T.R. Sullivan mailbag up

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 21, 2008 4:17 PM CDT

T.R. Sullivan has a new mailbag column up...

No bad trade proposals, but there is an "I want Kevin Mench up!" question...

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I’m convinced those are more PR fluff pieces than actual journalism. I don’t know why I continue to read them.

by chief on Apr 21, 2008 4:40 PM CDT 0 recs

Trade for Juan Pierre?

Bleah!

by Taylor on Apr 21, 2008 4:49 PM CDT 0 recs

I know

I don’t know why anyone would even discuss bringing him in.

by TexasTiger on Apr 21, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

At least he acknowledged that...

...Pierre would be a poor target for the Rangers. I halfway expected T.R. to tell us how useful a speedy/bunty/World-Series-Ringy veteran would be for the team.

Right around the time all the young talent is ready to contend is when the organization will realize that Ron Washington is the wrong man for the job.

by Chad Crudup on Apr 22, 2008 8:13 AM CDT up 0 recs

One important point...

Sullivan got it right about potential log jams… they don’t occur even closely to the amount of times we expect them.

by YourNameHere on Apr 21, 2008 4:56 PM CDT 0 recs

Neftali Feliz

Just hit 100 mph against the 3rd batter he’s faced in the game.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Apr 21, 2008 5:18 PM CDT 0 recs

Okay

He hit 103 against the next batter – so maybe the gun’s a bit hot there in Ft. Wayne.
He struck out the side in the first, btw.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Apr 21, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

He's a young beast...

A Yeast.

by ghostofErikThompson on Apr 21, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Keep the area around him clean, then

The last thing we need is a yeast infection.

by Inkara1 on Apr 21, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up 0 recs

I hope

This kid pans out. I would like to see him in a RR uniform soon.

"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg

by boomer1 on Apr 21, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up 0 recs

but maybe the 103

was really 100 =)

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on Apr 21, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up 0 recs

That's what I'm thinking

His slider is 91 and his change-up is 81 on the gun there.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Apr 21, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

Wow

A 20 mph difference on his fastball and change with a slider right in the middle. That is a recipe for domination right there. Now if he can just harness it he will be pretty good

by bigsteve on Apr 21, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

3 pitches = starter material

Even though everybody has him pegged for future CL.

"Hmn [sic] ... pehaps [sic] I've said too much..." - LSJesus

by Chase Irwin on Apr 21, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

Concur...

3 pitches all about 10 mph apart is starter stuff.

He may have the best chance of any of our minor league pitchers to be that ace we have all been wanting for quite some time now.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Apr 21, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

I agree

Felix has the makings a plus plus major league fastball. If he can continue to develop his command and his secondary offerings, he has top of the rotation potential.

91 MPH slider? Somewhere Blake Beavan is pissed.

"I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer
-Richard Strauss

by jparks77 on Apr 21, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

That's nothing...

like the 75 mph heat Wakefield would throw occasionally yesterday.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Apr 21, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up 0 recs

Staying with the current uniforms

How blah. These Rangers need a new look.

by venturafearsnolan on Apr 21, 2008 6:53 PM CDT 0 recs

Step 1: Win

Step 3: Profit

I don’t know where uniform concerns fit in, but it’s got to be pretty low.

by brettgardner on Apr 21, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up 0 recs

With Step 3

A better looking team would lead to more profit in merchandising.

by venturafearsnolan on Apr 22, 2008 1:02 AM CDT up 0 recs

Would it?

I mean, appreciably?

"Hmn [sic] ... pehaps [sic] I've said too much..." - LSJesus

by Chase Irwin on Apr 22, 2008 1:28 AM CDT up 0 recs

So...

Does that mean our next move should be to sign Tom Cruise and George Clooney?

A Lonestar in California - 2.0

by lonestarJon on Apr 22, 2008 3:24 AM CDT up 0 recs

But it’s not as if we’re running out 70’s Astros uniforms or late 90’s Devil Rays. It’s a complete judgment call between red and blue. Maybe it’s because I was only 10 when the Rangers first won the division, but I don’t understand the fascination with the red. It’s plain, boring and very widely used.

by brettgardner on Apr 22, 2008 8:49 AM CDT up 0 recs

There are a lot of things besides primary colors to do with our visual identity

The lack of a strong logo, the hopping on the black train in the 90s when it clashes with every color we use otherwise and the drop shadow has always looked horrible, the inconsistant piping among the jerseys, the fact our current scripts look incredibly like our far more successful division rival, that our best script that we have is only used on the dugout jackets, etc.

by venturafearsnolan on Apr 22, 2008 9:54 AM CDT up 0 recs

I think

You put way too much thought into such an unimportant issue.

As long as they’re not trotting out rainbow or neon uniforms which would actually distract from the game, I couldn’t care less.

I’d rather have a strong winning identity than a visual one.

by brettgardner on Apr 22, 2008 10:25 AM CDT up 0 recs

Well we have a better shot at a visual one

If we’re going to suck, we might as well look good, and it’s not like the money that would go into design are going to be what keeps us from signing the missing piece we need to win it all.

by venturafearsnolan on Apr 22, 2008 10:30 AM CDT up 0 recs

Count me among those...

...who like either color.

When they switched to red I was disappointed because all I knew up to that point was Rangers in blue. But then I got used to red and liked it.

That said I was pleased when they returned to blue.

Right around the time all the young talent is ready to contend is when the organization will realize that Ron Washington is the wrong man for the job.

by Chad Crudup on Apr 22, 2008 11:46 AM CDT up 0 recs

You left out

Step 2: ???

"Before I leave, I once again condemn the despicable buffoonery of D.J. Cahill." - Huck

by DJCahill on Apr 22, 2008 9:11 AM CDT up 0 recs

Step 2...

...Cut a hole in the box

Oh nevermind thats something else

by bigsteve on Apr 22, 2008 9:34 AM CDT up 0 recs

+1

Nice one.

Right around the time all the young talent is ready to contend is when the organization will realize that Ron Washington is the wrong man for the job.

by Chad Crudup on Apr 22, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up 0 recs