Series Thread: Rangers, Astros play final series in Houston 9/12-9/14

[PhantomWarrior]

So Dyson looked shaky again and blew the save. Just wish he threw more clean innings but I'm afraid that is not how he rolls.

BUT...the good news is Perez had a really nice outing, on the road against a good team, and looks to be working really well with Lucroy. AND...both Kela and Diekman pitched very well in high leverage situations so hopefully they are both turning the corner after recent strings of poor outings.

Actually Dyson has been nails the last few close outs.

 

[donaldson79]

Desmond gets a day off.

Well color me "passed out." ha ha

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Heard this today. The Astros and the Rangers have the exact same record against all other teams. Meaning you throw out the 16 (?) games against each other and it's a dead heat.

Seems every announcer and pontificator (not you of course) is trying to peddle those wins as if they should not have happened or are a fluke or luck. Fact is the Rangers plain beat the doo doo out of the Astros on the diamond this year and that means we should be ahead in the division. We also took most of our games against Seattle too.

I remember 2010 and 2011 how the pontificators were all too aware that the Rangers did horrible against their division and could only beat other AL teams and were AL division champs for beating on NL teams during interleague games.

Fact is there are 162 games and the Rangers won more (so far) than any of the AL rivals in and out of the division. A game is a game.

Two weeks ago it was run differential (BTW we are back up to +22 and this time last year were -13)and "how can the Rangers have a negative and win so many games." It's almost like these sports pontificators have no clue baseball is a crazy game where anything can happen. Probably because very few of them actually played the game even as a youngster.

*please note I am not venting on you or others here but the pontificators in sportswrite world who think they know better.

 

[romeo212000]

Well color me "passed out." ha ha

I'm thinking Banny really wanted that first game and now feels comfortable taking his foot off the gas a bit. The Astros are done competing for the division now.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Desmond gets a day off.

 

[donaldson79]

Seems every announcer and pontificator (not you of course) is trying to peddle those wins as if they should not have happened or are a fluke or luck. Fact is the Rangers plain beat the doo doo out of the Astros on the diamond this year and that means we should be ahead in the division. We also took most of our games against Seattle too.

I hear ya and no worries.

It did strike me as an odd stat, and I believe what he was saying was, "take all 16 games out of both the Rangers and Astros schedule, and take the rest of their schedules and they've got exactly the same number of wins and losses."

Our dominance over them wasn't the point I don't believe. Just an odd stat.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Actually Dyson has been nails the last few close outs.

I was saying last night that was the first run he has given up in 8 appearances. And usually the hits off of him are grounders that find a hole. Of course what Paul Bunyan did against him was crushed.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Seems every announcer and pontificator (not you of course) is trying to peddle those wins as if they should not have happened or are a fluke or luck. Fact is the Rangers plain beat the doo doo out of the Astros on the diamond this year and that means we should be ahead in the division. We also took most of our games against Seattle too.

I remember 2010 and 2011 how the pontificators were all too aware that the Rangers did horrible against their division and could only beat other AL teams and were AL division champs for beating on NL teams during interleague games.

Fact is there are 162 games and the Rangers won more (so far) than any of the AL rivals in and out of the division. A game is a game.

Two weeks ago it was run differential (BTW we are back up to +22 and this time last year were -13)and "how can the Rangers have a negative and win so many games." It's almost like these sports pontificators have no clue baseball is a crazy game where anything can happen. Probably because very few of them actually played the game even as a youngster.

*please note I am not venting on you or others here but the pontificators in sportswrite world who think they know better.

We all know how important those head to head match ups are within the division. And when you are 14-3 against a team there is no doubt who has the better team and luck is taken out of the equation.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

From Evan Grant:

Evan Grant
@Evan_P_Grant
On Jonathan Lucroy, more of concern was he got hit in helmet on that backswing, but checked out OK. Told this is STRICTLY a rest day.

To clarify, told this is strictly a rest day for both Desmond and Lucroy

He needed a day off. Extra inning game last night and we have been on the road for a while.

 

[donaldson79]

We all know how important those head to head match ups are within the division. And when you are 14-3 against a team there is no doubt who has the better team and luck is taken out of the equation.

From my post #246.

It did strike me as an odd stat, and I believe what he was saying was, "take all 16 games out of both the Rangers and Astros schedule, and take the rest of their schedules and they've got exactly the same number of wins and losses."

Our dominance over them wasn't the point I don't believe. Just an odd stat.

 

[DT LUNA]

We need ya tonight AJ. The pen needs ya too so get it done.

 

[DT LUNA]

We need ya tonight AJ. The pen needs ya too so get it done.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Beltran has been hitting a ton of balls on the ground lately.

 

[DT LUNA]

He needed a day off. Extra inning game last night and we have been on the road for a while.

Hope he's not going back in his shell

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Have you ever wondered that if an ump calls that pitch in off the plate to a RHer why we would not come back there. That is unhittable.

 

[DT LUNA]

We need ya tonight AJ. The pen needs ya too so get it done.

Double post not intended. Internet Problems.

 

[DT LUNA]

Adrian having no mercy. Long HR
Went to the knee too

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Odor still hot but not sure what Mitch was swinging at.

 

[DT LUNA]

Well color me "passed out." ha ha

Color you Tennessee Shine haha

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Not very many fans last night and tonight for a team trying to get a Wild Card berth.