Series Thread: Rangers last go around with the Angels, at Globe Life 9/19-9/21

[saddles]

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Oakland kicked KC and our rears but cannot score against the Astros.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Was Choi a defensive replacement?

 

[Rudy_Rangerfan]

Damn Carlos got a good swing on that

 

[Rudy_Rangerfan]

Need insurance

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Damn Carlos got a good swing on that

He has been much more patient since his 1st week here. Seeing a lot of pitches.

 

[Duane1952]

2.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Nice job Dyson! All grounders and a strike out.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Another 1 run victory. Unbelievable.

 

[Rudy_Rangerfan]

W !

 

[Duane1952]

Roogie had to stand on a bucket to give Maz Gatorade bath.

 

[saddles]

 

[Rudy_Rangerfan]

Scoscia got kicked out on purpose so he could go into the clubhouse and eat

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Kudos to Nick Martinez for getting the ship righted.

 

[romeo212000]

Kudos to Nick Martinez for getting the ship righted.

Came in at a big moment and got it done.

 

[Kelleyman]

Hoping to see Rangers clinch tomorrow. Need a little cooperation

 

[Bmurph]

Carlos Gomez is a gaslighting bully in Angels’ 5-4 loss to Rangers
Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Angels 4 Rangers 5

Well, that sure was a rowdy, turnt up, testosterone-filled, back-and-forth grudge match. There was good baseball being played, but let’s get real...the drama was where it was at tonight.

Most of this game’s bad blood and heated emotions centered around, of all people, Andrelton Simmons. At one point in the game, the Rangers threw way behind him, in some sort of misguided retaliation. Why would innocent Simba get targeted like that? Well, that’s really the part that doesn’t make too much sense.

Carlos Gomez apparently hates Simmons, because when he was called out on a play at 2nd, from Simba’s tag, he had many, many testy words for our studly shortstop. Now, we can even dig a little deeper and remember that Simba actually found himself on the wrong end of a lowered shoulder from Carlos Gomez earlier in the season.

This is all convoluted and i’m probably recounting it like a breathlessly excited high schooler, but the basic gist seems to be Gomez is a bully, initiates contact with Simmons at various points, then gets mad as hell at Simba. It’s sort of like walking up to someone on the street, punching them in the face and then yelling “You hurt my hand, bro! WTF?!?! Now you’re gonna get it!”.


So Andrelton Simmons gets thrown at, benches are warned, Scioscia is LIVID, talking mad ish to the Rangers for the rest of the game, including yelling his lungs out at the 3rd base coach Spike Owen. The man was ALIVE, I tell you! He was seeing red, but he was ALIVE! Eventually, Brett Oberholtzer beaned Elvis Andrus and got immediately tossed, and because benches had been warned, Sosh got tossed, too.

Drama abounds, my friends. All because of a slide, not to mention their history. But again, keep this in mind that Carlos Gomez started all of this crap and seems to get indignant when called out on his bully behavior.

But hey! This game was entertaining! Drama!!!!! Oh, and they also played baseball. Angels lost 5-4, all of those runs coming off of newbie Halos hurler Daniel Wright. He went 4.2 innings, gave up nine hits, leading to those five runs. Not much to say about the Angels side; Yunel Escobar had a nice 3-5 game...ummmm...yeah.


A heated game against the Rangers in September. Now if only the Angels were still in the damn thing, and not dwelling in the cellar of the AL West. Still...this one got the blood pumping, most importantly the blood of Mike Scioscia. Gotta say, I loved seeing the big man looking like he was going to go all Tony Soprano on the Rangers’ dugout.

Tonight, they turn the page. But they’ll turn it angrily.

MORE BUTTHURT

 

[Bmurph]

Halos Heaven ‏@halosheaven 1h1 hour ago
First pitch to Pujols was called a strike and it was a total joke. Jeez.

Its been shitty umpiring all the way around

 

[Bmurph]

Missed the early part of this one but got in about the 2nd inning. My 6 yr old son had his first fall LL game tonight, and got his first hit off of live pitching. Roped a line drive off the glove of the 3rd baseman and it went for a double. Proud moment for an old Dad.

AJ it appears couldn't throw strikes. Glad NMart was able to come in and bail us out. Good to see another W and the Magic # at 2 for now.

 

[PhantomWarrior]

Kudos to Nick Martinez for getting the ship righted.

Had not seen him pitch in some time. Two innings should have been all we should have expected. Good to see a Fordham Ram have a good night. Nice SS snag on the mound.