Seager knock here could get us right back in this
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They punish hangers, we foul them off
14 Homers in 3 games.
Quick hook for LeClerc at only 6 pitches
Hedges went the last two nights, we sure he can go again?
Smith sucks at the plate but he's a helluva glove at 3rd
This team needs more roster turnover, which is shocking.
Proposition Joe said:
Hedges went the last two nights, we sure he can go again?
Is Miller still on the IL? Can't believe we're wasting a spot on the 40 for a locker room cheerleader in a locker room that is clearly lost.
gigem1223 said:
Smith sucks at the plate but he's a helluva glove at 3rd
Wanna repeat that line?
Astros fans need validation so bad they have three threads on premium. Probably hoping we ***** and moan about it on this thread.
It's like a funeral in here tonight.
Nevermind
My bad, noticed that after I posted
But to be fair I'm not *****ing about it. Just pointing out the obvious fact Astro fans need validation above all else
I'm convinced someone sabotaged the locker room. Nothing else makes sense they aren't this bad. Same players completely different than they were. Hopefully we'll get the whole story at some point.
Legal Custodian said:
But to be fair I'm not *****ing about it. Just pointing out the obvious fact Astro fans need validation above all else
To some people rubbing it in just makes them feel great. I goof around on the trash talk thread but keep it light. Their baseball team has given them the ability to run their mouth with no limit and they are taking advantage of it.
When you destroy your instate arch-rival in their own building, fans are going to let you hear about it. This series is going to be remembered for years to come.
Any word on how Jung is progressing? Any shot he is back in a week or two?
Just as Dave brags on how the bullpen only allowed one run tonight Burke gets lit up.....right on cue.
WestTexasAg said:
Any word on how Jung is progressing? Any shot he is back in a week or two?
Last I heard was he's still a couple weeks away. With Garcia's injury, the middle of this line up is terrible. So we definitely need him back asap. Not sure where we go from here. Seems to be no end in sight to this downward spiral.
Found this:gigem1223 said:WestTexasAg said:
Any word on how Jung is progressing? Any shot he is back in a week or two?
Last I heard was he's still a couple weeks away. With Garcia's injury, the middle of this line up is terrible. So we definitely need him back asap. Not sure where we go from here. Seems to be no end in sight to this downward spiral.
https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/news/texas-rangers-josh-jung-wears-glove-injury-rehab-update-timeline
At this point CY needs to be careful with eovaldi, Garcia, Jung, and anybody else who is hurt. We can't shut them down for the season just yet, but another week of losing games and it would be best to avoid re-injury and get them ready for next season.
I just can't understand how we go from being a really good team to historically bad. It hasn't been just this series either. Are we doing something to tip pitches? It just doesn't add up. There are too many good pitchers on this team to just all turn terrible almost overnight. Ragans success doesn't make me feel any better either.
South Platte said:Legal Custodian said:
But to be fair I'm not *****ing about it. Just pointing out the obvious fact Astro fans need validation above all else
To some people rubbing it in just makes them feel great. I goof around on the trash talk thread but keep it light. Their baseball team has given them the ability to run their mouth with no limit and they are taking advantage of it.
When you destroy your instate arch-rival in their own building, fans are going to let you hear about it. This series is going to be remembered for years to come.
I think for the most part we're all fine with ****-talking, it's part of sports. I think they are a fair-weather fan base that was perfectly fine letting their owners close the doors for years. They've got an enormous city-envy chip on their shoulders due to decades of the media slobbering over the Cowboys and when they finally break through and do something significant, it winds up in scandal.
Had their fan base owned it and said "don't care, got trophy" that would have done them wonders - but they desperately need validation which is why they are so easy to laugh at.
I think ****-talking is what makes sports great, yet due to the needed validation it's never enough... we have specific threads for "rivalry" talk, as well as separate threads for each fanbase and at least once a week since we've been struggling a poster has "accidentally" posted here. They get away with it every time, because... well we all know why.
What they don't realize is it so perfectly fits their fanbase. Desperately needing validation. The Oilers leaving and the Cowboys winning Super Bowls absolutely broke that city's fandom.
gigem1223 said:
I just can't understand how we go from being a really good team to historically bad. It hasn't been just this series either. Are we doing something to tip pitches? It just doesn't add up. There are too many good pitchers on this team to just all turn terrible almost overnight. Ragans success doesn't make me feel any better either.
Played well above our heads for 3 months, playing well below it now.
