IMO a guy like Janikowski not being able to get a bunt down on that pitch is ****ing inexcusable. Guy gets opportunity of a lifetime to stick with a big league club but he can't execute fundamentals.
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Hot bat huh?
He did try to bunt. Couldn't get it down
Hitters are batting .318 off this guy. Come on
Right. Righty-lefty matchup and need 2 runs; I don't have an issue with giving him a chance to swing. But he's gotta get the 2nd one down
DallasAg 94 said:Where do you think the Rangers rank in the AL for SP ERA?Proposition Joe said:
You know, for as much praise as this board puts on Maddux it sure as hell seems like our guys lack a lot of pure fundamental mechanics.
Consider they've lost:
deGrom
Odorizzi
Eovaldi
Consider their BP has been crap (13th in the AL ERA). Not sure the stats on Inherited Runs Scored, but it has to be terrible.
I think fans tend to hear their home broadcast which is going to be positive on the players/staff 99% of the time (as you just heard Raymond reference Bochy and Janikowski "swinging a relatively hot bat").
Scherzer and Montgomery -- two guys that we got at the deadline -- are the guys actually pulling their weight the last month or two. Those aren't Maddux projects.
I don't dislike Maddux, but he's insanely over-praised.
Mr Gigem said:
Hitters are batting .318 off this guy. Come on
Hitters could be hitting .500 vs him and our bats would still **** themselves.
I'm turning this off. Just piss poor baseball from top to bottom.
Most not clutch first place team I've ever seen.
Don't try to beat it out or anything Jonah. That's fine
Janikowski is batting 0.165 for the month.
It's one thing if this is a MLB regular and you know it will eventually rebound.
But before this season this guy was a lifetime 0.225 hitter.
Speed is the one thing he does well, which means any bunt actually puts a little pressure on the defense.
Giving him a chance to swing away until he gets a strike is something you give veterans or good hitters a chance to do.
****ing inexcusable to let him swing away two at-bats in that scenario.
It's one thing if this is a MLB regular and you know it will eventually rebound.
But before this season this guy was a lifetime 0.225 hitter.
Speed is the one thing he does well, which means any bunt actually puts a little pressure on the defense.
Giving him a chance to swing away until he gets a strike is something you give veterans or good hitters a chance to do.
****ing inexcusable to let him swing away two at-bats in that scenario.
This team really misses Jung's bat in the middle of the line up. He was one of the few that could get the big hits late in game.
Tksymm7 said:
I'm turning this off. Just piss poor baseball from top to bottom.
And do what? It's 109 outside.
Gotta take the dog out and throw the ball even for just 5-10 minutes.
It's absolutely nuts -- Minnesota willing to bunt in extras with their #2 hitter, but we're leaning on Travis Janikowski to deliver a hit for us.
Rained in Arlington today. Mid 80's right now.
Ok, THAT may be the worst AB I have ever seen
Maddux was Scherzer's pitching coach ('16, '17) when he won 2 Cy Youngs in Washington.Proposition Joe said:DallasAg 94 said:Where do you think the Rangers rank in the AL for SP ERA?Proposition Joe said:
You know, for as much praise as this board puts on Maddux it sure as hell seems like our guys lack a lot of pure fundamental mechanics.
Consider they've lost:
deGrom
Odorizzi
Eovaldi
Consider their BP has been crap (13th in the AL ERA). Not sure the stats on Inherited Runs Scored, but it has to be terrible.
I think fans tend to hear their home broadcast which is going to be positive on the players/staff 99% of the time (as you just heard Raymond reference Bochy and Janikowski "swinging a relatively hot bat").
Scherzer and Montgomery -- two guys that we got at the deadline -- are the guys actually pulling their weight the last month or two. Those aren't Maddux projects.
I don't dislike Maddux, but he's insanely over-praised.
Maddux was Montgomery's pitching coach when he was in St. Louis the past 2 seasons.
At least in the case of Scherzer, he had the choice to veto a trade to Texas.
I'm not saying he is perfect. He is likely overrated, but he has served the Rangers well.
The Rangers are currently #1 in AL ERA for a SP.
I believe the Rangers were like #2 in the AL prior to the ASB.
I think Hernandez needs a longer chain
I've never seen a guy more twitchy that Gallo. Dude must have really bad back problems with how much does that stretching maneuver
Nasty stuff but can't throw it for strikes
We about to have a walk-off walk aren't we?
Proposition Joe said:
We about to have a walk-off walk aren't we?
Yes
The bat was literally glued to the hitter's shoulder and he misses the strikezone by a foot
3 straight 2 out walks. Hernandez's failures wrapped up in one inning
A four pitch walk to lose it?
Lt. Joe Bookman said:
A four pitch walk to lose it?
Your 2nd place Texas Rangers. Had to wait a long ass time to say that.
Wow. That's grounds for being DFAd. That was awful
Maybe Maddux needs to teach some of our guys how to just throw the ball into the catcher's glove.
Woof.
Woof.
*Most likely
We score only run 1 run after the GS. Our lineup has gone dead.
How the f do you walk gallo on 4 pitches that aren't even competitive?!? Damnit my inner rage hasn't felt this strong about the rangers in a long ass time. They're done.
sincereag said:
We score only run 1 run after the GS. Our lineup has gone dead.
Happens way too often with this team. Bullpen is a big issue but imo the bats and the manager's decision making are a bigger ones, especially late in games.