by Rob » Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:41 am
Well last year I said the Rangers would take it and they should have. Saying the same thing this year. The Giants' offensive explosion during last year's WS was a total fluke.
The Cards are a weaker opponent than the Giants were. And the Rangers' pitching isn't terrible. The rotation was very good throughout the regular season; they're just in a slump at the moment. Hopefully that'll turn around for this series. I'm counting on CJ to put up some really good innings this WS so he can up his free agent value. His problem is that he thinks he's such a grandmaster pitching wizard and everyone is playing checkers while he's playing chess. Oh, it's their number 8 hitter who bats .230 for the year and has gotten 2 hits in his last 20 at bats? Let me start the AB with a backdoor slider. Ugh...
Anyways, Rangers pitchers are due. Cards pitchers are probably due for some good appearances as well. I think it'll be a lower scoring affair than I'm hearing people predict.
EDIT: Actually Rangers batters have actually fared pretty well in interleague play. I think CJ got a triple this year, Colby Lewis a home run. Maybe one of those was last year. So maybe they'll do something positive ><
Well last year I said the Rangers would take it and they should have. Saying the same thing this year. The Giants' offensive explosion during last year's WS was a total fluke.
The Cards are a weaker opponent than the Giants were. And the Rangers' pitching isn't terrible. The rotation was very good throughout the regular season; they're just in a slump at the moment. Hopefully that'll turn around for this series. I'm counting on CJ to put up some really good innings this WS so he can up his free agent value. His problem is that he thinks he's such a grandmaster pitching wizard and everyone is playing checkers while he's playing chess. Oh, it's their number 8 hitter who bats .230 for the year and has gotten 2 hits in his last 20 at bats? Let me start the AB with a backdoor slider. Ugh...
Anyways, Rangers pitchers are due. Cards pitchers are probably due for some good appearances as well. I think it'll be a lower scoring affair than I'm hearing people predict.
EDIT: Actually Rangers batters have actually fared pretty well in interleague play. I think CJ got a triple this year, Colby Lewis a home run. Maybe one of those was last year. So maybe they'll do something positive ><