At home to play the defending AL Champs Royals

[WastinSomeTime]

I didn't really get that pinch running move myself.

It was idiotic. Beltre was on the 3rd with the lead run at the time and had Martin PR for Blanks at 1st. What was the point? And it is not like Blanks is a slug. Now Martin coming to PR for Choo would have made more sense because it is the tying run in the 9th. So now we are without Choo and Blanks and Martin who was out anyway. Just not smart baseball. I was hoping we would get lucky and maybe we still will.

 

[Justinkm83]

I didn't really get that pinch running move myself.

He was banking on a 2 out double. That's not the 1st time Banister has made the same choice.

 

[Duane1952]

That didn't take long.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Our BP needs some serious work.

 

[romeo212000]

Lmao. Can we just lose this game already? These guys have been hunting first pitch fastballs all game and you throw a get me over fastball like that?

 

[Justinkm83]

Garbage

 

[Justinkm83]

The old blown save W for Holland

 

[romeo212000]

It was idiotic. Beltre was on the 3rd with the lead run at the time and had Martin PR for Blanks at 1st. What was the point? And it is not like Blanks is a slug. Now Martin coming to PR for Choo would have made more sense because it is the tying run in the 9th. So now we are without Choo and Blanks and Martin who was out anyway. Just not smart baseball. I was hoping we would get lucky and maybe we still will.

Like I said, not impressed with Banny's tactics.

 

[romeo212000]

Our BP needs some serious work.

Claudio just needs to realize the big boys make you pay for your mistakes.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

A hitter with a little power would have hit that pitch out too.

 

[romeo212000]

Pegs got screwed.

 

[romeo212000]

Whatever, I'm not even mad.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

BP and good/bad defense did us in. Offense battled all the way.

 

[Justinkm83]

Claudio just needs to realize the big boys make you pay for your mistakes.

I'm still not a fan of Claudio. There very few pitchers that get away with topping out at 85 or so.

 

[Justinkm83]

Why don't we call up Telis and give him another shot? He's killing AAA pitching. He can't be any worse than our current catchers.

Odor: 1-3 w/ a BB
Hamilton: 1-2, 2 RBI's

 

[Bmurph]

BP is not good, Feliz seems to give up a run every other time out

 

[Justinkm83]

My favorite non-Ranger

Stanton hits one out of the park -- literally | MLB.com

 

[Windingmywatch]

Uh oh. I think Beltre may have pulled something in his side.

I think he pulled it diving to catch a ball to his left. Saw him hold his side when he got up. Affected him rest of the way but still his heroics in the field after and at the plate after just show us what a character he has as the team leader.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Like I said, not impressed with Banny's tactics.

I think that was the most unhappy Banister post game interview yet. Reporters got under his skin ... and he chewed all over his tongue to not take their heads off. The first question ... making a point that he absolutely made the right decision ... yet it failed.

Some lame writer trying to get him to throw Claudio under the bus. For what purpose does the press want the manager to blame someone? It's a game.

He fought it and refused directly but he still threw part of Claudio under the bus with his line that 'there was disappointment in the dugout' ... when it was very clear that Claudio was maddest guy in Texas.

When there are big bad plays by position players on the field on the base paths ... those all get glossed over ... and some focus on the pitcher throwing a pitch that is 6" more toward the plate than the pitcher intended and as Banister said .. 'good batter got his bat on it'. That's not a concentration error.

Romeo and others have noted (despite all the glossy glory by Busby) that Feliz is running all the time with only two wheels on the ground. Buzz ... the reason he's better at keeping an eye on base runners now is because 'back n the day' there were rarely base runners and he didn't have to check 1b was because there wasn't anyone there.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I think he pulled it diving to catch a ball to his left. Saw him hold his side when he got up. Affected him rest of the way but still his heroics in the field after and at the plate after just show us what a character he has as the team leader.

Agree. Would love to 8 more just like him out on the field.