Game 6 game day thread
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 6, 2008 1:30 PM CDT
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PrintTexas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels, Apr 6, 2008 2:35 PM CDT
Vicente Padilla v. Jon Garland...
Should be an interesting matchup...Garland is a low-walk, low-strikeout guy who puts the ball in play, so you may see the Rangers be a little more aggressive early in counts than they have been...
Go Rangers...
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5 rbi...
just had a sac fly. He's getting some AB's with Cameron out. Kapler was managing A ball for the BoSox last year, I didn't know that.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
ya -
your right, signifigant difference, you'd have to believe if he was still in the hitters league (AL), the numbers wouldn't quite be as positive. True test will be the interleague play
Ya....That's Real Mature.
Lineup up
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=280406103
Byrd and Bradley sitting, Young at DH, Cat in LF...
Meh...
does Young really need a day off from the field this early? Why not DH Bradley or Botts. Vasquez has already had a start this series.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Young
He's been sick, and has played like crap. I don't have a problem with him DHing today.
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 6, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Except he hasn't
been hitting. I don't see why they wouldn't have just given him a day off and DH Botts.
My guess?
Washington wants to avoid the bad start the team had last year. There's been a lot of emphasis this spring on getting off to a better start than in 2007.
So he's going to ride the guys he has confidence in as much as possible early in the year. He doesn't believe Botts can hit, so he's not going to play him much early.
My guess is that, if the Rangers had won yesterday, guaranteeing they'd be coming home with a .500 record, Botts plays today.
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 6, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok AJM...
If you are going to take shots at MY every chance you get then you have to stop defending OMFT when everyone says he sucks.
We all know that MY is not a great defensive shortstop, but I do know one thing...
MY's defense >>>>>>> OMFT offense
If he needs a day off because he has been ill that's fine. It's not because he has played like crap.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Umm...
What?
Young hasn't played like crap so far this season?
What are you watching?
And I'm not sure how I'm taking a shot at Young by saying that the fact he's played poorly so far this year probably factors into the decision to give him a partial day off.
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 6, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions
It's 5 games...
into the year and he's been sick at least 2 or 3 of those. All I'm saying is that you like to take that shots at MY whenever you can. Give the guy a break, if he is hitting .200 with 15 errors at the ASB then knock on him.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
x
All I'm saying is that you like to take that shots at MY whenever you can.
Bullshit.
I'm saying he's been sick and played like crap so far this season, so it makes sense for Washington to give him what amounts to a half-day off.
I fail to see how that's taking a shot at Young.
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 6, 2008 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Well if there was ever a time to play Vazquez
It would be now while he might have some sort of hot streak going.
Stupid
stupid stupid. Why is MY DHing? Wasn't it reported Friday that Botts would start today?
The Texas Rangers rounded the bases at a dizzying pace
free jason botts!
"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum
If we
want to win, then no.
"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw
If we aren't going to play him...
then the Rangers just need to DFA him, the options off the bench are to limited right now.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I get the feeling Wash was against keeping Botts.
It almost looks like he's sending a message to JD that he didn't want Botts and isn't going to play him. Buck used to pull crap like that, but I've wanted to give Wash the benefit of the doubt. If Botts' only function is to be to spell BB in cleanup time, then they're wasting that roster spot.
Something
else. Why do MY and MB need a day off? They had one last week and get another tomorrow??
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really gonna ask that?
MY has been sick all week and MB is recovering from a torn ACL he has surgery on in early september...
i cant believe that theyd give either a day off...
.500 or bust!
Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!
GO RANGERS!!
Fukudome is hitting .500. I sure hope we didn't get the shit end of the Fuk
stick. (again)
sometimes
I feel like peolpe on this board sometimes feel the need to bitch just for the sake of bitching.
But that river of tears has dried for all of us.
Does DaMurph still qualify as a rookie?
I thought he had too many ABs last season.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
David Murphy
Rookie of the year 2008
Fukudome is hitting .500. I sure hope we didn't get the shit end of the Fuk
stick. (again)
last time we had a rookie off to this quick of a start
was in 2005 with your friend and mine, Gerald Laird.
careful what you wish for.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Woohoo! Today's game is actually in HD!
Woohoo!
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Definitely...
I like how we are working the count this year. That won't pay quite as big dividends right now at this point of the season when bullpens are rested and all, but later it will help this team.
