Series Thread: Rangers Hosting Houston Astros AUG. 3-5

[DT LUNA]

Let's keep taking care of business at the house.

 

[Bmurph]

Missed today's game (wife had me running all over Dallas hunting tile WTH?), and just turned on the replay that is in the 8th. Seems Perez reversed that last start vs. the Yankees. Nice to see, hope we have more starts like today from him down the stretch. Could have swept SF , if not for last nights debauchle. WOW!

 

[DT LUNA]

Missed today's game (wife had me running all over Dallas hunting tile WTH?), and just turned on the replay that is in the 8th. Seems Perez reversed that last start vs. the Yankees. Nice to see, hope we have more starts like today from him down the stretch. Could have swept SF , if not for last nights debauchle. WOW!

Perez was as good as ever.

 

[saddles]

I will be going to the game Monday night. Hopefully it will be a good game.

 

[saddles]

I have been about as anti-Dave Magadan as anyone, but I have to give him props for this. Of course the article doesn't actually say it was Magadan's idea. Maybe I will have to ask Evan about that if he does a chat session this week.

Despite going 0 for 4 with a double play grounder on Sunday, SS Elvis Andrus is hitting .333 (18 for 54) since July 20. He has five extra-base hits in the last week, compared to 20 in the first 3 1/2 months. Andrus and hitting coach Dave Magadan both credited a bigger leg kick that Andrus has turned to, which has allowed him to drive the ball better.

Andrus says hes hitting better because of this; Hamilton says hes still looking for his swing | | Dallas Morning News

 

[saddles]

Grant: Jeff Banister on why he pulled Martin Perez, went with bullpen with AL's highest ERA in close game | Dallas Morning News

 

[romeo212000]

I have been about as anti-Dave Magadan as anyone, but I have to give him props for this. Of course the article doesn't actually say it was Magadan's idea. Maybe I will have to ask Evan about that if he does a chat session this week.

Despite going 0 for 4 with a double play grounder on Sunday, SS Elvis Andrus is hitting .333 (18 for 54) since July 20. He has five extra-base hits in the last week, compared to 20 in the first 3 1/2 months. Andrus and hitting coach Dave Magadan both credited a bigger leg kick that Andrus has turned to, which has allowed him to drive the ball better.

Andrus says hes hitting better because of this; Hamilton says hes still looking for his swing | | Dallas Morning News

I actually noticed that leg kick, and meant to mention something about it on here. I also noticed a slight change in Hamilton's mechanics. He's not resting the bat on his shoulder and he got rid of the double toe tap, which I think was part of his problem. He seems to be driving the ball better lately.

 

[saddles]

Why the Rangers had to put Tanner Scheppers on the disabled list | | Dallas Morning News

 

[romeo212000]

Grant: Jeff Banister on why he pulled Martin Perez, went with bullpen with AL's highest ERA in close game | Dallas Morning News

Whatever.

 

[saddles]

I actually noticed that leg kick, and meant to mention something about it on here. I also noticed a slight change in Hamilton's mechanics. He's not resting the bat on his shoulder and he got rid of the double toe tap, which I think was part of his problem. He seems to be driving the ball better lately.

I sure would like to know if Magadan suggested it or if someone else did or if he came up with it on his own. It would definitely make me feel better about Magadan if it was his idea.

 

[romeo212000]

Lol at Hamilton thinking he's not being aggressive enough. Newsflash hambone. It's not 2011 any more.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Not sure if it was Friday or Saturday's game, but the broadcast noted that Choo had the highest batting avg. on the team since the All Star Break. I was kinda surprised.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Why the Rangers had to put Tanner Scheppers on the disabled list | | Dallas Morning News

It seems every time a manager keeps using a pitcher when he shouldn't and fails miserably and helps to make the manager look like an idiot we put the said pitcher on the DL.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Not sure if it was Friday or Saturday's game, but the broadcast noted that Choo had the highest batting avg. on the team since the All Star Break. I was kinda surprised.

Saturday's game.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I have been about as anti-Dave Magadan as anyone, but I have to give him props for this. Of course the article doesn't actually say it was Magadan's idea. Maybe I will have to ask Evan about that if he does a chat session this week.

Despite going 0 for 4 with a double play grounder on Sunday, SS Elvis Andrus is hitting .333 (18 for 54) since July 20. He has five extra-base hits in the last week, compared to 20 in the first 3 1/2 months. Andrus and hitting coach Dave Magadan both credited a bigger leg kick that Andrus has turned to, which has allowed him to drive the ball better.

Andrus says hes hitting better because of this; Hamilton says hes still looking for his swing | | Dallas Morning News

Andrus has looked a lot better at the plate lately. It would be a huge plus if he could keep it up but history causes me to be a skeptic in this happening.

 

[saddles]

Martin Perezs success can be attributed to two minor tweaks in his game | | Dallas Morning News

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Interesting paragraph on the article about Scheppers going on DL.

For the year, he’s averaging swing-and-miss strikes on just 8.3 percent of his pitches, the 10th lowest rate among 75 AL relievers with at least 30 innings.

 

[saddles]

It seems every time a manager keeps using a pitcher when he shouldn't and fails miserably and helps to make the manager look like an idiot we put the said pitcher on the DL.

HaHa. I wish that would have been the case with Oliver and Rhodes when Wash was here.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Martin Perezs success can be attributed to two minor tweaks in his game | | Dallas Morning News

I also think the 30 minute bottom of the 1st that Perez sat in the dugout and a really hot Yankees offense had something to do with the bad outing. Not saying the tweaks did not help because if Perez thinks they did then they probably did. But the Yankees offense is just pounding everyone right now.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

HaHa. I wish that would have been the case with Oliver and Rhodes when Wash was here.

I have to admit I was laughing as I typed that comment.