It’s raining in my house. Wells is injured and will miss a start. Wilkerson is out for the season. Padilla keeps hitting batters and getting our team in trouble. The last part isn’t so bad, it’s help motivate an unmotivated club.
Tigers (78-42) at Rangers (62-59)
Thursday: Edison Vólquez (1-1) vs. Kenny Rogers (11-6)
Edison is starting to show that he can play. I would almost beg the argument that dominating the Mariners doesn’t say much (and I wouldn’t be far off on that), but the reality remains that he is in the Big Leagues and he is performing. An ERA of 3.00 isn’t embarrassing. It’s a number to be proud of. Now, if can put up STELLAR numbers against the Tigers who are not playing the way a Detroit team should, then I will be impressed. Edison has never faced any of the Detroit hitters, at least on the Major League level. The first of the acclaimed DVD pitchers to get a win on this level, hopefully there will be more wins coming these three as time moves on. Rogers was drafted by the Rangers back in 1982 (39th round, no less) and has had three tours of duty with the club. Could this game actually be a passing of the torch? One great pitcher, brought up and nurtured by this club goes against what is billed as a future star for the Rangers? Youth vs. Age – Wisdom vs. Unlearned. Rogers simply does well against the Rangers. If this was in Ameriquest, hands down Detroit on this one. Being that the Tigers are 36 over 500 seems to make the pick just as easy. But in 11 starts against his former club, Kenny is only 4-3 in 72 innings. He also took the loss on April 9th by giving up five runs in 5 1/3 innings. The last time Kenny took a win was back on July 5th. Since then, he has lost three in his last six starts. His ERA has also gone up from 3.85 to the now 4.36. I am very tempted now to pick the Rangers, especially after the brawl against the Angels… but wisdom sounds like the way to go. Intangibles go toward the Rangers, but my gut says the Tigers. Forecast: OH MY GOSH! THEY KILLED KENNY – Tigers pitch it better: 4-2.
Tigers (78-42) at Rangers (62-59)
Thursday: Edison Vólquez (1-1) vs. Kenny Rogers (11-6)
Edison is starting to show that he can play. I would almost beg the argument that dominating the Mariners doesn’t say much (and I wouldn’t be far off on that), but the reality remains that he is in the Big Leagues and he is performing. An ERA of 3.00 isn’t embarrassing. It’s a number to be proud of. Now, if can put up STELLAR numbers against the Tigers who are not playing the way a Detroit team should, then I will be impressed. Edison has never faced any of the Detroit hitters, at least on the Major League level. The first of the acclaimed DVD pitchers to get a win on this level, hopefully there will be more wins coming these three as time moves on. Rogers was drafted by the Rangers back in 1982 (39th round, no less) and has had three tours of duty with the club. Could this game actually be a passing of the torch? One great pitcher, brought up and nurtured by this club goes against what is billed as a future star for the Rangers? Youth vs. Age – Wisdom vs. Unlearned. Rogers simply does well against the Rangers. If this was in Ameriquest, hands down Detroit on this one. Being that the Tigers are 36 over 500 seems to make the pick just as easy. But in 11 starts against his former club, Kenny is only 4-3 in 72 innings. He also took the loss on April 9th by giving up five runs in 5 1/3 innings. The last time Kenny took a win was back on July 5th. Since then, he has lost three in his last six starts. His ERA has also gone up from 3.85 to the now 4.36. I am very tempted now to pick the Rangers, especially after the brawl against the Angels… but wisdom sounds like the way to go. Intangibles go toward the Rangers, but my gut says the Tigers. Forecast: OH MY GOSH! THEY KILLED KENNY – Tigers pitch it better: 4-2.
2 Random Thoughts:
Goodness... the score currently is 4-2 in the seventh.
I got the score EXACTLY right. BOO-YA!!!
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