Series Thread: Rangers have a sweet tooth and are hungry for some M's&M's - 8/17 - 8/19

[True Rangers Fan]

I do not want this guy in SEA or LAA.

DD should have several potential suitors in the offseason. Let's hope it's not a division mate for sure.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

It's cool bro, thanks. If I was right all time the world would be a boring place, huh?......

Yeah if all of us agreed this would get rather boring out here. And we actually can be swayed from time to time.

 

[saddles]

While that is true, it's not telling the whole story.

Remember when we brought in Cliff Lee in 2010? After the first several weeks, I think his ERA was north of 8.00. He settled into a groove, and he was one of (if not the biggest) reason we got past the Rays in the ALDS.

Hamels - same thing. Hamels was brought in to be an October pitcher.

At his worst Cliff's ERA with us was sitting at 4.70. That was after a bad run of games where Wash decided to use him every fifth day and not give him any off days and made the other starters work around Cliff. Before that happened Cliff only had the bad initial game with us. After that first start with us he rattled off 3 very good games and 4 out of 5 very good games. After the first 6 games with us Cliff's ERA was 2.63. That was definitely the numbers of an ace.

Then the effects of Wash abusing him took over. Even still his ERA was only 4.70 with us after his first 11 starts. Then he skipped a start and finished up the season with 3 of 4 starts being very good.

Cliff Lee definitely was the difference in us just making the postseason and making it to the WS.

 

[saddles]

Evan thinks the Rangers might go after AJ to beef up the catching.

 

[romeo212000]

Evan thinks the Rangers might go after AJ to beef up the catching.

No thanks.

 

[DT LUNA]

Evan thinks the Rangers might go after AJ to beef up the catching.

what good will that do? No.

 

[saddles]

In listening to Banny today he seems to think the adjustment Hamels is making has to do with life issues and not in pitching in a new league. He mentioned things like him and his family moving to a new area and all. He mentioned like I had thought that Cole has pitched in so many inter-league games that he is used to pitching to American League teams.

 

[donaldson79]

Evan thinks the Rangers might go after AJ to beef up the catching.

Please no.....this guy is pond scum, not a good catcher, and is getting older by the hour.

 

[donaldson79]

In listening to Banny today

Did you also "catch"......get it?.....what he said about Choo?

He insinuated that having Choo hit down in the lineup really hurt his pride, and therefore he seemed pretty determine not to stay there. Thus, the motivational need to move him back to the # 2 hole.

 

[saddles]

what good will that do? No.

Well, who knows what goes on in Evan's head, but he could be looking at the .751 OPS AJ has put up this year. Myself, I would just as soon go with what we have at this point.

 

[saddles]

Did you also "catch"......get it?.....what he said about Choo?

He insinuated that having Choo hit down in the lineup really hurt his pride, and therefore he seemed pretty determine not to stay there. Thus, the motivational need to move him back to the # 2 hole.

Yes, and the first thing I thought was that Wash would have never done that.

 

[romeo212000]

Did you also "catch"......get it?.....what he said about Choo?

He insinuated that having Choo hit down in the lineup really hurt his pride, and therefore he seemed pretty determine not to stay there. Thus, the motivational need to move him back to the # 2 hole.

Like I said.

 

[DT LUNA]

Gonna be a long night

 

[romeo212000]

Go back to round rock kid. You got work to do.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Gonna be a long night

Like Nick, Chi Chi is not MLB ready.

 

[romeo212000]

Like Nick, Chi Chi is not MLB ready.

No way he's fooling anybody with that kinda pitching.

 

[saddles]

Did you also "catch"......get it?.....what he said about Choo?

He insinuated that having Choo hit down in the lineup really hurt his pride, and therefore he seemed pretty determine not to stay there. Thus, the motivational need to move him back to the # 2 hole.

Don, back to what we discussed briefly earlier today. Sometime you should go and look at Al Oliver's stats with RISP in his first 2 years here. You might be surprised. The '78 and '79 numbers look pretty good.

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

 

[DT LUNA]

What do you guys know about Will Veneble?

 

[romeo212000]

Prince having some ugly at bats lately.

 

[saddles]

What do you guys know about Will Veneble?

I know he has booted out Michael Choice for a 40 man spot. Also, he is another lefty batter.