Series Thread: ALDS: The Texas Rangers host the Toronto Blue Jays!

[darrylgann]

So many holes to fill. Doubt one off-season can fix it.

 

[Duane1952]

I'd like to know what Banny's love affair with Hoying is.

 

[DT LUNA]

Team loss. No more.

 

[Duane1952]

Diekman decision was the difference. Not a fan of Banister. His moves the last month of the season were puzzling to say the least.

Banny is an idiot. Diekman shouldn't have been on the playoff roster.

 

[romeo212000]

Settle down and have a drink guys. I know losing sucks, but take a step back and re-evaluate things a little later.

 

[DT LUNA]

Bitter loss

 

[Duane1952]

Bitter loss

Bitter series.

 

[darrylgann]

it was a wonderful season regardless how it ended. Lots of questions to be answered to be necessarily hopeful for next year.

 

[Judge Fudge]

Good series guys.

I would have done the same on the other hand.

Hope this rivalry continues for years!!!

 

[Judge Fudge]

Good series guys.

I would have done the same on the other hand.

Hope this rivalry continues for years!!!

 

[UK Cowboy]

Two years in a row, deciding game blown with Bootsie Thornton IF. Ready to see if Profar won't strangle against the Fucking Blue Jays with the season on the line

 

[darrylgann]

I'm threaded out. Someone can start the off season thread.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Good series guys.

I would have done the same on the other hand.

Hope this rivalry continues for years!!!

Congrats.

 

[Nightcrawler]

I blame Banister for a lot of things. The moment Edwin Encarnacion hit that Home run in extra innings against the Orioles, I knew we were probably not going to advance. The banny rooster is such a dumb fuck. Did he pay attention to last year? These guys came back from down 2-0 and crushed the hopes and dreams of every Rangers fan. Their propensity to draw walks and get big hits is a terrible match up for a pitching staff who walks guys in a casual manner and is prone to the home run.

I remember it well. Last year, the Royals were limping into the playoffs. They were losing a lot of games at the end of the season after clinching the AL central. The blue Jays clinched the AL East and were firmly locked into the #2 seed with a good chance to catch the royals if they won some games. Gibbons took one look at things and decided he would rather play the Rangers then fight for the #1 overall seed. I kept monitoring the situation and hoping that the jays would pass the royals, but Gibbons put 3 triple A line ups out there against a bottom feeder and let them win to ensure the Jays didn't move up.

The playoffs are typically about who you play rather then where you play. Granted, home field is nice, but I guarantee you we would have performed much better against the Indians (who we usually beat) and the Red Sox ( who we play pretty even matched games with). You could also make the point that in a 7 game series, home field advantage isn't as important because there are more games. The underdog only needs to win 1 out of 4. Home field is much stronger in the Best of 5 format.

Rooster was in a similar situation to Gibbons last year. He made the stupid choice of getting home field instead of a matchup with a decent chance of success against either Boston or Cleveland. I apologize if I came across as a troll this past week, I was just trying to tell you guys to not get your hopes up so you wouldn't be as disappointed when things go awry.

 

[romeo212000]

I blame Banister for a lot of things. The moment Edwin Encarnacion hit that Home run in extra innings against the Orioles, I knew we were probably not going to advance. The banny rooster is such a dumb fuck. Did he pay attention to last year? These guys came back from down 2-0 and crushed the hopes and dreams of every Rangers fan. Their propensity to draw walks and get big hits is a terrible match up for a pitching staff who walks guys in a casual manner and is prone to the home run.

I remember it well. Last year, the Royals were limping into the playoffs. They were losing a lot of games at the end of the season after clinching the AL central. The blue Jays clinched the AL East and were firmly locked into the #2 seed with a good chance to catch the royals if they won some games. Gibbons took one look at things and decided he would rather play the Rangers then fight for the #1 overall seed. I kept monitoring the situation and hoping that the jays would pass the royals, but Gibbons put 3 triple A line ups out there against a bottom feeder and let them win to ensure the Jays didn't move up.

The playoffs are typically about who you play rather then where you play. Granted, home field is nice, but I guarantee you we would have performed much better against the Indians (who we usually beat) and the Red Sox ( who we play pretty even matched games with). You could also make the point that in a 7 game series, home field advantage isn't as important because there are more games. The underdog only needs to win 1 out of 4. Home field is much stronger in the Best of 5 format.

Rooster was in a similar situation to Gibbons last year. He made the stupid choice of getting home field instead of a matchup with a decent chance of success against either Boston or Cleveland. I apologize if I came across as a troll this past week, I was just trying to tell you guys to not get your hopes up so you wouldn't be as disappointed when things go awry.

TL;DR.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Thank You Texas Rangers for an exciting season!

Bush hold your head high. You were nails. Hat tip to the pen for giving us a chance.

To my SportsHoopla Rangers colleagues....You guys are great and look forward to chatting on the off season.

So raising a glass of my favorite Tennessee whiskey to the 2016 Texas Rangers!

 

[TheRangerDude]

Hats off to Bush, great effort but this one stings really bad. Sad to see such a good team completely underachieve in the playoffs. Congrats to the Jays, they came to play.

 

[ESPN Refugee]

 

[jaar01]

Wow. We actually have a manager that is dumber than Ron Washington when it comes to handling a bullpen. Didn't think that was possible.

So, going forward, we have Jeff the Retard Banister in charge, a couple middle infielders that lead the league in choking, two overpaid "aces", and another early collapse by our beloved Rangers.

Look, I knew we weren't winning this series, but to look like a JV HS team is pretty embarrassing. Which, by the way, is exactly the level of "stuff" that Colby Lewis has. He may have heart, but he can't get out a High Desert league team at this point.

And Banister, please shove your love of Hoying and Diekman right up your moronic, ignorant ass. You should be fired for actually having a baseball IQ lower than RW. But you won't be. Cause, you know, the fellas luv ya!

I knew this wasn't our year. But to go out looking like you never even belonged is pathetic.

 

[ESPN Refugee]

I blame Banister for a lot of things. The moment Edwin Encarnacion hit that Home run in extra innings against the Orioles, I knew we were probably not going to advance. The banny rooster is such a dumb fuck. Did he pay attention to last year? These guys came back from down 2-0 and crushed the hopes and dreams of every Rangers fan. Their propensity to draw walks and get big hits is a terrible match up for a pitching staff who walks guys in a casual manner and is prone to the home run.

I remember it well. Last year, the Royals were limping into the playoffs. They were losing a lot of games at the end of the season after clinching the AL central. The blue Jays clinched the AL East and were firmly locked into the #2 seed with a good chance to catch the royals if they won some games. Gibbons took one look at things and decided he would rather play the Rangers then fight for the #1 overall seed. I kept monitoring the situation and hoping that the jays would pass the royals, but Gibbons put 3 triple A line ups out there against a bottom feeder and let them win to ensure the Jays didn't move up.

The playoffs are typically about who you play rather then where you play. Granted, home field is nice, but I guarantee you we would have performed much better against the Indians (who we usually beat) and the Red Sox ( who we play pretty even matched games with). You could also make the point that in a 7 game series, home field advantage isn't as important because there are more games. The underdog only needs to win 1 out of 4. Home field is much stronger in the Best of 5 format.

Rooster was in a similar situation to Gibbons last year. He made the stupid choice of getting home field instead of a matchup with a decent chance of success against either Boston or Cleveland. I apologize if I came across as a troll this past week, I was just trying to tell you guys to not get your hopes up so you wouldn't be as disappointed when things go awry.

I would hate to work for you. Jeez Louise...