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1st pitch BIPs
can't be much more than half dozen so far this year
by Randy Richardson on Apr 6, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions
Getting shut down by bedard/felix and even weaver
is one thing.. but we better not get shut down by jon garland.
Good news
23 pitches for Garland in the first inning. If the Rangers make the Angels go to the bullpen early, I like the their chances.
Is Padilla
Greying?
"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw
has anyone seen ..
Yo Soy Horsedooty lately?
Fukudome is hitting .500. I sure hope we didn't get the shit end of the Fuk
stick. (again)
oh there used to be a poster..
who called himself Yo Soy Horsedooty, I hadn't seen him on in a while, one of the more original names :)
Fukudome is hitting .500. I sure hope we didn't get the shit end of the Fuk
stick. (again)
It's been like that every game.
Glad to know it's not just me.
The original reason I'd joined the site
I found iti from the DMN blog... was lurking for a bit, and then the day Salty got traded to Texas, during the gameday thread, someone asked who would win in a fight between Laird and Salty. One person said that Laird would fight dirty, and he does have all those tools.
one man-five tools
it's why Laird wears #15, or so the story goes
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
cmkelly Stars as:
"The Pivot Man!"
Cumming soon to a theatre near you!
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
the MURPH
is unstoppable!
Fukudome is hitting .500. I sure hope we didn't get the shit end of the Fuk
stick. (again)
Still plenty of games left...
for them to show that new level of suck.
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+1
they need to sign Bonds or trade for a bat (they should have kept Guillen) - they can't score enough runs to be a good team
by Randy Richardson on Apr 6, 2008 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
If you don't win a series
at home with Bedard and Felix pitching, there is something very wrong with your team.
been a weird first week of baseball
the Royals swept the Tigers, for goodness sake.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
This is after
McLaren took Hernandez out after 8 shutout innings to go closer by committee
oh come on CAT!
never fails to displease!.
That's not a cat that's road kill!
Fukudome is hitting .500. I sure hope we didn't get the shit end of the Fuk
stick. (again)
To think
we gave up a first rounder for Cat...
"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw
yeah
I was actually in the kitchen grabbin' a Heineken when I heard the crack and immediately said "uh oh"
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
a Heineken...
well you have good taste in beer. I need to go get me a six pack a cold Heineken sounds REAL good right now.
Fukudome is hitting .500. I sure hope we didn't get the shit end of the Fuk
stick. (again)
Heineken is the only beer I can drink
without getting sick. I don't know exactly why, but domestic beers especially make me ill. Thank God the only beer I can drink is a good one. If I could only drink Coors, I think I'd have to kill myself.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Hank is looking good with the glove so far.
Quick feet and quicker hands.
Brou-hr-hr
finally makes a stop at 1st and botches the throw...
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
We need it
Padilla on the verge of a meltdown here...
by LSJ on Apr 6, 2008 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
You are killing the double play dinos
illogical.
oh well, no double play now.
i will settle for a popup.
Gotta end this inning soon
or Padilla's gonna start plonkin' people.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
+ 1
mark your calender
Fukudome is hitting .500. I sure hope we didn't get the shit end of the Fuk
stick. (again)
Hudler looked like he was cracking a fart there.
Didn't even look like he was being subtle about it.
everone hates the Mavs at ESPN
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Nice.
A little production from the bench is a good thing.
not in Angels Stadium
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
He would
also have saved 3 African children in the process
while ending global warming
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Don't let a disappointing end of the inning bug you guys too much
The Rangers scored 2 runs, took the lead, and Garland is at 52 pitches through 3 innings and he isn't going to be getting better.
im not sure id rather face their bullpen
than garland.
although i have no idea what the back of their bullpen looks like this year.
Laird sucks so much...
he doesn't know how to put shinguards on.
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Ah ha ha
I was thinkin the same thing.
You find out life's this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game - life or football - the margin for error is so small.
by Brandon Worley on Apr 6, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
And Salty's so tough he doesn't even wear shinguards.
He blocks balls in the dirt with his giant iron testicles.
He said something along the lines of,
"No matter what the situation.. Gerald Laird always has extra supplies in his back pocket." Deadpan.
Heh. Kapler is a motivational speaker ...
