Rangers 2012

[Vertnut]

Ranger bats are cold as hell tonight.

Fixed! But expected...

[Nash B.]

Looks like the Rangers wont get home field advantage for the series...dammit!

I would be surprised if they have to worry about it this year.

[Vertnut]

I would be surprised if they have to worry about it this year.

Yeah, I'm still hoping.

[black2002ls]

So is NL pitching that good, or did the AL bats suck that bad?

[Superwho]

So is NL pitching that good, or did the AL bats suck that bad?

Yes

[SC457A]

So is NL pitching that good, or did the AL bats suck that bad?

Both. Most of the AL hitters guys trying to hit home runs. I dont think the stadium is very HR friendly (unless your hitting against Harrison).

Joey (I pull all HR's I hit) Bautista did not help very much with some Nelson Cruz style defense in the corner. Three triples into his corner? Should have been four but MVP PED user held up at 2nd in the first.

[mustang_marc]

Verlander is chocking pretty badly here.

I didn't see any vehicles on the field.

[mustang_marc]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120709&content_id=34784414&vkey=news_tex&c_id=tex&partnerId=rss_tex

Interesting excerpt:
The questions weren't all metaphysical. What about a new contract? Will Hamilton stay with Texas? Will he move on into free agency?

"Why are you so serious all the time?" he asked the reporter with the contract question. "I haven't thought about the contract one bit. I'll keep saying it. I'm praying about it. My wife's praying about it. I love Texas. We'd love to stay in Texas. But obviously we put the talks, as a mutual agreement, on hold between us and the club, until the season's over. When the season's over, we'll restart them. So it's not like we're going to run off into free agency and give everybody a shot before the Rangers. There's that loyalty there. But right now I'm just focusing on the task at hand. I'm under contract to the Rangers. And I'm going to do everything I can to help the team win. I appreciate the fans and all the support they've been giving. They [the Rangers] have the first shot, man."

I like that response better than the one earlier in the year where he said he owes the Rangers nothing.

[Vertnut]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...tnerId=rss_tex

Interesting excerpt:
The questions weren't all metaphysical. What about a new contract? Will Hamilton stay with Texas? Will he move on into free agency?

"Why are you so serious all the time?" he asked the reporter with the contract question. "I haven't thought about the contract one bit. I'll keep saying it. I'm praying about it. My wife's praying about it. I love Texas. We'd love to stay in Texas. But obviously we put the talks, as a mutual agreement, on hold between us and the club, until the season's over. When the season's over, we'll restart them. So it's not like we're going to run off into free agency and give everybody a shot before the Rangers. There's that loyalty there. But right now I'm just focusing on the task at hand. I'm under contract to the Rangers. And I'm going to do everything I can to help the team win. I appreciate the fans and all the support they've been giving. They [the Rangers] have the first shot, man."

I like that response better than the one earlier in the year where he said he owes the Rangers nothing.

Much better. Sounds like he's thought it through a little. He's got to know that he'll get his money one way or the other.

[Bputacoma]

Both. Most of the AL hitters guys trying to hit home runs. I dont think the stadium is very HR friendly (unless your hitting against Harrison).

Kauffman isn't a hitters park.

I was there! saw lots of Rangers fans. They had a nice allstar Hamilton jersey i wanted. But i was sporting my Kenny Powers jersey!

[Slowhand]

Only on here does the All-Star game change the sentiment about the team's chances from "good, but there's clearly work to be done in the second half" to "these guys might as well throw in the towel now."

[Geor!]

"these guys might as well throw in the towel now."

Who said that?

[Slowhand]

Who said that?

He certainly didn't say it quite so bluntly, but you don't have to read that heavily into it:

I would be surprised if they have to worry about it this year.

[Nash B.]

It wasn't because of the All-Star Game, and it doesn't mean I think they should just "throw in the towel." But the way they're playing compared to Detroit, New York, Chicago... and Minnesota?

[Vertnut]

I believe this coming road trip, beginning tomorrow, will give us a good indication of where the Rangers are.