Our Texas Rangers against the Oakland A's 9/2 -9/4

[lainey12]

It was like some strange misguided attempt at chivalry, like I was picking on his woman or something.

Yep, it started to creep me out.

I can handle it, ya know?

 

[RevSader]

This is really testing my faith in Yu.

2 runs scored...Yeah he sucked today, but if he gave up less runs would it have mattered?

 

[lainey12]

Here's what I think, scoring some runs is at least maybe, a little morale boost despite the lost.

So score some runs

 

[lainey12]

Here's what I think, scoring some runs is at least maybe, a little morale boost despite the lost.

So score some runs

or...just, one run

sigh

 

[RevSader]

or...just, one run

sigh

Scoring some RUN!

 

[RevSader]

Need to beat up on the Angels. See ya Friday.

 

[lainey12]

Kins, where did you go?

Come back for the next series

and Beltre, 0-4 again.

Talk about two guys we can't afford to have go cold

 

[darrylgann]

Kins, where did you go?

Come back for the next series

and Beltre, 0-4 again.

Talk about two guys we can't afford to have go cold

ain't that the truth.

 

[darrylgann]

Let's just fill them with over confidence

 

[scotsman1948]

He's been great but that is crazy.

just clowning.

 

[donaldson79]

ain't that the truth.

Kinsler is 3-33 lifetime in Oakland. And he's hitting about .160 in day games this season.

I'm not worried about Beltre. But Kins is another situation all together.

 

[DT LUNA]

Lots of off season work to do. Management and players. Discipline and fundamentals. Lots of things!

 

[lainey12]

Let's just fill them with over confidence

Good angle, I like it

 

[jaar01]

The hype machine tells us Darvish is an ace. Unfortunately, the hype machine is usually wrong.

No "ace" throws up 6 walks and pitches like that in the biggest game of the year. Maybe if everyone stopped crowning the guy everytime they say his name, he could actually go out there and earn the title. What a novel idea.

 

[donaldson79]

Lots of off season work to do. Management and players. Discipline and fundamentals. Lots of things!

No doubt about it. In JD/Nolan I trust though. But it looks to be another very interesting off season.

Let's see if we can bounce back against the Angels.

 

[lainey12]

Kinsler is 3-33 lifetime in Oakland. And he's hitting about .160 in day games this season.

I'm not worried about Beltre. But Kins is another situation all together.

Beltre slumped for the entire month of August last year. Luckily, Hamilton came alive a little that month, before he fell off the earth again....(and never returned)

These are two of my top guys, but Beltre is prone, just like any other player to get cold.
Am I going to worry about either at this point?
not yet.
I would grant that Kinsler would have an edge on the concern if it comes to that, but that's without running any numbers

 

[lainey12]

The hype machine tells us Darvish is an ace. Unfortunately, the hype machine is usually wrong.

No "ace" throws up 6 walks and pitches like that in the biggest game of the year. Maybe if everyone stopped crowning the guy everytime they say his name, he could actually go out there and earn the title. What a novel idea.

He didn't pitch well today and imo should have been pulled earlier, but your post is a bit of silliness.

My only concern is there is not some communication problem with Yu/AJ and Maddux
which I mentioned during Yu's last start

 

[darrylgann]

Lots of off season work to do. Management and players. Discipline and fundamentals. Lots of things!

Lot's of hard decisions to make.

 

[jaar01]

And it appears we have a serious Robbie Ross problem. A left handed reliever that can't get left-handed hitters out. That's called demotion time. Should have traded him for a stick when he had some value. Now, he's useless on a MLB roster. If Texas makes the postseason, he won't be going with them.

 

[donaldson79]

The hype machine tells us Darvish is an ace. Unfortunately, the hype machine is usually wrong.

No "ace" throws up 6 walks and pitches like that in the biggest game of the year. Maybe if everyone stopped crowning the guy everytime they say his name, he could actually go out there and earn the title. What a novel idea.

Holland has been our ace for this season. And right now, I'd have Perez ahead of Darvish too. That's probably not as much a knock on Yu as it is a compliment to Martin.

Darvish looked really bad today, no doubt about that. But since 8/30 in 10 games, he's 5-5, but 4 of the 5 loses were low scoring, one run games and his ERA is well below 3.