Sunday 8-27 Game Thread

[HokieRif]

Forget wanting to be in Minnesota.  Does Gallo even care about playing professional baseball any more?

[rwilfong86]

Gallo is useless, can't hit and can't run the bases

[USAFChief]

I am not a fan of sac bunting.

But with the current extra inning setup, if you're at home and you hold the other team scoreless, you simply have to sac bunt.

Get that runner to third. So simple.

Why do we never do that?

[kydoty]

Baldelli needs to channel his inner Bob and ask Gallo “What exactly is it that you do around here?”

[Jocko87]

5 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Bochy gets Christian Vazquez into the game at a crucial spot and you don't think he played Rocco like a drum?

It's ok. Maybe Rocco learns. But he got schooled. Manipulated. And we've now gotten zero ABs from Julien, 3 from Luplow and 2 from Vazquez in potential game winning situations.

Jeez. We can't let objectivity get in the way of kissing Rocco's ***.

The infatuation with over sensationalizing things is odd.  Lots of musical instrument references for a situation with a lot of nuance.  I already said I would have done nothing there and held my moves. 

Velazquez was at bat because Rocco wanted him there, not Bochy.  We can argue if it was the right move which is obviously questionable but he did not get schooled, drummed, fiddled or otherwise manipulated. 

Also, knowing what we know now, using Gallo as the faux pinch hitter would have been much better. 🤣

[BH67]

Just now, kydoty said:

Baldelli needs to channel his inner Bob and ask Gallo “What exactly is it that you do around here?”

Sadly, he may want to ask the same question staring into a mirror.

[Jocko87]

Just now, USAFChief said:

I am not a fan of sac bunting.

But with the current extra inning setup, if you're at home and you hold the other team scoreless, you simply have to sac bunt.

Get that runner to third. So simple.

Why do we never do that?

It drives me nuts.  I would bunt every hitter we have in that situation.  Maybe you can let a high contact guy like Arreaz swing but his mission is to move the runner.

[USAFChief]

Top of Texas order. Now we got issues.

[AceWrigley]

I've never really been a Joey Gallo fan, and it ain't starting today.

[Mike Sixel]

Luplow and Gallo giving away outs..... That's why we're tied. They're just willing to give away outs.

[Aggies7]

Hard to blame Gallo for that gaffe. He’s never stood at second longer than it takes to pass it on a home run trot 

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Man, i so wanted to see how strong Wallner's arm is...

[Schmoeman5]

3 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

The infatuation with over sensationalizing things is odd.  Lots of musical instrument references for a situation with a lot of nuance.  I already said I would have done nothing there and held my moves. 

Velazquez was at bat because Rocco wanted him there, not Bochy.  We can argue if it was the right move which is obviously questionable but he did not get schooled, drummed, fiddled or otherwise manipulated. 

Also, knowing what we know now, using Gallo as the faux pinch hitter would have been much better. 🤣

Nope. You're right. None of the above. He just got whupped like a red headed step child

[AceWrigley]

It's tough when you get nothing but outs and still give up a run.

[jkcarew]

Pagan did his job...not let the offense do theirs.

[mrtwinsfan]

Roccos not playing Small Ball  is 100 percent on him ,  10th and 11th innings,  He is the issue ,!!  

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, AceWrigley said:

It's tough when you get nothing but outs and still give up a run.

We've had the same opportunity twice now, and we'll get a third. Move runners. Play baseball.

[HokieRif]

7 minutes ago, kydoty said:

Baldelli needs to channel his inner Bob and ask Gallo “What exactly is it that you do around here?”

[glunn]

Why are the Rangers allowed to have so many left handed relievers?

[mrtwinsfan]

almost a 4 hour game 

[Jocko87]

Just now, glunn said:

Why are the Rangers allowed to have so many left handed relievers?

Allowance for Texas heat.

[jkcarew]

Strike 3...no, wait!

[mrtwinsfan]

Bunt it Jorge

[glunn]

I blame Polanco's little league coach for not teaching him how to bunt.

[CRF]

I'm sure it won't be in my lifetime, but one day...we'll have a good manager. You younger guys will see it and rejoice. 

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, glunn said:

Why are the Rangers allowed to have so many left handed relievers?

And it's not like there's a lot of lefties in Texas.

[Schmoeman5]

Solano should have been rung up there. PB or WP. Make em pay

[rwilfong86]

And now Solano with a blunder. Argh

[Aggies7]

What an awfully coached team with little baseball sense. Just ran right into the out. Little league stuff 

[mrtwinsfan]

Solano,  worse than the Gallo move