Rain, Rain, Rain! This game was delayed because of rain at the start – I tuned in an hour later, and they were just getting started, so I listened until the second inning when it got delayed by rain again!
McLemore is starting off with a bunch of walks in Spring training again, which is good as it was an important part of the fast start the Rangers got last year.
And then the rain came again. :) The game was postponed for good in the second inning. This time I saw on CNN Headline News that it was postponed for good. A thought occurred today. Do pre-season rainouts have to be made up?
Roster Transaction
- Assigned catcher Joey Goodwin and infielders Mike Lamb and
Carlos Pena to minor league camp.
ST9: Ranges slam way to win over Detroit, 13-7
I started listening to this game, but I should have not have given up after the 6-0 deficit. :) What a comeback. I turned the game back on right after Shawn Gallagher hit a grand slam. Dammit! That’s my fault.
It was nice to see the team explode, and not give up (unlike me) after they got down big again. I hope that kind of feeling carries over into the season. Burkett still worries me. I like Burkett, I wish he did better, but giving up six runs (even though 5 were unearned). I hope to god he at least has a 500 year. I don’t think he’ll ever have another 22 win season, but he can pitch good when he wants to. I just wish it’d happen more often than not.
Ranger Health Report
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Rafael Palmeiro, who underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove torn cartilage from his right knee, has rejoined his Texas Rangers teammates to begin his rehab.
The first baseman suffered the injury while jogging on March 4. He’s recuperating from surgery on the same knee on Feb. 10, but the two surgeries were unrelated. Articular cartilage was removed in the first surgery and medial meniscus cartilage was removed on Sunday.
Palmeiro is expected to miss four to eight weeks. Rangers officials said it’s possible he could be back by opening day on April 5.
Meanwhile, Rangers closer John Wetteland, who suffered a strain in the back of his right ankle, threw 15 minutes of batting practice Wednesday and is set to make his first appearance of the spring Friday against Toronto.
Mike Simms, a reserve first baseman and outfielder, will miss the start of the season and will be sidelined an undetermined period of time because of a tear of his left Achilles’ tendon, suffered while running last week.
Matt Perisho, rehabbing from left shoulder surgery, is expected to pitch Friday against Toronto.
Eric Moody, who has had stiffness in the right shoulder, was scheduled to throw off flat ground on Thursday.
Corey Lee sliced his left index finger with a knife last Friday and threw off flat ground Thursday, but the cut still bothers him.
Ruben Mateo, who has suffered from a stomach flu, made the trip with the team Thursday for an exhibition against the Yankees. He hadn’t played since Sunday.
ST8: Rangers top Toronto, 6-1
Another game that wasn’t on the radio. I hate this. What’s the big deal with Spring training and no radio coverage? Does KRLD not want to pay that much for the pre-season broadcasts?
Was nice to see the team bounce right back from the Yankees game last night with a big win. Unfortunately, there were two more errors. I know it’s spring, and there’s rust and kids, but still. Don’t like to see errors.
ST7: Rangers shut out by Clemens & Yankees, 6-0
Well, the game was sounding good for awhile, even with Clemens on the mound. We were only down 1-0, and then it started feeling like the 98 playoffs all over again. Only this time, Chad Curtis beat us. Sele wasn’t all that bad, really, but we couldn’t score anything against the Yankees again. Remember that game on a Sunday afternoon last season when we won something like 15-6 against the Yankees? I’d rather have saved a few of those runs for the playoffs last year. I hope it’s not like that against the Yankees again this year!
Jeff Zimmerman is starting to look more and more like someone we want to have on the club.
ST6: Rangers beat Twins 7-6
Again, since it wasn’t on the radio, I can’t comment at all. Was nice to see them win in extra innings, instead of losing. :)
On another note, Joe Torre was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I’m no Yankees fan, but man, that sucks.
ST5: Rangers lose well pitched game to Reds, 2-1
Well, I didn’t get to listen to this entire game, as I forgot it was on in the evening. I can say this. I hope this kind of pitching holds up. Wow! With the exception of the bottom of the 9th, it was really great. No runs given up at all by anyone until the bottom of the 9th. Less hits than innings pitched is always good, and Loaiza looked sharp. Hope it keeps up.
The bottom of the 9th is one of those things that drive a manager nuts. It drove me nuts and I was just listening on my radio! Still, the pitching was a real plus, and that’s something to feel good about. I particularly liked Mike Morgan. Hope he works out.
ST4: Rangers beat Tampa Bay, 6-4
Well, I can’t really offer any commentary on this, as the game wasn’t on the radio or the TV. I tried listening over the Internet to the station that the Devil Rays broadcast on, but they weren’t broadcasting, either. :(
However, the Line Score showed something ugly. Three errors. That’s not good.And Burkett gave up three runs in two innings (although one of them was unearned). That’s an ERA of around 10. Also not good. On the plus side, we turned a triple play, which is way cool. Now I really wish it was on TV. :)
Raffy out 4 more weeks
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – Texas Rangers first baseman Rafael Palmeiro had surgery Sunday to repair torn cartilage in his right knee and will be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks.
Palmeiro, who played with the Rangers from 1989-93 before re-signing as a free agent during the offseason, also had surgery on the knee on Feb. 10.
He was working out with the club and had been expected to return by the end of the week, but reinjured his knee while jogging Thursday. Dr. John Conway operated on the knee Sunday at Fort Worth, Texas.
Palmeiro, 34, has appeared in 1,368 games in the ’90s, second to Cal Ripken Jr. He has not missed more than three games in a season since 1990.
Texas said there is an outside chance he could be ready for opening day.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) — Texas Rangers first baseman Rafael Palmeiro, who signed a five-year, $45 million contract with the club during the offseason, underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee today and is expected to be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks.
Rangers orthopedist Dr. John Conway removed torn medial miniscus cartilage from Palmeiro’s knee. He is expected to remain in Texas for several days to begin rehab before returning to the Rangers’ spring training camp in Port Charlotte, Florida at the end of the week.
Palmeiro underwent surgery on the knee on February 10, but experience soreness while jogging in Port Charlotte on Thursday. After an MRI revealed torn cartilage, Palmeiro was forced to undergo another arthroscopic procedure. He had not appeared in a spring game.
The 34-year-old Palmeiro spent five seasons with the Rangers before the club opted to sign Will Clark as a free agent prior to the 1994 season. Ironically, Palmeiro’s return to Texas prompted the Orioles to sign Clark as their first baseman for the upcoming season.
Palmeiro batted .296 and established career highs with 43 home runs and 121 RBI with Baltimore last season. For his career, Palmeiro has 314 homers and 1,079 RBI.
Palmeiro has been one of the steadiest players this decade. Only four players have more hits and he is in the top 10 in doubles and runs scored. Only Orioles iron man Cal Ripken has played more games in the 1990s than Palmeiro.
In five years with the Orioles, Palmeiro led the club in RBI five times and homers four times. He is the only player in Baltimore history to hit at least 30 home runs in four straight seasons. He also is the only Oriole to record at least 35 home runs on four occasions.
A solid defensive player, Palmeiro has won consecutive Gold Glove Awards. He is a career .294 hitter with 314 homers and 1,079 RBI in 1,782 games.
In 19 playoff games, the Cuban-born Palmeiro has batted .239 with four homers, eight RBI and 22 strikeouts.
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