9/2/08 post-game discussion thread

from the second inning on

McCarthy was absolutely outstanding (With the exception of one pitch)

by cashman on Sep 2, 2008 9:52 PM CDT 0 recs

Brandon McCarthy = extremely impressive

Frankie Francisco = BEAST.

That is all.

A Lonestar in California

We need to hire Chuck Norris to kick the ass of any Ranger fan caught booing one of our young pitchers at the RBiA.

by lonestarJon on Sep 2, 2008 9:53 PM CDT 0 recs

CJ who?

FF = closer

by chrisR on Sep 2, 2008 10:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

With McCarthy, Hurley, and Harrison

all showing some signs of promise, I’m feeling alot better about having to wait for Holland/Feliz.

Hopefully Hurley comes back fine next 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

by Dirk Diggler on Sep 2, 2008 9:54 PM CDT 0 recs

I couldn't agree more

I really hope Bmac carries this over to next year and he stays healthy all year.

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Sep 2, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm ready for the off-season...

This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC

by nikpin on Sep 2, 2008 9:55 PM CDT 0 recs

hip hip

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."
"Maybe congress should take more vacations, whenever these people leave town, things just seem to get better..." - Jay Leno

by Longhorn on Sep 2, 2008 9:56 PM CDT 0 recs

Hooray!!

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Sep 2, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

er....

nip nip……….weiner.

"You’re the worst poster here I think."--- brettgardner

by red shoe ranger on Sep 2, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

"...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 Sep 2, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up 0 recs

Angry Pirate

"We go to Jim Knox..."
Economists do it discretely AND continuously.

by Updog on Sep 2, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

can I

stick……my tongue down your throat?

"You’re the worst poster here I think."--- brettgardner

by red shoe ranger on Sep 2, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

Bro!

AP

"We go to Jim Knox..."
Economics is the painful elaboration of the obvious.

by Updog on Sep 2, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

I

rear ended a man…..

"You’re the worst poster here I think."--- brettgardner

by red shoe ranger on Sep 2, 2008 10:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

What,

are you walking out?

"We go to Jim Knox..."
Economics is the painful elaboration of the obvious.

by Updog on Sep 2, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well shut up!

Baseball Time in Arlington

by jamcadbury on Sep 2, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

Nip Nip!

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 2, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

Adam ... ?

"The question of how we came to be is a philosophical one." - 4HIM

by Chase Irwin on Sep 2, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Elaine Benes

Her nickname after sending out the Christmas cards was “nip”.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 2, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

For I have seen the nipple on your soul!

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Sep 2, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

That's a beautiful woman.

Daughter of a billionaire, too, I think.

by Black Francis on Sep 2, 2008 11:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

yeah

I always found her strangely attractive. I mean, she’s not a bad looking woman, but she’s not smokin’ hot by any means. Yet there’s something about her…especially the way she treated George

"So you have no frame of reference here, Donny. You're like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know... "

by Walter Sobchak on Sep 3, 2008 1:02 AM CDT up 0 recs

cruz, blalock, and laird

all getting those stats up…and all should be readily available this offseason.

by clark on Sep 2, 2008 10:04 PM CDT 0 recs

mccarthy

really the only games i wanna see the rest of the year are his remaining starts to see if he can keep going pretty solid. even though he has been pretty good the last couple of starts, i wouldnt mind seeing that fastball back up around 92-93 and the curve a little sharper as he keeps progressing.

tonight, it looked like all 3 of his pitches were very average and he got by on good command and possibly some luck.

by kumizi on Sep 2, 2008 10:15 PM CDT 0 recs

Mike O is

fellating Laird as we speak…I know you guys are friends…but sheesh.

"...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 Sep 2, 2008 10:24 PM CDT 0 recs

McCarthy

I don’t know that he’s been impressive, his lack of a put away pitch is concerning, which probably leads to his high pitches per inning ….. But he’s been very effective and that’s all that you can ask for. Now Francisco? He’s been impressive.

"Mr. Hicks, you watch, I'm going to be a leader on this team." Kinsler

by sprite on Sep 2, 2008 10:25 PM CDT 0 recs

+1

Although I think that may have more to do with him still getting comfortable coming back from his injury. He had decent K rates in the minors so hopefully next year he will have fine tuned either his change or gotten a couple extra mph on his FB.

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 Sep 2, 2008 10:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

His CU is unhittable, imo

When it has that sharp downward action. I asked BGR when he was still on the board if he was going to throw it more this year and he said yes, but maybe he needs to set it up better. If they’re whiffing on his fastball fine, but his change should put away hitters who can handle a located fastball.

