Grand Slam

[Cameron Crazy]

Did anyone see Mench SLAM THAT ONE?

[SintonFan_inAustin]

:D :clap: was great he threw him 3 sliders one outside then one inside then one hang in the middle of the plate:D

[Cameron Crazy]

Yup that was awsome huh?

[Manck]

Mench=Spare in size 12, God in size 12.5.

[Cameron Crazy]

You got that right!

[SintonFan_inAustin]

well cordero going out to to pitch the nineth with a 1 run lead. He has 3 saves in 7 chances, blown the last three.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

:o he gives up a hr to the first batter:o

[Bulldog_12]

I thought this was another Brad Lidge Thread.:D

[Cameron Crazy]

LOL...

[SintonFan_inAustin]

If Rangers comes back and win in the bottom half, Cordero will lead the AL in Wins with 4:confused:

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by SintonFan_inAustin
:o he gives up a hr to the first batter:o

Seriously...if Cordero is on this team as the closer next week I am going to start sending in daily hate mail to the Rangers!!! :mad:

[Adidas410s]

coming in to today Cordero's stats looked like this:

3-2 with 3 saves, 4 blown saves, and a 12.00 ERA in 9 innings of work.

Somebody get my gun...better yet let's give Dick Cheney a call!

[Adidas410s]

Well at least we put in C.J. Wilson...the pitcher with the 2nd worst ERA on our roster. Then we let him pitch to a batter with runners on 2nd and 3rd and only 1 out. Always a smart move...except when Payton hits the first pitch he sees into the outfield to knock in two runs.

Oakland 6
Texas 4

F*** CORDERO!!! :flamingma:flamingma:flamingma:flamingma:flamingma

HE WILL GET NO COMPASSION FROM ME!!! :flamingma:flamingma:flamingma:flamingma:flamingma

[SintonFan_inAustin]

:confused: The two pitchers that are going bad pitch back to back, guess they like a challenge to make a comeback

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by SintonFan_inAustin
:confused: The two pitchers that are going bad pitch back to back, guess they like a challenge to make a comeback

I want Orel back. I thought we were really making some progress with him the past few years. He developed guys like Chris Young and Kameron Loe into serviceable starting pitchers and helped Kenny Rogers continue to prosper in his later years by getting him to pitch more "to the ballpark" than to the batters. He had very efficient guys in the bullpen that knew how to get out there, throw strikes, and get hitters out ASAP to "minimize the damage." Heck he even got Ryan Drese on a hot streak in 2004 which everybody thought was impossible.

[Adidas410s]

Also...I just noticed that Drew Meyer got the start at 2B. Glad to see him getting some playing time up in the bigs. I think he is going to be a solid player for the Rangers in the years to come.

[Adidas410s]

Runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out...Texiera up to bat. Let's see if he can come through for the 2nd time in about 18 hours!!! It must be noted that he is batting right handed as lefty Joe Kennedy is on the mound for Oakland.

[Adidas410s]

and after fouling off a # of pitches Texiera strikes out on a pitch low and away...dang! Two outs...let's see if Nevin can't get it going. he's 0-4 today!

[SintonFan_inAustin]

bases loaded:clap:

[Adidas410s]

Phil Nevin walks to load the bases for Hank Blalock. Hank's been clutch as of late but is facing a LHP which he doesn't do well against. Mench is on deck if we can get there...

[Adidas410s]

ball game I guess...no clue what happened! :(

Here is what is says on the MLB Gamecast:

Pitch 4 - In play, out(s) recorded

Talk about an in-depth gametracker! ;)

[SintonFan_inAustin]

:mad: better be new closer by tommorrow and CJ sent back to the minors

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Hank flied out to right field he had good swing but got under it to much on a 2-1 pitch

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by SintonFan_inAustin
:mad: better be new closer by tommorrow and CJ sent back to the minors

Was Blalock's fly ball close to going out? The gametracker shows the dot at the wall but was it that close?

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by SintonFan_inAustin
:mad: better be new closer by tommorrow and CJ sent back to the minors

+1

I'm all for Osuka closing. This is now 4 or 5 blown saves for Cordero in April. There just might be a mutiny in Texas if he gets to come out to pitch anymore...

[SintonFan_inAustin]

no didnt make it to warning track but look like he got it good but pop it up to rf

[eagles_victory]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
Was Blalock's fly ball close to going out? The gametracker shows the dot at the wall but was it that close? not really it was a good ways from going out

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by SintonFan_inAustin
no didnt make it to warning track but look like he got it good but pop it up to rf

thanks for the info. I hate not even being able to get the radio broadcast at work...:(

[Cameron Crazy]

Can anyone tell that Adiadas does not like Cordero

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Originally posted by Cameron Crazy
Can anyone tell that Adiadas does not like Cordero

i think Cordero dont like Cordero right now as well

[injuredinmelee]

It took me several years to learn not to get my hopes up for the rangers. They never fully address the pitching needs and woes and jsut spend money on mopre bats or get some guy that was 7-12 with the phillies or some other sucky team

[sinton66]

I quit the Rangers back in the 70's when they traded Bert Blyleven. Man that guy had a fast ball.

[mrescape43]

Originally posted by sinton66
I quit the Rangers back in the 70's when they traded Bert Blyleven. Man that guy had a fast ball.

Don't remember too much about his fastball but Blyleven had the best breaking ball in baseball at the time!

[Cameron Crazy]

Amen...

[sinton66]

Originally posted by mrescape43
Don't remember too much about his fastball but Blyleven had the best breaking ball in baseball at the time!

He's the only pitcher I ever saw that could consistently throw 107 mph fastball.

[Cameron Crazy]

What about Randy Johnson?

[sinton66]

What about him?

[Cameron Crazy]

Anyone watching the Starts play about to be done with intermission

[mrescape43]

Nolan Ryan still holds Guiness Book of World Records for fastest pitch. 100.9 mph!

August 20, 1974
9th inning
crossed plate in 0.38 seconds.

[Cameron Crazy]

Sweet!!! Doesnt everybody still wish he was playing for the Rangers

[mrescape43]

Originally posted by Cameron Crazy
Sweet!!! Doesnt everybody still wish he was playing for the Rangers

Yep. He was one of a kind.

He pitched against Snyder at the state tournament when he was either a Jr or Sr in high school. Snyder played Alvin in the semi's.

Snyder didn't win the game.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

JR Richards Threw a pitch clock 104 miles ph i think thats the fastest pitch ever thrown. Bert Blyleven has or had the record for most homeruns given up in a season.