I could see him getting so excited he pulls a muscle.
in general
or just against the Rangers??? I think he gets a sub .900 OPS on the season, not sure about what he does against the Rangers though.
Great inning for Padzilla
Very efficient inning for him and he looked great. Now he's even with Garland in the pitch count.
thankfully Big Daddy Vladdy
isn't hot at the moment.
Fukudome is hitting .500. I sure hope we didn't get the shit end of the Fuk
stick. (again)
Boy, VLad has looked like a little girl at the plate this series
I don't think he has an extra base hit yet (of course as soon as I say that, he'll probably hit it out next time).
Jesus, lady.
You're at a damned baseball game. Get your dumb blonde ass off the phone.
Good prediction.
That foul ball went straight out of the park.
Guarantee?
I want my money back
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
he would have
if he didn't take that awful ball right to his heart. If he didn't have the heart of a gorilla, he would be dead right now.
I can't remember his name
Something Branche - owned the Dodgers when Robinson came up.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
LOL
Laird will be traded to some other team 5 minutes from now. His value is at an all-time best right now
good going Gerry!
I'm bringing you some glazed donuts for that!
Fukudome is hitting .500. I sure hope we didn't get the shit end of the Fuk
stick. (again)
Completely
demolished
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AJM
I think we are the only ones that like this guy.
The Texas Rangers rounded the bases at a dizzying pace
We
have 3 of us. Maybe the list will grow when he keeps playing well or brings a good trade.
The Texas Rangers rounded the bases at a dizzying pace
Laird projections
Might want to look mine up. I've been for him starting and Salty going to AAA.
Not that I'm right, just what I thought should happen.
he's really not average
he's one of the better ones. Sure, he doesn't hit .300 every year, but he's solid for what his job is. He gets 40+% of runners. League average is somewhere around 30%.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
AJM
Why doesn't the Scoreboard follow over with the Gane Day Thread?
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
Im in overload mode here
Stars in a great game, Mavs against the Suns, Rangers on as well.
Speaking of which......Can we get a good throw to 1st please?
www.bloggingtheboys.com
works for me
or did you not mean to post a nude pic of Bea Arthur?
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
the home run
was earned
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Um, well Hunter's bomb was earned
The other one, no.
by LSJ on Apr 6, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
BB is my hero
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
Where the BB haters at?
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
Ladies and Gents
your AL leader in RBIs.. Ben Broussard??
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Stars game...
might be interesting to watch. So far the Stars have 59 penalty minutes and Sharks have 93 PIM through 2 periods.
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call me when there are so many penalites
that it's goalie vs. goalie.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Broussard
I get to enjoy seeing him hit HRs and enjoy the quietness of those who said he sucks.
by Randy Richardson on Apr 6, 2008 4:09 PM CDT reply actions
Eh
He still HAS to be benched vs lefties, which is what Ive been vocal about.
And i still dont know that he is any better than chris shelton whne you consider that. maybe i underestimated him a bit though.
of course, its just 6 games.
really?
And i still dont know that he is any better than chris shelton whne you consider that.
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
Lower career ops
and needs to be platooned. Its a nice 6 games but its 6 games. shelton may have just lost it though.
but lets be realistic... hes a first basemen with a career line of .266/.327/.459
You got to be kidding.
Shelton has had one good week in the majors against RA freaking Dickey and the Rangers.
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
people who say that
need to look at some freaking stats.
he hit 300 with a .870 ops the year before as a righty in comerica. rivals anything brousard has done.
BB
he hit .321 with .880 ops in 2006 with Cleveland.
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
He has been
splitting time with Sexson. Not many players have success when they get at bats couple of days a week.
Shelton has been DFA since then and in the Minors so I don't know why you bring that up.
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
....because you posted his 2006 line
while leaving out a fourth of it. i think its pretty obvious why I would mention it.
well
Shelton couldn't beat out Casey at 1st base last year and BB put up decent numbers last year.
Not saying he is the second coming of Teixeira but he is decent player who is going to be here for one year and next year we will probably see Chris Davis.
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
.734 ops from a 1b
who is only being played against righties is not "decent numbers".
but the numbers arnt worth arguing anymore (or as much as they have been).
