All the buzz around the team and around Arlington is "It's Time." The Rangers have built a strong team around young good pitchers. They have a bevy of great hitters, and the defense is better than solid. "It's time," say we all for the Rangers to win their division and more. It's past time. Indeed, this is not going to be a year of wishful thinking. Every true-blooded Ranger fan is excited. We have not had a team with this much potential to do great things in a long time.
And let me point out, today was the real opening day. Last night, on Easter Sunday night no less, to generate money for a network that doesn't need any more, the New York Yankees opened against Boston in Fenway Park. This match-up between two filthy rich and puffed up franchises who have detested each other for over a century is always guaranteed a substantial audience. But it was obvious what this game was all about. I'm sorry. Baseball season does not begin on a Sunday. It starts on a Monday and with a full slate of games. Like it did today. But I might add my delight with the Ranger win today is all the sweeter because the damn Yankees lost their game last night. I hope it's the first of many, many more.
Here's the box score of today's great win.
Texas 5, Toronto 4
Monday, April 5, 2010 2:05 PM
Location - Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Temperature - 76°
Umpires - Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Scott Barry,
Attendance - 50299
Temperature - 76°
Umpires - Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Scott Barry,
Attendance - 50299
Final Scoring Summary
Toronto
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jose Bautista | RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Aaron Hill | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Adam Lind | DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Vernon Wells | CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 |
| Lyle Overbay | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 |
| John Buck | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Travis Snider | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Aaron Hill (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Adam Lind (1), Vernon Wells (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Aaron Hill 2, Adam Lind 6, Vernon Wells 6, Alex Gonzalez | |||||||||
| RBI - Adam Lind (1), Vernon Wells 3 (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Adam Lind (1), Vernon Wells 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Bautista (1), John Buck 2 (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Lyle Overbay (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Alex Gonzalez (1, 2nd off Francisco/Saltalamacchia) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Edwin Encarnacion (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Shaun Marcum | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Scott Downs (H 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jason Frasor (L 0-1; BS 1) | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54.00 |
| HBP - Vladimir Guerrero (by Marcum) | ||||||||
| IBB - Chris Davis (by Frasor) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Shaun Marcum 92-57, Scott Downs 11-8, Jason Frasor 22-14 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Shaun Marcum 5-10, Scott Downs 2-0, Jason Frasor 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Shaun Marcum 25, Scott Downs 3, Jason Frasor 6 | ||||||||
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Julio Borbon | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Young | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Josh Hamilton | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 |
| David Murphy | PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nelson Cruz | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Chris Davis | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Andres Blanco | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Garko | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joaquin Arias | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Michael Young (1), Nelson Cruz (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Nelson Cruz (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Michael Young 2, Vladimir Guerrero 2, Nelson Cruz 6, Jarrod Saltalamacchia | |||||||||
| RBI - Nelson Cruz 4 (4), Jarrod Saltalamacchia (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Chris Davis (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Andres Blanco (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Scott Feldman | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.86 |
| Neftali Feliz | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
| Darren Oliver | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Frank Francisco (W 1-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| IBB - Adam Lind (by Feliz) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Scott Feldman 100-63, Neftali Feliz 18-7, Darren Oliver 6-5, Frank Francisco 17-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Scott Feldman 5-11, Neftali Feliz 0-0, Darren Oliver 0-1, Frank Francisco 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Scott Feldman 26, Neftali Feliz 5, Darren Oliver 2, Frank Francisco 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Darren Oliver 3-0 | ||||||||
2 comments:
You're kidding when you say that there was a baseball game on Easter Sunday, right?
For what purpose? To piggy-back on the popularity of...God?!
Or is it to take advantage of the fact that we all sit around like zombies on holy days? If we don't shove food in our faces, we watch TV. I mean, what can be more pointless and ennervating than having endless hours centered around our religious beliefs?
Batter up!
No, friend. I wish I were kidding. I was telling Susan, meine Frau, the other night that everything in America is about money. As I mentioned, the only possible explanation for a game on Easter Sunday night is money. It's appalling, but this is the post-modern, post-religion USA.
Consider: there's no separation any more between TV and shoving food in our faces. There is a minor bowl game or two on Christmas, several NFL and college games around and on Thanksgiving. This way people get to shove food in their mouths AND watch TV. And there's no separation between religion and TV, since the latter is God in probably well over half of US homes. And, don't forget the religious observances that are scheduled around sports on TV.
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