Ewww. I don’t even feel like writing about the games in this series. We’re awfully close to having the worst record in all of baseball at the moment. :(

Ewww. I don’t even feel like writing about the games in this series. We’re awfully close to having the worst record in all of baseball at the moment. :(

No time to write one at the moment – if I get the time later on Tuesday, I’ll write this.

Well, I was hoping that the Rangers could build from last night’s spectacular game. Then Kenny Rogers pitched the first inning, facing eight batters, giving up a bunch of hits, but fortunately only two runs. Then he proceeded to have 4 or 5 perfect innings, and I thought we had picked it up.
However, we got to our usual nemesis – late innings. In the 7th, it all fell apart. We were up 4-3, and then gave up four. At that point, we were down three. Disappointing, but not insurmountable. Then Arod hit a solo HR in the 8th, putting us within two. Then Pat Mahomes blew it in the 9th – throwing almost 40 pitches, and giving up another 3.
This game really annoyed me, because we pitched like we were going to take it in style for the bulk of the game, and then it all got away at the end – I was so annoyed, that I stopped scoring the game in the top of the 9th.
Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy! There were total of 6 errors in the game, 3 by each side – including one play where we had two at once! Can’t win like that.

OK, it’s the fifth day of the fifth month. Jerry Narron has 5 kids. There were five hits by the opponent this game. Hmmm…
Goofy number plays aside, this was a spectacular game. I have to say, driving out to the game, it was raining the whole way. I didn’t think we’d be playing this game, either (see last night). However, once we got to the ballpark, it stopped raining. Sat in our seats, and my wife and I noticed that it started clearing up. It was like the heavens parted to get the game in – perhaps it had something to do with the fives above! :)
What more can you say about this game except Ryan Glynn. Driving out, I felt we’d lose, but I have to say, he blew everyone away, players and fans alike. Ryan was VERY strong, pitching 8 innings, giving up only three hits, with no walks, and not allowing anyone to get to second base the whole game! I felt that Ryan should have been given a chance to go out in the ninth and get a complete game shutout – I suppose if we had more than 3 runs, he probably would have gotten that chance.
Be curious to see if Ryan can follow this up next time on the hill.
Also, during the game, there was a very cool message on the scoreboard from Johnny & Gloria Oates. What a class guy – I will miss him. Johnny has meant a lot of me personally (growing up as a kid, he was the catcher in Philadelphia for a couple of years). I agree it was time for a change, but I’ll miss him. I hope he turns up somewhere.

Rainout. And it was good, because our pitching was getting shelled again. Down 6-0 in the fourth, it all got washed away.
This means that I’ll get to go to Narron’s official debut tomorrow – as I have tickets for that game. It seemed to me that Davis couldn’t get the ball up – he was continually too low.
The big news of the day was Johnny, of course. I covered that on the news page, and I haven’t written anything of my own yet – I want to wait a week or so to let it sink in. A lot of online folks just write knee jerk things, and I want to wait until I’ve had a chance to process my feelings. Since I’ve been a Ranger fan, Johnny has been the only manager I’ve known – I didn’t start following them until 1995 (I didn’t move to Texas until Dec 92).

Ewww. Ewww.. Ewwww..
A major stinker all around. Bad pitching, and what looks like a really bad team (on the whole). Nothing is working right now, and I really hope we can bring in someone to help out with the pitching.
As much of an Oates supporter I’ve been, I wonder. I know he doesn’t pitch, but perhaps a change in direction is needed.

I wasn’t watching this one from the start, as my hometown Phillies were on ESPN2. I don’t get to see many Phils games, so I mostly paid attention to that. However, I saw the score of this one roll in on the ticket on ESPN2. Blech.
Quite frankly, I’m getting tired of writing about bad games. I’m sure the Rangers are tired of losing them. We’re down, but we’re not out. We’re just compounded by the horrendous pitching and the awesome start by the Mariners.
I just hope this doesn’t turn into a fiasco like last year’s did. I’ve also got an uneasy feeling about too many injuries this year. :(

AH CRAP! – I had just got done telling my wife that Zimmerman looks like he’s back to his early 99 form when he goes and gives up a three run home run to lose the game in the 10th. The Mavericks game was more exciting than this! The Tigers are a team we are supposed to beat up on. This is NOT good.
I was going to go to this game originally – today was the 10th anniversary of Nolan Ryan’s 7th no hitter, and he threw out the first ball. I almost went. Glad I didn’t – I would have been irritated.
We don’t seem to be able to hold any kind of lead – although our bullpen doesn’t seem THAT bad. I don’t understand it, honestly.
Arod should have done enough, with two home runs – but we let them back in the game, and then Zimmerman (who has been pitching great otherwise) gave up a three run jack in the 10th to lose it.
Frustrating! I’m not watching tomorrow night, but only because my hometown Phillies are on ESPN2, I’ll watch that game instead, I only ever get to see less than 6 games a year with the Phils. :)

I’m not writing a lot, as I’m writing this on May 2nd, and the game has faded a bit from my memory – my wife and I went to Round Rock over the weekend to check out some minor league games at the Dell Diamond. This weekend was a minor league weekend. :)