david-murphy Stories - Lone Star Ball
Wednesday morning stuff
Real solid outing from Brandon McCarthy last night...I missed the first few innings, but from what I saw, he looked like the guy the Rangers thought they were getting when they made that Christmas Eve, 2006, trade. He had three solid pitches he was commanding, and he was throwing strikes. If he...
Sunday morning things
Evan Grant's game story talks about the frustrations of the month of August and how they've taken a toll on this team. In particular, he takes Gerald Laird and Ron Washington to task for arguing with Dale Scott on the blown call at home plate, and ignoring Mike Napoli, which allowed Napoli to...
Saturday stuff
Sigh. Matt Harrison is frustrating. And he's going to have to start missing more bats if he is going to stick. Richard Durrett's game story is about Hank Blalock returning to the lineup at first base. Anthony Andro's game story focuses on Matt Harrison's struggles after his terrific outing last...
Sunday morning things
This has been a lousy few days for Rangers fans. 4 game losing streak. David Murphy and C.J. Wilson out for significant time. 7 1/2 games back in the wild card race. And last night, another ugly blowout loss. Evan Grant says Eddie Guardado and Marlon Byrd, the "most vocal leaders" on the team,...
Friday a.m. stuff
Disappointing couple of games, after the Rangers won two straight against the Yankees. 12 games out of the A.L. West, 6.5 games behind the BoSox, several games behind New York and Minnesota... Richard Durrett says the Rangers are still in the race, despite not making up any ground during the...
A few things
A few other things I wanted to mention this morning... Mike Hindman talks about an experience he had with C.J. Wilson a few years ago, with Wilson working with Ryan Dittfurth, as sort of a counter-point to the stories that have been out there the last couple of days... Evan Grant agrees with many...
Thursday a.m. stuff
Rangers lose. They are now 6 back in the wild card race. And the bigger news is that David Murphy is expected to miss 2-4 weeks with a strained knee ligament. Nelson Cruz as a replacement? Nope, he's hurt. Evan Grant is saying Jason Ellison, maybe. Eddie Guardado is now the closer, although I...
Saturday a.m. things
Ugly outing for Vicente Padilla yesterday, who is apparently dealing with a neck strain that, along with the bruised thumb that knocked him out of yesterday's game, has his status up in the air for his next start. And Scott Feldman, who was going to start on Tuesday against the Angels, will...
Thursday a.m. stuff
That could have gone better yesterday. And Warner Madrigal's major league debut could have gone a little bit better. Evan Grant's game story talks about the bullpen situation, and Ron Washington's hands largely being tied yesterday. With Eddie Guardado, Frankie Francisco, and Josh Rupe all...
Monday a.m. things
Woo-hoo!!! A game over .500!!! Evan Grant says it was all about the fastballs last night, with Vicente Padilla and C.J. Wilson having success sticking to the hard stuff. Jeff Wilson says it was all about the timely pinch hitting, with Frank Catalanotto and Ramon Vazquez getting key pinch hit...
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