900 Run Offense

by LBrooks on Jan 29, 2008 1:15 PM CST Comment 21 comments

Just looking over this potent Ranger offense for the 2008 season.

And, what do I see?

We've only had 2 guys that have played over 130 games in the last 2 years:

Michael Young and Hank Blalock.

Then, I look at our great rotation that apparently is so good we don't need to look at pursuing trades for guys like Santana and Bedard.

In the last 2 years our 2 aces, Millwood and Padilla, are a combined 47-46 with an ERA of around 5.00 at the Ballpark. Geesh, that gets me pretty pumped up.

Then we have a guy was 2-9 last year with injury porblems and a 6+ ERA.

Then we have another guy who wasn't that good last year that spent time on the DL.

Round that off with Gabbard, and he's about the only thing I can get somewhat excited about.

But, I'm sure the 2 relievers we signed this off-season (Guardado, who hasn't pitched in a year and Fuku) will bring us some more nice prospects at the break.

JD seems like is doing a great job at building a AAAA, or should I say, a AAA team.

Hire Nolan quick Tommy Boy!

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Well, this is productive

Baseball Time in Arlington

by jamcadbury on Jan 29, 2008 1:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Productive?

What about informative?

by LBrooks on Jan 29, 2008 1:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

most people on here

are clearly smarter than you give them credit for.

so the rangers are not going to contend this year.

thanks for this golden nugget of information.

by knockoutking24 on Jan 29, 2008 1:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yea this is real Breaking News huh

"Let's raise ticket prices and lower payroll, yea let's screw the fans and pad my pockets." - secret thoughts of Tom Hicks

by cgolden on Jan 29, 2008 2:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

im actually quite shocked

i never looked at the situation this way!

i thought that we would be the odds on favorite to win the WS this year!

by knockoutking24 on Jan 29, 2008 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Lbrooks

is short on nuggets.

by mrpman on Jan 29, 2008 6:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Troll

Are you trying to justify your #1 Troll ranking for this week?

I voted for Sharky.

More than half of your "900 Run Offense" argument is about pitching. Nothing about batting average, runs scored, on-base percentage.

Go back to Disneyland.

"I've learned that before I open my mouth, I should look both ways for midgets." - Denny Crain

by mtex on Jan 29, 2008 1:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

that you guys can't keep it baseball and have to start taking shots? the man is expressing his views on BASEBALL keep it that way. yall are very immature and judgmental. grow the hell up and get the hell on. i know yall will go nuts about what i said and freak out but oh well. many of you cry about people getting off baseball topics yet yall are the first to do so when someone posts something yall don't agree with.

truth is the rangers rotation sucks as does their overall team. they have a good farm from all reports but as we know from the past (ddvd anyone) things don't always pan out.

Free Palestine!

by The Ahmad on Jan 29, 2008 1:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

they are just voicing their opinions

on his pessimism. although they each have their own pessimism, and rightfully so, they are at least excited about the farm teams and about the younger guys we have in our lineup...Brooks still can't find anything good to talk about.

I think if he said something optimistic, or at least neutral, once in a while he'd be received a lot better.

"No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of."

by Walter Sobchak on Jan 29, 2008 1:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

(DVD)

Well, things sorta did pan out. Danks landed us McCarthy and Volquez landed us a player with MVP potential. I'll take that.

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Jan 29, 2008 1:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Click on LBrooks' name

and read his posts. If you know his history of posting nothing but bile about Daniels you'd understand why none of us have any patience for him. He's earned the replies he's getting.

I agree, though, that most now tend to immediately assault him with personal attacks. I try to fight him with his worst enemy -- logic.

Shoehorn.

by t ball on Jan 29, 2008 2:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Huh?

Then, I look at our great rotation that apparently is so good we don't need to look at pursuing trades for guys like Santana and Bedard.

I don't understand this.

A better rotation would make it more likely we'd try to trade for Santana or Bedard.

by Adam J. Morris on Jan 29, 2008 1:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

2 Things...

In theory yes, if we had a contending rotation and thought we were a #1 away from serious contention, I think it would make it more likely that we would trade for Santana or Bedard.
In all fairness, I think what he meant was that our rotation is so good we don't need Santana/Bedard. Meaning if it was worse those two would be an upgrade, but since its this good we don't need them. But since it was obviously dripping with sarcasm, it didnt portray its desired meaning.

by Topgun22 on Jan 29, 2008 3:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Why would anyone think

we had a 900 run offense?

Who thinks that?

"We should have bombed it (Auschwitz)"-President Bush

by DJCahill on Jan 29, 2008 2:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Well I do agree with one part of this diary

"In the last 2 years our 2 aces, Millwood and Padilla, are a combined 47-46 with an ERA of around 5.00 at the Ballpark. Geesh, that gets me pretty pumped up."

Seriously, how could you really be satisfied with these two players right now? Granted they have battled injury and lack of run support but Im not going into the season thinking our pitching is good. It isn't. It could be, but Im not gonna sweat it when either one of these guys goes down.

""I love GOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLD" blueglovelefty

by NYTXFAN on Jan 29, 2008 2:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Lbrooks as lolcat:

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/03/14/get-off-my-lawn-you-damn-kids/

Austin, my God. They're having such a hard time hanging on to what's left of what everyone loves about it. -- Patterson Hood

by Lucas on Jan 29, 2008 4:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Another Factoid

Her's another little informative factoid:

The Rangers had the worst road record in the ENTIRE Major Leagues last year.

How is that supposed to improve this year?

by LBrooks on Jan 30, 2008 12:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

/How is that supposed to improve this year?/

By winning more road games.

Shoehorn.

by t ball on Jan 30, 2008 2:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That's a dumb question

TBall's answer is right on. You improve the team, you'll win more games both at home and on the road. And as players mature you'd think they'd win more away games.

I think this group's headed for 90 losses, but I really don't like your particular brand of pessimism.

Ctrl - V

by Dustin on Jan 30, 2008 3:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs