Rangers vs. O's

[romeo212000]

Knew Josh was not going to get another good pitch to put in the upper deck.

Getting josh out with a full count is easy. Just throw him junk down and in and he'll get himself out.

 

[fanman8825]

Getting josh out with a full count is easy. Just throw him junk down and in and he'll get himself out.

What a let down. I thought we had a 6-5 lead

 

[romeo212000]

This home plate ump is kind of sucking.

 

[jta4437]

" If a reliever comes into a game to protect a lead, gets at least one out and leaves without giving up that lead, he gets a hold."

Rules, Regulations and Statistics | MLB.com: Official info

I've had relievers come into games and "protected" large leads (ex: 8-2, 9-3, etc...) and not gotten credit for a hold, thats why I was curious if it had to be a 3 run game or less

 

[elziegreat42]

that would be nice to still have strop in this bullpen

 

[Windingmywatch]

Getting josh out with a full count is easy. Just throw him junk down and in and he'll get himself out.

I think unless it's left hanging up in the zone ... just about any breaking ball or off speed pitch especially low our outside is kryptonite for Josh.

 

[romeo212000]

that would be nice to still have strop in this bullpen

I knew he was going to be good. We needed Gonzalez last year though.

 

[elziegreat42]

it does seem like hamilton is creeping back to bad josh with his at bats in this series. i could be wrong

 

[elziegreat42]

You called me an asshole, I made no such attack, I would call that a personal remark, and that would make you one of "those people" who makes forums bad

And I've paid enough attention to your posts to know that you've been almost nothing but negative in the last month or so

I am straight forward with my posts and I offer evidence when I can, if I can't I try and make educated summations.

If you find that antagonistic, then so be it, sounds like a personal problem, I don't know of many people who have a problem with my posting style

like i said, i felt antagonized, and i retaliated (which i apologize for doing so, and calling you an a-hole) but i dont initiate it. i shouldnt have retaliated, but instigating by an unfounded generalization lead to it. sure i have a lot of negative posts, this an area where i can vent. my wife doesnt care about baseball, so shes out of the conversation. but i do also praise here as well. anyways, i apologize for my part in this nonsense

 

[jta4437]

so you do know what that means! it's not hypocritical but i shouldnt have retaliated. like i said, i felt antagonized, and i retaliated (which i apologize for doing so, and calling you an a-hole) but i dont initiate it. i shouldnt have retaliated, but instigating by an unfounded generalization lead to it. anyways, i apologize for my part in this

Posts by Elzie about Soto Since the last game against the Yankees, games he's gone 2-4 (RBI), 0-3, 3-5 (RBI), 1-3 (RBI), 1-3 (1 HR, 2 RBIs)

yeah he does, i have not been impressed at all with him

im starting to hate soto's offense, he just gives terrible at bat after terrible at bat

soto didnt have much of chance on the steal of second, but his throw was way offline and inaccurate

soto=garbage

im starting to hate soto, no wonder he was so cheap. just another scrub catcher to replace another scrub catcher

thank you soto for that first inning gift to the O's! even though he had no chance to throw out mclouth he made a terrible decision by even throwing the ball. since he's got here, his arm seems very...

Please find me something positive in there, and tell me where my generalization is "unfounded"

 

[Windingmywatch]

Guys ... suggest you debate baseball. Most here have good POVs and are interesting to read your posts ... so we can do without the noise. Thanks.

 

[jta4437]

And don't even get me started about ALL the negative posts in there about everyone else

 

[jta4437]

Guys ... suggest you debate baseball. Most here have good POVs and are interesting to read your posts ... so we can do without the noise. Thanks.

Sorry had to prove my statement was not "unfounded"

 

[Windingmywatch]

Posts by Elzie about Soto Since the last game against the Yankees, games he's gone 2-4 (RBI), 0-3, 3-5 (RBI), 1-3 (RBI), 1-3 (1 HR, 2 RBIs)



Please find me something positive in there, and tell me where my generalization is "unfounded"

(Although I can see your point ... just think it's wasted).

 

[jta4437]

(Although I can see your point ... just think it's wasted).

You know me, I don't mind putting in the legwork to prove a point

And I've exposed him for what he is, and now he can't say things like "unfounded generalizations"

 

[elziegreat42]

Posts by Elzie about Soto Since the last game against the Yankees, games he's gone 2-4 (RBI), 0-3, 3-5 (RBI), 1-3 (RBI), 1-3 (1 HR, 2 RBIs)



Please find me something positive in there, and tell me where my generalization is "unfounded"

congrats, you went back to the yankees series!!!!! so yes, the generalization is still unfounded when you pick out a few posts that dates all the way back to last week!!! yes, im being sarcastic because you cherry pick what you want over one week, last week, since april. im sorry if soto hasnt been to impressive at all to me aside from the last 3 games. in which 2 of those games the rangers won by 4 and 9 runs. his hits dont really stand out in games like that. anyways, i tried apologizing for my part, so whatever.

 

[elziegreat42]

You know me, I don't mind putting in the legwork to prove a point

And I've exposed him for what he is, and now he can't say things like "unfounded generalizations"

your going to need to do legwork to april. not last week to prove that im "always" negative. this would only be a generalization of soto. not of negativity towards everything all season, HUGE difference there pal.

 

[jta4437]

congrats, you went back to the yankees series!!!!! so yes, the generalization is still unfounded when you pick out a few posts that dates all the way back to last week!!! yes, im being sarcastic because you cherry pick what you want over one week, last week, since april. im sorry if soto hasnt been to impressive at all to me aside from the last 3 games. in which 2 of those games the rangers won by 4 and 9 runs. his hits dont really stand out in games like that. anyways, i tried apologizing for my part, so whatever.

The original assertion was that you can't ever say anything positive about Soto, and only focus on the negative, and even in a small sample size can't bring yourself to say ONE congratulatory thing about Soto in a mini-hot streak, but still can manage plenty of negative things to say

I didn't cherry-pick, I went over a period of time where Soto did some positive things, and still nothing

 

[jta4437]

your going to need to do legwork to april. not last week to prove that im "always" negative.

Don't need to go back to April for a guy thats only been here since the end of July, the original assertion was in regards to Soto

 

[Windingmywatch]

The original assertion was that you can't ever say anything positive about Soto, and only focus on the negative, and even in a small sample size can't bring yourself to say ONE congratulatory thing about Soto in a mini-hot streak, but still can manage plenty of negative things to say

I didn't cherry-pick, I went over a period of time where Soto did some positive things, and still nothing

I for one am quite pleased with what Soto has given TEX since coming over. He is an upgrade over the guy he replaced.