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1. Spivey Posted: September 02, 2010 at 03:27 PM (#3631963)The top 3/4 of the rotation, and top level guys in the bullpen I'm happy with.
But Vlad and Young have struggled lately, though Vlad has been better in the last couple of weeks. Cruz is hurt, and now Hamilton's hurt. They've got a 9.5 game lead. I'm fine with them resting for the next few weeks, and trying to get guys - especially Hamilton - healthy.
Because a lineup of:
C: Dreck
1B: Moreland
2B: Kinsler
SS: Andrus
3B: Young
LF: Murphy
CF: Hamilton
RF: Cruz
DH: Guerrero
is still pretty damn good. Trouble is that hasn't been the lineup most of the year, and I don't have any great confidence it will be when the postseason starts either. But they need all their guns to beat the other teams if those other teams are playing well.
I'll exempt Cliff Lee from my "bedraggled veteran" comment, since it seems like he's just hit one of his periodic rough patches. It was pretty much bound to happen, but you can't blame the Rangers for hoping it would happen next April instead.
Oh absolutely. I'm just hoping we don't see a lineup more along the lines of:
C: Dreck
1B: Dreck
2B: Dreck
SS: Andrus
3B: Young
LF: Murphy
CF: Dreck
RF: Hamilton
DH: Guerrero
It's almost difficult to comprehend just how incredibly awful the Rangers dreck-worthy players have been. They've been running out 4+ replacement level stiffs in their lineup every night for the past month.
Just in time to play the Rays - not the Sox when they were on fire - just our luck this season I guess.
Nice article Spivey - hope they turn it around
The shitty players are just that, ####. Molina seems line a double play waiting to happen every time he comes up with a guy on first.
But if Hamilton and Lee come back healthy I still like our chances in the playoffs, recent crapitude not withstanding.
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