Texas Rangers vs. LA Angels 8/5-8/7

[bradw516]

Love it love it love it, speed and more speed.

 

[Sexy]

Lol Frieri ^.^

 

[Duane1952]

It keeps getting better.

 

[Bmurph]

Keep running boys keep running

 

[jta4437]

Darvish is in line to get the win right? since we scored in the top of the 8th?

 

[Jbear]

thanks as usual fireball. You are better than Hambone for Rangers

 

[dammittman]

Where has this offense been today?

 

[terpsfball09]

This is the team we gotta be without nelly

 

[Bmurph]

A 3 run HR would just be icing huh

 

[bradw516]

Darvish is in line to get the win right? since we scored in the top of the 8th?

Yeah, I believe so

 

[dammittman]

Beltre HR. Just feels like it.

 

[Duane1952]

Darvish is in line to get the win right? since we scored in the top of the 8th?

He should get the win.

 

[RevSader]

Why no double steal?

 

[bradw516]

Pizza time!

 

[Bmurph]

Oh well AJ is up inning over

 

[Windingmywatch]

And thats how you score runs without hitting HRs

JT you made the point earlier today about not relying on HRs to score. Been thinking about what happens different and I think what happens when you depend on the long ball it is a passive approach. The team cycles through the ABs and everyone takes a one at a time approach to win it on one swing. When you have to score runs as TEX did just there ... it is an active aggressive approach involving multiple players making simultaneous moves like a chess board.

Play like this is more sustainable as it doesn't depend on long ball timing by one or two batters. We may be seeing a lot of play like this the rest of the way. The thing is ... if you are stressing the opposition to respond pitchers rush and leave the ball up and creates the greater potential for a mistake pitch ... and a long ball result.

All this started with Gentry's walk.

 

[Jbear]

Fireball torched again

 

[Windingmywatch]

Fireball torched again

He's got to dread coming in to games against TEX.

 

[bradw516]

Is there ever a point to feel sorry for Frieri?





Nah.

 

[dammittman]

Its officially a route now.