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Official Game Thread - 8/20 - Bucs @ Rangers

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 10:24 pm
by Possum
Bucs

1 SS I. Kiner-Falefa R
2 LF B. Reynolds S
3 C Joey Bart R
4 1B Connor Joe R
5 RF B. De La Cruz R
6 DH Oneil Cruz L
7 3B Jared Triolo R
8 CF M. Taylor R
9 2B A. Williams R
SP Mitch Keller R

Rangers

1 2B M. Semien R
2 SS Corey Seager L
3 LF Josh Smith L
4 RF A. Garcia R
5 1B N. Lowe L
6 3B Josh Jung R
7 DH Jonah Heim S
8 C Carson Kelly R
9 CF L. Taveras S
SP Cody Bradford L

Shelty is doing his usual lefty-righty thing. Can't stand Joe at 1B but who else will Shelty use there tonight? His wife must have shaken her finger at him and told him to use Cruz in the DH spot.

Re: Official Game Thread - 8/20 - Bucs @ Rangers

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 10:30 pm
by Bobster
Awesome choice of Shelton (or maybe Cherington) to bat Joe cleanup. After all, Joe has a hit this month. It came on August 3. He's hitting .179 for July and august with 0 HRs. He'll make that lineup sizzle!

Re: Official Game Thread - 8/20 - Bucs @ Rangers

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 11:00 pm
by Doc
So it’s our first three hitters against the Rangers tonight. Nice of us to give them a chance.

Re: Official Game Thread - 8/20 - Bucs @ Rangers

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 11:01 pm
by Wildwoodcoach
I am looking at 7,8,9 in the batting order and although Triolo
did have a 3 run HR last night I am wondering if they would be in any other
MLB lineup. Maybe the White Sox

Re: Official Game Thread - 8/20 - Bucs @ Rangers

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 11:46 pm
by Surgnbuck
Let's Go Bucs!!!!

Re: Official Game Thread - 8/20 - Bucs @ Rangers

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 11:50 pm
by Surgnbuck
Well, looking at the roster, this is probably the best group you could have. The arrangement certainly looks suspicious.

Laugh all you want, I'd bat Williams higher, maybe 5th or 6th. He always seems to make contact.

Yeah, I'd go
IKF
BRey
Cruz
Joey Bats
BDLC
Williams
Triolo
Taylor
Joe

But really, all that manners is they win.

Re: Official Game Thread - 8/20 - Bucs @ Rangers

Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:07 am
by GhostOfPitthorn
Watching the Brown-Wehner prologue made me think back to those 1970s Kung Fu movies translated to English. It's happened before, but tonight was bad.

Re: Official Game Thread - 8/20 - Bucs @ Rangers

Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:10 am
by Surgnbuck
The audio and video isn't matched up on the television broadcast....very distracting

Re: Official Game Thread - 8/20 - Bucs @ Rangers

Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:12 am
by Surgnbuck
Man, I can't watch this and listen. Maybe that's for the best.

Re: Official Game Thread - 8/20 - Bucs @ Rangers

Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:16 am
by Doc
Mercy, we got Corey Seager out.