Time To Right The Ship Against the Mariners

[WastinSomeTime]

We are the best team in all of baseball in letting pitchers up off the mat and not punishing them when we have the chance...so many early innings chances we get to really put up big numbers and we often get 0.

Our offense has really been lousy with RISP.

 

[WilltheThrill]

Our offense has really been lousy with RISP.

Yes, especially early in games when it can matter even more. If you can jump all over a pitcher early, a lot of times he won't recover. But if he's struggling and you come up with 0-1 runs and waste a bunch of scoring opportunities, a lot of times that pitcher will then go on to find his groove and cruise through the rest of the start.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Yes, especially early in games when it can matter even more. If you can jump all over a pitcher early, a lot of times he won't recover. But if he's struggling and you come up with 0-1 runs and waste a bunch of scoring opportunities, a lot of times that pitcher will then go on to find his groove and cruise through the rest of the start.

Prime example of that was our game against Weaver.

 

[WilltheThrill]

At this rate, I'm not so sure we don't get shut out again. We need a HR or two to jump start this lifeless batting order.

 

[donaldson79]

Prime example of that was our game against Weaver.

Let's just hope today isn't another one. B/c this guy, once you let him off the hook, the window-of-opportunity to do so may be slammed shut.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Have the wrong ump for King Felix pitching.

 

[WilltheThrill]

We're not even remotely close to doing any kind of damage at all. This is pathetic, even considering it's Felix. Most of our hitters look totally lost and are doing good to even make contact, and the few times we do hit it hard it goes right at someone. Holland's pitch to Trumbo in the first inning might have been the nail in the coffin. Sad to think that just 2 runs is an insurmountable deficit, but that's how it feels with our lifeless lineup.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Hit one out Gallo

 

[donaldson79]

............And cost us a run.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

New York stinks

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Have you noticed that things like Wilson gets his hit with no one on but with guys on 1st and 3rd he doesn't. I have seen that happen many times lately.

 

[WilltheThrill]

Should be 2-1. NY really doesn't want us in the playoffs. That is straight up corruption. The replay very clearly showed Elvis to be safe. Even numbnuts Evan Grant is tweeting that NY needs to be transparent and show what angle they have to call him out.

That's one of the worst screw jobs in a season full of them the Rangers have received.

The owners need to vote out the replay system ASAP.

 

[Bmurph]

Get your fucking head out of your ass Roogie

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Odor you moron. After missing that up why would you not throw it to 1st.

 

[WilltheThrill]

I think our best (and maybe only) chance to win this one is to drive Felix's pitch count up and score off their bullpen.

 

[Bmurph]

Should be 2-1. NY really doesn't want us in the playoffs. That is straight up corruption. The replay very clearly showed Elvis to be safe. Even numbnuts Evan Grant is tweeting that NY needs to be transparent and show what angle they have to call him out.

That's one of the worst screw jobs in a season full of them the Rangers have received.

The owners need to vote out the replay system ASAP.

Having replay is stupid if they are still going to get the GD call wrong. Get rid of replay, as stands it is fucking horseshit!

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Should have just been worrying about Cruz. This inning is a setup for a disaster.

 

[donaldson79]

The owners need to vote out the replay system ASAP.

The system isn't being utilized properly. If it's used right, then it's a wonderful & useful tool.

That call right there was a no-brainer though and it cost us a run, which we just flat can't afford.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I think our best (and maybe only) chance to win this one is to drive Felix's pitch count up and score off their bullpen.

have you seen how bad we have been against their absolutely horrid BP?

 

[WilltheThrill]

Has Odor just forgotten how to turn a double play? That's the second easy double play ball he's booted within the last week.