2010 Texas Rangers

[Texas Chili Dog]

Feldman warming up in the bullpen. Game over.

[Texas Chili Dog]

OMG wow....holy shit.

[EricB]

Tommy might need to be skipped his next time out.

He's leaving everything up. From what little I've been taught about pitching, usually means your legs are fatigued. He had good stuff the first two innings, but the last two he's gotten slapped around. Maybe getting skipped the next time around might be OK.

Holland might be ready by then.

[Amarelooms]

lol back to back to back....pathetic

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

And the streak ends....with a walk. :bang

[EricB]

If Feldman can settle down and get out of this inning he should be OK, like he demonstrated in Seattle.

[Texas Chili Dog]

wow Blanco. Awesome...just awesome.

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

http://www.wsufootballblog.com/images/stories/choke.jpg

[EricB]

Damn nothin goin right, three balls that should've been outs.

And another one there just barely out of the infield.

Feldman isn't pitching bad, just can't get a break.

[EricB]

Choke?

How does one choke on August 13th?

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/denial-and-the-coming-data-meltdown.jpg

[Texas Chili Dog]

Choke?

How does one choke on August 13th?

It's Friday. :(

Feldman sucks.

[dallasmavsnfuego214]

http://nbcsportsmedia2.msnbc.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070106/070106_cowboys_lose_vlg9p.widec.jpg

[EricB]

It's Friday. :(

Feldman sucks.


Again he's gotten ground balls and nothing has been hit hard. He IMO has done his job, just bad luck with where the balls are hit.

[EricB]

Why the F are the trolls in this thread now? Seriously...

[Amarelooms]

Sons I sure don't hope the Rangers melt down....i can envision them choking the division lead away at this rate. I'll be going to a game in a couple weeks....

:elephant

[EricB]

Your going to a game adn don't even know the goddamn back up catcher's name?

Stay the fuck home, the Rangers don't need your kind out there.

[Ignorant Spurs fan]

Why the F are the trolls in this thread now? Seriously...

NO TROLLS IN HERE SON! JUST CALLING IT LIKE I SEE IT! JUST SIGN TIM DUCAN, GINOBLI, AND POPPOVICH AND WE WILL 13 PEAT!!!!!!!!111111:lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lob t2::lobt2::lobt2::flag::flag::flag:

[EricB]

luckily for the Rangers the Angels play Toronto and Oakland is losing in Minnesota.

[EricB]

According to Evan Grant Hunter between innings was "vomiting" between innings.

[Eric Dampier]

http://www.norcalblogs.com/bullfight/archives/lonelydallasman.jpg

[Amarelooms]

lol at that fatty Molina....easy out....he is horrible. In the offseason...rangers need to get a real catcher and 2nd baseman who can hit. and don't say Kindlser or whatever his name his...he ain't good sons.

:elephant

[Eric Dampier]

According to Evan Grant Hunter between innings was "vomiting" between innings.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/writers/ian_thomsen/01/15/harris.nets/devin-harris.p1.jpg

[Texas Chili Dog]

HR Moreland!

[EricB]

Evan_P_Grant (http://twitter.com/Evan_P_Grant)
Derek Holland was apparently pulled at Triple-A Oklahoma City just about the same time Tommy Hunter left tonight's #Ranger (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ranger) game ill.



Makes alot of sense.

Skip Hunter a turn, let him get some strength back.

His last start in Seattle wasn't great but wasn't bad. So IMO this was just an enigma.

[Amarelooms]

This Moreland cat needs to be full time starter

:elephant

[EricB]

Damn, Moreland is someting else!

[EricB]

Gotta wonder if you could play Cantu at second.

If you could running Cantu out there has to be better than Guzman and Blanco.

[EricB]

Unreal how snakebit the Red Sox are...

[Amarelooms]

I would cut Molina and Guzman right now during the game......bring up some minor league ball players.

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

home run Young! Almost as cheap as the one he hit vs NY. HAHAHA

[Texas Chili Dog]

Hambone!!! back to back!!!!!

[EricB]

Down to 2....

Damn these Rangers are a never say die bunch.

Gotta love it.

[EricB]

That Hambone shot, whew, man when he connects on em, he just POUNDS it.

[EricB]

Now the problem is Cruz and Vladdy are swinging for the fences.

