the way it's supposed to be everybody in the division fighting it out to the end the last 30 games or so... They have a good line, vaunted ehhh not so much, especially the way they call penalties these days... The line can only do so much it's up to the QB to get rid of the ball quickly and the RBs to be patient till a hole opens up, obviously neither happened yesterday... Liked Murrays line again yesterday 13 rushes, 2 yards!!! So is that Murrays fault or the lines fault, hmmmmm..... Mostly and obviously when they were playing quite badly:) There were a couple of earlier season series with the A's where they lit up Martinez and Gonzalez, thus helping to reward them with a new zip code in Round Rock Texas. Then last go around Colby Lewis pitched a gem against the A's and Chi Chi did well. The match ups for this week are: Perez vs. Dolin Lewis vs. Dubront Gallardo vs ? ? might be Sonny Gray, but they might be watching his innings. Don't know. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
? might be Sonny Gray, but they might be watching his innings. Don't know. ESPN is showing it to be Sonny Gray but I guess we'll find out for sure come Thursday... Yanks lose Astros win. Thinking probably a better outcome is the Angels swept. Don't want them around for final series of the season.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
To me it look no different on the Dallas side. Our RB did not do any better or worse than when we had Murray[who I like]. Murry did not do squat behind a less than average OL. I have been impressed with Dallas's D. 2 games and almost no offensive scores by the other side. Other teams have had to get their defense to score to stay in the game. I kinda like to see what Weeden(?) can do. RG3 RG3 RG3! LOL Omg I would rather have Tim Tebow. At least he doesn't break when you hit him. ;)
The RB by committee rushed for over 100 yards. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
The RB by committee rushed for over 100 yards. Sorry for not being more specific. I meant dallas's running game was no different than when we had Murray and when we didn't. Randal did not eat up anymore of the meat on the bone either. Then again that could have been because Dez was hurt and teams could focus more on the run.
Good come from behind game last night. Banny pulled the plug on the struggling Perez early in the 5th. Mitch Moreland HR got us back in it. Then some good hitting and smart base running. 4 sac fly RBI last night. Back up 2 games. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
At least this time he was prepared going into the inning and not waiting until he got into trouble before using the bullpen phone, that was probably the difference between winning and losing the game... Oh well he's still wet behind the ears and not used to being in this position this late in the season, he's more used to coaching in meaningless games... Oh well he's still wet behind the ears and not used to being in this position this late in the season, he's more used to coaching in meaningless games... Chi Chi and Nick Martinez are proving to be good innings bridge gaps from the pen. Chi Chi would have been out of the 5th inning jam without runs if Nap did not trip over his own two feet and miss a routine fly ball. But Nap got on base the next inning and via a pinch runner scored later in the inning. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Interesting as the struggling 'triplets' of Holland, Perez and Gallardo will now headline the Stros series this weekend. Maybe a smart move, don't know...we will find out:) Sonny Gray not pitching on Thursday so that's a plus. Perhaps Banny is seeing what I mentioned in the other post. Martinez and Gonzalez can handle 5-6th innings if all of the above run out of pitches or can't get the job done. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Angels won 6-5 today (close one in the bottom 9th) So we are back to 2.5 games up with a chance to make it 3.0 games up tonight. Still scratching my head at bumping Hamels out. Don't know if Banister sees the Angels as the real threat now and wants Hamels to pitch the last game of the season against them. After our series with the Stros, they go on for a series with the hot Mariners in Seattle. We play Detroit who seem to be pitching by 'committee' these days. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Looks like he's drying out behind the ears a little he's covering all the bases. This will give him the flexibility to use him in 3 games (if needed) versus the 2 he was scheduled. They have won the last 7 of his starts so he thinks he may need that last one against the Angels, they seem to be putting a run together. If he doesn't need him for the last game (or the play in game) then he will get some extra rest before the playoffs start... Looks like Josh is trying to run the bases to see if the knee can handle it and Martin is starting to take some swings at the plate... So have you thought about who will be on the 25 man roster come the playoffs? It might be kind of early to speculate especially with the status of the 2 above up in the air... I say they take 12 pitchers and 13 position players, 5 IF, 5 OF, 2 C and 1 DH... I think you might see some surprises in who makes the playoff roster if he's willing to take some chances... BTA this will have an effect on what he does too... Beginning with the 2007 post-season, two changes were made to the injury replacement rules. These were: (1) The position player for position player and pitcher for pitcher requirement for replacing an injured player in the PEL prior to the start of a post-season series was eliminated. (2) Players injured during the course of a post-season series could now be replaced during the series. Such replacement must be done on a pitcher for pitcher, position player for position player basis. The rules regarding the players eligible to become replacements are the same as those used for injury replacements prior to a series. However, the injured player, once replaced, is ineligible to participate in any further post-season series, even if he is later healthy. Rules are fair in my opinion. If Martin can swing a bat and throw and catch a ball take him on. Good speed and his bat HAS to be better than Stubbs and Venable combined. Those dudes play great OF but have holes in their bats. Josh would be a great bench bat. As an AL team, the Rangers are handicapped when playing in an NL ballpark. Does Fielder or Mitch play first base? Which ever bat is most hot? Tough decision but we are not there yet:) To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
10-3 Rangers top 9th. Here I was complaining about Stubbs and Ven. Stubbs draws a walk and Ven doubles driving in Stubbs. Lol.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Zig just a ping to our opening season discussions. Above is my response to Banister hiring. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Two persons you might have a tough time deciding between is Alberto and Rua. They are the only 2 that I know of that can fill in at SS or 2B if either Andrus or Odor gets hurt and has to sit out a game or 2... I don't know if Rua is that good at either position but I know he's played them before, about the only things he hasn't done is P and C... If he gets some good at bats before the end of the season, if not it's a tossup he's just another one of the multitude of LHers they have... Not hitting was the reason he got sent down and hasn't swung a bat now in over a month, his timing would be way off. Is Stubbs worse at bats behind him now or are they still to come, hmmmm... Top of 7 Rangers ahead 6-1... Venable in LF today instead of "No balance Naps".. :) Hamels has thrown 87 pitches thru 6 do you pull him to give him a little extra rest or let him stay in, hmmmmmmm... Looks like they decided he should get the rest they put in Kela... Now 8-1 bottom of 8th... The only solution to that I can see is can Mitch play LF or RF??? If not then one sits and that would screw up the whole lineup. If we still had Cruz this wouldn't be an issue... Royals have lost their closer Greg Holland for the rest of the season, that could put a big crimp in their style and chances to win the World Series...
Yes caught the 7th on the radio heading home. Saw the 9th at home. The A's are in a state where if a team does not sweep them there's a problem. What was one of the best rotations last season is now just a burned out hull. I hope for Beane's sake, he got some talent from dumping so much. Nice pick up on Smolinski. Too bad he did not hit for us the way he is in Oak. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
If we keep present course we will face the Royals first. That's if the Jays keep the best record and get the WC winner.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Twinkies losing to Indians. Bet Twinkies fans will be rooting on the Rangers this weekend. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.---Revelation 1:5b-6
Want a headache? http://espn.go.com/blog/jayson-stark/post/_/id/1409/read-it-and-weep-explaining- all-of-the-potential-tiebreaker-scenarios Indians can't figure out if they want to win or lose, win 2 in a row then lose 2 in a row...
They would love to see the Rangers sweep the Stros, again!!! They have Detroit this weekend and have a losing record with them 6-9... Fraley is always looking for a 'negative' angle: Fraley: Banister's immediate plan pays off; Will Astros take advantage of not facing Hamels? He needs to cheer up a bit:) "They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons, And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters,Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood."---Psalm 106:37-38
Wow, LOL. Note to Rangers....win 2 of 3 or sweep the Astros and you won't have to worry about tie breakers:) "They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons, And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters,Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood."---Psalm 106:37-38
He needs to cheer up a bit:) Fraley is acting like Hamels has faced them numerous times this year when he hasn't, only once and he won. All the rest of the damage done has been done by the rest of the staff and that has been considerable, IIRC the Rangers are 12-4 vs the Stros. Nobody must be reading his articles so he's just stirring the pot to get some attention... Now that you've mentioned it I imagine it only took about a 1/2 hr or so and it was posted on their bulletin board in the visitors locker room... LOL waiting for the off season where Banister says "The team did great, but a lot of credit goes to CZ and Red from LF. If I did not read their insights, I would probably coaching AA ball right now." "They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons, And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters,Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood."---Psalm 106:37-38
Right now I would say the Astros confidence is starting to wane since they have stunk the last 2 weeks. If the Rangers come out tonight and jump on them early the Stros just might... There's a lot to be said about 'scoreboard watching' when you are behind in the Division and trying to keep ahead in the 2nd WC. I remember Ian Kinsler mentioning in 2012 he kept peeking at the scores when the A's were handing the Rangers their 4th point of contact in that late season series. You know the one where all they had to do was win one of 4 to get the Div title. "They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons, And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters,Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood."---Psalm 106:37-38
Rangers win 6-2. Great effort by the middle inning relievers. Up now 4-1/2 games. Finally got to Kasmir. Yankees lost but still way ahead of the 2nd WC. Think they have it. Rangers and Yankees have same record now. Twinkies lose, and Angels winning in the 7th by 5 runs. Looks like Astros 2nd WC lead will be shaved to 1/2 game. Mets magic number 1! Let's Go Mets! "They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons, And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters,Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood."---Psalm 106:37-38
Yankees vs Astros are 2-4 Yankees vs Angels are 4-2 Yankees vs Twinkies are 5-1 Kasmir has pitched against the Rangers 6 times this year, the first 3 he won (2 of them he allowed 1 hit) the last 3 the Rangers have won... He hasn't pitched a complete game yet and doesn't go over 115 pitches, so wait him out and get his pitch count up to get to the bullpen... Well Rangers lost. But made the closer pitch 25+ pitches and knocked him out of the box. We had 2 on 2 out and the go ahead run at the plate. Scored 3 in the top 9th. That was with two outs. Chi Chi and Luke Jackson lost the tie. Holland left 4-4 tie. Final 9-7. Why the Stros put in their closer with a 5 run lead is a head scratcher. "They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons, And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters,Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood."---Psalm 106:37-38
The good news is that Houston is tied in the lost column with the Angels and only has a 1 game lead in the lost column over the Twinkies. From the Yanks point of view ,the best scenario is for the 3 teams to fight to the end of the season and use up their pitching just to get in. Especially want the 'Stros to need to use Keuchel in a must win game on the final day of the season.
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My first guess would be he hasn't been getting many appearances so they wanted to get him some "easy work" which didn't turn out to be too easy... Second guess would be the rest of the BP is having issues holding leads and so that's why they brought him in... My third guess would be "Hell I don't know"... The Astros hitting 6 HRs tells me the pitching staff couldn't get their breaking stuff over the plate or just forgot how to throw that pitch and decided to go mano e mano with strictly "heeters". You don't throw a young team fastballs when they can't hit the curve or change... Angels just lost their closer Street for the rest of the season so that will hurt their chances... Cardinals just lost one of their starters Martinez for the rest of the season so that will make them somewhat vulnerable... Girardi does that. OFTEN. Especially when it's a "MUST WIN" he can't allow get away. The rolling, rollicking Rangers were due for a clunker, and 'Stros due for a win -- ugly at that. Street going down is a bummer for the Angels, though he never scared me. The Twins are running out of time. The Cards' Martinez -- meh -- somehow the Cards do more with less. The Jays losing Tulo *has* hurt them -- instead of playing at a .800 clip, now it's only .600. Now that he and Price changed that clubhouse, they may not need him for the playoffs. The Yanks? Well...NO Tex, NO rallies, NO Bombers. They've been scoring 2-3 runs per game while Ellsbury, Gardner, and Headley ALL look sickly and kill rallies by the day, the week, the month. And Eovoldi, OUT, Tanaka, hurt...the team is incompetent and crippled. They may luck out and win a one-game WC game, but that's the extent of their season. Strongest, most confident finishers: The Mets. The Rangers. Jays. Cards know they can beat anyone (but aren't scary.) Like to see the Cubs win between they and the Pirates, I put it in the Cubs favor -- Arrieta has been hittable since the AS break. KC ain't going anywhere -- not with Cueto's an epic fail. The Dodgers? Best 1-2 SP punch in MLB. Gonna be a good post season, fellas.
I saw a few hangers that were launched.
I see Josh played LF yesterday, didn't seem like he helped or hurt them in the game. Wonder if he'll be sore today, and I doubt he'll pay today with Keuchel pitching...
True about the other WC teams going down to the wire, using their best SP. But frankly, I'm not all that secure in that the streaky Yanks will definitely get in. IF the 'Stros make it (I doubt it) Kuechel owned the Yanks this season. They have to hope they they pitch lights-out. The Bombers' problem is scoring more than 3 runs per game with the top of the formerly vaunted lineup hitting a buck and change since August. Gardner is been useless. Ellsbury got his $153m base on his juice-related 2011 when he inexplicably whacked 32 dingers when he averages a dozen HRs. He now has ZERO power. Cashman got fooled by the same anomaly with Headley -- a guy who also averages 12 HRs per year, broke out and hit 31 in 2012. Now both IMO have reverted to their normal un-juiced baseline. IMO they are two over-priced frauds. Ellsbury stats: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ellsbja01.shtml Headley stats: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/headlch01.shtml
They lost their closer too a few days ago... KC lost their closer as well? Buh-bye, KC. That leaves (IMO) the Rangers v. the Jays as the teams to beat. Unbelievable that Texas has become so strong a contendah and running on all cylinders. That *without* Hamilton?! Btw, Tommy -- who is #55 of your handle? Hideki Matsui? Or Gary Reasons? :-)
3 runs per game .....That's playoff baseball. And the Yanks have played playoff baseball for a month. In the scenario I gave Keuchel gets used in a must win game before the WC elimination game. The truth is that they are very vulnerable to lefty pitching ,and everyone has been throwing lefties against them . That is part of the reason for their mediocre month. Yeah they are limping in and Price is going to get the Cy Young Award mostly based on how he took the Jays on his back since the trade . His performance is reminiscent of CC's for the Brewers as far as it's impact. In April ,if anyone would've told Yankee fans that they were going into the playoffs as a wild card ;they would've signed up for it . This team in truth has over performed . No one thought AROID would turn it around after 1 season suspension and two hip surgeries . Before he broke his leg on a foul tip off his shin ,Tex was on pace to have his best year . He has been replaced by Bird who has been a revelation. Girardi in my view has done by far his best managing job keeping this team winning enough to secure a playoff spot. Every one of their starters have gone down at one time or another during the season;and when they are healthy ,they only are good for half a game. He has 3 very good relievers ,and the rest of them don't belong on a major league roster . They did shore up 2nd base with the acquisition of Dustin Ackley. He and Rob Refsnyder form an adequate platoon . Didi is a solid replacement for Jeter . He should probably be moved up the the 2nd slot in the line-up since Gardy is slumping . Headley has been playing equal to his playing card . McCann is the AL catcher of the year . There are none better in the AL . Yes Ellsbury has struggled since he came back from DL .But no one ever thought Beltran would do as well as he has . Gardy had an all star 1st half . Then he slumped badly since . When all is said and done ;his numbers will mirror his playing card. He and Ellsbury do need to step it up because they are the catalyst .The Yank power numbers have not suffered . But it would be nice if there were runners on base when the homers are hit . Unless they completely collapse this week then they will host the elimination game. They will win at home . After that ,it's anyone's guess. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yes going to be a good post season. For the Rangers to get there they will have to beat the Angels at least 2 of 4 maybe more. Angels play the woeful A's next week and it seems Kyle Seager takes a powder when there's not a Ranger on the mound. Someone might have to meet CJ Cron in the parking lot with a sock full of pennies:) "They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons, And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters,Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood."---Psalm 106:37-38
Yes saw Chi Chi hang one and Luke Jackson. Then again that 3 run inning for the Stros could have ended on GIDP if Mitch got a handle on it. But such is the game and I won't beat on Mitch. That was only his second error all season. Amazing. "They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons, And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters,Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood."---Psalm 106:37-38
Yeah Nap will be in the line up today until he becomes a liability.
"They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons, And shed innocent blood, The blood of their sons and their daughters,Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with the blood."---Psalm 106:37-38
The Rangers had to win one of three and they did. Perez did ok given he pouted like a child when Elvis botched up a 2 out no base runners on ground ball. Which led to 2 unearned runs, and thus the game. But that is baseball and the kid needs to grow up and put such behind him. He did rebound well and go after Altuve for a strike out. I have to say the HP Ump was consistently horrible yesterday. Sherrington gives us a good analysis for the final week of AL West baseball. He mentions what you already posted here. The closer Street is probably finished and so is the set up man Joe Smith: Sherrington: Astros' biggest concern isn't the division- leading Rangers, it's the surging Angels The AL West is shaping up to become a lot like the NL Central. The AL West might be a lot more interesting next year if the Mariners find their way too. Well here's to some exciting baseball in the next week:) "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
With Houstons record on the road they do have their work cut out for them to maintain their place as the 2nd WC. They need to play .500 as a minimum to stand a chance... I didn't know that Smith was done too, maybe the Stros will be able to hang on if no "yunguns" step up for the Angels... The key to beating Keuchel is to lay off the breaking stuff if you do you can beat him. That is what they did when they laid a "9 spot" on his the last time they faced him, short memories I see...
Or he's tired of always being the victim of Elvis errors? Maybe we'll get to see a Papelbon/Harper moment in the dugout... :) What no soap? I think the only team he does well against is the Rangers... Yes, they don't have that Little League homerun porch in left field on the road:) Heck Elvis could belt 15-20 HRs in that ballpark. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
That article also mentioned Weaver (their ace apparently) complained of shoulder tightness. We shall see. Still waiting for more on Holland who took a line drive to his middle finger on Saturday. Good news for us, is we do have Nick Martinez if we need to skip Holland. Probably why we have not seen Nick in the Astros series but saw Chi Chi twice. On another note...the Mets are division champs! Saw that they auditioned some young talent on Sunday to shake out their post season roster. Probably to showcase too. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
LOL I heard of that. Have to look at the vid for that. Bad news when team mates fight though. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Both corners are short I could hit a softball out of there in either direction... He tore up the Stros too I believe. Well the team needs to focus on winning three from Detroit and the rest will shake out. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Both players seem to have attitudes Papelbon especially, this isn't his first incident with team mates... Now you're giving him too much credit. :) But that would befit what he's getting paid to do... You mean like Odor? Hope that kid keeps focused. He is a large part of why the team is where it is right now. I see they moved him up a notch in the batting order. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
He hits all over the order but usually hits top 2 spots or 8th cause he can get on base, drive in runs and steal bases. Every once in awhile the will put him in 6th right behind Moreland to help protect him, this is usually when "Evis" or Josh isn't getting it done. Once he convinces Banny that he can hit be consistent in that slot I think you will see him move up to 6th permanently... Wish we had a few more of him.... Oh wait never mind I forgot that we already do. He has a younger brother who is a middle infielder and the Rangers signed him this Spring he should have played in the Venezuela league this year, he's 17. If he did alright you might see him in A ball next year... 7-4 loss tonight. Colby looked beat tired from the start. They made some noise in the bottom 9th with a Fielder bases loaded single. Beltre had a rare GIDP to end the inning. Stros up and Angels tied. These are interesting times for the AL West. I don't think the Rangers offense is done. They just need the starters to keep them in the game for 6-7 innings. Ace on the mound tomorrow. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
That has been the issue all year nothing new... Martinez pitched last night so I would imagine Holland will pitch as scheduled... Yeah we won one!
