Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Seattle For Four Games September 12-15

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[armadillooutlaw]

Bet Max lasts 3 innings, gives up 5 runs off 7 hits, walks 2 and strikes out 4.

 

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From Scott Lucas:

Your @RRExpress 2024 MVP is Blaine Crim. Well deserved.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Scherzer needs to give up some more hits so he can get pulled quicker.
Would like to see Leiter get 4+ innings tonight since it seems they are not going to keep him in the starting rotation.

 

[saddles]

I wouldn't mind Marc Churxh getting a promotion and get in 3 or 4 games for is.

 

[fanman8825]

Well Robertson is human. I was a little surprised by the 8 blown saves but look what he did to the top of Dodgers lineup 2 nights in a row on the road. Not many could do that. Plus he’s a good guy to have in the playoffs with his experience. There’s a mutual option out there if he wants to stay with the club next year and CY agrees to it. Robertson doesn’t have an agent and likes CY. I don’t know what will happen though.

Good take. Yeah 8 is high but perhaps he could come back and not pitch as much in the 8th trying to hold games.
He probably will be affordable plus I don't see Yates coming back since he has pitched his way into nice hefty raise.
By the way are you from Washington DC?
I was born in DC and grew up watching the Senators at RFK before they moved to Arlington.
Just curious I live in Pittsburgh now

 

[saddles]

Walcott was 2 for 6 tonight and hit a HR.

 

[Senator_fan]

Good take. Yeah 8 is high but perhaps he could come back and not pitch as much in the 8th trying to hold games.
He probably will be affordable plus I don't see Yates coming back since he has pitched his way into nice hefty raise.
By the way are you from Washington DC?
I was born in DC and grew up watching the Senators at RFK before they moved to Arlington.
Just curious I live in Pittsburgh now

I was born in LA and wanted to follow a team other than the locals. I followed the White Sox in ‘67 then the Senators in ‘68 and stuck with them ever since. It’s a strange story.

I heard a Boston announcer say that CY said, “if i knew Yates was going to pitch like this we would have paid him more”.

That’s seems like an odd thing to say if you wanted to resign the guy.

 

[saddles]

Unless he falls apart, they should let Leiter go all the way through the 9th.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Unless he falls apart, they should let Leiter go all the way through the 9th.

I like what he has done so far.

 

[saddles]

Unless he falls apart, they should let Leiter go all the way through the 9th.

Bochy stretches him too far in his first game back, yet in this one he shuts him down an inning too early.

 

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From Jamey Newberg:

Progress for Leiter. Still looks like he’s in too much of a hurry at times, like the heartbeat is fast. And he could stand to locate his misses better so they’re competitive enough to get chase. But progress tonight.

From Evan Grant when responding to a questionabout if Leiter showed progress:

I think. His 2 ABs against Julio alone are encouraging enough. You figure if he's going to stick in the majors, he's gonna be facing Julio for a long time. Off to a good start.


From Jeff Wilson:


Good stuff from Jack Leiter in the eighth. Highest leverage spot he has faced so far, and he got out of it.

 

[fanman8825]

I was born in LA and wanted to follow a team other than the locals. I followed the White Sox in ‘67 then the Senators in ‘68 and stuck with them ever since. It’s a strange story.

I heard a Boston announcer say that CY said, “if i knew Yates was going to pitch like this we would have paid him more”.

That’s seems like an odd thing to say if you wanted to resign the guy.

I didn't think Yates was going to pitch this well. In 18 and 19 he had stellar years with the Padres but didn't see this coming. I am with you on the CY comment.
Another blown lead twice tonight. Not going to miss Leclerc after seasons end.

 

[Duane1952]

Why is Garcia playing at this point. He has sucked this season. He’s hitting.216 this season. He’s 1 for 11 with 5 strikeouts in this series so far. He should be riding the bench the rest of the season.

 

[saddles]

Abimelec Ortiz has hit 2 HRs in back to back games. His 2 tonight were part of a 5 for 6 night.

 

[saddles]

Jamey Newberg mentioned how Langford managed to draw a six-ball walk.

 

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With each outing, I am feeling better about Leiter being in the rotation next year.

 

[Kelleyman]

I have not been impressed with Chaffin. Hope he’s not back.

They really need LH relief help. He has gone downhill in a hurry

 

[Kelleyman]

I'm happy to see this. Overall he has done a pretty good job as GM. Between being able to land big fish (Seager, Semien, Eovaldi, Yates, Robertson), and overseeing the drafting of Leiter and Rocker, he has been much better than JD in many respects.
He does have areas he needs to improve (prioritizing the bullpen mainly), but we don't win a WS without him.
JD never valued starting pitching like CY has shown to (even if he has maybe gone overboard on SPs, lol).
That said, even the signings of Yates and Robertson last year showed growth as far as recognizing the importance of the pen.

I think JD had restraints on the current team but many players has his handprint
I have no doubt CYhad more clout with pitchers like Leiter. Do think the old beloved sweat box discourage pitching tho
Have to be in shape even as a fan to watch games there come summer.

No doubt that CY is thought well by MLB league. JD had some shrewd trades with the Rays
Don’t think CY has hit his stride tradewise.

But I have no argument with a ring. Yay

 

[Kelleyman]

Sometimes it pays to be lucky like when the Mets didn't keep Rocker and when the Tigers drafted Max Clark instead of Langford.

Rangers were 100% due for some good luck

To me the biggest plus may be what is already in play—

The development of young pitching

Not sure who we can give the lions share of the credit

But it is on CYs watch so kudos there