March 16, 20205 yr Wanting to get tickets hoping the game I pick will be the actual opening day. What's the safest bet, late April vs Oakland or mid-May vs Toronto or Boston? Edited March 16, 20205 yr by TeddyBearStallion
March 16, 20205 yr Are you talking 2021 late April/mid May? I don't see how MLB starts playing any real games that soon.
March 16, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Vic Mackey said: I don't see them starting before June. Also wouldn't be a surprise if the schedule gets revised with different dates and such.
March 16, 20205 yr 5 hours ago, TeddyBearStallion said: Wanting to get tickets hoping the game I pick will be the actual opening day. What's the safest bet, late April vs Oakland or mid-May vs Toronto or Boston? They’ll have to build a new schedule
March 16, 20205 yr 38 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said: Also wouldn't be a surprise if the schedule gets revised with different dates and such. Yep. Guessing the new schedule would have to be reformatted to have the same percentage of divisional games as usual. And interleague probably will be scrapped.
March 17, 20205 yr Something to read from TR, at least. Quote The Rangers, like the rest of baseball, face the great unknown, wondering when the game will resume. But there were a few things they did learn in Spring Training before baseball was shut down. 1) Odor must carry big load The Rangers know Todd Frazier is a proven Major League hitter, but they don’t know what they will get out of Ronald Guzmán, Greg Bird or Sam Travis -- don’t forget him -- at first base. If Frazier has to play first, can Isiah Kiner-Falefa or Matt Duffy provide the needed offense at third? The Rangers really need a big year from Rougned Odor at second base to help carry the offense, and he was having an excellent camp before the shutdown. 2) You never know where utility players might end up The Rangers wanted Nick Solak to get early work in center field. The next step was to try him at third base. His best position is second base. Then Willie Calhoun went down with a fractured jaw, so it appeared that Solak could be the Opening Day left fielder. But if the season is delayed long enough, Calhoun could be back out there for Opening Day, leaving Solak back in a utility role, with Danny Santana locked in as the center fielder. 3) The rotation was headed in the right direction The Rangers were feeling good about their rotation when everything came to a halt. Corey Kluber and Lance Lynn were up to 85 pitches and five-plus innings in their last outings. Mike Minor was right behind with 4 2/3 scoreless frames in his last outing. Kyle Gibson looked as if he was going to be ready for the start of the season after dealing with ulcerative colitis last season. His weight and strength were back to normal. Jordan Lyles was showing an improved changeup to go with his high fastball and swing-and-miss curve. Overall the starting five was a big positive for the Rangers. 4) Rangers are smitten with White, Taveras Last summer Eli White seemed to be another Triple-A utility candidate with some speed, athleticism and so-so offensive numbers. Now he is being described as an elite defensive center fielder who is starting to figure things out offensively. Switch-hitting rookie Leody Taveras is another center fielder who the Rangers think can play defense at a high level, once his offensive productivity increases. They were the most exciting rookies in camp. 5) Youth may be served in bullpen The Rangers brought a few veteran relievers into camp on Minor League contracts to compete for spots in the bullpen. But it was some of the young pitchers who were most impressive including right-handers Jonathan Hernández and Demarcus Evans, and left-handers Taylor Hearn and Brett Martin. Right-hander Luke Farrell was also enjoying a strong camp. But the most impressive reliever for the Rangers was right-hander Nick Goody, claimed off waivers from the Indians. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowed one hit, walked two and struck out 14.
March 18, 20205 yr I'm so old I was around after college and living in Arlington when the last stadium opened. I completely recall saying to others "why are so many others building domes and we arent in this august heat". For 30 years FA pitchers didnt want to come here because they would be totally gassed by august 31 and their agents would tell them so. Looking forward to the next 20 years. We almost did it with a shithole outdoor stadium.
March 18, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, markstanco said: I'm so old I was around after college and living in Arlington when the last stadium opened. I completely recall saying to others "why are so many others building domes and we arent in this august heat". For 30 years FA pitchers didnt want to come here because they would be totally gassed by august 31 and their agents would tell them so. Looking forward to the next 20 years. We almost did it with a shithole outdoor stadium. that ballpark was far far from a shithole outdoor stadium!!!
March 18, 20205 yr On 3/16/2020 at 4:10 PM, Vic Mackey said: Yep. Guessing the new schedule would have to be reformatted to have the same percentage of divisional games as usual. And interleague probably will be scrapped. Well, that is one good thing to come out of this pandemic.
March 18, 20205 yr that ballpark was far far from a shithole outdoor stadium!!! That came out incorrectly. I meant more along the lines of shithole idea to build an outdoor stadium. The Temple was a really nice place. In April.