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Sloppy but a win, Stubbs made a good play to save the game. (If Detroit had some pitching they would have been in the mix). Angels aren't going away anytime soon in fact are now the #2 WC cause the Stros kept up their losing ways on the road, Twinkies won and could still end up being a playoff team... Rangers need to win 3 of the next 5 but would rather see then win out and go into the postseason on a winning streak for confidence purposes. Needless to say it's gonna be an interesting last few days to the season in the AL no matter how it turns out... Under Fan Graphs Stubbs should have a category for Saves. It should indicate "1" for Games Saved:) That dude can run. I don't think DD would have been able to get that. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
LOL...Seems Cowlishaw is getting on board when we would usually see one of his depressing postings:) Cowlishaw: Not only are Rangers not choking, they're doing what good teams do Even Fraley had something good to say: Fraley: No need to sound the alarm, Hamels still delivers a Rangers win in sub-par performance "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
If Stubbs could get himself together at the plate he would make a damn fine OFer, hopefully they will keep him and see if they can fix his stroke... I'm sure he just earned a job on the post season roster...if there is such a roster next week:) Yes great D and dude can 'cut bags' on the bases too. "Magic" number 4 for Division title and 3 for 2nd WC. Which means they better win 4 of their next 5:) Then again in head to head with the Angels the following could happen: Angels go to Arlington down two. Rangers win the opener and the lead goes to 3 game ahead. That would guarantee at least a tie (with the Angels) in the Division if they lose the remaining 3 games. Oh boy back to the tie breaker math. We can't figure this out because we don't know what Houston will be doing. Their first game in Arizona they face the Diamondbacks ace who I think is up for Cy Young contention. Record of 15-8. So no easy ride for them there. Wild Wild West to the end. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
You guys keep playing for it all until the end . Use up all your pitchers . May not matter though . We have a hurricane bearing down on us ;and bad weather the rest of the week . Don't know how the Yanks will get in 5 games in the rest of this week . Maybe there is a window for the game tonight . Maybe . Then again .. maybe y'all will be playing an extra game Monday . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Maybe a couple of double headers in the works for the East Coast teams this week/weekend? That would be something. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Hurricane Joaquin Prompts Warnings in Bahamas; East Coast Landfall Possible
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Richards (probably considered the healthy ace) pitches for the LAA tonight against Zito (what a joke) for the A's. The Angels have not set their rotation for the Rangers series yet. Which means they will probably float Richards to the first playoff game if they lock up a WC slot before Sunday. Or pitch him in a final game of the season to win the division or WC slot. He pitches tonight so that means he can only pitch as early as Sunday on 3 days rest. Will be interesting to see what a strategist like Mike Scioscia will do to juggle the rotation. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
If he was hitting.250 or so I would agree. But if they have to use up the bullpen they may be forced to carry extra pitching. As it stands right now I would say they will carry 13 pitchers, the number they've carried pretty much all year... Like I said before the 25 man roster will have some hard decisions made before it's final... Like I said before the 25 man roster will have some hard decisions made before it's final... That will be tough if they eventually reach the Series. But for the AL playoffs yeah that is sound. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
So what 12 position players you going to use???
Current expanded roster for the Rangers: We had in the BP before the expanded roster: Tolleson Kela Dyson Diekman Bass Freeman Was not on the roster but on the DL: Olendorf Was added when rosters expanded: Scheppers Jackson Gonzalez Faulkner Martinez (off and on starter and fresh arm out of the pen August-Sept) Freeman Of course there was some shell game moves towards the end of August to get fresh arms up and these lists varied. Starting rotation since Holland came back: Hamels Holland Lewis FA this winter Gallardo FA this winter Perez As we know due to days off during the playoffs, teams can go with a 4 man rotation. So Perez would no doubt be the long reliever or injury fill in or rain out fill in. But given the above that would mean: 4X starters That would mean by your estimation they float Perez and 8 more relievers. I don't see them going that for the playoffs. You need two long relievers. So Ohlendorf and Bass get the nod or one of them and Perez. So let's say it's Perez and Ohlendorf. So that ticks off 2 for the Pen. Then of course the work horse crew: Tolleson Kela Diekman Dyson are no doubt 'in' in any playoff series. So that is 6 total for the pen out of necessity. So we are now up to 10 total pitchers. 4 starters and 6 relievers. This is bare minimum. Then add the blow out games (even in the playoffs) where you need someone to eat up innings. That would add either a Nick Martinez, Chi Chi Gonzalez or Anthony Bass to the mix. Picking one with starting pitching experience is important but veteran experience is also a factor. So Bass wins this one. So we are at 11 pitchers now. 4 starters, 6 base relievers (closer, three set up, one long who pitched as a starter most of the season); then a blow out specialist (Bass). So far all are RHP save Perez and Diekman. So we are up to 11 pitchers and two are LHPs. For your 13 pitcher model that would leave Freeman and Faulkner LHPs who could be added in L vs L matchups. Freeman did better against RH batters. So the last two slots could go to both south paws, but if you have Perez, and Diekman do you need another two LHPs or just one. I say only one and it should be Freeman (most experience at MLB level than Faulkner). So that is now 12 pitchers. Your 13th would either be Nick Martinez or Chi Chi Gonzalez. That would add another long arm or rain out option IMO. So my analysis of the 13 pitchers if Banister so chooses to follow your sage advice (and mine:)) Too bad we could not find a spot for Wandy Rod in the BP for the playoffs. And of course all this means nothing if they don't win the next 3 or 4 of 5 games. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Tough as we have a mixed bag of OFs. Obviously: Gimenez, Moreland, Odor, Elvis, Beltre, DD, Choo with Fielder as DH. LF is the issue. Who starts there in the playoffs? Do you roll the dice with Napoli? I think Banister will do that as he has been playing Nap. So shoe horn Nap in LF (he can play 1B as well and if needed play the emergency 3rd catcher) against LHP and Josh Hamilton in LF against RHP. If Josh's numbers are better against a specific LHP then play Josh to reduce risk in LF. So that's 10 right off the bat (no pun intended). Then we need a utility INF and that is Alberto. So that's 11. The second catcher will have to be Chirinos because he can play both 1B and 3B in a pinch and catch of course. So that's 12. Then you need another OF who can play all three spots. That would be Stubbs (handy pinch runner too). That makes 13. So they would need to trim the pitchers down to 12. After all of that, I would argue if they retained 13 pitchers they would be crazy and it would limit their pinch hitting options. So I see them going 12 pitchers and 13 position players. The additional position player would most likely be Venable(good speed and fielding), but could be Rua if Banister wants another RH bat. So IMO it has to be 13 position and 12 pitchers. 12 pitchers may be a bit much. That would be 4 starters and 8 relievers. That's a lot for even the playoffs. Managers in playoff games have to know when to cut bait and play to win another day. So you need one or two guys to eat up innings. Plus...these will be difficult decisions for a team that was not expected to do much this season. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Saw this on the DMN sports site: Looking back: The history of the Texas Rangers' postseason appearances Three losses to the Yankees in the mid to late 90s in the ALDS yet I don't know many Rangers fans who have a deep seated hate for the Yankees...Like Boston fans do:) "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
I see the problem ..... 2011 ;they are spraying soda at each other . Winners spray champagne.
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What a game and potentially season saving catch: "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
They probably did that in support of Josh Hamilton (seriously).
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Yikes! Kate Upton is a Tigers fan! Zig you are going to have to change this! "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
She was born there so I imagine she will always root for them... Now if you really want to change her you have to take her to a World Series game where the rangers come from behind dramatically late in the game to clinch the title. Or maybe get her a date with VegHead that might do the trick!!! :) forgot about that . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Miggy getting the night off!
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
None of the starters are impressing me right now and none seem to be capable of pitching more than 5-6 innings. That isn't enough to get the job done in my opinion (especially in the playoffs) so that is why I think they will continue to carry 13... You really only need 3 good starters in the playoffs with the days off, this makes your 4th and 5th starters your game 4 pitchers, if you can get 4 innings from each one you're golden... If things continue they way they are they will play the Royals and they have a winning record against them. Most of this I think is because most of their starting pitching is RHed, which will be a good match-up for the Rangers since most of their big bats are LHed. Less need for RHed pinch hitters or pinch base runners, but you will still need late inning defensive replacements (and will need to be RHed... So with all that being said the pitchers will be Hamels, Holland, Perez, Lewis, Gallardo, Tolleson, Dyson, Diekman, Kela, Martinez, Gonzalez, Ohlendorf and Faulkner... Let me guess you are wondering why I picked Faulkner over Freeman? Easy .125 BA by LHers against him and Freeman is .277, no brainer... Even though Faulkner is young he seems like he can "git er dun"... :) And Royals most dangerous bats are LHed... As far as position players go Beltre, "Evis", Odor, Moreland, Fielder, DD, Hamilton, Choo, Giminez, Napoli, Stubbs, and Alberto. I wish I had different choices for the last 2 but there just aren't any... I remember Josh saying the smell of alcohol alone could flow through his veins. I read his book. The dude was a crack head and went cold turkey in his grandmother's guest room. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
That's a gamble not running with a second catcher. Nap is an emergency guy given his hip issues. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
I know, I was under the impression Chirinos was pretty much done for the year but I see he played tonight. I assume this is an audition to see if he can be on the 25 man roster??? I'm not really in love with the options both pitching and position players for this team going into the playoffs, they have holes and no aces... If Scheppers was pitching well I would keep him and drop 2 other pitchers to keep more position players. But then who do you keep as position players since most of the other choices haven't played in the last week to 10 days. Obviously Banny isn't using any of them because none of them are hitting even 1/2 their weight! And there is Josh another tweeked knee/shoulder away from being useless, who is gonna be his replacement?? (Who aren't hitting either)?? Venable, Martin?? I'll say it again I REALLY DON"T LIKE THE OPTIONS THEY HAVE!!! Alberto - .222 (Rookie) (Rangers traded away serviceable backup middle infielders earlier in the year) Venable - .244 Stubbs - .198 Strasbourger - .200 (Rookie) Rua - .193 (Rookie) Can play multiple positions in IF and OF Martin - .219 (has a bum hand) has about 5 days to prove he can play Gallo - .206 (Rookie) Wilson - .189 Hell of a list of backups isn't it??? You're probably right in that I'm probably going to have to go with 11 or 12 pitchers but I think that will end up biting them in the ass, they'll run out of pitchers, their relievers have pitched A LOT OF INNINGS THIS YEAR!!! Banny had to use 5 again tonight just to get by the "Tiggers" and Miggy sat out........ He did great tonight. Glove, arm and bat. But I don't see them dumping Gimmy. I see both on the roster. Gimmy knows the new pitchers best. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Yes they have holes in a leaking boat. But they have bailed out enough water to get where they are. I don't think anyone in the front office or even the dugout thought they would be where they are. It's been an amazing ride this year. Having the "trouble" of figuring out a post season roster is a good problem to have:) If 2-6 keeps clobbering the ball they have a shot. Pitching has been an issue all season especially the BP. But those two additions did wonders. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
"Magic" number now 2. If the Rangers win tomorrow that eliminates LAA in the division race. Wish Seattle pitched Hernandez. Instead the manager pitched his BP starting as well. So we can finish one order of business tomorrow. Win and the Angels can't tie us. They will be 4 back with 3 to go. We win with the Stros off we go up a half game to 3 full games. So that guarantees us a division tie with Stros. If we win tomorrow night. I think a win tomorrow also gets us a tie for the second WC. Rangers and Yankees have the same record now. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Had to confirm on Bleacher Report. Yes if the Rangers win tomorrow they eliminate the Angels from division contention. They also pick up a 1/2 game on the Astros. That would guarantee at least a tie with the Astros. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Yes but some of them play really good defense:) Venable and Stubbs are holes in the line up. I would argue to the AL commissioner to change the rules to have two DH batters in the line up to offset them:) Or have the pitcher bat (Gally has a good bat) instead and DH for the OFer:) Both OFers have saved our bacon in at least 4 games in the later innings. A dude who can run faster than DD and is about 4 inches taller (if not more) than DD is quite an asset (Stubbs). Did you see Nap's rocket last night? Wow, memories of 2011. Given Nap's success against Angel pitching (quite a history), he will probably be starting at 1B against LHPs and in LF against RH pitchers. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Yeah it seems to me Josh also had good luck against Angels pitching... No denying their defensive capabilities they just can't seem to hit their way out of a wet paper bag, Venable is slightly better at the plate.... Slightly... If they were both hitting it would sure go a long way towards solving the issues the team has with LHers... Depending on how the Yankees play they may end up on the road in Houston for the WC game... If that happens and they lose that may be the end of Girardi... Yeah he did alright but how will he feel tomorrow, and will he be able to throw out base runners??? I'm assuming he will have to have surgery in the off season to repair that muscle... It would behoove the Yanks to wrap it up tonight . Not sure if and when the weekend game against the O's will be played if they are determinant on their placing . As far as Giradi being fired ? I don't think so. He's GM Cashman's man and will only go if Cashman goes .It is not Giradi's fault that he has a bunch of players who can't be moved because of their contracts . He will also have to live with it next year . Who is going to want AROID ,Beltran ,Tex ,CC ? Beltran could be a good DH somewhere ,but the Yanks can't put him there because AROID is locked in there . If Tex can stay healthy a full season he would be a lock at 1st . What Giradi did this year was manage a team that NO ONE thought would be a playoff team into the playoffs (I'm assuming that the math of the combo of Yank wins and other contenders losses over the weekend will work in their favor) . While he did that the Yanks have continued to look to the future and retooled their farm . They did not give up their future this year at the trade deadline . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Getting both Diekman and Dyson has really shored up the bullpen. There for about a 3 week stretch in the 1st half the starters were throwing quality starts every time out, before and after not hardly... And we must consider this data as well: . @Rangers are 24-6 this season in games started by @ChrisGimenez5. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Good explanation of AL West scenarios Here Basically if the Rangers win just one game against the Angels, the Angels can't catch them for either the WC or Division. If the Astros sweep the DBacks (hello Goldschmidt help us out here) and the Rangers only win one game against the Angels then there will be a tie breaker with the Astros at Arlington. So the Rangers are in the driver's seat. If they win tonight great things happen early. They get a guaranteed playoff berth and if they win game 2 of the Angels series, they can set their post season rotation. "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
This guy is a real downer: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/20151001-sherrington-can-derek- holland-be-trusted-tonight-s-a-good-time-to-find-out.ece "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Here's Evan Grant's article. A bit more balanced. Where Sherrington touts the Angels are 15-5 against the Rangers this year (true) Grant had this to say: The Angels have dominated the Rangers this season, winning 10 of 15 games, but seven of those wins came before the All-Star break. The Rangers are a vastly different team since the break and that shows up dramatically in looking back at the season series. Among the starting pitchers for the Rangers in those first nine: Ross Detwiler, Nick Martinez, Anthony Ranaudo, Wandy Rodriguez and Chi Chi Gonzlalez. Colby Lewis was the only pitcher to start against the Angels in the first half who is still in the Texas rotation. Since the All-Star break, when the Rangers started overhauling the pitching staff with the additions of Martin Perez, Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Sam Dyson and Derek Holland, the series is dead-even at 3- 3. How Rangers can clinch playoff spot tonight and keys to series with Angels "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Tonights lineup... D. DeShields, CF S. Choo, RF A. Beltre, 3B P. Fielder, DH M. Napoli, 1B J. Hamilton, LF E. Andrus, SS R. Odor, 2B R. Chirinos, C Chirinos must be alright from the game last night or he wouldn't be playing tonight, this is encouraging to say the least. But the problem is he's right, Holland hasn't been pitching worth a crap the last 4 times out or so. He needs to get it done tonight so that confidence will carry over to the ALDS... Like I said before you can go a long ways with 3 good starters and he has to be one of them if they stand a chance of beating the Royals next week... Just looked up his stats and he's averaging close to .310 vs the Angels. The thing of it is he really hasn't found his stroke this year so don't know how much his hitting .310 really means... Look who the winning pitcher was... http://espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=351001122 What can I say? "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
The Phils got a good one.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
When they were 8-16 I'd bet you didn't think that would happen, I know I had my doubts and put their odds at less than 1 in 4 of it happening. I knew if they could rally a bit and stay close to .500 till reinforcements arrived they would still stand a chance. Then May came and sweeps of the Astros and Yankees brought their confidence back and they crawled up to around .500. I thought they might be able to get a WC slot but never did think they would win the West, even though that is what I said they needed to do... (I know they haven't yet just figuring they can win one more to make that happen)... :) I would rather see him at RR to tell you the truth. He was supposed to be our replacement for Colby maybe even as soon as next year. Holland did alright last night I would have liked to see 7-8 innings 1-2 runs but it was much better than his last 4-5 starts, it will have to do. Perez needs to step up tonight and "Git er dun" for the team and for himself, he still isn't where he needs to be (knew it might take time to get his feel/stuff back). But a high quality start would help his confidence going in to the playoffs big time. If he falters he might not get any starts in the playoffs, will instead end up in the pen... I'll say it . Congratulations and well done. Yanks locked up their spot .....3 more days to lock down the home field for the elimination game. Meanwhile they can rest the players who need the rest ,and keep out of the rain. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
When they were 8-16 I'd bet you didn't think that would happen, I know I had my doubts and put their odds at less than 1 in 4 of it happening. I knew if they could rally a bit and stay close to .500 till reinforcements arrived they would still stand a chance. Then May came and sweeps of the Astros and Yankees brought their confidence back and they crawled up to around .500. I thought they might be able to get a WC slot but never did think they would win the West, even though that is what I said they needed to do... (I know they haven't yet just figuring they can win one more to make that happen)... :) Yes I admit you were closest in being accurate about this team. When Yu and Holland went down in April I thought we were going to have another round of Tepesch and Grimm. Do well in April and wheels fall off the young pitchers in May. I have to say the 'plugs' in the dam this time on the pitching staff did much better than 2013. Nick Martinez did a fine job and so did Chi Chi (with no MLB experience); hats off to Wandy Rod too. He was a warrior until his age and the season caught up with him. Without those three giving us those great quality starts we would not be where we are now. However, comma, you and I need to go back to all those summer posts about letting Beltre go and dumping Choo's contract:) LOL, it worked out:) We have Choo for quite a few years. But next season is Beltre's last for his contract. He is a free agent starting in the 2007 off season. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beltrad01.shtml They will have to make a decision on Napoli as well as he is a FA this offseason 2106: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/napolmi01.shtml I think if they give him a little above the qualifying offer he might stay. But does he fit a team trying to inject more youth? If he could truly be that LF RH bat then I say let's off him to stay. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Perez needs to step up tonight and "Git er dun" for the team and for himself, he still isn't where he needs to be (knew it might take time to get his feel/stuff back). But a high quality start would help his confidence going in to the playoffs big time. If he falters he might not get any starts in the playoffs, will instead end up in the pen... Holland did get the first out in the 7th so went 6-1/3. He hit a batter (Victorino I believe) after the first out. Guess Banny decided he had enough given his pitch count was at 98 and he had that finger deal from last game. Ohlendorf did ok to get them out of the inning with just one scored. He can get K's when he really needs them. So I think he is on the post season roster. When I watched Holland strike out the side in the 1st I knew he was in the right mindset. When I watched him intentionally throw a heater on the inside corner knee high to Puhols thinking he could get it by him, I said 'he still has a lot to learn.' You just don't give Albert anything near there. Albert will go fishing with a good breaking ball. Trout went 0'fer last night. CJ Cron? 0'fer too. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Yes and congrats to you and Yankee fans. It was also the Yankees 10,000th win. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
We are way far ahead of Evan Grant figuring out post season rosters:) Maybe he is getting his stuff for articles here as well:)
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Just checked MLB.com. Looks like the Yanks-Balt game is postponed. So some more double header action for the Yanks. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Tonight: "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Weaver lifetime has a mid three to 4.00 ERA vs the Rangers during his career, Perez has done fairly well 2.50+ ERA in his limited exposure to the Angels. If these numbers hold true they should be able to lock up the division tonight and rest the key players for a couple of days... :) Looks like they've figured Josh can handle multiple days in a row in the OF, which I'm surprised to see but happy at the same time. I might end up eating my words when I said him coming back would be a disaster, as long as I can pour some Lizano over those words at least they will taste good... :) They just interviewed Tolly on MLB Tonight and he was wearing his American flag shorts that Naps bought for the whole team... LOL...
