Rangers & Tigers

[WilltheThrill]

Was out all night with the wife but got home in time to see the bottom of the ninth. Just a few observations from the stat lines and 9th inning:

1. Derek Holland outpitched Justin Verlander, thus continuing his cycle of teasing us with how brilliant he can be one game then letting us down with a poor effort the next. So frustrating that he has that much talent but still hasn't figured out how to consistently use it. Still, a great performance is a great performance and can only be encouraging.

2. Cabrera and Fielder are two of the fattest slobs (albeit very talented ones) in the game. First one to diabetes wins!

3. Mike Olt showed just why the organization thinks of him as a vital building block for the future with that great at-bat and every one in the stadium except for one thick-headed manager took notice. Mike Olt's game-winning hit just means that MY should get more playing time to Wash.

4. The powder blue 80's throwbacks and old caps looked sweet!

 

[AGZBASEBALL]

Fun Night at the Park. Really needed Holland to Step Up and Pitch Great. Rangers weren't going to get much off of Verlander. Shows why He is a True Number One Ace Pitcher. When Holland gave up that Game Leadoff Homer to Austin Jackson it looked like a Long Night. But then Holland looked like the Guy who Won Game 4 of the WS Last Year. Like the way the Rangers made Verlander work. Drove up His Pitch Count but could only score 1 Run off of Him. Outstanding At Bat by Olt. Most Rookies don't get a Hit in that Situation. Tigers Pitcher Phil Coke pitched Olt Tough. Gave him nothing to hit. But Olt Adjusted during the At Bat and got the Winning Hit. Was at the Game. Really a Good Game to Watch. Also congtratulations to Eric Nadel for being Inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame. Also was Great seeing the 40th Anniversary Team announced and those Powder Blue Uniforms from the 1970's. Plus a 70's Dot Race. Just Beeps.

 

[scotsman1948]

And Scotty is nowhere to be found.

I'm here and that was a great at-bat but 1AB does not mean anything. Yes if he stays up here he needs to be in the lineup at least 3 a week but I still think he is better served being at AAA and getting the reps thru the end of their season and then being brought up when rosters are expanded. And you know that as long as the team is fighting for the playoffs, Wash is going to put the best 9 players that he feels are going to give him and the Rangers the best chance to win the game. You play the odds and you don't give in to the whims of certain fans who think they know more about baseball than people who have been doing the job for years. If they hadn't brought him up you wouldn't even have been talking about him.

 

[romeo212000]

I'm here and that was a great at-bat but 1AB does not mean anything. Yes if he stays up here he needs to be in the lineup at least 3 a week but I still think he is better served being at AAA and getting the reps thru the end of their season and then being brought up when rosters are expanded. And you know that as long as the team is fighting for the playoffs, Wash is going to put the best 9 players that he feels are going to give him and the Rangers the best chance to win the game. You play the odds and you don't give in to the whims of certain fans who think they know more about baseball than people who have been doing the job for years. If they hadn't brought him up you wouldn't even have been talking about him.

The fact you can still defend Wash's stupidity is nothing short of amazing. Thanks for playing, but you've shown all you need to about your baseball knowledge.

 

[Hambombs]

I'm here and that was a great at-bat but 1AB does not mean anything. Yes if he stays up here he needs to be in the lineup at least 3 a week but I still think he is better served being at AAA and getting the reps thru the end of their season and then being brought up when rosters are expanded. And you know that as long as the team is fighting for the playoffs, Wash is going to put the best 9 players that he feels are going to give him and the Rangers the best chance to win the game. You play the odds and you don't give in to the whims of certain fans who think they know more about baseball than people who have been doing the job for years. If they hadn't brought him up you wouldn't even have been talking about him.

Putting young in over gentry and olt is not putting your best 9 out there

 

[romeo212000]

Sitting in papa deaux. Gonna eat some good food before the game.

 

[jta4437]

Putting young in over gentry and olt is not putting your best 9 out there

This..... is actually.... correct

 

[fanman8825]

Like this spanking were giving the Tigers.

 

[Swami]

Well, after costing us a couple runs yesterday, the aggressive baserunning has scored us a few today. I wish there was some saying that illustrated how things can be one way in the game of baseball one day, and a different way the next...

 

[Xx srs bsns xX]

That's the way baseball go.

 

[Swami]

That's the way baseball go.

OMG that's perfect!!! How did you even come up with that??

 

[Hambombs]

Fuck this umpire 3 missed strike calls right down the pipe. That shouldnt of been a walk for yu

 

[fanman8825]

What else is new MY leaving a runner stranded at 2nd base

 

[fanman8825]

Nice bounce back inning for Yu. At 97 pitches, hopefully we can get one more solid inning

 

[fanman8825]

Nice piece of hiiting by Murph going the other way

 

[fanman8825]

Hoping this walk does not come back to bite Yu

 

[fanman8825]

Once again Darvish with the stupid walks.

 

[fanman8825]

Nice job Robbie Ross to get out of that mess

 

[fanman8825]

Two wild pitches two runs. Thank you Villareal

 

[romeo212000]

Decided to go to the Cuervo lounge after the 7th inning. My ass is sweating.

Good outing from Yu. Hard to tell, but it looked like he got screwed a couple of times. I like the way soto seemed to handle him though.