Tuesday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Oct 20, 2009 9:24 AM CDT
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The Rangers are after Yusei Kikuchi, the 18 year old Japanese lefty who is considering skipping playing baseball in Japan to go direct to the United States and MLB. As part of their courtship of Kikuchi, the Rangers have sent Jim Colburn, the Rangers' director of Pacific Rim scouting, and Derek Holland to meet with Kikuchi. The Rangers wanted to give Kikuchi the chance to talk to Holland about pitching in the minors in the U.S.
Richard Durrett says the Rangers haven't started interviewing hitting coaches yet, quoting Jon Daniels as saying that they are still in the process of putting together their final list of candidates.
Durrett also looks at the Rangers' #3 starter this year...he concludes that the #3 guy was Holland, since Holland had the third most starts, and looks at Holland's highs and lows in 2009.
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They should have sent Mathis to Japan
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Oct 20, 2009 9:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Send CJ
So he can make more video diaries of eating fermented soybeans.
What’s funny is I actually like CJ.
by FuturePants on Oct 20, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They really like...
edamame (sic?) in Japan too. Apparently it is a popular snack. We learned that from our partner baseball team in Japan, the Ibaraki Golden Golds.
by Heebs on Oct 20, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like it too!
That shit is delicious.
by FuturePants on Oct 20, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It surprises me that Holland had the 3rd most starts, I dunno why
I hope he’s great next year
by BuckyB on Oct 20, 2009 10:20 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll settle
for mediocre next year. He was painfully bad during parts of the season, especially the last month or so. 1-6 with a 10.19 ERA in his last 7 starts isn’t going to get it done.
If he can hang a 5 ERA and go 5-6 innings a start, I’ll take it.
"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 20, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh, with our improved defense, I don't think our starters should have expectatation of a 5 ERA
I’m hoping for somewhere between Hunter and McCarthy… 4.40 ERA-ish. All he has to do is pitch like he did in the minors, less down-the-middle fastballs, and more secondary control
by BuckyB on Oct 20, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Considering how bad his results were last year
I’ll settle for solid improvement and consistency.
"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 20, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd settle for that too..
Sadly, he appears to need the polish that usually comes from AAA reps. The talent is there, the mindset is there, but he’s got to show more results when the going gets tough.
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 20, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He had some pretty good peripherals
If that HR/FB rate regresses next year like it should, he’d probably be able to shave a run off that ERA without much improvement anywhere else. And this is the Wonder Boy so expect him to make some improvements.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Oct 20, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Which is why all the people who insist on Feliz being in the rotation need to tap the brakes just a bit.
Feliz is gonna struggle. We saw glimpses of it at the end of this year. Once teams got tape on him all his numbers started coming back to reality. Sure hes gonna K a bunch of guys. But hes also gonna get rocked in between those Ks. And if his secondary stuff is not on its gonna be real bad. Plus we haven’t seen how he does out of the windup.
With the lack of AAA seasoning Holland had I expect next year to be a little better but not alot. Probably somewhere in the area Cahill was talking about, a 5 ERA and averaging 5 innings per start. He’ll have some gems like he had this year but hes also gonna have his fair share of stinkers too. And I expect Feliz to be worse than Holland next year if hes a starter all year. probably an ERA in the 5.5-6 range and struggling to get to 5 innings per start. If that is 2/5 of your starting rotation its gonna tax your bullpen and the chances of us being in the playoff hunt go way down.
feliz is gonna be a stud down the road but next year if hes thrown into the rotation hes gonna struggle. I think a full year pitching out of the pen could ease his transition into the rotation in 2011 when I expect Holland to be fully ripe and putting up good numbers consistently
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 20, 2009 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Halos Heavan going nuts on Mariano and the "spitball"
http://www.halosheaven.com/2009/10/19/1092380/mariano-rivera-spitball-video
http://www.halosheaven.com/2009/10/19/1092390/mariano-rivera-caught-doctoring
Idiots. I really enjoy the claim of a “spit halo” in the second link.
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
by WyoRanger on Oct 20, 2009 10:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn
Is that legit? I can’t tell if he’s spitting to the side of the ball or not
by BuckyB on Oct 20, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can see two streams of spit passing by the ball
It’s really gross to type “two streams of spit.”
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
by WyoRanger on Oct 20, 2009 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Don't cross the streams"
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 20, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck that would kill all of us...definitely don't cross the streams..
