Thursday
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Rangers Gameday: 4/23 Vs. TOR
Thursday, April 23rd Game Preview
Texas Rangers (6-8) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (11-5)
Kevin Millwood (1-1, 1.17 ERA) vs. Scott Richmond (1-0, 3.48 ERA)
6:07 p.m. CST in Toronto, Ontario (Rogers Centre)
TV: KDFI/My27 | Radio: KRLD 105.3 FM, XM 175
| Rangers |
Blue Jays |
||
| Position | Player | Position | Player |
| 2B |
Ian Kinsler |
SS |
Marco Scutaro |
| 3B |
Michael Young |
2B |
Aaron Hill |
| CF |
Josh Hamilton |
RF |
Alex Rios |
| DH |
Hank Blalock |
CF |
Vernon Wells |
| RF |
Nelson Cruz |
DH |
Adam Lind |
| 1B |
Chris Davis |
3B |
Scott Rolen |
| LF |
David Murphy |
1B |
Lyle Overbay |
| C |
Taylor Teagarden |
C |
Rod Barajas |
| SS |
Elvis Andrus |
LF |
Travis Snider |
Pre-Game Notes: Center fielder Josh Hamilton (46), first baseman Chris Davis (44) and right fielder Nelson Cruz (36) are respectively first, second and seventh in swings-and-misses for hitters thus far in 2009.
Minor League Games: Omaha vs. Oklahoma City (Michael Ballard), Frisco vs. Corpus Christi (Tommy Hunter), Stockton vs. Bakersfield (Kennil Gomez) Lexington vs. Hickory (Carlos Pimentel)
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Reader Comments (36)
No game on in Tyler. Blech. Online feed and Gameday Audio it is!
Suck.
Someone linked the game video on LSB.
The World Series Crisis- Ranger fans held hostage; game 5877
"Milton Bradley had a 10-minute meeting with Cubs manager Lou Piniella on Thursday, presumably to discuss his on-field antics and clubhouse demeanor. He was thrown out of a game and suspended last week. He has also blown off the Chicago media a few times, and lazily ran out a grounder during Wednesday's game. "
From Dierkes site. LOL. Some things never change.
yeah bradley is also hurt, it says on espn he's sidlined with a groin injury
The aforementioned link (please don't sue me, MLBAM): http://www.freedocast.com/PopOut.aspx?sc=426E31CE2139109F
Bases juiced for Teagarden. This is where Texas has to deliver.
thats beautiful, strikes out on 3 pitches
And he strikes out. Gag.
Alright, I'm going running before it gets too dark. This team frustrates me.
And i ran, i ran so far away....
And i ran, i ran so far away....
I couldnt get away
From watching a crappy team
all night and day* bleah
Anyone else concerned about how this team relies on the homer so much, and how almost all the guys seem to be swinging for the fences, regardless of the situation? As a result, we're leading the league in homers - yes. But I would be willing to bet that we're also leading the league in strikeouts. Just checked - I was wrong. But after tonight we'll definitely be in the top 3 or 4. Still, it's a real problem.
I'm not sure they swing for the fences more than others, they just might be more successful when they do try. I bet they also get alot more AB's than alot of clubs. If you want to do a real examination, you'd want to look at strikeouts / plate appearance.
Oh, and that homer Davis just hit was with a broken bat.
I dont know if they are swinging for the fences either but they do not look very disciplined at the plate and are swinging at alot of bad pitches
nice job by millwood getting throught the seventh inning. and we get a pitching change on the blue jays side lets see if the heart of the lineup can make another comeback
Texas will watch Pedro throw tomorrow, per T.R.
Well, maybe Blalock is...
Wow, an actual pinch hit appearance for Jones.
why is andruw jones pinch hitting for Davis??
and a new pitcher, lets go druw!
If Jones get's a hit, does Byrd pinch hit too?
Nevermind.
i think byrd needs to pinch hit anyway, our last 3 outs i dont want to see murphy continue his streak
also its said andrus made a throwing error, is Jones playing first?
Not sure who's at first, but Andrus double clutched at the ball before sailing his throw into the stands. He's had problems with his throws to first all night. There was another play where Davis saved him from another error.
And Jennings finally gives up a run.
well davis has to be out of the game because of the pinch hit, but he has made quite a few first base errors this year with the ball sailing
Eddie's warming up.
Down by 3 going into the 9th.
Looks like Byrd pinch hit for Murphy but grounded out on the first pitch.
Teagarden strikes out looking.
And the Rangers are down to their final strike, with 6-9 staring them in the face...
Andrus lines out.
So by my count, the Rangers are now 1-3 in Millwood's starts, sound right?
This tidbit from Olney was published elsewhere this morning:
You know, this team looks like the 78-win squad I projected before the season. I'm not sure why I'm so disappointed, because I saw this coming all along...but good grief.
Evan Grant submits that Texas should demote Murphy to OKC and promote Boggs, and I don't know that you could argue against that course of action at this point, though Boggs (.250/.421/.318) isn't exactly tearing up the PCL either...
I'd rather - since they're going with youth - demote Murph and bring up Julio Borbon. Try the following lineup for a bit - see what happens:
Borbon CF
Young 3B
Kinsler 2B
Hamilton RF
Cruz LF
Blalock/Jones DH
Salty C
Davis 1B
Andrus SS
I think that's the optimal defensive alignment by August...unfortunately, August is a long way off.