A few things
A few other things I wanted to mention this morning...
Mike Hindman talks about an experience he had with C.J. Wilson a few years ago, with Wilson working with Ryan Dittfurth, as sort of a counter-point to the stories that have been out there the last couple of days...
Evan Grant agrees with many of us on the Jim Knox in-the-stand bits on FSSW.
There's a poll attached for you to vote on the Knox segments.
Jeff Wilson says John Mayberry, Jr., should be the guy to get the call to replace David Murphy on the active roster. I think he's right on that. Wilson also is critical of the decision to send Murphy, on the play where Murphy was thrown out, saying that Murphy "was never going to score on the play." I'm not so sure about that...if he'd slid around Pudge, rather than trying to go through him, I think he had a chance to be safe.
And have you noticed the almost complete absence of stories about Justin Smoak? Go to Google News and search for "Justin Smoak"...you get nothing. I think that's a good sign. I think that's an indication that a deal is just about done, but won't be announced until around August 15.
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Knox is the worst thing to happen to the Rangers...ever
That includes the Ho, the Hart, and all of the bad trades.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg1 on
Aug 7, 2008 11:11 AM CDT
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Knox
The only bits with Jim Knox that I like are ones where he falls off of a couch.
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 7, 2008 11:13 AM CDT
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I wouldn't mind the roving interviews
Well, OK, I don’t like them anyway, but I can see the need/desire for them.
It ’s JIM KNOX I can’t stand! Seriously, that was the best they could do??
"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
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08
by lisa w on
Aug 7, 2008 11:15 AM CDT
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agree
he always forgets to put the mic on the person he’s interviewing.
by jcAustin on
Aug 7, 2008 11:59 AM CDT
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yes!
I was at the game last night in left field. In front of the shirtless guys and the guys with Justice League masks and what not. At one point in about the 3-4th inning I got up to get snacks and after pushing through the sausage festival I run head long into Jim Knox. I don’t believe that words on a forum can do adequate justice to the creepy factor Knoxie exudes. He was just standing there eying the men without shirts almost hungrily. Mind you that he didn’t actually interview them until the 7-8th inning so he was storing it up saving them, kind of like Hannibal Lector. Ugh my skin is crawling just typing about the whole thing.
by bushe on
Aug 7, 2008 12:13 PM CDT
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Knox
My wife and I went to a game last year and Knox was hanging out behind our seats on the concourse and after a few innings my wife whispered “Who is that guy? He creepds me out!” I just had to laugh and as you said above, I couldn’t offer much in the way of illuminating Knox’s unsettling nature.
Could you imagine not knowing who Knox and Lewin were and getting stuck in an elevator with them? Yikes
What's the rumpus?
by Hypo-Luxa on
Aug 7, 2008 2:16 PM CDT
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another link
for the grab bag:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-bradley-conundrum/
a discussion of Milt’s value going into this offseason. I have a feeling we will have two draft picks, including one in the latter half of the first round, to show for him.
Well done, JD.
by clark on
Aug 7, 2008 11:17 AM CDT
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Nice summary
of a tough contract situation. Personally I’d take the picks and use Ramirez as the DH if he won’t sign for something like 2 years/$18-20M.
Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.
by t ball on
Aug 7, 2008 11:47 AM CDT
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Like the article on CJ
I hope he can get back to that attitude soon!! I think he has very serviceable stuff, wheter that is at closer, remains to be seen. But he has talent. You dont get 18 saves with and ERA around 1.4 in the first 3 months of the season for not having talent. He is slumping BAD right now but hope next year he can turn it around. I like CJ and am willing to see him get back and work hard to regain what he has obviously lost on the field, in the lockerroom and with the fans.
by thad728 on
Aug 7, 2008 11:28 AM CDT
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arb
Would Bradley accept arbitration hoping he could get a multi-year deal out of the Rangers?
"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch
by RangerMad on
Aug 7, 2008 11:46 AM CDT
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but he is not playing
"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch
by RangerMad on
Aug 7, 2008 1:36 PM CDT
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Sadly Knox is only the SECOND worst on-air personality...
...on the Ranger telecasts.
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on
Aug 7, 2008 11:34 AM CDT
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I demand to know who said yes!
if it is a joke, then I will gladly laugh. Otherwise, explain yourself!
""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
by ab03 on
Aug 7, 2008 11:39 AM CDT
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The Knox segments are not very good
but I also did not enjoy the non-stop cutting away to reveal Charley Pride in the booth with Josh and TAG while a baseball game was going on in the background. I have no problem listening to them go on and on, but show the damn game full screen for crying out loud! Not exactly interesting TV to show 3 dudes just sitting there talking when pitches are getting thrown….
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
by Bob Loblaw on
Aug 7, 2008 11:39 AM CDT
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+1
I don’t generally enjoy the booth interviews, either. If they have to be done I’d prefer that the camera stay on the game. It’s not necessary to keep the camera on the interview.