Scott Feldman – "The greatest Hawaiian-born Jewish baseball player to ever set foot on the mound."
by Section 339 on Oct 21, 2009 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever
As if Rivera is going to think he’d get away with spitting on a ball in front of a national tv audience and 40,000 fans, even if the ump doesn’t happen to be looking, not to mention the other team, bullpens in some ballparks, etc. And how many times do they go with a new ball in an inning?
Grasping at straws here, Angels fans. I’m not saying it’s not possible, just that video “evidence” is not a slam dunk case here. Ball players have been cheating as long as they’ve played baseball, but this video proves nothing and changes nothing.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Oct 20, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
The guy has thrown over a 1,000 innings and we’re just now figuring out his “secret?”
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
by WyoRanger on Oct 20, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He definitely spits,
but you can’t tell where it lands. As for the “spit halo” that just the halo on Scioscia’s sleeve as they fade from one camera view to another.
by MikeEl on Oct 20, 2009 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not even going to click on the links
I have a feeling that Mariano is good enough that he doesn’t need to cheat. He’s an inner circle hall of famer, with more world series rings that he was actually key in getting than almost any other player in baseball today.
His cutter has been cutting like it has in this series for his whole career. He’s not cheating. He’s just better than the Angels.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Oct 20, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course Rivera doctors baseballs
But not K-Rod. Never K-Rod
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Oct 20, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow!! This is not going to be good....unless...
if the TV media glosses over this, then we definitely know there is a Yankee bias going on (as if we didn’t already know.)
I know writers from other teams will run with this like crazy…..and they will be going back and pulling video of every outing Mariano has had to find further evidence.
He’ll be a hall of famer……..but things like this are not good for the reputation in this media driven world.
Wash is an idiot!!
by bspate on Oct 20, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares
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
by lonestarJon on Oct 20, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you're gonna spit on it..masturbate on it...fuck it...you're a Yankee, the network will block that shit out with some "digital distortion"
Just whack away at your pecker and juice that ball…The umps are already paid, don’t worry about the details just slap some cum on the leather sphere and strike out the side…save some for your finger so you can slide that fuckin’ ring on….that’s all that matters.
Scott Feldman – "The greatest Hawaiian-born Jewish baseball player to ever set foot on the mound."
by Section 339 on Oct 21, 2009 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have problems.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Magnum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Oct 21, 2009 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Don't we all?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 21, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT. Mo with the spitball
@KenTremendous EVERYTHING MARIANO HAS EVER ACCOMPLISHED IS MEANINGLESS!!! http://bit.ly/uvZYg
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 20, 2009 10:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Out of curiosity...
Was this written by a robot/computer?
by bhudson on Oct 20, 2009 11:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe Josey's posts are actually written by a robot...
by MikeEl on Oct 20, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not possible.
Robots comprehend logic.
by FuturePants on Oct 20, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it could be a program that's intentionally illogical
figures out the logical response and says the alternative.
by MikeEl on Oct 20, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not ones designed by idiots
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Oct 20, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Garbage in...
…garbage out
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Oct 20, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More drool worthy information on Kikuchi
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on Oct 20, 2009 11:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cubs close to agreement with vaunted hitting coach Jaramillo
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/10/19/cubs.jaramillo/index.html
It is believed he will receive a multiyear deal for about $800,000 per year.
by GregoryM on Oct 20, 2009 11:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Overrated...clap clap clap clap clap....Overrated...
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 20, 2009 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
Just years ago Jaramillo was heralded as being one of the best coaches out there. I can’t really imagine that he is truly overrated. He has been very successful and we owe a lot of very good seasons at the plate to him.
The difference appears to be the type of lineup he is working with. He seems to do a great job working with hitters that have a more free swinging approach, which comprised a good portion fo the line-up in past years. It looks like he is more about finding your pitch and driving it as opposed to a patience first approach. To me this approach works better with veterans who have already developed an approach and just need minor adjustments.
This line-up is changing. The Rangers have a lot of young hitters who will need a lot of work on their technique and fundamentals at the major league level. The Rangers don’t need a hitting coach who caters to the established. They need a hitting coach who will find their strengths to maximize their potential. In the same they need a coach who will preach being patient and waiting for your pitch.
I don’t think it is Jaramillo’s fault that this is the direction they are going. I think he is just better suited in a more established environment.
by Heebs on Oct 20, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
I think he is still heralded as the best hitting coach in the game by many. How accurate that is, I have no idea. The Cubs certainly think so.
by FuturePants on Oct 20, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some good news from yesterday
@scottrlucas 2 years, 141 days of service gets you “Super 2” arb status. Saltalamacchia fell short by 4 days, Nippert by 1. #texasrangers
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 20, 2009 11:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kikuchi
If I’m an 18 year-old Japanese kid, what in the hell do I want with Arlington, TX?
