.266.

since the latest changes were made.

Need to go at least 13-7 the rest of the way to justify Chris Davis being here.

Good luck!

Aren’t we 80-62 after tonight?

has us at 80-62.

Not totally squelched but we’re getting to the point where crazy, unexplainable, “that’s baseball” moments need to start happening.

Having Chris Davis, who still needs to hit in the 8 hole with Young & Hamilton out of the line-up, go 3 for 19 (.158) v. Baltimore & Seattle is a big reason we went 2-4 at the worst time of the year. Texas had gone 6-1 v. Seattle at home before this past weekend.

I think the clip of Nolan Ryan at the end of the game on Saturday night, sitting in the rain with a “fuck you, world” look on his face said it all.

No doubt at the same time Ryan was toughing it out in the rain, the twit of a GM was up in a suite, wearing a snuggie and drinking cocoa so he could, you know, be able to better monitor any minor league happenings that might involve the Rangers.

Not totally squelched but we’re getting to the point where crazy, unexplainable, “that’s baseball” moments need to start happening.

Having Chris Davis, who still needs to hit in the 8 hole with Young & Hamilton out of the line-up, go 3 for 19 (.158) v. Baltimore & Seattle is a big reason we went 2-4 at the worst time of the year. Texas had gone 6-1 v. Seattle at home before this past weekend.

I think the clip of Nolan Ryan at the end of the game on Saturday night, sitting in the rain with a “fuck you, world” look on his face said it all.

No doubt at the same time Ryan was toughing it out in the rain, the twit of a GM was up in a suite, wearing a snuggie and drinking cocoa so he could, you know, be able to better monitor any minor league happenings that might involve the Rangers.

I know that the odds are against all four of the “big” prospects (Holland, Feliz, Smoak, Perez) working out and achieving their potential in the bigs. Can’t-miss prospects miss every year, and I’m trying to come to grips with the fact that at least one of these guys may turn out that way. And as I do, my gut (nowhere near as accurate and infallible as Warsh’s Gut) tells me that Holland may be that guy.

When he’s out there dealing and pitching complete game masterpieces, he looks determined and unstoppable. But when adversity hits and he struggles as he has of late, I just get this “oh no, what do I do now?” vibe from his facial expressions. I truly hope he has the testicular and mental fortitude needed to overcome adversity, make adjustments, and learn consistency with his approach, but man, sometimes I wonder whether he has it.

I look at Feliz and see a guy with superhuman stuff, a guy who knows how good his stuff is, and a guy who is fearless about using his stuff, and a guy who, once adversity does hit him, will just get pissed and blow hitters away to prove that he’s the one in charge. I look at Holland see a guy who has really good stuff, a guy who is capable of blowing any hitter in baseball away, and a guy who can show that fearless attitude, but I don’t see that attitude with every pitch and every appearance.

I realize that this could be a case of me hastily pulling out the ol’ jump to conclusions mat. Holland has had a long, tough season and I realize that not every star pitcher dominates from day 1 and never looks back. So, I hope I am being hasty in this assessment. But still, I just have that nagging feeling about him.

Thoughts?