2021 Texas Rangers

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Ha, Tepid hates Nick too. 

 

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Cameron Cauley, HS SS from Barbers Hill, TX (Where the fuck is that?!). 

Edited July 12, 2021 by shadow_operative2.0
Down by Houston, apparently.

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Our very own midget. 

 

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Ian Moller, HS C from Iowa. 

[Post Oak 20213]

Apparently they like Moeller.  Will sign for above slot.

 

[ztejas 43419]

3 hours ago, Post Oak said:

Apparently they like Moeller.  Will sign for above slot.

 

Great hair. 

[Fudbelty 2788]

Our boy is up next. This rapid pace HRD is pretty insane. First round was 24-23

[Jameslaw121 4448]

Well....at least he didn't strike out....

[DougO 5245]

1 hour ago, Jameslaw121 said:

Well....at least he didn't strike out....

He was probably going for the derby record for most walks.

[Voldemort86 2259]

The derby sucks anyway

[futureman 22457]

8 hours ago, Post Oak said:

Apparently they like Moeller.  Will sign for above slot.

 

more on moller 

https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2020/12/7/22153917/2021-mlb-draft-scouting-report-ian-moller

[Jameslaw121 4448]

Anyone know what Adolis Garcia's hat said?

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And this was earlier. 

[DougO 5245]

Nice lead by the AL. Rangers go on a tear in the second half they will have home field advantage in the World Series.

 

[Surly Bevo 24908]

12 minutes ago, DougO said:

Nice lead by the AL. Rangers go on a tear in the second half they will have home field advantage in the World Series.

 

I don't think it works that way for at least 4-5 seasons now and who gives a shit about home field advantage in the WS these days.  Ain't no home team won a WS game since 2018.

Edited July 14, 2021 by Surly Bevo

[Post Oak 20213]

Sam Huff.  Per Tepid. 495 feet.  111mph exit velo.

Such an easy swing.  I'm all in on Sam.  Mainly because what choice do we have but also because you know....this

 

[ztejas 43419]

23 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

I don't think it works that way for at least 4-5 seasons now and who gives a shit about home field advantage in the WS these days.  Ain't no home team won a WS game since 2018.

I mean... I don't think last year was a good litmus.

[DougO 5245]

Nice prediction tidbit from CBS Sports. One of the few things the Rangers have had some decent success with in more recent years is finding dirt cheap rejected players that turn out to be pretty good, at least for a while.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2021-mlb-midseason-awards-cbs-sports-staff-picks-for-mvp-cy-young-rookie-of-the-year-and-more/

 

AL Rookie of the Year: Adolis García, Rangers

Adolis Garcia

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	First place	Second place	Third place	Points
Adolis García, Rangers	5	-	-	15
Luis Garcia, Astros	-	2	-	4
Akil Baddoo, Tigers	-	-	4	4
Cole Irvin, Athletics	-	1	-	2
Nick Madrigal, White Sox	-	1	-	2
Casey Mize, Tigers	-	1	-	2
Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland	-	-	1	1

Back in February, Texas designated García for assignment and he slipped through waivers unclaimed. Any team could have had our midseason Rookie of the Year for nothing. Instead, he cleared waivers, remained with the Rangers as a Triple-A player, and got called up to the big leagues when the team dealt with injuries in April. More than 20 home runs later, he is the league's top rookie, and it's not particularly close right now either.

The Rookie of the Year field behind García is wide open. The six players above all deserve consideration (Madrigal's season-ending shoulder injury will take him out of the running for the full season award, however), as do others like Randy Arozarena and Shane McClanahan of the Rays, Astros outfielder Chas McCormick, Tigers lefty Tarik Skubal, and White Sox youngsters Michael Kopech and Andrew Vaughn. Garcia is head and shoulders above the rest of the AL rookie class at the All-Star break.

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6/2/noon is about as bad as it gets for a weekend series. Watching all 3 games against a good team in a AAA park sounds fun too. 
 

 

Ibanez at DH is just putrid. 

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Lyles got Vladdy’d. 

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5 yacks allowed in 6 IP, we’re back! 

[Dr Fear 1268]

Today's game is cancelled....

[Dr Fear 1268]

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Happy fun day tomorrow. 

Edited July 17, 2021 by shadow_operative2.0

[Jameslaw121 4448]

2 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Happy fun day tomorrow. 

Family is going to be out of the house for most of tomorrow, so this works out well for me. 

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Huff back on the 40, Wendzel also activated at Frisco. 

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IKF leadoff hurts my soul. 

[Dr Fear 1268]

Shut out game 1. Game 2 with Folty and probably some of the regulars sitting should be fun.

[Trey3216 15346]

1 hour ago, Dr Fear said:

Shut out game 1. Game 2 with Folty and probably some of the regulars sitting should be fun.

1 and 2/3 with 10ER… is that good/fun? 

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Fear be makin’ that $ this weekend. I need to holler before the kid comes! 

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[Fudbelty 2788]

Adolis never touched first.

[Fudbelty 2788]

Adolis never double posted

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Let’s just play Eli at 2B from now on. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15971]

2 more OF assists for Joey. 

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Welp, try again tomorrow, boys. 

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Pretty impressive to face 5 hitters & have all of them score. 

[Gucci_Suit 2644]

Been a fun last 30 innings or so. Fuck. 

[Firemans4Horn 18048]

Outscored 39-2 since the ASB. 

[Knoxtnhorn 5974]

Wait.  It got worse?

Yesterday, I noticed that Toronto had 15 runs to our 4 hits during the double-header.  What would it take to run this ownership out of town?

[Trey3216 15346]

Yikes.   That’s gonna hurt Gibby’s trade value.  

Edited July 20, 2021 by Trey3216

[Knoxtnhorn 5974]

29 RUNS for the opposition; 10 HITS for the Rangers in 3 games.

[ztejas 43419]

1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

Yikes.   That’s gonna hurt Gibby’s trade value.  

Jesus. Gibson started tonight? 

[Trey3216 15346]

4 hours ago, ztejas said:

Jesus. Gibson started tonight? 

8 ER

[Wally Pryor 5261]

I love Woody and would like nothing more for him to succeed but you have to at least be competitive.   39-2 since the all star break.  Scoreless, for what, 25 straight innings? They're just getting raped. 

Managers don't last much longer when these things happen.  Neither will Woodward. 

[Herbie Hancock 7347]

What, pray tell, is there to love about the guy? He’s not exactly been given a whole lot to work with but he also hasn’t done much to inspire confidence that he could do better if given more talent to work with.

[Post Oak 20213]

1.3 now.

 

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[Dr Fear 1268]

In a rain delay.

[shadow_operative2.0 15971]

We are underway.