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Michael Young says that if the Rangers keep pitching like they have so far in May, they can win the division.  Given that the Rangers have a 1.84 ERA this month, I'd agree with that.  Evan Grant also mentions in the game story that the bullpen had to do the heavy lifting yesterday, and thus there may be a move today to get a fresh arm up.

Mark Connor compares Scott Feldman to Roy Halladay, in terms of having two fastballs that look the same but move differently, and Luis Mendoza had a solid simulated game yesterday.

Galloway has another "fire Jon Daniels" column up, saying that Ron Washington is just a yes-man for Daniels, and thus if Washington has to go, so does Daniels.  Galloway also suggests that the talent level on this team is so low, Washington winning any games is a minor miracle.

Tim Cowlishaw says, give Washington the entire 2008 season. 

 

 

 

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Galloway makes

a lot of people uncomfortable because he is not afraid to tell the truth.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

by Josey Wales on May 11, 2008 10:46 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

He's also not

afraid to piss his pants in public.

by jparks77 on May 11, 2008 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Grandpa Urine

Is there an actual explanation for this nickname?

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on May 11, 2008 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ticket reference

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

by boomer1 on May 11, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like when he said...

...the Padres trade was a great trade, because the Rangers got two pitchers for the price of one, and Adrian Gonzalez wasn’t going to be any good anyway?

I figured you’d be a fan of this particular column, though.

by Adam J. Morris on May 11, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Galloway

There’s also this gem from today’s column:

“Any good general manager I’ve ever known has this philosophy:

The day they can walk into the manager’s office and dictate who to play, or to bring up or send down, that’s the day the GM knows he has the wrong guy in charge of the dugout.”

Really? Because I kinda thought making the decisions on who to bring up or send down was the GM’s job ON EVERY TEAM IN BASEBALL.

So by that logic, every team in the major leagues has the wrong guy in charge of the dugout…

"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky

by RCCook on May 11, 2008 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

¡Vámonos!

"I hope it's a special dumb person hell so that I don’t have to meet up with you after I die."

- The D-tron

by Chase Irwin on May 11, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who

Rob? Nah, he’s super smart & cool. Say it ain’t so, Chase.

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 11, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

You sound like the ad genius behind his ESPN radio spots.

He makes people uncomfortable because he could drop dead at any moment.

by LiamP on May 11, 2008 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Get off my lawn!

Damn kids.

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

by t ball on May 11, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's fine

wake me when he actually tells the truth and doesn’t just ramble on with absolutely nothing to say.

by Gdawg on May 11, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've given up

on Galloway. I used to think he was just a sour old man. But now I think he’s an idiot. Wasn’t he praising Jon Daniels after the Chris Young trade?
I stopped listening to his show and reading his columns a loong time ago.

by chrisR on May 11, 2008 10:59 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Cowlishaw is right...

and Galloway is wrong (shocking).

I’ve been very impressed with Feldman as well, but perhaps it’s a little premature to compare him to Halladay.

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

by slc ranger on May 11, 2008 11:00 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Common Sense

Good article by Cowlishaw. He takes the common sense approach that if Washington got so much blame for the bad stretch (and talk of his dismissal), he should then get a lot of praise for the recent good play (and job security for the rest of the season). However, common sense rarely plays into managerial evaluation.

by Excel Hearts Choi on May 11, 2008 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mathis is in The Show!

http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/05/cowlishaw-and-your-newest-texas-ranger-i.html

The Rangers have RHP Doug Mathis here to join the major league club. Not certain on who he will replace (either Kevin Millwood or Travis Metcalf) but the club had a spot on the 40-man roster and Mathis can give the team some length out of the bullpen today if needed.

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 11, 2008 11:11 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

STFU Randy Galloway...

Have you noticed how well the Rangers have been doing? What horrible timing on your LBrooksish type article. I suggest getting laid once in a while if anyone will have you. I bet you’d piss all over yourself and complain the whole time.