I wasn't really too worried about Choo cause he was injured quite a bit last year and figured he would get back to his old self, and boy has he... He hit right around .450 for the month of Sept, not bad at all but I still need to work with him a bit in the cages to get that up a bit higher... :) :) Adrian, well after the bad year he had last year, how old he was getting to be, got the injured hand and couldn't even hit an 85 MPH fastball early this year I thought he was pretty much done and said so... He must have seen what I said and went "I'm gonna show this turd I've got something left in the tank and deserve the money I get"... Well old man you did 29 RBIs in Sept convinced me, but don't get too comfortable Joey is knocking on the door... Pujols was the only one in the middle of the order who had any hits... So some more double header action for the Yanks. If Houston loses tonight it won't be necessary they make it up... The kid Perez pitched a gem. 1 ER. Bats could not help him other than Choo. Weaver has re-tooled since his series of injuries. He now pitches a curve ranging from 64mph to 84mph. You and I could tear apart those curves but the Rangers were off balance. Lost 2-1 with punk boy getting a lead off triple in the 9th off of Tolleson. Hey it happens. Choo played phenomenal tonight. Great defense too. Hope Colby can put this away tomorrow. Stros up large on the Snakes. Noon game tomorrow on national TV. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Done before last nights game... LOL http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:13795297 And another done when Dempster was there... Yes he did, good for him, this should give him and the team some confidence going into the playoffs. Was Weaver all over the place last night or corner nibbling, his pitch count was just about as many balls as strikes??? I'm going to Jungle Jim's (200,000 sq ft International Market) today so you'll have to post some updates so I can check in periodically and see how it's going... This weekend is the "Weekend of Fire" where you can try out some of their hundreds of different hot sauces. The place is pretty cool if you ever get up this way you should stop in and check the place out. They have all kinds of food and drink events along with regular cooking classes and they import products from all over the world... A couple of years ago they had a cheese event where they cut up a 7,000lb + block of Cheddar. That isn't the block they cut I imagine that one is only about 1,000 lbs but it shows just one of the displays inside the store... And they even have things to keep the smaller kids amused... And to keep the guys amused while the women are lost somewhere in the store shopping... :) Holland has Arnie down. LOL that was funny.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Looks great. Where is it? Game on. So far 6 pitches 2 outs. Slider looks good. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
8 pitches and Colby out of the 1st. K'd Calhoun and Trout.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Up 1-0. Josh hit a rocket out.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
1-1 going to 5th. Trout double and David Murphy bloop single tied the game. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Bottom of Angels order got to Lewis. He's out. 3-1 no outs runners on. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
5-1 Angels Chi Chi got a nice GBDP "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
5-3 now. Bases loaded no outs Beltre up
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Rangers tied it in the bottom 5th. Angels make it 6-5 in top 6th Bottom 6th first and third one out Mitch up "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Come on Mitch take him out... Food and sauces are good, so are the Buffalo Traces and coke!!! :) Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Choo bases loaded single opposite field drives in two. Rangers up 7-6. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
It's in Fairfield/Cincinnati, Ohio... Will send some pics later tonight or tomorrow... Go Rangers!!! Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Beltre again. Kela pitched through the middle of the order in the 7th no runs. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
10-6 Rangers Hammy and Odor went deep. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
No runs in top 8th Still 10-6 Rangers. Top 9th is top of the order for Angels. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
10-8 top 9th no outs. Tolly gave up back to back HRs to aybar and coholm Ohlendord now in. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
10-10 tie. Unbelievable we could not close this out.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Rangers lose 11-10
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Complete choke ville today. Banister used a tired out closer who blew the lead last night. Now Kela will not be available tomorrow. Have no idea who will set up and who will close tomorrow. Basically they have Luke Jackson and Bass (where the heck has he been?) Possibly Nick Martinez but have to save him if Hamels cannot go 7. Quite a predicament. Angels not in any better shape either. Maybe Banny needs to go strategic. Start Martinez and use Jackson in long relief. Keep Hamels for division tie breaker. Having Gallardo starting a division tie breaker is not good news. Don't know. This is a hard for them to figure out. They are in the playoffs but won't get a break. Banister has to decide what game he wants to put the stake in the ground. Tomorrow or Monday tie breaker. We seem to not be able to beat the Angels so I say push Hamels to Monday. If the Snakes can bail us out great. Hamels starts game 1 of the ALDS. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
down to the wire. Puzzling move by Girardi splitting starters and bench players in both games . The results were predictable . The Yanks lost both. Now instead of resting today they need an all out effort against a Buck Showalter team that refuses to roll over and play dead for any team ,let alone the Yanks . Here are the relevant possibilities : If the Rangers and Astros win: • Texas (88-74) wins the AL West • Houston (87-75) earns an AL wild-card berth If the Rangers win and Astros lose: • Texas (88-74) wins the AL West • Houston (86-76) earns an AL wild-card berth If the Angels win and Astros lose: • Texas (88-74) wins the AL West • Houston (87-75) hosts LA Angels (87-75) on Monday for AL wild-card berth Houston owns a 10-9 head-to-head edge over LA Angels If the Angels win and Astros win: • Texas (87-75) hosts Houston (87-75) on Monday; winner is AL West champion, loser earns AL wild-card berth Texas owns a 13-6 head-to-head edge over Houston AL wild-card host: If the Yankees win: • NY Yankees (88-73) will host AL wild-card game Tuesday If the Yankees lose, Astros win and Rangers win: • Houston (87-74) will host NY Yankees (87-74) in AL wild-card game on Tuesday Houston owns a 4-3 head-to-head edge over NY Yankees If the Yankees lose, Astros win and Angels win: • NY Yankees (87-74) will host loser of Monday's AL West tiebreaker between Texas (87-74) and Houston (87-74) because loser will have 75 losses Worse scenario for the Yanks ,sitting around on Monday not knowing where they have to travel to play a wildcard game. Best scenario ....Wrap up homefield for the wildcard game and watch a play in game Monday. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Whatever you do ,save a lefty to start against the Yanks . The Yanks just can't beat them . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
And here come the Royals.
Error, indeed, is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as by its outward form, to make it appear to the inexperienced … more true than truth itself—Irenaeus, Against Heresies
Sitting on the bench twiddling his thumbs, he's only pitched 3 times since the roster expanded. Sounds like Banny doesn't trust him to pitch in certain situations, which would be just about all of them I would have to say... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Sounds like you think he can beat Astros but not the Angels?? Last time he pitched against the Angels was 2008 so neither really knows the tendencies of the other... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
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.
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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...
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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???
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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 .
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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
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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... :)
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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!
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Cueto
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You should have went with us when we went to the Cincy game back in August and watched him pitch. (You could have pigged out on $1 hotdogs).
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Whose Cueto?
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Disappointed to see Bogar go. Guess he figured or someone in the front office figured having him sit in the same dugout he managed from for a short time might cut into Bannisters plan.
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It appears the Texas Rangers have jumped back into the market for international free agents.
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http://rangers.mlb.com/team/roster_active.jsp?c_id=tex
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Looks like they picked up a starting pitcher Gallardo for the 3 slot and a reliever German to take Cotts place since they didn't resign him.
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http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/107643868/rangers-deal-robbie-ross-jr-to-red-sox-for-anthony-ranaudo
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Chicago Cubs claimed Gonzalez Germen off waivers from Texas Rangers.
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Hey if Harry comes back strong, and Lewis is tough this could be a good year.
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The farm is 2-3 years away from paying off
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Pretty much confirms what I was thinking. They have a solid #1-3 for the rotation and 4&5 is a ? If Lewis can hold down that fourth anchor leg of the rotation then we are competitive. Of course if everyone stays healthy and avoids playing with large dogs near stairs.
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http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/top-two-texas-rangers-prospects-bring-the-thunder-with-big-bats-and-powerful-presence.html/
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I think Rua has a great shot.
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Good news is we are deep on middle infield.
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If there is one guy on the squad I would love to see come back strong and pitch out of the pen it's Kirkman.
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Fraley seems to be more concerned that a suspension would free up money for the Angels to get Hamels.
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Hamilton will probably be suspended. Seems he had a relapse:
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150312-grant-with- darvish-out-rangers-could-take-non-traditional-approach-with-starting- rotation.ece
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With the chicken arms around the pros these days, this is a smart move if they do it.
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Yeah thanks good article. With the chicken arms around the pros these days, this is a smart move if they do it.
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What happened to the Tom Seavers of the world.
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http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/113129932/rangers-release-michael-kirkman-option-michael-choice-to-triple-a
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#88. To: redleghunter (#87)
Looks like from their analysis Rua will start in Left. Did not know he was a 'four corner' guy.
#89. To: redleghunter (#87)
Hope Gallo goes to AAA Round Rock. Not far from us and would add a great motivator to get the boys there to watch a slugger put one in the parking lot:)
#90. To: redleghunter (#86)
I watched the game the other night and Ludwick looks lost at the plate, look for him to be released.
#91. To: redleghunter (#86)
SURPRISE, Ariz. – RHP Nick Martinez made a strong bid to nail down the one unspoken for spot in the Rangers’ starting rotation Thursday with six shutout innings in a 6-3 win over Colorado. It was the longest outing by a Rangers’ pitcher this spring. Martinez has now pitched 8.2 consecutive scoreless innings in major league exhibitions.
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#93. To: redleghunter (#92)
So he will most likely be #5.
#94. To: redleghunter (#92)
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#96. To: redleghunter (#95)
Good news
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#98. To: CZ82 (#96)
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#105. To: CZ82 (#104)
#106. To: redleghunter (#105)
Rangers pitchers have surrendered 57 runs over the last six games.
#107. To: redleghunter (#105)
#108. To: redleghunter (#105)
http://espn.go.com/mlb/preview15/story/_/id/12592577/ten-ways-boost-offense
#109. To: CZ82 (#106)
You know I'm beginning to wonder if it's the pitchers or the pitches the catchers/bench are calling for?
#110. To: CZ82 (#107)
#111. To: CZ82 (#108)
Why? Teams are employing defensive shifts. Umpires are calling lower strikes. And pitchers are throwing harder than ever.
#112. To: redleghunter (#110)
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12613303/ervin-santana-minnesota-twins-suspended-80-games
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#120. To: CZ82 (#119)
If Gallardo keeps this up against the stronger lineups of the AL then they wasted 3 prospects acquiring him, another Garza scenario.
#121. To: redleghunter (#120)
Turns out if he did not go for Gallardo the Yu injury would have been more of an impact.
#122. To: CZ82 (#121)
#123. To: redleghunter (#122)
Fielder gets two hits/2 RBI
#124. To: redleghunter (#122)
A rookie set up reliever pitches out of his own jam and keeps his cool.
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#130. To: redleghunter (#129)
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#131. To: redleghunter (#126)
Wow LOL.
#132. To: CZ82 (#130)
#133. To: CZ82 (#131)
We used to throw at baserunners and idiots in the dugout all the time to get the point across that you should let your play do the talking not your mouth or stupid behavior!! I can't remember a single time the umps threw any of my guys out of the game for "policing" behavior, he would just break up the scrum and walk back to behind the plate smiling...
#134. To: CZ82 (#131)
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#137. To: redleghunter (#132)
Ugly last night but only the first week of the season.
#138. To: CZ82 (#135)
I see they split up Andrus and Beltre batting back to back finally.
#139. To: CZ82 (#136)
Martinez gave up four hits in seven scoreless innings, his sixth straight start with two or fewer earned runs allowed. I think he is gonna be a permanent member of the rotation if he keeps that up. :)
#140. To: CZ82 (#137)
Something stupid happens early in the game and it just snowballs from there, nothing you can do about it except forget it happened.
#141. To: redleghunter (#138)
From the reporting he had a great September under Bogar.
#142. To: redleghunter (#138)
And yes taking Andrus down from second in the order is a move that should have happened two years ago.
#143. To: redleghunter (#139)
Yep loved watching that game.
#144. To: redleghunter (#139)
Yep loved watching that game. Caught most of it on replay.
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#149. To: redleghunter (#147)
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Another reporter said hey it's still early but how the Rangers replace Holland will may indicate if they lean on rebuild and develop with young pitchers.
#150. To: redleghunter (#146)
#151. To: redleghunter (#146)
Well now with Choo maybe on ice a few days maybe someone will step up.
#152. To: redleghunter (#146)
Instead of playing DeShields they called up Pegeuro.
#153. To: CZ82 (#152)
#154. To: redleghunter (#153)
Too bad about Martin's long drive was not one foot more.
#155. To: redleghunter (#147)
Holland projected to be out 2 months.
#156. To: CZ82 (#154)
#157. To: redleghunter (#156)
#158. To: redleghunter (#153)
Tough game today in extra innings.
#159. To: redleghunter (#156)
2B Rougned Odor
#160. To: CZ82 (#159)
#161. To: redleghunter (#160)
LOL seemed to work. Banister hinted Odor listens to instruction. Kid did a good job drawing a walk to get some runs across.
#162. To: redleghunter (#160)
(Edited)
I have to say in 8 years of coaching it was the first time any parent got cheeky with me.
#163. To: CZ82 (#161)
I hit in just about every slot in the lineup thru my playing days and can't say I worried about it all. I Just looked at is as "Ok it's my turn what's the situation, what is the positioning of the defense and here is what I need to do", then I just did it. I did bat leadoff or 2nd for quite sometime cause I could get on base by hook or by crook.
#164. To: CZ82 (#162)
But the worst part of it all was the embarrassment it caused the kids. And that's a shame cause it made some kids quit playing the game.
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#170. To: redleghunter (#163)
Yeah that's the rub. Younger hitters like Odor and Martin want to be the hero at times. Martin instead of trying to go yard the other night could have shortened his swing a bit and drop it in the OF for the winning run.
#171. To: CZ82 (#170)
It was during a night game and it emptied both dugouts when he launched it. Everybody (including Sal) just stood there in awe at how far it went. We played on diamonds that were 325 to dead center and the light poles were about another 75' back from the fence and roughly 60 high. The ball he hit that night clanged off the light pole just under the platform you would stand on to service the lights. One of the guys ran out and grabbed the ball everybody on both teams signed it and we gave it to Sal. He had a wall at the house where he had all of his memorabilia mounted and right in the middle of it was that ball and the bat he used to hit it. It was my bat that he used so for a couple of beers I gladly gave it up. :) Then turned right around the next day and ordered "2" more of the exact same bat, 1 for me and one for Sal!!
#172. To: redleghunter (#171)
On another note, did you see the below article? There are a series of Josh Hamiliton articles today since there is not much to talk about with the Rangers:)
#173. To: CZ82 (#172)
#174. To: redleghunter (#171)
Those were mighty hits for a softball. Somehow I could hit a baseball pretty good and far, but when I played some softball in the Army I could not go yard. I got close enough but probably could have used your tips back then:) I settled for hitting the ball in the gap or opposite field and going extra bases instead of flying out. I was always looking at the situation and how to move runners and knock them in.
#175. To: redleghunter, Liberator (#173)
#176. To: CZ82 (#174)
They were also just coming out with the specialized bats for those balls, so you had to have an idea how to pair them up correctly. Hence special ordering them from certain supply houses who knew what you didn't. For the last 6-7 years I was ordering a brand new bat before each season started. Because you could wear one out in a single season, and the technology was changing so rapidly. (In fact they were just starting to Cryogenically treat bats). And you "couldn't" take one of those bats to the cages cause the balls they use would ruin a high performance bat like that in just a couple of swings. And when you're paying $1-300 per bat that can put a dent in your wallet real quick if you ruin one or two. In fact when they first came out they recommended not using certain models in temperatures under 50 degrees IIRC.
#177. To: CZ82 (#174)
One time we went to a tournament at the AF Academy in Colorado Springs. Most of us had just gotten our new bats and wanted to try them out in the thin air there, you're at 6,000 or so feet above sea level. Well when we got there we told our bats were illegal cause they didn't meet USSSA specs. Which was a bunch of BS cause they used the same ball we did Blue Dots. Luckily we had brought some of last years bats to use in BP and for some reason they weren't illegal even though they were ASA rules bats too. We were already at a disadvantage as it was because were were used to ASA arc rules and USSSA has lower arc rules, so we had to adapt to that both hitting and pitching. I think they had scouted my team before the tournament and knew we would have cleaned house using our new bats and hence declared them illegal. Chickenschitts!!
#178. To: CZ82 (#175)
#179. To: redleghunter (#171)
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Great story. And great coaching tips too...thanks. Those were mighty hits for a softball.
#180. To: redleghunter (#177)
Yeah sounds like the locals did not want to get schooled:)
#181. To: redleghunter (#176)
Got my son a dual composite bat two years ago. It's ok and was advertised as not needing a 'break in' like the single form. Last week saw a single composite on 'sale' on line and bought it to see if it is better than the other. Only draw back is now I will have to spend a Saturday morning or afternoon with sonny boy breaking it in. Which means hitting 15-200 balls with it off a tee rotating it 1/4 inch each time.
#182. To: CZ82 (#179)
640'
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#184. To: redleghunter (#182)
Mantle wow. I always try to grab the 7 Jersey for sonny boy.
#185. To: redleghunter (#183)
Wow how did that guy recover from his injuries.
#186. To: CZ82 (#184)
#187. To: redleghunter (#183)
Wonder if Nellie is going to bomb us.
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#191. To: CZ82 (#189)
Need to get them out and see what kind of shape they're in, bet my glove is a mess though.
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(Edited)
LOL coming out of retirement? :)
#197. To: redleghunter (#195)
#198. To: redleghunter (#171)
I settled for hitting the ball in the gap or opposite field and going extra bases instead of flying out. I was always looking at the situation and how to move runners and knock them in.
#199. To: redleghunter (#193)
#200. To: redleghunter (#188)
Prince Fielder is the only one batting above Mendoza line at .400.
#201. To: CZ82 (#197)
Has Scheppers managed to get thru an appearance yet without giving up some runs?
#202. To: CZ82 (#198)
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#204. To: CZ82 (#200)
You know if more guys would learn to go with the pitch instead of trying to force the pitch they could raise their average at least 30 points maybe more. To me it's utterly amazing why some guys who have all of this talent can't figure that out. Is their ego that big, their IQ that low or the coaches that dumb? Duhhhhhhh..
#205. To: redleghunter (#201)
I thought they cashiered him like Ross.
#206. To: redleghunter (#203)
He should be batting 7th or 8th.
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150420-grant-stats-say-rangers-elvis-andrus-is-worst-shortstop-in-baseball.ece
#214. To: CZ82 (#212)
He should have never left in the first place, I really wonder what Daniels is thinking sometimes with the crap he pulls.
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At least one of the big three contracts have to be dumped. Either EA, Prince or Choo
#221. To: redleghunter (#214)
The farm reports on Luke and Chi Chi G. have not been good so far this year. Both are struggling with minor league batters.
#222. To: CZ82 (#218)
Nostradamus you're not. :)
#223. To: CZ82 (#220)
They should have called the Yankees the day Jeter announced his retirement, they could have at least got a "bag of used pucks" (derogatory hockey term) in return. Oh wait maybe they did and the Yanks told them to FO..
#224. To: redleghunter (#222)
But Sir Nick proved he is a pro and got out of that inning.
#225. To: redleghunter (#223)
Would have been another A-Rod situation I'm sure. Elvis goes to the Yanks, Rangers eat a portion of the salary and Elvis has an All Star season.
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#228. To: redleghunter (#227)
Good thing everyone else in the AL West is struggling too.
#229. To: redleghunter (#226)
#230. To: redleghunter (#227)
It's ok to have a bunch of 3s and 4s when you have a consistent offense like we did in 10-11.
#231. To: CZ82 (#228)
It doesn't surprise me I think some of those teams played over their heads last year.
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#235. To: redleghunter (#234)
Hammy may be coming back.
#236. To: redleghunter (#233)
IF Holland and Perez are truly healthy when they come back.
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#239. To: redleghunter (#233)
Good news we may have a lefty reliever soon...Claudio seems to be doing better in RR:
#240. To: redleghunter, A K A Stone (#233)
He is not making who pitches the 7th and 8th predictable which is good. Keeping the opposing manager and bench coach thinking. Any advantage opens doors.
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If Magaden and Jones can help him find his stroke this may turn out OK, if not then it will end up as I fear a clusterphuck.
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#244. To: redleghunter (#242)
3-2 belt high inside pitch to Freese? Rookie mistake, I give him a pass.
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#247. To: CZ82 (#246)
Martinez did it again yesterday thru 6 innings, his ERA is down to .034!! Which means he's given up what 1 ER so far this year? My only complaint is he seems to be throwing too many pitches per inning, he should be able to go 7 on 95 pitches. I know I'm just being picky but it's the little things that can make the biggest difference sometimes. Him going 7 would mean less stress on the BP. over the course of the season.
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#249. To: redleghunter (#247)
Sometimes I see a ground ball to short or 2nd and say "easy out" and Elvis and Odor are nowhere near the ball.
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#251. To: CZ82 (#250)
BTA maybe it's time to see if they can coax Jaramillo out of retirement!!
#252. To: CZ82 (#250)
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Jason Jaramillo? LOL he is a career AAA player:) I know you are joking that we are scraping the bottom of the barrel.
