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So the Giants won in eerily similar fashion to the Rangers. Another great performance by Brian Wilson and his Pedo-Beard. I guess that means we get to see that hippie kid pitch against the Cliff Lee Buzzsaw on Wed Nite?
Pssst... I don't think they'll be showing the game at Keller's. Guess where I won't be on Wed Nite. ;)
I can't wait. I don't want to jinx anything, but if we keep up the offensive production the giants don't stand a chance. Look at how many runs we put up against the Yanks. And look at how the giants barely scraped by the Phillies. Even the game last night the Philles had the winning run at first in the bottom of the ninth. The best part is how the rangers are playing such well rounded ball, homers when needed, but we aren't relying on them. We can bunt, steal, sacrifice, hit and run, and we get hits when we need base runners. And this is up and down the lineup. This should be a great series.
I would think the Rangers will be the favorites...it might be less pressure to be the underdogs like they were against the Rays and Yanks.
Hopefully they can keep playing the way they have been, and the bullpen can remain in control if they're needed. I haven't seen much of the Giants, but supposedly they play 'small ball' too...similar to the Rangers.
I was checking on ticket prices. It looks like $500 a pop for standing-room-only.
It's gonna be a fun series, I'm calling a Cliff Lee home run against Lincecum in Game 1 ;)
My friend and I are planning on greeting the Rangers at the airport Thursday night when they get back from San Fran.
Lots of storylines to make you worry they will let their guard down. But one telling thing to me anyway, that gives me some solice that they wont. That game two where they came back and said, "We arent going away quietly." I was really worried after blowing game one against the Bankees that they would be so down and would just give up. But, they didnt.
They're too hungry to raise that "Mission Accomplished" banner prematurely...
I spent Sunday morning at TMS Road course on my iphone and on the Rangers website simultaneously instead of course-walking so I could get tickets when they went on sale at 9am. Even with that, I only got SRO for games 3 and 4, but got the Lexus Terrace for game 5!! I'm kinda hoping they go into game 4 at 2-1 so I can sell my game 4 tickets knowing there will be a game 5. Go Rangers!!
Nice score on those tickets! :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by OZMDD
a diner across the street from where the Rangers are staying in San Fransisco is planning on playing trumpets all night to keep the Rangers awake and give their team the advantage? That's pretty low...
Not even close to low.... I recall Kobe Bryant getting food poisoning from a room service Hamburger in Sacramento during the '02 Western Conference Finals. IIRC, no other hotel patron got food poisoning.Quote:
Originally Posted by CHeavin_2006
Seriously, nobody has anything to say about the loss last night, Guererro's outfielding, nothing?
Go Rangers GAME #2
I'll take the Wade Phillips route and point out Cliff Lee's nice double... I mean, I guess we've got that going for us...
Lots of nervous, crappy baseball out there last night. Michael Young, Ian Kinsler, and of course Vladdy. For f**k's sake.
All I can say is "Get yer head out yer butt and let's go play baseball..."
Vlad is not in tonights lineup. ::BigWhackQuote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
I don't really know how to look at it. On one hand they also lost game 1 of the ALCS in a manner that was extremely deflating. But, in my opinion that was to a much better team than the Giants, and the Rangers immediately forgot about it and made history. On the other hand, last night their ace got smacked pretty good. A lot will hinge on CJ tonight. Following a loss his season he was pretty darn good as a stopper. Also, a bright spot from last night. They managed to put up 7 runs on a good pitching staff. Yeah, I'm also taking the Wade approach. I think an important player in this series will be Tommy Hunter. They really need the Tommy that came out of the gate strong.
I was worried when I heard Vlad was starting in right field....the man is almost as slow as Molina! It's only 1 game. Tonight is very important.
Yeah Vladdy was a bad move, especially when you have Murphy there sitting on the bench. Man the Rangers are missing some big opportunities here in Game 2...
Moreland!!! :clap:
Is Buster Posey old enough to drive yet? Jeez...
