Scheppers Rawks Article
"You gotta think the hitters don't feel too comfortable hitting off him," Teagarden said. "It's hard enough catching him."
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thanks for the link, shroom
and TT went on to say “He and 2009 No. 1 overall pick Stephen Strasburg are the top two arms out here, for sure.”
I’m excited about him
loves me some Tanner Scheppers!
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by hurlerhurley on Nov 19, 2009 9:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I've expressed this basic opinion before, but...
If the Ghost of Baseball Drafts Future had visited me the night before the 2009 draft and shown me a vision of how Budford Q. Selig had announced before the draft that he’d had a change of heart and declared that teams could now trade draft picks and that we’d traded our 14th and 44th picks in the draft for the draft rights to Tanner Scheppers and the 14th overall pick (albeit an unprotected version), I wouldn’t have been able to contain the excitement in my baseball pants and would’ve promptly jizzed into my hand and then thrown it at a the nearest bearded hobo.
I know that’s the glass half full way of looking at a sucky situation where we could’ve had an elite player with the pick if Matt Purke hadn’t gone all “Sorry, but my heart pumps Horn Frog-purple, broseph” on us, but as far as draft debacles go, I think history will show we actually made out pretty decent on this one as far as the long term impact goes.
Scheppers is just so dreamy….
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Nov 19, 2009 10:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't have said it better
It is telling that on draft day, I was way more excited about Scheppers – who I just had assumed wouldn’t be a Ranger since the team is too conservative to have taken him at #14 and no way he’d fall to our supp pick – than Purke. If they had just said “the hell with it, we’re taking Scheppers at #14,” I’d have been 100% okay with that.
JD is just so awesome that when he drafts with one hand tied behind his back he still wins.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Nov 19, 2009 10:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is there anyone...
that has drafted better than the Rangers FO in the last 3 years?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Nov 19, 2009 11:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Redsox maybe?
But they have a ton of money to use.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Nov 19, 2009 11:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate that they've throwing all that money into the draft in recent years.
Why can’t all big market juggernauts be required to handle their drafting like, say, the Mets?
You know, just to even out the field a bit.
You’re telling me Omar Minaya couldn’t handle bungling the draft for multiple teams at the same time?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Nov 19, 2009 11:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I realize
that some small portion of the Mets’ suck recently has been bad luck, but why does Minaya still have a job there? I cringe when I remember the days when he was thought to be a contender for the Rangers’ FO job.
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by t ball on Nov 20, 2009 12:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Minaya's immunity from termination is one of life's great mysteries.
Although, to be fair, he has made some nice moves. (The Johan trade, Signing Beltran, etc.)
It’s just that his many fucktardedly foolish moves far outshine any good he’s done as their GM, imo.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Nov 20, 2009 6:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
poor hobos. Always the scorn of the masses.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
by rooster on Nov 20, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Man, the Rangers have a lot of
intriguing pitching depth at or near the major league level right now. A lot of young, talented wild cards.
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by t ball on Nov 19, 2009 11:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What I love about it
is that they have 4 or 5 guys who have the potential to be an ace. Yeah, not all are going to; but when you have 4 guys who each have a 20% chance of being a guy who’ll get Cy Young votes, there is a pretty good chance at least one of them is going to.
Compare this to the Rangers of old, who rarely had anyone with potential ceilings as high as these guys right now. There was a Brown or Witt or Correa once every 5 years or so; that’s it.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Nov 19, 2009 11:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Remeber
when Hurley was our top prospect? Man. Seems like ages ago.
Although, he might still end up being a decent player but who knows after his injury.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 19, 2009 11:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I never felt that Hurley had anywhere near the potential
of Holland, Feliz, Perez, or Scheppers. Of course, Hurley’s prospecty-ness was occurring at the time when his #3 ceiling would be a godsend to the Rangers.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Nov 19, 2009 11:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, I remember a time when I loved me some Hurley, but I don't know that he was ever really a threat to be an ace.
A #2 If things broke right, perhaps.
But Feliz, Der-Hol, Perez and TS are a cut above anything Hurley ever was in terms of ceiling, imo.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Nov 19, 2009 11:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Main, too.
"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 Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Nov 19, 2009 11:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, Main has gobs of ceiling, too. As does a certain Mr. Wilmer Font.
