Monday morning stuff
by Brett Perryman on Aug 11, 2008 10:46 AM CDT
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PrintTexas salvaged one game in Baltimore yesterday, as most of the lineup broke out of slumps at the same time. I'm sure that they're looking at this Boston series as a last opportunity to really become a part of the Wild Card race, and I expect that we'll see the games managed that way.
Milton Bradley is expected to play tomorrow, after a stomach virus took him out of his return to action yesterday.
According to the Star-Telegram, Hank Blalock may try to play in this series, and Brandon Boggs is having shoulder issues that could land him on the DL, with John Mayberry possibly making his first appearance on the roster.
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Mayberry huh?
It’s amazing the number of rookies that have (or will) made their debut this year.
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
Injuries, illness
Wow, this is getting ridiculous. I think Mayberry would be the 51st or 52nd player used this year, maybe more. I remember hearing Nadel say some time last week they had used 50 players so far.
Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.
Random thought
If Edwin Jackson, TB’s 4th or 5th starter depending on where you place Sonnastine and who pitches in a harder division, had pitched 2/3’rds of an inning more yesterday, he would have had more innings than anyone on the Rangers staff. Pretty sad what injuries can do to a rotation…..
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Mayberry
I wonder what we would have to do to open up a roster spot for him.
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.
Wilson
If Wilson has surgery to fix his bone spurs, I suppose they could put him on the 60-day DL.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Aug 11, 2008 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Per CJ's myspace page
He is having surgery this week, and still plans on hosting the House of Blues charity event.
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=137827448&blogID=423193610
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
As long as he is focused
on what is important.
I'm sure the Russians felt there were WMD's in Georgia, and that it was a hotbed of terrorism.
should cancel all events before surgery
shouldn’t’ even leave the house. just mentally prepare for the knife, chanting World Series 2009, World Series 2009
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
"Stomach virus"
Do you think its the same “stomach virus” (pronounced in-juh-ree) that Wash claimed Blalock had last time? Seems to me the stomach virus excuse gets thrown out there an awful lot.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 11, 2008 11:26 AM CDT reply actions
Yeah,
Washington is intellectually incapable of coming up with a better excuse.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Aug 11, 2008 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
cool
I particularly like this quote:
The Rangers are still one of the most popular and closely followed teams in Korea.
At least we are one of the most popular teams somewhere… Good to see that they are starting to capitalize on this. I think its far better to be one of the big players in a small market, like Korea, than to be a small player in a larger market, like Japan.
yep
Lets try and start the trend of signing great Korean amateur talent instead of trying to play catch up to other teams in the league who are doing so.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
the (ONE) good thing that came from chan ho park
imo
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on Aug 11, 2008 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Comp For Injuries
Can anyone else remember another Rangers team in the last decade that has been as injury-plagued as this one?
2007?
Not as many as this year, but seemed like a lot last year, too.
Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.
I think it was just the same guys getting hurt over and over again
Blalock, Millwood, McCarthy, Padilla.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Holland promoted to Frisco
Cool
I really want to get to another Frisco game soon, and this is a perfect excuse.
Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.
I don't see that happening
Just by the way Feliz has pitched after completely skipping High A makes me think there is no way he will get skipped by anyone. Not that he will be the next guy called up but I don’t see Holland or Kiker or Beavan or basically anyone lower than him right now making it sooner. Holland would have to throw consecutive perfect games to start thinking about him ahead of Feliz right now.
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.
Don't be fooled
by Feliz’s quick promotion. He still has a lot to work on. He has to work on his off speed pitches. He needs to change the arm slot on his curve. He can’t hold runners. How does he field his position? Feliz has a higher upside than Holland. However, I think Holland is a more polshed pitcher and will move quicker than Feliz from this point onward.
"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch
Depends on what you are talking about
If in a year or two the Rangers need a spot start then yeah i think Holland may get the nod over Feliz but if you are asking who i think will be the first one to come up and stake a claim to a permanent roster spot I think Feliz is that guy
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.
John Mayberry
no way he comes up, they are doing everything in their power not to bring up this guy this year…
Tony Romo's #1 fan!
Why? Doesn't he have to be added to the 40 man roster after this year anyway?
What do they gain from leaving him in the minors? Wouldn’t he be a candidate to come up when the rosters expand anyway?
Im pretty sure Scott Servais
or someone in the Ranger’s front office was quoted as saying Mayberry would see Arlington this summer??
