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BelgianBomber · 02-18-2014, 06:26 AM

Texas Rangers @ Las Vegas Aces

The Rangers have the makeup to be one of the best teams in the league. The offense features the likes of Justin Upton and Adrian Gonzalez,with Pedro Alvarez and Chris Young as additional power hitters. The offense should also get solid contributions from veterans Bobby Abreu, Alfonso Soriano and Scott Hairston. Yadier Molina is clearly the best catcher in the game and he will help this team out in more ways than one. The rotation could be one of the better ones in the league, with veterans from spots 1 to 5. Hiroki Kuroda, Homer Bailey, Ryan Dempster, Justin Masterson and Ted Lilly. That’s a group without an ace, but all these guys are solid numbers 2-3 in most rotations. The bullpen is even more impressive and features 4 guys with a closer mentality. Mariano Rivera is still one of the very best in the game and he is joined by Huston Street, Grant Balfour, Joe Nathan and Jonny Venters in what could be the best bullpen in the league. It should be without surprise that the Rangers have one of the highest payrolls in baseball. 158.757 million to be exact. That has them ranked second in the league (and the division). Their 18th ranked minor league system has 1 top 100 ranked player in center fielder Austin Meadows. The experts predict the Rangers to win 89 games and finish second in the division, behind your Aces.

03/31/2013
Game 1: vs. Texas Rangers
The game turned out to be a nice pitcher’s duel as Hiroki Kuroda (8.0-5-0-0-1-8) got the best of Cole Hamels (8.0-7-2-2-1-6). But their bullpen couldn’t hold on to the lead as Evan Longoria tied the game with a 2-run shot in the 9th. The fun would be shortlived, as Craig Kimbrel gave up a solo-shot to Brandon Crawford in the 10th.
LV 2 – TEX 3 (loss 0-1)

04/01/2013
League News:
Roy Halladay of the Colorado Rockies gets career win #200 ina 2-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

04/02/2013
Game 2: vs. Texas Rangers
Chris Davis came to play tonight. He went 3-3 with 2 homeruns, 4 RBIs, 2 runs scored and a walk. That offensive output proved to be more than what we needed, as Max Scherzer was dominant today. Scherzer pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only 2 base hits (both singles) and 2 walks, while striking out 8.
LV 5 – TEX 0 (win 1-1)

04/03/2013
Game 3: vs. Texas Rangers
Jeremy Guthrie (6.2-13-4-4-4-5) and his counterpart, Homer Bailey (5.1-10-4-4-4-5), battled all night long. Neither had their best performance, but they kept their team in the game. The game was tied at 5 a piece in the 9th, as we went to extra innings. Brandon Phillips would finish theg ame with an RBI single in the 11th. Chris Davis was 3-4 with a double. Phillips, Choo and Amarista had 2 hits each. Both of Amarista’s hits were triples.
LV 6 – TEX 5 (win 2-1)

02-18-2014, 06:26 AM	#14
BelgianBomber Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 278	Texas Rangers @ Las Vegas Aces The Rangers have the makeup to be one of the best teams in the league. The offense features the likes of Justin Upton and Adrian Gonzalez,with Pedro Alvarez and Chris Young as additional power hitters. The offense should also get solid contributions from veterans Bobby Abreu, Alfonso Soriano and Scott Hairston. Yadier Molina is clearly the best catcher in the game and he will help this team out in more ways than one. The rotation could be one of the better ones in the league, with veterans from spots 1 to 5. Hiroki Kuroda, Homer Bailey, Ryan Dempster, Justin Masterson and Ted Lilly. That’s a group without an ace, but all these guys are solid numbers 2-3 in most rotations. The bullpen is even more impressive and features 4 guys with a closer mentality. Mariano Rivera is still one of the very best in the game and he is joined by Huston Street, Grant Balfour, Joe Nathan and Jonny Venters in what could be the best bullpen in the league. It should be without surprise that the Rangers have one of the highest payrolls in baseball. 158.757 million to be exact. That has them ranked second in the league (and the division). Their 18th ranked minor league system has 1 top 100 ranked player in center fielder Austin Meadows. The experts predict the Rangers to win 89 games and finish second in the division, behind your Aces. 03/31/2013 Game 1: vs. Texas Rangers The game turned out to be a nice pitcher’s duel as Hiroki Kuroda (8.0-5-0-0-1-8) got the best of Cole Hamels (8.0-7-2-2-1-6). But their bullpen couldn’t hold on to the lead as Evan Longoria tied the game with a 2-run shot in the 9th. The fun would be shortlived, as Craig Kimbrel gave up a solo-shot to Brandon Crawford in the 10th. *LV 2 – TEX 3 (loss 0-1)* 04/01/2013 League News: Roy Halladay of the Colorado Rockies gets career win #200 ina 2-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. 04/02/2013 Game 2: vs. Texas Rangers Chris Davis came to play tonight. He went 3-3 with 2 homeruns, 4 RBIs, 2 runs scored and a walk. That offensive output proved to be more than what we needed, as Max Scherzer was dominant today. Scherzer pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only 2 base hits (both singles) and 2 walks, while striking out 8. *LV 5 – TEX 0 (win 1-1)* 04/03/2013 Game 3: vs. Texas Rangers Jeremy Guthrie (6.2-13-4-4-4-5) and his counterpart, Homer Bailey (5.1-10-4-4-4-5), battled all night long. Neither had their best performance, but they kept their team in the game. The game was tied at 5 a piece in the 9th, as we went to extra innings. Brandon Phillips would finish theg ame with an RBI single in the 11th. Chris Davis was 3-4 with a double. Phillips, Choo and Amarista had 2 hits each. Both of Amarista’s hits were triples. *LV 6 – TEX 5 (win 2-1)* Last edited by BelgianBomber; 02-18-2014 at 02:23 PM.