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And Moreland is having more issues with the elbow, he just needs to get it cleaned out and be off the 2 weeks or so it would take to heal. I realize they don't want to fall into too big a hole to start the season but if he doesn't get it done soon it could cause more damage and then be gone the rest of the year.
#259. To: redleghunter (#257)
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#261. To: redleghunter (#260)
She had ENOUGH baseball hanging out watching me run the kid's practice for two chilly windy hours yesterday evening:)
#262. To: redleghunter (#260)
But I see DeShields got an RBI double driving in Smolkinsky. If those two guys can get some decent on base time things could turn for the top of the order.
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#269. To: CZ82, redleghunter, A K A Stone (#268)
I seen a "I'm a Stupid Liberal Bitch" sticker nestled in with all the anti Pubbie stickers.
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#272. To: CZ82 (#270)
While it is rarely the fault of an instructor when his charges go bad, it is simply easier to try to change the instructor than the lineup. The Rangers lineup has been offensively dead all season. They began Sunday last in the AL in hitting at .220 and managed just four hits against an uncharacteristically wild Sonny Gray to fall to .216.
#273. To: redleghunter (#272)
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Is Maddux on the hook? Probably not.
#274. To: redleghunter (#272)
Also Odor and Andrus options mentioned.
#275. To: redleghunter (#272)
Rudy is mentioned as a good benchmark.
#276. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#274)
Beltre could also use a few days too.
#277. To: CZ82, A K A Stone, redleghunter (#270)
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I seen one a couple of years ago sitting out in front of the coat hanger clinic (over on Stroop) that I think the only thing holding it all together was the stickers.
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#280. To: Liberator, CZ82 (#276)
Hullo?? Michael? Michael Young?? Whatchoo doin', bro?"
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#282. To: Liberator (#277)
All you can do is shake you head after that answer and look up at the sky for God's meteor ;-)
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#284. To: CZ82 (#281)
Looks like Ross might have fixed his mechanics issues 2nd good game in a row for him.
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#287. To: redleghunter (#286)
All my players but two ran the count to 3-2 each at bat. Not one walk from high pitches on each at bat. Same pitches from my pitcher ball four. The dude was fooling no one. My team parents were livid we could not buy a strike. Had to hold them back from getting tossed.
#288. To: redleghunter (#286)
A gem by Wandy Rod tonight. He went 8 full on 104 pitches one ER (HR) and 3H.
#289. To: CZ82, liberator (#287)
It happened to my daughters when they were playing in a downtown league. Had a few runs ins with the locals over their "lack of integrity" and they didn't take to kindly to be told that. None of them ended up in any rough behavior but they sure heard about how bad their upbringing was and that their parents should paddle their butts for acting so childish. :)
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#292. To: redleghunter (#289)
Bias was never an issue in the past.
#293. To: CZ82 (#292)
#294. To: redleghunter (#293)
Nick finally gave up a couple of runs. I'll give him a pass:)
#295. To: CZ82 (#294)
Noticed DeShields walked 3 times last night in his 4 ABs and seen 26 pitches, just what he is supposed to do get on base.
#296. To: redleghunter (#295)
Father's day a few years ago we went there and that was fun but a 1:05pm game and nearing 95 degrees at game time. The dads were allowed on the field to throw catch with the kiddos...we did that and the field temp was probably another 10 degrees hotter.
#297. To: redleghunter (#295)
Yes DeShields did well. He also swiped three bases in that game.
#298. To: CZ82 (#297)
#299. To: redleghunter (#298)
Gallardo another loss again. Once again the 5th and 6th inning struggles for him. Bp could not keep it close tonight. Can't win them all :)
#300. To: redleghunter (#298)
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fantasy/injuries/#team140
#301. To: redleghunter (#298)
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#305. To: redleghunter (#303)
However DeShields keeps drawing walks, and has now 9 SB. He is on base for Choo and the top of the order. He walked twice in the loss tonight and scored twice.
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#308. To: redleghunter (#306)
Rua seems to be an odd man out too.
#309. To: redleghunter (#306)
Smolinsky heading to RR to make room for Moreland tonight.
#310. To: redleghunter (#307)
Most likely, Daniels is likely to tote right-hander Kyuji Fujikawa and lefty Sam Freeman back to Arlington.
#311. To: redleghunter (#307)
The Rangers may have to make a decision on one of their two long relievers, Stolmy Pimentel and Anthony Bass, for the other spot.
#312. To: redleghunter (#307)
In addition, Freeman could replace Claudio as the lefty in the bullpen.
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#319. To: CZ82 (#317)
I'm curious as to when they are going to try him in the leadoff spot?? If he can handle that it could make for some really interesting options in the lineup!!
#320. To: redleghunter (#319)
If only we could teach DD how to play SS.....:)
#321. To: redleghunter (#319)
I am cautiously optimistic. Lead off? Too soon as the guy needs some MLB line up time.
#322. To: redleghunter (#319)
The upside is he is walking a lot so it seems DD is not fooled by those sharp breaking balls that end up in the dirt.
#323. To: redleghunter (#319)
• Finally, this: I have no idea what Hamilton will provide the Rangers, but I expect he’ll give them more than they are getting from the No. 2 spot in the lineup. While he replaced Mitch Moreland after three at-bats Tuesday and entered into the No. 3 spot in the lineup, he was penciled in to hit second on Wednesday. The Rangers rank last in the AL and 29th of 30 teams in the majors in OPS (.533) from the No. 2 spot. They have the lowest slugging percentage (.263). The Rangers need to move Elvis Andrus out of the No. 2 spot and down in the order and they have no really attractive options other than to put Hamilton or Mitch Moreland there. One will hit second. One will hit five. The Rangers lineup will be better off for it.
#324. To: redleghunter (#314)
Yes Bass has done some great work in middle relief. Early relief too.
#325. To: CZ82 (#323)
Just found this. And this is why I say let DD have a shot at leadoff and move Choo to 2nd slot just for a couple of days to see what happens. If it works then you don't really have to worry about what is quoted up above, if it doesn't then fall back, regroup and go again.
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#333. To: redleghunter (#332)
Thinking Tolleson needs to close or closer by committee.
#334. To: CZ82 (#333)
He has been the steadiest reliever in the pen so far this year.
#335. To: redleghunter (#332)
Yep Feliz blew another save and took another loss. Banister was about to toss equipment.
#336. To: redleghunter (#334)
Saw a minor league report that Luke Jackson was being groomed for an immediate need as a setup reliever.
#337. To: CZ82 (#335)
#338. To: redleghunter (#337)
Feliz pitched predictable. Like Ogando used to do.
#339. To: redleghunter (#337)
#340. To: CZ82 (#338)
But can't you blame some of that on the Catcher for giving in to what he wants to throw instead of mixing it up and keeping the hitters off balance.
#341. To: CZ82 (#339)
Well they brought Ohlendorf and Scheppers back from the minors and both pitched well, especially Tanner only 19 pitches in 2 innings. Put the ball in play and let the defense have your back, as long as it's not hit at "Evis". :)
#342. To: CZ82 (#339)
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#344. To: redleghunter (#340)
Remember the pitcher has the final veto:)
#345. To: CZ82 (#344)
Kinda makes me wonder if Bannister is calling pitches from the dugout, you would think he would in certain situations.
#346. To: redleghunter (#341)
http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/125122344/rangers-delino-deshields-all-about-staying-in-the-moment
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#349. To: redleghunter, Liberator (#345)
Yogi Berra, the great Hall of Fame catcher of the New York Yankees, turns 90 Tuesday. He's living in an assisted living facility in New Jersey, where he still watches a lot of baseball. In honor of Yogi's birthday, here are 10 of his best Yogi-isms:
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#355. To: redleghunter (#351)
Wonder if Fraley, Grant and the DFW gang lurk here at LP:)
#356. To: CZ82 (#355)
#357. To: redleghunter (#356)
I saw somewhere else he played roughly 7 games at first base so far.
#358. To: redleghunter (#356)
Davis played 3B and 1B often at Round Rock. Then right before they traded him he played some OF for Round Rock.
#359. To: redleghunter (#356)
Seems Gallardo can't get passed the 5th inning. Gave up two bombs in the game too.
#360. To: redleghunter (#356)
If the pitcher gives up 3 runs or less over the course of pitching 7 full innings I could give a schitt less if those runs were HRs or singles. The important thing is he kept his team in the game and gave them the chance to win.
#361. To: CZ82 (#357)
#362. To: redleghunter (#361)
which DD snagged nicely holding the runner at 2nd
#363. To: redleghunter (#361)
Wow, talk about managing each pitcher and pitch:)
#364. To: redleghunter (#361)
Worth noting
#365. To: redleghunter (#361)
#366. To: CZ82 (#362)
Martin stunk again
#367. To: CZ82 (#365)
Used Kela as setup last night and he mowed them down using only 18 pitches for 5 batters with 3 Ks. Tolleson got his 2nd save in a row and his fastball seems to be ramping up, was throwing 95 instead of usual 92, used too many pitches though. Also noticed Ogando closed out the game for the Sox last night, I had wondered where he ended up after he left now I know.
#368. To: redleghunter (#366)
#369. To: redleghunter (#367)
Yes Kela continues to do well and as he matures it is going, IMO, get even better.
#370. To: CZ82 (#368)
#371. To: redleghunter (#370)
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#375. To: redleghunter (#374)
#376. To: redleghunter (#374)
Heard Holland may be delayed a couple of weeks.
#377. To: redleghunter (#374)
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#379. To: CZ82 (#378)
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#382. To: redleghunter (#381)
Tolleson had a perfect 9th. He did get hit in the foot on the last play. Hope he is ok.
#383. To: redleghunter (#381)
Shep pitched pretty good in the 6-7th. Then Freeman did fine too. Tolleson had a perfect 9th. He did get hit in the foot on the last play. Hope he is ok.
#384. To: CZ82 (#382)
They put Feliz on the 15 day disabled list so they don't have much choice. He had an axillary abscess on his side they say. Did a little snooping and those things usually grow in warm dark areas of the body like armpits and crotches. If he had one in his right side armpit it would help explain why he pitched so bad lately, it probably bugged the heck out of him when he threw. Can't throw effectively if your mind is somewhere other than on the ball game and catchers signs.
#385. To: CZ82 (#383)
The networks must be noticing they are playing better because 3 out of the last 4 games have been televised up here, before that none of them had been. OTOH they were playing the Yankees and that could be the reason, even though nobody around here really likes them other than those who think it's fashionable to follow them.
#386. To: redleghunter (#385)
For some reason the Tribe just kills our pitching this year.
#387. To: redleghunter (#385)
Yes, it was because they played Boston and NYY.
#388. To: CZ82 (#387)
#389. To: redleghunter (#388)
#390. To: redleghunter (#388)
#391. To: CZ82 (#390)
"Evis" tried blowing the game in the 9th by booting another easy ball.
#392. To: CZ82 (#390)
#393. To: CZ82 (#390)
#394. To: redleghunter (#393)
12-2 loss today. Swisher et al. chewed up Colby in the second inning (I believe). He gave up 8 in one inning.
#395. To: redleghunter (#393)
He is trending down. Again hope he is well.
#396. To: redleghunter (#391)
Yep, a 'cringe' moment. Two down and boots one.
#397. To: redleghunter (#391)
and I can't remember the last time Smolinski got a hit
#398. To: redleghunter (#393)
#399. To: redleghunter (#393)
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Maybe they should bring up one of the young SS who is playing well to get the point across to "Evis" that he needs to produce consistently not periodically. I realize he makes a boat load of money but if he doesn't get the hint then the money will be wasted, pissing him off may be the way to get thru to him.
#400. To: redleghunter (#393)
I would imagine they will think about bringing someone up from the minors for a start in the slot Klein is filling.
#401. To: redleghunter, CZ82 (#393)
#402. To: GarySpFC (#401)
#403. To: CZ82 (#399)
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#405. To: GarySpFC (#401)
#406. To: redleghunter (#404)
#407. To: redleghunter (#404)
Looking forward to seeing Chi Chi pitch.
#408. To: redleghunter (#404)
#409. To: redleghunter (#403)
Deal Andrus to Cleveland :) He does well in that park and he says he loves playing there.
#410. To: CZ82 (#406)
#411. To: CZ82 (#406)
they got him and her and they totally soaked her!!!
#412. To: CZ82 (#407)
Chi Chi did a good job took a no-no into the 5th and lasted for 5-2/3rds, kept his team in the game and gave them the chance to win which they did. Wonder how long they plan on keeping him??
#413. To: CZ82 (#408)
I think they'll wait till Sept on Joey being called up, Roughie has more experience).
#414. To: redleghunter (#413)
Wonder how Odor is doing in AAA RR? Have not heard much on him.
#415. To: redleghunter (#412)
Frankly I would like to see him go down to work on using less pitches, get his walk rate down and at least endure 7 innings. Once Perez was able to do that, he was lights out.
#416. To: redleghunter (#410)
The seats are going to get filled a lot more with him on the team.
#417. To: redleghunter (#413)
I agree. Bannister is about stats and veteran experience. Rosales is inconsistent at the plate, but when he does hit, he has a very good day.
#418. To: redleghunter, GarySpFC (#412)
I think he stays like Perez did in 2013 until some of the vet south paws show up. Look for Detwiler to get another shot at a start. How that goes will determine if Chi Chi goes back down.
#419. To: CZ82 (#417)
Looks like we were wrong.
#420. To: CZ82 (#418)
#421. To: redleghunter (#420)
Joey went 3-4 single, HR, 2B, BB, one K. Knocked in 4 RBI early before the rout. Rangers win 15-2.
#422. To: redleghunter (#420)
HR
#423. To: CZ82 (#422)
#424. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#423)
Throwback: Bryce Harper and Joey Gallo Make for a Terrifying Little League Team
#425. To: CZ82 (#424)
#426. To: redleghunter (#423)
#427. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#425)
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They lost 9-2 tonight. Martinez gave up 6 ER. Tough night for him.
#428. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#425)
He went 1-4 with three strikeouts.
#429. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#425)
I was wondering why Josh didn't play Tuesday after having Monday off and now I know why, they just announced on Quick Pitch he has a hamstring strain and will be out 3-4 weeks. (That didn't take long). Looks like he did it during that walk off double.
#430. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#412)
Left-hander Ross Detwiler, starting the transition from the rotation to the bullpen with the Texas Rangers, struggled in his second appearance on a minor-league injury-rehabilitation appearance Tuesday night.
#431. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#425)
Harrison began his assignment on Wednesday by throwing five innings for Triple-A Round Rock against Reno. Harrison allowed two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out four. He threw 78 pitches. The outing comes on the one-year anniversary of Harrison undergoing spinal fusion surgery to correct back problems that limited him to six Major League starts in 2013-14.
#432. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#425)
#433. To: CZ82 (#426)
#434. To: CZ82 (#427)
I opined a couple of weeks ago he looked like he was getting tired and could maybe stand a couple of extra days rest, looks like it finally caught up to him.
#435. To: CZ82 (#428)
Well you know Chris Sale is no slouch so three Ks doesn't surprise me, in fact he got Rosales and Smolinski 3 times each. He was hell on all the part time and younger players with his breaking stuff, and the team as a whole has been swinging pretty freely the last 3-4 games. So that explains 16 Ks last night, with Sale getting 13 of them.
#436. To: CZ82 (#429)
This also makes me wonder how they will finagle the batting order with both Beltre and Josh out at the same time??? Will they move Joey up or leave him in 6th, hmmmmm... Guess we'll see.
#437. To: CZ82 (#430)
Doesn't look like Detwiler is gonna get that shot at another start.
#438. To: CZ82 (#432)
the Rangers posted a .633 winning percentage in May with the rookie atop the lineup.
#439. To: CZ82 (#431)
#440. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#433)
The 34-year-old Hamilton said he felt nagging groin and hamstring issues while on minor league rehab assignments before returning to the majors.
#441. To: redleghunter (#439)
Boston added Peguero just over a week ago, and he saw only six plate appearances with his new club. He’s always had plenty of pop — as his 30 Triple- A home runs last year attest — but Peguero strikes out quite a bit while walking only at the league average. Still, his left-handed power bat holds reasonable appeal, though it remains to be seen whether another team will be inclined to give the out-of-options slugger an active roster spot
#442. To: redleghunter (#437)
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Saw that one of the DFW reporters think that if the Rangers 'buy' at the trade deadline it will be for some reliever help.
#443. To: redleghunter (#433)
Will they move Joey up or leave him in 6th, hmmmmm... Guess we'll see.
#444. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#439)
#445. To: redleghunter (#436)
I think Banny giving Prince a rest last night was a great call. The one veteran power hitter (minus Mitch) not on the DL. Plus there were signs Fielder was slowing down a bit.
#446. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#439)
Tonights lineup has Moreland batting 4th Andrus 5th and Joey in 6th, that could work if "EVIS" can get on base in front of Joey.
#447. To: CZ82 (#443)
You know if Joey homers tonight he will be the only person to homer in his first 3 games in MLB history.
#448. To: CZ82 (#444)
Oh and the dress that got ruined in the PowerAde incident is up for sale, LOL
#449. To: CZ82 (#445)
Especially when it's the dead of summer you're in an enclosed stadium and the temps on the turf are up close to 120.
#450. To: CZ82 (#446)
Looks like they should have let Joey bat 5th last night, he might have seen a few more "heeters"!! LOL...
#451. To: redleghunter, Pericles (#448)
There are a few ladies over at MLB channel which if that happened to them, a commercial break would be required:)
#452. To: redleghunter (#448)
#453. To: CZ82 (#452)
#454. To: redleghunter (#450)
Yes, Joey came up with bases loaded in his first MLB game. Real pressure situation and I believe he whiffed but was not the last out of the inning.
#455. To: redleghunter (#453)
5 Gallo 3B
#456. To: redleghunter (#453)
Gallo batting 5th tonight:
#457. To: redleghunter (#453)
SP Chi Chi Gonzalez
#458. To: redleghunter (#453)
#459. To: CZ82 (#458)
#460. To: redleghunter (#459)
Stros lost again. 3.5 out now.
#461. To: redleghunter (#459)
4-2 win today. Wandy did good.
#462. To: redleghunter (#459)
Then on to the A's at O co.
#463. To: redleghunter (#459)
Gallo went 1-4 and had a fly ball out and ground out. So he's learning. Had another K lookin.
#464. To: CZ82 (#460)
#465. To: redleghunter (#464)
No errors, but … : The Rangers weren't charged with any errors, but they didn't help out Lewis in a couple of key situations. With one out in the second, Omar Infante hit a soft line drive that one-hopped in front of shortstop Andrus. He fumbled the ball momentarily, long enough for Infante to beat it out for a single. Infante ended up scoring on a sacrifice fly by Escobar. In the fifth, the Royals had Escobar on first and two out when Morales dropped a fly ball into left-center. Center fielder Martin got to the ball on one hop but fumbled it, as did left fielder Delino DeShields backing him up, which allowed Escobar to score.
#466. To: redleghunter (#464)
#467. To: CZ82 (#465)
They would have won the game except for fielding miscues again, I'm curious as to when Bannister is going to blow his stack about it. Both plays seemed your run of the mill plays nothing hard about them. Colby was mad you could see him cussing towards the field on the replays, they blacked out his mouth. LOL...
#468. To: CZ82 (#466)
I would imagine another issue he is having is he isn't tuned in to certain umpires "funky" strike zones yet that will take some time. I wonder how much coaching he's getting on the bench from guys like Choo and Fielder??
#469. To: redleghunter (#468)
He's still beating the "get Hamels" drum. He also points out the price for such a trade and it includes names like Alfaro, Gallo and Gonzalez.
#470. To: redleghunter (#468)
When the Rangers pulled the trigger on Cliff Lee, they had a sizable lead in the AL West. So too soon to pull any triggers.
#471. To: redleghunter (#467)
However, it looks as if DD needs a day or two off. He's been O'fer for the past two games.
#472. To: redleghunter (#468)
Even with Harry, Dutch Oven, and Perez coming back, it is still rebuilding as those pitchers will not be 100% right away.
#473. To: redleghunter (#468)
4. Texas Rangers Dillon Tate RHP UC Santa Barbara
#474. To: CZ82 (#470)
They've traded away the future twice it's time to hold them and see how it plays out.
#475. To: CZ82 (#472)
Especially Perez, average time is 15-18 mos for TJ surgery till the pitcher regains his stuff, some never get it back!!
