So, I have some catching up to do... I blame work for my lack of posting. Dog gone work. Still, it's good to have a job.6/21 Farm Report:
AA: at Frisco 2, Corpus Christi 1
Win: Torres (1-1, 3.54)
Before 10,830 adoring onlookers, Blake Beavan squelched the Hooks for seven innings, allowing a lone run on six hits and a walk. Beavan struck out four and threw 73 of his 99 pitches for strikes.
Adam Fox singled home Manny Pina (who had reached on an error) in the bottom of the 9th. Pina drove in Marcus Lemon (3-3) in the 6th for Frisco’s other run.
6/27 Farm Report:
Loss: Beavan (0-1, 6.48)
Record: 0-3, -3.0 (2nd half)
The Hooks avenged last weekend’s lost to Blake Beavan, who permitted nine runs (six earned) in 4.1 innings, walking and striking out two. Congrats to Zach Phillips, who was promoted from Bakersfield and immediately thrown into the fire. Phillips replaced Beavan with one out and the bases loaded in the 5th; he allowed all three to score, then held the Hooks scoreless for three more innings. The 22-year-old Phillips posted a 1.23 ERA and 27% strikeout rate in 44 Bakersfield innings.
LF Mitch Moreland (.309/.348/.455 in Frisco) tripled and walked. In his last four games, Johnny Whittleman (.217/.342/.297) is 1-for-7 with nine walks.
Coming into the season, would you take the Rangers six games over 500 and a game and a half back at the end of June? I'm pretty sure anybody would, but also knowing that we had a four game lead at one point and dropping from that lead to where we are, well, it's takes the sweetness out of the whole thing. Still, this is a team geared up for the future. It would be especially tempting to want to do a trade or two to gear up for the rest of this season, but let's be honest... we have to be wise about this situation and stay the course of the plan. Let's not win now to lose in the future, which this club has been accustomed to in the past. Right now... it would be hard to have that mindset, but I am fully convinced that this team can win next year and in the years to come if we exercise patience now.
1 Random Thoughts:
6 games over .500 and without Josh Hamilton. yeah, i'd take it.
the challenge in the next couple years is to find replacements for Padilla and Millwood. both are well worth their $$$, and have been a steadying influence on the whole team. but they are getting a bit old.
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