Take pitches, get walks and base hits guys COME ON.

[Texas Chili Dog]

Triple for Murphy. C'mon get at least one more hit this inning.

[Amarelooms]

lol at Molina up.....can you say OUTTTTTTTTttt

what a piece of trash

:elephant

[Eric Dampier]

Bengie sucks!

[Amarelooms]

cut that fat fuck.....he is HORRIBLE

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

Buzz Killington

[sribb43]

I hate Bengie...go eat some fuckin' tacos and sit your fat ass on the bench

[Amarelooms]

I hate Bengie...go eat some fuckin' tacos and sit your fat ass on the bench

Son he needs to be benched. Let that white dude play....he can actually make contact

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

OMG Hamilton is the MVP. wow...

[Amarelooms]

OMG Hamilton is the MVP. wow...

Son it's cause he found his lord and savior....jesus lol

:elephant

[sribb43]

the one bad move the rangers made this year was the premature ejaculation to give Feldman a contract extension

[sribb43]

Lucky ass Oliver right there

[Eric Dampier]

Blanco with the double....which means Guzman should never sniff playing time again

[Texas Chili Dog]

This pitcher looks like he's 50!

[Spursfan092120]

the one bad move the rangers made this year was the premature ejaculation to give feldman a contract extension
+1

[Texas Chili Dog]

fucking damnit!!!

[Amarelooms]

fucking damnit!!!

lol....letting Drew look like Sosa

:elephant

[Amarelooms]

I'd just take the loss if I were the Rangers....let this pitcher finish the game. No need to waste the bull pen

:elephant

[sribb43]

Is this when the wheels start to fall off?

[sribb43]

Vladdy is no longer my daddy...he, Bengie and Guzman can sit the pine

[Amarelooms]

Molina on Deck...FUCK ME.....

:elephant

[Eric Dampier]

Vladdy needs to be benched this is getting ridiculous.

He looked overmatched on a freaking 90 mph fastball

[Texas Chili Dog]

Sac fly by Murphy. Didn't think we had a chance to score there. Good baserunning by Hamilton.

[Amarelooms]

here's an out....

haha they are making a pitching change...is that really necessary for Molina...I could strike his fat ass out

:elephant

[sribb43]

Bard is going to blow Bengie away

[Eric Dampier]

RIP Bengie

[Eric Dampier]

he was about a minute late on that one :lol

[Amarelooms]

swing and a miss...late on that one fatty

:elephant

[Eric Dampier]

crofl

:rollin

[Texas Chili Dog]

Hahahahahahaha :lol :lol :lol :lol :rollin :rollin :rollin

[Amarelooms]

haha fatty with a bs hit....errorrrrrrrrr

:elephant

[sribb43]

:lmao Drew...fuckin fat ass only got a double

[Amarelooms]

nice they took his fat ass out....

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

Red Sux are scared of Moreland. :rollin

[sribb43]

pinch hit cantu right here...blanco is screwed

[Amarelooms]

:lmao Drew...fuckin fat ass only got a double

Son he barely made that....they could have probably thrown him out

:elephant

[Eric Dampier]

try and draw a walk to load em up

[Amarelooms]

try and draw a walk to load em up

Son you need a new screen name....Damp is gone

:elephant

[sribb43]

fuckin Wash letting Blanco hit there. He had no chance in hell

[Eric Dampier]

Fuck!

I knew that was coming

[Amarelooms]

Damn that was nasty....I hope this pitcher ain't staying in

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

Right as Blanco struck out, the Twins got the 3rd out in the 9th to beat the A's 4-3. Magic number to 41.

[Eric Dampier]

Damn that was nasty....I hope this pitcher ain't staying in

:elephant

I hope he does. He just throws straight fastballs and the top of the order is coming up

[sribb43]

our 2B blow...Blanco f'd up the DP back in the 4th and then he got blown away by Bard

[Amarelooms]

Right as Blanco struck out, the Twins got the 3rd out in the 9th to beat the A's 4-3. Magic number to 41.

lol at you son...FORTY ONE...haha...wait till it's single digits

:elephant

[sribb43]

Right as Blanco struck out, the Twins got the 3rd out in the 9th to beat the A's 4-3. Magic number to 41.