#476. To: CZ82 (#473)
#477. To: CZ82, liberator, GarySpFc (#473)
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#478. To: CZ82, liberator, GarySpFc (#473)
#479. To: redleghunter (#476)
#480. To: redleghunter (#477)
Hope this guy makes a big comeback.
#481. To: CZ82 (#480)
Yea that would be nice if he could, he seems to be pretty strong willed/minded so you know he will give it one hell of a go.
#482. To: redleghunter (#475)
I don't think financially they can get as bad as they were last year but if they keep playing .500 ball and then have a WC shot in the last few weeks, it's possible they make the playoffs. Going deep? Don't think so.
#483. To: CZ82 (#482)
Fans like to see new players and will make the trip just to find out how he/they look in person.
#484. To: redleghunter (#483)
#485. To: CZ82 (#484)
You know they do a military discount, right?
#486. To: redleghunter (#485)
#487. To: CZ82 (#486)
#488. To: redleghunter (#487)
Joey got a single off of Gray. Struck out once and looked lost. He really needs to get back to AAA or AA to mature at the plate.
#489. To: redleghunter (#487)
Mitch hit a bomb to dead center. You have to see that one:)
#490. To: CZ82 (#489)
#491. To: CZ82 (#489)
They said it was 454' will have to find the replay and watch it.
#492. To: redleghunter (#490)
http://espn.go.com/blog/mlb/post/_/id/6419/2015-draft-picks-texas-rangers-2
#493. To: redleghunter (#491)
#494. To: redleghunter (#490)
http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/13048805/no-panic-jeff-banister-texas-rangers-respond
#495. To: redleghunter (#478)
But to me I would have thought you would spend that #4 pick on a potential ACE not another relief pitcher. Sounds like Daniels or the scouts need to have their butts kicked again.
#496. To: CZ82 (#492)
Thru the first 10 rounds of the draft they have chosen 6 pitchers
#497. To: CZ82 (#494)
#498. To: redleghunter (#497)
#499. To: CZ82 (#498)
Todays game is currently 1-0 Oakland, Chi Chi has pitched 7 and given up the one run. He's at 105 pitches so I imagine he'll be relieved in the 8th, if not I'll be surprised. Kazmir is pitching for Oakland and has only given up 1 hit to "Evis".
#500. To: CZ82 (#498)
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#503. To: redleghunter (#497)
In fact when Bannister asked Choo where he was throwing the ball he replied in other words "This isn't my first rodeo I know where to throw the ball".
#504. To: CZ82 (#503)
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#506. To: CZ82, liberator (#503)
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#507. To: redleghunter (#504)
I can't remember the last time Fielder played 1B.
#508. To: redleghunter (#505)
#509. To: redleghunter (#504)
Bass is still on the roster but did not see him all series in OAK.
#510. To: redleghunter (#505)
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TRAINER'S ROOM
#511. To: redleghunter (#505)
#512. To: redleghunter (#505)
Good news here:
#513. To: CZ82 (#508)
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#515. To: CZ82 (#512)
#516. To: redleghunter (#515)
Mitch and Gallo go deep
#517. To: redleghunter (#514)
Was 11-3 going in the 9th but Bass (who you pointed out did not pitch since 3 June) got knocked around a bit. Edwards had to come in to get the last out. Guess Bass needed to get out there.
#518. To: redleghunter (#514)
#519. To: CZ82, Liberator (#516)
#520. To: CZ82 (#518)
Mitch is looking good so far in the cleanup position, maybe he is finally becoming the player they always thought he could be. I would say his place on the team is pretty safe about right now, last year I wouldn't have said that.
#521. To: redleghunter (#520)
Wild card thought here. What if Mitch is a major trade piece to get some pitching help. Would hate to see him go. Beltre to first and Gallo at 3B? Or is Adrian going? That guy is the clubhouse mafia boss. Who knows. It's good having this kind of "problem."
#522. To: CZ82 (#521)
#523. To: redleghunter (#522)
But that would mean that you would have to use Moreland/Gallo in both the OF and 1B to make it work.
#524. To: CZ82 (#523)
http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/06/rougned-odor-returning-to-majors- could-joey-gallo-move-to-left.html/
#525. To: redleghunter (#522)
DL hope Rua comes back.
#526. To: redleghunter (#524)
Yep saw that. They should hire us as advisors:)
#527. To: CZ82 (#526)
#528. To: redleghunter (#527)
He smokes two inside fastballs past Puig for a K.
#529. To: redleghunter (#527)
Done so with spit and duct tape.
#530. To: redleghunter (#527)
Scheppers tried to blow another.
#531. To: CZ82 (#528)
I seen the replay on Quick pitch and the last one was low, Puig had a reason to be ticked off at the umpire.
#532. To: CZ82 (#529)
You have to admit for the most part guys they've brought up from the minors and guys other teams have released have done the job they've been asked to do. Otherwise they would be in last place at least 20 games under .500, maybe more...
#533. To: CZ82 (#530)
I haven't seen him pitch so don't know what his problem is, I suspect there is a hitch in his giddyup that needs fixing. Or maybe he just needs the good old fashioned fix a bottle of booze and be dropped off at the cat houses. :)
#534. To: redleghunter (#533)
Well the last time he went out on the town back in 2013 he had a 'shiner' on his left eye for about a week. He was hanging out with 'bad boy' "A. J." Pierzynski on a road game in Cleveland.
#535. To: redleghunter (#531)
I guess you mean the low call strike 2 on Puig got him dusted up a bit with the ump.
#536. To: redleghunter (#532)
Indeed:
#537. To: redleghunter (#533)
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#538. To: redleghunter, Liberator (#532)
You have to admit for the most part guys they've brought up from the minors and guys other teams have released have done the job they've been asked to do. Otherwise they would be in last place at least 20 games under .500, maybe more...
#539. To: CZ82 (#535)
I would also imagine he got his ass chewed (thru an interpreter of course nobody speaks English nowadays) over his behavior...
#540. To: CZ82 (#537)
#541. To: CZ82 (#538)
Oh BTW did you see Princes "face plant" rounding 3B last night? It had everybody in the dugout rolling and he was even smiling BTA what else could he do..
#542. To: redleghunter (#541)
Too funny and the good thing is Prince has been a big boy most his life
#543. To: redleghunter (#540)
Chirinos should have caught where Turner's feet were and that he turned his stance more open. Then a call for an outside pitch.
#544. To: redleghunter (#540)
Oh heck, the kid had a great outing and is human and still only what 22-23 years old?
#545. To: redleghunter, Justified (#542)
#546. To: All (#544)
Oh heck, the kid had a great outing and is human and still only what 22-23 years old?
#547. To: redleghunter, Justified (#545)
Just found a lineup looks like both Prince and Mitch are getting the night off, (getting as many RH bats in the lineup as possible) Joey is in LF.
#548. To: CZ82 (#538)
#549. To: CZ82 (#543)
If he's shallow you pitch deep and vice versa, if he's crowding the plate you pitch inside and vice versa. The box being gone also lent itself to the umpire calling deeper strikes especially if your pitcher had a pretty arc.
#550. To: CZ82 (#544)
And to think I seen an article a week or so ago about using him to get Hamels, NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
#551. To: CZ82 (#547)
Looks like Prince getting the night off went out the window Blanks came up lame again, but all's good he went yard in the 9th to give them a little cushion. Kela came in for the 9th and did alright nothing spectacular, wonder if he's going to be tried out for the closers role I wouldn't think just yet but.......
#552. To: redleghunter (#550)
Who's the idiot calling for that trade? Fraley or Grant? Or someone else?
#553. To: redleghunter (#551)
Now we face Greinke tonight. Right handed pitcher so Gallo in again and we will probably see Mitch tonight. Fielder as a PH later in the game. If you rattle Greinke's cage early he makes awful mistakes.
#554. To: redleghunter (#551)
Joey going yard and frustrating Kershaw.
#555. To: CZ82 (#552)
#556. To: CZ82 (#553)
#557. To: CZ82 (#553)
#558. To: redleghunter (#556)
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#561. To: CZ82 (#558)
#562. To: redleghunter (#556)
Renaudo was hanging some off speed stuff the Dodgers kept missing.
#563. To: redleghunter (#561)
Yep a little stutter step after he set to pitch. I'm sure he will receive some counseling:)
#564. To: redleghunter (#561)
Dodgers were desperate not to be swept:)
#565. To: redleghunter (#561)
Manager Jeff Banister said rookie reliever Keone Kela handled a potentially disruptive situation well on the way to getting his first save on Thursday. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly had Kela remove a sleeve from his left arm before his first pitch. Banister declined to say whether this was gamesmanship by Mattingly.
#566. To: redleghunter (#561)
Left-hander Derek Holland, out because of a strained shoulder muscle, will start a progressive two-week throwing program. He will undergo another MRI before returning to the mound.
#567. To: redleghunter (#561)
#568. To: CZ82 (#565)
#569. To: CZ82 (#566)
#570. To: CZ82 (#565)
#571. To: redleghunter, Justified, SOSO (#570)
#572. To: redleghunter (#570)
Oh yeah there was a benches and bull pen clearing fight at the game.
#573. To: redleghunter (#569)
Took the family to Harrison's rehab assignment tonight at RR. He looked good and got the FB up to 92-93mph.
#574. To: redleghunter (#569)
Took the family to Harrison's rehab assignment tonight at RR. He looked good and got the FB up to 92-93mph.
#575. To: redleghunter (#568)
Kela sent two high heaters to Puigs head. That might have ticked Mattingly off.
#576. To: redleghunter (#569)
Took the family to Harrison's rehab assignment tonight at RR.
#577. To: CZ82 (#572)
#578. To: CZ82 (#573)
IIRC he only threw about 93-94 tops anyway?
#579. To: CZ82 (#576)
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#581. To: CZ82 (#576)
#582. To: redleghunter (#579)
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LOL I was giving folks updates
#583. To: CZ82 (#571)
#584. To: CZ82, liberator (#571)
#585. To: CZ82 (#582)
#586. To: redleghunter (#577)
I think Harry hit the batter.
#587. To: redleghunter (#585)
Yeah Elvis had two errors in that game. Time to take a sit down.
#588. To: redleghunter, SOSO (#584)
Great story. Thanks.
#589. To: CZ82 (#587)
#590. To: redleghunter (#589)
but it's hard to do with this patchwork lineup right now, and having this string of LHP to face.
#591. To: CZ82 (#590)
#592. To: redleghunter (#591)
Looks like Beltre out until the ASB.
#593. To: CZ82 (#592)
#594. To: redleghunter (#591)
Rua probably heading to waivers to soon.
#595. To: redleghunter (#593)
Wonder how long before DD comes back.
#596. To: CZ82 (#594)
Rua probably heading to waivers to soon.
#597. To: CZ82 (#595)
#598. To: CZ82 (#595)
#599. To: redleghunter (#596)
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#600. To: redleghunter (#597)
The results have been average: Harrison is 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA and has allowed 27 hits in 22⅔ innings. He has 12 strikeouts and eight walks but has not yielded a homer, which is an indication his pitches are sinking.
#601. To: CZ82 (#600)
who do you sit???
#602. To: redleghunter (#601)
First would be Martinez. His honeymoon is over. He is getting worse with each start. They need to skip him once at least in the rotation
#603. To: redleghunter (#601)
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas- rangers/headlines/20150622-rangers-gm-jon-daniels-talks-about-a-possible-six- man-rotation-and-his-son-s-issue-with-an-umpire-s-call.ece
#604. To: CZ82 (#602)
Yea I had forgotten he has been struggling lately he needs to be skipped at least once to get some rest and figure out any mechanical issues he may have.
#605. To: CZ82 (#603)
Less than 2 hours after we get to speculating and this article comes out. They really do need to hire us I could stand a vacation from work and a pay raise!! :)
#606. To: CZ82 (#602)
#607. To: CZ82 (#603)
#608. To: CZ82 (#603)
#609. To: redleghunter (#604)
Good time to hedge your bets and get some key people rest. In such a scenario there is little to gain and not much to lose.
#610. To: redleghunter (#606)
#611. To: CZ82 (#610)
The issue I see with this is I would just imagine they want the Phillies to take back some salary to be able to fit in Hamels 22.5 million contract. If the Phillies are willing then a deal might happen if not then I thinks it's dead as dead can get. They are hoping nobody else bids on Hamels and they can get a better deal but I think it would be "a cold day in hell" before that happens.
#612. To: redleghunter (#611)
Holland who knows. Seems he gets an MRI a week. How steady going forward is that shoulder going to be.
#613. To: redleghunter (#611)
(Edited)
Would hate to see Alfaro go given how much the organization invested in him. Good catchers who can also deliver with a bat are hard to come by as we realized over the years. Alfaro was supposed to be the next version of Pudge.
#614. To: redleghunter (#611)
#615. To: CZ82 (#614)
Nomar Mazara on the other hand has been in the minors 4 years and they are thinking about moving him to RR "AAA". Looking at our OF situation as of this moment I would be hesitant to trade him away, especially if the Hamilton (age 34) experiment turns out to be a failure (more injuries). And even though Choo (age 32) has a good bat his skills in RF aren't the best and aren't going to get any better.
#616. To: CZ82 (#614)
#617. To: CZ82 (#613)
#618. To: redleghunter (#616)
What happened to Ross Ohlendorf? I did not see him down at RR when I went to the BP.
#619. To: redleghunter (#615)
Fielder is still struggling at the plate and hitting into the shift; time to go the other way again (that's how he got it all started this year).
#620. To: CZ82 (#619)
#621. To: CZ82 (#619)
#622. To: redleghunter (#620)
Quick thoughts: Something isn’t right with Rangers’ Mitch Moreland
#623. To: redleghunter (#620)
You think Joey Gallo is heading to AAA after Hamilton is activated?
#624. To: redleghunter (#621)
Choice called up to add to the bench. Claudio sent back down.
#625. To: redleghunter (#621)
Choo sitting again tonight. Maybe DL bound given 3 days on the Canadian turf would be bad for a bad back:
#626. To: redleghunter (#621)
#627. To: CZ82 (#626)
Bad game, losing to a bad team enough said.
#628. To: CZ82 (#626)
#629. To: redleghunter (#627)
Yep. Turned it off to watch the CWS. Good game.
#630. To: redleghunter (#628)
#631. To: redleghunter (#628)
Then in the 7th Kela came in AGAIN
#632. To: CZ82 (#629)
#633. To: CZ82 (#630)
Another bad game losing to the same bad team, may be time for another team meeting. BTA will all the injuries right now he may just keep quiet but I don't really think that's his style, he expects hard play no matter the situation.
#634. To: CZ82 (#630)
#635. To: redleghunter (#632)
Last game was on Wednesday night. UVA won the national title over Vanderbilt. Good series and last game was fun to watch.
#636. To: CZ82 (#635)
#637. To: redleghunter (#633)
I also remember him keeping guys like Tepesch and Grimm in the game for 7 innings even though they gave up 7-9 runs in the first 4-5 innings.
#638. To: redleghunter (#633)
Then there are the Mariners (currently in the basement) who were favorites to dominate the AL West.
#639. To: redleghunter (#634)
Fraley: As Rangers brace for rugged trip, can Banister trust 'minefield' that is club's bullpen?
#640. To: redleghunter (#636)
(Edited)
#641. To: redleghunter (#620)
#642. To: redleghunter (#640)
They are facing a rookie today and rookies seem to give them fits.
#643. To: CZ82 (#639)
#644. To: CZ82 (#640)
#645. To: redleghunter (#644)
Watching the early game today.
#646. To: redleghunter (#644)
One base hit I believe since back.
#647. To: redleghunter (#643)
#648. To: CZ82 (#641)
#649. To: CZ82 (#642)
#650. To: CZ82 (#645)
#651. To: CZ82 (#646)
#652. To: redleghunter (#650)
Hopefully "Rod" will have another good game tomorrow to give them even more rest, they face another RHer so that helps.
#653. To: redleghunter (#651)
Do the Canadians start drinking beer early or something?:)
#654. To: redleghunter (#648)
Sending a message to Martin today. Gallo started in CF.
#655. To: redleghunter (#650)
Choo is terrible again. He's a liability at the plate and looks like an old man in RF. Add to it the liability of his contract. How do we dump his contract?
#656. To: redleghunter (#650)
(Edited)
Some rumor control...SF looking for a good defensive CFer. Hey we got one. Give us Bum and we call it even:)
#657. To: redleghunter (#648)
#658. To: CZ82 (#654)
#659. To: CZ82 (#655)
#660. To: CZ82 (#657)
#661. To: redleghunter (#660)
Padres. That's my guess.
#662. To: redleghunter (#658)
There should be enough native Spanish speakers on the team and staff (Pudge?) who can help.
#663. To: CZ82 (#662)
#664. To: redleghunter (#663)
Martin missed two RISP chances today in the 3-2 loss. Once with the bases loaded.
#665. To: CZ82 (#664)
#666. To: redleghunter (#665)
Joey...You earned a Golden Sombrero last night (again), but hit a triple and drove in three. Kid, you gotta stop striking out.
#667. To: redleghunter (#665)
#668. To: redleghunter (#665)
Mitch you are doing good don't get injured.
#669. To: All (#668)
2 last night and another one so far tonight, gives him 12 HRs in the last 38 games 13 total.
#670. To: CZ82 (#666)
#671. To: CZ82 (#669)
#672. To: redleghunter (#671)
#673. To: redleghunter (#670)
#674. To: redleghunter (#671)
#675. To: redleghunter (#673)
BTW Joey was supposed to be in the AA All Star Game, whenever that is...
#676. To: CZ82 (#674)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150701-grant-another- struggle-against-left-hander-shows-what-rangers-are-missing.ece
#677. To: redleghunter (#676)
Patton seems fresh and gets outs. Don't know...Maybe he should have started the 7th instead of sending out Martinez again.
#678. To: redleghunter (#676)
Martinez is a 4-5 rotation type of guy with some potential to be a 3 man.
#679. To: redleghunter (#676)
Chen was tough but we did blow whatever opportunities he gave us.
#680. To: redleghunter (#676)
Martinez is a 4-5 rotation type of guy with some potential to be a 3 man. But right now he is a 4-5 guy and they usually only go 6 innings. Something for them to look at I hope.
#681. To: CZ82 (#677)
#682. To: CZ82 (#678)
#683. To: CZ82 (#679)
#684. To: redleghunter (#682)
Martinez was optioned to RR today and Feliz activated. Go figure that one out. Feliz did horrible in RR.
#685. To: redleghunter (#682)
Tonight Buzz said Harry would start sometime next week for the Rangers.
#686. To: redleghunter (#682)
Holland getting another MRI.
#687. To: redleghunter (#683)
Then Roogie drove him in. 2-0 victory.
#688. To: CZ82 (#684)
#689. To: redleghunter (#688)
My guess is he is overworked or lost confidence.
#690. To: redleghunter (#688)
I think this will be a tryout for both Harry (13 million dollar contract) and Feliz to see if they can be effective, do they want to keep them or do they need to make some trades. or maybe just release them who knows.
#691. To: redleghunter (#688)
#692. To: CZ82 (#690)
#693. To: CZ82 (#691)
#694. To: CZ82 (#691)
#695. To: redleghunter (#693)
Chi Chi was optioned to AAA RR today.
#696. To: redleghunter (#694)
They tank then the Rookies come up again until they evaluate Perez and Holland.
#697. To: redleghunter (#694)
Note well too...Tepesch is a few weeks from being available too.
#698. To: redleghunter (#694)
#699. To: redleghunter (#694)
• Rangers long reliever Anthony Bass leads the Majors with 45 2/3 innings.
#700. To: CZ82 (#698)
One comment that got me to thinking was Wandy says he hates the mound in Arlington, Wandy does well on the road but stinks at home. So what if the mound is why they have a crappy record at home and maybe part of the cause of all the pitching injuries?? Just a thought...
#701. To: CZ82 (#697)
#702. To: CZ82 (#699)
#703. To: redleghunter (#701)
Do you think Feliz will get traded? Thinking no one will pick up his 3M plus contract. So I see him hitting the FA route.
#704. To: redleghunter (#700)
Yeah last night was ugly. There are indications 37 yr old Wandy would benefit from an additional day off. He's thrown a lot of pitches in his starts. From experience we know the older you get....:)
#705. To: redleghunter (#700)
Time to call in the grounds crew. Unbelievable the team would create a disadvantage at their own home.
#706. To: redleghunter (#701)
Saw an article this morning Hamilton might be heading back to the DL with a groin strain.
