Sunday morning things

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 1, 2008 9:33 AM CDT

The Rangers enter June 1 game above .500. Not bad for a team in rebuilding mode, that was largely written off as irrelevant before the season started.

The Rangers won 19 games in May, a record for the month, and the first time the Rangers have won 19 games in a month since 1983.

Anthony Andro has a Q&A with Jon Daniels about this week's draft, and although Daniels deflects a question about Andrew Cashner, he talks about signability issues and Nolan Ryan's involvement in the draft (which, it sounds like, has been minimal).

The Rangers today start a stretch of facing four lefties in the next five games, which means Marlon Byrd and Travis Metcalf are going to be playing more. Andro says that Byrd will spell Brandon Boggs, which doesn't make a ton of sense to me, given that Boggs hits LHPs better than RHPs.

Gil LeBreton says rumors of the Rangers' demise in April were exaggerated.

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enough with the lefties already.

and boggs should definitely be giving murph some days off against lefties.

3 in a row spun him into a slump last time that hes still in…

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on Jun 1, 2008 9:44 AM CDT 0 recs

+1

A Lonestar in California - 2.0

"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven

by lonestarJon on Jun 1, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up 0 recs

Nolan

For me, that quote puts down the rumors Nola will decide who gets drafted.

Actually it doesn’t even sound like JD decides.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Jun 1, 2008 9:57 AM CDT 0 recs

no more .500 or bust for me

its been on my sig for like 3 seasons now, and we are finally above it. i promised myself if we ever got to .500 again id remove it.

yeahhhhhh

"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Jun 1, 2008 10:33 AM CDT 0 recs

Congrats Jay!

I hope you never have to use it again.

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

by boomer1 on Jun 1, 2008 10:35 AM CDT up 0 recs

yeah

i think i may have shown my inner dork last night, we went to the game and it was packed by the way, and as soon as we won, i was thinking, “sweet! we’re above .500. sweet! i can remove .500 or bust from my sig!”

"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Jun 1, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up 0 recs

I feel selfish

asking the Rangers to keep up this pace…but why not?

by Agreen07 on Jun 1, 2008 10:37 AM CDT 0 recs

at this point

they have to have all the confidence in the world…and with Millwood returning, and a mentally and physically healthy Padilla and Ponson, why the hell not indeed?

speaking of Ponson…damnit that guy has some sick movement

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

by Walter Sobchak on Jun 1, 2008 12:35 PM CDT up 0 recs

If they do keep up the pace...

winning 2 out of 3, it’s going to be a lot of fun to keep watching.

I’m really anxious for them to get back up against the Angels. LAA is a team I’ve sort of forgotten about, and really haven’t paid much attention to, as far as how they’ve been playing quality wise.

Didn’t really realize it, but they haven’t played them since April 15th (around the start of the slump), and they don’t play them again until a 4-game series that starts on July 7th. That is a really big gap for a division team. (in a division with 4 teams)

"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2

by tdi1985 on Jun 1, 2008 12:43 PM CDT up 0 recs

Great game to go to last night.

Pretty packed, and the house was real loud for the final outs.

And for the record, my friend and I combined for about 350 ASB votes while at the game…..

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 1, 2008 10:51 AM CDT 0 recs

nice

by Agreen07 on Jun 1, 2008 10:52 AM CDT up 0 recs

FWST..

I read in the paper this morning that the rangers are offering free tickets to their employees for filling out ASB ballots, and are going to raffle off a suite night to employees who earn raffle tickets based on number of times they vote. Helps, but its gonna take a lot more than that. Why not do something similar for fans?

Bring your email from mlb.com that says you voted the max of 25 times and earn a raffle ticket for a suite night sounds like a pretty good promotion. I’m sure there are other things that they could come up with.

by Topgun22 on Jun 1, 2008 11:00 AM CDT up 0 recs

I read that also

Good for them.

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

by boomer1 on Jun 1, 2008 11:01 AM CDT up 0 recs

well you do get free tickets for voting

any email you vote with 25 times with the rangers listed as the favorite team will get an email in july with a coupon code for 2 free ranger tickets (select games).

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on Jun 1, 2008 11:31 AM CDT up 0 recs

Ha ha ha

Remember when Evan Grant were all about Ron Washington getting fired and had him on death watch?

Now he’s a golden god.

The 40 trumps all!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 1, 2008 11:11 AM CDT 0 recs

oops

Meant to say “Evan Grant and AJM“

The 40 trumps all!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 1, 2008 11:12 AM CDT up 0 recs

I had him on death watch

I didn’t figure there was any way he’d still be managing right now.

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 1, 2008 11:22 AM CDT up 0 recs

I figured there was no way

they were gonna drop the guillotine on him that quickly and thought it was pretty laughable you and EG had him on a minute-by-minute death watch.

The 40 trumps all!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 1, 2008 11:43 AM CDT up 0 recs

I think it was justified to be on watch though...

I still get the impression that the organization had their finger on the trigger.

"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2

by tdi1985 on Jun 1, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up 0 recs

nah

Wasn’t unreasonable to think Worsh was doomed at that time.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jun 1, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up 0 recs

How much of a difference do you think

Wash played in turning it around? I don’t really have an opinion either way (probably because he wasn’t making much of a difference either way).

"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2

by tdi1985 on Jun 1, 2008 11:16 AM CDT up 0 recs

Your latter comment

sums up my feelings quite well. Unless a manager is truly terrible at his job and all his players hate him, I just don’t think managers make a big difference one way or another.

I thought then what I think now: Wash is a perfectly fine manager.

