This is how the trade deadline passes...

Sigh...

And now, the crash.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jul 31, 2008 3:26 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

theres no reason to not give cruz a look

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Jul 31, 2008 3:27 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Dirk will tell you

40 man rules all.

After Hunter comes up, how much flexibility to we have for the 40?

by FirebatM3 on Jul 31, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

we do have 2 guys to put on the 60 day DL

we need to lose cat… open a 25 man and 40 man spot/

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Jul 31, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

60 day DL

I count Jennings, who else do we have that can get 60’d.

by FirebatM3 on Jul 31, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Gabbard.

Maybe Blalock.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 31, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Blalock

if they’re going to put Blalock on the 60 day, they may as well waive him.

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

You could say the same...

...about Jennings…

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 31, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

gagreed

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

CUT BOTH THEIR ASSES!

by oc on Jul 31, 2008 5:12 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

gabbard?

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Jul 31, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

gabbard?

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Jul 31, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

echo...echo...echo......

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

LSB

wonky for everyone today

by FirebatM3 on Jul 31, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Jennings is already on the 60-day

Baseball Time in Arlington

by jamcadbury on Jul 31, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

not to mention

McCarthy will (hopefully) need to be reinstated from the 60-Day soon

by FirebatM3 on Jul 31, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

If McCarthey makes it

This should his last chance…

AND…

Blalock may be put on waivers, also

by awillis111 on Jul 31, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

You are stupid

You don’t give up on a good arm just like that.

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Jul 31, 2008 3:38 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

yeah that guy who lead our starters in ERA last year and is still under control for a while.

last chance for him. boot him off the team because hes gotten injured.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Jul 31, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

ok you bunch jackasses think I'm stupid

I get that…but if McCarthey is just another Millwood or Gabbard retread, why would you want to hang on to him? Haven’t had enough bad pitching in this organization?

I’m not saying don’t give him a chance, but I’d wait til the September roster expansion. But I think it is a mistake to say that he was our best pitcher last year, when you take into consideration how much time he spent on the DL

by awillis111 on Jul 31, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

i said he lead our starters in ERA, not that he was our overall best pitcher

thats just a fact.

well, among those who threw a significant ammount of innings.

you keep him BECAUSE we have so many bad pitchers. Mccarthy had an excellent minor league career and was a significant prospect. Way better than gabbard. He has struggled through injuries in the majors and been OK, but not good. If hes on the DL, hes on the DL. It doesnt hurt the rest of the team to have him on the DL. But if he gets off the DL, there is little doubt hes among our 5 best starters. And hes still controlled for at least a couple more years. Thus, you keep him.

its quite simply a ridiculous statement. perhaps the resposnes could have been more tactful, ill give you that.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Jul 31, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

congrats

you just beat out baseball jesus for most asnine post ever.

by FirebatM3 on Jul 31, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply reply 1 recs

Yep

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Jul 31, 2008 3:44 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

excellent usage

of verbiage.

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Might have been had he spelled it right.

by LiamP on Jul 31, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

E for effort... that a button can be kind of sticky.

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 4:03 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

I wrote that post

blind, LSB is so incredibly slow for me today, I can’t even see what I posted 1/2 the time

by FirebatM3 on Jul 31, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Josh Hamilton

laughs at your weak excuses. If he was typing, he would have spelled every word right and done it in half the time it took you.

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

THINGS THAT ARE OFFICIALLY OLD:

trade proposals for bats and/or baseballs

Hank Blalock injuries

Chuck Norris jokes

by oc on Jul 31, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Chuck Norris jokes never get old.

by philkid3 on Jul 31, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

you have a point.

by oc on Jul 31, 2008 6:15 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Ahahahahahahaha

Priceless…

Last week I took a pleasure trip. I drove my wife to the airport.

by Brian Thomas on Jul 31, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Why?

Because Murphy, Boggs, Byrd are hitting .265 / .255 / .247?

by hookemfox on Jul 31, 2008 3:34 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

because we are going to end up losing him for nothing

when there is still some chance he may be able to help us as a righty power bat we need.

boggs is under control for a looong time and being snubbed for playing time. byrd isnt a long term answer. murphy can sit v lefties.

however I am aware the rangers still think they are in a playoff race and are going to act as such, and not worry about cruz right now.

if we brought him up and he failed again, fine, 3 strikes your out. but hes worth the one last chance.

just stating my opinion.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Jul 31, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

agreed

if we keep struggling vs. LHP, I’d be shocked if Cruz isn’t brought up at some time. He’s not a butcher in the field, he’s having an amazing AAA season. Maybe he’ll be our 2nd coming of Jack CUst.

by FirebatM3 on Jul 31, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

easy to clear

a spot on the 25 by sending boggs down. could be difficult to clear a spot on the 40. the injuries and young callups (Harrison, Hunter) really havent helped, despit how exciting it has been to see the progress of our pitching prospects.

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

I agree with you 100%

Sarcasm is difficult to express on here.

by hookemfox on Jul 31, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

i actually misread it

I thought you were posting a terrible average/obp/slugging line suggesting that they are hitting pretty well and we shouldnt care about replacing them.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Jul 31, 2008 4:09 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

I agree

Why not give Cruz one more shot with the big club, maybe he is now ready, then again he may be a AAA superstar like Botts was, but I say lets give the guy a shot, his numbers are too good.

by TRFAN on Jul 31, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Why not wait till next year

If we bring him up now he only gets a couple months to show something. Or we could add him to the 40 this winter and let him start next season in the bigs and see what hes got then. Byrd probably won’t be back and JMJ could probably use more time in the minors. Our 40 right now is full and with Hunter and BMac having to have room made for them in the next week or two means making room for Cruz is going to be difficult.