Arent the Angels ahead of the A's, should still be at 42

[Amarelooms]

our 2B blow...Blanco f'd up the DP back in the 4th and then he got blown away by Bard

Son if you read what I said...Rangers need a catcher and 2nd baseman....all other positions are fairly solid.

Though I I'm not sold on LF field but he's hitting okay now

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

lol at you son...FORTY ONE...haha...wait till it's single digits

:elephant

It's never too early!! :hat


Arent the Angels ahead of the A's, should still be at 42

The Angels were in 2nd, but had one more loss. And that is what counts. Now both the A's and Angels (for the moment) have 57 losses. So the magic number is 41 over both. If the Angels lose tonight, the magic number over them would go down to 40, but it would stay at 41 overall because the A's would once again have one less loss. Does that make sense?

[Amarelooms]

This pitchers dad must have been a reptile...he's got a tongue thing going

:elephant

[sribb43]

It's never too early!! :hat



The Angels were in 2nd, but had one more loss. And that is what counts. Now both the A's and Angels (for the moment) have 57 losses. So the magic number is 41 over both. If the Angels lose tonight, the magic number over them would go down to 40, but it would stay at 41 overall because the A's would once again have one less loss. Does that make sense?


:tu

[sribb43]

if rangers lose this one its on hunter/wash/maddux for letting him start the game when he was ill

[Texas Chili Dog]

Four hit game for Hamilton. Jesus....

C'mon Nellie, just one hit away from tying this sucker.

edit: whoops skipped Vlad.

[Eric Dampier]

Vladdy has had ample opportunities to be the hero in the last week

[Amarelooms]

Jesus loves this man...he can ball

:elephant

[sribb43]

if vlad cant hit a 90mph fastball, how can he hit 98?

[Amarelooms]

I'd move Vladdy to 5th and Cruz the 4th next game...Cruz is a baller

:elephant

[Eric Dampier]

Hopefully that wakes him up

[sribb43]

maybe that will wake his ass up

[sribb43]

all we need is a single, stop swinging for the fenches

[sribb43]

im sick of this fucker swinging at balls

[Eric Dampier]

we just need a hit not a 700 ft home run Vlad!

[Eric Dampier]

Vlaaaaaaaaaaaddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Texas Chili Dog]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Texas Chili Dog]

oh my fuck!!!!!

[Texas Chili Dog]

I just came.

[sribb43]

:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:w ow:wow
:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow:wow

[Texas Chili Dog]

oh man, was Vlad out??

[sribb43]

oh man, was Vlad out??

wash had to play Guzman tonight

[Texas Chili Dog]

wash had to play Guzman tonight

I meant was he out at first. I thought he was until I noticed the guy had his foot off the bag.

[Eric Dampier]

What a game!! came back from 8-2 to tie it up at 9.

[sribb43]

What a game!! came back from 8-2 to tie it up at 9.

well we shouldnt have lost on wed night and we have no business winning tonight, so hopefully things even out

[Amarelooms]

Sons only problem is the bottom of the lineup is up....unless the number 6 guy can go yard

:elephant

[Eric Dampier]

well we shouldnt have lost on wed night and we have no business winning tonight, so hopefully things even out

the Sox had an even worse loss yesterday in a game they had to win IMO, so something has to give

[sribb43]

Why is my confidence so low with Feliz on the mound? He and frankie scare the shit out of me these days

[Texas Chili Dog]

Good inning Feliz! 1-2-3

Let's walk it off!

[sribb43]

Murph time!!!!

[Texas Chili Dog]

nice AB Taylor!

[sribb43]

http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy57/apoplecticfittz/TexasRangergifs/MVP.gif

[Texas Chili Dog]

Feliz brought his A game tonight.

[Texas Chili Dog]

http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy57/apoplecticfittz/TexasRangergifs/MVP.gif

Fucking awesome. :tu

[Amarelooms]

Sons gotta win it here. Andrus gotta get a base...take some pitches and draw a walk

:elephant

[sribb43]

Lets Go Rangers

&

Lets Go Jays

[sribb43]

Here comes the douche bag Paplebon

[Amarelooms]

why is he swing at that....dman u

:elephant

[Eric Dampier]

Papelbum blew one last night...here's hoping for two in a row :tu

[Amarelooms]

young is truly an idiot at times....take some pitches dummy

:elephant

[Eric Dampier]

Guzman on deck:lol

End it now Josh

[Amarelooms]

oh nooooo Guzman lol.....he;s an out

:elephant

[Amarelooms]

they should walk Hamilton if smart lol

:elephant

[sribb43]

Fuck....whats was point of pinch running Guzman for Vlad

[Amarelooms]

fuck me...rather have fatty at the bat lol

:elephant

[Amarelooms]

0.091......can you say....OUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTt

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

lol Papelshit scared of Hamilton.