#707. To: CZ82 (#706)
#708. To: redleghunter (#707)
#709. To: CZ82 (#708)
#710. To: CZ82 (#689)
#711. To: redleghunter (#709)
#712. To: redleghunter (#710)
Feliz hanging out in BP sulking.
#713. To: CZ82 (#711)
#714. To: redleghunter (#713)
Wonder what happened to Joseph Ortiz?
#715. To: redleghunter (#713)
Have we seen Reyes before?
#716. To: redleghunter (#713)
#717. To: CZ82 (#716)
#718. To: CZ82 (#716)
#719. To: CZ82 (#716)
#720. To: redleghunter (#719)
#721. To: redleghunter (#717)
One of the ESPN commentators mentioned that. But said it would be most likely an off season trade.
#722. To: redleghunter (#719)
(Edited)
Seems like the Rangers have faced at least 35 "starts" by LHers and have lost just about every one of them.
#723. To: redleghunter (#718)
Gallardos scoreless inning streak over. Gave up two in the 5th.
#724. To: CZ82 (#721)
#725. To: CZ82 (#723)
#726. To: redleghunter (#725)
If I counted correctly we had over 10 LOB tonight.
#727. To: redleghunter (#725)
Choo needs to get better soon or needs to go.
#728. To: redleghunter (#724)
Another loss tonight but Harry hung in there. He looked like his outings at RR. Hat tip to him. I say they give him a few more chances before deciding what to do.
#729. To: redleghunter, Liberator (#710)
Feliz hanging out in BP sulking.
#730. To: redleghunter (#725)
#731. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#729)
#732. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#730)
Seen Robbie Ross on Quick Pitch and his version of the team who couldn't field ground balls, throw or cover 1st base.
#733. To: redleghunter, CZ82 (#725)
Choo needs to get better soon or needs to go.
#734. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#720)
(Edited)
$31 million dollars and only 49 RBIs to show for it, something has got to change.
#735. To: Liberator, redleghunter (#731)
Neftali Feliz...too emotional. Buh-bye. Closers are a dime a dozen these days anyway.
#736. To: Liberator (#732)
I would instruct my hitters to step out of the box....often in order to disrupt his rhythm.
#737. To: CZ82 (#729)
#738. To: Liberator, CZ82 (#731)
Meanwhile in the Bronx, the Jekyll & Hyde Yanks are doing just enough. They've got a killer BP (Betances, Miller, etal), gotten resurgences from the old guys (Texiera and A-Rod), and SP staff that keeps them in games for 6 innings.
#739. To: CZ82 (#735)
#740. To: redleghunter (#737)
#741. To: redleghunter (#739)
Nick Martinez making his first start for Round Rock tonight.
#742. To: redleghunter (#739)
Right now, Gallardo, Colby Lewis and Wandy Rodriguez are the Rangers' most consistent pitchers, but they are free agents after the season. Then there are the three pitchers that the Rangers do have signed long term: Matt Harrison, Derek Holland and Martin Perez
#743. To: CZ82 (#740)
#744. To: CZ82 (#742)
#745. To: redleghunter (#744)
Gallo got another golden sombrero.
#746. To: redleghunter (#743)
Choo Ofer again.
#747. To: redleghunter (#737)
#748. To: CZ82 (#747)
#749. To: CZ82 (#747)
#750. To: redleghunter (#749)
#751. To: redleghunter (#749)
Going into Sunday's game, his .289 batting average, 16 home runs, 46 RBIs, .335 on-base percentage and .538 slugging percentage were all career highs for the first half of a season. It's easy to see why Moreland feels this has been the best of his five seasons with the Rangers.
#752. To: redleghunter (#749)
#753. To: redleghunter (#749)
#754. To: redleghunter (#749)
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/article27085933.html
#755. To: CZ82 (#753)
#756. To: redleghunter (#755)
#757. To: redleghunter (#755)
#758. To: CZ82 (#756)
The other thing is will they be buyers or sellers?
#759. To: redleghunter (#758)
#760. To: redleghunter (#758)
I think the organization is putting 2017 as their target year
#761. To: CZ82 (#760)
#762. To: CZ82 (#760)
#763. To: CZ82 (#760)
#764. To: redleghunter (#758)
However, I don't think they deal Beltre. They need power right hand bats and he's one until another deal is made.
#765. To: redleghunter (#761)
Martinez got bombed for 7 runs tonight.
#766. To: CZ82 (#764)
Who is on pace for 45 RBIs and getting paid 16M a year, unless he shows in the last 1/2 of the season he still can hit it's time to let him go.
#767. To: CZ82 (#765)
By a team that stinks, when you score 7 runs you should win the game.
#768. To: CZ82 (#765)
#769. To: redleghunter (#766)
However, what team is going to pick up his salary, deal some youth for a rental with an option and bum thumb? What contender would do that? DH for the Houston Astros? Perhaps he is the vet they need in the line up and clubhouse. Time will tell, but I see Belts with us until at least this year. I think next year is an option year.
#770. To: redleghunter (#768)
Harry got a bunch of ground balls (and pitched shutout innings) our guys actually caught and got outs. I'm sure he's happy that outing and did a lot to boost his confidence.
#771. To: CZ82 (#770)
#772. To: redleghunter (#771)
#773. To: CZ82 (#772)
It just seems amazing that this team has so many pitchers that have screwed up mechanics, grips and location of pitches. Is it the pitchers, catchers, coaches or all of the above??
#774. To: redleghunter (#771)
Scheppers needs a new zip code.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick?? Hmmmmm
#775. To: redleghunter (#773)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#776. To: redleghunter (#773)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#777. To: CZ82 (#775)
#778. To: CZ82 (#776)
#779. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#776)
I'm not quite sure how but they've won 4 games in a row and are creeping back towards .500. So this makes me curious as too whether JD will be a buyer now since he sees improvement?? Or will he see it for what it is, the opposition isn't that tough??
#780. To: redleghunter, CZ82 (#766)
Now Beltre knows this I'm sure..He's a team player but would also like a shot at a WS ring. JD mentioned this as well and said he would not stand in his way. However, what team is going to pick up his salary, deal some youth for a rental with an option and bum thumb? What contender would do that? DH for the Houston Astros? Perhaps he is the vet they need in the line up and clubhouse. Time will tell, but I see Belts with us until at least this year. I think next year is an option year.
#781. To: redleghunter (#778)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#782. To: redleghunter (#778)
If they don't deal for Hamels I expect one or two starters from SD are in the cards. That might also include Elvis since SD needs a SS.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#783. To: redleghunter (#777)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#784. To: redleghunter (#778)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#785. To: Liberator (#779)
Delino DeShields. REALLY??
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#786. To: Liberator (#779)
Cole Hamels will be too expensive.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#787. To: CZ82 (#784)
#788. To: redleghunter (#787)
Banny may have pulled the trigger on Perez too soon.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#789. To: redleghunter (#787)
This is just a feeling but I don't think I would mind Alfaro being the lead piece in a trade for Hamels.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#790. To: redleghunter (#787)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#791. To: CZ82 (#788)
#792. To: redleghunter (#791)
Hamels a Ranger and Harry goes to Philly with some good prospects. All in all everyone got what they needed. Hate to see Thompson go. Think he is better than Chi Chi.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#793. To: redleghunter (#791)
Yes all about making the rotation viable for 2016. Pitch the kid.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#794. To: CZ82 (#792)
#795. To: CZ82 (#793)
#796. To: CZ82, Liberator, tomder55 (#793)
#797. To: redleghunter (#794)
They are still short a starter for 2016 as Darvish will not be back until after the ASB sometime.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#798. To: redleghunter (#796)
Hammy walk off against the Jankees. Wonderful. We win that season series
#799. To: tomder55 (#798)
(only concern is 13 head to head games against Toronto).
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#800. To: CZ82 (#799)
Which means they could very easily lose all 13 games since their starting pitching isn't that good and the Blue Jays are the highest scoring team in the majors.
#801. To: tomder55, redleghunter, Liberator (#800)
Which means they could very easily lose all 13 games since their starting pitching isn't that good and the Blue Jays are the highest scoring team in the majors.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#802. To: redleghunter (#795)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#803. To: redleghunter (#794)
I guess Harry or some other starter had to go so the Phils have something to finish the season with. What surprises me is Harry was real careful when he batted against the Rockies. Hope he stays healthy doing it every 5 days.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#804. To: redleghunter (#794)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#805. To: tomder55, redleghunter, CZ82 (#798)
After this weekend the Yanks have no more road trips out of the eastern time zone ;and play the majority of their remaining games at home .
#806. To: CZ82, tomder55, redleghunter (#799)
They [the Yanks] could very easily lose all 13 games since their starting pitching isn't that good and the Blue Jays are the highest scoring team in the majors. I wouldn't count on them making the playoffs if I were you, especially since they had to put CC back in as a starter since Pineda went to the DL.
#807. To: Liberator (#805)
The Yankees may score runs, but come the playoffs we know all that changes. In the recent past (the 2000s) the Yanks have nearly always been near the top in runs scored. Those bats went silent against playoff team starting pitching. And would againt this year. Only Yankee starters would get pounded.
#808. To: CZ82 (#801)
you just never know...
#809. To: CZ82 (#803)
Seen on Quick Pitch in the middle of the night that the Phillies already put Harry on the 15 day DL with what they called "back inflammation"...
#810. To: CZ82 (#804)
Speaking of trades they snuck this one in within 5 minutes of the deadline.
#811. To: redleghunter (#808)
Indeed. But there is one sure thing. Putting in Scheppers in the 8th with base runners and the middle of the order at bat. Result, his third blown game this year. Dude needs a Detroit zip code like Feliz.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#812. To: redleghunter (#808)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#813. To: redleghunter (#810)
Surprised Mendez and Jackson have not come up yet.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#814. To: redleghunter (#808)
Oh, forgot to mention...Feliz gave up a grand slam in his first Detroit appearance a couple of weeks ago.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#815. To: redleghunter (#809)
Of course. His insurance policy was probably transferred to Philly. They lose no money putting him on DL and then figure out how to dump him or make the Rangers pay out the remaining year. I'm sure that will happen or some of Hamels cash goes back to Philly.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#816. To: redleghunter (#810)
After watching Dyson give up the lead in extra innings, I'd say we got what we paid for:)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#817. To: redleghunter (#810)
Guess after the mega Hamels deal slim pickings at AAA and AA.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#818. To: redleghunter (#810)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#819. To: redleghunter (#808)
Dude needs a Detroit zip code like Feliz.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#820. To: redleghunter (#809)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#821. To: redleghunter (#810)
After watching Dyson
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#822. To: CZ82 (#811)
When is he ever going to get his head in the game?? He's hitting right now but giving it back in shoddy defense and bad base running. The next hangnail he gets they need to put him on the 15 day DL and bring Alberto up to play SS, maybe that will get the point across that he needs to get his head out or he's history. Especially if Alberto plays as well if not better than he did when he was called up earlier. And he's doing an outstanding job in AAA this year hitting .326 w/ a .469 slugging percentage.
#823. To: CZ82 (#812)
I think they call that alignment they played "No doubles" (misnomer I would say). If Martin had been playing at normal depth he would have gotten to Posey's popup instead of it falling for "a double". That would have been the 3rd out and left the score 7-5 Texas. Another dumb mistake by the coaching staff!!
#824. To: CZ82 (#814)
In 8 games he's given up 13 earned runs...
#825. To: CZ82 (#817)
From what I've seen he uses his "heeter" to go right after the batter, used 21 pitches to get 6 outs. Hell most everybody else in the pen would use 21 pitches to get 1-2 batters out...
#826. To: CZ82 (#818)
Also is looking like the Angels have shot their wad and are now falling back to earth. They have lost 5 in a row and just lost CJ for the rest of the year and they didn't acquire any pitching at the deadline.
#827. To: CZ82 (#820)
#828. To: CZ82 (#821)
#829. To: redleghunter (#828)
Let's see what he does against a division rival who has seen him before.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#830. To: redleghunter (#826)
Looking like strongest team going forward is still KC.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#831. To: redleghunter (#825)
Well we know what we need in the off season. RH bat and relief pitching.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#832. To: redleghunter (#823)
And on the first double a fly to right and Choo nowhere to be seen. The guy is never positioned near where a ball is hit:) Amazing.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#833. To: redleghunter (#823)
When they bring in Martin to play center in later innings, they should move DD to right and sit Choo.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#834. To: redleghunter (#822)
Don't worry JD will again put Andrus contract on the waiver wire this month. No one will nibble of course.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#835. To: CZ82 (#829)
#836. To: CZ82 (#831)
#837. To: redleghunter (#836)
I remember seeing him with the Reds and how he used to spread the ball all over the OF and get on base. Now it seems he is trying to kill the ball on every at bat.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#838. To: CZ82 (#837)
#839. To: redleghunter, Liberator, Justified, tomder55 (#838)
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13375928/nolan-ryan-robin-ventura-fight-anniversary-13-things-know
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#840. To: redleghunter (#838)
Catchers
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#841. To: redleghunter (#835)
Beltre hit for the cycle by the 5th inning:) Good deal. Hope this means he is finally in his mid summer tear.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#842. To: CZ82 (#839)
#843. To: CZ82 (#840)
(Edited)
#844. To: Liberator, tomder55, CZ82 (#806)
#845. To: redleghunter (#844)
#846. To: CZ82 (#841)
#847. To: CZ82 (#841)
#848. To: redleghunter (#810)
Surprised Mendez and Jackson have not come up yet.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#849. To: CZ82 (#848)
Looks like you get your wish, I figured they would wait until Sept...
#850. To: redleghunter (#849)
The Rangers swept the Astros for the second time this season – significant since the Rangers trail Houston by five games with seven head-to-head meetings still to come – thanks to an opportunistic early offense and, wait for it, tough late-game relief from a short-handed bullpen.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#851. To: tomder55 (#845)
The Mets really helped themselves before the trader deadline adding depth to their roster with Yoenis Cespedes, Tyler Clippard, Kelly Johnson, and Juan Uribe (which served as a wakeup call).Sandy Alderson deserves kudos given all the heat Mets fans have given him.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#852. To: redleghunter (#849)
On second thought...I looked up his WHIP and it is not stellar: 1.383
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#853. To: CZ82 (#852)
#854. To: redleghunter (#853)
(Edited)
Hamels has to learn who he gets cute with third time through the order.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#855. To: redleghunter (#853)
4-3 Mariners.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#856. To: CZ82 (#854)
#857. To: CZ82 (#855)
#858. To: redleghunter (#857)
Guess he figured Tolly was over his limit anyway so give him two days off.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#859. To: redleghunter (#856)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#860. To: CZ82 (#858)
#861. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#858)
#862. To: redleghunter (#861)
Also looks like the Blue Jays got what they paid for. 7 wins in a row.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#863. To: redleghunter (#860)
Perez gave up 2ER of the three yesterday and not one dinger out of the park. He's rising again. His BBs were down too.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#864. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#862)
#865. To: CZ82 (#862)
#866. To: tomder55, redleghunter (#864)
besides Price
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#867. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#866)
#868. To: tomder55 (#867)
#869. To: CZ82 (#866)
#870. To: redleghunter (#869)
But they better start winning series again or will be in a hole again.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#871. To: redleghunter (#869)
Think he is a keeper for next year.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#872. To: tomder55, redleghunter (#867)
So it looks like I'm in for some nail biting in the next month and half .
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#873. To: CZ82 (#872)
Sept 18-20 series against the Mets should be interesting...
#874. To: tomder55 (#873)
Now it looks like it may be a World Series preview :>
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#875. To: redleghunter (#810)
Surprised Mendez and Jackson have not come up yet.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#876. To: CZ82 (#875)
#877. To: redleghunter (#876)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#878. To: CZ82 (#877)
to think I was ready to blame it on the mound in Arlington again...
#879. To: CZ82 (#877)
#880. To: redleghunter (#878)
Guess a spot start for someone. Probably Bass or bring up Chi Chi. Maybe with the day off yesterday they just skip him.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#881. To: redleghunter (#879)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#882. To: CZ82 (#881)
#883. To: redleghunter (#882)
However the K-Monster still owns him.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#884. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#881)
A couple more games like last night and they'll be out of it both mentally and physically...
#885. To: Liberator (#884)
A team a veterans....are OLD.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#886. To: Liberator (#884)
Didn't help that their GM, Brian Cashman picked up NO reinforcements at the trade deadline.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#887. To: CZ82 (#885)
(Edited)
Looks like they ran out of gas before reinforcements could arrive from the minors... They're lucky the summer wasn't hotter they would have died a month or so ago...
#888. To: CZ82 (#886)
(Edited)
Do they really have anything worth trading?? Their farm system is "usually" the barest of them all...
#889. To: Liberator, tomder55 (#888)
(Edited)
In a blink of an eye they P'd away that lead in 2 1/2 weeks.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#890. To: redleghunter (#882)
Yep. Seems they go on a two week bender of runs production and good pitching. Then...NOT. Too inconsistent. I think the pitching corps is smoked except for Perez.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#891. To: CZ82, liberator, redleghunter (#889)
In a blink of an eye they P'd away that lead in 2 1/2 weeks.
#892. To: CZ82 (#890)
#893. To: CZ82, tomder55 (#889)
Looks like they took it back last night by beating the Jays, now how long can they hold on.
#894. To: CZ82, redleghunter, tomder55 (#890)
They are going to have to play .650-.700 ball down the stretch to have a legitimate shot at the playoffs.
#895. To: Liberator, CZ82, Redleghunter (#893)
Tom, have you been watching every game?
#896. To: tomder55, CZ82, redleghunter (#891)
let's not get carried away.
#897. To: tomder55 (#895)
I watch until I fall asleep on the couch (normally by the 3rd inning ;that's what happens when one is up 2 hrs. before sunrise everyday) .
#898. To: Liberator, CZ82, redleghunter (#896)
The Jays go and get a Tulo, and the Yanks have to rely on Bird, a guy no one had heard of. THAT is the difference-maker. Judge is apparently reason for high hopes. BUT until we see it...
#899. To: Liberator (#897)
Aaah - a NY Jint Fan too? Good :-) If you're into hockey, NY Ranger Fan as well? N, did NOT know the Jints lost 4 DBs in a single exhibition game. (how serious is it?)
#900. To: redleghunter (#892)
Actually as of last night they are now 2.5 back of the second WC after beating the Rays last night.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#901. To: Liberator, CZ82, tomder55 (#894)
They are going to have to play .650-.700 ball down the stretch to have a legitimate shot at the playoffs. As of this moment they are 5.5 games back of a wild card and only 5 games back of the Astros, their better shot might be in the division. They have 7 left against both the Astros and the Angels...
#902. To: Liberator (#894)
.650 ball at this point in time...would help.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#903. To: redleghunter (#901)
I looked at the various 2nd WCs since inception a few years ago. Only one team won less than 88 games. Difference this year is one team in the AL is not running away with the top WC.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#904. To: CZ82, Liberator, Redleghunter (#903)
I don't think the 88 wins will hold up this year
#905. To: CZ82 (#903)
#906. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#902)
#907. To: tomder55, CZ82, redleghunter (#898)
Jeter ,Posada ,Mariano were all once prospects ....so were Hughes, Jaba ,and Montero . Guess you never know for sure . The point is that the Yanks actually have prospects after years of trading them away for 'rent a players' .The old model won't work . Can't blame Cashman for that . The Boss isn't running the show anymore and his sons have a budget .
#908. To: tomder55 (#899)
pretty bad . 5th round pick Mykkele Thompson is possibly out for the year with an Achilles tear . Landon Collins had a knee injury . The Jints traded up for him in the 2nd round. He says he'll be ok. 2 more cornerbacks were dinged . One of them was subbing for Prince Amukamara who was already inactive with an injury .
#909. To: Liberator, tomder55, CZ82 (#907)
The Yanks took 2 of 3 from the Jays, but with ANY normal offensive production, could have swept. 1 run against another guy with a 5+ ERA?? They are going no where if this epic slump continues.
#910. To: redleghunter, CZ82, tomder55 (#901)
After tonight the Rangers are 1.5 games out of lower WC.
#911. To: CZ82 (#902)
The Rangers had a stretch close to that earlier in the season when the starting pitching was doing what it is supposed to do "quality starts", but am not too sure they have that in them again...
#912. To: Liberator, CZ82, tomder55 (#910)
Yeah, odd year of absolute parity. Is it possible 85-86 games wins...a division AND WC??
