Two members of the press get it
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 14, 2009 6:08 PM CST
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I said this morning that Gil LeBreton seemed to be the only member of the local press who gets it, in terms of not joining in on the dogpile about how the Rangers supposedly screwed up in approaching Michael Young about changing positions.
Well, there is one other guy who gets it -- Tim MacMahon:
I keep hearing and reading that the Rangers took the wrong approach in informing Michael Young that he'd be moving to third base. There's no question Young feels that way.
"I was never asked," Young told Richard Durrett the night the news broke. "I was flat-out told. I was told I was playing third base. I felt that I had absolutely no say. I don't feel like there was any discussion or dialogue about the matter."
Young has earned a lot of respect in his time with the Rangers, a lot of which comes in the form of the massive paychecks he'll collect over the next five years.
I'm really not sure how the Rangers management could have handled this situation to avoid ruffling the feathers of the face of the franchise. The front office, after thinking long and hard about it, made the decision that moving Young to third would be in the best interests of the team.
Should they have asked Young's permission to do something they had already decided would happen? What if he says no? Please, pretty please?
I have a hard time faulting Jon Daniels and Co. for the way they delivered this news. Young might need some time to accept the decision, but at least the Rangers took a straightforward approach with him instead of blowing smoke up the area not covered by his jock strap.
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Lol!
Seriously though, Evan Grant should stop using Poochy’s login.
by mattrpav on Jan 14, 2009 6:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nicely said, Poochie
Although it’s still sad that these two are the only journos who are making the least bit of sense on this issue.
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
by trza on Jan 14, 2009 6:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
B&S
seem to be on the management side as well. they seem to be the only radio personalities that I will respect right now in regards to the rangers. we’ll see if the others wise up, much like MY. we’ll see how long it takes for him to wise up and start acting like a man, instead of a little girl.
Wait 'til the year after next
by NothinG on Jan 14, 2009 6:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Not to discount what Poochie said
But, when you’re a columnist, you’re trying to be inflammatory to build up the reader base – good bad and otherwise. The only way to seperate yourself from the rest is to take the contrary position.
That said, I don’t think that’s the case. Poochie may not know much about the Rangers but it’s pretty easy to dissect this situation.
Nothing pithy here. Please move long.
by WyoRanger on Jan 14, 2009 6:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
Never thought I would agree with Timmy Mac…yet here I am on the same side he is.
Will wonders never cease?
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by Brandon Worley on Jan 14, 2009 6:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Poochie is hereby promoted to “Dawg” ………..
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on Jan 14, 2009 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's still got a while to go though
before he is a G
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Jan 15, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Did Jon Daniels downsize your old position at Dunking Donuts?
by lonestarJon on Jan 14, 2009 7:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe poochie the rockin’ blogger isn’t so bad afterall
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by rentz on Jan 14, 2009 7:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
by Jayslick on Jan 14, 2009 6:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Can you repost that?
I can’t hear the music…I really wanna hear the tune, man!
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by Rodney on Jan 14, 2009 7:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well since
they are only, at best, bottom feeders in the free agent market these days, the only risk for management would be a MY holdout….which I guess isn’t much of a risk since they wouldn’t have to pay him. I doubt any PR hit will hurt attendance any further.
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by SteveP on Jan 14, 2009 6:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
"should have asked him the right way"
Professional athletes are employed by the owner/ franchise to work for them. Last time I checked, I wouldn’t have been asked to do some other work at my job. I would have been told, and I would have had to oblige, or leave.
baseBALLIN!
by kevzta on Jan 14, 2009 7:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
ok i get the point
that MY is out of line in reacting the way he did but can we quit barbecuing him with this fallacious analogy. Of course you and everyone else who’s made this argument does what his boss instructs him to. Professional athletes can’t just disregard orders from above either, but it’s just not accurate to say they are bound by the same employee-employer relationship that exists for the rest of us. This is especially true not just for ordinary pro athletes but for faces of a franchise.
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Jan 14, 2009 7:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's a misnomer unless...
