Next 9 Games

by Big50 on Jun 19, 2009 10:28 AM CDT

The Rangers had a 4-5 homestand with one rain-out. Only winning the Houston series. The next 6 games are on the road and the following 3 will be at home. Let's hope that the offense can pick it up over the next 9 game stretch.

Next nine games look like this:

Fri, Jun 19 @ San Francisco 10:15 PM

Sat, Jun 20 @ San Francisco 9:05 PM

Sun, Jun 21 @ San Francisco 4:05 PM

Tue, Jun 23 @ Arizona 9:40 PM

Wed, Jun 24 @ Arizona 9:40 PM

Thu, Jun 25 @ Arizona 9:40 PM

Fri, Jun 26 San Diego 8:05 PM

Sat, Jun 27 San Diego 8:05 PM

Sun, Jun 28 San Diego 8:05 PM

All games are against the NL West. These are all pretty winnable series. I think the Giants pitching could give the Rangers some problems, but they won't see Lincecum. I like us to win all 3 series and sweep one of them. I'm going to say 7-2 because I'm feeling optimistic today.

Poll

What will the Rangers record be over the next 9 games?

7-2 or better

15 votes

6-3

48 votes

5-4

38 votes

4-5 or worse

14 votes

115 votes | Poll has closed

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Are we gonna have one of these every 10 days or so?

We have almost 100 games left. Alot of them against our divisional opponents. If we just stay around 10 games over .500 we will be in the race until the end of the 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 19, 2009 10:37 AM CDT reply actions

Plan

That’s the plan. I’ll go about 3 series at a time. It kind of breaks up the season a little bit.

by Big50 on Jun 19, 2009 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions

I voted 6-3...

…of course last time I voted 7-3 and was greatly disappointed (nice series against the Jays, ugh!) so hopefully my optimism is better rewarded this time.

I have no objection to man walking on the moon.

by Chad Crudup on Jun 19, 2009 10:52 AM CDT reply actions

I went 4-5

just don’t like that west coast trip with the way the offense is going

Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY

by RangerMad on Jun 19, 2009 11:01 AM CDT reply actions

The fact that the offense

didn’t get healthy at home is very worrisome.

"Go post a dinosaur in a gameday thread."-Finnerty.Fan

by DJCahill on Jun 19, 2009 11:19 AM CDT reply actions

Exactly...

I voted 5-4 because of two of the offenses the Rangers will be playing though (SF and SD).

The trip to Arizona could be bad.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jun 19, 2009 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions

I voted 4 - 5

This is where the bubble bursts. We lose 1st place, slowly slide into 3rd over the course of the year. Most of our propsects continue to fail, or stay hurt. We finish too high in the final standings for an impact pick, our farm system gets ranked a medicore 19th with the hope of career revivals. We slip back into another 7 years of trying to break threw. Hicks sells the team to Corbin Bernsen of Major League fame. Nolan dies while trying to get back into game shape and JD gets elected president.

IT STARTS TONIGHT.

by SaltyGoesYard on Jun 19, 2009 12:10 PM CDT reply actions

i just shook my magic 8 ball

“outlook does not look good”

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.

by NothinG on Jun 19, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions

through

by JimCrankshaft on Jun 19, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions

as for my prediction,

I’m going 5-4.

We take two from SF and AZ while dropping 2 to the Fathers.

by JimCrankshaft on Jun 19, 2009 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm optimistic

The Rangers will have trouble in SF, but given the fact that the bats don’t even work at home, it shouldn’t matter that they won’t work there. But Johnson, even at 53 or whatever he is + Rangers bats = bad news (1-2)

Playing in Arizona maybe will help ignite the bats, I think their park plays somewhat like RBiA. (2-1)

And playing San Diego should make every team drool. If they just IBB AGon every time, they should have no problem winning that series. (3-0)

Go Rice Owls!

by JBImaknee on Jun 19, 2009 12:57 PM CDT reply actions

I say 6-3

To be honest, at some point in time, the offense should break out of its funk. Might as well be now.

Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.

by WyoRanger on Jun 19, 2009 2:42 PM CDT reply actions

5-4

thankfully for our offense they don’t have to play AT san diego right now

Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."

by gossamer on Jun 19, 2009 3:18 PM CDT reply actions

Angels currently have the top 10 worst BP of all time:

Yowzers!

"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Jun 19, 2009 4:03 PM CDT reply actions

Good to see the 2000 Rangers

representing at 13

"Go post a dinosaur in a gameday thread."-Finnerty.Fan

by DJCahill on Jun 19, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions

We're a proud bunch, us Texans!

lol

I am sure you remember the beating it was to the players (as well as fans) in 2000, how long before that has a major negative impact on that team? It’s really hard to keep up in a race with a BP full of gas pumps.

"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Jun 19, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions