Texas Rangers
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Series Preview: A’s hot streak put to the test
The A’s are perfect since the All-Star game after dominating the Twins over the weekend. With the sweep, the A’s are in the thick of the second wild card hunt (I still think that they are still a year or two too early to really contend but I would love to be surprised) and face […]
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Series Preview: A’s vs Rangers
The A’s managed to take care of business against the Mariners but did it by the narrowest of margins, scoring just five...
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On Tim Lincecum, two-strike pitches and velocity differential
Because I’ve grown tired of writing about the superfecta of Tim Lincecum’s possible reasons for struggling — mechanics, health, mental state, and weight — I decided to go through yesterday’s 5-0 loss to the Texas Rangers and see if I could find any other patterns that could be contributing to his slow start. On that […]
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The ‘maniacal’ Ryan Vogelsong gets his first hit, Pablo Sandoval ‘excited’ to be back
Ryan Vogelsong wasn’t on the team that vanquished the Texas Rangers in the 2010 World Series. But if Vogelsong does find himself pitching in a postseason game against the Rangers or any other team, his demeanor couldn’t get any more intense than it is before and during starts from April through September. “He’s got that […]
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Giants lose, Brett Pill optioned, Pablo Sandoval returns on Saturday
Bruce Bochy took a little longer than usual to enter the media room for his customary postgame press conference, and there was a reason. Brett Pill was optioned to Fresno, as Pablo Sandoval will return to the San Francisco Giants and play third base on Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t a shocking move, given that Sandoval […]
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Series Preview: A’s vs Rangers
The A’s have another one of these awkward 2-game series, but this time they face much tougher competition. The Texas Rangers have been one of the best teams in baseball this season and the A’s get the treat of facing them in Arlington. The model doesn’t project good things, so this might be one of those […]
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Game 6 of the World Series was amazing (and the Rangers are in trouble)
Back in 2002, I had a few of my friends over from hundreds of miles away in the little in-law unit I...
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10 reasons why nobody cares about the 2011 World Series
Whenever the masses consider low ratings an inevitability, it’s almost a self-fulfilling prophecy. People are sheep. The reason why so many people...
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Forget torture, this is heaven!
I feel like Brian Wilson coming in from the bullpen. The entire town is celebrating, but my addiction to BASG won’t let...
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More Game 4 thoughts, with a look ahead to Game 5
This morning, the first thing I saw after my apartment gate shut behind me was a woman walking her dog to Alama...
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Just another ha-ha-ha-ha-ha … laugher!
I hope Mike Krukow’s cool with me stealing one of his favorite lines for this headline. After all, Duane Kuiper has experience...
