Remember that transaction three days ago with Ryan Dempster & Leonys Martin? Reverse it. That’s pretty much it. :)
G120: Rangers easily handle Jays, 11-2
After yesterday’s game that was a 2-1 Rangers squeaker win, I was wondering if we’d score more than that for Matt Harrison. Matt’s easily been the most solid starting pitcher this year, but even guys that can win 2-1 games deserve some run support. Plus, after a squeaker like that, you want a blowout to cleanse the palette. Too many close games in a row aren’t good for the nerves. They’re especially not good for the fingernails, especially someone like myself who has a lifelong habit of biting their nails. As a short digression, the most tense filled series in baseball I’ve ever seen was the 1980 NLCS between the Astros & the Phillies. Of the five games in the series, four of the five went extra innings, and the one that didn’t, had a 3-1 score. But I digress…
G119: Rangers take this close one, 2-1
This is one of those low scoring games, that because we won the thing, I don’t have to use the phrase “hard luck loss”. However, I bet if I poked around in the coverage of this game from Toronto’s perspective, I’d probably find that phrase being used for Carlos Villanueva. The Jays starter went 6.1 innings. Allowed just four hits, one walk, and only two runs, but both of them coming on a single swing of the bat. “Hard luck loss” indeed, that one.
G118: Rangers lose close one to Jays, 3-2
Yu Darvish pitched this one, and while I wouldn’t quite call it a “hard luck loss” (those are usually scores of 1-0, or 2-1), he did pitch well enough for a win, and didn’t get it. The loss lowered his record for the season to 12-9. Not exactly stellar, but not exactly awful, either. I suspect most people are willing to give him a pass in the first year. Probably will increase the pressure in 2013 for him to do a lot better. Anyway, about this one..
Dempster on Restricted List
- P Ryan Dempster placed on 15 day DL
- OF Leonys Martin recalled from AAA [ Link ]
NOTES: Apparently, Ryan Dempster has some sort of odd visa issue relative to Canada, and he’s not permitted to enter the country. Don’t know why, but there it is. Due to that, the Rangers put him on a “restricted list”, and called up Leonys Martin to take his 25 man roster spot. Roy Oswalt will take his start in Toronto on Saturday, and probably frown on the bench again. This will go away after the Sunday game when the team returns to the US. Odd transaction, I admit.
G117: Rangers salvage finale, 10-6 over NYY
I have to say, after three straight losses against the Yankees, I wasn’t feeling good about the finale, or the state of the team, to be honest. It just felt like a slide backwards to the era we were in before 2010. Then the Yankees put up a five spot in the bottom of the 6th in this game, putting them up 5-4 in the game. I was feeling that I’d have to write another “I don’t write about the Yankees” and be really disgusted. However, it didn’t end that way.
G116: Rangers lose to the Yankees, 3-2
As is my policy of the last few years, I don’t write about losses to the Yankees.
G115: Rangers lose to the Yankees 3-0
As is my policy of the last few years, I don’t write about losses to the Yankees.
Rangers sign Koyie Hill
- C Koyie Hill signed to a minor league contract, assigned to AAA [ Link ]
NOTES: I suspect this was done solely to fortify the minor league catching situation. We’ve burnt through rather a lot of catchers lately, needed someone down there.
G114: Rangers lose to Yankees, 8-2
As is my policy of the last few years, I don’t write about losses to the Yankees.
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