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 Jul 31, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

because

if im not mistaken, he can be a free agent after this year.

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 5:23 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Not if you add him to the 40

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 Jul 31, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

JMJ

“could use more time in the minors”.....yeah, like the rest of his career.

Why do so many posters make so many presumptive statements about guys who have shown nothing to imply they are ready for the bigs…...(paticularly in regards to JMJ and Diamond)

These two aint coming up…..now, or in the near future, or perhaps ever. Is it their high draft position that causes you to pencil them in to the big clubls future plans? Just curious….

It's easy to lie with stats, it's even easier to lie without them......

by red shoe ranger on Jul 31, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

JMJ

He has shown to be at least somewhat of a player this year. After this year we will put him on the 40 man roster and he will have at least three more years to prove himself before being subject to a Botts or Cruz type treatment. As a 24 or 25 year olf guy he could easily be a nice piece in the coming years.

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 Jul 31, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

easily be a nice piece.....

based on what?

It's easy to lie with stats, it's even easier to lie without them......

by red shoe ranger on Jul 31, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

i'm pleased.

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Jul 31, 2008 3:30 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

HA HA

It’s hilarious reading the comments at DMN what a bunch of whiny bitches.

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Jul 31, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

~shudder~

i avoid the comments of the DMN blogs like the plague.

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

The same morons

who call the KRLD post-game, I believe.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jul 31, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

dude

no kidding. its almost unbearable. i have to wonder how some of these people could be so uneducated about baseball in general. In the age of the internet, why wouldnt you spend 5 minutes looking around to figure something out before typing/saying something that makes you look like a complete moron.

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

I honestly

wonder if perhaps teh best thing to do now is send Salty to AAA right now, find a backup for Laird and exchange Boggs for Cruz. Give Gerald the rest of the year, let Salty get ABs with Max hurt and TT in Beijing and give cruz 100 more last-chance ABs

by FirebatM3 on Jul 31, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Sounds like a good plan

And might actually help the team stay in the race… which I don’t truly believe that they’re in. This sucks that nobody wanted Laird or Eddie G. :(

by hiafex on Jul 31, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

speaks volumes

by 3bagbeast on Jul 31, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

I'd go

for that.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jul 31, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

It's going to be a long off-season

Plaschke: Scioscia, the former Dodgers catcher, is the model manager who has created an atmosphere of winning.
Junior:It's that simple. Mike Scioscia brings a Glade Plug-In labeled "Winning™" into the clubhouse and everyone who breathes it in gains 15 points in average.

by TheBZA on Jul 31, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Why?

Do you mean long, as in active?

Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return

by zywica on Jul 31, 2008 11:17 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

I'm a little late

But I was referring to none of our trade chips being moved. Considering it’s been discussed ad nauseam, I was just ready for a new discussion.

Plaschke: Scioscia, the former Dodgers catcher, is the model manager who has created an atmosphere of winning.
Junior:It's that simple. Mike Scioscia brings a Glade Plug-In labeled "Winning™" into the clubhouse and everyone who breathes it in gains 15 points in average.

by TheBZA on Aug 1, 2008 8:26 AM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Over 1000+ comments in Trade Talk

Didn’t anybody see this coming?

I Stole The Red Finger !

by Clueless on Jul 31, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

we get 1000 comments per game

why not for the trade deadline?

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Jul 31, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Nice Misdirection

...assuming you got the point.

I Stole The Red Finger !

by Clueless on Jul 31, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

And your point is...

All those comments and no Rangers deal right?

Well guess what, this is a baseball blog and people here like to talk about baseball. Especially this time of year with trades. There were deals last year so some here were even more excited than usual.

Sometimes you’re not only clueless, but just a jackass.

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

by slc ranger on Jul 31, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

But smarter than you...clearly.

It’s your cross to bear. Life can be cruel.

I Stole The Red Finger !

by Clueless on Aug 1, 2008 12:46 AM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

I'm just glad

that it is over. I don’t know if I could’ve handled one more lonestarJon whine about giving away a Catcher. People get so freaking antsy on deadline day as if trading today is the ONLY opportunity to make a deal. Sure it sucks that Florida didn’t give up the farm for Laird, but if JD was asking “too much” as some would intimate, GOOD. What if JD would’ve only asked for Gabbard for Gagne last year? We still would have won the deal, but we wouldn’t have hit the jackpot like we did.

If you want to make a blockbuster trade, go play MLB 2k8 or something…

Here are just a few of the key ingredients: dynamite, pole vaulting, laughing gas, choppers - can you see how incredible this is going to be? - hang gliding, come on! -- Dignan

by Hypo-Luxa on Jul 31, 2008 4:26 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

+100

way too much whining and teeth gnashing going on. i think people just get caught up in the deadline madness and lose all ability to think rationally.

by 6th street on Jul 31, 2008 5:15 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Well, I am happy

I generally loathe trades so anytime the deadline passes without a deal is cool with me. The only trades I do like are of the Gagne/Lofton variety so if Guardado, Cat, or Bradley would have been moved that’s fine too. If JD didn’t think he was getting good enough return for those then just take the picks next June and have a repeat performance of the 2006 draft.

GO RANGERS!!!!

Let me have a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it fast I'm in a God damned hurry!

by DaheelzCM on Jul 31, 2008 6:50 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Glad Guardado stayed

Don’t understand the desire to see him traded for some fringe prospect (like Gabby Hernandez). I’d gladly trade our own Gabby Hernandez for a reliever who’s going to make the team more competitive the next 2 months.

by Baider on Jul 31, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs