All we had to do was wash the Houston off of him and, voila, gold glove left fielder with speed and power paid for by a division rival.
That's the way baseball go.
That's the way baseball go.
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"Astros are paying for him"
WGAF? You clowns act like the fans have to mail a check every week.
WGAF? You clowns act like the fans have to mail a check every week.
quote:No, we simply state the fact that the Astros organization is paying his salary. As for wgaf...I imagine both the Astros and Rangers do since they are for-profit businesses.
"Astros are paying for him"
WGAF? You clowns act like the fans have to mail a check every week.
quote:The Houston Astros.
"Astros are paying for him"
WGAF?
quote:Which is almost 1/2 the HR production in 85 games with Houston and almost 1/4 of the RBI production.quote:Not to mention, he now has 8 RBI and 2 HR halfway through his 7th game.quote:
the 0- 20 gaps in between his occasional hits are killers.
They've won 6 out of 7 since he joined, and are leading #8.
I'd say he isn't "killing" anything at this point.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
so much butt hurt around this thread
so much butt hurt around this thread
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Gomez was bad for a lineup that is desperate for production......like Houston.
Put him #8 in this lineup, have another team pay for it, and it isn't so bad.
Put him #8 in this lineup, have another team pay for it, and it isn't so bad.
So in his 8th game with Texas, he's already hit 40% of the homers he did in Houston?
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Gomez was bad for a lineup that is desperate for production......like Houston.
Put him #8 in this lineup, have another team pay for it, and it isn't so bad.
quote:When your team is known for not spending money, it should hurt when you realize you're spending money for another team's player.
"Astros are paying for him"
WGAF? You clowns act like the fans have to mail a check every week.
Clearly the Astros didn't GAF since they cut him knowing they would have to pay him.
Ah so it would have been better to keep him and take up a spot for someone could play, got it.
quote:If you don't think they care about paying him to play for a division rival that you are currently chasing, then I don't know what to say. Sure they knew they'd still have to pay him regardless of who he signed with, but you're kidding yourself if you don't think paying him to play for the Rangers isn't bothering them.
Clearly the Astros didn't GAF since they cut him knowing they would have to pay him.
He's like 3-22 since y'all signed him. Congrats! If we're paying him, at least he sucks on the Rangers roster.
quote:We don't need him to be great. He's the #8 hitter. 2 HR and 8 RBI in 7 games is plenty fine for what they need from him.
He's like 3-22 since y'all signed him. Congrats! If we're paying him, at least he sucks on the Rangers roster.
Post game interview today:
Emily Jones: "So, will it be special to play against Houston this weekend?"
Gomez: "No, not really"
Emily Jones: "So, will it be special to play against Houston this weekend?"
Gomez: "No, not really"
quote:Don't forget pretty solid defense.quote:We don't need him to be great. He's the #8 hitter. 2 HR and 8 RBI in 7 games is plenty fine for what they need from him.
He's like 3-22 since y'all signed him. Congrats! If we're paying him, at least he sucks on the Rangers roster.
The Astro's are trying to measure Gomez' contribution to the Rangers on their own expectations. They needed him to be a Beltre/Beltran type in their lineup. Rangers only need him to be Moreland-esque.
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quote:quote:We don't need him to be great. He's the #8 hitter. 2 HR and 8 RBI in 7 games is plenty fine for what they need from him.
He's like 3-22 since y'all signed him. Congrats! If we're paying him, at least he sucks on the Rangers roster.
These fangraphs nerds can't wrap their heads around that concept. That or they're trying REALLY hard to pretend this doesn't bother them.
Either way, suck it Houston.
He was god awful. Why is that so difficult for you to understand? Yeah, it's "bothering" them so much.
quote:Ding ding ding!!quote:quote:We don't need him to be great. He's the #8 hitter. 2 HR and 8 RBI in 7 games is plenty fine for what they need from him.
He's like 3-22 since y'all signed him. Congrats! If we're paying him, at least he sucks on the Rangers roster.
These fangraphs nerds can't wrap their heads around that concept. That or they're trying REALLY hard to pretend this doesn't bother them.
