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LSB Around the Horn

I went over to Bless You Boys to look for some snark on the Rangers' performance the past few days, but really, they're too grateful for snark.  I was interested, though, in Inge's reaction to the Cabrera / Guillen position swap.  Maybe they'll be wanting Laird soon, and we can send him there.

 

They also linked a pretty interesting article about Edgar Renteria and Orlando Cabrera.  Somehow I can't see Michael Young having a blood feud with, say, Yuniesky Betancourt, although it would definitely lend an exciting subtext to what's turning out to be a pretty bleah season.

 

In one of the interminable discussions about Gerald Laird's defense, someone (I think it was perennial Hatorade quaffer Cahill) linked a piece over at Beyond the Boxscore about catchers framing pitches, because Laird is so awful at framing pitches that it makes Ben Broussard airmail double play balls into left field, and also it makes baby Jesus cry.  The numbers run in the first piece resulted in spreads that aren't borne out by the actual game results, so the author went further under the assumption that the picthing staff a catcher is receiving would skew the numbers (explaining why both Salty and Laird, for example, had such wretched numbers).  Answer: still inconclusive.  It's interesting, nonetheless, though.

 

R.J. Anderson examines Krivsky's tenure as Red's GM, and comes to the conclusion that he hasn't had a bad record of deals.  Nothing on the list stands out to me as objectively awful as, say, the Chris Young deal.  But don't worry, folks... when Salty gets promoted back to the big league club, he can catch and GM!

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I am sick of

SB nation being down for the second day in a row. They need to get their shit together.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 24, 2008 5:55 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dude

These Rangers games have been so bad that SBNation is doing us all a favor.

by JBImaknee on Apr 24, 2008 6:00 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

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

by DJCahill on Apr 24, 2008 6:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

-1

I need someplace to vent, man! Somplace with auto-updating threads, where I can post FAIL images!

Granted, I missed today’s game because of work, but still… I agree with Miles. SB nation needs to pull it together.

by lonestarJon on Apr 24, 2008 9:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 24, 2008 6:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dammit, there was supposed to be an image there

SBNation… what the hell?

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 24, 2008 6:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Links don't work

Renteria/OC link doesn’t work. And F Rex Hudler for calling him OC.

What happened to my old signature?

by WyoRanger on Apr 24, 2008 6:10 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If Rex Hudler were here, he'd say "Come on Wyo,

Be a fountain, not a drain.”

"For the record, I did not and do not like the Volquez trade, even though Hamilton is awesome and our best player and I think he’s going to be one of the best players in baseball." philikid3

by Brian Thomas on Apr 25, 2008 11:06 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Too lazy for fanpost/shot

Wesley Snipes sentenced to maximum for tax evasion (three misdemeanors; three years in prison). When I read I thought about Barry Bonds tax issues.

What happened to my old signature?

by WyoRanger on Apr 24, 2008 6:54 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

x

the Austin Kearns trade was pretty hideous at the time. It turned out to not be disastrous as Kearns never fulfilled his potential, but everyone still knows it was a horrible use of assets.

by alon91 on Apr 24, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Catchers in the System

Can or has someone on LSB do a piece of the talented catchers they have stockpiled in the organization along with Salty? I have heard there were 2 or 3 other highly touted catcher in the Texas farm system. Who are they & what are their strengths and weaknesses? Thanks in advance!

Peter

http://www.baseballreflections.com

by PeterSchiller on Apr 25, 2008 12:20 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

VERY short summary

Teagarden (just moved to AAA) – 24, major league ready defensively, questionable bat. Probably a major league starter with a Laird-like bat but better defense.

Ramirez (AA) – 23, questionable defense, very good bat. May move to DH or LF if his defense is not deemed passable. I find the possibility of a Salty/Ramirez combo of very strong bats at catcher to be an intriguing idea for 2009 though.

Manuel Pina (High A) – 20, very good defense, no bat. Might be a future backup. Still young, so glimmer of hope for the bat I guess.

Christian Santana (A) – 18, currently DH and Outfield at Clinton. Strong bat that may have already been moved off of catcher. If not, still a very strong C prospect.

Jose Felix (A) – 19, Picked up last winter from Mexican League, and off to a strong start. We don’t know much about him yet.

Leonel de los Santos (low A) – 18, strong arm, average bat (?).

Teagarden, Ramirez, and Santana all seem good bets to make the major leagues if they keep going. The others are talented but less projectable right now.

...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on Apr 25, 2008 11:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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