Series Thread: Rangers travel to Yankee Stadium to play the Jeter-less Yankees

[romeo212000]

Same here. We needed it but enough is enough

Last time I cursed the rain we had a 5 year drought.

 

[romeo212000]

Thats where I would play him in all his rehab games. Get him lots of chances there and see how he does at 2B when he is back from injury. Should be serviceable on defense and will bring a lot more with the bat than Field and Rosales

Agreed X1,000

 

[Bmurph]

Same here. We needed it but enough is enough

Sat on the back porch with the dogs this morning for 2 hours. Took them back and forth in the pouring rain to use the restroom, thought about building an Ark

 

[Bmurph]

Anibal Sanchez is stinking it up this year, Astros already up 3-0 on Detroit

 

[DT LUNA]

Anibal Sanchez is stinking it up this year, Astros already up 3-0 on Detroit

Something is not right in Houston.

 

[Bmurph]

Something is not right in Houston.

Yeah, they're actually pretty good, and that could pose a problem. They have a young club and their young starting pitching looks like theyve learned to pitch at the ML level. They added a couple bats in the offseason and upgraded their BP. I still think they come back to earth some this season but they will be good for several years with their prospects coming as well

 

[romeo212000]

Yeah, they're actually pretty good, and that could pose a problem. They have a young club and their young starting pitching looks like theyve learned to pitch at the ML level. They added a couple bats in the offseason and upgraded their BP. I still think they come back to earth some this season but they will be good for several years with their prospects coming as well

The Astros time is coming but it's not this year.

 

[donaldson79]

First week to 10 days was pretty rough, may have had something to do with the shitty April. Gotta play all the ones on the schedule though, just pitch and hit the ball better than the other team and hope that is enough

Understood.

And if you do both of those things, then any team should win most of the time, wouldn't ya think? haha

 

[donaldson79]

Last time I cursed the rain we had a 5 year drought.

So you're the one.

I heard a few days ago, if it didn't rain another drop in the DFW area for the rest of the year, we'd have the 7th wettest year on record. And it's rained quite hard, twice since then.

 

[DT LUNA]

So you're the one.

I heard a few days ago, if it didn't rain another drop in the DFW area for the rest of the year, we'd have the 7th wettest year on record. And it's rained quite hard, twice since then.

Hay will be cheap and much will be made

 

[donaldson79]

Hay will be cheap and much will be made

Yeah, and we're gonna have mosquito's the size of toasters too.

 

[Bmurph]

Yeah, and we're gonna have mosquito's the size of toasters too.

Watch your mouth Don

If thats the case maybe they will declare a no-limit hunting season on them

 

[Bmurph]

Understood.

And if you do both of those things, then any team should win most of the time, wouldn't ya think? haha

Babip, umpires like Kulpa's sorry ass the other night, and just plain bad luck factor in some games. Its not often, but a team can hit and pitch better and lose a few from time to time, IMO

 

[donaldson79]

Babip, umpires like Kulpa's sorry ass the other night, and just plain bad luck factor in some games. Its not often, but a team can hit and pitch better and lose a few from time to time, IMO

I'll take better pitching/hitting and let the other team have all the poor umpiring, luck/fate/bad bounces, etc. and we'll see ya in the playoffs, if not WS IMO.

I contacted MLB last year about the state of umpiring in our beloved game and was told flatly, "you'll have to take that up with the Umpires. They have their own union and representatives and we only - negotiate - with them."

Ain't that a note? And guys like Joe West and Kulpa should've been terminated long before now.

 

[romeo212000]

Babip, umpires like Kulpa's sorry ass the other night, and just plain bad luck factor in some games. Its not often, but a team can hit and pitch better and lose a few from time to time, IMO

That's the beauty of a 162 game season though. Hopefully this team is feeling less snake bit. I can certainly how they might feel that way after last season and with the start they got in April. My concern is, if the offense really does have the chops to make this team a WC contender, I don't believe we have the pitching. Especially in the bullpen. The only way I see us remedying this is if we get Harry/Perez back and one or both of them are producing quality starts around the deadline, we can move Gallardo/Wandy for prospects and bullpen help.

 

[romeo212000]

I'll take better pitching/hitting and let the other team have all the poor umpiring, luck/fate/bad bounces, etc. and we'll see ya in the playoffs, if not WS IMO.

I contacted MLB last year about the state of umpiring in our beloved game and was told flatly, "you'll have to take that up with the Umpires. They have their own union and representatives and we only - negotiate - with them."

Ain't that a note? And guys like Joe West and Kulpa should've been terminated long before now.

Add Angel Hernandez to that list as well. Just another example of unions being good for nothing except promoting mediocrity.

 

[donaldson79]

Add Angel Hernandez to that list as well. Just another example of unions being good for nothing except promoting mediocrity.

Actually, if I had to rank these guys on the "Worthless Scale" it'd be (1) West (2) Hernandez (3) Kulpa. Until someone else brings up another worthy candidate I've forgotten.

 

[romeo212000]

Actually, if I had to rank these guys on the "Worthless Scale" it'd be (1) West (2) Hernandez (3) Kulpa. Until someone else brings up another worthy candidate I've forgotten.

Buknor needs to retire too, but that's just because he's past his prime. He was actually a great umpire in his day and doesn't let his ego get in the way.

I know Tiger fans will me for saying this, but Jim Joyce is one of the best umpires in the game. Wish there were more like him out there.

 

[DT LUNA]

Started to say it would be easier to name the good ones

 

[jta4437]

Actually, if I had to rank these guys on the "Worthless Scale" it'd be (1) West (2) Hernandez (3) Kulpa. Until someone else brings up another worthy candidate I've forgotten.

I lost a lot of respect for Marvin Hudson after the Bryce Harper thing the other day, not sure about his actual umpiring, but that was pretty terrible behavior from an umpire