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thenavarro
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Tuesday June 22, 2010 8:41 PM

9 in a row. Tied for the 2nd longest winning streak in club history. 2nd best record to this point in club history as well. Gotta build up the lead in case the Summer swoon hits. Cruz back from the DL as well and Hunter throwing the ball well, he's 3-0. I am beginning to taste that burrito

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Wednesday June 23, 2010 11:20 AM

Looks like the horses are going to do it this year. My Halos just don't have enough. Morales and Aybar out for a long time to come just won't help matters.

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Thursday June 24, 2010 8:46 PM

<< Looks like the horses are going to do it this year. My Halos just don't have enough. Morales and Aybar out for a long time to come just won't help matters. >>

Treetop,

I never count the Angels out. They are a very resillient(sp?) team. Throughout our current streak, I think the Rangers have only picked up 3 games on the Angels. Rangers came back tonight from a 4 run deficit. I guess it helps that we were playing the Pirates. That's 11 in a row and 1/2 game back from the best record in the Majors (damn Yankees!!) Have an early season big series next week against the Angels. I sure hope we take at least 2 of those 3 and keep the momentum. I love head to head matchups when your team is the one behind in the standings, but I hate head to head when your team is the one ahead in the standings. It would be nice if the Rangers and Angels could push each other all year and have one win it and the other win the wild card, that would mean the Yankees would sit home if they don't win their division.

Mike

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Friday June 25, 2010 7:36 AM

In the last 28 games, halos record is 20 and 8. and we drop a game or two in the standings!

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Friday June 25, 2010 8:08 AM

Angels are still tough.

If the Rangers play .500 the rest of the way, they'd be at 89 wins. That won't win the division, but if they push it up to 20 games over .500 in the next few days, playing .500 from July 1 on might just win it.

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Friday June 25, 2010 9:01 PM

I guess all good things must end. Astros ended the winning streak tonight. 2 innings where Rangers left bases loaded. Oh well, maybe they'll start another one tomorrow.

Mike

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Wednesday June 30, 2010 10:24 PM

Nice win tonight vs. the Halos. They got the best of the Rangers last night, but big VLAD put the hurt on the Angels tonight and Omar Beltre (MLB debut), Nippert, Frankie and Feliz piched in to get the job done. Season record against LAA is now 3-1. Back up to a 4.5 game lead.

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Wednesday June 30, 2010 10:27 PM

Just heard the Rangers are trading for Bengie Molina. For all of y'all that know, can Molina play?? I'm not a big National League fan so I don't know much about him.

Mike

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Wednesday June 30, 2010 11:16 PM

<< Just heard the Rangers are trading for Bengie Molina. For all of y'all that know, can Molina play?? I'm not a big National League fan so I don't know much about him. >>

As a Giants fan, it's sad to see a guy leave who distinguished himself as a good Giants catcher, but at the same time, I think it was time for him to go.

Bengie's a mixed bag.

On one hand, he's a good catcher. He's handled the Giants' young pitching staff well. They all love him. Molina's got the reputation of taking care of his pitchers and trying to help them succeed.

Offensively, he used to have some pop in his bat. Last year he hit 20 homers and drove in 80 runs. This year's been bad though. He has 9 extra base hits (6 doubles, 3 hrs) in 202 at bats. In contrast, the backup catcher Eli Whiteside has 10 extra base hits in 78 at bats. Bengie is horribly slow on the base paths though. He hasn't tried to steal a base in 4 years.

I doubt that Molina's going to be a better offensive player than Treanor... but with Nolan Ryan's wish to build the Rangers as a pitching powerhouse, then Molina provides a catcher that can be more than just a target for pitches.

So, how's this middle-reliever Chris Ray you guys are sending to us?

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Thursday July 01, 2010 3:09 PM

Hmm, I just read that the PTBNL is pitching prospect Michael Main.

