Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Oakland for Three Games August 7-9

[armadillooutlaw]

They may suck but they’re making Dunning look bad

Funny enough, he technically ended up having a quality start, even if it didn't look like it.

 

[saddles]

A quality start for Dunning. It might been a better start if not for Grossman.

 

[DT LUNA]

Ski should have started

 

[saddles]

 

[WilltheThrill]

Shocking. They put Jankowski in and he promptly gets on base. If there were only something Bochy could have used to see that coming.

 

[saddles]

 

[scotsman1948]

Shocking. They put Jankowski in and he promptly gets on base. If there were only something Bochy could have used to see that coming.

Lefty-righty thinking. Waldechuk is a lefty pitcher Grossman hits right Jankowski hits left

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Here's hoping the bullpen can hold

 

[saddles]

 

[WilltheThrill]

Lefty-righty thinking. Waldechuk is a lefty pitcher Grossman hits right Jankowski hits left

I know the “why”, but it’s sad that Bochy uses such dinosaur thinking.

Jankowski hits .261 vs. LHP while Grossman hits .281. But when you layer in OBP plus fielding plus baserunning, Jankowski is the far better choice even vs. LHP.

 

[saddles]

I know the “why”, but it’s sad that Bochy uses such dinosaur thinking.

Jankowski hits .261 vs. LHP while Grossman hits .281. But when you layer in OBP plus fielding plus baserunning, Jankowski is the far better choice even vs. LHP.

And like Jamey Newberg indicated, the lefty-righty thing is not always important to Bochy.

 

[DT LUNA]

small ball has it's place

 

[saddles]

 

[armadillooutlaw]

I know the “why”, but it’s sad that Bochy uses such dinosaur thinking.

Jankowski hits .261 vs. LHP while Grossman hits .281. But when you layer in OBP plus fielding plus baserunning, Jankowski is the far better choice even vs. LHP.

Jank brings in a run via fielder's choice.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

5-3 off of a sac fly. We'll take it.

 

[saddles]

 

[fanman8825]

5-3 off of a sac fly. We'll take it.

Let’s go and close this game out and get our lead to 3 over Houston

 

[armadillooutlaw]

I hope that come playoff time, Chapman is the main closer. In crunch time, he can shut down batters better than anyone on the team.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

I hope that come playoff time, Chapman is the main closer. In crunch time, he can shut down batters better than anyone on the team.

I really like Smith, too. But he should be Robin to Chapman's Batman.

 

[fanman8825]

I really like Smith, too. But he should be Robin to Chapman's Batman.

I am with you on that.