[Amarelooms]

SWING YOU IDIOT

:elephant

[Eric Dampier]

Hamilton = Jesus Christ

[Texas Chili Dog]

Hamilton steals 2nd. He is ridiculous.

[Amarelooms]

Hamilton = Jesus Christ

God bless son

:elephant

[sribb43]

Fuck Wash and his man crush for Guzman, its like Carlisle is to JJ and Avery is to Stack

[Amarelooms]

ooooofffffffaaaaaa...uglyyyyyyyyyyyy

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

FU Guzman!

[Eric Dampier]

Guzman you are officially the worst player of all fucking time! :clap:clap:clap

[Texas Chili Dog]

This ump sucks ass.

[sribb43]

Hamilton should have stole 3rd then home. No way Guzman would have done anything there

[Amarelooms]

well thats not his fault...can;t hit a ball outside....calling that a strike is ridiculous.

Now the shit part of the lineup is due in the bottom 11th....ball game I think

:elephant

[sribb43]

yes Timmy Wakefield...rangers own his ass. get through this inning Darren

[Texas Chili Dog]

yes Timmy Wakefield...rangers own his ass. get through this inning Darren

wait what? Is he coming in the next inning??

[sribb43]

wait what? Is he coming in the next inning??
showed him warming up

[Spursfan092120]

These umps couldn't be more inconsistent...fucking ridiculous.

[sribb43]

Damn is this ump being paid by the Sox

[sribb43]

if that would have gone out I would have drove to Arlington, ran on the field and knock the ump out cold

[Amarelooms]

walk this fat fuck

:elephant

[Spursfan092120]

if that would have gone out I would have drove to Arlington, ran on the field and knock the ump out cold
Qmuab2h-3nE

[Texas Chili Dog]

showed him warming up

That would be sweet. I think Papelbon will at least start the next inning though.

[Texas Chili Dog]

Qmuab2h-3nE

I love that scene. :lol

[sribb43]

That would be sweet. I think Papelbon will at least start the next inning though.

he pitched last night, so i doubt it

[Spursfan092120]

Walk off this inning..I feel it...

[Spursfan092120]

I love that scene. :lol
When I first saw it I think I hurt myself laughing so hard.

[Amarelooms]

need a double from Cruz...then a sac bunt...then a sac fly

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

he pitched last night, so i doubt it

Ah yes, and you are right. Wakefield baby! :rollin

[Spursfan092120]

Cruz can end this now...let's do it..make my feeling right..Walk off

[Texas Chili Dog]

Hahahaha

[sribb43]

Boooooommmmstiiiickkkkk bithces!!!!

[Spursfan092120]

Hell yeah..I WAS RIGHT!!

[Texas Chili Dog]

NELLIE!!!!!! Wakefield... :rollin

[Amarelooms]

After Hamilton...Cruz is the best player....baller

:elephant

[sribb43]

yes Timmy Wakefield...rangers own his ass. get through this inning Darren

:smokin

[Texas Chili Dog]

Even Molina would have hit that out of the park. :rollin

[EricB]

Bearclaw it Nellie!

[sribb43]

need a double from Cruz...then a sac bunt...then a sac fly

:elephant

how bout a walkoff?

[sribb43]

Wakefield should be good to go the rest of the series. Only threw 1 pitch tonight :lmao

[BUMP]

I don't mind the RedSox overall, but I can't stand that faggot Youkilis.

I hope he watched every second of this game and is choking on his clam chowder as we speak. That is all :elephant

[Amarelooms]

I don't mind the RedSox overall, but I can't stand that faggot Youkilis.

I hope he watched every second of this game and is choking on his clam chowder as we speak. That is all :elephant

Son easy with the use of my :elephant....God bless

[BUMP]

Son easy with the use of my :elephant....God bless

My bad Looms, i'm just overjoyed with the win tonight. God bless you and your family

I'm out:hat

[Texas Chili Dog]

*end of 8th, Jays lead the Angels 3-0.

[sribb43]

*end of 8th, Jays lead the Angels 3-0.

Don't implode Kevin Gregg, like your prone to do from time to time

[sribb43]

http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac251/Xylene_Productions/CruzMissileHuge.gif

[Texas Chili Dog]

Don't implode Kevin Gregg, like your prone to do from time to time

Jays win 3-0! :toast

[Texas Chili Dog]

avatar updated! :D

[dallaskd]

sorry if already posted but here is good stuff from Greenberg

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100813&content_id=13407634&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex

I like this guy alot now.

[Texas Chili Dog]

sorry if already posted but here is good stuff from Greenberg

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100813&content_id=13407634&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex

I like this guy alot now.

yeah, the lower prices are awesome. I'm anxious to see how many more beers I can have now because of it. :hat

[Amarelooms]

yeah, the lower prices are awesome. I'm anxious to see how many more beers I can have now because of it. :hat

They cut back what 10% if that??? SEVEN bucks for a beer...come on...that costs a dollar maybe. If they really wanted to do something all the prices should have been cut in half.....

:elephant

[RoddyBukkake]

sorry if already posted but here is good stuff from Greenberg

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100813&content_id=13407634&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex

I like this guy alot now.


Never trust a Jew especially one with the last name Greenberg

[EricB]

yeah, the lower prices are awesome. I'm anxious to see how many more beers I can have now because of it. :hat

what about bringing in an opposing team's hat and get 20% off a new one?

If I come for a game in September Im thinking of bringing one of my older Cardinal hats and getting in on that.

[Texas Chili Dog]

what about bringing in an opposing team's hat and get 20% off a new one?

If I come for a game in September Im thinking of bringing one of my older Cardinal hats and getting in on that.

Just as long as we don't have to ditch the old hat. :lol

There is only one thing I have ever collected in my entire life, and that is baseball hats. I started in 1995 when I got a Braves cap while on vacation in Florida. But it was at that time when I decided that every hat I get must be bought in the city in which that team plays. So when I was in Atlanta a couple years later, I got another Braves cap. I've continued doing this for 15 years and am down to needing just Cleveland and Arizona. If I ever go to Montreal, I'm gonna try really hard to find an Expos cap because they were still a team when I started this. So far the hardest hat to find was a Devil Rays cap in Tampa. I got it before they got any good and before the name change. I finally found one in the airport just before I was about to leave.

So I'd be able to get a lot of discounts. :lol

[Texas Chili Dog]

We've had the leadoff man on base in every inning until this one and we haven't been able to score a single time.

[Texas Chili Dog]

Twins shut out the A's, so our magic number is 39. However that's not all good because we need to stay ahead of the Twins and they are right on our ass.

[Amarelooms]

How slow is Young...he can never get to a ground ball lol. Move his ass to 1st base.........

:elephant

[Amarelooms]

After Cruz the rest of this lineup is shit....I would cut them all.....how can you not have decent people who can hit like 0.250

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

One out triple for Cruz and once again we can't score. No clutch hits at all tonight. Too bad because Colby Lewis was great.

[BUMP]

If the Rangers don't come back 'Looms, can we atleast get a memo thread from you to ease the pain?

[Texas Chili Dog]

oh boy, Cruz is out of the game. Please don't be injured. :depressed

[Spursfan092120]

Come on Elvis...let's get this thing rolling.

[Texas Chili Dog]

Lester is pwning us. Please let anyone else come in for the 9th. How about Wakefield? :lol

[Spursfan092120]

One more inning...got the right guys getting to the plate...we can still do this.

[Texas Chili Dog]

oh god, this would not be a good time for O'Day's scoreless inning streak to end. Runners on the corners, no outs. ugh

[Amarelooms]

Ball game fellas...can't win em all. This team is not that good with crappy players 6 through 9....not going to win in the playoffs if the bottom of your lineup is trash

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

And there it is. Game over.

[Texas Chili Dog]

Thanks Borbon, and now it all falls apart.

[Amarelooms]

lol why is that guy playing C field??????

