3/31 @Rangers Scorecard

"Fans" attending Opening Day

I was excited to attend Opening Day this year! I went last year to Houston to see the Rangers play the Astros and had a great experience.
One of my favorite aspects of baseball is the culture and history associated with the game. It is a game that is passed down through generations. There is a respect and honor and even a reverence of the game. The game cherishes our country, Presidents, our troops, and brings us together. I would be lying if I said I don't tear up a bit during the opening ceremonies, first pitch, and singing of the national anthem. There is such a rich history in baseball. When you take part in a game, you are taking part in our pastime. If your not following me on this, watch Ken Burns' Baseball from start to finish and you'll catch up.

With all that said, I was honestly a little shocked today. The Rangers have some GREAT fans. Fans who truly love the game and the team they for which they cheer. It all started when I walked past my 5th Hamilton jersey while walking to the Temple. We all know that there better be some duct tape on that jersey, or you shouldn't be wearing it. It appeared as though these folks were busting them out of their closet to wear for the 3rd time in 4 years, just as one would do with the green "Kiss Me I'm Irish" shirt on St. Patty's Day. I'm all good with a casual fan, but it felt just like St. Patty's Day... an excuse to drink a bunch at 10 am in the morning.

As I made it inside the park on this most holy of baseball days, I was shocked how little people were inside watching batting practice. By the first pitch, people were packed in and the game was on. That's when the musical chairs started. I had a chunk of people around me that would get up for a beer and were gone for half an inning at a time... over and over again. Not only did they miss half the game, but I missed a bunch of plays everytime we all had to stand up to let them back in their seats. I've been to plenty of games and I'm used to the casual fan, but this was different. I had never seen so many "fans" at one time drunk and paying zero attention to the game.

Again, I get it. I know not everyone is watching every Ranger game, knows all the players including minor league call-ups, and reads the box score the next morning. However, there is a great game being played, with great culture and history. By all means, have fun, but please respect the game. It's Opening Day of Baseball... not St. Patrick's Day.

(Photo from wfaa.com)

Rangers Apologized for the gathering of trash:
"The Rangers certainly regret & apologize for the trash that accumulated on the Rangers Fans statue at the home plate gate. With thousands of fans, many of whom had been tailgating, entering the park 30 minutes before game time, large amounts of cans, bottles, & other items that are prohibited in the park, accumulated at all entrances. Many calls came into the maintenance dpt. during this time, & the club utilized a many employees to continually remove the trash. The debris on the statue was removed in a timely manner but it should not have been allowed to be placed there in the first place. The Rangers Fans statue is a cherished component of the ballpark & the club will make certain this situation does not occur in the future." @Rangers twitter account

Opening Day Rangers Game photos 3/31

3/31 Rangers vs Phillies Lineup

Choo 7
Andrus 6
Fielder 3
Beltre 5
Rios 9
Moreland DH
Arencibia 2
Martin 8
Wilson 4

Scheppers 1

@Rangers 25 Man Roster is Announced

The Opening Day Roster is Set.
Here they are with Spring Training Stats

4 Starting Pitchers

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	AVG	WHIP
Scheppers, T	1	1	3.07	4	3	0	0	14.2	11	5	5	0	4	14	0.208	1.02
Perez, M	0	2	6.23	4	4	0	0	13	11	9	9	2	8	8	0.234	1.46
Saunders, J	0	2	11.37	4	3	0	0	12.2	26	22	16	4	5	15	0.4	2.45
Ross , R	1	0	2.86	6	3	0	0	22	21	8	7	2	6	13	0.259	1.23
Martinez, N	0	0	1.23	3	0	0	0	7.1	5	1	1	0	2	10	0.2	0.95

- Nick Martinez is in the minors the beginning of the season, will be called up when it is time for his start. 

