Can we have a moratorium on the JD bashing?
by joshed on Jan 5, 2009 1:11 PM CST
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I am relatively new to the LSB community so a fanpost might be a bit premature and I think this sentiment has often been expressed but I just want to get this off my chest. It's just the same tired arguments, Young, Gonzalez, Danks, Galarraga, yada yada yada over and over again.
I remember being unsure but excited about the Young trade. In hindsight a bad trade, really bad even, but it happened. Then the Danks fiasco and most Ranger fans were longing for the Melvin days of yore. Galarraga, I don't blame him too much for. I'd like to know how many were protesting leaving him off the 40 man at the time, if you were among those then your criticisim might have some merit, but to the rest that piled on only after they saw Galarraga's season should shut it. I'll admit I was dissapointed and not sure if JD was the right man for the job. Then July 2007 happened, as it has been well documented, no need to rehash specifics. Great drafts and Latin signings too. To me the fact that he has turned what was one of the worst farm systems in the majors into the BEST, Oakland be damned, in such a short period is nothing short of amazing. This guy has done the best with what he has to work with under penny pinching Hicks.JD has stayed strong this offseason, and I believe he got the best package he could for Laird. Since this offseason has been so dull I guess we have to get entertainment somewhere and the JD debates about past trades and who he's an errand boy for used to be somewhat entertaining but it no longer remains so.LSB these last couple months has been like reading the same book every day with the news out there, save for the comical Manny/Sheffield/washed up all-star to Texas rumors. Reading the same (no)news about the Rangers every day is dull. Reading how JD screwed X,Y,Z trade is beating a dead horse, and I find beating already deceased animals highly offensive. I don't think JD pays attention to the haters who have no clue what is actually going on, he's too much of a pro, but I believe he will have the last laugh when he puts together the roster that brings the World Series trophy to Arlington. So for the New Year can we look to the bright future instead of rehashing a dark past?
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I'm sure
this thread will sway everyone’s mind…. NOT.
"Being elite is not something that you acquire, it is something that becomes of you and your status" - Miles
Obviously You're New!
There’s been a moratorium on JD Bashing on LSB since he was hired.
I'm just killing time until I'm reincarnated.
by Clueless on Jan 5, 2009 1:40 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Well, I'm giving you a rec
Not because the majority of us here haven’t hashed this out and concluded this already, but because you’re the first newcomer in awhile to come here and suggest the same thing.
Now lets hope you’re not just another HH sock puppet (not accusing you, but these days that seems to be what the majority of any “newcomers” are).
Did Jon Daniels downsize your old position at Dunking Donuts?
Thanks...
Well yeah man, I expected to get some crap, not sure what a “HH sock puppet” is though. I hope I’m not one since it seems negative.
HH (hurlerhurley) is kinda the blog drunk (literally, unfortunately)
He likes to create new user accounts and post under them.
Did Jon Daniels downsize your old position at Dunking Donuts?
Ahh...
I like some whiskey every now and then, but I learned the hard way in my younger days that alcohol and computers together just aren’t a good idea. So, I’m not a HH sock puppet, but I do find the term “blog drunk” hilarious.
Heh
Well, welcome aboard then. Be sure and check out DShep’s LSB almanac and GoET’s users guide to LSB, they’ll get you up to speed a bit on all our quirks and everything.
Did Jon Daniels downsize your old position at Dunking Donuts?
I do not know why
but I feel really good right now.
Go Rangers and Ranger Fans.
I have nothing to say
Remember when...
… John Danks was a Ranger? oh the fail.
W: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
Can we have a moratorium
on posters making fanposts before they have had their accounts for 3 months? Most of the time they post, its completely idiotic.
Nolan Ryan is the Greatest Pitcher ever, because Google says so.
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by DJCahill on Jan 5, 2009 1:51 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Almost HH, eh?
"...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
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
haha...
Thanks for the welcome DJ. I had no intention of breaking any kind of LSB protocol. I live and breathe the Texas Rangers, like I assume everyone on this site does, and they mean a whole lot to me. I wish I had known about this site sooner because it helps fill a void when there is no Rangers baseball. The fact that I have had an account for 3 months makes me no less or more of a fan than you, and I think deriding me by calling me idiotic is a little harsh. I have a right to my opinion as you have a right to yours. I’m not here to make enemies, I’m just excited to talk Rangers baseball and maybe one day I’ll bring something to the table you don’t find so idiotic.
Cahill...
a little harsh?
No way. =P
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Pssst.
[whisper] Tell Cahill how great Mike Young is on defense. He’s a huge fan and that will make him your friend for life. [/whisper]
Giggle ….
You'll realize soon enough that blogs pull together some of the most pretentious individuals you'll ever meet
so don’t take it to heart; fanpost away
Thanks Bucky...
I don’t take it to heart though, I just don’t see the point in name calling. This is the very first blog I have ever felt compelled to make a membership with because its so cool to have an outlet like this with so many other passionate Ranger fans. I’ll take the bad with the good.
"A hot dog at the ball game beats roast beef at the Ritz"- Humphrey Bogart
Let's also have a moratorium on bashing our rotation
In fact, I suggest we all just pretend that our rotation is one of the best in the league. I mean, why should we point out anything negative at all? Let’s all just pretend that we won the World Series last year!!!
Repeat in 08, won’t it be great!!!
"I see their [Angels] rotation as John Lackey and a bunch of decent starters." - AJM
by tricer on Jan 5, 2009 2:58 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
while we're at it
Let’s pretend that our defense is airtight as well.
"I see their [Angels] rotation as John Lackey and a bunch of decent starters." - AJM
For some reason, the title of this post made me think of the “LEAVE BRITANY ALONE!” sobbing video on youtube.
Welcome to LSB, Joshed (or Josh Ed).
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
From my understanding,
anybody who tries to discuss anything other than the fact that Baseball Prospectus has rated our system #1 is a troublemaker.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
And in your book
any nuanced thought is just Daniels ball washing.
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Welcome to LSB...
no the JD bashing won’t end and why should they? Until our awesome farm system, that I give JD a ton of credit for building, starts producing on the major league level, I’m gonna continue to criticize him for his sucky early trades.
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
Danks
What kind of pitcher would’ve he been without Don Cooper?
A great one...
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
Probably
a good middle of the rotation guy. I don’t know if he would have ever been a true top of the rotation pitcher.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
you all are
delusional.
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
Danks
needs to put up another sub-4.00 FIP in order to be a truly dank TORS.
The projections have him above 4.00 for next year, fwiw.
"A ~.650 OPS from a COF should get you deported, not traded for."
- The Huntressatron
by inactive lsb user on Jan 6, 2009 6:41 PM CST up reply actions
Gallaraga
I am a big JD fan, and dont bash him, but to tell us we cant bash him if we where on board when it happened is rediculous. I remind you its not OUR job to evaluate talent, its JD and the scouts he is responsible for! So even if we were ALL on board it is there JOB to not make that mistake, we are just fans, and bloggers.
can we also have a moratorium on unilaterally imposed moratoriums
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Jan 6, 2009 9:19 AM CST reply actions
Would this not qualify in some regard?
A unilateral moratorium on specifically unilaterally imposed moratoriums would outlaw itself. If the said morattorium is not unilaterally applied to all unilaterally imposed moratoriums then it would cease to be a moratorium..
by bstair on Jan 6, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Rec
Because I think I sprained my brain reading that. Nicely done.
Did Jon Daniels downsize your old position at Dunking Donuts?
stop bashing...
when the rangers win a playoff game
that sound fair. until then he’s fair game – along with the owner and the manager.
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