[Texas Chili Dog]

WOW Hamilton hits a home run on a ball at about head level! :lol

At least we won't get shutout, just when they were talking about it.

[Texas Chili Dog]

:lol another head first slide by Vladdy to be safe at first.

[Amarelooms]

this fool is going to hurt himself diving into 1st. If his ass was fast and hustle from the start he wouldn't have to dive...

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

why the FUCK are we stealing with Vlad?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Texas Chili Dog]

You have GOT to be shitting me!!!!!!!

[Texas Chili Dog]

And now that's officially the game. It didn't have to be.....

[Amarelooms]

You have GOT to be shitting me!!!!!!!

Dumb but they weren't winning it.....

:elephant

[Texas Chili Dog]

Day game tomorrow, that's gonna be ugly.

[sribb43]

Terrible fuckin game...

-Vlad is a fuckin moron
-Young has absolutely no range at 3rd
-bottom of the lineup is worst in MLB
-Nellie probably DL'd

[Amarelooms]

Terrible fuckin game...

-Vlad is a fuckin moron
-Young has absolutely no range at 3rd
-bottom of the lineup is worst in MLB
-Nellie probably DL'd

Son God bless you for stating it so well. Refer to my memo thread for further details as well. Imagine if Hamilton leaves next year....

:elephant

[sribb43]

Thanks Borbon, and now it all falls apart.

If Nellie goes to DL, move Moreland to the OF (he played there slot in the minors) Cantu to 1st and use Borbob as a PR off the bench.

[EricB]

Lester showed why he is a top 5 pitcher but ever since Kinsler went down the offense has stunk.

Hamilton is hitting great but him going 5 behind Vlad and Kinsler really set the table for things.

Young is still in a slump.

Vlad needs multiple days off in the worst way..


IMO lineup tomorrow should be

Andrus
Young
Hamilton
Murphy
Cantu
Moreland
Molina
Blanco


Cruz said after the game it just tightened up on him, so hopefully a day off and he'll be able to play vs Tampa on monday.

For some reason this game seemed more of a kick to the nuts than the Yankee game wednesday.

Oh well.

Shake it off, hit the shit out of Dice K cause he got slapped around by Toronto, hope CJ gives you a good 6 and hopefully the bully holds it together.

BTW, Colby Lewis again, dude has been the MVP all year long of that pitching staff.

[EricB]

Also I read Strop is gonna go back down and Brandon Boggs is gonna get called up as insurance in case Nelly hits the DL.

Heres hoping Boggs just plays tomorrow in right plays solid and everything else is OK.


Shame Gentry couldn't hit major league pitching he'd be perfect for center field.

(Aside I know from the fact he broke his wrist the other night as well)

[Texas Chili Dog]

Just finished watching the game. CJ was terrific, and in a day game in that kind of heat was pretty damn impressive. Too bad we couldn't get him the shutout. All of a sudden there was an offensive explosion in the last few innings. Was 1-0 for awhile and then BAM, it's 7-3.

Angels lost and the A's lost. But the A's losing wasn't really a good thing because it was against the Twins. Minny is playing too well. Magic number is 37.

[BUMP]

A couple of things. Good and bad.

The bad is that Nellie is not gonna travel with the team to Tampa, so i guess the injury is more serious than we thought. With the Rays' pitching that will definitely be a concern.

The good is that the Dutch Oven is finally making his return. I thought he was our best pitcher last year and I'm glad to see him return in time for us to make a run. If he is anything close to how he was last year, he will definitely take over the 5th spot in the rotation. I'm excited to see him back in action.

[Texas Chili Dog]

I am pumped to see Holland back. I will keep my expectations low for him in the early going, but damn it's good to see him back.

Also, if we're gonna count down our magic number. Might as well do it right, by posting Rangers pics to do so.


http://nbcsportsmedia4.msnbc.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050627/050627_rogers_vlg_5p.widec.jpg

[dallaskd]

Harden to the DL :tu

[ducks]

like rangers but pulling for rays over texas

would love rays to win the divsion over yankees

[BUMP]

like rangers but pulling for rays over texas

would love rays to win the divsion over yankees

cruz maybe to dl
rangers offense not as good now
your thoughts ducks?

[Texas Chili Dog]

like rangers but pulling for rays over texas

would love rays to win the divsion over yankees

The Rays can still win that division even after getting beat by us. :toast

[EricB]

Cruz is going to Tampa. he had an MRI today and it came back clean.