Either way, suck it Houston.
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You're happy he's gone, we are happy Houston is paying for our 8 hole hitter, your front office "DGAF", so we can stop talking about it. We can focus on chasing best record in the AL and you can focus on your Not So Improbable Wild Card Chase thread.
quote:Oh we understand. He was God awful for y'all, and yet he's not for us. For us, he's merely mediocre, and that works just fine.
He was god awful. Why is that so difficult for you to understand? Yeah, it's "bothering" them so much.
Nice sample size you're using there.
quote:Actually "chasing" implies that we're behind. Defending the best record in the AL is more accurate.
You're happy he's gone, we are happy Houston is paying for our 8 hole hitter, your front office "DGAF", so we can stop talking about it. We can focus on chasing best record in the AL and you can focus on your Not So Improbable Wild Card Chase thread.
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Valid point
quote:It's what we got at this point.
Nice sample size you're using there.
Just looked. He's hitting .153. When has that ever meant mediocre?
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Just looked. He's hitting .153. When has that ever meant mediocre?
As you've pointed out, we're dealing with a very small sample size here. BA can fluctuate wildly over the course of a week. The poor BA is offset by the HR's and RBI #'s. I think most fans would be fine with 8 RBI over the course of a week from their #8 hitter.
He's made some great defensive plays as well. Nobody is expecting an AS caliber player. We're not expecting much other than to be an upgrade over Stubbs and Deshields. The fact that he's essentially free is just icing.
8 rbi's in 7 games isn't mediocre either
2 games this week where he hit bombs early that led to the team cruising to a W. 1 game this week where he saved a W with the leather. I'll take it.
2 games this week where he hit bombs early that led to the team cruising to a W. 1 game this week where he saved a W with the leather. I'll take it.
quote:This quote has to be from Fangraphs, right?
The 2016 Texas Rangers are making history. Their 30-8 record in one-run games gives them a .789 winning percentage that, if it holds up, would set a record for the best winning percentage in one-run games since 1901. But the Rangers have a not-so-slight problem that could haunt them in the playoffs: performance in one-run games is almost entirely though not exclusively a matter of good timing and luck, not skill.
No, that's way too anti-Rangers. Must be the Crawfish Boxes?
Wrong again.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-texas-rangers-are-making-unsustainable-history-in-one-run-games/
More numbers nerds who are just haters, right?
They sustained it all over the M's face this week. Not unlike the treatment they've been giving the stros for years.
Meh... I don't recall anyone saying that this is sustainable. It certainly is a statistical aberration that likely will not continue into next season. Hell, it's aberrant to Rangers' history WRT to one-run games.
http://texags.com/forums/53/topics/2725463/replies/47010684
What is objected to is the reduction of it down to pure luck.
http://texags.com/forums/53/topics/2725463/replies/47010684
What is objected to is the reduction of it down to pure luck.
quote:quote:This quote has to be from Fangraphs, right?
The 2016 Texas Rangers are making history. Their 30-8 record in one-run games gives them a .789 winning percentage that, if it holds up, would set a record for the best winning percentage in one-run games since 1901. But the Rangers have a not-so-slight problem that could haunt them in the playoffs: performance in one-run games is almost entirely though not exclusively a matter of good timing and luck, not skill.
No, that's way too anti-Rangers. Must be the Crawfish Boxes?
Wrong again.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-texas-rangers-are-making-unsustainable-history-in-one-run-games/
More numbers nerds who are just haters, right?
quote:Great job refuting the article! I guess that was too many words for you eh?quote:quote:This quote has to be from Fangraphs, right?
The 2016 Texas Rangers are making history. Their 30-8 record in one-run games gives them a .789 winning percentage that, if it holds up, would set a record for the best winning percentage in one-run games since 1901. But the Rangers have a not-so-slight problem that could haunt them in the playoffs: performance in one-run games is almost entirely though not exclusively a matter of good timing and luck, not skill.
No, that's way too anti-Rangers. Must be the Crawfish Boxes?
Wrong again.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-texas-rangers-are-making-unsustainable-history-in-one-run-games/
More numbers nerds who are just haters, right?
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