Happy birthday, J.D. Smart
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 12, 2009 2:32 PM CST
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Smart is an Austin native and former UT pitcher who was drafted by the Expos in the 4th round of the 1995 draft. He saw some time in the pen for the Expos in 1999, but without much success, and after becoming a minor league free agent after the 2000 season, he signed a minor league deal with the Rangers.
Smart ended up appearing in 15 games in 2001 as part of the train-wreck pitching staff, which posted a 5.71 team ERA.
That pitching staff...man, looking back on it. What a mess. 18 starts for Rob Bell, 15 starts for Aaron Myette, 9 starts for Ryan Glynn, and none of them posted a sub-7 ERA. Darren Oliver and Kenny Rogers had ERAs over 6. So did Mark Petkovsek. Pat Mahomes pitched over 100 innings with a 5.70 ERA.
Really, everyone who pitched any significant number of innings for the Rangers in 2001 was terrible, other than Doug Davis, Jeff Zimmerman, and Juan Moreno.
In any case, Smart apparently retired after the 2001 season.
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In case anyone is wondering what Smart is doing today
he’s an agent with the Hendricks brothers. I believe he represents Blake Beavan.
You know
I remember seeing that somewhere. I’d forgotten about that.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 12, 2009 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
I always thought Glynn was going to be decent...
and he just wasn’t.
"you stupid motherfucker?!?!!?" - Josey Wales
Cue a Cahill comment
on Doug Davis in 3….2…..1….
You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.
I'll just sit back
and quietly reflect on how history has vindicated me, as it usually does.
"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
Ladies and gentlemen, your Texas Rangers!
That pitching staff…man, looking back on it. What a mess. 18 starts for Rob Bell, 15 starts for Aaron Myette, 9 starts for Ryan Glynn, and none of them posted a sub-7 ERA. Darren Oliver and Kenny Rogers had ERAs over 6. So did Mark Petkovsek. Pat Mahomes pitched over 100 innings with a 5.70 ERA.
This paragraph may be more telling and stereotypical of the franchise’s history than any I’ve ever read before.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
remember those promos with Jon Hart wearing shades bragging about how he went out and signed Raffy, Juan and all these other has-beens...
That was one of my low points as a Rangers fan
by oc on Nov 13, 2009 2:20 AM CST up reply actions
73-89....43 games out of 1st....
good times….good times….
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Nov 12, 2009 3:06 PM CST reply actions
The Bell/Myette era
was when it was perfectly clear that whatever the future was, Melvin wasn’t the guy to bring us there.
"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
But Darren Oliver...
Did go 2 for 6 with a double… Wouldn’t mind having him in the bullpen for 2010.
Butch Davis was the greatest Ranger EVER!
by matthewbschultz83 on Nov 12, 2009 3:21 PM CST reply actions
I saw this and thought I wrote it
then I realized that there is no way I would ever want Darren Oliver in a Rangers uniform again, and someone must be trying to soil my good name.
Go Rice Owls!
Should I change...
My little Icon? I would never want your good name ruined.
Butch Davis was the greatest Ranger EVER!
by matthewbschultz83 on Nov 12, 2009 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
Darren Oliver...
is a Type A FA.
Let me repeat that so it really sinks in.
Darren Fucking Oliver is a Type A FA. The mind boggles.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
the angels could recoup alot of draft picks
Type A = Oliver – 2 picks
Type A – Abreu — resigned no extra picks
Type A – Figgins – 2 picks
Type A – Lackey – 2 picks
Type B – Guerrero – 1 pick
i think they sign one of those guys, but this is a ton of possible extra draft picks the Angels would recieve. Of course, they could lose their pick if they sign a Type A, which wouldn’t really be a problem for them. Didn’t the Angels have 4 or 5 picks in the 1st round last year? Their system is going to get very good, very fast if they drafted well last year and do so again this coming year. That sucks.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I can't imagine
anyone signing Oliver. Giving up a draft pick for him would be pretty freaking stupid.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 12, 2009 10:08 PM CST up reply actions
I agree
and I guess the other question is, do the Angels offer Oliver and Guerrero arbitration? There is a chance they don’t.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Wow
I didnt realize Oliver was a type A. One of the nicest guys in baseball so I hope someone signs him.
"More than likely JW never played sports above the youth level. It amazes me that he seems to have no concept on the common reactions of an adult athlete or their normal interactions between each other." - laxonto
by Michael Cave on Nov 13, 2009 12:09 AM CST up reply actions
That Rangers team...
had the second-worst FIP in the majors, at 5.11. We led only Colorado, which had a team FIP of 5.13.
Talk about vomitous…
I remember making posts
about how historically bad some of those pitching staffs were. I compared the staffs ERA versus league average ERAs back to the beginning of baseball. I want to say those clubs were amongst the 20 or so worst pitching staffs of all time.
It was really puke-worthy.
"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
I remember that summer
For some reason, I remember sitting in a hotel room in Oklahoma for a summer league baseball tournament, eating Taco Bueno, and watching Rob Bell start for the Rangers. The announcers were doing the typical, maybe this is the start he figures it out routine before he promptly got hammered. I remember a lot of 3-4 innings and turn the game off that summer.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 12, 2009 3:34 PM CST reply actions
One day that summer, I watched Rick Helling pitch the first nine innings of an extra-innings game against the Angels
I had to leave for work after the ninth inning though so I didn’t get to watch the rest of the game.
OT: does the site seem to load slower for anyone since the changes have been made
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
and that reelz channel ad is really annoying
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
And that scene in Road Trip when he took off his top while videoing Breckin Meyer.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 12, 2009 4:35 PM CST up reply actions
Also, little known fact that he is a 2nd cousin
“of this little vixen”http://blogs.kansascity.com/photos/uncategorized/elizabeth_smart_on_larry_king_show.jpg
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
Shit. Fail.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 12, 2009 8:59 PM CST up reply actions
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