Friday, August 28, 2020

Series Thread (Games 34-36): August 28-30 @ Rangers

Fri 8.28 5p: May vs. Minor
Sat 8.29 4p: Stripling vs. Lynn
Sun 8.30 11.30a: Gonsolin vs. Gibson

This year, a new era for the Texas Rangers begins with the opening of Globe Life Field in Arlington. According to the Rangers' website, "the beautiful baseball-only facility serves as the centerpiece of a 270-acre complex which solidifies Arlington, Texas as an entertainment giant in the Southwest." Except no fan is able to attend a game this year! COVID-19 clearly threw a spanner in the works here, but to be fair, naming your new baseball park "Globe Life Field" when the "old", now multi-purpose field is called "Globe Life Park", is really frickin' confusing. All in the name of retractable roofs, and air conditioning.

The Rangers are 11-19 this season and sit two games ahead of the bottom-feeding Angels in the AL West. They're 1-9 over their last 10, whereas the Dodgers have won 10 of their last 12. And the Dodgers are gifting Texas with our presence on Jackie Robinson Day, which really should have been a home game for us. Everything just seems weird about this, right?

8 comments:

Steve Sax said...

just turned this one on, we're down 2-0 in the fourth.

Steve Sax said...

Down 6-2 B8. Not looking good

Steve Sax said...

Mitch White makes his major league debut for the dodgers.

Steve Sax said...

RIP Chadwick Boseman.

Brutal.

karen said...

I couldn't believe the news when i heard about Chadwick Boseman. The man was a class act. You're right Sax...Brutal.

RIP Mr. Boseman.

Steve Sax said...

Game 3 on now. We're up 7-2 in the top of the eighth, thanks to a Corey Seager RBI single. He also has a HR in this game.

Steve Sax said...

Great play by Lux to snare a liner and then throw to Seager at second to complete the double play. 7-2 LA through 8

Steve Sax said...

Dodgers win 7-2 and take the series!