Thought it was about time to start a 2008 season thread since the Rangers have finally started to show a little life.
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they are still not all there, yes we won 6 series, but its amazing how we can't close out a sweep, not 1 sweep this year with exception of that 2 game series in Toronto."Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." - Ted Williams :gt
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Originally posted by Imgran View PostGagne trade and Hamilton deal are all that's holding this team together right now."Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." - Ted Williams :gt
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Padilla and millwood each have to miss, throwing everyting into chaos. Add in a couple of meltdowns by Wright to get everyting else out of whack, and you get a total mess. Hopefully Millwood's outing last nite and a good outing by Padilla tonight will get things settled down.
Oh, and taking a guy(Tejada)who has proven his only hope of pitching well is as a starter, and bring him in in RELIEF with the freakin bases loaded. fit that square peg into that round hole, guys...
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2008 midseason report
Four Rangers make the All Star team. Thirteen rookies have already been used. Nine with no Major League experience. Team started 9-18, the worst record in baseball. They had also scored 49 runs less than any team up to that time.
Now they are three games over .500 with one of the most productive offenses in baseball. The pitching is so often injured and overworked it's hard to sustain any real momentum to produce win streaks.
Ian Kinsler is a hot as they come right now. Milton Bradley had maintained his lofty numbers since the start of season. Josh Hamilton has had a power outage lately, but he is still driving in runs on a pretty regular basis. David Murphy looks like he could win the Rookie of the Year the way he's been playing. A lot of tough competition this year. Chris Davis may never come out the line up for Hank Blalock to play first. Marlon Byrd, Salty, Max Ramirez, Ramon Vazquez, and Herman Duran have provided excellent depth at crucial times this year.
Perhaps this year they will take off to a flying start after the All-Star break, and make life a little harder for teams in the American League, especially the Angels. All the pieces seem ready to come together for once. I sure hope so.
Anybody with something else to add?
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Originally posted by Steven Tyler View PostFour Rangers make the All Star team. Thirteen rookies have already been used. Nine with no Major League experience. Team started 9-18, the worst record in baseball. They had also scored 49 runs less than any team up to that time.
Now they are three games over .500 with one of the most productive offenses in baseball. The pitching is so often injured and overworked it's hard to sustain any real momentum to produce win streaks.
Ian Kinsler is a hot as they come right now. Milton Bradley had maintained his lofty numbers since the start of season. Josh Hamilton has had a power outage lately, but he is still driving in runs on a pretty regular basis. David Murphy looks like he could win the Rookie of the Year the way he's been playing. A lot of tough competition this year. Chris Davis may never come out the line up for Hank Blalock to play first. Marlon Byrd, Salty, Max Ramirez, Ramon Vazquez, and Herman Duran have provided excellent depth at crucial times this year.
Perhaps this year they will take off to a flying start after the All-Star break, and make life a little harder for teams in the American League, especially the Angels. All the pieces seem ready to come together for once. I sure hope so.
Anybody with something else to add?
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Michael Ballard was suppose to get called up today to pitch but Madrigal ended up starting. Does anyone know why Ballard was pulled? Doesn't make a lick of sense playing the whole game with a depleted bullpen...Last edited by deftones999us; 07-09-2008, 07:23 PM."Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." - Ted Williams :gt
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Originally posted by deftones999us View PostMichael Ballard was suppose to get called up today to pitch but Madrigal ended up starting. Does anyone know why Ballard was pulled? Doesn't make a lick of sense playing the whole game with a depleted bullpen...
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