#913. To: Liberator (#908)
Out on the Island still for that time? That was a confusing time for me as a Rangers Fan; I began watching the Islanders on Channel 9....was watched for their '75 underdog run as they beat the hated Flyers and began pulling for the Gilles-Trottier-Bossy Isles. Total confusion when they played the Rangers. After that dynasty I returned as a hard-core Rangers' Fan.
#914. To: Liberator, CZ82, tomder55 (#910)
#915. To: Liberator, CZ82, tomder55 (#911)
only that lack a real Stopper it appears.
#916. To: tomder55 (#891)
Both the Jays and Yanks need to keep their eyes on the Orioles . They have not been buried and they have not had one of those hot streaks yet.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#917. To: Liberator, redleghunter, tomder55 (#911)
The Rangers' SP is no worse than any of the contenders -- only that lack a real Stopper it appears.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#918. To: redleghunter (#912)
The Rangers are the bizarro opposite. They lose to sub-500 teams and beat above 500 teams. Better record on the road (best AL road record) than at home.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#919. To: tomder55 (#904)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#920. To: redleghunter, CZ82, tomder55 (#912)
Don't think the Royals will tank that bad but they have trouble beating good teams this year. The Rangers are the bizarro opposite. They lose to sub-500 teams and beat above 500 teams. Better record on the road (best AL road record) than at home.
#921. To: tomder55 (#913)
t was a great time to be on the Island .The team was very community oriented . It was easy to route for Trottier and Bossy but may favorites were the grinders like Bobby Nystrom and the Sutter Brothers . Same thing with the D .
#922. To: redleghunter, CZ82, tomder55 (#914)
Rangers got to Rodney in the bottom ninth tonight. Won 4-3 on a Beltre walk off walk:)
#923. To: redleghunter, CZ82, tomder55 (#915)
The closer Tolleson is doing a fine job. 23 of 24 saves since being bumped up.
#924. To: CZ82, tomder55 (#916)
They are playing better as of late and have won 4 in a row to get them 5 games over .500.
#925. To: CZ82, redleghunter, tomder55 (#917)
He [the #1 Stopper] is on the DL after TJ surgery...
#926. To: Liberator (#924)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#927. To: Liberator (#925)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#928. To: Liberator (#921)
I can still see a bearded Clark Gilles circling around trouble-makers like a lion, keeping the peace. Most intimidating force I can recall during those days. Remember the brawls with Terry O'Reilly?
#929. To: Liberator (#922)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#930. To: CZ82 (#919)
Looks like Mitchell had a rough night last night... He's out of the hospital so shouldn't be too bad, just wonder how he will react the next time he goes to pitch??
#931. To: CZ82 (#917)
Choo saved his bacon with this little gem last night that if not made would have surrendered the lead and maybe the game...
#932. To: CZ82 (#918)
"EVIS" well he's still playing his way into moving to a new zipcode, hope that can be arranged this off season... Ever since he got that big contract he's been regressing in all areas of his play...
#933. To: Liberator, CZ82, tomder55 (#922)
Striking distance. Stros are beginning to choke. Do the Angels have enough?
#934. To: tomder55, Liberator, redleghunter (#931)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#935. To: tomder55 (#930)
I think his whole dl stint was an innings limiting stunt frankly.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#936. To: redleghunter (#932)
Defense has been much better. His hitting has moved up a bit since the AS break.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#937. To: CZ82 (#936)
#938. To: CZ82 (#936)
#939. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#936)
#940. To: redleghunter, CZ82, liberator (#939)
Also thank you NY Yankees for taking care of the Twins.
#941. To: redleghunter (#938)
then DD guns out a runner at the plate for the third out one batter later.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#942. To: redleghunter (#938)
Holland did well. Made it 6 1/3 innings. Only had one inning (6th) where he got in trouble.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#943. To: CZ82 (#941)
#944. To: CZ82 (#942)
#945. To: redleghunter (#943)
Rangers one hit shut out tonight by a scrub.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#946. To: redleghunter (#944)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#947. To: redleghunter (#944)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#948. To: CZ82 (#946)
#949. To: redleghunter, tomder55, Liberator (#948)
Apparently Charlie Sheen gave him a call about his 'wild thing' haircut.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#950. To: CZ82 (#949)
#951. To: redleghunter (#948)
It takes pitchers years to get their grips and mechanics down to become successful, he's having to relearn that stuff to some degree cause his arm "feels different" than it used to...
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#952. To: redleghunter (#950)
(Edited)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#953. To: redleghunter (#950)
Sheen has aged.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#954. To: redleghunter (#950)
2-0 win for Colby tonight.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#955. To: CZ82 (#952)
#956. To: CZ82 (#953)
#957. To: redleghunter (#955)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#958. To: redleghunter (#955)
Still not liking this trade very much...
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#959. To: redleghunter (#956)
cancer
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#960. To: redleghunter (#956)
49. Really.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#961. To: CZ82 (#960)
#962. To: CZ82 (#960)
#963. To: redleghunter (#962)
Was 5-0 going to the bottom 9th. Tolleson came in with two outs and two on and Kinsler hit a 3 run HR. I question the call. Dyson got two easy outs. Then two batters hit squibbers in the infield for hits. I think Dyson would have got Kinsler to roll out or pop out. Well they won and Tolly struck out the batter before Miggy could bat. It's a win:)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#964. To: redleghunter (#962)
They are going to have to play .650-.700 ball down the stretch to have a legitimate shot at the playoffs.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#965. To: redleghunter (#962)
Once again took him too many pitches but the Detroit lineup is very good.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#966. To: CZ82 (#963)
#967. To: CZ82 (#964)
Dodgers payroll - $307M
#968. To: CZ82 (#965)
#969. To: redleghunter (#968)
Took 3/4 from Tiggers.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#970. To: redleghunter (#967)
This is what the fourth year of the Dodgers paying top dollar to win a pennant?
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#971. To: CZ82 (#969)
About time they played above the level of the opposition and took the series, bta the Tigers are no slouches just can't seem to find the right chemistry...
#972. To: redleghunter (#971)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#973. To: redleghunter (#971)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#974. To: CZ82, liberator, tomder55 (#973)
#975. To: redleghunter (#974)
#976. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator (#975)
#977. To: redleghunter, CZ82, liberator (#976)
#978. To: tomder55 (#977)
On the surface ,the pitching matchups favor the Jays .
#979. To: redleghunter, tomder55, Liberator (#968)
Banny and Beltre get tossed out of the game.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#980. To: CZ82 (#979)
#981. To: redleghunter (#978)
On the surface ,the pitching matchups favor the Jays .
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#982. To: redleghunter (#980)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#983. To: redleghunter (#978)
How about those Mets!:)
#984. To: CZ82 (#981)
#985. To: tomder55, liberator, CZ82 (#983)
#986. To: redleghunter (#985)
A lot of those losses came when they were giving up 6-7 runs every night and couldn't pitch their way out of a paper bag. I think things are quite a bit different now their pitching seems to be better...
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#987. To: CZ82 (#986)
Looks like I spoke too soon they got smoked again...
#988. To: CZ82, liberator, tomder55 (#986)
#989. To: redleghunter (#987)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#990. To: CZ82 (#989)
It seems like this team feeds too much off of each other. What I mean is if 2 or 3 guys are having a so so or bad night it seems to effect them all and they all end up sucking. Nobody seems like they can ignore the bad and raise their game enough to overcome this.
#991. To: redleghunter, CZ82, tomder55 (#988)
If they can lick their wounds and take one from the Jays and win the series against Balt., I think they hang on another two weeks. But I must say, the Rangers have exceeded 'my' expectations this year.
#992. To: redleghunter (#988)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#993. To: Liberator (#991)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#994. To: CZ82, redleghunter, tomder55 (#992)
They may be a playoff team but not WS caliber, if they are I will be shocked.
#995. To: Liberator (#994)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#996. To: CZ82, tomder55, redleghunter (#993)
I seen a bit on ESPN or the MLB channel praising him for holding on to their prospects.
#997. To: CZ82 (#995)
I was talking about 2016.
#998. To: Liberator (#994)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#999. To: Liberator, CZ82, tomder55 (#991)
"Exceeded expectations" gets tossed out the door when you creep to within 3 games of a playoff spot. You now expect the troops to rally and overcome on the way to the playoffs. Otherwise it's considered a choke.
#1000. To: CZ82 (#998)
Their performance against the Jays is just a microcosm of the whole season. They have a lead then squander it, can't get it back so they lose then the play badly until they run into a sucky pitcher.
#1001. To: Liberator, CZ82, redleghunter (#996)
#1002. To: Liberator (#1000)
#1003. To: tomder55 (#1001)
Relax ;there is still a month to play .It should be fun.
#1004. To: redleghunter, CZ82, tomder55 (#999)
If a team is close (and there are several in the AL) then it is a battle of wills and the DL too:)...
#1005. To: tomder55, CZ82, redleghunter (#1001)
(Edited)
and I still praise the move. Yes I would've liked Price ,but not at as a rental. Other than that ,it is not the Yank pitching that was an issue . Where exactly were the Yanks going to add a bat ? The middle infield was the only place that made sense .
#1006. To: Liberator (#1005)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1007. To: Liberator (#1005)
Playing the two hottest teams in baseball -- the Jays AND Mets? If that's 10 games, they'll win 2.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1008. To: CZ82 (#1007)
And just got smoked by the Astro's.
#1009. To: CZ82 (#1006)
I seen a stat the other night showing the Yankees have used 30 pitchers this year, and I thought the Rangers used a Schitt load!!
#1010. To: CZ82, liberator, tomder55 (#1007)
(Edited)
#1011. To: redleghunter (#1010)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1012. To: Liberator (#1004)
The Cards have had the best or top three farm systems for close to 8 or more years now. They don't spend a lot of money on rentals and somehow develop in house some of the best pitching in the league. They are also not afraid to cut sling load on aging 'super stars' like Albert Pujols and Carlos Beltran.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1013. To: redleghunter, Liberator (#990)
I hope his boo boo gets better quick:) I know, it's a painful nail split. That takes time to heal.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1014. To: CZ82, Liberator, Redleghunter (#1012)
That's the key to having a successful organization if you draft properly, know when to hold them and know when to fold them... Way too many organizations trade their "yunguns" for immediate gratification which most of the time doesn't play out.
#1015. To: Liberator (#1004)
#1016. To: CZ82 (#1011)
#1017. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator (#1014)
#1018. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1013)
#1019. To: All (#1014)
(Edited)
They could build a foundation for multiple winning teams with them if they show "patients".
#1020. To: redleghunter (#1016)
Nice BA. Could use that at LF right now:)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1021. To: redleghunter (#1016)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1022. To: CZ82 (#1021)
#1023. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1021)
#1024. To: Liberator, CZ82, Redleghunter (#1008)
The Yanks now play the Braves -- EVERYONE's favorite punching bag. If the Yanks can't beat the Braves, they're in big trouble.
#1025. To: All (#1024)
#1026. To: redleghunter (#1023)
Nice come back. I think he struck out a total of 10.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1027. To: redleghunter (#1022)
We do have a lot of young pitchers getting hurt too.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1028. To: redleghunter (#1023)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1029. To: All (#1025)
#1030. To: tomder55, Liberator, redleghunter (#1029)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1031. To: tomder55, Liberator (#1025)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1032. To: CZ82 (#1030)
(Edited)
#1033. To: CZ82 (#1026)
#1034. To: CZ82, Redleghunter, Liberator . (#1030)
Did you watch the game last night and see what happened in the stands???
#1035. To: redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1032)
The foul ball issue is preventable. If you are in a hot zone for foul balls then you should have someone who has a glove and be able to catch one. When I take the family to a game we always have a glove for each person. Even MRS redleghunter has one.
#1036. To: redleghunter (#1032)
Knowing MLB they will encourage clubs to put additional netting and extend the retaining rails for the higher decks.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1037. To: CZ82 (#0)
#1038. To: redleghunter (#1033)
Clear to me what they need to do. Starters have to go 7 full. If not bring in long reliever until the 8th then platoon Kela, Dyson and Deikman for 8th and 9th. I understand the two new relievers are Banny's secret weapon and he does not want a lot of exposure of them. But losing Tolly at this stage would be disastrous.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1039. To: SOSO (#1037)
Pulling for the Toronto Blue Jays 'cause I want to see Tulo get a World Series ring.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1040. To: redleghunter (#1033)
Clear to me what they need to do. Starters have to go 7 full.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1041. To: tomder55 (#1035)
I guess I should be thankful because her leg interfered with a ball that had my name written all over it (that I did not see coming ) . She took it on the shin ;and it bounced into the outfield .
#1042. To: CZ82 (#1036)
#1043. To: CZ82 (#1038)
would imagine most of those guys are going to get today off...
#1044. To: CZ82 (#1040)
Looks like the BP got the day off Holland just finished a complete game shutout, now off to San Diego...
#1045. To: redleghunter (#1043)
Call ups for the good players may be delayed. The Express is in the playoffs.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1046. To: CZ82 (#1045)
#1047. To: CZ82 (#1045)
#1048. To: redleghunter (#1047)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1049. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#1048)
#1050. To: tomder55 (#1024)
off to a good start . They then go to Boston . In theory this should be a good week
#1051. To: Liberator (#1050)
Warren is NOT addapting to his pen role well, is he? BIG mistaken taking him out of the rotation, just as he was rolling.
#1052. To: tomder55 (#1051)
(Edited)
The team would've never permitted demoting CC to the pen.
#1053. To: Liberator (#1052)
#1054. To: Liberator, tomder55, redleghunter (#1052)
A-Rod has become A-Bum. Is he finished?
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1055. To: redleghunter (#1046)
Good deal.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1056. To: CZ82 (#1048)
#1057. To: CZ82 (#1055)
#1058. To: redleghunter (#1057)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1059. To: redleghunter, CZ82 (#1057)
#1060. To: redleghunter (#1056)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1061. To: Fred Mertz (#1059)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1062. To: CZ82 (#1058)
#1063. To: CZ82 (#1060)
They won the game last night but used 5 pitchers to do it. Am beginning to wonder if he realizes just how many relievers he has in the bullpen??
#1064. To: CZ82 (#1061)
#1065. To: redleghunter (#1063)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1066. To: redleghunter (#1063)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1067. To: redleghunter (#1062)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1068. To: redleghunter (#1063)
(Edited)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1069. To: CZ82 (#1066)
Has Faulkner pitched yet?? If so I missed it and he's been up for a week now.
#1070. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1068)
I don't think tinder or Libby would appreciate the Yankees losing 7 straight games they might blow a gasket.
#1071. To: redleghunter (#1070)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1072. To: CZ82 (#1071)
this is slow as crap and exceedingly hard to "Copy, cut and paste"...
#1073. To: redleghunter (#1070)
Post season thread
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1074. To: redleghunter (#1063)
How about your favorite Ranger swiping Home?
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1075. To: redleghunter (#1072)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1076. To: CZ82 (#1074)
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while...
#1077. To: CZ82 (#1075)
Guess the old lady had to try every switch in the house to convince herself the power was really out...
#1078. To: CZ82 (#1075)
#1079. To: redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1070)
I don't think tomder or Libby would appreciate the Yankees losing 7 straight games they might blow a gasket. 😈
#1080. To: redleghunter (#1072)
(Edited)
Thinking of asking 'Santa' for an iPad:)
#1081. To: Fred Mertz (#1080)
#1082. To: CZ82 (#1075)
#1083. To: redleghunter (#1078)
These Left coast games are killing me.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1084. To: redleghunter (#1076)
Ah come on. You have to give him some credit. He has about the same amount of RBIs as Beltre this year.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1085. To: redleghunter (#1082)
Now 2 games out of the Division and ahead one game in WC.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1086. To: CZ82 (#1083)
Guess I need to keep talking bad about them to give Banny something to post on the locker room wall... :)
#1087. To: CZ82 (#1084)
Besides that he stirs the pot when on the field that gets the opposition upset and off their game... :)
#1088. To: CZ82 (#1084)
I'd take 3 Roughies any day. Besides that he stirs the pot when on the field that gets the opposition upset and off their game... :)
#1089. To: CZ82 (#1085)
Twinkies are staying right there, that rookie Sano is really producing right now and carrying them on his back...
#1090. To: redleghunter (#1088)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1091. To: redleghunter (#1086)
Will go to Houston
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1092. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1091)
If Banny wins it he should at least mention us since we gave him so many tips/ideas. LOL...
#1093. To: CZ82 (#1091)
#1094. To: redleghunter (#1092)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1095. To: redleghunter (#1089)
Dream case scenario is the Rangers sweep LAA and the Twinkies sweep the Stros. But I know baseball ain't that neat.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1096. To: redleghunter (#1087)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1097. To: CZ82, Liberator, Redleghunter (#1096)
#1098. To: CZ82 (#1096)
#1099. To: redleghunter (#1098)
At RR game. Chirinos 0-2 in rehab start.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1100. To: tomder55, redleghunter, Liberator (#1097)
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1101. To: All (#1095)
Dream case scenario is the Rangers sweep LAA and the Twinkies sweep the Stros. But I know baseball ain't that neat.
“Let me see which pig "DON'T" I want to vote for, the one with or without lipstick??" Hmmmmm...
#1102. To: CZ82 (#1099)
#1103. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1100)
#1104. To: redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1103)
#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.
#1145. To: redleghunter (#1141)
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.
#1146. To: redleghunter (#1141)
Gallo hitting the ball finally.
#1147. To: redleghunter (#1140)
Hamels doing well so far.
#1148. To: Liberator, CZ82, tomder55 (#1142)
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.
#1149. To: CZ82 (#1146)
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???
#1150. To: CZ82 (#1147)
#1151. To: Liberator, redleghunter, Cz82 (#1143)
#1152. To: tomder55 (#1151)
Looks like the must see 1 game wildcard game will be Pittsburg v Chitown Cubs .
#1153. To: redleghunter (#1150)
Very same spot for 3 pitches...
#1154. To: redleghunter (#1148)
The O's are done.
#1155. To: redleghunter (#1149)
Throw him high inside
#1156. To: redleghunter (#1149)
Jobu hates the curve ball.
#1157. To: redleghunter (#1148)
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.
#1158. To: redleghunter (#1149)
The more he runs up counts and runs them 3-2 the more he is going to get what he wants. Takes a lot of patience to reach that level.
#1159. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1157)
#1160. To: Liberator, redleghunter, Cz82 (#1151)
(Edited)
#1161. To: tomder55 (#1160)
#1162. To: CZ82 (#1158)
#1163. To: tomder55 (#1160)
Rain event here
#1164. To: redleghunter (#1162)
Well the clash of aces today. Holland vs. Hernandez. I think a day game so will miss it.
#1165. To: redleghunter (#1162)
#1166. To: CZ82, Redleghunter, Liberator . (#1163)
#1167. To: CZ82 (#1164)
#1168. To: tomder55 (#1166)
#1169. To: redleghunter (#1168)
#1170. To: tomder55 (#1169)
#1171. To: redleghunter (#1167)
Josh getting knee surgery. He's out.
#1172. To: redleghunter (#1167)
Beltre and Fielder both need a couple of days off.
#1173. To: tomder55 (#1166)
The Yanks are a veteran team and have too many players who can't play two.
#1174. To: CZ82 (#1171)
This one has got me shaking my head, if the surgery is that minor (the team thinks he will be back before the end of the season) why didn't he get it done when he went on the DL a month ago???
#1175. To: CZ82 (#1172)
How do you propose on getting to the end of a dark tunnel when the light goes out at the 1/2 way point...
#1176. To: redleghunter (#1174)
Guess it didn't feel too hurt back then. With Josh anything is possible.
#1177. To: redleghunter (#1175)
#1178. To: CZ82 (#1177)
#1179. To: CZ82 (#1177)
#1180. To: CZ82 (#1177)
#1181. To: tomder55 (#1123)
Mark who?
#1182. To: redleghunter (#1180)
Twinkies winning in the 9th:(
#1183. To: CZ82 (#1182)
#1184. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator (#1169)
#1185. To: redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1184)
Sweeping a double header is rare these days. So Yanks will probably gain back a game.
#1186. To: redleghunter (#1184)
Fielder has only four hits in his last 40 at-bats, dropping his batting average from .341 to .306.
#1187. To: CZ82 (#1186)
Another LHer (on a bad team) does them in cause they have no RH bats that can hit the ball on a consistent basis...