7 Pitchers in the Bullpen 

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	AVG	WHIP
Soria, J	0	0	0.93	10	0	1	1	9.2	7	1	1	0	0	8	0.206	0.72
Cotts, N	0	0	7.71	9	0	0	1	7	8	7	6	0	2	10	0.276	1.43
Ogando, A	1	2	5.68	6	4	0	0	12.2	20	14	8	3	4	10	0.351	1.89
Frasor, J	1	0	2.35	9	0	0	0	7.2	7	3	2	0	2	8	0.226	1.17
Figueroa, P	0	0	3.86	6	0	0	1	7	7	3	3	1	0	6	0.28	1
Tolleson, S	1	1	2.25	4	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	0	1	4	0.083	0.5
Rosin, S	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.333	1

3 Catchers 

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Arencibia, J	18	53	4	11	4	0	1	7	1	12	1	0	0.208	0.222	0.34	0.562
Chirinos, R	17	32	4	14	4	0	1	7	3	8	0	0	0.438	0.486	0.656	1.142
Gimenez, C	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2

 

5 Infielders 

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Andrus, E	18	51	6	14	2	0	0	4	4	11	1	0	0.275	0.327	0.314	0.641
Beltre, A	18	42	7	11	2	0	1	6	4	10	0	0	0.262	0.34	0.381	0.721
Fielder, P	23	65	11	16	6	0	3	10	2	16	0	0	0.246	0.269	0.477	0.746
Murphy, D	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.5	0.5	0.75	1.25
Wilson, J	26	56	10	14	3	1	0	3	4	11	0	0	0.25	0.3	0.339	0.639

6 Outfielders 

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Choo, S	20	56	8	9	3	0	1	3	8	14	0	0	0.161	0.262	0.268	0.529
Martin, L	21	47	7	13	3	1	1	5	6	9	1	2	0.277	0.37	0.447	0.817
Rios, A	16	43	7	13	1	0	1	6	1	8	3	0	0.302	0.311	0.395	0.706
Moreland, M	20	37	3	10	1	1	0	8	10	6	0	0	0.27	0.429	0.351	0.78
Choice, M	28	65	13	24	5	1	5	17	3	12	0	0	0.369	0.406	0.708	1.113
Adduci, J	28	54	7	17	3	1	1	7	1	9	2	1	0.315	0.327	0.463	0.79

Disabled List:
Jurickson Profar
Geovany Soto
Yu Darvish
Matt Harrison
 
Other Moves:
Adam Rosales designated for Assignment
Colby Lewis assigned to Round Rock
Line up to be announced Sunday at 3 pm

Bring on Opening Day!

So Many Rangers Updates 3/26: Murphy, Baker, Darvish, Scheppers

Rangers claim Donnie Murphy off waivers from the Cubs. Hit .255 with the cubs last year.
He will fill in at 2B while Profar is out 10-12 Weeks.

Darvish shows no structural damage and resumes throwing on Saturday.

Rangers Sign RHP Scott Baker, will pitch at Round Rock

Rangers release Tommy Hanson

Rangers Claim Seth Rosin off waivers from the Dodgers

Rangers name Opening Day Rotation:
Scheppers
Perez
Ross
Saunders
Nick Martinez

Rangers name Tanner Scheppers to opening day starter.

Geovany Soto had successful surgery today.

Rangers Update: Snyder, Weeks, Baker, 2B

Rangers signed catcher Chris Snyder to a minor league contract.

Darvish scratched from Opening Day Start.

Soto out 10-12 weeks

Profar out 10-12 weeks

Starting Rotation is potentially:
Darvish
Perez
Scheppers
Ross
Saunders

Rangers looking at Mariners released pitcher, Scott Baker. Also looking at Rickie Weeks from the Brewers.

Rangers used Tanaka today at 2nd Base in todays spring training game.

I'm interested to see who the Rangers choose to bring up or in for 2nd while Profar is out for 10-12 weeks.

No Yu, more injury woes

Yu scratched from Opening Day Start.

Soto out 10-12 weeks with torn lateral meniscus.

Profar out 10-12 weeks with shoulder injury



Yu had shoulder soreness, Mitch Moreland had a sore oblique. Shin-Soo Choo, Adrian Beltre, Alex Rios, and Leonys Martin also experienced some degree of injury.



Rangers are also missing Holland from an injury in the off season, and Matt Harrison is still recovering from his back.



The injuries are definitely disheartening, and the spring training record is brutal (7-15). The season starts soon, so I will continue to reserve all panic and freaking out until then!



I really wish Ian Kinsler would put down the Rangers Voodoo Doll.

Rangers Injury Woes

The hits just keep on coming!



Soto out 10-12 weeks with torn lateral meniscus.

Profar out 10-12 weeks with shoulder injury



Yu had shoulder soreness, Mitch Moreland had a sore oblique. Shin-Soo Choo, Adrian Beltre, Alex Rios, and Leonys Martin also experienced some degree of injury.



Rangers are also missing Holland from an injury in the off season, and Matt Harrison is still recovering from his back.



