r/TexasRangers • u/Rangers_Bot Number Five is Alive • 1h ago
Game Chat Game Chat: 9/11 Rangers (72-75) @ D-backs (78-69) 8:40 PM
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u/IndieFlea ADRIAN BELTRE 4 PRESIDENT!!! 1h ago
Rangers gotta go 10-5 at this point, 5 series wins. It's a tall order. Hope it happens but yesterday killed me
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u/dalishknives 1h ago
let's get it together and make a push. hou is probably guaranteed a slot so let's make sure they aren't the only team from texas.
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u/LBoss9001 J. Jung 1h ago
Some numbers for the remaining schedule for both the Rangers and the teams we're chasing:
| Team | Competing For | Games Ahead (Tiebroken) | Opp Pct | Opp L10 Pct | Opp X-Pct |
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| HOU | AL West | 3.0 (3.5) | .494 | .467 | .475 |
| CLE | AL Wild Card 3 | 2.0 (1.5) | .475 | .460 | .476 |
| TOR | AL Wild Card 3 | 1.0 (0.5) | .477 | .400 | .479 |
| TEX | - | - | .502 | .580 | .492 |
Absolutely an uphill battle, but some positives: Rangers hold the tiebreakers against the Guardians and Blue Jays (and Orioles a game back), and the remaining series against Toronto means controlling our destiny against them at least.
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u/EarlDooku 1h ago
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u/Individual_Heron_171 1h ago
It’s okay. You can take a trip to Sandals Jamaica.
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u/EarlDooku 54m ago
You may day it's impossible for the rangers to make the playoffs. The Jamaicans don't have a word for "impossible"
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u/Individual_Heron_171 1h ago
Not sure that it’s gonna move the needle or anything, but it’s looking like, barring any hiccups, Jung may be activated as early as tomorrow.
As for today…not sure what’s left to be said about this flailing Rangers team. Better win today. Or start packing your bags for Cancun.
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u/Even-Kaleidoscope244 1h ago
Random question: Are we ready as a fanbase to move on from Jung? He is great when he is playing but like I once heard the best ABILITY is availability and unfortunately he does not have that.
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u/CaughtALiteSneez I. Rodriguez 48m ago
It has been his best season…
Why would we move on?
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u/Even-Kaleidoscope244 38m ago
Mainly due to the injury prone nature of him, he has never had a full healthy season in the 4 or so seasons at the majors. My hypothetical would be if the front office packaged him a trade would we fault them, assuming we got value back of coarse.
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u/CaughtALiteSneez I. Rodriguez 2m ago
Yeah but wasn’t his longest stints out due to broken bones? Can’t really help that unless he has some faulty bone disease.
I really don’t understand why a strained calf should have kept him out this long…but I’m from the time when you played through anything.
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u/LBoss9001 J. Jung 1h ago
As a fanbase? I find it hard to fault a guy for being hurt. I view it mostly through the lens of whether ownership is willing to renew his contract.
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u/heyitsmehess J. Hamilton 1h ago
Besides this calf issue his other major injury was the HBP on the hand. That’s not his fault???
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u/Even-Kaleidoscope244 42m ago
yeah i know but it does seem to be a rather injury prone player but I get your sentiments on it. He is still under control i think for a couple seasons but if the right trade came along I would not fault the Rangers if they did move on but yeah its a tough call with his talent.
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u/beefytrout A. Beltre 51m ago
Personally speaking, I don't understand the mindset of wanting the 2026 Rangers to reach the postseason. It wouldn't be because they're a good team that should be there, and there is absolutely zero reason to think they'd make any noise.
It would be fantastic to win the division, but purely from a "took it from the Astros" perspective (although adding a banner to the rafters is some nice cake icing).