On Mendoza and Gabbard
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 12, 2008 3:55 PM CDT
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The Rangers website has an item up on Luis Mendoza and Kason Gabbard. Gabbard is getting called up on Saturday to take over for Doug Mathis in the rotation. Mathis is supposedly heading back to the bullpen, but they are going to have to send someone down to make room for Gabbard, and unless they option Josh Rupe, Mathis would seem to be the most likely candidate.
There's also some discussion of Mendoza's return from his shoulder problem, with a lack of strength after his injury apparently being blamed for his first two awful appearances. Oklahoma manager Bobby Jones has praise for how Mendoza has pitched his last couple of times out, and it sounds like Mendoza could be on track to get back to Texas before too terribly long.
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Maybe they could option Ron Washington and get a big league manager that can actually make good decisions with the players he has
by dcoy on Jun 12, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps
but what we really need to do right now, is to DFA a whole bunch of posters and get people whose opinions doesn’t suck.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so i guess
your in favor of Vasquez hitting over Bradley in the 9th inning of a game that you are down by 1 run!
by blueballlefty on Jun 12, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
it really didn’t matter at that point, but what you will.
I don’t see teh point of second guessing little decisions like that.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so dont do it
why does it bother you if other people do?
and it was a 1 run game, every batter is important in the ninth. a double and a single and boom, tie game.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pinch hitting
is perhaps teh most overrated aspect of baseball right now. Yeah, a good hitter is a good hitter regardless of what he does, but at bat per at bat, there’s really very little difference.
Add in Bradley’s road performance(good, but not ungodly), and I don’t really see teh point of bitchign about a move that was at best static. I would have liked to see bradley, but it’s pretty dumb to act like it’s some big deal that we didn’t see him.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
.......
so, again, dont do it.
if you have a problem with people voicing their opinions on in game moves in a game reaction thread, thats your problem not theirs/mine.
the actual importance of bradley pinch hitting is debatable, but DUMB to want to see our best hitter in the 9th down 1? reallly?
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then by all means
keep it in the game-thread. This is a thread about Mendoza and Gabbard. It’s not a time to come out and start second guessing thanks to the powers of hindsight.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, the guy bringing it up in this thread was certainly
the wrong choice.
but in general, calling people dumb for wanting the guy who leads the league in average, on base percentage and slugging to pinch hit in the 9th? Ridiculous.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
why
if people can second guess, firebat can certainly call them dumb for doing it
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on Jun 12, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One is a reaction to the game
the subject of the thread and this blog.
the other is directly towards individuals, and has nothing to do with the discussion.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
other stuff
although calling out the poster dragging it into a mendoza/gabbard post was fine. but obviously he was speaking in general not just this thread.
thats my opinion anyway. obviously.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
splitting hairs
you are both trying to police the blog in a way. he doesn’t want to read second guesses. you don’t want to read his calling out other posters.
and is there a real difference between saying i disagree with your opinion and your opinions is dumb and you’re dumb?
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on Jun 12, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Enough
semantics with the self-righteous is quite frustrating and useless.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good thing you started it then.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The discussion is below
contribute or kindly leave me to my grumpiness
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my discussion here is on
calling a bunch of people stupid over it, not the highly debatable position of how much it actually would have helped.
i dont care about 18 at bats in june and road splits, milton bradley is a better hitter than chris shelton or ramon vazquez, and trying to prove otherwise with some stats is a major reach. And I think you know he is.
rather you think 1 at bat would have made a difference or not, its well within reason to want one of your best hitters to bat during the ninth inning of a 1 run game. the only reason the discussion continued past 10 minutes after the game is this right here and now ab03 bringing it up again in the other thread, there was no 50 person outrage for 2 hours post game or something ridiculous.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not with you
but there were enough people questioning it that it needed to be addressed. It’s become a pasttime for certain LSB’ers to criticize moves whether they are warranted or not.
and even your interpretation is pretty simplistic. There is a problem with PH’ng your best bat when that bat happens to only be able to play one position and probably shouldn’t play the OF at all, and your bench only has 2 other people on it (and isn’t all that flexible).
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on Jun 12, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1 AB
doesn’t reflect who’s the better hitter. It reflects practically nothing, except for maybe (MAYBE) who is hotter at the moment. At the moment, Chris Shelton is inexplicably hotter.
