Series Thread: Darvish-less (?) Rangers host the Orioles, 7/28-7/30

[darrylgann]

Beltre in everybody's head tonight. Rest of the team not just in it.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Sounds like something you heard in the political forum

Hahaha it's a cesspool over there. All of the trump supporters are the people who resort to personal attacks to make their points. Those people have no class.

 

[DT LUNA]

Hahaha it's a cesspool over there. All of the trump supporters are the people who resort to personal attacks to make their points. Those people have no class.

You're better than that.

 

[Nightcrawler]

You're better than that.

I just go over there to try and make the people who voted for trump feel like idiots. It can be entertaining at times. Without talking about anything political here, I'll just say that Trump has given me a lot of material lately.

 

[Duane1952]

Not tonight.

 

[darrylgann]

Enjoy the game tomorrow, Ephland! The whole team can exhale.

 

[DT LUNA]

And so it goes......tomorrow

 

[Duane1952]

Ephland hope you get to see 3,000 tomorrow .

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

tickets obtained. Ephland will be there tomorrow

 

[Bmurph]

tickets obtained. Ephland will be there tomorrow

Just bought my tickets as well, 3rd base line 1st row.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Just bought my tickets as well, 3rd base line 1st row.

I've never seen StubHub go that crazy. I managed to snag the one pair that someone wasn't able to double the price of as soon as Beltre was back in the dugout.

 

[Bmurph]

I've never seen StubHub go that crazy. I managed to snag the one pair that someone wasn't able to double the price of as soon as Beltre was back in the dugout.

I have bought there a bunch of times and I had my first tickets in queue and when my credit card was charged for the first 2 tickets, it kicked it back and I had to move one section over and pay $100 more and didnt get the damn aisle seats

 

[Nightcrawler]

I hope you guys enjoy the game and he gets his 3000th hit!

I'm glad that he didn't get it tonight so that you guys will get the opportunity to see it in person.

If I didn't live in San Antonio I'd think about going myself.


I don't think a win tomorrow would effect JD's thinking either way at this point so let's see Beltre's 3000th hit and a Rangers win tomorrow!


Hopefully some good trades and / trade news as well. It was quiet again today.

 

[saddles]

Yu Darvish Rumors: Saturday

Here’s the latest on the trade market for Rangers star Yu Darvish:

• The Yankees don’t seem likely to land Darvish, suggests Heyman, who tweets that they haven’t gotten “deep” into talks centering on the 30-year-old. The Rangers should be able to get a better return from another team, adds Heyman, who points to the Dodgers as a “logical” fit.

 

[saddles]

This season has been a struggle for Rangers first baseman/designated hitter Mike Napoli, but he’s garnering interest nonetheless, per Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan, who tweets that “teams love him in the clubhouse.” The powerful Napoli has slugged 22 home runs and put up an excellent .258 ISO, though his .208/.287/.466 line through 336 PAs isn’t pretty. But the 35-year-old has gotten hot at the right time, having slashed .260/.329/.658 in 82 PAs this month. Napoli’s on a $6MM salary this year and has an $11MM club option (or a $2.5MM buyout) for 2018.

Deadline Chatter: Marlins, Rockies, Dodgers, Jays, Rangers, Angels

 

[Nightcrawler]

I don't know if I believe it. Some team has gotta trade for Darvish. He could literally put a team over the top. I mean he could be the "missing piece" for a team. Particularly a certain team in LA who has a cy young caliber pitcher with back issues.

 

[DT LUNA]

Did the Hoop go down for awhile

 

[donaldson79]

Did the Hoop go down for awhile

Yep

 

[saddles]

11:40am: The two sides are still talking about a deal, but there’s “not enough headway” to complete the trade at this time, tweets MLB.com’s Thomas Harding.

9:11am: The Rockies appear to be in talks with the Rangers about a trade that would send catcher Jonathan Lucroy to Colorado, as Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram tweetsthat “Lucroy to Rockies has legs.” MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan tweets that he, too, hears there’s a possibility that the Rockies will add Lucroy.

Sullivan reported last week that the Rockies had expressed interest in Lucroy, and reports since Colorado picked up Pat Neshek from the Phillies have indicated that acquiring a catcher remains a focus for the team.

 

[saddles]