Series Thread: Rangers Host the Athletics For Four Games April 28 - May 1

[Duane1952]

Anyone know how many times the Rangers have been shutout this season.

 

[Senator_fan]

Sears is a Rangers killer.

 

[fanman8825]

Offense is hard to watch.

This is a disgrace. T

Anyone know how many times the Rangers have been shutout this season.

3 Times

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Wilson puts the ball in play 93% of the time. Had just 3 walks and struck out just 5 times until Armstrong got him there. Pretty amazing by Wilson.

 

[DTLUNA]

Time for Smith to step up.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Murphy was trying to allude to the fact that we are free swingers but he stopped short so as not to get himself in trouble. I know some may like it when we had Rudy Jaramillo as hitting coach but I wish we had Clint Hurdle back because he believed in each player having a plan when they went to the plate.

 

[saddles]

Murphy was trying to allude to the fact that we are free swingers but he stopped short so as not to get himself in trouble. I know some may like it when we had Rudy Jaramillo as hitting coach but I wish we had Clint Hurdle back because he believed in each player having a plan when they went to the plate.

I just wish we had some better hitters.

 

[saddles]

Nathaniel Lowe has been mentioned a few times this year, after he got off to a hot start. He hit a HR tonight, but he is still only 3 for his last 27.

 

[DTLUNA]

I just wish we had some better hitters.

Crim might help but no. Seager back soon.

 

[Senator_fan]

You don’t even have to watch the whole game anymore. Just tune into the ninth inning to see how the game ends.

 

[DTLUNA]

Can you imagine what this team would look like if SP and BP had not been improved?

 

[Duane1952]

No offense again.

 

[DTLUNA]

No offense again.

And another well pitched game wasted.

 

[Duane1952]

And another well pitched game wasted.

It’s time to bring up Foscue, Crimm and Carter and play them.

 

[fanman8825]

Can you imagine what this team would look like if SP and BP had not been improved?

We would be in last place

 

[DTLUNA]

It's another day. Let's give it another shot.

 

[Kelleyman]

Well before we pull the plug and it is not even May—-. Let's get Seager back and muddle on from there
Would love if Carter is healthy enough to play as we need contact hitters
Pitchers have done their job

Last lineup proved that Bochy is now much more open to moving dead weight to bottom of lineup minus Smith

We have yet to get one big run scoring game and have to think it is in the players heads individually and as a team.

They need a shrink

 

[saddles]

Well before we pull the plug and it is not even May—-. Let's get Seager back and muddle on from there
Would love if Carter is healthy enough to play as we need contact hitters
Pitchers have done their job

Last lineup proved that Bochy is now much more open to moving dead weight to bottom of lineup minus Smith

We have yet to get one big run scoring game and have to think it is in the players heads individually and as a team.

They need a shrink

We were supposed to be built to withstand a temporary injury, but so many guys have disappointed at the plate that we wouldn't be much offensively even if everyone was healthy.

Whether we make the postseason this year or not, I believe tough and major decisions need to be made in the offseason. Those decisions will start with Semien and Garcia, but it may need to extend to others as well.

The end of April is really early in the season to express serious concern, but this has not been just a bad month. It has been a historically horrendous month. Things could improve a great deal and still not be good.

It is definitely in their head. That means that there is no clubhouse presence that is making a difference. When it gets time to make offseason decisions that has to be kept in mind. There is no offensive player on the roster now that the team needs to keep just because of his clubhouse presence. We often hear that about struggling veterans, but I don't want to hear it about any hitter on the club right now.

 

[saddles]

Shouldn't Marcus be hitting 8th or 9th?

 

[Kelleyman]

We were supposed to be built to withstand a temporary injury, but so many guys have disappointed at the plate that we wouldn't be much offensively even if everyone was healthy.

Whether we make the postseason this year or not, I believe tough and major decisions need to be made in the offseason. Those decisions will start with Semien and Garcia, but it may need to extend to others as well.

The end of April is really early in the season to express serious concern, but this has not been just a bad month. It has been a historically horrendous month. Things could improve a great deal and still not be good.

It is definitely in their head. That means that there is no clubhouse presence that is making a difference. When it gets time to make offseason decisions that has to be kept in mind. There is no offensive player on the roster now that the team needs to keep just because of his clubhouse presence. We often hear that about struggling veterans, but I don't want to hear it about any hitter on the club right now.

Yes not seeing passion or guys trying to rally
Jung gets hyped. We need him
Carter is a good presence too