Why Dallas over Boston, where there’s other Japanese players to associate with? Or Seattle, where there’s a strong Japanese community? Or the other West Coast teams?
by oc on Oct 20, 2009 12:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's not going straight to Arlington
He’ll be in the minors for three years or more.
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
by WyoRanger on Oct 20, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where he can enjoy beautiful spots like Surprise and Bakersfield.
Gorgeous!
by FuturePants on Oct 20, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather be in Surprise than OKC or Hickraw
Phoenix is a pretty cool town.
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Oct 20, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surprise is like an hour outside of Phoenix.
That’s like saying “I’d like to live in Frisco; Dallas is a pretty cool town.”
by FuturePants on Oct 21, 2009 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More like 25 minutes
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Oct 21, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mo' money, mo' money, mo' money
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on Oct 20, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Junichi Tazawa
Rangers offered more money and he still went to Boston for $4 million less.
by chrisR on Oct 20, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he wants to be the first?
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 20, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
unlikely
i would believe money would be the main reason, but then again, do we have more money than say a Boston or NY. I think our chances are slim to none
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Oct 20, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the chances aren't bad
If he picks somewhere else I suspect it will be more due to a different team then the money. I just don’t think the bidding for him is going to be at the level of the bidding for someone like Dice-K. Your looking at more like the bidding war of a prospect as opposed to someone who’s viewed much more as a finished product.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Oct 20, 2009 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the Rangers were trying really hard to developing scouting over there
Maybe it’s paying off.
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
by WyoRanger on Oct 20, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As far as I know
We’ve brought one guy over.
Didn’t really work out that well
by oc on Oct 20, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also a guy named Ahn
from Korea in the lower levels.
by Brett Perryman on Oct 20, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that kid named Nam.
Not sure where he’s from.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Magnum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Oct 20, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Korea
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 20, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's his prospect status
I remember the debate earlier this year on whether or not he could shoot through levels.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Magnum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Oct 20, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His ceiling is as a LOOGY
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Oct 20, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seattle's awfully rainy and depressing
Jojima sure got tired of it.
Boston get’s cold and is full of well, Bostonians…
by MikeEl on Oct 20, 2009 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matsuzaka
Matsuzaka had some pretty bad things to say about Boston and their training (and maybe their doctors?) this season. So maybe that might dissuade him from going there.
And yes, Boston is a great city except for their sports fans.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Oct 20, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Boston is a great city except for their sports fans."
And their weather. And accents.
by FuturePants on Oct 20, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 Seasons
Four actual seasons, fall colors, snow, moderate summers, etc. It’s a nice change from Texas and its heat.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Oct 20, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can never be convinced.
I think your Canadian wife has brainwashed you into thinking debilitating cold is somehow ok.
by FuturePants on Oct 20, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of what Daniel Tosh...
said about seasons. When told by someone who said they like seasons, his response…“so do I, That’s why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.”
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 20, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Love Tosh
saw him live twice in 2008. Man is a funny guy.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Magnum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Oct 20, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's hilarious...
quickly becoming one of my favorite comedians around now. Along with guys like Dave Attell, Dave Chappelle, and Patton Oswalt.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 21, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you seen Tosh.0
30 minutes of him mocking people’s internet videos.
A riot.
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Oct 21, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first couple episodes...
of that show sucked something fierce. I was very disappointed. I stopped watching it and then a month or so later I gave it another shot. I’m glad I did. There is some funny shit on that show now.
It’s like America’s Funniest Home Videos. Just with internet clips and an actual funny comedian hosting it. Good stuff.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 21, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boston in the summer is paradise
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Oct 20, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind fewer seasons
when one of them is not 6 months of rain and cold like Seattle. There’s also the short days for huge parts of the season where it’s dark before 4 in the afternoon.
by MikeEl on Oct 20, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he's serious about baseball
these are secondary considerations. And it’s not as if there are no Japanese in this area. You mention valid points, but I think I fear the fame and international prestige of the Boston, NYY organizations over there more than these things.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Oct 20, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, in all seriousness, money is important but I doubt it is the deciding factor,
just as money wasn’t the deciding factor in Tazawa. The Rangers really need to give the impression that they can develop a championship-caliber pitcher. Kikuchi isn’t going to want to come to the US to a program that has little chance of helping him reach his goals and the level of success he hopes to achieve. It’s a hard sell for the Rangers, because Boston has brand-name recognition, particularly when it comes to pitchers, and others (Cubs, Yankees, Seattle) have been active over there for a long time, so they are also something of a well-known, trusted destination.