Forgive me if I don’t think that 1 AB is worth a fanpost, and a needless comment on another place.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
.......
1) My point is that its an arguable position, not that it single handedly decided the game. I am saying its ridiculous to call people stupid over commenting on it, not that its ridiculous to think it didnt matter.
2) Chris Shelton is hotter than milton bradley? excuse me?
You may not be self-righteous, but you’ve got a self-something going on in here. Superiority?
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
I’m a complex bungle of nerves and depression right now. I think I’ll be a much more pleasant person again come 2 O’clock tomorrow.
Whatever dude, 1 AB, it doesn’t matter, the game was blown when Frankie sucked.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
trust me
you will be asleep by 2. That exam blows any way you slice it.
remember, the essay counts for dick.
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on Jun 12, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All I want to know
is how badly I can do and still have a chance to go to Med School. Cause I’m feeling like I’m about to throw up.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best of Luck
FbM3!
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 12, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, and hindsight
hindsight? uh, no. pretty pretty sure that was wanted before the game was over.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FirebatM3 = Hindsight police....
“coming in and bringing these never-before discussed takes!
It’s like the same arguments we had last draft day, except for these new guys are armed with Hindsight!” -FirebatM3 earlier today
Please forgive any and all typos, mispellings, etc.
Your kindess in this matter is appreciated.
by red shoe ranger on Jun 12, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
that’s because judging things in hindsight is unfair, and often stupid. It’d be one thing if it is something everyone agreed on – like Chris Young trade was dumb. It’s something completely different when it’s a trade that was pretty even at the time of occurrance – like the John Danks trade, and the sides were unbalanced afterwards.
Evaluating in hindsight is stupid, whether it is a deal that you won (Gagne trade, which was not universally excellent, and I still maintain that we probably could have gotten more value) or one that you lost (Danks trade). It’s the sign of laziness and idiocy.
You know, why do I bother? Here’s the reader’s digest version:
You’re a twat whose only takes come straight from the mouth (anus?) of Randy Galloway. Your only arguments are based on surface stats that mean very little, and you can’t seem to wrap your head around explanations when people give their explanations. Die in a fire, thanks.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hate Galloway
and their uber GAY “texttoy”.
P1-Day1 Buddy…
at anyrate the point is that just because someone is voicing their opinion after something happens doesnt make it “hindsight”.
Some were for the Danks trade…others were against it and they have a right to come back now and REITERATE their point of view. DO YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE DORK?
According to you the only time “hindsight” is allowed is on occasions when “everyone agreed” like the CY trade?
Like assholes are my opinions and I’ll voice them before, during, and after the issue at hand you blogoshere Nazi…..Now you sir may kindly go and get your fuckin shinebox!
Please forgive any and all typos, mispellings, etc.
Your kindess in this matter is appreciated.
by red shoe ranger on Jun 12, 2008 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not hindsight shouldn't be used to judge trades
EVER.
Hindsight is something that you occassionally use to kick yourself over. Like, boy, I really wish I bought those Rangers season tickets.
The best method of trade evaluation is “Did you get value for it?”
In the case of Young/A-Gon for Eaton/Aki? No, you didn’t. You got a decent reliever and an injury prone starter that got injured.
The case of Danks and McCarthy wasn’t so clear cut, but generally, McCarthy was a better pitcher in the minors, and he had majors experience. There was value there, and the exchange, as bad as it looks now, looked decent back then.
Hindsight is the tool that causes people like Galloway to become popular, because they can come out and write “Boy, that was a bad trade looking back.” That’s stupid. That’s what you’re doing. It’s annoying and non-productive, cause while hindsight is fun for internet arguments, they’re not very useful.
If your front office keeps getting lesser value during trades, you have a problem. If some guys get injured, well, you got bad luck. Sorry.
We’re done here.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in all seriousness.....
good luck on the MCAT….
Please forgive any and all typos, mispellings, etc.
Your kindess in this matter is appreciated.
by red shoe ranger on Jun 12, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vasquez
Hes been a very hot hitter himself. Shelton had been substituted for Cat the previous inning so Wash knew he would have to hit. If he didn’t want Shelton to hit he would have left Cat in until after Cats at bat and then subbed him in.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Jun 12, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it didnt really matter at that point?
are you retarded?
by kumizi on Jun 12, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look douche
Milton Bradley has put up a
.286 .410 .446 .856 line on the road this year. Still great, but not exactly the awesome unstoppable line he has at home. In fact, it’s startling similar to this line .316 .409 .421 .830, which is Chris Shelton’s June numbers.
