KT 90 said:

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5-1 Cubs, after 6

Need more runs here

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Dang 1 out 2 on and popup and k

Starting pitching has been great so far this season. Hopefully the bats can help us going forward.

DeangeloVickers said:

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Dang 1 out 2 on and popup and k

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That was a big opportunity; had Jung up with two in scoring position. Next inning will be bottom end of lineup.

Watching just my 2nd game this season.

I'll be honest... I don't think the Rangers do enough of the little things to be a playoff team.

I think they have the talent, but the effort just doesn't seem to be there.

You're down 3 runs, you've got Seager on 2nd with 1 out. High fly ball to medium-to-shallow RF. Wisdom playing RF is righthanded... he is running essentially at 1B to get the ball. Unless you have Vlady out there in RF, you've gotta take 3rd on that play. Your offense is struggling and you have a Rookie coming up.

Outside the Pitchers, the rest just look to be letting the game come to them.

I wouldn't be too upset if we missed the playoffs. Just want to see us be competitive again and so far we have been.

Alright. Stars just wrapped up a great game. Time for the Rangers to come back

Imagine if MLB players actually hustled down the line. We'd have a runner on first right now.

Hearn.... not looking good.

Hearn being Hearn

Hearn needs to be on the chopping block

Good lord. Just one of those days today.

damn clown show today

We can disagree on whether Seager should have been aggressive, but 5 Es is bad baseball.

Leaving 10 players on base is not a lack of Offense, but a problem.

Going 1st to Home on a grounder through the IF shows hustle. Letting a runner go 1st to Home shows an indifference to winning.

I'm not writing them off, but I was real disappointed in the effort and execution of fundamentals.

Glad I'm not the only one being "negative."

Tksymm7 said:

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Glad I'm not the only one being "negative."

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You're negative every post.

All I'm going to say is that there's been lots of play to be negative about. DeGrom shoving was awesome, and the offense the first two games was amazing, but I've seen some bad and frustrating baseball, as evidenced by 5 (should be 6 because Heims throw) errors today. I want this team to be good and a playoff team but we have a ways to go. I'll hang up and move on now.

I'm not disagreeing you we've seen some bad baseball. Just saying the example you gave wasn't part of it. Bad baseball would have been tagging and trying for 3rd and getting thrown out - leaving the #5 hitter without even a chance to tie the game.

And as far as positive/negative... I think most of us understand the reality of this team as it's currently constructed is one that is still a year away from realistically being a division contender. But it's a team that is more than capable of keeping it's head above water until the trade deadline and then possibly making a push based on who we can add.

deGrom/Eovaldi/Perez are going to give you a good chance to win every night they take the ball... but none of them are "slump stoppers" so to speak. Guys that you know are going to get you a W and off the snide. deGrom is that at his best, but remains to be seen if he's back there yet.

The lineup is average. Bad when Seager/Semien aren't producing.

It's a 0.500ish team that can make a push with the right additions. That doesn't sound great, but understand that the previous years at best have been a "if everything goes right we can be a 0.500ish team". This team doesn't need everything to go right.

Let's salvage one from this series.

Good start

Gray needs to buckle down

Jankowski and Thompson providing a serious spark today.

Would love you see adolis drive in lowe

Gray has had some traffic but has done well getting the double plays

Warmer day and Adolis would've had a hr with that one

Let's go Bubba!

Did Will just get jiggy with it?

Good game all around today. Let's battle the Royals starting tomorrow

So Tor and Ana played a 10 inning 12 - 11 game in 3 and half hours today. Geame last year with similar score in 9 innings took over 4 hours.

How TF is Tampa Bay 9-0

They are probably still only pulling 7,000 per night in attendance

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Dodgers are average nearly 50,000 per game. Insane

Proposition Joe said:

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And as far as positive/negative... I think most of us understand the reality of this team as it's currently constructed is one that is still a year away from realistically being a division contender. But it's a team that is more than capable of keeping it's head above water until the trade deadline and then possibly making a push based on who we can add.

deGrom/Eovaldi/Perez are going to give you a good chance to win every night they take the ball... but none of them are "slump stoppers" so to speak. Guys that you know are going to get you a W and off the snide. deGrom is that at his best, but remains to be seen if he's back there yet.

The lineup is average. Bad when Seager/Semien aren't producing.

It's a 0.500ish team that can make a push with the right additions. That doesn't sound great, but understand that the previous years at best have been a "if everything goes right we can be a 0.500ish team". This team doesn't need everything to go right.

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Im curious, what happens nxt yr to make this team a contender, 3/4 of the infield is pretty much who they are…. Jung should keep progressing. Not trying to be an ass….. i just wonder whats happening nxt yr that take this team from say 85 wins this yr to 95+ nxt yr?