Series Thread: Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros in the 2023 ALCS October 15-23

[scotsman1948]

Carter should play regardless of who’s pitching. He didn’t sit Garver against Verlander, who he has been abysmal against him throughout his career.

there’s hardly anyone on the Rangers that hasn’t been abysmal against Verlander

 

[saddles]

Probably 80 pitches then.

 

[Duane1952]

there’s hardly anyone on the Rangers that hasn’t been abysmal against Verlander

Garver never has had a hit against him. Yet, he stays in the lineup.

 

[scotsman1948]

Garver never has had a hit against him. Yet, he stays in the lineup.

Very few have more than a couple so who do you put in? Carter in LF and then who DH’s?

 

[Kelleyman]

Per Bowden Bochy is batting Evan Carter 3rd tomorrow

 

[scotsman1948]

Per Bowden Bochy is batting Evan Carter 3rd tomorrow

Good where he belongs against Javier.

 

[saddles]

Per Bowden Bochy is batting Evan Carter 3rd tomorrow

I hope he bats third next year.

 

[scotsman1948]

I hope he bats third next year.

I like Langford batting 3rd and Carter 5th with Garcia between them

 

[Nightcrawler]

I like Langford batting 3rd

Is Langford better than Carter?

 

[scotsman1948]

Is Langford better than Carter?

From what I’ve seen I like Langford, Garcia and Carter 3, 4 & 5

 

[scotsman1948]

From what I’ve seen I like Langford, Garcia and Carter 3, 4 & 5

 

[saddles]

Is Langford better than Carter?

I think he will be, but Carter may wind up being better than what everyone thought, so that's hard to say. He will have more power and less speed than Carter.

 

[saddles]

I would expect Langford gets placed low in the lineup to begin with, like Carter did. Eventually, he probably will be a great cleanup hitter.

 

[Duane1952]

Very few have more than a couple so who do you put in? Carter in LF and then who DH’s?

Actually I would put Jankowski there. 105.3 the fan was saying that he had some success against Verlander inn the past.

 

[scotsman1948]

Actually I would put Jankowski there. 105.3 the fan was saying that he had some success against Verlander inn the past.

0 for 3 recently

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I really don't know what to expect from Scherzer tomorrow.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

I really don't know what to expect from Scherzer tomorrow.

Hopefully a short, effective outing.
Maybe 4-5 innings only allowing 1-2 runs.
I'm expecting our offense to feast off of Javier.

 

[scotsman1948]

I really don't know what to expect from Scherzer tomorrow.

All we can do is hope

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Meanwhile, Phillies are not fucking around.

 

[saddles]

From MLBTR:

Fortunately, it appears that deGrom’s rehab process is going rather well. A typical timeline for a pitcher in deGrom’s situation would be somewhere between 14 and 18 months before returning to a big league mound but deGrom expressed optimism that he could return to the Rangers at the earlier end of that window, with August 2024 as a stated goal. Of course, there’s a long road ahead to reach that point, though Sherman notes that deGrom has regained full range of motion at this point and will be able to return to throwing shortly after the new year, with a mound in sight come Spring Training.