Series Thread: The Road-Struggling Rangers go to Seattle to face Mariners April 25-28

[Bmurph]

Ranger announcing has been awful since josh Lewin left.

I’d say get used to it.

I shouldn't have to listen to bad announcing while watching bad baseball and I know I could listen to the radio or mute the tv but that's not the point. The Rangers organization has to do better all the way around

 

[Nightcrawler]

I shouldn't have to listen to bad announcing while watching bad baseball and I know I could listen to the radio or mute the tv but that's not the point. The Rangers organization has to do better all the way around

All we can do is hope that they’re “keeping the powder dry” until the new stadium is in place.

I expect to see some free agent signings, trades, or new players from the farm within the next year or two because they didn’t do shit this year except bring in some tommy john hopefuls and a bad reliever from the cubs ( Chavez).

Cabrera looks like a success, but he’s hurt right now.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Forsyth has KILLED us on this road trip by hitting into all of these double plays at the worst possible times.

I remember bases loaded in Oakland with no outs, he somehow managed to hit into a double play and we didn’t even get 1 run out of it.

This one just totally killed our best come back attempt.

 

[Bmurph]

CHOO CHOO!

 

[Bmurph]

Should have been a 4 pitch walk for EA, instead 5 pitch walk. RISP for Pence

 

[Bmurph]

HP has scalded the ball all night and has one hit to show for it

 

[Kelleyman]

Martin stuff looking pretty good

 

[Bmurph]

Martin stuff looking pretty good

It was pretty good tonight

 

[Kelleyman]

Now our fate is in the hands in Dowdy after DDJ swings away 2-0 to a tired Seattle pen guy

 

[Kelleyman]

Zone expands in extras -hitters

 

[Kelleyman]

Pitchers who can't throw strikes give away games. Plus 3B wannabes who can't get ball out of the glove

 

[Nightcrawler]

Pitchers who can't throw strikes give away games. Plus 3B wannabes who can't get ball out of the glove

Nothing annoys me more than seeing our pitchers issue walk, after walk, after walk.

Walks have been killing us this whole road trip.

 

[Bmurph]

Zone expands in extras -hitters

Dowdy easily could have walked the bases loaded before getting the strikeout. Very liberal calls on Beckham. Texas BP was good for a little bit tonight but they really suck for the most part. Woodie had arms and let Dowdy stay out there to fail

 

[Duane1952]

They could have moved DDJ right behind 2B and he wouldn't have been able to throw anybody out at home.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Well that was disappointing

 

[Kelleyman]

They could have moved DDJ right behind 2B and he wouldn't have been able to throw anybody out at home.

Yeah a sac fly had to be mighty shallow for a throwem out at home

 

[Kelleyman]

Dowdy hauls the ball in there but really lacks command at this point Guess we chalk this up to a learning experience and it is too early to burn up all our arms. Gotta let them do it even if they fail.

Player development...sigh

 

[Bmurph]

Well that was disappointing

This team is going to do that a lot but yeah this year and the next few are about player development. I say to hell with that. The minor leagues are for player development. Even if the players you run out on the field fail but are MLB ball players, then you just didn't execute. You cant send all these guys out there that aren't MLB ready and think you are doing them any justice, you're screwing them.

 

[Kelleyman]

This team is going to do that a lot but yeah this year and the next few are about player development. I say to hell with that. The minor leagues are for player development. Even if the players you run out on the field fail but are MLB ball players, then you just didn't execute. You cant send all these guys out there that aren't MLB ready and think you are doing them any justice, you're screwing them.

There was no successful development for Hearn butt here might have been for Dowdy.

Would rather have this than sign a bunch of washed up vets

 

[scotsman1948]

Forsyth has KILLED us on this road trip by hitting into all of these double plays at the worst possible times.

I remember bases loaded in Oakland with no outs, he somehow managed to hit into a double play and we didn’t even get 1 run out of it.

This one just totally killed our best come back attempt.

you get what you pay for. so no reason to complain