Texas Rangers 2023 - They're Still Shitty?

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

Hit the weight room Nathaniel

[Wally Pryor 5243]

No cheapie there.

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Alright new guy, we'll let you stay. 

 

Come on, pen. 

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

Josh is a lot of things, fast ain't one of them lol.

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

That a kid, big Josh. Put it in your pocket next time though. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Alright, no damage. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

There's my second run. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Efficient inning. 

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

That'll do Josh

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Have a fucking night, Adolis. 

[DigDug 1649]

Have a day Bombi!

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

We've been there, Fish fans. 

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

That's a gigantic ginger

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

That was satisfying, my bros. 

[Wally Pryor 5243]

Good. Need wins in 4 of these next 5. Preferably 5 of 5. Two left with Miami and then 3 at garbage / Oakland.

From there things heat up a bit more but 8-out-of-9 momentum would be big going into a tougher stretch of the season.

[DigDug 1649]

Put it in the books

[cactusflinthead 27594]

Good start to the weekend. 

[Gucci_Suit 2610]

Hello win column. Couple of good starting pitching pickups. 

[Wally Pryor 5243]

Probably necessary with Eovaldi's situation. Who knows if he'll pitch again this season.

[ztejas 43262]

2 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said:

Who knows if he'll pitch again this season.

[cactusflinthead 27594]

Boys enjoy the ride. I have fifty years of sports awareness of this baseball team. We have seen a lot of shitty games. So many August fades and crashes into being ready for football to help us forget.

They are spending money. Wisely I hope.

I'm here for whatever is next. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Of course. 

 

[gsoda3 3236]

listened to the game while doing the lawn and other stuff around the house.  was pleasantly surprised to hear eric nadel. 

[Wally Pryor 5243]

54 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Bochy announced late this afternoon that he got pushed back another 2 to 3 weeks per Bochy. Meaning more toward the end of August vs. initial expectation of returning Aug. 10. 

Eovaldi's already had two Tommy Johns along with a flexor tendon repair. He initially described this latest issue as being on the outside of the arm which is not typically indicative of an ulnar collateral issue. But you can be sure that Rangers brass is going to tread lightly given Eovaldi's injury history and what happened to deGrom.

Maybe Eovaldi just needs the rest of August and can then contribute in September and the playoffs. That's the hope. But management has done its part to ensure the staff can compete and win without him.

 

[Trey3216 15325]

8 hours ago, TxTower said:

 

Your eyes did not deceive…, he’s back in the booth tonight and hopefully for the rest of the season.

 

Outstanding!  

[DougO 5239]

Is there over air radio outside the Dallas area where one can actually hear a Rangers game in central Texas in the car? I ain't doin' SiriusXM, because it sucks. 

[AbeFroman 2110]

1 hour ago, DougO said:

Is there over air radio outside the Dallas area where one can actually hear a Rangers game in central Texas in the car? I ain't doin' SiriusXM, because it sucks. 

This is what was listed from last year, not sure if it is still up to date

KTON-AM 1330 Temple

KRZI-AM 1660 Waco

KRZI-FM 99.1 Waco

 Dallas / Fort Worth is 105.3 FM

[DougO 5239]

8 minutes ago, AbeFroman said:

This is what was listed from last year, not sure if it is still up to date

KTON-AM 1330 Temple

KRZI-AM 1660 Waco

KRZI-FM 99.1 Waco

 Dallas / Fort Worth is 105.3 FM

The latter two haven't worked for me this season. It's how I used to listen to games. I'll try to dial into KTON to see if they are still carrying them, but I think they are all the same ownership. I can't pick up The Fan out this far.

 

Edited August 5, 2023 by DougO

[DougO 5239]

It was great when they were on WBAP back in the day. You could get it all over the state.

[ztejas 43262]

2 hours ago, DougO said:

Is there over air radio outside the Dallas area where one can actually hear a Rangers game in central Texas in the car? I ain't doin' SiriusXM, because it sucks. 

Sadly no. 

[Trey3216 15325]

1 hour ago, AbeFroman said:

This is what was listed from last year, not sure if it is still up to date

KTON-AM 1330 Temple

KRZI-AM 1660 Waco

KRZI-FM 99.1 Waco

 Dallas / Fort Worth is 105.3 FM

Shit, you can get 105.3 all the way to Troy normally.  

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Jank with the rare day off against a righty. And new C gets to hit. 

 

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

*Gets a chance to hit, but doesn't possess the ability to.

[AbeFroman 2110]

1 hour ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Jank with the rare day off against a righty. And new C gets to hit. 

 

Thought for a second that Gray was wearing the old Mizuno's with metal in the front and all rubber in the back, which were awesome.

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Wonder what % of players still wear all-metal? Certainly doesn't sound the same on concrete anymore. 

[beer 3216]

Well shit

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

At least Hedges got some red gear today. 

 

[DougO 5239]

I found the game on 1260 AM, from somewhere around Austin. Staticky but listenable. But now I'm back in front of the TV.

Good to hear Eric Nadel again, though. If anybody ever deserved a Bobblehead night it's him...or maybe he deserved to not have one even better.

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Strong AB, Zeke. 

Edited August 5, 2023 by shadow_operative2.0

[DougO 5239]

2 hours ago, Trey3216 said:

Shit, you can get 105.3 all the way to Troy normally.  

Yeah, a few miles short of my range. I usually lose it somewhere well outside of Waco when I'm driving back from DFW.

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Our top 5 are gonna have to get it done today. 

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

Holy fucking shit Leody

[AbeFroman 2110]

Jesus H stupid

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Just fucking give Leody rest of the weekend off, holy fuck. 

[DougO 5239]

Turrrble. WTF?

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

I've seen enough Leody for today.

[shadow_operative2.0 15824]

Some serious BABIP going on here. 

Now he catches one. 

Yay, new guy. 

[beer 3216]

Nice out

[beer 3216]

5 hours ago, DougO said:

Is there over air radio outside the Dallas area where one can actually hear a Rangers game in central Texas in the car? I ain't doin' SiriusXM, because it sucks. 

Try the MLB app and stream audio to your radio....and this 

https://mytuner-radio.com/radio/espn-1660-krzi-424121/

...to stream KRZI. 

Edited August 5, 2023 by beer

[AbeFroman 2110]

He took the most middle middle pitch ever for strike 3, then misjudged both those balls... Have we been to the optometrist lately?  Not even joking.