2008 Texas Rangers Thread - Page 12 - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

alby · 07-10-2008, 10:03 PM

I love how we are so aggressive on the bases.

alby · 07-10-2008, 10:09 PM

all coming down to the 9th inning, nothing new for this team! gotta love it

dalmations202 · 07-10-2008, 10:10 PM

Gotta love it is right...........Wow

Kirobaito · 07-10-2008, 10:11 PM

All right, CJ..... I........ believe...... in you....

The Impaler has actually been mortal this series... I've never seen him strike out this much against us. I remember back in '04 Carlos Almanzar got him to K on 3 straight swings-and-misses on 3 sliders, each progressively more outside. His helmet flew off on the last one. That was a 3-2 win, though. Not quite this barnburner!

jthig32 · 07-10-2008, 10:13 PM

Holy crap I gave up on this game. I gotta tune in.

chumdawg · 07-10-2008, 10:13 PM

Can Wilson go more than one? I'm nervous about sending him out here in the 9th.

alby · 07-10-2008, 10:14 PM

CJ definitely has his arm tonight, double play here... come on baby!

alby · 07-10-2008, 10:17 PM

Come on, CJ

Kirobaito · 07-10-2008, 10:18 PM

Isn't CJ a little Debbie Downer.

alby · 07-10-2008, 10:20 PM

WHAT A PLAY AT HOME!

seriously, this is amazing TV

chumdawg · 07-10-2008, 10:28 PM

Thank god. I can't tell you how nervous I was there, with the bases jacked.

Flacolaco · 07-10-2008, 10:29 PM

Good lord that was tense.

jthig32 · 07-10-2008, 10:30 PM

Nice throw by Boggs. He'd been struggling with his throws to home. Let's get another walk off.

BTW, PDub, it's not about this season because, well it's not. I mean, I'll take any success we can get this season, but at this point all this is gravy.

LonghornDub · 07-10-2008, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jthig32

Nice throw by Boggs. He'd been struggling with his throws to home. Let's get another walk off.

BTW, PDub, it's not about this season because, well it's not. I mean, I'll take any success we can get this season, but at this point all this is gravy.

Sorry, but I can't get on board with "it's not about this season because it's not." Too conclusory. I need a reason.

Like I said, I understand that the real potential with this roster lies in the next few years, but this team right now is playing like one of the 10 best teams in baseball. That makes it about this season, as far as I'm concerned.

Kirobaito · 07-10-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ProdigyDub

Sorry, but I can't get on board with "it's not about this season because it's not." Too conclusory. I need a reason.

Like I said, I understand that the real potential with this roster lies in the next few years, but this team right now is playing like one of the 10 best teams in baseball. That makes it about this season, as far as I'm concerned.

The more it becomes about this season, the more some kind of a move at the deadline becomes necessary. That is the worst thing that could happen.

chumdawg · 07-10-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ProdigyDub

Sorry, but I can't get on board with "it's not about this season because it's not." Too conclusory. I need a reason.

Like I said, I understand that the real potential with this roster lies in the next few years, but this team right now is playing like one of the 10 best teams in baseball. That makes it about this season, as far as I'm concerned.

Same here. These guys are in the mix. And they are, evidently, good. I'm not lowering expectations. Hell, things could get worse going forward, for that matter. Sieze the day, baby!

Flacolaco · 07-10-2008, 10:39 PM

I'm settling for the fact that we're all up at 10:38 watching sports and chiming in.

Didn't give a rats behind about them last year.

Flacolaco · 07-10-2008, 10:41 PM

Anyone left in the bull pen after last nights bull pen sampler platter?

LonghornDub · 07-10-2008, 10:42 PM

It's like chum said: seize the day. Sports success is a fickle whore.

jthig32 · 07-10-2008, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ProdigyDub

Sorry, but I can't get on board with "it's not about this season because it's not." Too conclusory. I need a reason.

Like I said, I understand that the real potential with this roster lies in the next few years, but this team right now is playing like one of the 10 best teams in baseball. That makes it about this season, as far as I'm concerned.

The "not about this season" mantra means two things to me.

1. As Kirabaito said, the last thing I want to see is multiple prospects heading out for a rent-a-player situation because this team is in semi-contention.

2. Not being about this season means that I don't get overly upset about the losses. I really, really want them to win. Believe me, I am way invested. But realizing what we're doing with all these young players keeps me focuses on the big picture.

And I think they're playing over their heads. Their run differential backs that up. Now, that can be said about the Angels too, so who knows, maybe they'll just haul off and win this division. It would be spectactular.

chumdawg · 07-10-2008, 10:45 PM

So Wilson can't go two innings in a tie game? Very disappointing...