And I think ultimately a lot of guys are a bit more beat up than they have let on.
Proposition Joe said:gigem1223 said:
I just can't understand how we go from being a really good team to historically bad. It hasn't been just this series either. Are we doing something to tip pitches? It just doesn't add up. There are too many good pitchers on this team to just all turn terrible almost overnight. Ragans success doesn't make me feel any better either.
Played well above our heads for 3 months, playing well below it now.
And I think ultimately a lot of guys are a bit more beat up than they have let on.
I get we had several guys having career years but we also have several guys with skins on the wall that are now out there throwing BP. It doesn't add up.
gigem1223 said:Proposition Joe said:gigem1223 said:
I just can't understand how we go from being a really good team to historically bad. It hasn't been just this series either. Are we doing something to tip pitches? It just doesn't add up. There are too many good pitchers on this team to just all turn terrible almost overnight. Ragans success doesn't make me feel any better either.
Played well above our heads for 3 months, playing well below it now.
And I think ultimately a lot of guys are a bit more beat up than they have let on.
I get we had several guys having career years but we also have several guys with skins on the wall that are now out there throwing BP. It doesn't add up.
Yeah at this point it's pretty obvious there's more going on than just a team funk. There's a reason that we aren't seeing.
Agreed. Something our catchers are doing or defense? I don't know but they need to address and look into everything. It just doesn't make sense for every single pitcher to blow up almost over night.
There is not one guy in the bullpen or a coach in the dugout that I care about seeing on the Rangers next year.
I hope our franchise never forgets this series.
I plan to forget it immediately.South Platte said:
I hope our franchise never forgets this series.
When I was a little boy, my dad took us on vacation to Florida, and we visited Kennedy Space Center. Dad at some point mentioned that Houston also had a space center, but it wasn't much to see. It was only years later that I learned about the moon mission being controlled from Houston, and that JSC is pretty cool. Houston just has a massive inferiority complex. People just don't care about it. Dallas had to deal with "you killed JFK" for decades; I guess that's finally over. Maybe JR Ewing and the Cowboys helped with that. IDK. What do I know? I'm 4th generation Fort Worth.
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
I have to believe there is something going on with the PitchCom system.
https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2416761
I'd be interested in several different aspects.
If the catcher is calling the pitches, like a PIN number, a lazy catcher could be easier to steal signs than if he were putting fingers down.
The players (P, 2B, SS, CF) are receiving the Ps simultaneously. Years ago, A-Rod was found tipping pitches when he'd get the sign and move. Simple AI could be used to track the motions and draw a correlation.
Could be the audio being received is getting captured.
The transmission is encrypted Bluetooth... not necessarily as secure as they may project.
Simple.
You just can't have every single pitcher at this level deteriorate simultaneously this bad.
Hedges came over Aug 1 and 2 weeks later we don't have a single pitcher that can get outs. Did we make some changes? Have we just become predictable?!
ERA Last 15 Days:
1.50 Will Smith
3.52 Stratton
3.77 Heaney
4.50 Perez
4.91 Gray
5.06 Leclerc
5.06 Scherzer
7.71 Chapman
9.00 Montgomery
10.80 Dunning
12.00 Burke
6.84 Team ERA
Pre ASB our rotation was Top 3 in ERA. Now, we're the worst.
https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2416761
I'd be interested in several different aspects.
If the catcher is calling the pitches, like a PIN number, a lazy catcher could be easier to steal signs than if he were putting fingers down.
The players (P, 2B, SS, CF) are receiving the Ps simultaneously. Years ago, A-Rod was found tipping pitches when he'd get the sign and move. Simple AI could be used to track the motions and draw a correlation.
Could be the audio being received is getting captured.
The transmission is encrypted Bluetooth... not necessarily as secure as they may project.
Simple.
You just can't have every single pitcher at this level deteriorate simultaneously this bad.
Hedges came over Aug 1 and 2 weeks later we don't have a single pitcher that can get outs. Did we make some changes? Have we just become predictable?!
ERA Last 15 Days:
1.50 Will Smith
3.52 Stratton
3.77 Heaney
4.50 Perez
4.91 Gray
5.06 Leclerc
5.06 Scherzer
7.71 Chapman
9.00 Montgomery
10.80 Dunning
12.00 Burke
6.84 Team ERA
Pre ASB our rotation was Top 3 in ERA. Now, we're the worst.
Just can't help themselves
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