No they aren't
The problem is if you decide to bring him up you pretty much have to keep him here the rest of the year otherwise you burn one of his options. Considering it has taken him this long to make it to AAA and be considered for the majors I don’t think you want to risk losing out on a potential entire year of development on a former 1st round pick. I was surprised they brought up Ellison last week with it being so close to September but I think it is almost a guarantee we will see him this year in Arlington
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.
.269/.323/.479 in the PCL
Doesn’t exactly scream “promote me!”
Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return
by Brett Perryman on Aug 11, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Player A, 24 yo, AAA (84 G): .267/.355/.447
Mayberry, 24 yo, AAA (94 G): .269/.323/.479
I’m not a big fan of Player A, but he’s got a real big bandwagon. Now, in particular.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Aug 11, 2008 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
don't go on the DL boggs!
if they have to call somebody up…it makes it more likely i won’t get to see borbon in frisco on saturday!
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"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
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From Heyman's latest on SI
“Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe suggested that Rangers president Nolan Ryan will convince club owner Tom Hicks to spend this winter. And that may be so, but I’m told that what Ryan would most like is to convince Hicks to sell—that is, to sell the team to him. There is no evidence to this point that Hicks is interested in selling, though.”
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_heyman/08/11/heyman.lucchino/index.html
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
Does Ryan have that kind of money lying around?
I would actually like this to happen. People around here seem gloomy about Nolan being part of the club, but the only thing he’s done has fire Connor and Chiti, which I’ve been yearning for for two years.
Yeah...
I saw these two little snip it’s from the globe as well:
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2008/08/10/he_feels_like_a_caged_tiger/?page=5
I really thought Boston would want TT over Salty, but they seem to covet Salty going back to last year with Atlanta. Will be interesting to see if they are willing to give up a top pitching prospect for either of them as the globe suggests. The winter meetings will be very interesting I predict.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
It sure would be nice if we could pull off Salty for Buchholz ...
in a swap of disappointing prospects. I don’t see it happening unless Boston really gets down on Buchholz after this season, but it’s sure nice to dream.
Would Nolan
be much different than Hicks was at first with a “Must win regardless of the cost” attitude?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Yeah...Nolan actually played the game.
He gets it…whether you want to admit it or not.
I Stole The Red Finger !
Can you elaborate on that, Beat Weed?
Last week I took a pleasure trip. I drove my wife to the airport.
by Brian Thomas on Aug 11, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
I’m curious what the heck being a former player has to do with being an owner of a sports franchise.
There aren’t many examples- Mario Lemieux and Michael Jordan are the two most prominent I can think of- and while the Pens have done OK under Lemieux, the Wizards under Jordan were a joke.
On the other hand, anything that encourages Hicks to sell is fine by me. Granted, it’ll mean he’s likely more involved with my other club, Liverpool, but at least he would have the money to invest in it properly…
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
Barry
gonna get done?
Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return
by Brett Perryman on Aug 11, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Barry
Not sure- I read today that the Reds are going to make one last run at him.
Honestly, I’d rather see the club go out and spend that 18 million pounds on a real left winger (Barry’s more a center mid who can play on the left) but I suppose signing an English national team player who links up well with our captain isn’t a bad idea.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
From Rafa's comments
...and I really haven’t paid very close attention to Liverpool in the summer, but from some comments I saw from him recently I got the impression that he’s getting pressure to add English players. I’m kind of like you, I don’t really know how much of an upgrade Barry would be over Alonso, and it seems like a true winger would help more than adding another central player. Barry does seem like he could mesh with some of their other guys, and the Gerrard link would be cool, as you mention.
I’m waiting to see what DM Arsenal will add, and I’m a little worried about their CL qualifiers without one. I think they could get abused up the middle this season, and McLaren for one certainly would know that.
Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return
by Brett Perryman on Aug 11, 2008 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I always use...
Isiah Thomas as an example.
Of course as Clueless says he “actually played the game” so “he gets it” too, I suppose.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
OT: Adam Dunn traded to Diamondbacks
Per ESPN.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3529966
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
I love ESPN
“In exchange for Dunn, Cincinnati will receive minor league pitcher Dallas Burk and two other players to be named later.”
they fixed it 1 line later in the article
but still pretty funny
""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley
I just finished
Reading Rosenthal saying a deal was unable to be reached before the deadline.
Damn conflicting reports 30 minutes apart.
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.
Thompson
much better tonight so far
Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return
by Brett Perryman on Aug 11, 2008 10:51 PM CDT reply actions
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