"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
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08
by lisa w on
Aug 7, 2008 11:41 AM CDT
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that Nolan interview
on ESPN last night was like torture. Every time sutcliffe talked it was like needles were being stabbed into my eyes.
by FirebatM3 on
Aug 7, 2008 5:27 PM CDT
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All that info up there
and everyone comments about Knox. I don’t see the harm in Mayberry getting the chance to split time with Boggs. Hell, they’ve brought up half the farm already this year, might as well make it one more.
Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.
by t ball on
Aug 7, 2008 11:49 AM CDT
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channel surfing
Whenever Knox comes on the TV, during the SAP read and most in booth interviews, I will go channel surfing.
"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch
by RangerMad on
Aug 7, 2008 11:49 AM CDT
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Smoak
Jonathon Mayo guesses the amount may be hinging on what Alonso gets:
http://draft.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/08/2008_draft_update.html
Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.
by t ball on
Aug 7, 2008 11:55 AM CDT
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I enjoy Knox
He adds some comedy to the game, and you can’t predict how his interviewees will always respond. I think, he adds comedy relief to a franchise that needs it.
by SanDiegoKev on
Aug 7, 2008 12:05 PM CDT
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knox
hes not bad.
is he great? no
but its the rangers…would you rather have someone like rex hundler or joe morgan doin the interviews?
Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark
by knockoutking on
Aug 7, 2008 12:20 PM CDT
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During the Knox takes
Is a good time to hit the restroom, make fresh coffee, grab a cold refreshment, flip to a news headline channel, etc. Heh, the commercials are more interesting (except Arlington Camera, whose stuff is the epitome of flunking out of a broadcast journalism class). But I truly don’t mind the Knox breakaways. The yardstick? What do you yell at your TV as though it were animate and could react to your message.
All I ever yell is “Josh …. SHUT UP” when he drivels on and on about the potential harm an opposing batter can do, and especially when the game situation calls for silent observation. He has no sense of baseball drama in terms of conduct on the field when all you want to see is the action and don’t want a voice yipping away.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on
Aug 7, 2008 12:33 PM CDT
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Knox isn't even friendly
My girlfriend hates him and at last nights game we walked past him and i said “hey hunny its that guy” and the bastard rolled his eyes at us then she said “I told you he was a jackass” his face was priceless, got to love redheads.
I like you, I like baseball!
by RangerMack on
Aug 7, 2008 12:42 PM CDT
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Dude
How can you not love Jim Knox. The man gets more ass than a donkey stable. He is either around hot girls, or really old girls who probably used to be hot.
Personally I am trying to live my life to the tune of Jim Knox.
by SaltyGoesYard on
Aug 7, 2008 12:43 PM CDT
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what!!!
idiot
I like you, I like baseball!
by RangerMack on
Aug 7, 2008 12:46 PM CDT
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Ok man
Don’t be mad just because from your story its clear that Knox nailed your girlfriend one night and then never gave her a second though, now shes clearly upset about it, and is using you as a vehicle to get back at him.
Thats how Knox operates son, hes a one hitter quitter. Tell your girl to get over it and be greatfull that she was touched by the Knox.
by SaltyGoesYard on
Aug 7, 2008 12:47 PM CDT
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"one hitter quitter"...
...OK I laughed at that.
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on
Aug 7, 2008 1:37 PM CDT
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at least
you are funny
I like you, I like baseball!
by RangerMack on
Aug 7, 2008 12:55 PM CDT
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Knox is awesome
I think this is a grass is always greener on the other side, what if we had some douche like Rick Renner out there?
Also I love the Murph, but he has only himself to blame for being hurt, there are a hundred different ways to make that play at the plate, and going in feet first is the dumbest thing to do.
by blueballlefty on
Aug 7, 2008 1:12 PM CDT
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+1
rick renner is horrible.
"Hey, I think it's easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it's a much greater accomplishment. That's hard."-- Bob Uecker
by dmurphnextrusygreer on
Aug 7, 2008 1:19 PM CDT
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give me more of
Emily and Dana
"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch
by RangerMad on
Aug 7, 2008 1:37 PM CDT
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Or what if we had nobody?
That’s what I’d prefer. Keep the camera on the action on the field. I know that will never happen but I can dream can’t I?
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on
Aug 7, 2008 1:37 PM CDT
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Nobody
Definitely the best solution.
Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.
by t ball on
Aug 7, 2008 3:47 PM CDT
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Nice post by MJH
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on
Aug 7, 2008 1:56 PM CDT
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Jim Knox and Rick Renner
There ought to be a bounty on their heads…
Last week I took a pleasure trip. I drove my wife to the airport.
by Brian Thomas on
Aug 7, 2008 3:43 PM CDT
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JMJ...
I don’t think they are calling him up because the intention is to get Cruz up as soon as he is healthy and they don’t want JMJ up for 10 days to sit and then send him back down.
Knox is just annoying, and not in a funny kind of way either.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on
Aug 7, 2008 10:09 PM CDT
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Nice article on C.J.
One thing that made me chuckle though is that apparently he’s not very good at predicting the careers of his colleagues. He missed pretty badly on Dittfurth, Koz, and Botts.
by Athos on
Aug 8, 2008 10:23 AM CDT
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