2019 Texas Rangers Thread

[DougO 5239]

Looks like it's September in August.

[DougO 5239]

Oakland A's fans in the seats are better pitchers than most of the Rangers staff.

 

 

Fan who threw 96 mph at in-stadium radar booth signs contract with A's

 

Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Published 9:22 a.m. ET Aug. 2, 2019 | Updated 2:59 p.m. ET Aug. 2, 2019

 

Baseball fan Nathan Patterson lit up the speed-pitch radar booth at Coors Field a few weeks ago while attending a game with his brother. 

Now, he has signed a contract with a Major League Baseball team. 

Patterson casually threw a 96-mph fastball at a Colorado Rockies game July 15, and on Thursday, the Oakland A's made his dream come true as the 23-year-old signed a contract with the club. 

The backstory makes Patterson's journey even more epic. 

He played high school baseball but never pursued it in college, but he started taking baseball seriously again last August. He originally caught the A's attention at a Nashville Sounds game (the team's Triple-A affiliate at the time) when he threw 96 mph there as well. 

Patterson told MLB.com he hadn't thrown "for a few years" before last August, and noted of his high school playing days, "I didn't really have a good arm then." 

He was injured in a car accident in December and needed surgery. But Patterson was resilient, kept training and stayed sharp in a rec league.

"Words cannot describe this feeling, and I cannot thank everyone enough who has been part of this journey so far," Patterson wrote on Instagram. "My family has given me nothing but constant love and support throughout the last nine months as I pursue a dream of mine that I’ve had since I was a little kid."

[DougO 5239]

Trade LeClerc to the A's for a random fan to be named later.

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

Cabrera reassigned. Rookie debut in Center Field.

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

5 hours ago, DougO said:

Trade LeClerc to the A's for a random fan to be named later.

Trade him for a sack of shit to be named later. Any pitcher on the staff could close as well as him. Fuck.

[mdmost 42865]

Well LeClerc almost handed Detroit a tie. Good lord but at least it's a win. 

[DougO 5239]

LeClerc...

 

lol

 

 

[Vic Mackey 46936]

Remember when Leclerc was going to be our closer for years to come?

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

Good thing we locked him up well before even his arbitration years. 

Now we can build around leclerc and odor. 

[Gucci_Suit 2610]

Lance Lynn though. 

14-6. 7 innings, 10ks, 1er. Pitching for a shitty team and winning. Against Detroit but still.

Good foundational arm for next year  

 

[El Diablo 4232]

The Rangers need to play Detroit frequently. I mean the Pistons of course, the Tigers keep things WAY too interesting for comfort. 

[Vic Mackey 46936]

The Rangers need to play Detroit frequently. I mean the Pistons of course, the Tigers keep things WAY too interesting for comfort. 

I'd rather play the Lions.

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

Stafford would shut us down 

[DougO 5239]

12 hours ago, Gucci_Suit said:

Lance Lynn though. 

14-6. 7 innings, 10ks, 1er. Pitching for a shitty team and winning. Against Detroit but still.

Good foundational arm for next year  

 

Lance be ballin'. If only Minor hadn't started kinda sucking since the break the Rangers might still be trying to contend for a wild card spot. Four straight starts giving up 4 or 5 runs, and the one before that gave up 3 in 4.1 innings.

[SurlyBDR 22650]

 

FU-MANCHOO, MOTHAFUCKA!!!

[dcar00 14035]

nice job odor.  1 out, you are the go ahead run and get caught stealing.

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

22 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

nice job odor.  1 out, you are the go ahead run and get caught stealing.

The batter walked a pitch or two later. Would have had an extra out and a runner in scoring position.

[mdmost 42865]

Made up for it with that walk off HR

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

9 hours ago, mdmost said:

Made up for it with that walk off HR

After a check swing on what would have been strike three. The replay after the third base ump's no call had the announcers cringing.

Edited August 4, 2019 by Irish Wrist Watch

[El Diablo 4232]

He was laughing about it in the post game radio interview. He knows. Still, he got the hit they needed so I guess give him a raise.

[Dr Fear 1265]

That nacho cheese helmet guy is a complete jackass.

[Fire Jack Chevigny 938]

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

Quit throwing these fucking balls sidearm.

[Fire Jack Chevigny 938]

Forsythe has the sucks.

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

Sir William with the bases clearing triple

[ztejas 43264]

How shitty are the Tigers?

And that was a money triple. 

[Dr Fear 1265]

[ztejas 43264]

15 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

 

 

What a fucking pussy

[DougO 5239]

Moar Tigers plz.

[DougO 5239]

Why is some idiot discarding perfectly good nachos from his shoulder that never even hit the ground?

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

7 hours ago, DougO said:

Why is some idiot discarding perfectly good nachos from his shoulder that never even hit the ground?

And why get your fingers messy pulling them off - just bend over and start munching (I know, I know, that's what my wife said last night).

Edited August 5, 2019 by Irish Wrist Watch

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

Minor looking good. He just needed a rest

[DougO 5239]

Pence has been benched in 5 of the last 9 games. What's up with that?

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

10 minutes ago, DougO said:

Pence has been benched in 5 of the last 9 games. What's up with that?

They had a team meeting and said some of the starters would be playing less while management figured out what they have for next year. Pence played a roll in the meeting. Leading the way, I suppose.

[Voldemort86 2259]

Home plate umpire has really hurt us tonight with a ton of close calls.

[Fire Jack Chevigny 938]

Leclerc in the bullpen preparing his gas can.

[DougO 5239]

LeClerc going in to save a 1-0 game.

Should I just turn off the TV, or hang on and pray for a miracle?

 

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

Woodard, get this sorry fuck outta there!

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

looks fucking foul

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

No sense in winning too many games, might as well try for draft position. Leclerc is our not so secret weapon for turning close late leads into losses. 

[October sky 61]

That ball was foul. Wtf!

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

Hanging fucking curve

[Fire Jack Chevigny 938]

He tried so hard to blow it.

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

Painful fucking ninth. But a win. Damn.

[Pato del Muerto 52342]

And of course he blows the loss

[ztejas 43264]

Postponed to tomorrow for a double header - rain. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22109]

On 7/30/2019 at 8:45 PM, DougO said:

Looks like a good opportunity for the Rangers, Allard was ranked the number 10 Braves prospect overall and is considered to have an MLB ready arm. Atlanta was pretty stocked up in that range of starting guy and traded away a decent prospect.

He's been called up and will make is MLB debut Friday in Milwaukee.  Got tickets for this game months ago so I'll be in the stands.

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

13 hours ago, ztejas said:

Postponed to tomorrow for a double header - rain. 

What's the protocol on start time of the second game? 20 minutes after Game 1 ends?

[ztejas 43264]

7 minutes ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

What's the protocol on start time of the second game? 20 minutes after Game 1 ends?

Yeah looks to be right after game 1 ends. 12:10 and 3:40 start times. 

[Irish Wrist Watch 1349]

Rangers sucked in game one. Ump fucked us pretty good. Forsythe 2-4. Runners on early, but nobody could get them in. Jurado was great until he gave up a homer in the seventh. Three hits is all he gave up. Got to see Clase and his 99mph fastballs in the eighth, no problem, but don't know why Woodard inserted him there when he might have been able to get more than an inning in game 2.

Edited August 7, 2019 by Irish Wrist Watch