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Saturday morning things
Another bleah game. Dustin Nippert looked pretty good for the first few innings, though. Jeff Wilson says Torii Hunter saved the game by turning a Marlon Byrd two run homer into an out. I'm not convinced it wouldn't have been a double, rather than a homer, but either way, that play was huge. ...
Thursday a.m. things
Even if it is over a team as pitiful as the Royals, a sweep is a sweep, particularly on the road, and I'm going to enjoy it. Matt Harrison was solid. Frankie Francisco was impressive. And Jarrod Saltalamacchia made a hustling, heads-up play on a 2 out error that was the difference in the game. ...
Wednesday a.m. stuff
You know, I think I'm about ready for the season to end. Everybody's hurt, the bullpen is gassed, the rotation is a mess, the team is losing games...I'm ready to be done with 2008 and move on to 2009, I think. Last night encapsulizes what is so frustrating about Vicente Padilla. He looked great...
Sunday a.m. stuff
The Rangers needed that start from Matt Harrison yesterday. Hell, I think we, as fans, needed it. 17 straight outs to end his outing, no walks, and only three hits in eight innings (two of them in the first inning). Evan Grant says the key was throwing strikes and not walking anyone, along with...
Loe up, Hunter down, Padilla scratched, Nippert to start
T.R. Sullivan reports that Tommy Hunter has been optioned to AAA, and Kam Loe has been called up to give the Rangers another long man. Sullivan also reports that Vicente Padilla has been scratched from Sunday's start, and Dustin Nippert will make that start, instead.
Wednesday a.m. stuff
I wish I had something meaningful and profound to offer after last night's fiasco. But I don't. I don't know what there is to say after something like that. Marlon Byrd sounds frustrated: "I just don't know how many times you can do this," acknowledged outfielder Marlon Byrd, who went...
Trade odds
I normally would wait until the beginning of the week to do a post like this, rather than put it up on the weekend, but zywica is going to be blogging Monday and Tuesday while I make a quick jaunt to D/FW to watch a couple of Ranger games, and besides, moves are going on this weekend, which could...
Saturday morning stuff
Your 2nd place Texas Rangers, at least for now. We could be back in third place by 6 p.m. tonight, but I'm going to enjoy being in 2nd place while it lasts. Evan Grant points out that the Rangers haven't finished above third place since 1999, making finishing in second this year a more meaningful...
First half THT Awards
I meant to post this earlier, then forgot...but John Barten has the First Half THT Awards up... And he includes a lengthy quote from me regarding one of his first half award winners, Vicente Padilla...
Monday a.m. stuff
The Rangers salvage a win last night with a nice performance from Vicente Padilla and the bullpen. C.J. Wilson had as much movement on his fastball last night as I can remember him ever having. Both Evan Grant's game story, and Jeff Wilson's game story, talk about how Teagarden has impressed...
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