Texas Rangers 2023 - They're Still Shitty?

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

Never easy. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

Good job. 

 

12:35/12:10 next two days. 

[SameSame 1704]

And release

[Fudbelty 2788]

Next up

[Dr Fear 1268]

Cody Bradford second MLB start tomorrow.

[Radical Larry 28618]

[Elmer_Fudd 22223]

4 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

Cody Bradford second MLB start tomorrow.

Did the team announce this?  They were talking near the end of the game about Ragans maybe starting.

[Ignatius 4017]

Series is already in hand, tomorrow is gravy, especially with Bradford starting. No more ties, 33-18 is the best start in team history…

[Elmer_Fudd 22223]

Why not start Eovaldi tomorrow since they had the off day Thursday and let Bradford pitch Monday against Detroit?  Tigers are near the bottom of MLB in team BA.

[Dr Fear 1268]

Did the team announce this?  They were talking near the end of the game about Ragans maybe starting.

He's on the ESPN app listed as started also. No Evan Grant types have said anything yet.

[Pato del Muerto 52498]

7 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

Cody Bradford second MLB start tomorrow.

[SameSame 1704]

Dunning needs to plan all that screwing a little better

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

https://www.lonestarball.com/2023/5/27/23740208/cody-bradford-named-sunday-starter

 

No need to move Eovaldi up, dude's thrown a ton lately. 

[Dr Fear 1268]

Didn't notice first time that Jankowski is on that list, I wonder if Leon gets DFAed.

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

Goddamn son, read the thread. Zeke is IL'd, they ain't cutting their backup C for an OF. 

[Dr Fear 1268]

Goddamn son, read the thread. Zeke is IL'd, they ain't cutting their backup C for an OF. 

Lol, I'm not even drunk! On that note, when Garver coming back? Should be close.

[Radical Larry 28618]

Garver will probably get hurt 10 minutes into his first game back.

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

They're gonna use close to the full 20 days on his rehab stint. 

 

But yes, he will get hurt again. 

[ztejas 43448]

@VirginiaLonghorn

40 minutes ago, Ignatius said:

33-18 is the best start in team history…

I'll be fucking damned.

How many 100 win seasons do we have?

[Herbie Hancock 7347]

Goddamn son, read the thread. Zeke is IL'd, they ain't cutting their backup C for an OF. 

In defense of Fear, I'd rather see us put Jank behind the dish than see fat leon back there ever again. Fucker looks better suited to be running the discount tire in Lake Worth than playing C for the first place Texas Rangers.

[Fudbelty 2788]

In defense of Fear, I'd rather see us put Jank behind the dish than see fat leon back there ever again. Fucker looks better suited to be running the discount tire in Lake Worth than playing C for the first place Texas Rangers.

He got a new store. He’s GM of the new Hudson Oaks on 180.

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

Fear's just lucky I need his lawyer hookup to find the verdict in the trial I was booted from. 

[Post Oak 20213]

3 hours ago, SameSame said:

Dunning needs to plan all that screwing a little better

Imagine a year ago being upset that Dunning had to miss a start.  

What a crazy season.

[SameSame 1704]

Just checked, the total for Sunday's game is 8.5

With Bradford on the hill, and Texas doing what they're doing, the over looks mighty enticing.

[TrashMaster G 17557]

Ok, is it time to start believing in this team?

[ztejas 43448]

17 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Ok, is it time to start believing in this team?

We aren't winning shit in the playoffs with our pitching depth. 

But we're competitive and fun to watch for the first time in awhile and I'll drink to that. 

[cmontexas 3271]

The lineup and rotation are both top 5. Shaky bullpens break hearts though. Maybe we can get lucky at the deadline like the year we snagged Diekman and Dyson. Also Leiter could be an option if he stops walking people.

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

8 hours ago, DigDug said:

Adolis even paused there, ..like really?

Ha, just now saw this. What a fucking gift. 

 

[Trey3216 15346]

7 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Ha, just now saw this. What a fucking gift. 

 

Lol, Adolis didn’t even look like he threw that as hard as he could.   What an idiot.gif

 

[Post Oak 20213]

8 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Ha, just now saw this. What a fucking gift. 

 

 

32 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Lol, Adolis didn’t even look like he threw that as hard as he could.   What an idiot.gif

 

 

 

[AbeFroman 2177]

9 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Ok, is it time to start believing in this team?

If they manage to sweep the O’s with Cody Bradford in the rotation, then yes, let’s all believe.

[Pato del Muerto 52498]

9 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Ok, is it time to start believing in this team?

Not until they improve the bullpen. Playoff games won’t have a 5 run cushion for them. 

[AbeFroman 2177]

10 hours ago, ztejas said:

We aren't winning shit in the playoffs with our pitching depth. 

But we're competitive and fun to watch for the first time in awhile and I'll drink to that. 

There's been talk of when Jake gets back, of keeping Dunning in the rotation and moving Jake to the closers role.  Protect his innings and someone solid on the back end, little like the Braves did with Smoltz towards the end of his career.

That's either the best idea in the world, or the worst.  And really it depends on if Dane stays effective as he has been.

[Post Oak 20213]

I thought Odirizzi was done for the year.

[TrashMaster G 17557]

10 hours ago, ztejas said:

We aren't winning shit in the playoffs with our pitching depth. 

But we're competitive and fun to watch for the first time in awhile and I'll drink to that. 

That ain't nothing. Especially after the last several years.

[Pato del Muerto 52498]

17 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

I thought Odirizzi was done for the year.

Degrom 

[Trey3216 15346]

32 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Degrom 

Ain’t no fucking way 

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

Yeah, there hasn’t been ‘talk’ of that, just some idiot replies on Twitter. Smoltz was a starter the last 5 years of his career. 

 

[AbeFroman 2177]

5 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Yeah, there hasn’t been ‘talk’ of that, just some idiot replies on Twitter. Smoltz was a starter the last 5 years of his career. 

 

 

I literally listened to conversations on talk radio about it last week.  Human beings with their mouths.

[Pato del Muerto 52498]

I feel like either the studio guys (bascik/buechele/mclemore) or Dave and whichever analyst were talking about maybe having him in the bullpen to build back up instead of a rehab stint in round rock.  Don’t remember if it was just them talking, or if they had heard from the organization that it was being considered. 
 

but yeah that’s different than keeping him there as the closer. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

He will not be in the pen, period. 

Now let’s hope the kid doesn’t get killed again. 

[AbeFroman 2177]

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I feel like either the studio guys (bascik/buechele/mclemore) or Dave and whichever analyst were talking about maybe having him in the bullpen to build back up instead of a rehab stint in round rock.  Don’t remember if it was just them talking, or if they had heard from the organization that it was being considered. 
 

but yeah that’s different than keeping him there as the closer. 

I'm not saying I'm knee deep gung ho for any of it, but it's an interesting topic considering his pattern of continually getting stretched out and hurt.

[SameSame 1704]

Runs runs runs, let's have a softball Sunday boys

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

Bradish v. Bradford, they should have let Miller play. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22223]

Three K's in the top of the 1st, then can't field a pop up.  Bad signs early for this one.

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

Hope Ragans is loose. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22223]

Sandy Leon may get to pitch again today.

[AbeFroman 2177]

Come on kid, gonna have to power through this

[shadow_operative2.0 15983]

"Short right field" = base of the wall. 

[DigDug 1669]

Kind of pissed that away there