Texas Rangers

[Tank]

12 hours ago, Blarg said:

In the bed of a pickup traveling down a dirt road. 

doing 70 mph but having to stop suddenly for the calf that wandered into the road.

[mmc]

 

[TroutField]

3 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

They have to come back to earth at some point but damn they have been hot. 
 

I don’t think the pitching can hold up all summer but what do i know. 

[Hubs]

We next face the Rangers in June for a 4 game set. I like the less-unbalanced schedule, as there is more drama in these division series. The NFL plays 6/17 against their own division, or 35%, MLB is now down to 54/162 or 32%, versus 78/162 or 48%. 

Should they expand this will change again, but unless they go to 8 team divisions, this will go down further, but that's ok. 

We play the Red Sox for 1, Marlins for 3, White Sox for 3, Houston for 4, Cubs for 3, and Sea for 3 before that Texas Set. 17 games...10 at home, 9 against teams at or under .500.

I really hope they go on a run right here before this Texas Series, something like 12-5, 13-4, etc.

Edited May 24, 2023 by Hubs

[Angel Oracle]

Rangers have played 25 out of 48 games (52%) against under .500 teams so far, going 17-8.

Halos have played 20 out of 50 games (40%) against under .500 teams so far, going 14-6.

Rangers have had the easier schedule so far.

[Lou]

9 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Rangers have played 25 out of 48 games (52%) against under .500 teams so far, going 17-8.

Halos have played 20 out of 50 games (40%) against under .500 teams so far, going 14-6.

Rangers have had the easier schedule so far.

Not saying you're wrong, but this would imply that all teams under .500 are equal. 

[Taylor]

10 hours ago, mmc said:

 

But I have it on good authority that the Rangers are just getting lucky.

[Swordsman78]

Astros lost 

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

But I have it on good authority that the Rangers are just getting lucky.

Their hitters have a combined Babip of .328.   So, they haven't been unlucky.

[gurn67]

They're not going to score 6.33 runs a game for an entire season. If they somehow miraculously do, they'll win the AL West in a runaway.

[T.G.]

12 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Rangers have played 25 out of 48 games (52%) against under .500 teams so far, going 17-8.

Halos have played 20 out of 50 games (40%) against under .500 teams so far, going 14-6.

Rangers have had the easier schedule so far.

and they're 2-1 against the Angels.

[Lou]

6 minutes ago, T.G. said:

and they're 2-1 against the Angels.

Without facing Ohtani or Sandoval.

[REDneck]

33 minutes ago, Lou said:

Without facing Ohtani or Sandoval.

Is this why they were outscored 27-9 in those last two games?

That's 16% of the Rangers current run differential in just two games.

Edited May 25, 2023 by REDneck

[Inside Pitch]

It's kind of interesting to see what teams have played each other and who has been beating up on who...   Also, strange for it to almost be June and the Yankees and Red Sox have yet to play each other.

The Angels have played more than twice as many games against the AL East than some of our AL West competition.  The Detroit Tigers absolutely suck unless they are playing the NL Central.  Almost 25% of the Mariners wins are .vs the Athletics.  As bad as the A's have been they have a winning record .vs the Royals who have a losing record .vs everyone they have played.  Boston has a .500 or better record .vs 6 opponents, the Yankees 5.   The Twins have yet to play a lot of the better AL Teams -- man the Central is awful.

The old line about not jumping to conclusions until teams have played a series .vs everyone in their own league once is very much in play here.  So, while the new balanced schedule is definitely better than the old system, it's got it's quirks.

MLB Standings Grid - 2023

American League Standings Grid
TEAMS	vs. BAL	vs. BOS	vs. CHW	vs. CLE	vs. DET	vs. HOU	vs. KC	vs. LAA	vs. MIN	vs. NYY	vs. OAK	vs. SEA	vs. TB	vs. TEX	vs. TOR	vs. NL
BAL	--	3-3	2-1	0-0	6-1	0-0	2-1	2-2	0-0	2-3	3-1	0-0	2-1	2-1	3-0	5-3
BOS	3-3	--	0-0	2-1	3-0	0-0	0-0	3-4	2-1	0-0	0-0	2-1	0-4	0-0	4-0	7-10
CHW	1-2	0-0	--	4-2	0-0	3-4	4-3	0-0	3-3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-6	0-0	0-3	5-7
CLE	0-0	1-2	2-4	--	2-4	0-0	0-0	2-1	2-1	2-4	2-1	4-3	0-0	0-0	0-0	4-8
DET	1-6	0-3	0-0	4-2	--	2-1	2-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-2	0-3	0-0	1-2	11-5
HOU	0-0	0-0	4-3	0-0	1-2	--	0-0	2-1	1-2	0-0	3-0	1-2	2-1	1-2	2-1	11-7
KC	1-2	0-0	3-4	0-0	1-2	0-0	--	1-2	1-6	0-0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1-5	1-3	5-10
LAA	2-2	4-3	0-0	1-2	0-0	1-2	2-1	--	2-1	1-2	5-2	2-1	0-0	1-2	1-2	6-3
MIN	0-0	1-2	3-3	1-2	0-0	2-1	6-1	1-2	--	4-3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	8-10
NYY	3-2	0-0	0-0	4-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-1	3-4	--	3-0	0-0	3-4	1-3	4-3	7-2
OAK	1-3	0-0	0-0	1-2	0-0	0-3	2-1	2-5	0-0	0-3	--	0-6	0-3	2-5	0-0	2-10
SEA	0-0	1-2	0-0	3-4	2-1	2-1	0-0	1-2	0-0	0-0	6-0	--	0-0	1-2	1-2	8-10
TB	1-2	4-0	6-1	0-0	3-0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	4-3	3-0	0-0	--	0-0	3-3	11-4
TEX	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-1	5-1	2-1	0-0	3-1	5-2	2-1	0-0	--	0-0	11-9
TOR	0-3	0-4	3-0	0-0	2-1	1-2	3-1	2-1	0-0	3-4	0-0	2-1	3-3	0-0	--	7-4