Given that, and he was going against Joaquin Soria, one of the best closers in the majors, no it wouldn’t have made a big difference eitehr way. I still think he might have been a good choice to use for Duran, but Vazquez was quite hot anyways, and Milton will haev to play the field in NY. I see the idea behind not bringing him in.
Seriously, what the fuck is with these new posters who think the crux of a good argument is proving that they can be dicks? LSB was much better when we kept the retard to actual poster ratio to miles:everyone else.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it's okay to be a tenured dick?
Seriously, what the fuck is with these new posters who think the crux of a good argument is proving that they can be dick?
...
Perhaps but what we really need to do right now, is to DFA a whole bunch of posters and get people whose opinions doesn’t [sic] suck
by robert_d_wilfong on Jun 12, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
childish? Perhaps, but still absolutely true. The quality of analysis by the actual posters themselves have degraded quite a bit recently.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who pissed in your coffee this morning, bro?
"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 12, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got the MCATs tomorrow
and I have a vision of impending doom.
Oh, and I have to drive 50 miles to take it.
At 8 AM in the morning.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sux...
good luck and BE CAREFUL
"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 12, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i still don't get why you call it a macro
do you know what a macro is?
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on Jun 12, 2008 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what is he talking about?
"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 13, 2008 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who knows
"Typical woman. 'Give me' 'Give me' 'Give me'
I’ll give ya something.
1. A backhand
2. A stuffing
3. $500 if you promise never to post here again"
~ The Immortal, BG
by Chase Irwin on Jun 13, 2008 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
But there are those who contribute much to these discussions—including yourself, imo. Baiting those who post just to read their own posts doesn’t make it any more enjoyable.
by robert_d_wilfong on Jun 12, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It'd be different if it was one person
making one claim in one location. What pisses me off is when multiple people make similar claims in multiple places.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i feed my posts into a narrator program
so i can listen to myself in all my righteousness
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i set your posts to the evil voice.
and maybe i will.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Evil voice
in my imagination sounds like Jerry Seinfeld.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess...
you haven’t noticed that Vazquez is hitting well? Yea, pinch hit for a guy that’s hitting .331/.404/.518. I can tell you’ve never coached. lol.
by Redcaps on Jun 13, 2008 8:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
It is his little decisions game in and game out that build up and warrant second guessing or do you actually watch the games
by dcoy on Jun 12, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who are you talking about?
Are you criticizing OK manager Bobby Jones? Or did you actually mean to hit reply?
JD drinks the Angels milkshake.
by WyoRanger on Jun 12, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
glad gabbard is back
i trust him more than mathis.. hopefully he has some semblance of control back.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 4:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
9th inning today
Vazquez should have hit for Shelton. Bradley for Duran. Worry about how to field your team in the bottom of the 9th after you have tied or taken the lead.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 12, 2008 4:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Vasquez
Shelton had been brought in in the 8th. Wash knew he would have to hit so if he had been afraid of him hitting he would have waited and PH for Cat then brought Shelton in to play D. Now once you get to Duran I see no problem with Vasquez PH for him. Vasquez has been one of our hotter hitters and plays 3B so instead of burning 2 players by PH Bradley and then playing RV on D you use RV to PH and save Bradley in case you need him for Boggs
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Jun 12, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
reasoning
Rangers had the lead and Mahay was on the mound when Shelton was brought in. Shelton should not have stayed in the game to hit once Soria came in.
by kumizi on Jun 12, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bench
we only have a limited bench to begin with. We had already used Shelton. Vasquez went for Duran. Bradley can only play OF and was probably gonna PH for Boggs if we got that far. That leaves who? Laird and …......
So you want to PH Bradley for Shelton which means who would play 1B in the bottom of the 9th? Vasquez maybe. OK then you would have to PH Vasquez for Duran and use Laird at 3B. Well guess what that leaves absolutely nobody on the bench in case the game does go into extras and someone gets hurt.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Jun 12, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tie the game
and then worry about extra innings.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 12, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep...
...don’t die with bullets still left in your gun.
