Our Texas Rangers vs the dreaded Seattle Mariners 8/26 - 8/28

[pegasusredleg]

Martin Perez = Ace Killer

It's amazing isn't it. If he keeps this up that will pay dividends in the playoffs.

 

[donaldson79]

Did a great job until we jacked him around in the bullpen

Hell.....no team has a 11+ pitching staff just filled with sure fire, no brainer, "put-this-guy-in-here." Pitching is a lot about rhythm or lack thereof. It's tough being last guy to be called upon out there I think.

 

[donaldson79]

with both of you. Absolutely great trade with the Braves, and one if they had to do it over again, wouldn't. I like EA a lot. Screw power. Power comes from wherever it comes. Meaning: there are X amount of RBI in the game. If you get them from the SS is completely irrelevantly. We have a power 2nd base - in the grand scream - a power bat at 3rd, and maybe a good RBI guy at first. Although Mitch is running thin with me at this point. But overall, our INF (including C) has pretty good power.

AND EA is still only 25 years. He may hit 7-10 HRs a year yet. Don't think so, but the jury is out.[/QUOTE]

No it isn't out ... there is no freaking jury except in the mind of those who long for those wonder days as #4 in the ALW with Rudy the batting coach and Hank Blalock being the only prospect that makes the bigs. All that power got TEX nowhere. Until EA displaced Face at SS TEX had exactly one post season game in its franchise history. That's measure enough for me.

Thanks for the help.

 

[pegasusredleg]

Hell.....no team has a 11+ pitching staff just filled with sure fire, no brainer, "put-this-guy-in-here." Pitching is a lot about rhythm or lack thereof. It's tough being last guy to be called upon out there I think.

With Feliz, Kirkman (yes him), Font, Lindblom coming up next week it will be very nice.

 

[donaldson79]

It's amazing isn't it. If he keeps this up that will pay dividends in the playoffs.

He said, after his early season injury, he'd never be back in the minors again. I think he's on to something and has made a commitment to himself/team. Love it.

 

[pegasusredleg]

On the EA talk. Ever notice his super plays hardly ever make the BBTN or MLBN top ten? Same with Martin, Gentry and Beltre. I guess they make it look so easy, their footage gets cut.

 

[donaldson79]

With Feliz, Kirkman (yes him), Font, Lindblom coming up next week it will be very nice.

I laughed when I saw your quote on Kirkman, and not in a bad way. The scouts, Maddux, etc seem to really like this guy, and he has outstanding power pitches. Any team can never have "too much" pitching.

 

[donaldson79]

with both of you. Absolutely great trade with the Braves, and one if they had to do it over again, wouldn't. I like EA a lot. Screw power. Power comes from wherever it comes. Meaning: there are X amount of RBI in the game. If you get them from the SS is completely irrelevantly. We have a power 2nd base - in the grand scream - a power bat at 3rd, and maybe a good RBI guy at first. Although Mitch is running thin with me at this point. But overall, our INF (including C) has pretty good power.

AND EA is still only 25 years. He may hit 7-10 HRs a year yet. Don't think so, but the jury is out.[/QUOTE]

No it isn't out ... there is no freaking jury except in the mind of those who long for those wonder days as #4 in the ALW with Rudy the batting coach and Hank Blalock being the only prospect that makes the bigs. All that power got TEX nowhere. Until EA displaced Face at SS TEX had exactly one post season game in its franchise history. That's measure enough for me.

And my only reference was to his power, as far as, "the jury is out." I thought I made it abundantly clear my feelings on him as a player now and later. Did I not?

 

[pegasusredleg]

I laughed when I saw your quote on Kirkman, and not in a bad way. The scouts, Maddux, etc seem to really like this guy, and he has outstanding power pitches. Any team can never have "too much" pitching.

There were some Rangers fans on the MLB site that kept bemoaning Kirkman. I remembered you mentioning how he was highly regarded in our system. Do you have the sources so I can share with them?

 

[pegasusredleg]

What is our record now since the first LAA walk off night?

 

[Windingmywatch]

On the EA talk. Ever notice his super plays hardly ever make the BBTN or MLBN top ten? Same with Martin, Gentry and Beltre. I guess they make it look so easy, their footage gets cut.[/QUOTE]

... that... and the fact that they don't play for a team in their primary markets. Fans in Bristol, CT and Secaucus, NJ don't give a squat about TEX.

 

[donaldson79]

There were some Rangers fans on the MLB site that kept bemoaning Kirkman. I remembered you mentioning how he was highly regarded in our system. Do you have the sources so I can share with them?

I can't specifically, sorry. But I know Mike Maddux, JD and Wash have had several "quotes" in to how they feel Kirkman has major league stuff. His problem, best I remember, has been location, movement and focus. And the focus part, especially according to JD, has been somewhat attributive to his skin cancer problems. Hard to not think this is correct.

 

[donaldson79]

Wolf, albeit rusty, still K'ed 5 guys in 2 innings, got a couple of decent innings in, and most importantly, no one got hurt, RANGERS WIN, and now for the last game of the series.

 

[WTXRangerFan]

Perez is now a ranger record rookie who is fulfilling the promise of preseason. This performance & his wins has him up for rook of the yr. does his best when he pitching against the best. Getting really good at the perfect time. Previously stated on This board, "he's a keeper"

 

[pegasusredleg]

Looked it up. Since the 29 July walk off HR night against the Angels we are 22-6. The A's during that same timeframe are 12-14.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

It's the most random thing ever, but his last 3 starts Perez (a rookie) has beaten Felix twice and Sale once.

Doesn't hurt to score over 30 runs in those 3 games. Holland and Darvish would be looking even better than they already are with that support.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Wolf, albeit rusty, still K'ed 5 guys in 2 innings, got a couple of decent innings in, and most importantly, no one got hurt, RANGERS WIN, and now for the last game of the series.

Aaaaah... that was the last game of the series.

 

[donaldson79]

Looked it up. Since the 29 July walk off HR night against the Angels we are 22-6. The A's during that same timeframe are 12-14.

Thank you. And that's good info. Really wasn't aware it was this dramatic.

 

[donaldson79]

Aaaaah... that was the last game of the series.

Oops....sorry. I'm running a day behind since Sat.

 

[Windingmywatch]

Doesn't hurt to score over 30 runs in those 3 games. Holland and Darvish would be looking even better than they already are with that support.

His 22 June 7.0IP 4-2 win vs STL was the breakout game.