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Rangers offense
Posted on 7/20/09 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 7/20/09 at 8:24 pm
...is just plain pitiful. It is so fricking frustrating to watch this team. Where did the hitting go...
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Posted on 7/20/09 at 9:05 pm to BigBoyTiger
Finally a breakthrough!
Murph with a two run dong
Looks like the Bo Sox left Smoltz in too long.
Murph with a two run dong
Looks like the Bo Sox left Smoltz in too long.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 2:06 am to BigBoyTiger
yea last two nights have been hopeful...hopefully Beckett won't slow us down to much tomorrow
Posted on 7/21/09 at 2:11 am to BigBoyTiger
You bandwagon frick
Posted on 7/21/09 at 7:35 am to LSUsmartass
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You bandwagon frick
What? I've been a Rangers fan for almost 20 years. I've endured a lot of bad teams. But even on those bad teams, they still hit the ball.
I was just making a point that it is frustrating, given the talent level on offense, for the Rangers not to be hitting.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 7:55 am to BigBoyTiger
It's amazing how they've steadily declined from the beginning of the season. Kinsler is down to under .250 right now.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 8:24 am to novowels
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Kinsler is down to under .250 right now.
He's been downright awful since May. I would move him to the six hole and install Murph as the leadoff hitter..but Ron knows better than I. That's why he makes the big bucks.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 10:46 am to BigBoyTiger
Dallas sports radio is killing me with their constant bashing of the Texas offense. Quick stat check.
Texas runs per game: 4.89
AL average runs/game: 4.79
Seriously, this offense is above average by definition. Should they get on base more? Certainly. Is Salty a strikeout machine? Yes. But the team is third in slugging and scores runs at above average rate. Furthermore, if you can’t figure out a platoon with Murphy, Byrd, and Jones with two positions to use (LF and DH), you are literally too stupid to manage a major league team.
Texas runs per game: 4.89
AL average runs/game: 4.79
Seriously, this offense is above average by definition. Should they get on base more? Certainly. Is Salty a strikeout machine? Yes. But the team is third in slugging and scores runs at above average rate. Furthermore, if you can’t figure out a platoon with Murphy, Byrd, and Jones with two positions to use (LF and DH), you are literally too stupid to manage a major league team.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 10:48 am to Baloo
Chris Davis batting .202 isn't helping matters
getting close to justin smoak time in arlington
getting close to justin smoak time in arlington
Posted on 7/21/09 at 10:56 am to supatigah
Davis was sent down to AAA about a month ago. He is actually tearing up OKC. I know it’s limited at bats, but try and figure out who is who based on their slash stats (AVG/OBP/SLG):
340/393/640
328/449/481
And one of those lines was put up in AA. Smoak walks (a lot) more, but Davis has so much more power. Smoak looks like the second coming of Wally Joyner. Davis, if he can cut down on his strikeouts, looks like Ryan Howard. But I’d settle for Carlos Pena (low average, tons of power).
340/393/640
328/449/481
And one of those lines was put up in AA. Smoak walks (a lot) more, but Davis has so much more power. Smoak looks like the second coming of Wally Joyner. Davis, if he can cut down on his strikeouts, looks like Ryan Howard. But I’d settle for Carlos Pena (low average, tons of power).
Posted on 7/21/09 at 10:57 am to Baloo
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Dallas sports radio is killing me with their constant bashing of the Texas offense. Quick stat check.
Yeah..most of those people are idiots.
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Texas runs per game: 4.89
AL average runs/game: 4.79
Interesting...good stat..didn't look at it this way.
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Seriously, this offense is above average by definition. Should they get on base more? Certainly. Is Salty a strikeout machine? Yes. But the team is third in slugging and scores runs at above average rate. Furthermore, if you can’t figure out a platoon with Murphy, Byrd, and Jones with two positions to use (LF and DH), you are literally too stupid to manage a major league team.
My issues are this: Murph should be in the lineup everyday as should Byrd. Jones is batting a robust .230; Salty is hitting a phat .240 and Kinsler is below .250.
They also hit poor with runners in scoring position.
Here are some stats:
Texas is 8th in the AL in runs, 11th in hits, 12th in average (.255), 12th in walks, and 13th in OBP.