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 Jun 12, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"don't worry how to field your team"
and that is why you are retarded. that and you couldn’t figure out how to use the internet to get play by play
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on Jun 12, 2008 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feel better?
Does name calling make you feel better? I don’t mind. It is more a reflection of yourself and I don’t take it personally.
So it is OK that Washington didn’t use Bradley yesterday because of possible position problems in the bottom of the 9th? If it were a tie game then OK, save Bradley. But not when you are down 1 with your best hitter sitting on the bench.
As for play by play, I can get it from a number of sources. However, they lag behind radio and TV and thus postings here at LSB.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on Jun 13, 2008 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mendoza
Hasn’t he only gone 4 innings the last two times out? Has it been because of high pitch counts or has he been on pitch limits? I would guess he would have to wait until after the AS break before getting another shot.
And he better not get called up and Hurley sent down. That would piss me off to no end. Hurley better be here for good. or at least the rest of this season.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Jun 12, 2008 4:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hes had a sore shoulder
i think
by blueballlefty on Jun 12, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
both
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Jun 12, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh
we should have a Rangers Pitcher injury report on the Right. Keep track of who is hurt with what
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is a pretty good idea
i was thinking of having a favorites post that listed all the unsigned players and all the signed ones.
"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 12, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that effing sucks
Frisco is on TV and Max isn’t playing. What the hell??
Atleast Elvis is in.
by Longhorn on Jun 12, 2008 6:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Max
2 days that he’s missed. Could he be promoted?
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do we Pay you for, man?!?!?
...oh, right’o then…sorry!
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 12, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay, nevermind
thats 2 days in a row, something up?
by Longhorn on Jun 12, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Andrus
2-2 so far.
Cruz just went big fly
Davis with another walk
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thats 3 walks since his last k
and hitting .305
excellent.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a double
3-4, BB, HR, 2B, hitting .323
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Davis
Double
beasticon all the way. .997 ops in AAA.
at this rate he will be ready before blalock is.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone keep expecting his average to dovetail
but it just refuses to. Unbelievable, he might be hotter in AAA than he was in AA right now.
Mayberry, 2-5 tonight too. Linedrives hit all ova the place!
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JMJ and Davis went off
on Tuesday night in OKC (the homer Davis hit may have actually circled the Earth unitl it landed)...Mendoza seemed to pitch pretty well also, as well as Fukumori, but don’t fully rely on my info, as I am not nearly as super informed baseball man as most here are. Also, I was pretty wasted.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
by Bob Loblaw on Jun 12, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh...
All due respect, dovetail (one of my favorite words) not used correctly here.
You mean “go into a tailspin?”
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 13, 2008 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Birds!
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley
by Rodney on Jun 13, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
......its the only sample
Perhaps i should include his .994 ops in AA this year. Or 1.059 while there last year.
Now i dont actually think he should be brought up in the next week or anything like that, but its hard not to be impressed by the raw production.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
same sample size
Mayberry had 1.300+ OPS, i didn’t hear one word about it other than me saying something. But, i understand Davis is the Uberprospect, but still…
by Longhorn on Jun 12, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey now
I was right there with you dude. Big JMJ fan too
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mayberry is the one with the small sample size of success
one 150 at bat stint of particularly impressive production in his minor league career, this one.
granted, given that he was a project from the start and now is about the time he was supposed to “figure it out”, its certainly encouraging.
why does he deserve to see the mlb before davis though, for anything other than that he is 24 and davis is 22?
JMJ isnt exactly the king of K:BB ratios himself.
anyway, i feel like im being drawn in towards attacking JMJ. I dont have a problem with JMJ.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
scroll to 29:00 for Davis’ HR [bad video]
scroll to 1:11:00 for Mayberry’s HR [okay video]
scroll to 3:03:00 for Arias’ walk-off steal of home [really nice slide]
BTW, I sent an email to Scooter asking about MaxRam and if Elvis will be at SS by the Sat TV game. His reply…
Ramirez resting
Probably no Andrus on Sat…but you never know…more likely at mid…
What’s interesting though is … about 20 mins after I sent him that email Scooter started discussing Max during the broadcast and suggested that you gotta believe he’s due for a promotion to OKC very soon. I wondered if he was hinting about some things he’s heard but can’t really confirm. hmmmmm …
by shroomer on Jun 12, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
excuse my ignorance, but...
what is maxram playing right now? was the 1b thing just a brief look or is he still there?
thanks for the links again, watching that in about 5 seconds.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mayberry is so thin
i wonder what would happen if he hit the weight room and filled out; that would be scary.
by Longhorn on Jun 12, 2008 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Crime Dog...
