Rangers 2013 !!

[Vertnut]

I guess McLelland's already been scratched from his Sunday start? Damn. I guess he didn't leave his proneness to injuries in St. Louis.

[Slowhand]

Here's a breakdown of Jamey Newberg's most recent spring training report:

- Yankees want to trade Joba Chamberlain for Mike Olt. Rangers lol'd at that.

- McLellan indeed won't be ready for opening day. (sidenote: neither will Greinke).

- Martin and Gentry both have looked good in the competition for the center field starting job, Borbon likely to get traded

- According to Jon Heyman (CBS Sports), the Rangers have “twice tried to lock up All-Star shortstop Elvis Andrus to a long-term contract and are expected to make one more run at it this year,” and “that if the Rangers can’t secure him to a multiyear deal they will likely trade him in ‘10 to 12 months,’” and that all that should be viewed in light of the fact that Andrus is a Scott Boras guy, and so is Heyman.

- 19 yo Joey Gallo hit a monster blast off Carlos Villenueva in Sunday's game, along with drawing two hard fought walks. He's a guy to keep an eye on over the next few years.

- 5th starter competition is being led by Ross, Tepesch, and Kirkman (who has had a very solid spring)

[Nash B.]

Nice comeback win! I don't care if it's spring training, they beat the fucking Angels.

[Slowhand]

Nice comeback win! I don't care if it's spring training, they beat the fucking Angels.

wtf happened? When I turned it off it was 7-0 Rangers; who gave up all the runs?

Martin has looked good, though.

[Nash B.]

I wasn't watching, but ScoreCenter and my dad said there were back-to-back-to-back-to-back HR in the 4th and they gave up 6. Pujols, Hamilton, Kendrick, and I think Callaspo? I saw the last couple of innings, though. Nice hitting in the ninth.

[Slowhand]

I wasn't watching, but ScoreCenter and my dad said there were back-to-back-to-back-to-back HR in the 4th and they gave up 6. Pujols, Hamilton, Kendrick, and I think Callaspo? I saw the last couple of innings, though. Nice hitting in the ninth.

Too bad they let Hamilton hit a jack.

[Nash B.]

Off a guy who'll be bagging groceries in a couple of weeks...

[Geor!]

Spring Training is officially over. Team heads to Houston for tomorrow night's showdown with the lowly Asstros.

[Vertnut]

This will be an interesting season. I'd like to welcome the Astro's to the AL...with a proper ass-whipping, of course. ;-)

[Geor!]

Cruz and Kinsler fucking up already. Unfortunately, only Cruz will be charged with an error.

[Mike]

This will be an interesting season. I'd like to welcome the Astro's to the AL...with a proper ass-whipping, of course. ;-)

Bud Norris does not approve this post.

[Geor!]

And now onto more entertaining programming...

[Shorty]

There's always next season.

[Nash B.]

There's always next season.

Elvis just texted me and said the Astros are going to the World Series.

[Slowhand]

No energy from the Rangers, to say the least. Houston's scrappy little $18.7 million crew will play hard for a while, but I don't see it lasting more than a couple of weeks at most.