For AL supremacy: Cleveland at Texas for four 8/25-8/28

[Duane1952]

The Rangers call up Gomez. Designate Stubbs for assignment.

 

[saddles]

Stubbs has been DFAed for Gomez.

 

[saddles]

For some reason everyone on the team save Elvis have watched perfectly hittable pitches for called strikes. Can't figure out why. Perhaps they are being told to up the total number of pitches they 'see' in an AB. Other than Roogie the team is listening but getting behind in the count.

Can't figure out guys like Profar and Mazara who get a 8 or more pitch AB and then watch the last one go down the middle or hug the corner for strike 3. Once you battle a pitcher beyond 7 pitches you have to try fouling off the close stuff. Basic stuff like our childhood coaches taught us...protect the plate with 2 strikes.

I have never understood the whole philosophy of watching strikes go by with the goal of getting the pitch count up. The overemphasis of getting a pitcher's pitch count up can be very detrimental to scoring runs.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

You are in big trouble. He embarrassed you once and you're coming back for more? He baited ya good this time. Even Juliet doesn't mess with Romeo twice. You're done. Finished! Sad.

Honestly, I don't really care about changing my avi for a week.

If anything, I'm embarrassed for him for how skeered he was for a straight up bet.

 

[saddles]

Gomez is in LF batting 8th tonight.

 

[saddles]

 

[DT LUNA]

Honestly, I don't really care about changing my avi for a week.

If anything, I'm embarrassed for him for how skeered he was for a straight up bet.

You're talking like a man with two red feet

 

[DT LUNA]

Glad to get Ian off lead off.

 

[saddles]

I wonder if Mike Rhyner will be complaining today about Darvish only being interested in hitting HRs when he is batting.

 

[romeo212000]

Maz leading off... Interesting.

 

[romeo212000]

Honestly, I don't really care about changing my avi for a week.

If anything, I'm embarrassed for him for how skeered he was for a straight up bet.

I was fucking with you before, but then you offered different terms and I had to take you up on it.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I was fucking with you before, but then you offered different terms and I had to take you up on it.

I hope the God of Huge Nuts smiles on me and the Tribe wins 3.

 

[Nightcrawler]

I hope the God of Huge Nuts smiles on me and the Tribe wins 3.

They might. We have been playing bad lately.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Personally, I think there is more wasted worry and hand-wringing over who hits leadoff than just about any other part of baseball.

Rangers wheel of leadoff hitters lands on Nomar Mazara's name; here's why | SportsDay

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

 

[darrylgann]

Good start, Cole!

 

[DT LUNA]

Good start Boys. Keep it up Cole