Texas Rangers 2024: Run It Back

[Firemans4Horn 18,003]

Fucking pathetic today jose

[gofuckyourself 8,164]

LeWalk(s)

LeFuck

[shadow_operative2.0 15,885]

Fucking putrid last 3 pitches. 

[Pato del Muerto 52,397]

3 fucking walks. 

[ConferenceRoom 6,132]

Not even close. Grim. 

[Firemans4Horn 18,003]

You didn’t even challenge these guys. Just missed wildly all inning. Same as Thursday night. 

[Knoxtnhorn 5,966]

This fucking guy.

[ConferenceRoom 6,132]

Finally a called strike up in the zone. 

[Firemans4Horn 18,003]

9 bb issued by rangers pitching against 6 k’s. Not going to win many games with those stats. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15,885]

Thanks for swinging. 

[gofuckyourself 8,164]

Fuck.

[shadow_operative2.0 15,885]

And fuck. We pulled a '23 pen. 

[Firemans4Horn 18,003]

I’d rather see 50 year old David Robertson pump strikes than Leclerc pussy foot around every 9th inning. 

[Surly Bevo 24,871]

So, we still have a Leclerc problem....

[Elmer_Fudd 22,148]

Aahh, 23' regulat season Lepew is back.

[gofuckyourself 8,164]

Bullpen not quite up to their postseason standards yet of terror-inducing but still effective.

[ConferenceRoom 6,132]

Tough play. 

[Constant 6,722]

Blah. Flirted with this all day and it finally happens. We’ve left 8 or so on base as well. 

[ConferenceRoom 6,132]

Bottom half of the order is going to have to nut up. 

[Firemans4Horn 18,003]

Leclerc has thrown 24 strikes out of 53 pitches and issued 5 walks in 1 2/3 so far this season. 

[ConferenceRoom 6,132]

2 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Bottom half of the order is going to have to nut up. 

Of course the top half is going to have to do its job. Awful ab, Josh. 

[Firemans4Horn 18,003]

2 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Of course the top half is going to have to do its job. Awful ab, Josh. 

game was over after the top half of the inning. 

[ConferenceRoom 6,132]

Just now, Firemans4Horn said:

game was over after the top half of the inning. 

Well, yeah. Galaxy Quest and all. 

[gofuckyourself 8,164]

Outside of the 1st and 9th innings, that was ok.

.667 so I'll adjust my wins prediction to 108.

[TxTower 650]

Leclerc has thrown 24 strikes out of 53 pitches and issued 5 walks in 1 2/3 so far this season. 

Le Pew in mid season form.

[dcar00 14,076]

3 hours ago, Constant said:

Some good bullpen work today. *knock on wood*

the wood must have been fake...

I'm sure there are some analytics on LeClerc that say he's awesome and we'd be stupid to let him go but do we have to keep doing this?

[Constant 6,722]

35 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

the wood must have been fake...

I'm sure there are some analytics on LeClerc that say he's awesome and we'd be stupid to let him go but do we have to keep doing this?

I spoke way too soon. I hope we don’t keep doing this. 

  

[mdmost 42,954]

3 minutes ago, Constant said:

I spoke way too soon. I hope we don’t keep doing this. 

  

And I was going to respond to your comment yesterday about you feeling less worried about things now with me feeling that way about LeClerc. But it's not the playoffs/World Series any more. The worry about him has returned. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15,885]

The odd 5:50 start tomorrow. Also on FS1, but likely not here. 

[gsoda3 3,238]

Oh tampa. When your fan base is so old you have start times before 7pm to draw them in.

[DougO 5,240]

Seems even more amazing now how the Rangers survived such a shitty bullpen last year to win a Championship. LePew is back to normal. Rangers still need to get a semi legit closer somewhere.

[gsoda3 3,238]

if it comes down to it we have two break glass in case of emergency guys in robertson and yates who have experience and success closing games and a third in sborz who might have the makeup to be a closer we could trot out there in the 9th until we make a trade for someone.

[gofuckyourself 8,164]

1 hour ago, gsoda3 said:

if it comes down to it we have two break glass in case of emergency guys in robertson and yates who have experience and success closing games and a third in sborz who might have the makeup to be a closer we could trot out there in the 9th until we make a trade for someone.

Sborz was money early season and the playoffs but I'd assume they like to keep him as a setup/reliever -- where he's flourished, outside of injuries.

Early 2023 and postseason totals per DMN were 36 2/3 innings, 0.74 ERA, 46 strikeouts, 8 walks, 14 hits allowed. 23 of 26 outings were scoreless.

Maybe he can mentor LeWildThing at least.

[shadow_operative2.0 15,885]

Bruce listened after Leody's awful game. 

 

[Constant 6,722]

That looks like a winners lineup. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15,885]

Only bad part is having to watch 3 games there. 

[HRSchenker 2,260]

Apparently fans are calling for the in-house DJ to be fired because they got rid of the cotton eyed joe and the game winning song played at the end of the game lol 

[TxTower 650]

Leody needs to take some bunting practice.., and base running practice…, and fielding practice…, and batting practice.

[Constant 6,722]

I was unfamiliar with the pitcher we’re facing tonight, so I looked into him a little. He was picked up in a trade from the Dodgers, he has a small sample size in the majors, but it’s impressive. In 42 innings last year, he had 38 strikeouts to just 5 walks with an ERA of 2.14 and a WHIP of 0.76.

We definitely need to take advantage of opportunities when they’re presented. Bruce probably saw these stats (and much more) and immediately called Leody into his office with some ‘fuck you’ news.

[shadow_operative2.0 15,885]

Not at home, is FS1 showing currently? 

[shadow_operative2.0 15,885]

Bar just confirmed it is. 

[mdmost 42,954]

Marcus getting a home run on the first pitch would've been fun. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15,885]

Jung, bitches. 

[mdmost 42,954]

This could be a fun evening if Pepiot continues to struggle. 

[cmontexas 3,262]

Josh is awesome

[gofuckyourself 8,164]

Nice. Get home from work and already up 3.

[Constant 6,722]

Josh crushed that. He has been very impressive to start the year. Lineup becomes devastating if he mashes like that and takes walks. 

[Herbie Hancock 7,315]

16 pitches to get through 2 innings is ideal. Dane dealing

[mdmost 42,954]

FS1 only have 1 camera working?

[fellside 1,080]

3 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Only bad part is having to watch 3 games there. 

We went to a game last summer before going to Clearwater and it was the worst professional sports atmosphere I've ever witnessed.  We left early and thought we'd see the sting ray on the way out, and someone spilt a beer in the pool, so it was put away. Straight ass.