"The question of how we came to be is a philosophical one." - 4HIM

by Chase Irwin on Sep 2, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

agreed

I really think once he has confidence in his health that pitch will really take off. Hopefully he finishes this year strong and goes into next year with all these injuries in his rearview mirror and that pitch puts him over the top and back as a legit top pitching prospect

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 Sep 2, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

Why can't sober ignorant rednecks call KRLD...

…instead of just the drunk ones???

"...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 Sep 2, 2008 10:27 PM CDT 0 recs

is that rhetorical?

or can I answer – there isn’t such a thing as a sober ignorant redneck?

"So you have no frame of reference here, Donny. You're like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know... "

by Walter Sobchak on Sep 3, 2008 1:04 AM CDT up 0 recs

And who is this Mark from Arlington guy?

Wow…scary, for many reasons…

"...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 Sep 2, 2008 10:28 PM CDT 0 recs

?

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 2, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

Gay men would hate him

for being so gay…trust me. It almost seems like a bit, but I don’t think it is.

"...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 Sep 3, 2008 10:00 AM CDT up 0 recs

understatement.

Hey, you suck McBain.

by oc on Sep 3, 2008 3:31 AM CDT up 0 recs

i called the show tonight.

Hey, you suck McBain.

by oc on Sep 3, 2008 3:31 AM CDT up 0 recs

I heard you, Oliver.

Started strong…then kinda petered out a bit.

"...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 Sep 3, 2008 9:58 AM CDT up 0 recs

you feel like a deer in the headlights...

…it’s like, whoops… i’ve run out of stuff to say… well, gotta go…

Hey, you suck McBain.

by oc on Sep 3, 2008 12:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

Heh

At least you called…I was in bed with the radio goin’.

"...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 Sep 3, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

Oliver?

It’s fucking Oliver?

"The question of how we came to be is a philosophical one." - 4HIM

by Chase Irwin on Sep 3, 2008 12:32 PM CDT up 0 recs

can i get you a Kleenex?

Hey, you suck McBain.

by oc on Sep 3, 2008 1:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

Joking dude.

"The question of how we came to be is a philosophical one." - 4HIM

by Chase Irwin on Sep 3, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Jason in Euless is such a blowhard.

Hey, you suck McBain.

by oc on Sep 3, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

There was

a guy on there last night, and I swear he sounded like a drunk 2 year old. Had no comprehension of the English language whatsoever.

by TxStCa on Sep 2, 2008 10:33 PM CDT 0 recs

Franky=Closer next year

Mccarthy looked great IMO

The Rangers finally HIT some bloopers that fall in

and the rotation is starting to look better

I give up

by Steal Home on Sep 2, 2008 10:46 PM CDT 0 recs

not really a proper place for this

but i was reading about the Marlins and their arb cases this offseason, and while we have all talked about how great it would be to land Nolasco, Scott Olsen is probably more readily available pitcher of the two. While his ERA and some of his peripherals are not as nice, he is still only 24, he’s a lefty, he has a solid fastball with late movement that compliments with a decent slider, and his WHIP this season is a very solid 1.33. I think the Marlins are tired of waiting for him to find that next tier, and they have a number of younger, cheaper options for next season. Could he be had for Gerald Laird? If not, who else would we need to include in such a deal?

by clark on Sep 2, 2008 11:28 PM CDT 0 recs

For Olsen?

Given that he’s fought with teammates 3 times, I think Laird would be a fair deal.

by FirebatM3 on Sep 3, 2008 12:18 AM CDT up 0 recs

Ditto

I’m not too impressed with Olsen’s personality or his potential. I’d much rather trade more for Nolasco.

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen,
und freudenvollere.

by t ball on Sep 3, 2008 12:47 AM CDT up 0 recs

+1

A Lonestar in California

We need to hire Chuck Norris to kick the ass of any Ranger fan caught booing one of our young pitchers at the RBiA.

by lonestarJon on Sep 3, 2008 6:01 AM CDT up 0 recs

certainly not his personality

but his potential is as high as most any pitcher we could bring in this offseason. he has very good stuff when he is on. it would be a risky deal, but it would take a much stronger package to land nolasco. of course, the guy to get is josh johnson, and he is arb eligible as well.

by clark on Sep 3, 2008 7:34 AM CDT up 0 recs

Saw this in the San Antonio newspaper

The SA Missions mgr comments on the grind that is the Texas League …

Texas Twister: Missions manager Bill Masse was pleased by his team’s progress this season, especially how it survived the grind of the Texas League.
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"This is a tough league," Masse said. "When they say minor league baseball is a grind, I can’t imagine grinding it out any more than in the Texas League. The weather seems like it is 90 to 100 degrees every single game. Then, you have the poor travel. It seems like every road trip we go on or come back from, we’re getting in at 6 or 7 in the morning. Then you have to play that night.
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"I tried everything I could to keep these guys focused. To their credit, most of these guys played hard all year."

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Sep 2, 2008 11:41 PM CDT 0 recs