Rangers 2022, now featuring 2023

or somesuch · **Posted:** Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:21 pm

4 (for the division)

cap · **Posted:** Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:50 am

don't post anything in this thread, gam

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or somesuch · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:53 am

3 (for the division)

I believe it’s 2 for a playoff spot.

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:02 pm

Sweet Greggo wrote:

I made the comment as a joke but looking at it a little closer I may be on to something. They're averaging 1500 less butts than they did last year, and it's been trending down for a while. They're averaging under 25k/game, something they haven't done since 2008, and before that it was in 1988! I'm sure attendance wasn't the only factor in JD's firing, but I'd be shocked if it wasn't a sizable one.

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/range ... ince-2017/

or somesuch · **Posted:** Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:03 am

or somesuch · **Posted:** Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:17 am

The only way the Rangers don’t make the playoffs is

Toronto wins at least 3
Houston wins exactly 2
Seattle sweeps Texas

This puts Toronto at 90/91 wins and a a 3 way tie with 89 wins in the AL west, which gives Houston and Seattle the tiebreakers.

Texas would have the tiebreakers against Toronto or Seattle individually, so Houston winning 1 or 3 would make Houston’s tiebreaker over Texas irrelevant. It’s just the weird 3 team tiebreaker that can fuck things up.

So the above scenario will happen unfortunately.

Also, bring back game 163.

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:38 pm

So you're telling me there's a chance...

or somesuch · **Posted:** Thu Sep 28, 2023 11:17 pm

or somesuch wrote:

So the above scenario will happen unfortunately.

cap · **Posted:** Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:41 am

or somesuch wrote:

So the above scenario will happen unfortunately.

thanks gam

or somesuch · **Posted:** Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:11 am

or somesuch wrote:

So the above scenario will happen unfortunately.

or somesuch · **Posted:** Sat Sep 30, 2023 9:32 pm

Go Dbacks

jim jack · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:17 pm **Posts:** 8919

or somesuch wrote:

:twirl:

Go Dbacks

or somesuch · **Posted:** Sun Oct 01, 2023 4:14 pm

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:43 pm

Fart and fall down into the playoffs Rangers style

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:47 pm

Sweet Greggo wrote:

cap wrote:

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3456464/it-literally-took-54-minutes-before-jacob-degrom-had-to-be-shutdown-due-to-tightness-in-his-left-side

This is going to be a fucking disaster.

Musers have been talking the last couple of weeks about the Rangers being the best team in the league and that they're gonna win 90 games (maybe 100!!!) have had my eyes rolling so hard. It's like they don't remember this team's SOP is to be Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde most years. Tear it up the first half of the season and then shit the bed after the All-Star break. What a couple of noobs.

Welp, they got their 90 games, ran away with the division and are steamrolling into the playoffs, just like Craig and George said they would.

bigboy · **Joined:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:57 pm **Posts:** 7484

The fact that they made it to 90 wins with the injuries and that abortion of a bullpen is a miracle. I'll take that over the bullshit of the last few years in a heartbeat.

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:45 pm

bigboy wrote:

The fact that they made it to 90 wins with the injuries and that abortion of a bullpen is a miracle. I'll take that over the bullshit of the last few years in a heartbeat.

90 wins is a good season, for sure.

or somesuch · **Posted:** Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:38 pm

11

I kid.

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Fri Oct 06, 2023 1:46 pm

Wildcard series is in the books! Next is the dirty birds of Baltimore!

This morning the Musers minus Junior plus Bob said the local tv viewership of Rangers games were up by 99% from last year. Sounds impressive, right? Not really when compared to a similar situation when the network was owned by Fox. In 2023 Rangers have a 1.41 rating vs a .71 rating for 2022. By contrast they had a 3.6 in 2010, up from a 2.7 in 2009. Makes a difference when people can actually watch the games.

or somesuch · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2023 4:49 pm

or somesuch · **Posted:** Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:54 pm

9

(Whew)

or somesuch · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2023 9:55 pm

8

(That’s probably it)

Diello · **Joined:** Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:27 pm **Posts:** 2878

Start planning the parade.

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:51 pm

sport are fun!

bigboy · **Joined:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:57 pm **Posts:** 7484

I gotta bad feeling about going up against Houston. Just hoping it goes to 6 or 7 and they don't lay down in 4. I love that it's looking like only 1 division winner is going to be left standing. The broadcasters hate it. Smoltz spent a lot of time bitching about how the wild card format puts the division winners at a supposed disadvantage.

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2023 1:00 pm

What a weird take. There are no disadvantages in the playoffs. You win or you don't.

or somesuch · **Posted:** Sat Oct 14, 2023 11:52 am

It’s not just Smoltz. That take is all over ESPN and the Athletic.

I swear people were laughing at the Rangers for celebrating too much after clinching the playoffs, then coming into game 162 flat, losing the division and the bye. Now the bye is a disadvantage?

or somesuch · **Posted:** Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:07 pm

Diello · **Joined:** Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:27 pm **Posts:** 2878

Diello wrote:

Start planning the parade.

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Mon Oct 16, 2023 1:31 pm

Can we transport Evan Carter back in time to Game 6?

cap · **Posted:** Mon Oct 16, 2023 3:27 pm

Sweet Greggo wrote:

Can we transport Evan Carter back in time to Game 6?

he would be 10 and not very good

bigboy · **Joined:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:57 pm **Posts:** 7484

He's right, Craig.

Diello · **Joined:** Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:27 pm **Posts:** 2878

The parade starts in Good Times Square and ends at the Conquistador. The players will ride in the Antique Cars.

or somesuch · **Posted:** Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:25 pm

6

Just saying

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:47 pm

cap wrote:

Sweet Greggo wrote:

Can we transport Evan Carter back in time to Game 6?

he would be 10 and not very good

He could make that catch though... that fucking catch...

or somesuch · **Posted:** Wed Oct 18, 2023 10:11 pm

Season over

jim jack · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:17 pm **Posts:** 8919

From Angelswin.com in September 8 was a thread called, How the Rangers Fell Apart. The ensuing discussion made me smile.

https://www.angelswin.com/forums/topic/ ... ell-apart/

Diello · **Joined:** Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:27 pm **Posts:** 2878

Tear it down. Trade everyone. Start the rebuild. Fire Bochy and Young. Hire Greer and Young. Get Nolan back.

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Thu Oct 19, 2023 1:16 pm

whyyyyyyyyyyyy

Diello · **Joined:** Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:27 pm **Posts:** 2878

Diello wrote:

Tear it down. Trade everyone. Start the rebuild. Fire Bochy and Young. Hire Greer and Young. Get Nolan back.

Diello · **Joined:** Sat Oct 08, 2005 9:27 pm **Posts:** 2878

Diello wrote:

Tear it down. Trade everyone. Start the rebuild. Fire Bochy and Young. Hire Greer and Young. Get Nolan back.

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