I don’t know if Holland can say the magic words, but he’s clearly the best example of development the Rangers can point to when trying to sell themselves.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on Oct 20, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And, if the Rangers were the only team
that brought over a player, that kind of thoughtfulness might go a long way. We can hope.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Oct 20, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude have you been to UTA
Asians everywhere
[/sarcasm]
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 20, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean University of...
…Ten Americans?
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Oct 20, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was
University of Tenthousand Asians
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Oct 20, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
University of...
…Tokyo (or Taiwan) at Arlington
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Oct 20, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and you wonder why a japanese player wouldn't want to come here?
by MikeEl on Oct 20, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really...
…I don’t care why a Japanese player would or wouldn’t want to come here.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Oct 20, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A japanese player
has no clue what UTA is.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Oct 20, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially
When “uta” in Japanese means song, or sumbol for song.
"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 20, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That word doesn't mean what you think it means
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Oct 20, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He went to high school at Hanamaki, Iwate
Hanamaki has a population of roughly ~100K and made famous by their onsen (hot springs).
by chrisR on Oct 20, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT : Movies...
so are there any decent movies out right now? I was going to go see a couple on Thursday but not sure if anything is worth seeing or not. Has anyone seen that Paranormal Activity? Heard it was a good horror/suspense flick? How about Zombieland? Any other suggestions.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 20, 2009 12:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I have a real love/hate relationship with the movie Donnie Darko
So I’m anxious to see the director’s follow-up in The Box
by oc on Oct 20, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
I saw the preview and it looked like it could go either way.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 20, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't seen it
But I’d go to Where the Wild Things Are if it were me. Spike Jonze is a pretty damn good director.
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
by WyoRanger on Oct 20, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry dude...
but don’t.
I took my daughter to see it this weekend and it sucked something fierce imo. I was pretty damn disappointed. Although I’m not sure how I expected him to do a 2 hour movie off of a 15 page kids book. I damn near fell asleep during the movie.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 20, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The last good thing I saw was A Serious Man.
But if you’re into Zombieland and Paranormal Activity and thought Where the Wild Things Are was boring I’m guessing you wouldn’t dig it.
Actually I thought Where the Wild Things Are was a little slow, but finished quite strong.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Oct 20, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a huge Coen brothers guy...
I really liked BAR, NCfOM, and Lebowski, but I haven’t been a big fan of a couple of their other popular movies.
I really wanted to see A Serious Man, but it’s not playing at the theater I usually go to. I’ll probably just wait ’til it comes out on DVD.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 20, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't listen to slc ranger...
Do go see it. Don’t take your kid. It’s not a kid’s movie. It’s a movie about a kid.
It’s pretty great.
by ghostofErikThompson on Oct 20, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of like Pan's Labrynth.
What a great movie that is so not a kid’s movie.
by FuturePants on Oct 20, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Different strokes...
I suppose. I thought it was way too slow with very little storyline to it. Like you said, it really isn’t a kids movie.
I like Jonze. I loved Being John Malkovich. Three Kings was pretty good. Adaptation was disappointing though too.
A lot of people have liked it. I’m probably in the minority here. Just thought it was very meh.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Oct 20, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zombieland was good...
…I laughed pretty much the whole way thorugh.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Oct 20, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Damn United is really good
not sure if it’s playing anywhere other than NY/LA but you can watch it online
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Oct 20, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holland to Japan
You know, if I were thinking recruiting, I’m not sure that the first name to come to mind is Brick Tamland.
by Brett Perryman on Oct 20, 2009 1:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He did throw that trident
with his left hand, didn’t he?
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Oct 20, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From a traslation of an interview with kikuchi
-you met a major leaguer
"He had an aura of playing in the best place in the world."
He has to be talking about Holland. Thats nuts…
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Oct 20, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adam
I strongly disagree with using a Randy Galloway quote as the LSB tagline
Guy doesn’t deserve the pleasure
by oc on Oct 20, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Disagree vehemently with your strongified disagreement
Probably the funniest tagline he’s done.
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Oct 20, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Magnum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Oct 20, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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