Mendoza up, Mathis to the d.l.

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 20, 2008 5:19 PM CDT

Doug Mathis has been put on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation. Luis Mendoza has been called up to take his place.

Interesting call up. I didn't realize Mathis was hurting. And I would have thought that Kam Loe would have been more likely to be called up, for a bullpen role, than Mendoza, who has been starting all year.

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gabbard on a short leash?

Bring up Chris Davis

by DShep on Jun 20, 2008 5:29 PM CDT reply actions

Irritating

I’d have like to have seen Mendoza get another shot at starting the way he has been pitching lately. Seems to be the same thing they did to Tejeda.

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by nikpin on Jun 20, 2008 5:38 PM CDT reply actions

how is this anything like Tejeda?

They are calling up Mendoza I guess to try and shore up the bullpen. He still has options. He’s probably next in line to get a spot start. I guess if Gabbard starts struggling again while Mendoza is strong in the bullpen, the Rangers will also not hesitate to give Mendoza a rotation spot again. A bit of healthy competition might help Gabbard though.

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by Gdawg on Jun 20, 2008 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Simply

Mendoza was pitching well as a starter. Tejeda was pitching well as a starter. They called both up to pitch out of the pen. Nothing more nothing less.

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by nikpin on Jun 20, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Loe unavailable

Loe started yesterday (6/19) and went 4 innings (69 pitches) vs Nashville. He probably wouldn’t have been available to pitch until Sunday.

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by RangerMad on Jun 20, 2008 6:35 PM CDT reply actions

that

and he has sucked this year in both AAA and the big leagues

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Jun 21, 2008 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions

After bungling the Benoit thing

I’m relieved to know that the front office remembered that we had a DL where we wouldn’t have to go 11 days with essentially 24 men on the roster.

by vfn on Jun 20, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions

not all on the front office

JD is not a doctor. I can almost guarantee you, especially the way our bullpen has been taxed the last 6 weeks, that the last thing JD or Washington wanted to do was be a man short out there. Benoit probably didn’t tell them exactly how badly he was hurt sorta like Mendoza did earlier this year.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Jun 21, 2008 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions