Thursday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 1, 2009 9:32 AM CDT
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Playing out the string, and between injuries and just a general malaise that seems to be out there, this team looks ready to go home and be done with 2009...
Jim Reeves writes that the Rangers seem to have forgotten that the season isn't over already, having been shut out for the 13th time this year last night.
Marlon Byrd says he isn't done for the season, and expects to be back in the lineup on Friday. Hank Blalock, meanwhile, suffered a "mild concussion," and is going to sit today.
Chris Davis thinks that he will be back in the lineup today, but Ron Washington isn't so sure Davis will be ready to go.
Ron Washington wants a veteran starter, a "consistent" righthanded bat, and a lefty specialist for the bullpen added for 2010. I'm not sure what he means by a veteran starter...if we are talking about a legit #1 or #2 type guy, sure, but if we are talking about a random back of the rotation guy, I don't see what the point is, given the options available in-house.
On the other two items, though, I agree...the Rangers could definitely use a righty 4C guy for the bench, and someone who can come in and face a tough lefty or two late in the game.
And Jim Reeves has a column praising the work of Mike Maddux.
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not bad form
from Holly. Little bit of body lean towards 1st base and the arm is behind the head a bit more than you would like, but overall pretty good. Than again, she seems to be somebody who is used to have balls in her hand.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
Hello Win Column!!!
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Oct 1, 2009 9:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
she would probably
have also pitched a 1 hit shutout last night.
by MikeEl on Oct 1, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, that body lean is good. Arm is in solid position.
Tilting that way allows her to get the elbow high, so that the ball travels on a compact path from the loaded position. Pretty decent.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by Chase Irwin on Oct 1, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She doesn't seem to be getting much from her glove arm though
I’m far from an expert on these, but I’d guess that if she came here, she’d have TOS surgery by her second season.
(If she hasn’t already had some ribs pulled out…)
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Oct 1, 2009 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just don't see how
we get a front of the rotation starter until we have a new ownership situation.
I could maybe see a cheap depth guy, like maybe Doug Davis. I can understand from RWs viewpoint why he may be leary of sending out guys like Holland who was 1-6 with a 10.19 ERA in his last 7 starts in the rotation.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 1, 2009 9:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dan
I know why you want Doogie back, and I hate to break it to you, but…
Doug and Stacy apparently split up. She wouldn’t be coming back, as well.
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 1, 2009 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn it!!!
I’m sure you did the divorce to ruin their lives you homewrecker!
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 1, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did the divorce...
To keep people in DFW from wanting him back.
by Trickman on Oct 1, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm probably
in a very small minority of people who wanted Stacy back. She made me laugh so hard when she was on Bob and Dan, because she was such a train wreck.
I also used to love when she would spam the boards with insanity.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 1, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first thing that should happen is to get an experienced manager that can manage down the stretch. When RW gave that game to Tampa by not pulling out all the stops.
Offensive replacementsk defensive replacements. He actually let that fat clown bat he has plenty of players on the bench Maddon used all his. Then he pulled Holland and let Francisco in too long. I think that took all the fight out of this young team when your managers gives away a game.
by txmemaw17 on Oct 1, 2009 9:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ron Washington did not lose that game
Our bullpen lost it and to say otherwise is retarded
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 Oct 1, 2009 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That comment does a disservice to those who are actually retarded...
The OP’s comment is clinically braindead.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Oct 1, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not retarded and he did not pull out all the stops to win the game. He did not makje offensive substitutions. He did not make the important defensive substitutionsl. He left
francisco in when he could have brought feliz in sooner. He didn;t do anything a good manager would do to win the game.
by txmemaw17 on Oct 1, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We had a 5 run lead with 4 outs to go and our 3 best relievers come in
They blew it. End of story.
Then we had a 3 run lead with out closer coming in. He blew it. End of story.
What offensive substitutions was he supposed to make? Let me guess…Hamilton for that fat slob Jones. As it turns out Hamilton was hurt and couldn’t come out. I guess the manager who is there and knows a little more about stuff thatn some random internet jackass made the right call. What a concept.
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 Oct 1, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really wouldnt have Hamilton pinch hit for anybody. He had Borbon who can bunt walks steals bases and is left handed. He could have batted for fat slob Jones.
He had Visquel who is a switch hitter/ You just don’t get it you try everything. I dont care if Francisco is closer he obviously did not have it bring in Feliz. I don’t think he lost the game all by himself but he did not do everything he could to save it.
You really have a one track mind.
by txmemaw17 on Oct 1, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did PH Borbon
And im sorry but in a one run game I would rather have Jones up than Vizquel. If its a 2 or more run game and we need baserunners then yes but a one run game give me the guy who has the chance to tie it up with one swing.
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 Oct 1, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea he did pinch hit him after there was two outs why do that to a rookie
Let him lead off
by txmemaw17 on Oct 1, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cause the rookie was probably the best bet off the bench that day
Who knows if Micheal Young was actually available or not. Josh wasn’t. Hank had already been taken out. Who did you want Esteban German?
It was a 1 run game with I believe Nellie and Jones up before Davis. One swing of the bat ties the game. As bad as Jones has been the chances of tieing it up are probably better with Jones going for the HR rather than Borbon trying to get on base and having Nellie or Davis drive him in.
Personally, IF Young was available, I would have pinch ran Borbon for Davis once he got on. Let Borbon try and steal 2nd and then PH Young for Teagarden. But the way Wash handled it was fine by me. He didn’t lose that game
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 Oct 1, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Michael said before and after that game...
…that he was available to bat but not play the field.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Oct 1, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
well we heard alot about how Josh was available too until recently.
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 Oct 1, 2009 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have heard nothing since to indicate he wasn't available...
…and he has played the last three games since.
I’m not necessarily arguing your point that Wash didn’t lose the game but I will dispute any statements that Young was not available.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Oct 1, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe he was available too
But I think he was being held back until we needed a walk off or tieing base hit. I think had he PH for say…Jones then we would have pinch ran for him. I think we were waiting to get a man in scoring position to use Young to get a base hit.
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 Oct 1, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Borbon
should have hit for Jones, and then you possibly hit Hamilton in the spot Borbon hit in to drive him in.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Oct 1, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Wash was playing for the solo home run to tie it up
Which given this teams year is probably a toss up with trying to drive in a guy with a single as to how likely it will happen in that situation
Oh and as we’ve learned hamilton wasn’t available that day
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 Oct 1, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has a one track mind?
Blaming everything on Wash, including the team blowing a 5 run lead with their best relievers in, is the definition of a one track mind.
Not everything is the managers fault. The players still play the game.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 1, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have been chewing Wash's ass
for two weeks now. What a hypocrite.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Oct 1, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He can chew it all he wants
But the simple fact is Wash did not lose that last home game against TB
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 Oct 1, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bigsteve
Wash screwed the pooch that day when he left Vizquel on the bench in the 8th inning.
Vizquel is the Ozzie Smith of this generation and there is not an acceptable excuse to leave him on the bench and Chris Davis at 3B in that game.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Oct 1, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We had a 5 run lead
Im sorry but you don’t need to start doing defensive subs with a 5 run lead. Thats playing scared IMO.
Even after the error we only needed 1 out to get out of the inning and neither BMac (who was probably a bit gassed), ODay or CJ could get that out. Im sorry but thats at their feet and not Wash’s. Once it became a close game in the 9th he made the defensive changes
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 Oct 1, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice to have the ultimate...
poster with a one track mind respond to me here.
Yes I have been on Wash’s ass the last couple weeks, and he deserves every bit of it.
However he wasn’t at fault for losing that one game which is the topic here.
See how I’m able to actually reply to someone and stay on topic. How I don’t just spew the same vomit over and over again no matter who I’m responding to or what they are talking about? Crazy isn’t it.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 1, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really wanted to get to 90 wins.
It was a nice target. Sigh.
I think I’m finally past my post-collapse baseball depression though. Actually read all the stories for the first time in quite a while..
In other news I’m pretty close to finally turning on RW.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Oct 1, 2009 9:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was just hoping that they could man up enough to beat Seattle for second
place, but with the loss today and 3 more losses in Seattle that Ain’t gonna happen!
Larry Parrish Was Da Man!
by TRFAN on Oct 1, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hah, we will still hold on to that.
Although I can’t blame you for the doubts.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Oct 1, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Good News...
We have 2 of the first 23 picks in the draft next year as the standings sit today, with a good chance to reach the #20 slot if we suck for the last four games.
MLB Bonus Baby - A Draft Blog - Author
by Andy Seiler on Oct 1, 2009 9:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
C'mon!
Lets bring on more suck!
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 1, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Though this years pick wont be protected if they sign a type A
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Oct 1, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what're the chances they sign a Type A though?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Oct 1, 2009 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah,
it’s tough to see given the financial situation.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Oct 1, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Slim...
Was just saying is all.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Oct 1, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
right.
and I’d imagine they’ll take the protection into account when deciding whether a Type A (affordable to our budget) is a fit for this team or not. If they sign Abreu or another high OBP bat, I wouldn’t mind…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Oct 1, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Abreu
He’s going to be priced way outside of the rangers budget this year. Last year was the time to sign him, the angels got a steal.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Oct 1, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed.
but there can’t be a sudden spike in spending yet, can there? I mean, there should be some other bargains right?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Oct 1, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The one redeeming quality that Wash has had
as manager of the Rangers is that the players always went balls out for him.
This team quit playing hard for Wash after the top of the 8th inning last Sunday and it’s more than apparent now that we don’t have a very good manager.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Oct 1, 2009 9:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd move the "quit playing hard" back to the start of the rainy homestand.
and I’d tend to agree with you. I think Wash brings more to the table than just that, but as it IS his best attribute it troubles me a lot.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Oct 1, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Having players go balls out for you can only carry the team to a certain level.
The Rangers are 27-30 since the end of July (they also went 19-29 to end last season).
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Oct 1, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have been saying all season he is a crap manager
why is it just now that some of you guys are just understanding that
Larry Parrish Was Da Man!
by TRFAN on Oct 1, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since early May 2007 (a game against the NY Yankees
when he had Kenny Lofton put down a sac bunt in the second/third inning of a game we trailed 4-1) I have maintained that Ron Washington is a dumbass.
I will acknowledge the team on the whole seems to like him (which isn’t necessarily a good thing) and play hard for him most of the time, but he’s just as much of an idiot now as he was in May 2007,
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Oct 1, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, Wow i agree with Josey
Larry Parrish Was Da Man!
by TRFAN on Oct 1, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so do I he never uses enough substitutions and he never knows when to leave a pitcher and when to pull one
by txmemaw17 on Oct 1, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
once again I'd like to introduce simple math into the equation
Hamilton in the lineup for more than 1 at bat, Rangers record: 52-34
Hamilton out of the lineup entirely: 33-37
Hamilton had only 1 at bat (left due to injury): 0-2
Rangers longest losing streaks:
5 in a row 4/10 to 4/14 with Hamilton
5 in a row 6/18 to 6/23 without Hamilton
5 in a row 9/13 to 9/18 without Hamilton
4 in a row 7/11 to 7/18 with Hamilton
4 in a row 9/27 to 9/30 without Hamilton
Obviously, we were still susceptible to losing streaks with Hamilton’s bat in the lineup, but the point is we had 3 long losing streaks without him and 2 with him. Josh’s bat didn’t do a lot of damage this year (especially compared to last year), but his presence alone, as evidenced by the Rangers’ overall record with him in the lineup, is clearly an impact.
Consider this: with Josh healthy in every game, at the rate we were winning with him in the lineup for more than 1 at bat, our record projects to 98-64. And as you’ll notice, 98 wins would put us ahead of Boston for the Wild Card and in a dead tie with the Angels if they won out their final 4 games for the Division win.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Oct 1, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fat guy that sits next to you on a long flight when you have seat 4B.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Oct 1, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh, thanks for the clarification.
Although I enjoyed bking’s answer more. Andruw Jones already qualifies as a bking 4C guy.
by 3hacks on Oct 1, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ron Washington wants... a "consistent" righthanded bat
So, he’s adjusted to the fact Marlon Byrd is leaving?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Oct 1, 2009 10:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A 1 hit shutout by a bunch of rookies and scrubs, Really!!!!
1 guy pitching a 1 hit shutout you could maybe understand, but 5 guys, that says shitty offense, rather than great pitching, i have never in the last 25 years seen a ranger team get shutout as much as they have this year, Please get this season OVER!!
Larry Parrish Was Da Man!
by TRFAN on Oct 1, 2009 10:21 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shouldn't Wash say...
he wants another consistent RH bat. Is that a shot at MY, Byrd, Kinsler and Cruz?
I agree the team needs another bat, but an guy who can get on base is much more important than which side of the plate he hits from.
I really hope Smoak tears up OKC to start next year and can be that guy by June. I’m not sure the Rangers are going to be able to afford anyone who can really make a difference in this teams offense.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 1, 2009 11:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we can hope for a miracle. and Josh's resurgence/health.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Oct 1, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I took it as a shot
at Cruz and Jones.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Oct 1, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
I think it’s a combination of what you and Large Steve think as well. A shot at Jones and Cruz and Wash wanting to get someone who will hit LHP better.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 1, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't know about Young and Kins
But Cruz and Byrd weren’t very good against LHP which is what I believe Wash was referring to
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 Oct 1, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hoping for Josh resurgence is wishful thinking. He left the club today for personal reasons and says he may rejoin them in Seattle. Something else is goibg on with that guy I wish I knew what. As for the argument over who won or lost the game you have your opinion and I have mine.
by txmemaw17 on Oct 1, 2009 11:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think I'm starting to hate RW
a “baseball mind”, “small ball”, and a “players manager”.
RW may be the last one, but only for the players that are “his” guys. This team is terrible at small ball. I’m sick of Wash sitting in the dugout with his sunflower seeds thinking how he can screw up tomorrow’s lineup or who he will play for Cruz, or who will play in center other than Borbon.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Oct 1, 2009 11:24 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Link on Josh leaving the team?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Oct 1, 2009 11:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It is on the Texas Rangers website under preview for todays game
by txmemaw17 on Oct 1, 2009 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ron washington makes it really hard
for me to enjoy watching the rangers
"He do what he do" - Ron Washington
by dustinvandeman on Oct 1, 2009 11:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
how the fuck did hank get a damn concussion?
by jam0152 on Oct 1, 2009 11:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holland kneed him in the head.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 1, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a gnat hit him in the temple
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
by RangerMad on Oct 1, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think if Nelson Cruz learned to play 1st base
he would get more playing time?
by MikeEl on Oct 1, 2009 12:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to see him swat tag
A runner going by on a wide throw. Might cause instantaneous DL time for the runner.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
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by Ed Coffin on Oct 1, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Missed opportunities
The really frustrating thing about September is that Boston and LAAA player pretty poorly. In all the “How do we make the playoffs” scenarios, most people assumed that those teams would continue to win at their seasonal rates against other teams. Both the Sox and Angels actually played close to .500 ball in September. They left the door wide open for us and we failed to capitalize.
BOS: 15-13
LAAA: 11-10 not including games against the Rangers.
Is there anyone here who predicted that either team would play that poorly?
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Oct 1, 2009 1:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I said 94 wins would get it done.
Think I said it the first time ajm brought out the fork in early August and never wavered.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Oct 1, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nyuck Nyuck Nyuck.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by Chase Irwin on Oct 1, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
KLAW
Pat (Long Island)
ETA on Smoak, and what kind of numbers can we expect from him next year? peak years???
Klaw (1:25 PM)
Early next year, maybe Opening Day. Peak years he’s a .300 hitter, high OBP, 35 home runs. Real impact guy.
Josh (Los Angeles, CA)
Ron Washington recently said that they need a veteran pitcher to help the kids along.. am I missing something, or isn’t that the responsibility of the manager and his staff? The Rangers shouldn’t be hiring 8 figure pitching coaches, right?
Klaw (1:49 PM)
Yeah, that’s another old baseball saw that should be sent through the wood chipper.
Bryan (Plano, TX)
Should the Rangers resign Byrd? Also, do you see him as a starter or more of a 4th OF?
Klaw (2:02 PM)
More of a fourth outfielder.
And, on Cahill and Anderson (ech…)
Dale (San Francisco)
Why is Cahill’s low strikeout rate a big concern when I don’t hear anyone raise the same concerns about Porcello? Cahill actually has a very slight edge in strikeouts per 9 innings.
Klaw (1:21 PM)
Who’s complaining about his low strikeout rate? Cahill has the stuff to miss bats long-term. He’ll be fine. If anything, I’m more disappointed that he hasn’t gotten more groundballs.
scott (lansdowne)
Klaw, what is Bret Andersons ceiling?
Klaw (1:47 PM)
Number one or two starter. He hasn’t been the best-performing rookie in the AL this year, but if he won the RoY, it would look good in retrospect.
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I found this photo to be.....interesting
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