…we know that his contract stately explicitly that he would only play shortstop. Unless that is the case, whenever management tells him he will play another position that is what he will have to do. Otherwise, he can holdout and suffer the consequences. It is hard enough being a Dallas Cowboys fan with the bellyaching primadonnas they have without dealing with my favorite team in my favorite sport acting like this.
by thetodd on Jan 14, 2009 8:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Poochie in the right on the Rangers?
WEATHER FLASH
"Temperatures in Hell took a nosedive today, forcing devil and demon alike to don their cold weather gear. Asked what he made of the sudden freeze in a normally warm climate, one demon said, ‘Well, either the Apocalypse is upon us or … and I know this is gonna sound crazy … Poochie got something baseball related right.’ "
by Athos on Jan 14, 2009 7:45 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
I lol'd
Rec.
Did Jon Daniels downsize your old position at Dunking Donuts?
by lonestarJon on Jan 14, 2009 8:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
When...
will this horse be considered beaten?
Rocky Mountain Ranger
by Strangers on Jan 14, 2009 7:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
April
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Jan 14, 2009 7:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently, Jerry Jones may be starting to get it as well
Mike Lombardi of the National Football Post reports that the Cowboys are having “serious internal discussions” about releasing Terrell Owens.
and
Despite Pacman Jones’ suggestion that he could return to Dallas next season, owner Jerry Jones has reportedly turned the page on the troubled cornerback’s Cowboys career.
Terrel Owens release would make me extremely happy, and turn my pessimism to optimism regarding the Cowboys future.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Jan 14, 2009 8:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
maybe
Maybe Shanahan wants Jerry to release TO before he agrees to hired.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
by RangerMad on Jan 14, 2009 8:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that doesn't make sense
when Shanahan loves TO.
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
The Wrestler
by Longhorn on Jan 14, 2009 10:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He needs to release Coach Cupcake.
Then get a real coach. That will help team chemistry quite a bit.
by Athos on Jan 14, 2009 8:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If I thought Pacman and TO actually make the Cowboys worse, I'd agree.
by philkid3 on Jan 14, 2009 8:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Addition by subraction.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Jan 14, 2009 9:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think that's applicaple here.
by philkid3 on Jan 14, 2009 9:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's extemely applicable.
I don’t think it could ever be more applicable. Getting rid of the ‘me’ players, so we can just focus on playing football. Were still so talented even if you subtract T.O.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Jan 14, 2009 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
we have no good receivers if we subtract TO
but other than that…
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
by ab03 on Jan 14, 2009 10:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Tony Romo, Marion Barber, Felix Jones, Roy Williams, Jason Witten, Martellus Bennet
We can survive. Most teams would dream to have that talent.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Jan 14, 2009 10:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Roy Williams is brittle
and when he’s not on the field, the Cowboys are kind of screwed. You need at least one receiver to throw to.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
by ab03 on Jan 14, 2009 10:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Im fine with it
I’m all about getting rid of T.O., and trying to improve our D. With a little improvement we can be one of the top 3 defense’s in the league, that’s my #1 priority.. the offense will just have to deal with it.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Jan 14, 2009 10:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
defense is not that easy to fix
it would be much easier to fix the offense.
I don’t think we have enough ball hawks in our secondary (read: any) to really be a good defensive team. and our best CB had some really bad showings in critical games.
I would think we would need to upgrade at least 4 positions to get good on defense. And upgrade as in get really good players in there.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
by ab03 on Jan 14, 2009 10:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe our best cornerback by game charting on a per play basis. . .
. . . is actually now out of a job.
by philkid3 on Jan 14, 2009 10:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i believe that as well
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
by ab03 on Jan 14, 2009 11:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Who's the best in the league?
According to that?
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Jan 14, 2009 11:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nnamdi Asomugha
By a mile. For, like, the third straight season or something. Also by just about any game charting I think you could find.
I tend to swear by the charting my friend does, though, because he gives me access to it and his methodology, so I know it more in and out than any other.