The 40 trumps all!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 1, 2008 11:45 AM CDT up 0 recs

btw

I parlayed Drew into Hafner and Blackburn… not bad considering I don’t really start him anymore.

"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2

by tdi1985 on Jun 1, 2008 11:52 AM CDT up 0 recs

I saw

good for you.

Now all you have to do is make up like 20 points on me and you’ll be all set >;)

The 40 trumps all!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 1, 2008 11:54 AM CDT up 0 recs

I was in 8th

for the first month and a half…. I’m pretty satisfied with where I am right now.

"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2

by tdi1985 on Jun 1, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up 0 recs

Yah

You’ve been climbing pretty steadily actually have a pretty fine squad, I was just messing with you.

I really love my team though. ARod and Miggy Cabrera is a pretty beastly combo in an AL-only league, and my pitching is far beastlier than it appears at first glance.

I’m gonna be tough to catch.

Good hunting.

The 40 trumps all!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 1, 2008 12:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

How great

can Josh Hamilton really be if he can’t even lift my team out of last place? Pathetic.

Not the only black poster on LSB.

by sprite on Jun 1, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

I was wondering the other day

if you could be convinced to trade him.

"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2

by tdi1985 on Jun 1, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

Almost unthinkable...

almost.

I don't know Karate...but I know Karazy!

by Clueless on Jun 1, 2008 12:59 PM CDT up 0 recs

Nope.

Already traded A-Rod. And I only did that for a need- pitching. I should be stronger in the 2nd half, Liriano should get called back up, Kendrick just got off the DL, maybe Adam Jones starts to heat up? Who knows…...... Garko’s suckfest is destroying my team.

Not the only black poster on LSB.

by sprite on Jun 1, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up 0 recs

My team sucks.

Injuries to what I thought would be a beast staff and a pretty awful lineup.

THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR THOUGH.

by LiamP on Jun 1, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

Are you in the league?

The 40 trumps all!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 1, 2008 1:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

Hot Carl Crawfords.

by LiamP on Jun 1, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ah, well

You got one heck of a good young keeper from me earlier this year when I was desperate for a RF.

I really like Gomez a ton, but needless to say now that Ellsbury has RF eligibility, I’d very much like to undo that particular deal.

The 40 trumps all!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 1, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yeah.

That was an immediate accept for me. I like Gomez too but I don’t think he’ll ever have enough pop in his bat to hit 10HRs, whereas Ellsbury will likely hit 15+ on a semi-consistent basis. That, plus I’m more than willing to bank on Ellsbury having a higher avg and more runs.

Gomez will probably beat him out on SBs when it’s all said and done though.

by LiamP on Jun 1, 2008 1:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Missed that one.

I meant 15hrs for Gomez.

by LiamP on Jun 1, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yah

that was a really hard one to pull the trigger on. I couldn’t believe I got Ellsbury at the end of round 8 in an AL-only keeper draft. But because of the LF-CF-RF setup of our league I needed a RF right then and you had the only guy with RF eligibility who could possibly come close to matching Ellsbury’s steals.

I think they’re actually pretty even players. I agree that Gomez is likely to be the better base stealer when it’s all said and done, but that’s a close call the way Joacoby’s been running lately (6 steals in two days!), and Ellsbury is a tick better in BA, HR and RBI than Gomez is, and Ellsbury is far better in runs just cause of the offense he plays in.

Oh well. It’s hard to regret a trade too much when you’re doing well.

The 40 trumps all!!!

by thedirkatron on Jun 1, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up 0 recs

ellsbury

i was very tempted for him, but didnt really want to give up my only real power bat.

"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

by rentz on Jun 1, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

If anybody

is in need of HR power. Thome is available. I have no use for him.

Not the only black poster on LSB.

by sprite on Jun 1, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up 0 recs

thome

the problem ive got is he can only be used at util.

"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

by rentz on Jun 1, 2008 5:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

dude

you got steals in some of your trades….thats all i’m sayin :)

"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

by rentz on Jun 1, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

ugh

i was doing great then tanked now i cant get out of the bottom rung.

"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

by rentz on Jun 1, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

Winning has been known

to cure cancer.

by SteveP on Jun 1, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

Everything's at 2:00 today

Rangers on KDFI ch 27
Frisco on KTXA ch 21 [Ballard, no Andrus, kraptastic]
Beavan and Hurley, too

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jun 1, 2008 11:20 AM CDT 0 recs

beavan's and hurley's game is televised somewhere

right?

by Longhorn on Jun 1, 2008 11:22 AM CDT up 0 recs

After last night’s brawl Clinton will be on PPV.

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jun 1, 2008 11:26 AM CDT up 0 recs

hurley televised? what now? info required.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on Jun 1, 2008 11:28 AM CDT up 0 recs

Start over - maybe my post was confusing

Rangers – on TV
Frisco – on TV
Hurley – OKC video is often online – if you wanna pay for it
Beavan – no TV that I know of

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jun 1, 2008 11:34 AM CDT up 0 recs

i didnt even read your initial post

im too cool for that =0
just saw “hurley” and “televised”. woops.

it is on milb.tv though as you said online. dont think i can get myself to pay for it but its interesting to know I can.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on Jun 1, 2008 11:37 AM CDT up 0 recs

by tdi1985 on Jun 1, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

Where is it

posted on milb.tv?

by coolaid on Jun 1, 2008 1:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

Just based on clicking on one game... it seems like the archives are free

I’m really shocked by that. But here is the link:
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/video.jsp?sid=t238
Click on select month, and change back to May, click on any of those games. You’ll need a log in for milb.com.

"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2

by tdi1985 on Jun 1, 2008 1:20 PM CDT up 0 recs