Look, the bottom line is that they are both marginal 1bs. Me saying I WASNT SURE that he was a better choice than chris shelton (given franchise circumstances and roster spots) should not be cause for an uproar. whatsoever. especially when my next post on the matter said that sheldon may be "done" and have lost it.
as long as wash quickly decides to platoon him with botts, i am fine with ben broussard. casually mentioning chris shelton was not meant to be some condemnation of ben broussard.
Shelton
hasn't been good since the first month of 2006. He was awful since then in the Majors and wasn't anything special in the minors.
speaking of the first couple months of 2006
what has BB done since then? sucked in seattle and had a good week here.
look, i just said ben broussard was fine against righties and that chris shelton may have just lost it, but a .200 average with 3 homeruns for a week doesnt make him awesome.
BB at least had a possible reason
for not hitting well. Shelton just disappeared out of nowhere and lost the job. Broussard didn't lose the job as much as Sexson was just constnatly given attempts.
saying shelton MIGHT be a better option than broussard
is hardly claiming he is mark teixeira.
and when i argued about it in the offseason, a major factor was that broussard is most likely 1 and done as an older vet on a 1 year contract and shelton had some potential to help in he future. Not a strictly 1 v 1 who is going to produce better in 2008.
Broussard with a hot bat
but defense is suspect
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Well, that wasn't a good play.
Ben should have had that.
Padilla
YOU DO NOTHING EXCEPT CONTRIBUTING TO WORLD HUNGER
Nice to see Vlad not beating us all by himself this year.
He almost looks human.
For
comparison Wilkerson is hitting .067 and 1-15.
Some were upset that we traded Hulett for BB and thought we should have resigned Wilkerson.
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
i kind of want a 3rd consecutive quality start
since one of those runs was unearned.
but in a 3 run game.. yeah probably should bring someone in. rupe would be good.
Apparently...
...Padilla will be going back out there...
My guess is that Washington will try to get one more inning out of him, then go to Jack Benny for 2 and C.J. for the 9th.
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 6, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
If Padilla blows the game in the 6th, we'll just have another prime example of Ron's bullpen management.
by LSJ on Apr 6, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
It will be a pretty good indicator that he pulls the wrong pitchers to early and the wrong pitchers to late :D (no I do not want to keep arguing this, but had to take the shot)
props for being a good sport
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
man, Padilla looks like a bad guy from Miami Vice
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
not Josh's fault
that's a network thing that they require he plug.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Absolutely
I understand that. And it's got tiresome already of them trying to get ratings off of his story. Enough already.
Wait until this upcoming series with Baltimore
and we will hear about the 30 run game a few hundred times more
don't know about you
but I could stand to hear about that a few hundred more times... that was awesome
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Kenrick finally thrown out.
Tired of seeing him on base today.
Nice 6th for Padilla.
I imagine that's all for him.
Wow, that was a fast inning
Once again, I guess all Padilla needed was a few innings to warm up, eh?
Actually, the Angels just hacked their way out of that inning. Some terrible overswings there by the Angels.
DaMurph is human
who knew?
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
And Laird makes 'em pay.
You don't mess with the beast behind the plate.
that'll teach ya to walk BB to get to OMFT
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Hahahaha...
That was good, OC. I'm glad to see Laird having a good game - he needed it for his trade value. This is good, I just hope it lasts beyond today.
by LSJ on Apr 6, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
looks like Padzilla
is comin' back out
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
7th inning stretch side note:
That Mark Gubizca guy the Angels have commentating on the TV broadcast is a serious moron. I actually thought he was Rex Hulder for a couple innings, because he was saying stupid shit that only Rex usually says. It's very disturbing that the Angels have gone out and managed to find not one, but two total dumbballs like Rex and Gubizca. Very disturbing.
hey man
can you give your whining a day off?
there is a feature on your remote called "mute", use it.
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
I would...
But my computer is in the other room, so I can't turn on the KLRD feed on gameday audio.
Besides, one of my favorite things to do while watching an Angel game is bitch about the bad commentating. It's like watching a NASCAR wreck over and over - it's not really very good sport, but it's addicting, and fun as hell.
by LSJ on Apr 6, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
around 98
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
that was his 100th pitch
" Winning doesn't always mean being first,
winning means you are doing better than you have done before"
Padilla's 101st pitch
92mph
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
We can only hope
The Rangers can continue the pitching performances of the first two weeks.
I remember last year I was more familiar with the relievers than the starters.
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Padilla. Very, very nice.
Can't ask for more than that.
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