Rangers lose again...and that pretty much sums it up. I don't think we will be digging out of this hole anytime soon, and there are not enough games left. It was a good run and I still support the team and want them to do good, but I am close to calling off this season and looking to build for next year. This team has the winning formula if they can find more consistency [hard to expect right now with the youngsters on the team right now]. They haven't been battle tested enough to pull themselves out of this funk....I didn't feel like posting my real thoughts today, so here are a couple of comments courtesy of www.dallasnews.com on last nights game:
- Texas' starting pitching - which has been far better than expected this season and the reason for the team's playing meaningful games in September - is failing them now. Only Tommy Hunter and Scott Feldman have remained consistent. Kevin Millwood, Derek Holland, Dustin Nippert and Brandon McCarthy are putting the team's struggling offense in a bad position.
- Oh, man! One-hit tonight in a 4-0 loss and swept by the A's. This team appears to be going, going ... Resiliency has been a strength of the Rangers this season, but the fire seems to be out. Must be all the rain....
- Fun Facts: It's just the second time in club history that the Rangers have been shut out three times in a four-game span. It's the lowest run total in a four-game span since the club moved to Texas in 1972. The 10 shutouts are the most by a Rangers team since the 2003 squad was blanked 11 times. It's the third time this season the Rangers have been one hit. It's happened twice at Rangers Ballpark. Before this year, it had never happened at RBIA.
Red Sox had a walk-off win against the Angels last night, so the standings are:
AL WEST
Angels --
Rangers 6.0
AL WILD CARD
Red Sox --
Rangers 6.5
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There was nothing fun in the Fun Facts section. It's been like watching the Rangers of old this week. We're still not 100% out - maybe the day off will be enough. At this point, a spark from anyone would be nice...it would at least be something.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a fun season, though, and I definitely look forward to a better team next season. It seems we have the right players, just not enough mojo.
Until Friday for the start of a very important series against the Angels, I hope the guys get plenty of rest, and don't let the rain keep them down.