Some stuff

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2007 3:44 PM CDT in News

Things I thought I'd share...

John Sickels is doing an "All Questions Answered" thread, answering any questions that are asked on that thread before 5 p.m. Central time (one question per person, and no multiple-part questions). If you want to throw a question out there, please make sure you don't duplicate a question already asked, since there are quite a few Rangers questions up already...

BTF has a link to an article about the assistant g.m. of a minor league team getting canned for smoking weed at the stadium. There are 690 comments, which I'm not reading, but I'm guessing involve a spirited debate about the wisdom or harm of the herb...

FJM still hates Jay Mohr. However, if you follow the link to the new Mohr piece, the comments are pretty funny, with a mix of "you suck" and "quit hatin' on the Slam Man!!!" posts from various folks...

FJM also has some love for Evan Grant, in their "semi-annual-non-negative-post"...

A Rangers press release notes that Julio Borbon is third on the all time University of Tennessee triples list. Woot.

And Keith Law was very chatty today...

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Law

Did Law talk Rangers much?

The Sickels AQA is awesome...I had to think awhile for a question that hadn't already been asked.

by hightowersmith on Aug 16, 2007 3:50 PM CDT 0 recs

Yep

Looking forward to his responses.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2007 3:59 PM CDT up 0 recs

One Rangers question about JDs job

Sounds like Law thinks JD has been pretty good this summer.

by OKC Ranger Fan on Aug 16, 2007 4:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yeah

That was my question. I submitted about 10 or 15 Rangers questions about how they did with the draft, trades, how the farm system is looking now all with different names and locations.

Then the one I do a bit with he answers.

by nrrh on Aug 16, 2007 4:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

ok

i might have skimmed to quickly, but I could not find that JD question at all

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on Aug 16, 2007 5:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

*too

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on Aug 16, 2007 5:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

Volquez

Dude is not in the OKC rotation anymore per the Aug 16th OKC game notes - looks like he's a big leaguer again.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Aug 16, 2007 5:22 PM CDT 0 recs

It was

inevitable.

"Really we should put Benoit in the rotation, he'd be Johann [sic] Santana but for 30 million less." - Sharky, Aug. 8 2007

by Chase Irwin on Aug 16, 2007 5:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

Huh.

Is that online?

But it's not specifically announcing he's up with the ML club, is it?

by hightowersmith on Aug 16, 2007 5:29 PM CDT up 0 recs

Warning - PDF file

I love scotch. Scotchie scotch scotch ... but I hate PDF's, but here you go ... http://tinyurl.com/yoljvm

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Aug 16, 2007 5:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

The man

punted Baxter

by zywica on Aug 16, 2007 10:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm

in a glass case of emotion

by badradiorules on Aug 17, 2007 3:35 PM CDT up 0 recs

Julio Borbon

He's on the Spokane roster at MiLB.com.

EG in the DMN blog explains ...

http://rangers.beloblog.com/archives/2007/08/borbon_straight_up.html

Could someone smarter than me explain this excerpt:

3. Because of the timing of the contract, Borbon essentially has four years of minor league options built in. And since the Rangers can recall him with the instructions not to report on Sept. 1 when rosters can be expanded, he would potentially not be out of options until the start of the 2012 season. He would be 26 by then, so the Rangers should have a good idea of what they have.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Aug 16, 2007 5:31 PM CDT 0 recs

20 days

If you are sent down but recalled within 20 days, it doesn't count as an option, correct? If so, that would explain the September 1st date.

by uthornfan on Aug 16, 2007 6:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

Correct

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2007 6:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

OK

I get it now. thx

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Aug 16, 2007 7:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

Barf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDHjGrbXiD4

Funny because it's true

by chief on Aug 16, 2007 5:51 PM CDT 0 recs

haha...

that was rather silly, no doubt. But, I got a good laugh at this. Thanks for sharing.

"Let's go Mark T"... that was just to lolers stupid. Since most of us have been calling him Tex since the day we drafted him.

Hey CJ... don't forget the Halo3 Xbox party in October.

by hurlerhurley on Aug 16, 2007 10:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

Jay Mohr

I used to think he could be somewhat funny at times but these columns are just...awful. So stale and just not funny in any way.

But Adam is right...I got enough chuckle out of some of the comments that it almost made up for the 60 seconds of my life wasted on reading Mohr's article in the first place.

I like how one commenter says "FJM owns you, Mohr" and then Mohr himself posts a comment asking "so...what is FJM?"

by Brian Hayes on Aug 16, 2007 5:58 PM CDT 0 recs

FJM

Someone should tell him it stands for "Fire Jay Mohr." After all, the initials do fit...

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Aug 16, 2007 6:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

The comments are great

"Mohr haters: Just because you dont understand intelligent writing dosen't mean its not funny material."

Yeah, those jokes must have flown over my head.

Well Mr. Burns had done it. The power plant had won it. With Roger Clemens clucking all the while.

by WyoRanger on Aug 16, 2007 6:48 PM CDT up 0 recs

Mohr

I've never really given a damn about him one way or the other. His standup sucks, but he's been okay in a few films.

But man, that article was painfully hackneyed. So was the other one, although, contrary to FJM, I think IROC jokes are still funny:

What does IROC stand for?

Italian Retard Out Cruising...

The comments were good though, mainly because all his supporters seemed to be Jim Rome Clone douchebags. My favorite comment, however, was from this lady:

"Nice article slam man. "Are you always this on-fire?" P.S.-Congratulations on landing the role of Larry Birkhead in the new Anna Nicole Smith movie."

What I don't get is, he has to know these columns are complete clankers. Why keep on?

I will not get my comeuppance!

by Brian Thomas on Aug 16, 2007 6:29 PM CDT 0 recs