Bye bye Minasian and Didier
by bigsteve on Oct 13, 2009 8:14 PM CDT
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The Rangers have let go three long-time employees: veteran scouts Mel Didier and Jay Robertson and equipment manager Zack Minasian.
Minasian has been with the Rangers for 21 years as the visiting clubhouse manager and the Rangers equipment manager. He moved from the visiting clubhouse to equipment manager in 1995.
Didier has been in baseball for over 60 years including the last six with the Rangers. He helped build World Championship teams with the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks.
Robertson has been with the Rangers in 2001 and came over with general manager John Hart from the Indians.
I wonder how much this is budget related. Didier was old so maybe he was just done with baseball. I imagine they are going with a younger (ie lower salary) for Minasians job.
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Minasian
I think he was in a radio ad
‘When we need our equipment shipped for Spring Training safely and on-time, North Dallas Moving Company always comes through’
He was.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Seriously.
I was afraid he did something dumb enough to get him suspended for the rest of the year or something! Sheesh!
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Oct 13, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
There's still time...
"I cannot believe how fucking off base I was about Tiny E before this season. The Kid is great and is going to become a star."
- Wails
...
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Oct 13, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
At least he's upright
"I cannot believe how fucking off base I was about Tiny E before this season. The Kid is great and is going to become a star."
- Wails
Team USA - bad news
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP)—U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies is recovering after suffering several broken bones and a lacerated bladder in a one-vehicle accident in which another person was killed.
Heard about that
Wonder if alcohol was involved at all.
Update
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/10/davies_accident_update.html
Long layoff ahead for him, but it could’ve been a lot worse.
Minasian?
The TAG/Josh dubbed “most interesting man in the world”? That’s too bad.
As for Didier, TR Sullivan must be devastated.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
I got to meet Robertson last year
in San Jose while Bakersfield was in town. Very, very nice guy. Sad to see him go.
If I'm not mistaken, Robertson used to post here
but I think all his posts are gone now. Team must have had him stop. Jrobsdollars or something like that was his username.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Nolan: "We need to put out a press release saying that we let these guys go."
JD: “Nah, no one cares about these dudes, I’ll just post it on my FB page.”
Weird way to let the public know, no?
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
It's on the website.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 13, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Its on texasrangers.com
I was just on facebook when it popped up so thats what I used
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.
They shoulda had BMac row Fredo Didier out into the middle of Mark Holtz Lake.
by shroomer on Oct 13, 2009 8:51 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
HAHAHA!!!
Rec.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 13, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
That scouting trip
to Cuba with Johnny Ola was a bad idea.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Ha.
Yeah, what is there to “like”?
Also, have you checked out some of the comments? Man, some people are idiots.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Oct 13, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
The internet is a haven for idiocy. The physical separation afforded by a monitor and the intertubes allows people to spew forth whatever lunacy seems more prudent.
And as soon as a reasoned argument is presented against their stance, they drift away to another discussion…
I like steak.
by Conjunction on Oct 13, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Gee, that happens?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that happen on LSB…
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
That is of course,
If you give anything on Facebook any attention or credibility. Between the attention whores and linkup seekers, it’s a wasteland.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Oct 13, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Minasian
I’m sure he’s a nice guy and all, but the one time I met him in a semi-professional setting he was a complete jackass.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
He was just incredibly rude for no reason
As if he took pleasure in it. It’s not much of a story really.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Oct 13, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Surely Didier
is retiring now, right? He’s getting way up there.
by Brett Perryman on Oct 13, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions
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