My Rangers buddy tells me Kam Loe is very very good at home....lets get them boys

This one's got the makings of a barn burner. Hope the Sox can come out on top.

I posted one of these in last nights winner thread, but wanted to rehash it again...

 

 

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Take what you want from those...Garland has flat out sucked on the road.

Well the stats are so obviously against Garland that it has to turn the opposite. The Reverse Lock, so to speak.

 

I'm talking outta my ass here, I'm just trying to stay positive.

Kameron Loe is a pretty good pitcher but im pretty sure he has sucked pretty bad as of late. Still Wouldnt take him for granted.

Jon had a good outing going before he lost concentration with some bad defense and gave up 4 quick runs to the tigers. I say he bounces back nicely tonight.

 

Per Reifert...

 

Tuesday, June 13, 2006, 3:10 pm

 

Tonight's Lineup

 

Pods, LF; Iguchi, 2B; Thome, DH; PK, 1B; Dye, RF; AJ, C; Crede, 3B; Uribe, SS; Anderson, CF. Garland pitching.

 

Garland is going to come out and pitch a gem tonight. I'm looking for him to go 8+ innings with 1-2 earned runs and 8 K's. As long as the offense can get 3 runs tonight, we are a lock to win with Garland on the mound!

3 runs is not enough in arlington

Loe got absolutely shellacked in his last start in KC...KC!!!

 

2.2 IP, 8 ER

Jon hasn't been as bad as he was early in the year in his last 4 outings. Problem is, any little thing that goes against him (a close pitch, a bad defensive play, a broken bat hit) causes him to completely lose his cool. If Jon would just be stronger mentally, he'd have had several good outings recently. But the problem is, he's very weak mentally right now, and that's something he has to hash out. Also, A.J. must MAKE him throw the sinker and 2 seamer the majority of the time, use the change as a change of pace, and ONLY throw the 4 seamer out of the zone.

Well, I DO feel a bit better with AJ behind the plate. With Garlands fickle psyche, we need any advantage we can get. AJ will make him throw inside.

As long as the offense can get 3 runs tonight

 

per inning, maybe

Loe got absolutely shellacked in his last start in KC...KC!!!

 

2.2 IP, 8 ER

 

 

All that tells me is that we're going to go out there tonight and make him look like CY Young.

I think we best him the last time around.

 

Garland needs to throw the inside pitch.

I think we best him the last time around.

 

Garland needs to throw the inside pitch.

Word. If he does that, we'll see the 18 win Jon Garland.

 

However, I will say that the last time Jon was on the bump in Arlington, I was there. And he got SHELLED. This is not his park to pitch in if memory serves (besides the one game).

This may turn out to be a slugfest.

Word. If he does that, we'll see the 18 win Jon Garland.

 

However, I will say that the last time Jon was on the bump in Arlington, I was there. And he got SHELLED. This is not his park to pitch in if memory serves (besides the one game).

 

 

Jon needs to stop looking for velocity and letting his sinker work. He also needs to start to throw strikes. When he gets ahead and pitches inside he is 2005 Jon. When he gets into hitters counts, and throws that 4 seam meatball he is not even Judy, He is Felix Diaz.

Word. If he does that, we'll see the 18 win Jon Garland.

 

However, I will say that the last time Jon was on the bump in Arlington, I was there. And he got SHELLED. This is not his park to pitch in if memory serves (besides the one game).

 

 

Your memory is correct...almost a 2.0 WHIP, and just overall suckiness...lets hope it changes!!

Tonight's Lineup

 

Pods, LF; Iguchi, 2B; Thome, DH; PK, 1B; Dye, RF; AJ, C; Crede, 3B; Uribe, SS; Anderson, CF. Garland pitching.

 

 

Is this Jon's first chance to pitch with our actual starting lineup this year?

Is this Jon's first chance to pitch with our actual starting lineup this year?

 

 

It is.

 

Still, I am afraid that if I watch tonight's game, my blood pressure will reach dangerous levels. The last few times I watched Garland pitch, I had to invent curse words as the usual ones were getting over used.

Edited June 13, 200619 yr by Greg The Bull Luzinski

Grinder Rule #75: Heroes aren't born, they're rotated.

 

Time for you to step up, Garland.

OMG, I love that lineup. Lets hope Uribe and BA can continue to pull their weight at the bottom of the order.

Garland needs to start earning his paycheck. If he gets bombed tonight, I can't wait to see the excuses.

s***, I didn't realize that I was THAT right about Garland sucking in Texas.

Garland needs to start earning his paycheck. If he gets bombed tonight, I can't wait to see the excuses.

 

that makes two of us, excuses like "the box score doesn't tell the whole story" :headshake