Texas Rangers 2023 - They're Still Shitty?

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

when your name is a shitty scrabble pull, you're not winning a world series game.

[Don Johnson 4852]

20 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

Semien: 3-5, 2B, RBI.

But how many runs?

[gyroprotagonist 2597]

2 minutes ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

when your name is a shitty scrabble pull, you're not winning a world series game.

tv play by play guy was on radio (ticket) this morning and said Pfaadt likes to give up the long ball.  Rangers hit 3 off him earlier in the year.

[Skipper 6412]

We can pretend the 2 ALCS appearances were really rehab starts for Max and he's ready to go tonight.  Really need him to go 5+ with 3 games in a row.  I feel like we'll know how our bats are going to go tonight based on the first inning.  Semien is definitely due. Feel like he breaks out tonight as well.

[mdmost 44118]

Got to attack early and build a good lead for him. Given they steal bases with ease, Max can't give them easy opportunities with walks. 

Edited October 30, 2023 by mdmost

[Vic Mackey 48038]

[shadow_operative2.0 16295]

Let’s fucking ride. 

[C-Man 27841]

7 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Let’s fucking ride. 

Flip-flopping Bombi and Carter for tonight.

Marcus needs to hit.

[C-Man 27841]

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

Old school Nocona ad 

[beer 3294]

I'm hoping a VPN works with hulu

[shadow_operative2.0 16295]

Where are you that doesn’t get Fox? 

[gofuckyourself 9097]

Pfaadt's major league debut was this season against the Rangers:

4.2 IP, 9 hits, 7 ER

4 Home Runs - Heim, Taveras and Jung with 2

  (Ignore the remainder of that game behind the curtain)

He was Pfragile, Pfrail and an utter Pfailure in the game.

It is also his Pfuture.

Pfuck yes the Rangers are winning this one.

[beer 3294]

10 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Where are you that doesn’t get Fox? 

Madrid

[shadow_operative2.0 16295]

Ha, guess they wouldn’t. 

[beer 3294]

VPN plus fake GPS worked with a football broadcast. Fingers crossed.

[Native Horn 3583]

1 minute ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Ha, guess they wouldn’t. 

Madrid is woke!

[beer 3294]

Wow. Carter hitting cleanup tonight!

[gsoda3 3364]

2 minutes ago, beer said:

VPN plus fake GPS worked with a football broadcast. Fingers crossed.

post in here if it doesn't work, should be easy enough to find a stream for you if it doesn't. 

[beer 3294]

12 minutes ago, gofuckyourself said:

Pfaadt's major league debut was this season against the Rangers:

4.2 IP, 9 hits, 7 ER

4 Home Runs - Heim, Taveras and Jung with 2

  (Ignore the remainder of that game behind the curtain)

He was Pfragile, Pfrail and an utter Pfailure in the game.

It is also his Pfuture.

Pfuck yes the Rangers are winning this one

 

I Like this name, fart

[Jewish Wang 111]

58 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Let’s fucking ride. 

I don’t understand why the order isn’t:

1) Semien

2) Carter

3) Seager

4) Adolis

5) Jung

6) Garver

7) Lowe / Heim

8) Heim/Lowe

9) Taveras

But I haven’t won 3 World Series and don’t pitch products like Bruce Bochy’s Chicory-Flavored Coffee Tobacco Cologne & Leather Tanning Kit For Kids, so what the fuck do I know. 

Edited October 30, 2023 by Jewish Wang

[gsoda3 3364]

4 minutes ago, Jewish Wang said:

I don’t understand why the order isn’t:

1) Semien

2) Carter

3) Seager

4) Adolis

5) Jung

6) Garver

7) Lowe / Heim

😎 Heim/Lowe

9) Taveras

But I haven’t won 3 World Series and don’t pitch products like Bruce Bochy’s Chicory-Flavored Coffee Tobacco Cologne & Leather Tanning Kit For Kids, so what the fuck do I know. 

you'd go R, L, L, R, R, R... for your first 6?

[beer 3294]

17 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

post in here if it doesn't work, should be easy enough to find a stream for you if it doesn't. 