Hunter pitching tuesday dutch oven Wednesday.

[alamo50]

Better check your sources Eric.

[Spursfan092120]

Rangers lose Cruz to disabled list

Left hamstring strain shelves outfielder; Arias activated

By Chris Girandola / Special to MLB.com
08/16/10 6:30 PM ET
ST. PETERSBURG -- Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz's left hamstring has forced him to the disabled list again. Texas placed Cruz on the 15-day DL with a strained left hamstring on Monday after an MRI revealed inflammation, but fortunately for the club, no tear.
Infielder Joaquin Arias was activated from the disabled list in Cruz's place after successfully completing a rehab stint at Double-A Frisco.
Cruz suffered the injury during Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Red Sox and was forced to leave the game. On Monday, Cruz said before the start of the Rangers' three-game series against the Rays that he was surprised that he was placed on the DL but understood the decision.
"I don't feel any pain, even when I was running on the treadmill yesterday, but I guess the X-rays showed something different, some inflammation or something," Cruz said on Monday. "I get the point why they want me to go [on the DL]. They want me to be full strength for September, so yeah, I understand."
This is the third time this season that a hamstring issue has hampered Cruz, as a right hamstring issue shelved him in April and May, and a left hamstring strain sidelined the outfielder through most of June.
"It's hard to figure out why," Cruz said. "I have to figure out what kind of program I have to do in the offseason so it doesn't happen again."
When he's been in the lineup, Cruz has been a force for the Rangers, batting .320 with 16 homers and 64 RBIs. Now the team can only hope that one last trip to the disabled list can get Cruz's hamstrings healthy for the stretch run and the playoffs.
"Once again, we're talking about a hamstring," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "We want to make sure it doesn't get any worse. He's such a valuable asset, we've got to watch it. We want to make sure it isn't anything more than what it is."
Washington said if it was mid or late September, the team would have kept Cruz active "as a pinch-hitter to help out," but nothing more, because there is the potential of worsening the injury.
Cruz described the injury as having the least effect compared to the other two this season and that he would "definitely be able to play" if it was late September.
"It's frustrating, of course, but I understand the point," Cruz said.
In his replacement, Washington will use Mitch Moreland, David Murphy, Vladimir Guerrero and the recently recalled Brandon Boggs. Murphy has made 32 starts in right field this season, with Guerrero making 10 and Moreland one.

Chris Girandola is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100816&content_id=13522256&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex

[sribb43]

Fuck you Arias you piece of shit!!!!

Can u spell DFA??

[sribb43]

Cliff is going to look great in Pinstripes

[Texas Chili Dog]

What the fuck happened in this game??

[sribb43]

What the fuck happened in this game??

Rangers Triple A squad, the Redhawks lost us the game tonight

[Texas Chili Dog]

The A's are falling apart. Only hit tonight was a solo home run. Shaun Marcum dominated them.

[Texas Chili Dog]

Hunter is getting smacked around again. Although Cruz would have caught that ball that Vlad didn't in right field.

[Amarelooms]

Hunter is getting smacked around again. Although Cruz would have caught that ball that Vlad didn't in right field.

Son why is Vlad in the field....looks like he can barely run

:elephant

[Amarelooms]

Sons this fat pitcher ain't that good....maybe bench him for a week or so

:elephant

[sribb43]

Sons this fat pitcher ain't that good....maybe bench him for a week or so

:elephant

:lmao at people saying Hunter should be the 3rd guy in the rotation in the playoffs. It should be Lee, CJ and Lewis hands down

[sribb43]

Last nights loss still hurts. Considering the trash we our running out there tonight and Garza is dealing, we have a good chance of getting swept.

I know that the Halos and A's suck right now as well but I really want the Rangers to finish ahead of the Twins to get homefield at least for the 1st round. Dont really want to start the playoffs on the road in Tampa or Yankee Stadium

[sribb43]

if I wanted to watch a bunch of minor leaguers play, I would drive up to Frisco. This team wont be able to win games with that putrid lineup they are forced to role out

[crc21209]

Damn Rangers...

[TheMACHINE]

it dont matter if you guys get swept by tam[a cuz the angels is gonna get swept by boston anyways.