The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT

http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893

by LAMuscleFag on May 11, 2008 11:24 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Galloway & Brooks

I’m about 99% convinced they’re the same person.

"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky

by RCCook on May 11, 2008 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then Josey

would be the guy who changes the colostomy bag for him/them?

They all sure seem to repeat the same shit…

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 11, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Galloway is a complete idiot

And I don’t see how anyone who reads actual baseball sites like this one can think any differently…

He masks his ignorance by coming up with little pet names to call people…

A common approach among the third grade population…

I know at least 50 people who can write a more intelligent article about the Rangers than Galloway and that’s without looking very hard…

It’s very easy to say a team that hasn’t won sucks, yada, yada, yada…

Tell us why they suck, Galloway? or what they have to do to win.

Oh, yeah. No pitching. And fire Ron Washington. Let Nolan run things.

by Trip on May 11, 2008 11:43 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Galloway vs. Cowlishaw

the truth is probably somewhere in between.

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

by t ball on May 11, 2008 12:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Josey Wales

can. He takes notes, records it and plays it backwards hoping to hear messages about the Revolution while chanting “helter skelter”.

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

by t ball on May 11, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

The song’s about a slide! A slide!

by jparks77 on May 11, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's that flemwad, Brian Estridge, that makes the show unbearable...

...he always utters stuff when others are talking…

“uh-huh… yep… nope… mm-hmm…”

...such a beating.

but, yeah, if you’re listening to ESPN for Rangers coverage, you’re better served talking to yourself.

by oc on May 11, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

better a flemwad

than a phlegm wad

All Aboard Von Ryan's Express!

by Clueless on May 11, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

phuck that

Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!

by oc on May 11, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just stating a phact

my phriend.

All Aboard Von Ryan's Express!

by Clueless on May 11, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Buncha Pinkos!

With a nod to Archie Bunker…

This is a very wonderful thing the Players & MLB do. I am glad it is now a permanent tradition.

Catch the CJ tie-in?

During games played on Mother’s Day, players will wear pink wristbands and pink titanium necklaces made by Major League Baseball licensee Phiten. Pink ribbons will be displayed on player uniforms, as well as those of all on-field personnel. The breast cancer awareness theme will be carried throughout the game, including pink ribbon logos on the bases and commemorative home plates, and pink dugout lineup cards.

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 11, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The

Phiten, mannnnnnn.

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 11, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

"I hope it's a special dumb person hell so that I don’t have to meet up with you after I die."

- The D-tron

by Chase Irwin on May 11, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If the Rangers keep pitching like this, they can win the division.

Texas isn’t big enough to contain an “if” that big.

by philkid3 on May 11, 2008 1:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

A Lonestar in California - 2.0

David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.

by lonestarJon on May 11, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

careful...

...Lackey has yet to throw this season…

that’s still a very stacked team over there in… Ingelwood… Santa Monica… Compton…

...whatever they’re calling themselves these days.

by oc on May 11, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he was implying

That it’s very unlikely that we will win the division:

Texas isn’t big enough to contain an "if" that big.

A Lonestar in California - 2.0

David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.

by lonestarJon on May 11, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Angels haven't been lacking without Lackey

They’ve hardly skipped a beat with Saunders and Santana pitching their butts off.

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

by t ball on May 11, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Galloway

Usually I can’t stand his columns, but in this case I agree with him. The whole “we’ll reassess at the All Star break” thing was bullshit and unprofessional.

"You’re the only here who contributes schtick only." - brettgardner

by trza on May 11, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

"dead-skipper-still-walking"

I think, perhaps, Voodoo is being used here, the Voodoo skipper. The Resurrection of Sidney Ponson, from beyond the grave for example. Then there is the New Orleans and Aruba influences. To explain the unexplainable. Voodoo is as good as anything.

by SanDiegoKev on May 11, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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