The injuries are definitely disheartening, and the spring training record is brutal (7-15). The season starts soon, so I will continue to reserve all panic and freaking out until then!



I really wish Ian Kinsler would put down the Rangers Voodoo Doll.

Rangers Pitching Stats from Spring Training & Rotation Update

Got a rotation/pitching update today!

 

Joakim Soria is named the Closer

Alexi Ogando is named the Setup man

Tanner Scheppers is in the rotation

 

Tommy Hanson, Joe Saunders, & Colby Lewis are competing for the 2 remaining spots in the Rotation.

 

Rotation Currently: Darvish, Perez, Scheppers, ________, ________.

 

My best guess is it will still be Hanson and Saunders finishing out the rotation until we see a full return of Harrison.

 

The Rotation is still a scary thing. The starts from Darvish and Perez will have to be Epic, and I’m concerned what happens when the games get away from Scheppers, Saunders, & Hanson.

I feel the bullpen is strong and excited to see Soria be the closer.

I guess it’s really all talk until we see what happens when it counts on Opening day.

 

Go Rangers!

 

RK	Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	SO	WHIP
1	Gonzalez, A	0	0	81	1	0	0	0	0.1	2	3	3	1	9
1	Mathis, D	0	0	54	1	0	0	0	0.1	2	2	2	1	9
3	Adcock, N	0	1	32.4	2	0	0	1	1.2	4	6	6	1	4.8
4	Burns, C	1	1	22.85	6	0	0	1	4.1	13	11	11	2	3.92
4	Mikolas, M	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	3
6	Tepesch, N	0	0	11.25	3	0	0	0	8	19	10	10	2	2.63
7	Contreras, J	0	0	10.5	3	0	0	0	6	13	7	7	5	2.17
8	Lewis, C	0	0	18	3	3	0	0	4	8	8	8	2	3.5
9	Richmond, S	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	3
10	Feierabend, R	0	0	10	6	0	0	2	9	16	11	10	5	2
11	Rodriguez, A	0	0	6.75	4	0	0	1	2.2	5	2	2	3	3
12	Ogando, A	1	2	6.35	4	4	0	0	11.1	20	14	8	9	2.12
13	Germano, J	0	0	5.79	2	0	0	0	4.2	7	5	3	3	1.5
13	Harrison, M	0	1	10.8	1	1	0	0	1.2	3	3	2	0	2.4
13	Perez, R	0	1	4.5	5	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	4	2.5
16	Feliz, N	0	0	4.5	8	0	0	0	8	11	4	4	4	1.5
17	Saunders, J	0	0	6.43	2	1	0	0	7	10	6	5	8	1.57
18	Cotts, N	0	0	10.13	6	0	0	1	5.1	7	7	6	7	1.69
19	Figueroa, P	0	0	3.6	5	0	0	1	5	5	2	2	4	1
20	Bonilla, L	0	1	2.45	4	0	0	0	3.2	4	3	1	6	1.64
21	Ross, R	0	0	1.88	4	2	0	0	14.1	14	4	3	5	1.12
22	Poreda, A	0	1	2.45	7	0	1	2	7.1	8	3	2	8	1.09
23	Darvish, Y	2	0	3.68	4	4	0	0	14.2	14	6	6	8	1.23
23	Kirkman, M	0	0	7	4	0	0	0	9	9	7	7	10	1.89
25	Perez, M	0	2	6.23	4	4	0	0	13	11	9	9	8	1.46
26	Font, W	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	3.2	3	0	0	0	1.36
27	Mendez, R	0	0	4.5	4	0	1	1	4	3	2	2	5	1
28	Scheppers, T	1	1	3.07	4	3	0	0	14.2	11	5	5	14	1.02
29	Hanson, T	0	1	3.24	3	1	0	0	8.1	7	4	3	6	1.08
30	McCutchen, D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	3	0.75
30	Reyes, J	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	2	1.5
32	West, M	0	0	4.5	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	1
33	Frasor, J	0	0	3.18	6	0	0	0	5.2	3	2	2	5	0.88
34	Soria, J	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	3	0	0	5	0.43
35	Tolleson, S	1	1	2.7	3	0	0	0	3.1	1	1	1	3	0.6
36	Edwards, J	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0
36	Ege, C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
36	Henry, R	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	1	1.5
36	Kela, K	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
36	Martinez, N	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0
36	Slack, R	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
36	Yan, J	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0