Series Thread: Rangers Play in Boston July 4-6

[scotsman1948]

That could be, but I don't recall any other managers of ours being that concerned with it.

I did say I could be wrong. But Bochy might not want experiment with Durn, Smith or Jankowski. Anywhere else I would rather see 1 of them

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/07/06/m...2c38c601000278f&pid=most-likely-playoff-teams

His All-Star lineup:

C Jonah Heim, Rangers
Traded by the Orioles, Rays and A’s by age 26, Heim is having a breakout season with more value than Adley Rutschman.

2B Marcus Semien, Rangers
At age 32, Semien plays every day, sprays hits all over the field, runs the bases well and plays solid defense. There is nobody close to him in the league at second base.

OF Adolis García, Rangers
At one time he and Randy Arozarena were roommates in the Cardinals system. St. Louis gave them both away.

AL MVP List:

1. Shohei Ohtani, Angels
2. Bo Bichette, Blue Jays
3. Marcus Semien, Rangers
4. Wander Franco, Rays
5. José Ramirez, Guardians
6. Luis Robert Jr., White Sox
7. Randy Arozarena, Rays
8. Adolis García, Rangers
9. Yordan Álvarez, Astros
10. Matt Chapman, Blue Jays

AL Cy Young:

1. Shane McClanahan, Rays
2. Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers
3. Framber Valdez, Astros
4. Gerrit Cole, Yankees
5. Shohei Ohtani, Angels

AL ROY:

1. Josh Jung, Rangers
2. Hunter Brown, Astros
3. Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox

AL Manager of Year:

1. Bruce Bochy, Rangers
2. Kevin Cash, Rays
3. Brandon Hyde, Orioles

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Yes, move it back a few weeks like it used to be.

 

[scotsman1948]

Yes, move it back a few weeks like it used to be.

Hope they listen

 

[saddles]

 

[scotsman1948]

Another pitiful 1st inning for our 1st 3. 8 pitches

 

[saddles]

After 29 games Abimelec Ortiz had played well enough at Down East to be promoted to Hickory. After 30 games at Hickory he has put up better numbers there than at Down East. The kid is probably headed to Frisco at some point soon.

His OPS at Hickory is an outstanding 1.140.

Most every ranking service had completely ignored him. I wonder if they will continue to do so.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Tune for a Duran HR.

 

[scotsman1948]

Bases loaded Semien swings at the 1st pitch and pops out to CF

 

[DT LUNA]

Evoldi does not have his best stuff.

 

[Kelleyman]

We need a guy before
Seager who can get on base. Pitcher will throw strikes to him and a guy behind who if you pitch around him will make them pay

Seager and Lowe are not it and Lowe may never be

All this is demoralizing

 

[saddles]

We need a guy before
Seager who can get on base. Pitcher will throw strikes to him and a guy behind who if you pitch around him will make them pay

Seager and Lowe are not it and Lowe may never be

All this is demoralizing

We may be at least a couple of hitter upgrades short of a WS team.

 

[scotsman1948]

We may be at least a couple of hitter upgrades short of a WS team.

One. We just need all the guys who were hitting earlier to start hitting like Semien

 

[saddles]

https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/07/06/m...2c38c601000278f&pid=most-likely-playoff-teams

His All-Star lineup:

C Jonah Heim, Rangers
Traded by the Orioles, Rays and A’s by age 26, Heim is having a breakout season with more value than Adley Rutschman.

2B Marcus Semien, Rangers
At age 32, Semien plays every day, sprays hits all over the field, runs the bases well and plays solid defense. There is nobody close to him in the league at second base.

OF Adolis García, Rangers
At one time he and Randy Arozarena were roommates in the Cardinals system. St. Louis gave them both away.

AL MVP List:

1. Shohei Ohtani, Angels
2. Bo Bichette, Blue Jays
3. Marcus Semien, Rangers
4. Wander Franco, Rays
5. José Ramirez, Guardians
6. Luis Robert Jr., White Sox
7. Randy Arozarena, Rays
8. Adolis García, Rangers
9. Yordan Álvarez, Astros
10. Matt Chapman, Blue Jays

AL Cy Young:

1. Shane McClanahan, Rays
2. Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers
3. Framber Valdez, Astros
4. Gerrit Cole, Yankees
5. Shohei Ohtani, Angels

AL ROY:

1. Josh Jung, Rangers
2. Hunter Brown, Astros
3. Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox

AL Manager of Year:

1. Bruce Bochy, Rangers
2. Kevin Cash, Rays
3. Brandon Hyde, Orioles

They must have judged Semien about a month ago. He has not had an MVP season overall.

 

[saddles]

Trending toward the overall numbers he put up last year. As I recall he only had two really good seasons before we signed him.

 

[DT LUNA]

W

Trending toward the overall numbers he put up last year. As I recall he only had two really good seasons before we signed him.

Well that's part of the problem.

 

[DT LUNA]

W

Well that's part of the problem.

And Lowe is another

 

[scotsman1948]

We take the lead, 5-3