Series Thread: The annual Silver Boot series kicks off tonight - Rangers in Houston May 1-4

[True Rangers Fan]

Maybe I can bring some of my thread-starting mojo back.

 

[romeo212000]

I hope so, because I'm taking @saddles series thread making privileges away for this series. He got no mojo.

 

[DT LUNA]

I hope so, because I'm taking @saddles series thread making privileges away for this series. He got no mojo.

Good idea. Ya can't take the boy anywhere.

 

[saddles]

I hope so, because I'm taking @saddles series thread making privileges away for this series. He got no mojo.

At least I've got some game attendance mojo. lol

Also, I believe a Ranger has hit for the cycle in 2 of the last 7 games I have been to.

I guess it didn't carry over to my thread making.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

At least I've got some game attendance mojo. lol

Also, I believe a Ranger has hit for the cycle in 2 of the last 7 games I have been to.

I guess it didn't carry over to my thread making.

We appreciate you volunteering to go to more games.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

 

[True Rangers Fan]

 

[Nightcrawler]

We need at least a split. No Keuchel this time around.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

What a novel idea JD.

 

[saddles]

Identity: One of the most overused and overrated word in sports in my opinion.

 

[saddles]

1. Multiple choice: The 11-14 April turned in by the Texas Rangers was:


A) What they deserved,


B) Not as bad as it looks,


C) Worse than it looks?


The answer is not C, no matter your current level of cynicism.


A case can be made for B, with Sam Dyson’s woes leading to four losses.


But A seems like the appropriate answer based on the way the offense sputtered, the generosity of the pitching staff, and the sloppiness on defense.


The Rangers didn’t play well enough to win consistently enough, and the bullpen was part of that...

There are signs that things are going to improve. Delino DeShields has sparked the offense lately; Joey Gallo has been a very pleasant surprise; Shin-Soo Choo, Rougned Odor and Carlos Gomez are heating up.

Adrian Beltre should return at some point in May.

Yu Darvish and Cole Hamels have been good with room to improve, and the rotation has been the team’s best unit this season. The bullpen has been better — no, really — the past 10 games or so.

There are also signs that things could get worse. The Rangers have a road-heavy May schedule, and the sheer volume of walks could really start to catch up to the pitchers.

After one month, though, they deserved everything they got.

 

[saddles]

I guess Baltimore is taking the approach that Faulkner needs to prove himself all the way up again.

 

[saddles]

Scheppers gave up back to back to back home runs yesterday. It is not going well at all for the young man.

 

[saddles]

 

[Duane1952]

Guzman has been tearing it up.

 

[DT LUNA]

Guzman has been tearing it up.

In the wrong place

 

[Kelleyman]

1. Multiple choice: The 11-14 April turned in by the Texas Rangers was:


A) What they deserved,


B) Not as bad as it looks,


C) Worse than it looks?


The answer is not C, no matter your current level of cynicism.


A case can be made for B, with Sam Dyson’s woes leading to four losses.


But A seems like the appropriate answer based on the way the offense sputtered, the generosity of the pitching staff, and the sloppiness on defense.


The Rangers didn’t play well enough to win consistently enough, and the bullpen was part of that...

There are signs that things are going to improve. Delino DeShields has sparked the offense lately; Joey Gallo has been a very pleasant surprise; Shin-Soo Choo, Rougned Odor and Carlos Gomez are heating up.

Adrian Beltre should return at some point in May.

Yu Darvish and Cole Hamels have been good with room to improve, and the rotation has been the team’s best unit this season. The bullpen has been better — no, really — the past 10 games or so.

There are also signs that things could get worse. The Rangers have a road-heavy May schedule, and the sheer volume of walks could really start to catch up to the pitchers.

After one month, though, they deserved everything they got.

Is there a B+? They lost games they had no business losing esp with close issues. But all those walks and Tootblans make them less than deserving

 

[RevSader]

Hoying just screams AAAA player, but that's probably because he will never get enough PAs on the ML club to matter.

 

[romeo212000]

Guzman has been tearing it up.

I still have high hopes for him.