Derek Holland pitched OK to start off this game.   Not great.  Not even a “quality start”, but I look at this game, and didn’t think he was so bad, despite the numbers being “meh”.  It’s an odd contradiction, as I’ve blasted some starters in the past for numbers like this.  Derek went 5.1 innings, threw 92 pitches, allowed 7 hits, 3 runs, walked two.  But..  All three runs he gave up were on the longball.  Chicks still dig the longball, but I don’t for the opponent. [Read more…]

A’s starter Jarrod Parker almost no hit the Rangers, going quite a long time before giving up a hit in the top of the 8th.  Thing is, I didn’t see or hear it, because of the abomination of a pitching performance turned in by Scott Feldman.   I liked Feldman a lot a few years ago.  He should not be pitching anymore.  Especially not starting.

I actually turned the game off after the second, didn’t want to hear any more.  After the game, I did this.  Never thought I’d do this to my own player, but man, he has been atrocious.  Thing is, what do we do until Oswalt is ready?  Do we throw him out there to get torched again?  Can’t send Oswalt out too quickly, either.

Perhaps they can pitch Craig Gentry again?  Couldn’t be any worse, really.

After feeling bad about ourselves from losing the first two of three in Anaheim, the Rangers bounced back against the Angels, and picked up the finale, 7-3.

The game started out with Matt Harrison & Dan Haren on the hill.  Was a pretty good pitcher’s duel for awhile, the score was still 1-0 going into the fifth, but that’s where the pitcher’s duel broke down.  2-1 Rangers after 5.  3-2 Rangers after 6.  5-3 Rangers after 7.  Then finally 7-3 Rangers after the 9th. [Read more…]

Another loss late to the Angels.   Was actually a good pitching duel between CJ Wilson & Yu Darvish, actually.

Then it got late in the game, and all I wanted to say was “Well, shit”.

I also had visions of Yogi Berra & Jackie Robinson during this game, too.  I wonder why?

In retrospect, there is one thing to say.  Golden sombrero time for Adrian Beltre, who struck out four times.

Colby Lewis deserved better than that.

There just aren’t any words to describe this mess.   I’ll just go with this.  When I peeked in on the game at my church service on Wednesday evening, I saw the following screenshot, and gave up instantly.  :)

This game was fairly close for awhile, despite the final score.  The Rangers were technically winning early, up 1-0 in the first inning (on double, wild pitch, and a groundout).  Didn’t last long, though, as Scott Feldman cemented his departure from the Rangers, in my opinion with another bad outing. [Read more…]

There was’t much going on in this game as we got to the later stages.  In the bottom of the sixth, the teams were tied 1-1.  By all accounts, both Matt Harrison & Kevin Millwood were both throwing decent games, even if Millwood’s pitch count was up there (97 in 5 innings).  So it was when we got to the bottom of the sixth when things started to actually happen.. [Read more…]