Series Thread: Rangers hope to revive offense at home vs A's 8/15-8/17

[Duane1952]

Can't say I'm surprised about Choo. It sucks, but I'm used to watching this team with Choo on the DL. Probably the best option is Delino. See if he could jump start the line up again.

Don't want to see Delino out there every day. Put Maz in right and Profar in left. Put Delino in there if they need an off day. Delino with his .219 batting average has been terrible this year.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Well, you don't have to worry about Choo anymore. And watch how negatively this effects our entire lineup, b/c we flat don't have anyone else who's a good lead-off man.

I know he's been struggling, but maybe put Desmond there.

 

[saddles]

Does anyone know what the difference has been this year in runs scored per game when Choo leads off versus someone else leading off?

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Well here's pretty awesome piece of trivia I just stumbled across...

Adrian Beltre hit his first MLB homerun at the Ballpark in Arlington.

 

[saddles]

From Jamey Newberg's report this morning.

“It’s one of his best pitches. They turned on a couple fastballs pretty good the first couple innings. I decided, OK, we’re gonna start mixing in that changeup a lot.”
Jonathan Lucroy said that last night in the clubhouse, after Martin Perez delivered seven of the club’s nine innings in Texas 5, Oakland 2.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Maybe you and the Rangers will get better soon. Hope so.

LOL, the granny made me feel 100% better. So perhaps the sinus pressure was really an emanation of poor run production. Now a feel a lot better.

 

[RevSader]

Well, you don't have to worry about Choo anymore. And watch how negatively this effects our entire lineup, b/c we flat don't have anyone else who's a good lead-off man.

There is a world of difference in wanting him to hit 5th for a few days and this happening...I would have taken him leading off over a fractured forearm.

 

[Nightcrawler]

There is a world of difference in wanting him to hit 5th for a few days and this happening...I would have taken him leading off over a fractured forearm.

No matter what it sucks to lose Choo. I'll say that first......but Choo was playing horrible before he got hurt. Maybe it won't impact us as much as some people think.

 

[saddles]

 

[DT LUNA]

No matter what it sucks to lose Choo. I'll say that first......but Choo was playing horrible before he got hurt. Maybe it won't impact us as much as some people think.

Dream on. Losing players like him always hurt.

 

[Duane1952]

Banny will give everyone one a day off except Desmond. Wonder what he is thinking.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Dream on. Losing players like him always hurt.

I was trying to be optimistic. Oh well.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

I was trying to be optimistic. Oh well.

I understood what you were saying.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Bases loaded, 1 out, 0 runs scored. Again.

This is way beyond a bad joke at this point.

I know you wrote the above before the GS by Beltre. A great sign of leadership from AB showing the team this is how you bat with RISP. Hope it becomes infectious.

 

[DT LUNA]

I was trying to be optimistic. Oh well.

My apology. Misunderstood

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Can Desmond hit a ball to the OF anymore?

Concerning to watch. As if he lost confidence in his swing. He has some head 'demons' to deal with to get back on track.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

I was hoping he could make it back for the playoffs.

Latest update I saw he had a plate put in the forearm. Ouch! Don't think he is coming back this season.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

70 wins

This time in 2011 we were 70-52, 5 games up.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

To me the biggest problems on the old board came when folks thought that had to make disagreements personal. On that board and on the DMN board if you had anything negative to say about Wash or JD there were certain posters that thought it was their personal duty to tell you how ignorant you were. There were some who knew how to disagree the right way as well though. There were more folks on there who didn't know how to disagree, but there were more folks posting as well so some of that was to be expected.

The MLB and SI boards were the same way. The Angels fans were the worst. Couple of Angels fans trolling the Rangers game threads on MLB.com when the Angels were not playing the Rangers. Quite annoying. No matter how crappy the Angels play they show up to talk smack about the Rangers.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

This time in 2011 we were 70-52, 5 games up.

so two games ahead of the 2011 pace? Nice.