Hello, 3rd place!!!!

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 9, 2007 7:53 PM CDT in News

Woo-hoo!!!!

Yeah, yeah, it is only a tie for 3rd, and we'll be right back in 4th tomorrow if the A's beat Seattle Monday night, but for now, I'm going to be happy that the Rangers are out of 4th place for the first time since an 8-7 extra inning loss to the Indians on April 25 put them there...

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well, i'll be damned...

... anybody else think this team could get to .500 before season's end?

i'm so proud of these guys...

by oc on Sep 9, 2007 7:50 PM CDT reply actions

HaHa

The Mediocre Rangers strike again.

Now, they're back where they belong: the middle of the pack.

by BAC on Sep 9, 2007 8:11 PM CDT reply actions

"Thank you for calling...

Third place Texas Rangers"

"This report of my death was an exaggeration"--Mark Twain

by rangerdanger on Sep 9, 2007 8:41 PM CDT reply actions

How far are they...

from getting to the point where they have to give up their draft pick for signing a FA?

by N41D on Sep 9, 2007 8:41 PM CDT reply actions

Here

http://www.lonestarball.com/story/2007/9/9/114044/7602

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 9, 2007 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Good look AJM...

My bad. Completely skipped over the AM stuff this morning...

by N41D on Sep 9, 2007 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Couldn't watch the game

working. Anyone know the distance on Sosa's HR? I watched the highlight video on the Rangers website, that was absolutely crushed.

Baseball Fever - catch it!

by t ball on Sep 9, 2007 8:43 PM CDT reply actions

nadel called it...

...442 feet...

last shot into the club level was by the great Kevin Mench a couple of years ago... only 12 homers have gone that deep since the Ballpark opened in '94.

by oc on Sep 9, 2007 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions

I wonder...

...how long it's been since MLB tested Sammy...

"Sharky reminds me of Belushi's speech in Animal House where he says the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor." -tball

by RangerMoto on Sep 10, 2007 2:03 AM CDT up reply actions

Clinton is still playing.

Even though they had a really poor regular season record, they are pushing the Twins Beloit team to the brink.

Kiker 5 2/3 with 6K, 3BB, 3H, 0R

Go Lumberkings!

People rarely live up to their baby pictures.

by rooster on Sep 9, 2007 8:49 PM CDT reply actions

I'm much happier with third place

and a shot at .500 then with losing more games and ending up with a high draft choice. It is nice to see the Rangers playing well.

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

by slc ranger on Sep 9, 2007 9:42 PM CDT reply actions

At this rate

by your calculations, we should be in contention for the division in '08!!

Hell with the high draft choice, let's see some .500 ball and "progress."

"This is Baseball, it ain't Golf. If you aren't cheating in baseball, you aren't trying nearly hard enough to win." - DJCahill

by inactive lsb user on Sep 9, 2007 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions

No Chase I actually

posted a diary a while back asking about our AAA lineup next year because I don't believe we will contend in 'o8, and '09 will probably be the earliest that can happen. My point is that I like seeing the Rangers win-that's all. Also that the MLB draft does not produce as much "can't miss" talent like the NBA and NFL drafts because it takes the players longer to develop.

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

by slc ranger on Sep 9, 2007 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions

I think he meant

at this rate of chipping away, if the season never ended the Rangers could theoretically end up catching first place.

I like hamburgers.

by Bob Loblaw on Sep 9, 2007 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Let's see...

...they're 12-2 in their last 14. That's gotta be the best record over that span. And need to go 13-7 the rest of the way to finish at .500. That would actually be a bit of a slump considering their last 3 weeks.

12-2 is a heck of a clip. Almost not unlike the kinds of runs that the A's went on when Washington was with them. Maybe he brought some of that magic over with him? It's been great to see a season where the A's didn't go on a ridiculous run starting in August.

.500 finish would be great if it keeps the Rangers in the bottom half of the majors.

"Sharky reminds me of Belushi's speech in Animal House where he says the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor." -tball

by RangerMoto on Sep 10, 2007 2:06 AM CDT reply actions

Never woulda thunk it

I never in my life would've thought that they'd even sniff .500 this year.

Washington makes some screwy decisions. They're well documented and I kind of had a feeling it would be like that, but they're playing good baseball and that's all that matters.

Perhaps he had a problem getting his first spring training organized and up and running? They sure looked like shit at the beginning of the year. Maybe he learned a few things and will correct that for next season.

The offense is still bad, in my opinion, but they're not quite as reliant on the long ball, it seems, and if they continue with that they're going to be in good shape. Add a couple of guys who can actually hit and they'd be in pretty fair shape there.

Rotation's always a wild card. And I'm still wondering if Hank Blalock is a fluke. If he finishes strong I'd advocate for his trade this winter. The bullpen has really been a surprise. Even though they've had some shaky outings of late, how they've managed to pitch so well all year long for that many innings is beyond me.

Ctrl - V

by Dustin on Sep 10, 2007 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions