Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Cleveland for Three Games September 15-17

[saddles]

Taveras and Smith come through.

 

[saddles]

Carter needs to bring in Smith and maybe himself, too.

 

[Duane1952]

Wow, a Smith hit.

 

[DT LUNA]

We need to move Hedges.

 

[scotsman1948]

Wow, a Smith hit.

That’s his 1 for the week

 

[saddles]

Small improvements for Smith of late. He has had 40 AB this month. He had 6 strike outs in the first 20 at bats and 3 in the last 20. His walks have went from 2 in the first 20 at bats to 5 in the last 20.

The average is still very poor, but he is making more contact and his OBP is .360 over those last 20 AB.

Not saying it will last or get better, but at least it looks like he is working at it.

 

[DT LUNA]

Small improvements for Smith of late. He has had 40 AB this month. He had 6 strike outs in the first 20 at bats and 3 in the last 20. His walks have went from 2 in the first 20 at bats to 5 in the last 20.

The average is still very poor, but he is making more contact and his OBP is .360 over those last 20 AB.

Not saying it will last or get better, but at least it looks like he is working at it.

Won't matter when Jung is back.

 

[saddles]

Won't matter when Jung is back.

It matters, but not as much. You never know when you are going to have an injury so it matters what your bench guys can give you.

 

[saddles]

Too bad Hedges has to play over Huff.

 

[DT LUNA]

Too bad Hedges has to play over Huff.

Having a difficult time understanding that and why we are carrying four catchers

 

[scotsman1948]

Too bad Hedges has to play over Huff.

True

 

[DT LUNA]

It matters, but not as much. You never know when you are going to have an injury so it matters what your bench guys can give you.

IMO he should not be on the bench. Duran can handle it and hits better.

 

[saddles]

Where would be the team be without Cody Bradford this year.

No one really counted on him or Dunning doing anything out of the rotation this year. They have contributed more than some others who are much more vaunted.

Ragans should have been in this category as well.

 

[saddles]

IMO he should not be on the bench. Duran can handle it and hits better.

There is obviously room for both of them on the bench as they have both been there all year.

 

[Senator_fan]

Bradford looks good so far.

 

[saddles]

C'mon ump!!!

 

[scotsman1948]

Bradford looks good so far.

But the offense continues to look total lost. 2 hits, 1 run in 4 innings

 

[scotsman1948]

Now it’s 1-1 and we got no offense

 

[Duane1952]

Small improvements for Smith of late. He has had 40 AB this month. He had 6 strike outs in the first 20 at bats and 3 in the last 20. His walks have went from 2 in the first 20 at bats to 5 in the last 20.

The average is still very poor, but he is making more contact and his OBP is .360 over those last 20 AB.

Not saying it will last or get better, but at least it looks like he is working at it.

Yea and how many hits.

 

[scotsman1948]

They’re starting to time Bradford’s pitches and hit him hard. Homer, Single, Double, Single, Single 3 runs in still no outs in the 4th