Series Thread: Surging Rangers hosting the Chicago White Sox

[jta4437]

If he only hit 21 HRs he would have had to do a lot of other things for me. Very good defense, a lot of doubles, and a very high average.

And he was projected to do all those things... you really are going to split hairs on 4-5 HRs?? We're not talking a huge difference here, and who's to say if he wasn't a better hitter and made better contact that some of those don't become HRs, again the his issue was his batting average not his power numbers

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Lineup is: DDJ - Choo - Fielder - Moreland - Andrus - Gallo - Chirinos - Martin - Alberto

 

[RevSader]

Lineup is: DDJ - Choo - Fielder - Moreland - Andrus - Gallo - Chirinos - Martin - Alberto

5.....

 

[RevSader]

Josh already out with a sore lower half. Oh well he's being paid nothing.

 

[Bmurph]

CWS

8:05 PM ET
Wind 7 MPH In

TEX
Chicago White Sox
@ Texas Rangers

D. DeShields Jr. (R)
RF
Shin-Soo Choo (L)
DH
Prince Fielder (L)
1B
Mitch Moreland (L)
SS
Elvis Andrus (R)
3B
Joey Gallo (L)
C
R. Chirinos (R)
CF
Leonys Martin (L)
2B
Hanser Alberto (R)
CWS: Jeff Samardzija (R) (4-2, 3.84)
TEX: Colby Lewis (R) (4-3, 4.70)
Line: CWS -102
O/U: 8.5 Runs

 

[Bmurph]

Smoak is batting cleanup for the Jays today

 

[romeo212000]

Josh already out with a sore lower half. Oh well he's being paid nothing.

He's still got to get up to speed with the every day grind. Probably just soreness he would experience in ST.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

It's shit or get off the pot time for Big Mitch. And I'm a huge Moreland fan.

 

[RevSader]

It's shit or get off the pot time for Big Mitch. And I'm a huge Moreland fan.

Pretty sure he's been taking a nice healthy dump this year then.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Pretty sure he's been taking a nice healthy dump this year then.

Next few weeks will be telling. The lineup depends on him more now, even before Hambone needed to sit for a day or two.

 

[DT LUNA]

CWS

8:05 PM ET
Wind 7 MPH In

TEX
Chicago White Sox
@ Texas Rangers

D. DeShields Jr. (R)
RF
Shin-Soo Choo (L)
DH
Prince Fielder (L)
1B
Mitch Moreland (L)
SS
Elvis Andrus (R)
3B
Joey Gallo (L)
C
R. Chirinos (R)
CF
Leonys Martin (L)
2B
Hanser Alberto (R)
CWS: Jeff Samardzija (R) (4-2, 3.84)
TEX: Colby Lewis (R) (4-3, 4.70)
Line: CWS -102
O/U: 8.5 Runs

Colby please be on tonight

 

[saddles]

And he was projected to do all those things... you really are going to split hairs on 4-5 HRs?? We're not talking a huge difference here, and who's to say if he wasn't a better hitter and made better contact that some of those don't become HRs, again the his issue was his batting average not his power numbers

All I said originally is that I didn't care for him as a prospect. Looking back I still don't.

 

[Bmurph]

Rangers OF Josh Hamilton out Tuesday with tight hamstring


Says tight hamstring

 

[romeo212000]

Rangers OF Josh Hamilton out Tuesday with tight hamstring


Says tight hamstring

Better to rest it when it's tight than force the issue. Like I said, probably something he'd normally experience in ST.

 

[jta4437]

All I said originally is that I didn't care for him as a prospect. Looking back I still don't.

You were still splitting hairs about the HRs simply b/c of that fact, but there were reasons to like him as a prospect whether you did or not, IF he had hit, which he didn't, end of story

Moving on

 

[saddles]

You were still splitting hairs about the HRs simply b/c of that fact, but there were reasons to like him as a prospect whether you did or not, IF he had hit, which he didn't, end of story

Moving on

Hey, I like my first basemen to hit for power. Maybe that's odd to some, but that is what I like.

 

[jta4437]

Hey, I like my first basemen to hit for power. Maybe that's odd to some, but that is what I like.

 

[scotsman1948]

I pray this calling for Gallo is far more sustainable than poor David's was.

That was sad to the point of almost being cruel. Wasn't meant to be, but as far as I'm concerned, he's the poster boy on how not to cultivate your draft picks.

agree. that was a disaster

 

[RevSader]

So I hear Smo is back and Claudio has been optioned to RR for make room for Gallo.

 

[Windingmywatch]

I just dont want another Smoak mishap. And before you say "you cant compare the two". Smoak had a better approach and more maturity as a hitter.

Smoak was a hyperinflated figment of the scouts imagination.