Fred McGriff is my guess…
"No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of."
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 12, 2008 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha! I've stood next to the guy.
He’s most definitely not thin. He’s a beast, and he will eat you in two bites if you cross him.
by NoNameOnCard on Jun 13, 2008 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that looked like it was in on his hands
and the announcers suggested it was quite a long homerun.
pretty impressive.
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it just my connection
or is this video taking FOREVER to load?
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 12, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
works great every time for me
must be something your end
by shroomer on Jun 12, 2008 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
working fine for me too
what is your connection?
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DSL
but it’s usually fine. This is not normal. Every other site loads just fine, but in that video I can’t get past the national anthem.
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 12, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mac or XP?
I can’t scroll around on my Mac becasue the video has to load up to the point you are trying to scroll to but on my XP I can scroll around and it will usually take ~5 sec to load.
by coolaid on Jun 12, 2008 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flip4Mac
usually works….frustrating
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 12, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tis true
just b/c some site won’t load one video doesn’t change that
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 12, 2008 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
Well, if that site was MLB.com or MiLB.com, it sure would change that for me.
by lonestarJon on Jun 12, 2008 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
those work on mac, though
so no problem.
by RachelB on Jun 12, 2008 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah mlb.com works just fine
just can’t get this one video to load
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 12, 2008 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i can think of some better reasons
Bring up Justin Smoak
by DSheppard on Jun 12, 2008 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Davis will not be up here before Mayberry
by Longhorn on Jun 12, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It all depends on
who gets traded and when.
by FirebatM3 on Jun 12, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
its a lot easier just to can shelton. you’d actually have to trade somebody in the OF (I would think) to bring Mayberry up
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on Jun 12, 2008 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JMJ is 1b and OF though
"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 13, 2008 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how can you say that...?
1B = Davis has Blalock, Shelton and Cat ahead of him. Shelton isn’t in our long-term plans, Cat is playing out of position (and it showed in last night’s game) and could quite possibly be traded, and Blalock isn’t even back healthy yet. And we know we’re going to probably trade him if he does come back to health.
OF = Mayberry has Hamilton, Bradley, Murphy, Boggs and Byrd ahead of him. Hamilton and Murphy aren’t going anywhere, Boggs hasn’t proven that he needs more AAA, and the front office apparently LOVES Byrd. Oh…then there’s a fella by the name of Nelson Cruz, who absolutely owns AAA right now. You have to think he’ll get a chance before they throw JMJ to the wolves. Barring a Milton Bradley trade, which is about 50% I would say, AND an injury to one of our other outfielders, there is NO way Mayberry gets called up this year.
I’d say there’s much greater of a chance that Davis comes up, especially since he’s absolutely murdered the ball at every level. Mayberry is a nice story, and he was a high draft pick, but he’s got to sustain it a little bit longer before we bring him up.
"No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of."
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 12, 2008 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OF
Considering Milton’s both an injury and a trade candidate, and that Cruz optimistically profiles as a ML 4th OF, and that Boggs might be better suited for AAA everyday play, and that Byrd has done nothing but increase his trade value since the winter, and even that Hamilton could get hurt if pattern holds…there’s some flux.
This will be an interesting trade deadline. A lot of interesting positional depth for JD to juggle…
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 13, 2008 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
Mayberry can play 1B or OF. He needs to be 40’d after this season, and Davis does not.
Plus, Mayberry’s swing has already been re-tooled. Davis… uhh… has a few holes, but to quote Mr. Baseball, “Ball can’t seem to find it.”
by NoNameOnCard on Jun 13, 2008 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
by the way...regarding Chris Davis:
how is his defense at 1B coming along? I remember he was struggling at 3B…any word?
"No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of."
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 12, 2008 11:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's an excellent defensive 1B.
He seems to have a few issues with balls hit hard at him (probably why he struggled at third), but he prevents far more errors (picks, stretching, footwork, etc.) than he causes.
by NoNameOnCard on Jun 13, 2008 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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