Kinsler is killing the team at the top of the lineup.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 11:13 am to BigBoyTiger
The team in 7th in runs (Toronto), has scored two more runs and has played two more games.
Team AL ranks, to be fair and not cherry pick our stats (not to say you were):
Runs – 8th
SB – 3rd
BB – 12th
SO – 1st
HR – 1st
BA – 12th
OBP – 13th
SLG – 2nd
OPS – 5th
OK, so what conclusions can we draw? This team has a low BA and really poor plate discipline. They swing for the fences, which results in tons of HR’s but also tons of K’s. They score at a slightly above league average rate.
Is the offense broken? Not really. But it is cracked. The team really does need to walk more. Their tendency to swing at the first pitch is infuriating. They swing on the first pitch 33% of the time. That seems really high to me.
The numbers for June were horrifying. The team hit 225/288/388 as a team in June, which is simply awful. The team has bounced back because, well, no team is THAT bad offensively. Most of the needed improvement in the offense will happen without making any real moves (Hamilton getting healthy, Kinsler getting out of his slump, Davis being removed from the lineup).
Team AL ranks, to be fair and not cherry pick our stats (not to say you were):
Runs – 8th
SB – 3rd
BB – 12th
SO – 1st
HR – 1st
BA – 12th
OBP – 13th
SLG – 2nd
OPS – 5th
OK, so what conclusions can we draw? This team has a low BA and really poor plate discipline. They swing for the fences, which results in tons of HR’s but also tons of K’s. They score at a slightly above league average rate.
Is the offense broken? Not really. But it is cracked. The team really does need to walk more. Their tendency to swing at the first pitch is infuriating. They swing on the first pitch 33% of the time. That seems really high to me.
The numbers for June were horrifying. The team hit 225/288/388 as a team in June, which is simply awful. The team has bounced back because, well, no team is THAT bad offensively. Most of the needed improvement in the offense will happen without making any real moves (Hamilton getting healthy, Kinsler getting out of his slump, Davis being removed from the lineup).
Posted on 7/21/09 at 11:16 am to Baloo
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Is the offense broken? Not really. But it is cracked. The team really does need to walk more. Their tendency to swing at the first pitch is infuriating. They swing on the first pitch 33% of the time. That seems really high to me.
This is what I was getting at with the original post. They frustrate the hell out of me.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 11:17 am to BigBoyTiger
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Most of the needed improvement in the offense will happen without making any real moves (Hamilton getting healthy, Kinsler getting out of his slump, Davis being removed from the lineup).
I hope you're right. I am very skeptical about Kinsler. It seems that teams have figured him out. I really, really think that Ron needs to take pressure off him and put him in the 6 or 7 hole. That's just me.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 11:19 am to Baloo
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Davis was sent down to AAA about a month ago.
Davis was sent down July 7 when they activated Hamilton. Davis has played in 77 games with 258 AB and hit .202 with 15 HR
I didn't realize Blalock is playing 1B for them right now. Blalock should be a member of the Red Sox, he is exactly what they need and he wouldn't cost the Sox too much in a trade. Saito or Delcarmen would fit in nicely in texas
Posted on 7/21/09 at 11:26 am to supatigah
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Chris Davis batting .202 isn't helping matters
getting close to justin smoak time in arlington
Smoak is batting .135 since being called up to OKC.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 11:28 am to Baloo
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Texas runs per game: 4.89
AL average runs/game: 4.79
To be fair Baloo, I believe their numbers since June 1st (or so) are below (well below) the AL average.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 11:31 am to MStreetTiger
I posted their June slash stat numbers, which were awful. They have since rebounded in July, so I think it's just the drag of a truly terrible June, and not a continuing trend.
God, it seems like Davis has been gone longer. He was a sieve in the order. The offense has looked better without him.
God, it seems like Davis has been gone longer. He was a sieve in the order. The offense has looked better without him.
Posted on 7/21/09 at 11:34 am to MStreetTiger
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Smoak is batting .135 since being called up to OKC.
in only 52AB
damn, this is a tough crowd
Posted on 7/21/09 at 11:35 am to supatigah
Well, this is pretty indicative:
340/393/640 – Davis in AAA (in 54 AB's)
328/449/481 – Smoak in AA
340/393/640 – Davis in AAA (in 54 AB's)
328/449/481 – Smoak in AA
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