doug mathis Stories - Lone Star Ball
Friday a.m. things
Rough outing for Matt Harrison yesterday, who just couldn't throw strikes consistently, and who ended up leaving the strikes he threw in bad positions. It happens. That's part of breaking in young pitchers. You just have to hope Harrison learns from it and improves. Anthony Andro calls the...
Mendoza up, Mathis to the d.l.
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...
Monday morning things
The game story in the DMN focuses on Doug Mathis, who threw five shutout innings yesterday before allowing a 2 run homer with one out in the sixth and getting lifted. Although the end result was satisfactory, I was underwhelmed with yesterday's performance from Mathis...11 flyball outs to just 1...
Sunday a.m. stuff
Solid start by Scott Feldman, followed up by another bad outing from the bullpen. Evan Grant has some gory details of the pen's failures: With the three runs allowed, the relief ERA shot up to 5.45. It is the worst in the majors by more than half a run. In May, when the Rangers went 19-9, the...
Rotation drama
From Richard Durrett: Vicente Padilla is still in Nicaragua tending to a family issue, so lefty A.J. Murray will start tomorrow. Padilla should pitch at some point this weekend, though the club isn't sure when. Kevin Millwood also has a "personal issue" to deal with on Wednesday, so he'll start...
Monday morning stuff
I'm still irritated by last night's game. That should have been a sweep. And the bullpen now has a 5.02 ERA on the year, which is not okay. Eddie Sefko's game story has this on the pulling of Scott Feldman: Had it not been a 90-some-degree day with hot breezes blowing, starter Scott Feldman...
Thursday a.m. stuff
My initial inclination is to grouse about the team's inability, once again, to get past the .500 mark. This is irritating. I want this team to reel off 5 or 6 in a row and get safely above .500. And it is even more irritating when you think, if the Rangers had just split those 14 games in April,...
You know what I'm tired of?
Walks. Especially bases-loaded walks. They are getting old. Evan Grant is worried about Kason Gabbard's loss of command since coming off the disabled list, and suggests that Doug Mathis may stick in the rotation when Kevin Millwood is activated, at Gabbard's expense. I wouldn't really have a...
Wednesday morning things
You know, last night's Spurs/Lakers game isn't going to help the NBA rebut those who claim that the league is rigged, and that the commissioner's office is trying to set up a Lakers/Celtics finals. Pretty egregious no-call on an obvious foul on Brent Barry at the end of the game. Evan Grant notes...
Thursday a.m. stuff
Yay, a win! It broke the 3 game losing streak, and ensures the Rangers won't get swept in Minnesota. A win today would mean a split of the series, keeping the Rangers' streak of not losing series intact. Sidney Ponson gets some love for working quickly and keeping the game moving. Ponson also...
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