+1 hahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
He's good, though!
No sh*t...my wife said "Is this guy 12 or what?"Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
+1 on he's a good rookie...that's how we ended up with Molina.
They're going to have to bring the wood this next game. Tommy worries me a little bit.
I think it's funny that Molina gets a ring either way lol...
Tommy worries me too unless he can settle down early. He's pitched some great games this season but he's been a little wheels-off in the post-season.
Mitch is friggin GOLD right now! And Fox 4 just had the headline "COBRA CLUTCH!" for Colby. :)
Has anyone else noticed Heather Hayes' severe giraffe neck???
And in other news... Baylor is soundly beating Texas with 3:40 left in the game... I'm just throwing that out there... ;)
Well, that just stunk. Going into this season I really didnt feel like they were quite there or quite ready yet, so this is really all icing on the cake even being there. But, it's still disappointing to see them come up short. It's obvious they need another bat. Anyone with thoughts, ideas on what they need in order to move forward to the next step?
They still need better quality pitching...rotation and bull-pen. I think they are strong offensively and defensively, but offense has been flat these past 4 games.
The offense to me, looks like the one that kind of struggled around in September those last few weeks. I think they need another bat in there somewhere. As good as Vlad was, he isn't going to last forever. Young seems to have slipped a little offensively (can one guy hit into any more DPs than he seems to have?). I'm hoping that Holland gets his head straight watching Lee and CJ and the young pitchers that the Giants have trotted out there. Ogande seems to maybe turning the corner a bit. I agree though, it's got to be pitching, pitching and more pitching right now.
If they win tonight and force a game 6, where do they stand with CJ? How is his blister issue?
They won't win tonight. Go Stars! ::Bleh::
Sadly, Iain is correct. This is the end of the line for the Rangers. It was a nice ride while it lasted, and we proved a lot of people wrong on the road to the WS. We just couldn't sustain that level of play this late into the year. We were *way* overdue for a slump; it just happened to hit at the worst possible moment.
So we don't win the big show. There will be more chances. The way I see it, the goal was to make it to the postseason and win a game. Everything that's happened after that has been icing on the cake. We'll see what next year holds for us.
I really thought the Rangers were the better team but the Giants wanted it more. The Rangers played with no heart, which was really a shame to their first World Series appearance turn out like that. I really wanted them to turn around and win.
The Rangers didn't deserve to win, as simple as that.
I dont know how to feel. Disappointed that they didnt win for sure. But, I really didnt think they would even make it there this year. I really thought next year was the year they would contend. Now, I am a bit worried about the pitching staff going into next season. Obviously they need to resign Lee. I'm scared they have no chance of that though. I think when the World Series started the bullpen was just gassed. They just didnt have it in them. Then Hamilton and Vlad just disappeared for the most part. That's a big hole in the middle of the line up. We should be happy and proud of what they achieved, but to get so close and not win it is tough to take. I can only imagine how the players feel.
It was a great season! Even with at not-so-great World Series, hey, the Rangers were in the World Series! And had great series against the Rays and Yankees to get there.
As far as next season goes, the first thing to do in my book would be to sign Cliff Lee. He interview last night however may me worry he was leaving. He said the team had been great and it was a fun team to play on. I think we've proved that we need at least one more solid bullpen man, and one more solid guy in the rotation. One more consistent bat wouldn't hurt either.
Looking at the list of free agents, there are some big names available for the 2011 season. First is Lee of course, and the Joe Mauer. The Twins just built a new stadium and may not have the budget to keep Mauer, he's gonna require a fat contract, but he'll be worth it.
As far as starting pitchers, I see Brandon Webb, Josh Beckett, Joe Blanton, Ted Lilly. Neftali Feliz might test out his starting role in Spring Training, that is what he was signed to do after all. I would move Feliz up and get Huston Street. Although I don't like Crawford or Pena, there are some other bats on the market. Lance Berkman, Paul Konerko, and Derrek Lee.