Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Minnesota for 4 Games August 24-27

[WilltheThrill]

When you can’t score on Dallas you suck….

It’s bad. It really is.

 

[Duane1952]

Good job by Sborz.

 

[saddles]

From mlbtraderumors.com

Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, who has been on the injured list for over a month thanks to a forearm strain, has recently been expected to rejoin the Texas rotation during their upcoming series against the Mets, which begins tomorrow. As noted by Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, however, that won’t come to fruition after Eovaldi felt some discomfort in his side during a bullpen session on Thursday. The new plan is for Eovaldi to partake in another bullpen session on Tuesday before the club determines whether he’ll need a rehab assignment or can directly return to the club’s pitching staff.

From Evan Grant:

“There’s little tightness, that’s all,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “So we are just backing off a little bit so this doesn’t get worse. We don’t want to have a setback.”

Rosters can be expanded by three players on Sept. 1.

 

[DT LUNA]

Can't even bunt

 

[WilltheThrill]

Ski should have bunt'd

This is again another troubling example of Bochy just not thinking things through. 1st and 2nd, no outs in extras, an average hitter up… why wouldn’t you bunt there?!?! It would give you 2nd and 3rd and open up so many options. Sac fly- run. Hit- two runs. Ground ball- likely run.

Garcia’s double play grounder would have been a run-scoring ground out.

 

[DT LUNA]

This is again another troubling example of Bochy just not thinking things through. 1st and 2nd, no outs in extras, an average hitter up… why wouldn’t you bunt there?!?! It would give you 2nd and 3rd and open up so many options. Sac fly- run. Hit- two runs. Ground ball- likely run.

Garcia’s double play grounder would have been a run-scoring ground out.

You're are absolutely correct.

 

[Bmurph]

When you wait until you already have a strike and then you make a terrible bunt attempt not once but twice you’re pathetic

 

[scotsman1948]

KDuran

 

[Bmurph]

This is again another troubling example of Bochy just not thinking things through. 1st and 2nd, no outs in extras, an average hitter up… why wouldn’t you bunt there?!?! It would give you 2nd and 3rd and open up so many options. Sac fly- run. Hit- two runs. Ground ball- likely run.

Garcia’s double play grounder would have been a run-scoring ground out.

Not impressed with him at all

 

[fanman8825]

When you wait until you already have a strike and then you make a terrible bunt attempt not once but twice you’re pathetic

Exactly Low IQ baseball

 

[Bmurph]

This ump has screwed several guys now…Garver, Duran twice and now Taveras

 

[scotsman1948]

2 innings with a ghost runner on 2nd and this damn team can’t even get them to 3rd

 

[WilltheThrill]

Not impressed with him at all

I was earlier in the season… not so much from a strategic perspective, but rather he seemed to have the team playing as one and finding ways to win.

But over the last month or so, he has made numerous ridiculous gaffes that honestly have me questioning his acuity. It’s very basic stuff he’s botching.

 

[fanman8825]

Great play Lowe

 

[Bmurph]

This club needs a couple middle of the order bats

and Gallo is an idiot

 

[Duane1952]

This club needs a couple middle of the order bats

and Gallo is an idiot

Still

 

[Kelleyman]

DT did you see what Gallo did?
Oh my heavens

 

[WilltheThrill]

Wow. Gallo is such a nice guy, so I hate to see what’s become of him. Glad he just did that, though. Boneheaded to the extreme.

 

[Bmurph]

I was earlier in the season… not so much from a strategic perspective, but rather he seemed to have the team playing as one and finding ways to win.

But over the last month or so, he has made numerous ridiculous gaffes that honestly have me questioning his acuity. It’s very basic stuff he’s botching.

Very simplistic….my 13 year old may challenge him for a better acumen

 

[Duane1952]

This club needs a couple middle of the order bats

and Gallo is an idiot

Can’t believe he was that far off a foul ball. But thanks Joey.