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thenavarro
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Thursday July 01, 2010 3:33 PM

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So, how's this middle-reliever Chris Ray you guys are sending to us? >>

Digicat,

Ray has been used primarily in very short 6th and 7th inning appearances. I don't recall him having an outing lasting over an inning yet, but I may be wrong. He's serviceable, and walks about as many as he strikes out. Might be a potential setup man one day but that's primarily Francisco's job for the Rangers. I don't know anything about the other guy, Main.

Mike

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Sunday July 04, 2010 11:14 AM

Congrats to Josh Hamilton, Vlad Guerrero, Neftali Feliz, Ian Kinsler, and Elvis Adrus. 2010 American League All Stars. Michael Young is in the final vote in as well.

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Friday July 09, 2010 3:47 PM

Cliff Lee is now on the Rangers. Congrats!

This thread is looking better every day. Hopefully they can keep it up.

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Friday July 09, 2010 4:03 PM

<< Cliff Lee is now on the Rangers. Congrats!

This thread is looking better every day. Hopefully they can keep it up.

brian >>

Thanks! I'm psyched. I'm tired of them basically saying every year that they are playing for the future. The future is now, let's win this dang thing. Go Rangers!!! Just make the playoffs and then anything can happen.

Mike

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Friday July 09, 2010 4:11 PM

I had a really good day today. Then a friend of mine sent me a text saying Lee was a Ranger. I peed in my pants a little.

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Friday July 09, 2010 4:18 PM

What makes this even more fun for me is that Justin Smoak was the one Ranger that I didn't really like this season watching the games. My wife gets so irritated with me for continuously calling him "the most worthless piece of human flesh in Rangers history". I would get so frustrated with his ineptitude at the plate. He has a lot of upside potential, but that's been the story of most of our players over the years. Hopefully, Lee will come here and take care of business every 4 or 5 games immediately.

Mike

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Saturday July 10, 2010 10:00 PM

WOW! Owned by Baltimore!! That's a total fluke. Tigers are to blame. We frustrated the heck out of them, so they are taking it out on you. Now the Rangers will seek revenge on us shortly after the break.... Was hoping to not have to face Lee again, but oh well.... I'm actually hoping Texas can win the division at least. If (when) Detroit craps out again, I'm rooting for Texas to go all the way. They solved 2 problems with one trade- got an ace, AND got rid of the (now) lackluster Smoak...

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Saturday July 10, 2010 10:18 PM

<< WOW! Owned by Baltimore!! That's a total fluke. Tigers are to blame. We frustrated the heck out of them, so they are taking it out on you. Now the Rangers will seek revenge on us shortly after the break.... Was hoping to not have to face Lee again, but oh well.... I'm actually hoping Texas can win the division at least. If (when) Detroit craps out again, I'm rooting for Texas to go all the way. They solved 2 problems with one trade- got an ace, AND got rid of the (now) lackluster Smoak... >>

Yep, Baltimore is putting the SMACK DOWN on us. 3 in a row, and 2 of those were late comebacks, aarrgghhh. Oh well, Angles have been hurting this week as well. Hopefully we'll go into the All Star break with at least a 4.5 game lead. I'll take that!! Would be nice to win tomorrow though and send the players to their break with a good feeling in their head instead of a loss.

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Friday July 16, 2010 8:54 PM

Baseball is such a baffling game sometimes. Rangers get swept by the lowly Orioles last weekend, and this weekend they've won the first two against the Red Sox at Fenway. Bengie Molina hit for the cycle tonight including a grand slam homerun. He had a homer last night as well. His triple was awesome to see. He looked like one of the guys from the local beer softball league rounding 2nd and chugging and huffing to 3rd. His belly was shaking like mine does. His teammates were loving it, it was fun to watch.

Way to go Bengie!! Way to go Rangers!!

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Friday July 16, 2010 9:51 PM

AND they have Killer Cliff going next!!! Go Rangers (until next week that is)!!!

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