I wasn’t disrespecting those two potential aces (or Robbie Ross or any of our other pitching prospects, really), I was merely confining my blabbing to our current big 4 is all.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Nov 19, 2009 11:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Never
believed that Hurley was going to an ace. I was merely stating the difference between our farm system now and a few years ago.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 20, 2009 12:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not to go all math on you....
But just an fyi that 4 guys who each have a 20% probability, means a 59%ish probability that one of them makes it… :P
by cjcheng on Nov 20, 2009 8:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OT
Austin teenager Sarah Jarosz gives the Beatles the bluegrass treatment.
by shroomer on Nov 19, 2009 11:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know why, but I found that girl to be incredibly attractive
Maybe it’s because she likes good music and is not bad looking. IDK.
"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 Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Nov 19, 2009 11:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And your point is...?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Nov 20, 2009 6:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
She's 17
It’s amazing what google can do eh?
"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 Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Nov 20, 2009 4:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
She should have sang
I’ve Just Seen a Face, though I’m shocked at how authentic they made the mandolin and fiddle solos sound. That in a way is in itself a great tribute to the amazing range of the Beatles, a band that could make nearly any genre sound spontaneous.
Shroom, I know you got to that video by clicking on the Tom Wait song link. :)
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by t ball on Nov 20, 2009 12:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They do that Tom Waits song great ...
but, actually, I was listening to RadioParadise.com tonight and they played her version of Shankill Butchers – Me likey! – yada yada yada – I have her album on reserve at the library waiting for pick-up.
by shroomer on Nov 20, 2009 1:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Shankill butchers
That’s downright haunting. Sumbitch, that girl is talented.
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by t ball on Nov 20, 2009 1:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Goosebump inspiring, for sure...wow
"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.
by Rodney on Nov 21, 2009 1:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And ain't it grand?
Without the ridiculous system wide pitching depth we’ve accumulated I’d have nothing to keep my and my baseball pants warm during all these cold, cold nights caused by our current soul-crushing ownership clusterfuckapalooza.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Nov 19, 2009 11:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
You’d have the off-season LSB community poll rankings if you’d ever get around to starting it.
by shroomer on Nov 19, 2009 11:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So it's true what they say about Dentonians: They really are just as impatient as they are ruggedly handsome and awesome in the sack.
This should be my last busy weekend for a while so I’m planning on starting it on Monday, btw.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Nov 19, 2009 11:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by lonestarJon on Nov 19, 2009 11:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Last Saturday nite
I went up to the square with a tripod and took some pics of all the freaks and drunks hanging out and makin’ the scene, man. Can. U. Dig. It?
by shroomer on Nov 19, 2009 11:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and you're posting those pics
when?
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by t ball on Nov 20, 2009 12:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
The series started a coupla days ago and will continue on for several days. Not quite to the freaks yet. BTW, I actually have a Neftali Feliz pic in queue for Nov 28th.
by shroomer on Nov 20, 2009 1:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
good stuff
Hey man, you ever go up to the square on Sat or Sun (can’t think which) between like 10 and noon? Some old time guitar pickers go up there and have a jam session on the courthouse steps others will jump in with their fiddles, mandolins, banjos, even a stand up bass…..good scene.
Seems like those would make some good photos. Check it out.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Ryin A on Nov 20, 2009 6:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Great pics Joe
"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.
by Rodney on Nov 21, 2009 1:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I drove through the square on my way home the other night and some freaks were rocking a bongo circle on the lawn of the courthouse...
place has changed since Fry Street got plowed.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Ryin A on Nov 20, 2009 6:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You hear that they're naming a new elementary school here after the owner of Popo y Lupe's?
Swear to God.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Ryin A on Nov 20, 2009 7:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Shut up.
Just shut the mother fuck up.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Nov 21, 2009 8:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ha
yeah..
yeah.. maybe i need to bitch slap Ryin
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by hurlerhurley on Nov 22, 2009 1:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully, JD lasoos Noel Arguelles to add to the herd.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
by rooster on Nov 20, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, cause Aroldis is gonna need a friend next year in Frisco... right? Please, JD?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"Especially stinkbeetles!!!" -God.
by thedirkatron on Nov 21, 2009 8:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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