Series Thread: Rangers Host the Athletics For Four Games August 15-18

[saddles]

Well, have any of you guys' phone rang yet? I thought they would check with one of us first about the open position. If they call Crawler, he will most likely recommend rehiring Banny.

 

[saddles]

Like AJM. Lol. Not to have sour grapes but he dismissed legitimate questioning and cherry picked the ludicrous

Yep, this is going to be greatness watching their reactions.

 

[Duane1952]

Wo

w, thought they would wait till the season was over.

 

[Kelleyman]

Seager's and Semien's slow starts have abated -- they've combined for nearly six wins above replacement -- but Texas' pitching ranks among the league's bottom third in ERA and fielding independent pitching.

Passan quote. This nails it for me

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

personally, the "one-run" thing is just a mathematical oddity, and it's bizarre that people act like the manager can just control something like that.

 

[saddles]

When the Rangers fired Banny the media was on it before it happened, or at least the possibility. This time they all were completely shocked. Is it just a case of group think where individual media members have a hard time standing alone, or are their sources dried up. Interesting.

 

[Kelleyman]

Have not ready Evan article yet. I only subscribe to Athletic for now

Now CW of course is nice but did not come across as a guy who hated losing, demanded excellence. Things you need out of a championship manager

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Well, have any of you guys' phone rang yet? I thought they would check with one of us first about the open position. If they call Crawler, he will most likely recommend rehiring Banny.

i'm on the phone with them now.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

When the Rangers fired Banny the media was on it before it happened, or at least the possibility. This time they all were completely shocked. Is it just a case of group think where individual media members have a hard time standing alone, or are their sources dried up. Interesting.

are they shocked at the move or the timing of it?

 

[saddles]

personally, the "one-run" thing is just a mathematical oddity, and it's bizarre that people act like the manager can just control something like that.

It is probably more strange that they didn't lose several of those one run games by more than one run, than that they didn't win some of them.

 

[saddles]

i'm on the phone with them now.

Tell Chris, we all said "hello."

 

[Kelleyman]

When the Rangers fired Banny the media was on it before it happened, or at least the possibility. This time they all were completely shocked. Is it just a case of group think where individual media members have a hard time standing alone, or are their sources dried up. Interesting.

Well media has changed. Fraley would not pull punches or feign surprise.

 

[DT LUNA]

Too many one run games got him in my opinion. Failed many times to use small ball tactics. Not to say there was not other reasons because there certainly was.

 

[scotsman1948]

Noticed that at the end of the game yesterday Woody gathered the staff in the dugout before they went out on the field to celebrate. i think he had been informed before the game and let his staff know then. they were very subdued after that.

 

[scotsman1948]

i'm on the phone with them now.

if they don't hire you tell them to talk to saddles

 

[saddles]

are they shocked at the move or the timing of it?

It was mainly the nove itself up until JD was noncommittal about Woody a few days ago. From that point, I think some thought it was a possibility in the offseason.

If the FO was as concerned about who was getting at bats, like some of us have been, then it made sense to do it as soon as possible.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Tell Chris, we all said "hello."

He said the next manager is Kole Calhoun.

 

[saddles]

Well media has changed. Fraley would not pull punches or feign surprise.

I was talking about the guys in place then and now though. Evan in particular was on the Banny firing days before it happened.

 

[Kelleyman]

personally, the "one-run" thing is just a mathematical oddity, and it's bizarre that people act like the manager can just control something like that.

Disagree overall

It can be in some cases but to me the rangers minus Adolis and now Semien and Seager don’t appear clutch. This mentality that we will come back starts with the mgr and an inspirational environment. He came across making excuse generally

 

[saddles]

He said the next manager is Kole Calhoun.

Kills two birds with one stone.