But yeah, Asomugha is the Albert Pujols of cornerbacks.
by philkid3 on Jan 14, 2009 11:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.
And I don’t think its very close. He doesn’t get many INT’s because QB’s don’t throw his way often but he is the best CB in the league and a free agent.
"Nobody knows how to feel right now. It’s like Jesus came down from heaven and shot Santa Claus." --ghtd36
by coolaid on Jan 15, 2009 12:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason, I can't find my game charts for the whole season.
But as of week 13, he had only been thrown at 12 times.
by philkid3 on Jan 15, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We played the best D's in the league
towards the end of the year. They were not that much better than us. Add a good free safety with Hamlin playing SS, then it comes down to development from our young corners.. and a healthy Newman.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Jan 14, 2009 10:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Terrell Owens actually makes a team worse.
I might agree he offsets some of his onfield performance with some of his off field, but I still think the net gain is positive.
by philkid3 on Jan 14, 2009 10:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Then we'll never agree.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Jan 14, 2009 10:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OT: Ricardo Montalban died
On CNN they have it as “Fantasy Island Actor Dead at 88.”
Do people agree with that characterization? To me, he was more famous as Khan. I guess “Khan from Star Trek II Dead at 88” sounds kind of dumb. But when I read that at first, for a second I thought it was the little person, although they usually don’t live to be that old. But clearly, he’s the Fantasy Island Actor. At least Montalban had this whole other thing that he was famous for.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
by ab03 on Jan 14, 2009 10:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Depends on your age, I think
I grew up with Fantasy Island, and I also remember him from one of the Planet of the Apes sequels, so that’s how I think of him, the Star Trek movie is an afterthought.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Jan 14, 2009 11:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my gosh
RIP Chico … (I remember him in tortilla westerns waaaaayy back when ………… even before he had a couple of latin lover roles!
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on Jan 14, 2009 11:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wrath of Khan
Should not be an afterthought to anything. Except maybe “Commando”
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on Jan 15, 2009 11:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Andruw Jones is getting released
Apparently the dodgers explored trades but weren’t happy with any – suggesting that they are probably out of any Michael Young trade talks (not that they were that likely).
I guess it could also mean that Young gets traded for Pierre
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
by ab03 on Jan 14, 2009 10:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Pierre
is signed through 2011, right?
by Michael Cave on Jan 14, 2009 10:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If the Rangers did what I suggested and traded for him
they probably would have released him as well. His deferred contract makes it too enticing. Now he can try to play for another team and that new team just has to pay him the minimum salary, with the Dodgers picking up the rest.
Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!
by DerekSTheRed on Jan 14, 2009 10:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jones
I wonder, is he really done, like done done? It seems weird that a guy can go from All Star to completely forgetting how to play baseball in two years. His career ended extremely abruptly, and at a pretty early age. He was looking like a potential Hall of Famer as recently as a couple years ago. What a mystery.
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
by trza on Jan 14, 2009 11:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He will
likely end up with the Braves. I read he wants to finish his career with Atlanta and he was also working out with McCann and some other Atlanta player. BTW, McCann said Jones is in really good shape.
"Nobody knows how to feel right now. It’s like Jesus came down from heaven and shot Santa Claus." --ghtd36
by coolaid on Jan 14, 2009 11:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They showed him...
working out with Chipper on Hot Stove on the MLB network. He did look like he has lost some lbs.
I think he ends up going back to Atlanta as well.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Jan 14, 2009 11:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I shudder to think how much playing time R-Was would give Jaun Pierre.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
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by thedirkatron on Jan 15, 2009 7:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is this getting old to anyone else?
Anyone else getting tired of this Michael Young talk? He’s not going anywhere, except 3rd of course!
Texas Rangers- You hang 'em, we bang 'em!
by coldskeet on Jan 14, 2009 11:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
He may get it this one time....
but he’s still a d-bag.
Aikman and Bradshaw?
Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill
by SarasotaRanger on Jan 15, 2009 5:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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