#1188. To: redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1185)
#1189. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator (#1188)
#1190. To: redleghunter (#1189)
(Edited)
Papa redleghunter is smiling:)
#1191. To: tomder55 (#1190)
#1192. To: redleghunter (#1187)
Mike Napoli starting in LF today. He never played the position as a pro. Let's see how that works out.
#1193. To: redleghunter (#1187)
(Edited)
Well Banister is listening to you Zig.
#1194. To: CZ82 (#1192)
#1195. To: CZ82 (#1193)
#1196. To: redleghunter (#1195)
#1197. To: redleghunter (#1194)
(Edited)
But Mitch and Fielder went yard. With base runners!
#1198. To: CZ82 (#1196)
Watched the game till Rangers let Houston tie it at 3,
#1199. To: CZ82 (#1197)
#1200. To: CZ82 (#1197)
#1201. To: redleghunter (#1199)
Twinkies and Angels beat up on each other next week.
#1202. To: redleghunter (#1198)
#1203. To: redleghunter (#1199)
Astros have easiest schedule left.
#1204. To: redleghunter (#1199)
Walk of sac fly bottom 9th!
#1205. To: CZ82 (#1201)
That series will tell if Twinkies can hang around till the end or not, last night was the first bit of ground they've lost in the last 2 weeks or so...
#1206. To: redleghunter (#1205)
#1207. To: redleghunter (#1205)
19 or so games left and loads could still happen.
#1208. To: CZ82 (#1207)
#1209. To: redleghunter, tomder55, Liberator (#1208)
Angels vs. Twins starting tomorrow.
#1210. To: CZ82, redleghunter, , Liberator (#1209)
Yankees look like they might play well enough to make it to the playoffs by are having to ride their "old fogeys" and pitching pretty hard to maintain their lead... They may end up being "one and done" when it's all said and done...
#1211. To: tomder55 (#1210)
#1212. To: CZ82 (#1209)
Jays are still playing very well so I can't imagine any scenario to where they wouldn't make it, too much offensive talent...
#1213. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator (#1210)
Keuchel got pretty beat up yesterday ......thank you very much !!
#1214. To: redleghunter (#1213)
#1215. To: redleghunter (#1212)
Very true. So if the Rangers can keep hot, who knows?!
#1216. To: redleghunter (#1212)
Very true. So if the Rangers can keep hot, who knows?!
#1217. To: CZ82 (#1216)
Well they completed the sweep last night and in convincing fashion. The veterans with all the experience stepped up this series and got it done, most of them are guys we were talking bad about earlier in the year. Having the RH bat of Napoli in the lineup has really changed the dynamics of the batting order for the better, no more easy outs other than "EVIS". Now if only we could teach Naps how to play defense in LF... :)
#1218. To: tomder55, liberator, CZ82 (#1210)
#1219. To: redleghunter (#1217)
#1220. To: redleghunter (#1217)
I guess Moreland is nursing some sore legs. I saw some fan question about putting Nap at 1B and Moreland in LF. I think the answer was sore legs or the Rangers not wanting to increase Moreland's risk of injury.
#1221. To: CZ82 (#1219)
#1222. To: CZ82 (#1220)
#1223. To: redleghunter (#1222)
DD was hobbling a bit last night and sat out the final two innings. His bat has been cold for almost three weeks now and he is not getting the same amount of BB he usually squeezes out.
#1224. To: redleghunter (#1217)
Astros have the A's.
#1225. To: CZ82 (#1224)
A's pitching could give the Astro's batters fits, the lead could grow this weekend...
#1226. To: redleghunter (#1225)
#1227. To: redleghunter (#1225)
Plus the Astros pen is smoked after this week.
#1228. To: CZ82 (#1226)
#1229. To: redleghunter (#1228)
Can't win them all but Rangers need to take the next two.
#1230. To: redleghunter (#1228)
Nice of them since we lost leaving the bases loaded twice and a total of 10 LOB.
#1231. To: redleghunter (#1228)
(Edited)
Napoli in LF allowed an additional run to score.
#1232. To: redleghunter (#1228)
A's beat the Astros at their own homerun game.
#1233. To: CZ82 (#1232)
#1234. To: redleghunter (#1233)
10-1. Good game for Gimenez with 3 RBI.
#1235. To: redleghunter, tomder55, Liberator (#1233)
Mariners used 7 relievers
#1236. To: CZ82, liberator, redleghunter (#1235)
Yankees are beginning to look like they will make the playoffs but still have one more against the Mets and 3 in Toronto to get thru, after that their schedule looks fairly easy...
#1237. To: redleghunter (#1233)
Mariners used 7 relievers
#1238. To: CZ82 (#1234)
#1239. To: CZ82 (#1235)
#1240. To: CZ82, liberator, redleghunter (#1236)
#1241. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator (#1240)
#1242. To: CZ82 (#1235)
#1243. To: redleghunter, CZ82, liberator (#1241)
LOL tough day for the Boys too. Win the game but Romo out for most of the season.
#1244. To: redleghunter (#1239)
Got another DP to get out of that ugly inning.
#1245. To: CZ82 (#1244)
Something I've never figured out is when the starting pitcher is having major control issues why do they keep him out there? I can see why when the rosters are only 25, (but now they have 40) come on they should have had somebody warmed up and ready to go the top of the 5th, somebody who could go 2 innings or so...
#1246. To: redleghunter (#1242)
Do we want the Stros to finish off the Angels or the Angels taking down the Stros
#1247. To: redleghunter (#1245)
Rangers can't play footsie with the A's.
#1248. To: redleghunter (#1245)
So will be quite a fight to the finish now in the AL West.
#1249. To: tomder55, Justified, redleghunter, Liberator (#1243)
why not ? Supposedly QBs don't get dirty uniforms ,and RBs run through holes an SUV can drive through, behind the vaunted Dallas O Line.
#1250. To: CZ82 (#1247)
Their record against the A's is 6-10...
#1251. To: redleghunter (#1250)
Gallardo vs ?
#1252. To: CZ82 (#1251)
#1253. To: CZ82 tomder55, redleghunter, Liberator (#1249)
Liked Murrays line again yesterday 13 rushes, 2 yards!!! So is that Murrays fault or the lines fault, hmmmmm.....
#1254. To: Justified, CZ82 (#1253)
To me it look no different on the Dallas side.
#1255. To: redleghunter (#1254)
To me it look no different on the Dallas side.
#1256. To: CZ82 (#1251)
#1257. To: redleghunter (#1256)
Good come from behind game last night. Banny pulled the plug on the struggling Perez early in the 5th.
#1258. To: CZ82 (#1257)
At least this time he was prepared going into the inning and not waiting until he got into trouble before using the bullpen phone, that was probably the difference between winning and losing the game...
#1259. To: CZ82 (#1258)
#1260. To: CZ82 (#1257)
#1261. To: redleghunter (#1260)
Still scratching my head at bumping Hamels out. Don't know if Banister sees the Angels as the real threat now and wants Hamels to pitch the last game of the season against them.
#1262. To: redleghunter (#1260)
#1263. To: CZ82 (#1262)
#1264. To: CZ82 (#1262)
#1265. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#11)
We shall see. One article said they really wanted the Pirates skipper Hundley and would go for the 'next best thing.' Well if he can get these guys swinging the bat again, I'm all for it.
#1266. To: redleghunter (#1263)
25 man team roster
#1267. To: redleghunter (#1263)
Josh would be a great bench bat.
#1268. To: redleghunter (#1263)
If Martin can swing a bat and throw and catch a ball take him on. Good speed and his bat HAS to be better than Stubbs and Venable combined.
#1269. To: redleghunter (#1264)
(Edited)
10-3 Rangers top 9th.
#1270. To: redleghunter (#1263)
As an AL team, the Rangers are handicapped when playing in an NL ballpark. Does Fielder or Mitch play first base? Which ever bat is most hot? Tough decision but we are not there yet:)
#1271. To: redleghunter (#1263)
#1272. To: CZ82 (#1269)
#1273. To: CZ82 (#1271)
#1274. To: CZ82 (#1271)
#1275. To: redleghunter (#1273)
If we keep present course
#1276. To: redleghunter (#1274)
#1277. To: redleghunter (#1274)
Bet Twinkies fans will be rooting on the Rangers this weekend.
#1278. To: CZ82 (#1275)
#1279. To: CZ82 (#1275)
Want a headache?
#1280. To: redleghunter (#1278)
Will Astros take advantage of not facing Hamels?
#1281. To: redleghunter (#1279)
Wow, LOL. Note to Rangers....win 2 of 3 or sweep the Astros and you won't have to worry about tie breakers:)
#1282. To: CZ82 (#1281)
Now that you've mentioned it I imagine it only took about a 1/2 hr or so and it was posted on their bulletin board in the visitors locker room...
#1283. To: redleghunter (#1279)
Wow, LOL. Note to Rangers....win 2 of 3 or sweep the Astros and you won't have to worry about tie breakers:)
#1284. To: CZ82 (#1283)
If the Rangers come out tonight and jump on them early the Stros just might...
#1285. To: All (#1284)
#1286. To: redleghunter (#1285)
Yankees lost but still way ahead of the 2nd WC. Think they have it.
#1287. To: redleghunter (#1285)
Finally got to Kasmir.
#1288. To: CZ82 (#1287)
#1289. To: redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1285)
#1290. To: redleghunter (#1288)
Why the Stros put in their closer with a 5 run lead is a head scratcher.
#1291. To: redleghunter (#1288)
Well Rangers lost.
#1292. To: tomder55, redleghunter, Liberator (#1289)
and use up their pitching just to get in.
#1293. To: redleghunter, CZ82, tomder55 (#1288)
Why the Stros put in their closer with a 5 run lead is a head scratcher.
#1294. To: CZ82 (#1291)
The Astros hitting 6 HRs tells me the pitching staff couldn't get their breaking stuff over the plate or just forgot how to throw that pitch and decided to go mano e mano with strictly "heeters". You don't throw a young team fastballs when they can't hit the curve or change...
#1295. To: redleghunter (#1288)
#1296. To: tomder55 (#1289)
From the Yanks point of view ,the best scenario is for the 3 teams to fight to the end of the season and use up their pitching just to get in. Especially want the 'Stros to need to use Keuchel in a must win game on the final day of the season.
#1297. To: Liberator (#1293)
KC ain't going anywhere
#1298. To: CZ82, redleghunter, tomder55 (#1297)
#1299. To: Liberator (#1296)
(Edited)
But frankly, I'm not all that secure in that the streaky Yanks will definitely get in. IF the 'Stros make it (I doubt it) Kuechel owned the Yanks this season. They have to hope they they pitch lights-out. The Bombers' problem is scoring more than 3 runs per game
#1300. To: Liberator, CZ82, tomder55 (#1293)
#1301. To: Liberator (#1294)
I saw a few hangers that were launched.
#1302. To: CZ82 (#1295)
#1303. To: CZ82, liberator, tomder55 (#1295)
#1304. To: redleghunter (#1303)
Sherrington: Astros' biggest concern isn't the division leading Rangers, it's the surging Angels
#1305. To: redleghunter (#1303)
The closer Street is probably finished and so is the set up man Joe Smith:
#1306. To: redleghunter (#1303)
#1307. To: redleghunter (#1303)
Perez did ok given he pouted like a child when Elvis botched up a 2 out no base runners on ground ball. Which led to 2 unearned runs, and thus the game.
#1308. To: redleghunter (#1300)
Someone might have to meet CJ Cron in the parking lot with a sock full of pennies :)
#1309. To: CZ82 (#1304)
With Houstons record on the road they do have their work cut out for them to maintain their place as the 2nd WC. They need to play .500 as a minimum to stand a chance...
#1310. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#1305)
#1311. To: CZ82 (#1307)
Maybe we'll get to see a Papelbon/Harper moment in the dugout... :)
#1312. To: redleghunter (#1309)
Yes, they don't have that Little League homerun porch in left field on the road:)
#1313. To: CZ82 (#1308)
I think the only team he does well against is the Rangers...
#1314. To: redleghunter (#1311)
Bad news when team mates fight though.
#1315. To: redleghunter (#1309)
Heck Elvis could belt 15-20 HRs in that ballpark.
#1316. To: CZ82 (#1315)
But that would befit what he's getting paid to do...
#1317. To: redleghunter (#1316)
I see they moved him up a notch in the batting order.
#1318. To: CZ82 (#1317)
#1319. To: redleghunter (#1318)
They just need the starters to keep them in the game for 6-7 innings.
#1320. To: redleghunter (#1310)
Good news for us, is we do have Nick Martinez if we need to skip Holland. Probably why we have not seen Nick in the Astros series but saw Chi Chi twice.
#1321. To: CZ82 (#1320)
#1322. To: redleghunter (#1321)
Yeah we won one!
#1323. To: CZ82 (#1322)
Sloppy but a win, Stubbs made a good play to save the game.
#1324. To: CZ82 (#1322)
#1325. To: redleghunter (#1323)
(Edited)
Under Fan Graphs Stubbs should have a category for Saves. It should indicate "1" for Games Saved:)
#1326. To: CZ82 (#1325)
If Grubbs could get himself together at the plate he would make a damn fine OFer, hopefully they will keep him and see if they can fix his stroke...
#1327. To: redleghunter (#1326)
#1328. To: tomder55, liberator, CZ82 (#1327)
May not matter though . We have a hurricane bearing down on us ;and bad weather the rest of the week . Don't know how the Yanks will get in 5 games in the rest of this week . Maybe there is a window for the game tonight . Maybe .
#1329. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator (#1327)
#1330. To: CZ82, *Baseball* (#1325)
#1331. To: redleghunter (#1326)
I'm sure he just earned a job on the post season roster...if there is such a roster next week:)
#1332. To: CZ82 (#1331)
As it stands right now I would say they will carry 13 pitchers, the number they've carried pretty much all year...
#1333. To: redleghunter (#1332)
#1334. To: CZ82 (#1331)
#1335. To: CZ82 (#1333)
So what 12 position players you going to use???
#1336. To: CZ82, liberator, tomder55 (#1333)
#1337. To: redleghunter (#1336)
#1338. To: CZ82 (#1333)
#1339. To: tomder55 (#1337)
#1340. To: CZ82 (#1333)
#1341. To: redleghunter (#1340)
#1342. To: redleghunter (#1339)
They probably did that in support of Josh Hamilton (seriously).
#1343. To: CZ82 (#1341)
#1344. To: redleghunter (#1334)
#1345. To: tomder55 (#1342)
#1346. To: CZ82 (#1344)
As far as position players go Beltre, "Evis", Odor, Moreland, Fielder, DD, Hamilton, Choo, Giminez, Napoli, Stubbs, and Alberto. I wish I had different choices for the last 2 but there just aren't any...
#1347. To: redleghunter (#1346)
(Edited)
That's a gamble not running with a second catcher. Nap is an emergency guy given his hip issues.
#1348. To: redleghunter (#1346)
#1349. To: redleghunter (#1346)
(Edited)
#1350. To: CZ82 (#1347)
I assume this is an audition to see if he can be on the 25 man roster???
#1351. To: CZ82 (#1348)
I'll say it again I REALLY DON"T LIKE THE OPTIONS THEY HAVE!!!
#1352. To: CZ82 (#1349)
#1353. To: CZ82 (#1349)
#1354. To: CZ82 (#1349)
Hell of a list of backups isn't it???
#1355. To: redleghunter (#1354)
Given Nap's success against Angel pitching (quite a history), he will probably be starting at 1B against LHPs and in LF against RH pitchers.
#1356. To: redleghunter (#1354)
Both OFers have saved our bacon in at least 4 games in the later innings. A dude who can run faster than DD and is about 4 inches taller (if not more) than DD is quite an asset (Stubbs).
#1357. To: redleghunter, tomder55, Liberator (#1353)
Yes if the Rangers win tomorrow they eliminate the Angels from division contention. They also pick up a 1/2 game on the Astros. That would guarantee at least a tie with the Astros.
#1358. To: redleghunter (#1350)
He did great tonight. Glove, arm and bat. But I don't see them dumping Gimmy. I see both on the roster. Gimmy knows the new pitchers best.
#1359. To: CZ82, releghunter, Liberator (#1357)
Depending on how the Yankees play they may end up on the road in Houston for the WC game... If that happens and they lose that may be the end of Girardi...
#1360. To: redleghunter (#1351)
Pitching has been an issue all season especially the BP. But those two additions did wonders.
#1361. To: CZ82 (#1358)
Yeah he did alright but how will he feel tomorrow, and will he be able to throw out base runners??? I'm assuming he will have to have surgery in the off season to repair that muscle...
#1362. To: CZ82 (#1360)
#1363. To: CZ82 (#1360)
#1364. To: CZ82 (#1360)
#1365. To: CZ82 (#1360)
#1366. To: redleghunter (#1365)
(Edited)
#1367. To: redleghunter (#1364)
This guy is a real downer:
#1368. To: redleghunter (#1354)
Yeah it seems to me Josh also had good luck against Angels pitching...
#1369. To: redleghunter (#1365)
#1370. To: CZ82 (#1366)
#1371. To: CZ82 (#1369)
#1372. To: redleghunter (#1370)
#1373. To: redleghunter (#1371)
#1374. To: redleghunter (#1370)
#1375. To: redleghunter (#1370)
What can I say?
#1376. To: CZ82 (#1372)
#1377. To: CZ82 (#1374)
Holland did alright last night I would have liked to see 7-8 innings 1-2 runs but it was much better than his last 4-5 starts, it will have to do.
#1378. To: tomder55, liberator, CZ82 (#1375)
Yanks locked up their spot .....3 more days to lock down the home field for the elimination game. Meanwhile they can rest the players who need the rest ,and keep out of the rain.
#1379. To: CZ82 (#1374)
#1380. To: tomder55, liberator, CZ82 (#1375)
#1381. To: CZ82 (#1374)
#1382. To: redleghunter (#1381)
#1383. To: redleghunter (#1381)
#1384. To: redleghunter (#1376)
However, comma, you and I need to go back to all those summer posts about letting Beltre go and dumping Choo's contract:) LOL, it worked out:) We have Choo for quite a few years. But next season is Beltre's last for his contract. He is a free agent starting in the 2007 off season.
#1385. To: redleghunter (#1377)
Trout went 0'fer last night. CJ Cron? 0'fer too.
#1386. To: redleghunter, tomder55 (#1380)
Just checked MLB.com. Looks like the Yanks-Balt game is postponed.
#1387. To: CZ82 (#1382)
#1388. To: redleghunter (#1387)
(Edited)
#1389. To: redleghunter, Chuck_Wagon (#1387)
The kid Perez pitched a gem. 1 ER. Bats could not help him other than Choo.
#1390. To: CZ82 (#1388)
#1391. To: CZ82 (#1389)
#1392. To: CZ82 (#1389)
#1393. To: CZ82 (#1386)
#1394. To: CZ82 (#1389)
#1395. To: CZ82 (#1389)
#1396. To: CZ82 (#1389)
#1397. To: CZ82 (#1389)
#1398. To: CZ82 (#1389)
#1399. To: redleghunter (#1398)
#1400. To: CZ82 (#1389)
#1401. To: redleghunter (#1391)
(Edited)
#1402. To: CZ82 (#1401)
8-6 Rangers.
#1403. To: CZ82 (#1401)
#1404. To: CZ82 (#1401)
#1405. To: CZ82 (#1401)
#1406. To: CZ82 (#1401)
#1407. To: CZ82 (#1401)
#1408. To: CZ82 (#1401)
#1409. To: redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1400)
#1410. To: redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1408)
Don't know. This is a hard for them to figure out. They are in the playoffs but won't get a break. Banister has to decide what game he wants to put the stake in the ground. Tomorrow or Monday tie breaker. We seem to not be able to beat the Angels so I say push Hamels to Monday. If the Snakes can bail us out great. Hamels starts game 1 of the ALDS.
#1411. To: tomder55, redleghunter, CZ62, Liberator (#1409)
#1412. To: redleghunter (#1408)
and Bass (where the heck has he been?)
#1413. To: redleghunter (#1408)
Keep Hamels for division tie breaker.
#1414. To: redleghunter (#1408)
Entering Saturday, teams were 975-2 when leading by four runs at any point in the ninth inning.
#1415. To: redleghunter (#1408)
(Edited)
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)
(Edited)
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)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQgYARNVAAA1hv8.jpg
#1433. To: All (#1432)
(Edited)
#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)
(Edited)
#1454. To: redleghunter (#1444)
(Edited)
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