March 20, 20205 yr Anyone else wasting time watching old games on YouTube? I'm currently on Ryan's 7th No Hitter
March 28, 20205 yr Replaying the Adrian retirement ceremony game on FSSW now. Goddamn, our offense was gross last year. Quote Shin-Soo Choo - DH Delino DeShields - CF Elvis Andrus - SS Nomar Mazara - RF Logan Forsythe - 3B Rougned Odor - 2B Danny Santana - LF Ronald Guzman - 1B Jeff Mathis - C
April 1, 20205 yr On 3/30/2020 at 11:27 AM, SurlyBDR said: I’m just glad he didn’t miss any. happy opening day to the new place.
April 6, 20205 yr On 4/1/2020 at 5:57 PM, Jameslaw121 said: Choo giving $1,000 to each Rangers minor leaguer. App. 190 of them Absolutely badass of him.
April 13, 20205 yr On 4/1/2020 at 3:57 PM, Jameslaw121 said: Choo giving $1,000 to each Rangers minor leaguer. App. 190 of them Very cool, Choo.
April 13, 20205 yr TR’s top 5 3B in our history. https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/best-third-basemen-in-rangers-history
April 16, 20205 yr What if MLB did a short season followed by a CWS style double-elimination tournament consisting of the top 16 or so teams, ending with a best of 7. Would that be cool?
April 24, 20205 yr This is a really good discussion of the 90s playoff teams, mostly focused on '96. I always thought Johnny Oates was the perfect manager for that type of team, mostly veterans but some really important young guys too.
May 1, 20205 yr So Clasé just ate an 80-game suspension for PEDs. Hope Kluber has something in the tank for y’all. Edited May 1, 20205 yr by TheStoicPaisano
May 2, 20205 yr On 5/1/2020 at 2:53 PM, TheStoicPaisano said: So Clasé just ate an 80-game suspension for PEDs. Hope Kluber has something in the tank for y’all. That definitely makes the trade look even better. You suppose the Rangers knew something was up with him?
May 2, 20205 yr From a Cleveland fan perspective...I just hope that Clase’s 2019 wasn’t a result of the PEDs. Cleveland shut him down mid-March with a lat strain, so maybe (hopefully?) he took the PED during rehab. I don’t know if the players are stateside right now, but a bunch of the PED suspensions have hit Dominican natives like Clase. Indians fan thought COVID would help with Clase and Carrasco getting extra rehab. No bueno. DeShields as a starter on a 90-win team is a big ask. Edited May 2, 20205 yr by TheStoicPaisano
May 4, 20205 yr Quote Since 1961, the Rangers/Senators are the only Major League franchise without a player with at least 500 starts in center field. Even the Rays and D-backs, who have only been in existence since 1998, have had two each. That’s pretty crazy. TR’s Top 5 CFs, it isn’t pretty
May 4, 20205 yr Oddibe is my favorite all time name. I tried to talk my wife into naming one of our kids Oddibe, but she wasn’t having it. Was sitting in the outfield with wife and kids when Gary Matthew’s made that highlight catch off the wall. Well, I should have been. Wife and kids got hot and wanted to leave. We were losing, so I gave in. As we were just about out of the stadium, the crowd erupts. I knew we weren’t up to bat yet, so couldn’t figure out why they got loud all of a sudden. Get back to the hotel room and see the highlight. Damn it! Edited May 4, 20205 yr by YoungCounty
May 10, 20205 yr On 4/17/2020 at 6:14 PM, DougO said: I heard they started playing games in Taiwan. Put that shit on TV. Korean baseball on ESPN now, no fans. Incredibly bored announcers, anonymous American fat dude doing play by play in Korea and obligatory annoying female doing commentary virtually in the comfort of her own home. Samsung leads Kia 9-2 in the 8th. Hell yes. Samsung TVs rule, watching the game one one now. Fuck Kia.
May 12, 20205 yr MLB reportedly is aiming for a July season opening, just in time for the Rangers annual summer nosedive.
May 12, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, DougO said: MLB reportedly is aiming for a July season opening, just in time for the Rangers annual summer nosedive. But no string of 105 degree first pitches this season, so maybe no nosedive, or stl least a comfortable one.
May 22, 20205 yr On 5/20/2020 at 12:57 PM, ss13 said: Grant has some pics up. I hope that's their upcoming schedule of opponents up there on the right. Then they have a shot at contention.
May 29, 20205 yr Am I the only ranger fan excited about the idea of no season? we would get 1) spared from watching an awful team again this year 2) Choo and fielder completely paid off 3) lose one year of odor without having to watch him 4) one year closer to odor not being a ranger anymore 5 wouldn’t have to watch the cheating Astros possibly win a World Series. im rooting for no season and we can pick things up again next year.
June 2, 20205 yr Nolan’s 6th no-no on FSSW now, that roster was kinda fun. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1990.shtml
June 3, 20205 yr Wanna see something really embarrassing? Click this. https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/best-draft-picks-currently-on-al-west-teams
June 10, 20205 yr 1st round is tonight. 2-5 tomorrow night. Also, keep an eye out for Cab Brown. Local kid from Flower Mound High
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