Rangers roll into Hotlanta for some east coast NL baseball - 9/4-9/6

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

The two starters today combined to throw 143 pitches to get 21 outs. Not what either team had in mind.

I'm anticipating a strong outing from Hollywood tonight.

 

[DT LUNA]

How long is Bibbs under our control or is he? He may send Barnett packing.

 

[DT LUNA]

I'm thinking may be our CF in 2018 if Calhoun pans out in LF

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

September is going pretty... pretty... pretty good.

 

[donaldson79]

Rangers are 7-10 with RISP.

 

[DT LUNA]

Rangers are 7-10 with RISP.

Uncharacteristic but change can sometimes be good.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Rangers are 7-10 with RISP.

8 different players have an XBH today.

 

[donaldson79]

8 different players have an XBH today.

Hopefully we won't need any of these tonight. ha

 

[DT LUNA]

Gallo certainly holding down 3rd for Adrian

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Andrus has got to be in the MVP discussion, right?

 

[Nightcrawler]

Willie Calhoun expresses disappointment over Rangers' decision not to call him up

Minor-league slugger Willie Calhoun admitted to the Austin American-Statesman that he was let down by the Texas Rangers' decision not to add him to the major-league roster for the final month of the regular season.

"It's disappointing," Calhoun told theStatesman. "I put myself in the best position to get called up and to not get the reward... that kind of (stinks). A tough pill to swallow, but it's baseball business -- or whatever."

Just makes me think that he just wants to get his " clock" started so he can get out of here quicker.

Comes across as "LA" diva like to me

 

[Nightcrawler]

Need the crappy A's to beat the angels at least once.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Just makes me think that he just wants to get his " clock" started so he can get out of here quicker.

Comes across as "LA" diva like to me

We've entered the Negative Spin Zone again.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

A 12-4 game has turned into a 12-8 game, but on the plus side, the dicey relievers should be out of commission for a few days.

 

[donaldson79]

We've entered the Negative Spin Zone again.

He lives in the Negative Spin Zone. In fact, I believe he's the Rod Serling of said zone.

 

[donaldson79]

I might have seen a 340+ pitch game before. But I don't remember it.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Per Evan Grant:

Rangers are 2 games over .500 for first time since May 23

 

[Duane1952]

Just makes me think that he just wants to get his " clock" started so he can get out of here quicker.

Comes across as "LA" diva like to me

What do you expect to say. That he was happy he wasn't called up.

 

[saddles]

The Rangers once won 7 successive doubleheaders in 1977. I believe at one time that was either an AL or MLB record, but I am not sure if that still stands.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

What do you expect to say. That he was happy he wasn't called up.

I don't think I'm going out on a limb here to assume that Calhoun's lifelong dream is to be a major league baseball player, and he's disappointed that it didn't come to fruition in a situation where it very well could have.

That someone would think he's focused on "getting his clock started so he can leave the franchise quicker" is probably the most asinine opinion I've read on this website that wasn't in the Political section.