Well now I can't watch the Oregon game so....ideas?

[shadow_operative2.0 16295]

And moving your very best hitter down is ridiculously fucking stupid.

Edited October 30, 2023 by shadow_operative2.0

[HRSchenker 2341]

Oof. Game 1 ratings are in and it averaged 9.1 million viewers which is the lowest in history. 

[Jewish Wang 111]

Just now, gsoda3 said:

you'd go R, L, L, R, R, R... for your first 6?

I’m strictly thinking of guys that get on base (and it is just a matter of time for Semien to do it more consistently, and Leody can draw walks), and then my 3-5 can and will knock them in. I think L-R sequentially is an overrated consideration. I’m sick of solo shots. If our deep ball isn’t there we run the risk of a poor offensive game. 

Regardless, our 5-9 guys outside of Jung must start hitting.  We need pre-WS Mitch, and desperately need non-shit plate appearances from Lowe, Leody and Heim. They’ve done very little the whole playoffs. 

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

Ratings talk is the biggest dgaf in the world. Are they going to cancel it if the pilot isn’t a big hit?

[Jewish Wang 111]

7 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

And moving your very best hitter down is ridiculously fucking stupid.

To cleanup, where he’s been batting all playoffs?  When it only matters for first inning purposes if one of the other high OBP guys don’t get on?  Well, okay.  I disagree. 

Edited October 30, 2023 by Jewish Wang

[shadow_operative2.0 16295]

I was referring to your idiotic suggestion of moving Corey to 3. 

 

I've already wasted too many words on you. 

[Jewish Wang 111]

21 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

I was referring to your idiotic suggestion of moving Corey to 3. 

 

I've already wasted too many words on you. 

I’d have batted him there all season.  I’d always put a guy that is .327/.623 and 33 and 96 in the 3 hole. Weird having a guy that would’ve hit 45 HRs in a full year hitting 2. He clearly would have had more RBI that way. 

[Sir Ulrich 5337]

Feel like Max is vintage tonight. He was much better in game 7 and only got pulled because Yordan doubled on a pitch only he could drive for power. 

Garcia in front of Carter is good as well need more protection for Corey when Marcus finally gets it going. 

[NorthLoop 14537]

Not that I give a fuck about the ratings, but I'm sure that has WAY more to do with Arizona than us. 

[Vic Mackey 48038]

Jon Gray will be the starter tomorrow night for game 4.

[Skipper 6412]

45 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Jon Gray will be the starter tomorrow night for game 4.

Pretty sure I saw Bochy said not so fast on that report.  That it may be Gray but also could be Dunning or Heaney.  Sounds like it all depends on how tonight goes and if they need to use one of those arms.

[Vic Mackey 48038]

Pretty sure I saw Bochy said not so fast on that report.  That it may be Gray but also could be Dunning or Heaney.  Sounds like it all depends on how tonight goes and if they need to use one of those arms.

Ahhh ok. And I'm sure game 4 will be a bullpen type game for both teams.

[Fudbelty 2810]

Roof will be open.

[Surly Bevo 25787]

Let's give em the old visiting team top of the 1st crooked number.

[Fudbelty 2810]

Let’s fucking go, boys.

[gofuckyourself 9097]

Game 3 tied 1-1 is kinda big.

Let's score. A lot.

[Firemans4Horn 18541]

Semien is really hard to watch right now. 

[gofuckyourself 9097]

Semien'ed.

Wish he'd just let the next two go by on a 3-1 count.

[Constant 6940]

Just now, gofuckyourself said:

Semien'ed.

Wish he'd just let the next two go by on a 3-1 count.

No shit. Strike out looking for once. Perhaps you’ll walk eventually. 

[Firemans4Horn 18541]

Disappointing start

[gofuckyourself 9097]

Will it be a walk or 1 out double?

[Surly Bevo 25787]

C’mon Max. Suck less

[gofuckyourself 9097]

Double play!

[Firemans4Horn 18541]

There we go!

[Fudbelty 2810]

Alfonso Marquez = Tuco Salamanca not on drugs.

[shadow_operative2.0 16295]

Now we rake. 

[Surly Bevo 25787]

There we be