Series Thread: Reeling Rangers to turns things around against champ Royals 7/22-7/24

[WastinSomeTime]

Rare sac bunt. Playing for insurance run

Would have liked it if he made it be a strike since Soria was struggling. But he got the job done.

 

[romeo212000]

Rare sac bunt. Playing for insurance run

Little early for my liking, but it's possible it could've been DDJ trying to bunt for a hit too.

 

[saddles]

I'm sorry, but this another shining example of you changing to script to fit your argument at the time. You have proclaimed many times that we simply will not sign high level pitchers because they don't want to come pitch in Arlington. It's one of the reasons you've pointed to the Yu acquisition as so important. Now you're saying we can take care of our pitching needs with FA in the offseason.

This is another shining example of you jumping on someone without thinking things through. Why you get this way sometimes I don't quite understand. I never said above that we should go out this coming offseason and sign "high level pitching". An ace type has never signed here as a free agent and I have brought that up and until one does I will not expect it. My "script" as you call it has not change regarding that at all. With Cole and Yu we don't need a high level pitcher to sign in free agency. So put your stinger back in and think about what you are saying instead of jumping to make a statement that makes no sense just to take the opportunity to use your stinger. Okay boss?

 

[Kelleyman]

Rare sac bunt. Playing for insurance run

Wish he was bunting for a hit but they was out of zone

 

[romeo212000]

Really nice to see Mazara have a night like this. I think he'll start getting back to something resembling his first half self soon.

 

[saddles]

Plus in the meantime we go ahead and tank this season.

We don't have to tank at all. Not trading for a #1 or #2 pitcher does not equate to tanking.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Good job Desmond.

 

[darrylgann]

Good situational hitting, Ian

 

[Kelleyman]

church

 

[WastinSomeTime]

We don't have to tank at all. Not trading for a #1 or #2 pitcher does not equate to tanking.

Holding on to every player you stated and doing nothing does. And if you are going after FAs in the off season then why not now.

 

[romeo212000]

This is another shining example of you jumping on someone without thinking things through. Why you get this way sometimes I don't quite understand. I never said above that we should go out this coming offseason and sign "high level pitching". An ace type has never signed here as a free agent and I have brought that up and until one does I will not expect it. My "script" as you call it has not change regarding that at all. With Cole and Yu we don't need a high level pitcher to sign in free agency. So put your stinger back in and think about what you are saying instead of jumping to make a statement that makes no sense just to take the opportunity to use your stinger. Okay boss?

You can spin it any way you want. I said my piece, and I stand by it.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

church

Heard that today for the first time.

 

[darrylgann]

An offense?!

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Was hoping to get to Soria. He has not been that great.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

The White Sox scratched superstar left-hander Chris Sale from his start Saturday in Detroit, which Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet was first to report (Twitter link). Given that Sale has begun generating significant trade buzz this week, speculation initially ran rampant that the White Sox had a deal in place to move the 27-year-old. That isn’t the case at the moment, though, as Chicago actually scratched Sale because of a pregame “clubhouse incident.”


“Chris Sale has been scratched from tonight’s scheduled start and sent home from the ballpark by the White Sox due to a clubhouse incident before the game,” senior vice president and general manager Rick Hahn said in a team-issued press release (Twitter link via Paul Skrbina of the Chicago Tribune). “The incident, which was non-physical in nature, currently is under further investigation by the club.”


Sale got into an altercation with front office staff, which began in “silly” fashion and blew up into a bigger argument, tweets Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com (links here). Amazingly, the fight centered on Sale’s disdain for the White Sox’s throwback uniforms. Sale didn’t want to put them on, so he cut them up to prevent anyone from wearing them, relays Tommy Stokke of FanRag Sports (via Twitter). FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal subsequently corroborated Stokke’s report (Twitter links), adding that Sale first requested Chicago not wear the uniforms because they’re uncomfortable.

Lol WTF. Is Sale a psychopath? Maybe we should 're think about him .

 

[jaar01]

YES!! Man did we ever need that.

 

[saddles]

You can spin it any way you want. I said my piece, and I stand by it.

You need to sober up before attempting to say much more apparently. I think your head is what is doing the spinning. If you can't see the difference in signing someone to fill in our 4th spot in the rotation and us not being able to sign a Greinke then I can't help you.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Lol WTF. Is Sale a psychopath? Maybe we should 're think about him .

Sounds like my kind of pitcher.

 

[DT LUNA]

Will be nice going to bed tonight not being PO'd

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Glad to see Beltre putting good wood on the ball tonight.