Farmer1906 said:
If I am a Ranger fan, I worry this little hot spell is going to ruin their chance of retooling and trying again next season. It won't be a lot, but you can get something for Corbin, Martin, Gray, and others.
tjack16 said:South Platte said:Farmer1906 said:
Checking in on our friends from the north. Yall buying or selling at the deadline?
The Sugar Land Astros are surviving with duct tape and WD-40. We're looking to buy anyone healthy and cheap that swings it from the left side.
Left side? We can make you a whale of a deal on Joc Pederson that would make your head spin. Don't get sidetracked by his broken arm.
Healthy, we've got a DH at Frisco that swings it from the left side. He doesn't miss many meals tho . . .
The guy who has constantly trashed us in interviews? Nah
gigem1223 said:Farmer1906 said:
If I am a Ranger fan, I worry this little hot spell is going to ruin their chance of retooling and trying again next season. It won't be a lot, but you can get something for Corbin, Martin, Gray, and others.
One can say the exact thing about the Astros. You really think they're as good as their record indicates?
The Original Houston 1836 said:
God knows I hate me some Ranger fans (just a few), but they'd be idiots to sell at this point. Their "little hot streak" is a 24-19 stretch back to June 1. That's .558 baseball for almost 2 months. A team with that good of pitching is lethal in a short playoff series.
gigem1223 said:
Thats a whole lot of what ifs and wishes with injuries. My opinion, and their run difference indicates this, the Astros are solid but a lot of that record is smoke and mirrors. Too many injuries. My point was them staying hot is going to blow their chance to sell as well when they could be getting a return to retool their farm with trading guys like Framber.
It was going to take a lot for the Rangers to sell with guys like Seager, Semien, Eovaldi and deGrom healthy and in the meat of their contracts.
Farmer1906 said:The Original Houston 1836 said:
God knows I hate me some Ranger fans (just a few), but they'd be idiots to sell at this point. Their "little hot streak" is a 24-19 stretch back to June 1. That's .558 baseball for almost 2 months. A team with that good of pitching is lethal in a short playoff series.
Weird you picked June 1 as a date.
June 1 to July 9: 16-17
July 10 to July 22: 7-2 *the hot spell*
gigem1223 said:Farmer1906 said:
If I am a Ranger fan, I worry this little hot spell is going to ruin their chance of retooling and trying again next season. It won't be a lot, but you can get something for Corbin, Martin, Gray, and others.
One can say the exact thing about the Astros. You really think they're as good as their record indicates?
CrawlingNo5 said:
Even at home, it's tough to expect to win even a game against the vaunted Athletics. Has there been a team to do that yet?
Lt. Joe Bookman said:
It's so sad when only the Astros have had to deal with injuries this season. Really puts Houston at a disadvantage.
All I do is Nguyen said:
Yeah put 18 of your players, including five SP and five opening day starters, on the IL and see how well you do
. Ooooooh look at Marvin, he checks in to talk trash consistently everyone!Marvin said:Lt. Joe Bookman said:
It's so sad when only the Astros have had to deal with injuries this season. Really puts Houston at a disadvantage.
Glad you guys are finding your way back to this thread!
FriscoKid said:
I'd rather have a team with a couple real Ace pitchers ,with some really solid cast players on the mound, and some bats waking up to score a few runs than a team that is trying to hang on to a divisional lead that is shrinking faster than the Big Unit when they turn the lights on at the Chicken.
I'm not "hanging any banners", but I like the Rangers chances down the stretch quite a bit. Maybe Houston will draw an easier opponent in the next series.
tjack16 said:FriscoKid said:
I'd rather have a team with a couple real Ace pitchers ,with some really solid cast players on the mound, and some bats waking up to score a few runs than a team that is trying to hang on to a divisional lead that is shrinking faster than the Big Unit when they turn the lights on at the Chicken.
I'm not "hanging any banners", but I like the Rangers chances down the stretch quite a bit. Maybe Houston will draw an easier opponent in the next series.
We'll see how it all fares once the Astros get some guys healthy. It'll be a good 3 team race down the stretch.
ahpetty33 said:Marvin said:Lt. Joe Bookman said:
It's so sad when only the Astros have had to deal with injuries this season. Really puts Houston at a disadvantage.
Glad you guys are finding your way back to this thread!
. Ooooooh look at Marvin, he checks in to talk trash consistently everyone!
FriscoKid said:
I'd rather have a team with a couple real Ace pitchers ,with some really solid cast players on the mound, and some bats waking up to score a few runs than a team that is trying to hang on to a divisional lead that is shrinking faster than the Big Unit when they turn the lights on at the Chicken.
I'm not "hanging any banners", but I like the Rangers chances down the stretch quite a bit. Maybe Houston will draw an easier opponent in the next series.
fc2112 said:
deGrom v Brown
Eovaldi v Framber
Seriously, baseball doesn't get much better than matchups like that in the playoffs.
fc2112 said:
deGrom v Brown
Eovaldi v Framber
Seriously, baseball doesn't get much better than matchups like that in the playoffs. But then....
Jack Leiter v Ryan Gusto?
South Platte said:fc2112 said:
deGrom v Brown
Eovaldi v Framber
Seriously, baseball doesn't get much better than matchups like that in the playoffs.
Pretty sure Texas would cruise in both of those games.
South Platte said:fc2112 said:
deGrom v Brown
Eovaldi v Framber
Seriously, baseball doesn't get much better than matchups like that in the playoffs.
Pretty sure Texas would cruise in both of those games.
DallasAg 94 said:
Wouldn't line/box scores be a better way to compare SP matchups? If you wanted to include RPs, then by all means.
Houston
Framber: 2GS, 2.08 ERA, 13.0 IP, 10H, 1BB, 18SO, 0.846 WHIP
Brown: 2GS, 3.46 ERA, 13.0 IP, 8H, 2BB, 17SO, 0.769 WHIP
Texas
Eovaldi: 2GS, 0.68 ERA, 13.1 IP, 7H, 4BB, 13SO, 0.825 WHIP
deGrom: 2GS, 1.29 ERA, 14 IP, 9H, 2BB, 15SO, 0.786 WHIP
Agreed. Almost as punch able as Nick Siriani from the EaglesCampingAg said:
Can we come together in agreement that Zach Neto is gonna be a punchable division opponent for a long time?
