Flat at the plate and falling in the standings, the Rangers fly to Anaheim for a weekend set

[True Rangers Fan]

I felt more than a week ago that our tank had run out of gas, and here we sit......Oh well, let's play em out and see if we can put a little lipstick on this pig of a season.

Seen quite a few people point to the NYY series as taking the wind out of the sails.

 

[DT LUNA]

Seen quite a few people point to the NYY series as taking the wind out of the sails.

The calm before the storm

 

[scotsman1948]

I asked 5 questions and you come back with "I'm butt hurt b/c I can't answer any of them." Typical........

i still don't see your off-season alterative plan, so why are you so butt hurt over mine? I suggested going all in on Otani, signing either Arrieta or Darvish, signing 2 relief pitchers like Nicasio & Watson, picking up the options on Perez & Barnett, pass on Napoli's option and re-sign Gomez but you never bothered to read that but pulled your butt hurt card

 

[scotsman1948]

Banny is not good at late game managing

He can't manage a bull pen for shit and his substitutions on offense usually don't end up paying off

1. You have to have a dependable bullpen to manage. 2. Look at what he's been given and add in the injuries and he ain't got much to throw out there

 

[scotsman1948]

More SHIT pitching it appears

well we started Martinez enough said

 

[scotsman1948]

Banny just keeps hitting the right buttons this year. Not one of his decisions has worked this inning. Leaving NM out there, bringing Yohander in, or Rodriquez. If you really felt like we had to have this game you don't bring in the kids in this situation.

NM has quad injury you would leave him out there to hurt it more? And as far as the 2 pitchers are concerned who can he depend on in that pen

 

[DT LUNA]

NM has quad injury you would leave him out there to hurt it more? And as far as the 2 pitchers are concerned who can he depend on in that pen

Bibs and Claudio

 

[scotsman1948]

Bibs and Claudio

well i probably would have started bibs instead of martinez and claudio is basically our closer so who else is there?

 

[DT LUNA]

well i probably would have started bibs instead of martinez and claudio is basically our closer so who else is there?

Kela and Bush are back

 

[scotsman1948]

Kela and Bush are back

they've been activated doesn't mean they're ready just like beltre, napoli & even mazara are active not totally able to play

 

[DT LUNA]

they've been activated doesn't mean they're ready just like beltre, napoli & even mazara are active not totally able to play

They are ready.
LeClerc is another
Barnett also

 

[scotsman1948]

They are ready.
LeClerc is another
Barnett also

so explain the recent pen failures you say they are ready but it has been the pen that has failed

 

[DT LUNA]

so explain the recent pen failures you say they are ready but it has been the pen that has failed

You asked who was left besides the two you didn't like. I named five more. That is what Banny had to choose from. Moving on.

 

[scotsman1948]

You asked who was left besides the two you didn't like. I named five more. That is what Banny had to choose from. Moving on.

our pitching has allowed 35 runs in the last 4 games. 16 of those were surrender by the pen

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Great moments in irony: if the Rangers win tonight, that will clinch the AL West for the Astros.

 

[DT LUNA]

Great moments in irony: if the Rangers win tonight, that will clinch the AL West for the Astros.

Irony .....yes. It matters not.

 

[donaldson79]

i still don't see your off-season alterative plan, so why are you so butt hurt over mine? I suggested going all in on Otani, signing either Arrieta or Darvish, signing 2 relief pitchers like Nicasio & Watson, picking up the options on Perez & Barnett, pass on Napoli's option and re-sign Gomez but you never bothered to read that but pulled your butt hurt card

So your plan is to spend approximately what, $40 mil? And then there is the CF positon to be considered, at the very least.....But if we somehow got Ohtani, that's about $10M, Darvish is $20M+, Nicasio/Watson for how may mil per? It's an easy $40 million, and no, I'm not going to come up with a "plan" which resembles yours, now or tomorrow.

You honestly, don't have a plan.....just a free-spending wallet.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Irony .....yes. It matters not.

Stings me... the West is OURS, damn it.

 

[DT LUNA]

So your plan is to spend approximately what, $40 mil? And then there is the CF positon to be considered, at the very least.....But if we somehow got Ohtani, that's about $10M, Darvish is $20M+, Nicasio/Watson for how may mil per? It's an easy $40 million, and no, I'm not going to come up with a "plan" which resembles yours, now or tomorrow.

You honestly, don't have a plan.....just a free-spending wallet.

You may have noticed he doesn't even know who our relievers are.

 

[Justinkm83]

NM has quad injury you would leave him out there to hurt it more? And as far as the 2 pitchers are concerned who can he depend on in that pen

I wouldn't have brought NM out there at all for that inning. He can depend on Barnette, Diekman, Claudio, and Kela. He choose to bring two kids in with men on base. They promptly shit the bed.