So far, so good for Saunders

Jimenez walks 2 batters in a row and Chirinos comes up to swing and miss 3 balls. Great approach!

Fluke homerun

But Saunders has looked good.

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Fluke homerun

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Adam Jones doesn't hit fluke home runs

Neither does Belts.

Delmon Young continues to feast on Rangers pitching

Nice work JFrasor

Powpow, boom.

Cheerios! HR.

Rangers fans from Holland. Nice job Knoxy. G'day mate!

Looks like knoxie did some lifting in the offseason

Alexi

Ogando is frustrating as hell.

Knoxie owns (or co-owns) a couple of Golds gyms, if I recall.

Ogando is trash this year. 5th outing in his last 6 where he's given up multiple baserunners.

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I miss when we had a bp we could fall back on.....

This game should be 8 or 9 to 2. Turrble.

As I was saying.

"This team SUCKS!"
-Old Gray Wolf

A 0.500 team is going to eventually regress back to 0.500.

The hope is to hang around at least another month until Holland gets back, but there's not much about this team that looks like a contender.

Nelson Cruz is looking pretty goo-

Oh yeah.

Nelson Cruz, at 33, appears to have a similar surge as Barry Bonds and A-Rod... and many other late bloomers:

2011-2014: GP - 124\159\109\55
HR: 29-24-27-21
Runs: 64-86-49-40
RBIs: 87-90-76-44
BAvg: .263-.260-.266-.313

Career Highs:
OPS: 1.062 vs 1.030
SLG: .678 vs .609

For 2014, in half the number of games as 2013 (so far), he has achieved 80% of his production, while improving his BA from .266 to .313.

If I hadn't known any better... he'd be of concern for PEDs. However, knowing he just completed a suspension for PEDs... there is no chance he would use.

You could also reason that all the time off has given his legs a serious rest. Plus a little added motivation in what is essentially a contract year and you have your answer. Also, I wouldn't completely rule out a PED or two, but more likely the first explanation.

Rested and contract year. When he was on the field last year, there was a cloud hanging over him the entire time.

Chris Davis must have given him the good, undetectable stuff.

Windy today

Cuz Elvis needed another day off.....

Am I the only one who thinks Rios and Mitch should be switched in the lineup?

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I agree... I hear it all the time, "If only I could get a 50 day suspension and rest... I wouldn't need PEDs. All the excitement about the playoffs for the Rangers was centered around how fresh and how rested he'd be. Swimmers and Runners do that... they take off a couple weeks before meets, to ensure they are fresh and rested.

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Plus a little added motivation in what is essentially a contract year and you have your answer. Also, I wouldn't completely rule out a PED or two, but more likely the first explanation.

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Because he didn't have any motivation in 2013.

And an investigation and looming suspension ready to crater his value. A contract year, but a distracted one.

I don't follow the Rangers but they look a mess. I don't recognize any of their infield besides Moreland. Are they playing with triple a guys?

Triple and double a