9/2/08 post-game discussion thread
by Adam J. Morris on Sep 2, 2008 9:51 PM CDT
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from the second inning on
McCarthy was absolutely outstanding (With the exception of one pitch)
Brandon McCarthy = extremely impressive
Frankie Francisco = BEAST.
That is all.
We need to hire Chuck Norris to kick the ass of any Ranger fan caught booing one of our young pitchers at the RBiA.
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
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
I'm ready for the off-season...
This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC
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
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 reply actions
Nip Nip
Scrotum!
"...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
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 reply actions
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 reply actions
What,
are you walking out?
"We go to Jim Knox..."
Economics is the painful elaboration of the obvious.
Adam ... ?
"The question of how we came to be is a philosophical one." - 4HIM
by inactive lsb user on Sep 2, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
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 reply actions
That's a beautiful woman.
Daughter of a billionaire, too, I think.
by Black Francis on Sep 2, 2008 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
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 reply actions
cruz, blalock, and laird
all getting those stats up…and all should be readily available this offseason.
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.
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
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
+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.
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 inactive lsb user on Sep 2, 2008 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
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
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 reply actions
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
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
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
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 reply actions
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
Oliver?
It’s fucking Oliver?
"The question of how we came to be is a philosophical one." - 4HIM
by inactive lsb user on Sep 3, 2008 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Joking dude.
"The question of how we came to be is a philosophical one." - 4HIM
by inactive lsb user on Sep 3, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Jason in Euless is such a blowhard.
Hey, you suck McBain.
by oc on Sep 3, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
.
"I tried everything I could to keep these guys focused. To their credit, most of these guys played hard all year."
"most of these guys"
So who’re the lollygaggers?
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
Reflecting on the game
lt’s a topsy-turvy world, and maybe beating the Mariners doesn’t amount to a hill of beans, but this is our hill, and these are our beans.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
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