LonghornDub · 07-10-2008, 10:45 PM

I'm not a huge baseball fan, so I won't get too emotionally invested either way. But I do think it's all one big balancing test. If the right deal came along, and the Rangers were on the cusp of the division lead, I say do it.

You can rack up prospects as much as you like, but when you're close, you gotta go for it. I'm not saying that will happen, but, who knows.

Kirobaito · 07-10-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

Anyone left in the bull pen after last nights bull pen sampler platter?

Nope. Nippert's the only bullpen guy that didn't pitch yesterday or today, and he threw 7 on Monday, which is basically a start. If you wanted to put out Wright again, you could. If worse comes to worst, you can put out Mendoza and put Millwood out tomorrow.

LonghornDub · 07-10-2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by chumdawg

So Wilson can't go two innings in a tie game? Very disappointing...

Hell, I thought the 1 inning was risky.

LonghornDub · 07-10-2008, 10:52 PM

What a solid piece of pitching by Francisco.

jthig32 · 07-10-2008, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ProdigyDub

I'm not a huge baseball fan, so I won't get too emotionally invested either way. But I do think it's all one big balancing test. If the right deal came along, and the Rangers were on the cusp of the division lead, I say do it.

You can rack up prospects as much as you like, but when you're close, you gotta go for it. I'm not saying that will happen, but, who knows.

I'm fine with shipping out prospects, but you don't ship out prospects for a 2 month rental unless you are tuning up for a World Series run, not hoping to squeak out your division.

Obviously that doesn't apply if you can make a good deal for middling prospects, I'm talking about something involving our big chips.

chumdawg · 07-10-2008, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ProdigyDub

Hell, I thought the 1 inning was risky.

I did, too. But the conventional wisdom, if I am not mistaken, is that if you bring out your closer in the ninth inning of a tie game at home, he's the guy in the tenth as well if you don't win it in the ninth.

LonghornDub · 07-10-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by chumdawg

I did, too. But the conventional wisdom, if I am not mistaken, is that if you bring out your closer in the ninth inning of a tie game at home, he's the guy in the tenth as well if you don't win it in the ninth.

I think somewhere in that conventional wisdom is the implicit assumption that your closer is worth a damn.

Maybe I'm too hard on the guy, but sheesh.

Kirobaito · 07-10-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by chumdawg

I did, too. But the conventional wisdom, if I am not mistaken, is that if you bring out your closer in the ninth inning of a tie game at home, he's the guy in the tenth as well if you don't win it in the ninth.

Unless your closer almost gives up the game and throws 25 pitches.

EDIT: Dub said it best.

Flacolaco · 07-10-2008, 10:58 PM

Yeah well if they don't get it done here, they're going to be running out Josh Hamilton pretty soon to see if he can pitch too.

LonghornDub · 07-10-2008, 10:59 PM

Hamilton is a clutch mofo.

mary · 07-10-2008, 11:00 PM

Even if C.J. doesn't "suck", he is starting to give major tired head.

So there.

mary · 07-10-2008, 11:03 PM

Chris Davis is going to get it done here.

mary · 07-10-2008, 11:05 PM

Not so much.

chumdawg · 07-10-2008, 11:05 PM

As I said, it's going 11 or 12!

Flacolaco · 07-10-2008, 11:06 PM

20 hits.

11th inning.

Doesn't really add up.

Kirobaito · 07-10-2008, 11:09 PM

Does Garret Anderson get hits on anything other than weak dinkers up the middle anymore?

jthig32 · 07-10-2008, 11:15 PM

That's unfortunate. Byrd probably catches that, and Hamilton definitely catches that, as shallow as he plays.

BTW, bullpen wise this is about the worst possible scenario imagineable after starting by committee last night. I have no idea what we're going to do tomorrow night.

Kirobaito · 07-10-2008, 11:17 PM

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That's unfortunate. Byrd probably catches that, and Hamilton definitely catches that, as shallow as he plays.

BTW, bullpen wise this is about the worst possible scenario imagineable after starting by committee last night. I have no idea what we're going to do tomorrow night.

With effin' Mendoza on the mound. I'm going to the game tomorrow night. The Rangers haven't won a game I've gone to since July of 2005.

mkat · 07-10-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ProdigyDub

I don't see why the hell it isn't about this year. I mean, it is about the next few years moreso, with all the young talent, but if we pull this out we're only 5.5 games out of a playoff spot with half the season to go.

cause the pitching isn't good enough this year. hence the 'next year' or 'year after that' approach.