Here's a report card on Ron Washington, at the All-Star break. His rotation is OK, and there have been plenty of injuries that have plagued the Texas team this season. What Washington hasn't done is tweak the lineup so that each pitcher can the best match-ups possible. He's done well with the lineups each day, however when it comes to pinch hitting, he's absolutely horrible. In the ninth inning, Washington doesn't use the PH much at all to start a rally. He almost seems to know when to put in a relief pitcher and he lets his players run. Rangers haven't had a skipper that lets them run in a long time. Making the best out of a bad situation, filling up spots with productive back ups, and such, Washington has done well with the intangibles.
My Bush League Baseball team started out 0-4 in this particular season and dropped to DEAD last (16th place). The guys then turned it around and finished out 23-7 and in 2nd place, two games back behind the leader. They have already won the first playoff game. Since the Rangers started slow, it doesn't mean they can't recover.
Here's a report card on Ron Washington, at the All-Star break. His rotation is OK, and there have been plenty of injuries that have plagued the Texas team this season. What Washington hasn't done is tweak the lineup so that each pitcher can the best match-ups possible. He's done well with the lineups each day, however when it comes to pinch hitting, he's absolutely horrible. In the ninth inning, Washington doesn't use the PH much at all to start a rally. He almost seems to know when to put in a relief pitcher and he lets his players run. Rangers haven't had a skipper that lets them run in a long time. Making the best out of a bad situation, filling up spots with productive back ups, and such, Washington has done well with the intangibles. 
My Bush League Baseball team started out 0-4 in this particular season and dropped to DEAD last (16th place). The guys then turned it around and finished out 23-7 and in 2nd place, two games back behind the leader. They have already won the first playoff game. Since the Rangers started slow, it doesn't mean they can't recover.
1 Random Thoughts:
so what are your predictions for the following :
1.) the series this weekend against the Angels.
2.) Vlad's batting average and number of home runs in the series.
3. the Rangers record for the 2nd half of the season, and
4. whether managament will write off the season and unload Blalack and Tex.
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