National League Standings Grid
TEAMS	vs. ARI	vs. ATL	vs. CHC	vs. CIN	vs. COL	vs. LAD	vs. MIA	vs. MIL	vs. NYM	vs. PHI	vs. PIT	vs. SD	vs. SF	vs. STL	vs. WSH	vs. AL
ARI	--	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-1	5-3	2-4	2-1	0-0	2-1	2-1	2-4	3-1	2-1	2-1	5-3
ATL	0-0	--	0-0	3-0	0-0	1-2	6-1	0-0	2-1	0-0	0-0	3-4	0-0	3-0	2-1	10-10
CHC	0-0	0-0	--	1-1	0-0	3-4	2-4	1-2	2-0	1-2	0-0	2-1	0-0	1-2	1-3	8-7
CIN	0-0	0-3	1-1	--	1-2	0-0	2-1	0-0	2-1	3-4	2-5	1-2	0-0	2-1	0-0	7-8
COL	1-2	0-0	0-0	2-1	--	0-2	2-1	3-0	2-1	2-5	2-4	2-2	0-0	1-2	2-2	2-7
LAD	3-5	2-1	4-3	0-0	2-0	--	0-0	2-1	1-2	3-0	1-2	5-1	2-1	4-3	0-0	2-1
MIA	4-2	1-6	4-2	1-2	1-2	0-0	--	0-0	2-5	2-1	0-0	0-0	3-3	0-0	3-0	4-2
MIL	1-2	0-0	2-1	0-0	0-3	1-2	0-0	--	3-0	0-0	0-0	3-1	1-2	3-3	0-0	13-8
NYM	0-0	1-2	0-2	1-2	1-2	2-1	5-2	0-3	--	0-0	0-0	2-1	2-2	0-0	3-4	8-4
PHI	1-2	0-0	2-1	4-3	5-2	0-3	1-2	0-0	0-0	--	0-0	0-0	0-3	0-0	0-0	10-10
PIT	1-2	0-0	0-0	5-2	4-2	2-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	--	0-0	0-0	2-2	2-1	9-14
SD	4-2	4-3	1-2	2-1	2-2	1-5	0-0	1-3	1-2	0-0	0-0	--	2-0	0-0	1-1	3-6
SF	1-3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-2	3-3	2-1	2-2	3-0	0-0	0-2	--	3-1	1-2	8-9
STL	1-2	0-3	2-1	1-2	2-1	3-4	0-0	3-3	0-0	0-0	2-2	0-0	1-3	--	0-0	7-8
WSH	1-2	1-2	3-1	0-0	2-2	0-0	0-3	0-0	4-3	0-0	1-2	1-1	2-1	0-0	--	6-11

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, REDneck said:

Is this why they were outscored 27-9 in those last two games?

That's 16% of the Rangers current run differential in just two games.

Have to remember that it was back when the pitching and defense were having implosions.

Things have changed for the better.

Look forward to the Halos playing against them next time.

[TroutField]

Beating down the o’s 10-1… 

 

how do they consistently score double digit runs?? Insane 

[gurn67]

4 hours ago, TroutField said:

Beating down the o’s 10-1… 

 

how do they consistently score double digit runs?? Insane 

Hitting .337 with runners in scoring position will do that. The Dodgers led MLB last season at .272. Astros in 2021 at .272

If they continue that, they're going to win the AL West no matter what their pitching does.

[gurn67]

The Angels are 8th in MLB in RBI's this season. They're only 9 RBI's behind the Red Sox in 4th. So, they have definitely been an above average team this season at driving in runs.

The Angels' top spot in the batting order for driving in runs is the 6th spot with 37. The Rangers' lead off hitters have driven in 43 runs this season.

 

[Taylor]

On 5/20/2023 at 4:59 PM, Second Base said:

Offense and starting pitching are over performing at the moment. Not saying they'll suddenly be a bad team, but they're not as good as their record to date suggests. 

Update?

[TroutField]

12 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Update?

I mean that was 7 days ago… 

 

not much was going to change that quickly 

[Second Base]

On 5/27/2023 at 4:20 PM, Taylor said:

Update?

[TroutField]

Another easy 5-0 win, granted it was against the Tigers. 
 

Eovaldi pitching like Cy Young this year.

[REDneck]

16 minutes ago, TroutField said:

Another easy 5-0 win, granted it was against the Tigers. 
 

Eovaldi pitching like Cy Young this year.

This is how the Angels should of done the Marlins...granted Miami is better, than the Tigers.

[AngelsLakersFan]

On 5/20/2023 at 4:59 PM, Second Base said:

Offense and starting pitching are over performing at the moment. Not saying they'll suddenly be a bad team, but they're not as good as their record to date suggests. 

So true man. No way they are as good as their current 117 win Pythagorean win expectancy says.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

On 5/22/2023 at 6:35 PM, arch stanton said:

Evoldi, Heaney, DeGrom. That’s a lot of eggs in a pretty fragile basket 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/06/rangers-transfer-jacob-degrom-to-60-day-injured-list.html