A statistical breakdown of significant activity.The starting pitching whisperer's posts on this thread from March 31-June 20:
159The starting pitching whisperer's posts on this thread from June 21-present:
7Records on June 20thAstros: 35-40; Rangers 34-40
Records since thenAstros: 39-22; Rangers 30-32
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44 (July 20th)Posted in posterity for easy future reference from this day forward and reprinted so it can never be deleted from our hearts.
https://texags.com/forums/53/topics/3452474/replies/68105065DallasAg 94
In reply to fullback44 6:50p, 7/14/24
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fullback44 said:
Neither of these teams will get very far.. pitching not what it takes at this point .. much better teams right now
Do you really believe that?!
It is the tale of two diverging views, IMO.
Starting Pitching:6. Rangers: 3.81, 96G, 510.1 IP, 455 SO. 10 SPs used so far
10. Astros: 4.24, 96G, 511.2 IP, 483 SO. 10 SPs used so far
Playoff rotation right now:Rangers: Eovaldi, Scherzer, Lorenzen / depth: Heaney, Gray, Urena
Astros: Blanco, Framber, Brown / depth: Arrighetti, Dubin, Bloss
Possibly comingRangers: Mahle, deGrom, Bradford, Dunning
Astros: Garcia, Verlander
Blanco is playoff worthy, this season, but you have to admit, Framber and Brown wouldn't even be in the Top6 available Rangers SP and we're likely to get Mahle back in a couple weeks.
Let's pretend that Blanco and Eovaldi are close enough to call a wash.
Scherzer v Framber?
Lorenzen v Brown?
Your #4 and #5 are both minor league guys. If Verlander gets back, maybe we're mentioning him sliding in your playoff rotation.
ETA Garcia to the Astros hopefuls.