Texas Rangers 2024: Run It Back

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Fucking awesome, Gray died in bot 1. 

[HuntinHorn 975]

Glass doll Gray......

Good thing Lorenzen burned our long reliever yesterday.

[HuntinHorn 975]

And of course Hernandez walks a guy and gives up a double.

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Alright, more Olympics. 

[HuntinHorn 975]

To stay positive.....I'm positive Hernandez sucks.

[beer 3220]

15 min late, I miss anything?

[Elmer_Fudd 22204]

Time to trade away our impending free agents and add pieces for next season.  We aren't winning the west and the WC spots will come from the east/central more than likely.

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Sweet fucking AB, Leody. 

[HuntinHorn 975]

39 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Alright, more Olympics. 

Same.....done with watching this nutkick today.

[AbeFroman 2154]

I'm coming around to team fire sale, I may already be there.

[gofuckyourself 8208]

When you're about to get swept by a team already in fire sale mode, you might be in fire sale mode.

/Jeff Foxworthy

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Don’t see yesterday’s starter become today’s reliever very often. 

[gofuckyourself 8208]

And if Gray is okay, he should be the DH tomorrow. Can't be worse than what we're getting from that spot.

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Our Ps don’t have a single K through 6. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Damn, little Josh goes yack after almost breaking his kneecap. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Incredible effort by Lorenzen. Our first K is last out of 8th. 

[Rex Kramer 1334]

1 hour ago, AbeFroman said:

I'm coming around to team fire sale, I may already be there.

Team needs to upgrade 1B, RF, CF, and DH - badly. Not sure it matters how healthy our old HOF pitchers are with this lineup, which absolutely careered last year. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

 

 

[Pato del Muerto 52487]

I guess beating the NL’s worst wasn’t a statement to the AL west after all. Huh. 

[Rex Kramer 1334]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I guess beating the NL’s worst wasn’t a statement to the AL west after all. Huh. 

Do you mean when we got swept by the Rockies or when we swept the AL’s worst team?

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Watch out, boys! 

@Herbie Hancock

[Elmer_Fudd 22204]

The Andrew Knizner era has probably come to an end.

[Herbie Hancock 7345]

Watch out, boys! 
[mention=5553]Herbie Hancock[/mention]

Congratulations on getting my blood pressure up; like you knew this would. You butthole.

[Dr Fear 1268]

I can say with high certainty that he is a better bat than Austin Hedges.

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Poor Sam, he’s always bummin’. 

[dcar00 14159]

It was really fun when we were good at hitting, pitching and fielding all at once last year.  Lightning in a bottle.  I'll take it.  likley be another 20 years before the rangers org catches it again. 

still will be better than Jerry's "we dumb boys"

[Fudbelty 2788]

Lorenzen traded to the Royals. Guess the sweep ended our season.

[ztejas 43414]

18 hours ago, Rex Kramer said:

Team needs to upgrade 1B, RF

We need to upgrade Lowe and Adolis?

Edited July 29 by ztejas

[mdmost 43001]

40 minutes ago, Fudbelty said:

Lorenzen traded to the Royals. Guess the sweep ended our season.

 

Yeah, maybe. What happens if they beat the Cardinals tonight and Astros or Mariners lose tonight? You're only 3.5 out. 

[DougO 5243]

The Rangers streaketh, the Rangers streaketh away.

When do we play the White Sox again?

[DougO 5243]

15 hours ago, Dr Fear said:

I can say with high certainty that he is a better bat than Austin Hedges.

Probably not nearly as good of a blowout game pitcher, though.

[Trey3216 15345]

1 hour ago, Fudbelty said:

Lorenzen traded to the Royals. Guess the sweep ended our season.

 

Nahh.  Think it's a sign that Mahle and Bradford are going to be back much sooner.  Get a really solid Trip-A pitcher with years of control rather than the Aaron's Rental that was Lorenzen.  Good move  

[Rex Kramer 1334]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

We need to upgrade Lowe and Adolis?

Of course. Is this a serious question?

[Rex Kramer 1334]

2 hours ago, Fudbelty said:

Lorenzen traded to the Royals. Guess the sweep ended our season.

 

It was a terrible weekend, but I don’t understand your takeaway. If Lorenzen provides some return, let him walk. It’s not like you gave up Evo. His departure has zero effect on the future, and probably little if any effect on this season. 

[ztejas 43414]

55 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said:

Of course. Is this a serious question?

Go troll somewhere else.

[Rex Kramer 1334]

Just now, ztejas said:

Go troll somewhere else.

I’m not trolling at all. It’s not remotely controversial. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Big Josh & Aledo activated. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Zeke back, Foscue down, Gray IL’d, Wendzel DFA’d. 

[Dr Fear 1268]

Carson Kelly also activated.

[Dr Fear 1268]

11 player transactions, not including the trade this morning. Oh, and Semien is hitting 3rd with Smith leading off.

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Knizner is fucking lucky he stays on the 40 for now. 

 

[gofuckyourself 8208]

Semien not batting leadoff.

Bochy gone wild.

[Rex Kramer 1334]

I’d love a non-Springer leadoff hitter. It drives me nuts when Semien goes yard in first at bat. He’s way too powerful and not speedy. Until he demonstrates more consistent home run power, I’d put Wyatt there. Bat Sem/Seager 2 and 3, and clean it up with Adolis while we have him and he’s still hitting for power. Bat Jung 5th, then some order of Smith/Heim/Lowe 6-8, and Leody 9th. 

Smith does have some speed, and the highest qualifying OBP, so the move makes sense. But he’s slumping pretty badly. I’d rather shift him down to our horrible bottom of order. But this move doesn’t bother me.  Better than Sem batting lead off. 

[DougO 5243]

Dang, lost season for Carter. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

6:45 tonight boys, little early. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Gray out a month. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Fucking great, Sandler on the mic. 

[AbeFroman 2154]

Taking infield 

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

That a kid, Corey. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15950]

Fucking whoops.