Time for Fielder to get rolling and for a pitcher to finally make it through 6!

LF Shin-Soo Choo
SS Elvis Andrus
1B Prince Fielder
3B Adrian Beltre
RF Alex Rios
DH Mitch Moreland
2B Donnie Murphy
CF Leonys Martin
C J.P. Arencibia

Wait... You're dreaming that Saunders could be the first guy to make it through 6? I'm thinking better chance for whoever relieves him to put in six.

Yeah... but it is in Tampa... Everything favors the pitcher when a visiting team plays the Rays.
- Weak offense
- Pitcher friendly park.

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I'm thinking better chance for whoever relieves him to put in six.

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Saunders will probably throw a perfect game or something stupid like that.

and then get shelled ala scheppers in his next start

Saunders

Only took Saunders a third of an inning before sh/tting the bed...impressive.

Wow this guy sucks.

Christ...throw f'ing strikes.

That strike ended up in someone's nachos.

Here's to Saunders never pitching another game for us ever.

Throw away game with Saunders on the mound. Total waste.

Fatass couldn't score from 2nd on a hit that could have been a double.

And WTF isn't Gary Pettis waving him home the whole time?

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Wonder if Saunders will blame the Rangers like he blamed Seattle.

Longoria may have just done us a favor.

Bring in McMullet and his infinite ERA from 2012

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Unlucky timing, gents. The guy who's stressed out after having a baby born in the last day, probably tired out from traveling and being with his family, and has no business being on the diamond... of course he's going to have 4 RBI through four innings.

There is nothing unlucky about losing when Joe Saunders is pitching.

Did I hear Grieve yelling "this guy takes about a minute between pitches!" coming back from break?

Yep

This team can't hit starting pitchers

Terrible pitching, terrible defense, terrible hitting, terrible baserunning. They wouldn't have beaten the James Earl Rays tonight, much less the Tampa version.

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Thoughts on this offense being a bit over rayt'ed?
(See what I did there?)

Tail end of the lineup was never going to be too great, but especially hurt with the injuries.

Top and middle of the lineup is fine as long as Prince is hitting. If he's not, you get what we've seen so far.

Still early, but both at the plate and in the field, Fielder has done nothing to debunk the thought by many that his playoff performance last Fall was just a tiny bump in the road.

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Still early

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Should've stopped there.

Otherwise Josh Hamilton is the best player in the game again, Choo's OBP will be .800 this year, and the Mariners are going to run away with the division.

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Why the heck would they send Martinez down to activate Darvish? Saunders is the one who needed the boot.

One run will win this game

Martinez has options and can return. He was successful against the Rays... in one game. That doesn't ensure he is a legit MLB SP.

Saunders has done everything to assure noone mistakes him for a MLB pitcher, but he has shown he can eat innings... and hopefully return to being a SP that can keep his team in the game.

One failed start this season with Saunders... worth of 3 or so more, if necessary. Worst case scenario, the Rangers reactivate Martinez.

Otherwise... you cut Saunders and have to dip deep into the minors to get innings.

As a fan... I prefer Martinez to Saunders. As a GM... you keep Saunders and send Martinez down.

MURPHY!

As we get through 6 Games in the season... we've gotten to see some SP.

My thoughts:
Darvish - MOAR!
Perez - YES!
ROSS - BOSS!
Martinez - The only QS, 1st time through (Darvish on the way).

Scheppers - Ugh. I want to see a few more GS.

Saunders - His name in the rotation is as symbolic as it is necessary.

Colby Lewis - Pitching today in Round Rock - 4IP \ 1 H \ 0ER \ 2BB \ 2 SO.
-- Good chance he will replace Saunders? Maybe Lewis goes on Friday v Houston... Scheppers may be decided after tomorrow's game at Boston.

Harrison - Help on the way.

Regarding Scheppers... His 1st two MLB GS... Opening Day... at Boston. There could be bigger games, but that is a pretty heavy order, IMO.

Darvish can't seem to get any help from the bats

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Darvish can't seem to get any help from the bats

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Been that way his entire career with Texas.

Wake up bats!!

Little E!!!!