[Texas Chili Dog]

It would have been nice to have a few players healthy. Our lineup today is an absolute joke.

[dallaskd]

Another August collapse for the Rangers.. nothing new here. Just got to get healthy by October..

[sribb43]

Another August collapse for the Rangers.. nothing new here. Just got to get healthy by October..

I wouldn't call it a collapse just yet. If the team was full healthy and choking the division away, then collapse alert. Rangers got swept by the best team in baseball playing their AAA squad

[ducks]

like rangers but pulling for rays over texas

would love rays to win the divsion over yankees

:hat

[Spursfan092120]

I wouldn't call it a collapse just yet. If the team was full healthy and choking the division away, then collapse alert. Rangers got swept by the best team in baseball playing their AAA squad
This I agree with..Tampa is ridiculous right now, and with all of our injuries, I didn't expect to get a win...we'll be fine.

[EricB]

The Yankees would've been hard pressed to beat the Rays if you took away their starting right fielder 2nd baseman third baseman as well..

[EricB]

Teagarden is intriguing. One game he'll look like complete horseshit at the plate. the next day he's jacking homers. Such an odd player.

[BUMP]

This series was a joke, we pretty much rolled out our triple A team out there.

It's not like there's any pressure with the Angels and A's choking every game :lol

[Texas Chili Dog]

This series was a joke, we pretty much rolled out our triple A team out there.

It's not like there's any pressure with the Angels and A's choking every game :lol

There is still some pressure, but it's not coming from a division team. It's coming from the Twins. Home field is slipping away from us.

[sribb43]

Teagarden is intriguing. One game he'll look like complete horseshit at the plate. the next day he's jacking homers. Such an odd player.

He is a spare, a backup catcher at best. So he has run into a few homeruns. Sad thing is, he currently has the highest OPS of all ranger catchers

[sribb43]

There is still some pressure, but it's not coming from a division team. It's coming from the Twins. Home field is slipping away from us.

We play the Twins 7 more times this year and thy have been a team that always gives us trouble. I see the Rangers at best splitting the 4 game series next week in Arlington with our AAA team

[TheMACHINE]

There is still some pressure, but it's not coming from a division team. It's coming from the Twins. Home field is slipping away from us.

sons, there is no pressure.

Angels leading in the 7th... 5-4. Jepsen comes in....loads the bases...wild pitch...5-5. Intentional walk to Drew...bases loaded again. Jepsen hits batter. 6-5. Good game. Fuck you Angels.

[Texas Chili Dog]

sons, there is no pressure.

Angels leading in the 7th... 5-4. Jepsen comes in....loads the bases...wild pitch...5-5. Intentional walk to Drew...bases loaded again. Jepsen hits batter. 6-5. Good game. Fuck you Angels.

lol again, I know that there is no pressure coming from the teams in the division. At least not right now. But there is still some pressure on us to try to get homefield advantage in the ALDS. For awhile it looked like the AL Central winner was destined to finish with the worst record amongst the playoff teams. But now that the White Sox and Twins have each gotten hot, that may not be the case.

[Texas Chili Dog]

We are getting shut down by a scrub! Colby is doing his thing, but the lack of run support for him is getting scary awful.

[Texas Chili Dog]

wow beautiful throw by Hamilton to get the DP. Now score some runs!

[TheMACHINE]

im just here...praying for an arlington meltdown in september ;)

[Texas Chili Dog]

Are you kidding me, Boggs?!?! WTF was that shit?? That was the inning ending out right there...

And now it's all falling apart again.

[Jacob1983]

I think history is going to repeat itself. The Rangers will probably make the playoffs. However, they will not have home field advantage which will probably result in a first round sweep courtesy of the Rays or Yankees. I want the Rangers to get home field advantage for at least the first round but they're sucking right now and the Twins are on fire too. It will be tough.

[Texas Chili Dog]

Another loss to the damn O's. We suck right now.

[sribb43]

I wont watch until this team puts out a major league team out on the field. Rangers have too man guys made of glass that play key roles. Here is to hoping Lee can pitch a perfect game next time out to give this team a chance to win

[MavDynasty]

So many fucking injuries.

The Rangers have played like shit the past few games and it is fucking depressing to see them having to throw out minor league lineups because of the damn injuries.

What is up with the O's owning Texas?