Sunday a.m. Rangers stuff

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 22, 2009 9:53 AM CST

Pretty quiet out there in terms of Rangers news, although the hot stove season is heating up...

Chris Bahr of the Sporting News suggests that Hank Blalock could be this year's Bobby Abreu, and argues that Blalock isn't a product of TBIA because he had a better average and OBP on the road last year than at home.

Someone might want to point out to Bahr that this is a one year aberration...for his career, Blalock's home performance was about 50 points better in average, 60 points better in OBP, and 100 points better in slugging.

Phil Rogers makes some predictions as to where various free agents will end up, and has Jim Thome going to the Rangers. Thome isn't my first choice, but I could live with that...

FWST "sports humor columnist" David Thomas offers this:

Budget-limited Rangers general manager Jon Daniels was in the MLB Free Agents store the other day and a salesperson asked if he could be of assistance. "Yeah," Daniels answered, "I’m looking for the bargain bin."

Is this guy new, or has this column been around a while, and I've just missed it?

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Dave Thomas

Should stick to grilling Baconators and refilling Frosties

I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.

by TheBZA on Nov 22, 2009 9:56 AM CST reply actions

Bring back the Super Bar!

"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Cecilio's Guante on Nov 22, 2009 10:06 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah, David Thomas?

Well the Jerk Store called and they’re running out of you!

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by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 22, 2009 10:01 AM CST reply actions 2 recs

There's a gif for that. I'll try to find it for you

"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 22, 2009 6:30 PM CST up reply actions

I don't think there's going to be much of a market for Thome

As a plan B (or C), I’d be fine with him as our DH next season, but I would rather see the team try and get someone who isn’t right at the end of their career.

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 Nov 22, 2009 10:10 AM CST reply actions

As would I

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 22, 2009 10:17 AM CST up reply actions

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Didn’t Thome room with Honus Wagner while they were on the road? I mean how old is this guy?

I soloed in the Mile High Club!

by horsedooty on Nov 22, 2009 4:24 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

Hank

I especially like how his .256/.308 line away from TBIA is somehow a positive selling point.

LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

by LSBUser on Nov 22, 2009 10:11 AM CST reply actions

was he really comparing Abreu

a real patient hitter that bats .300 or around it every year, and has been a 30/30 guy to Blalock.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.

by NothinG on Nov 22, 2009 10:22 AM CST reply actions

I wouldn't mind Thome

And I have a feeling he’ll come more cheaply than a lot of other potential targets. If the new ownership can commit to adding Adam Dunn’s salary, I’d love to trade for him.

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by Conjunction on Nov 22, 2009 10:27 AM CST reply actions

+1 on Dunn

I wouldn’t mind having Thome here, except I’m not sure he has much left and the Rangers have this stupid idea that we need a RH bat.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.

by NothinG on Nov 22, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions

The only way...

Blalock will be this years Abreu is that he could be one of the last FA bats signed this year and will probably get a 1 year 5 mil contract from someone.

That’s where the comparison ends.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Nov 22, 2009 11:11 AM CST reply actions

Bummed about $$$

The fact that we can’t afford shit, during a time when bargains are surfacing and our overall depth is decent? We’re a $50 million team in a top 5 sports market. Tom Hicks sucks.

by 3Bagger on Nov 22, 2009 11:39 AM CST reply actions

Marty ball

by octoberty on Nov 22, 2009 12:26 PM CST reply actions

They must absolutely love them some Freeman in Tampa

Kinda like we love us some Beaubois

by octoberty on Nov 22, 2009 12:27 PM CST reply actions

wrong thread?

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Nov 22, 2009 12:36 PM CST up reply actions

Yes.

by octoberty on Nov 22, 2009 12:36 PM CST up reply actions

Blalock=NRI

by Randy Richardson on Nov 22, 2009 1:15 PM CST reply actions

Wow

This David Thomas guy sucks.

Blockquoted MLB commissioner Bud Selig plans to tighten up the playoff schedule next year so that teams have fewer off days, and Ollie the Optimist asked me to help spread word to all Rangers fans making their plans for next October.

Blockquoted I appear to be in the minority on this, but I thought the Cowboys’ offense was very balanced against the Packers. They had equal trouble running and throwing the ball.

Blockquoted Prediction: In the Big 12 Conference postseason awards, Kansas coach Mark Mangino will not win Mr. Congeniality.

These are supposed to be funny?

by ElMerkoMuffley on Nov 22, 2009 1:23 PM CST reply actions

These jokes

Remind me of Family Circus, and that is not good.

"When you play happy, good things will happen"-Elvis Andrus

by pblack on Nov 22, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions

Sounds like some witticisms

from Ed Carter, and his Ed-itorials.

It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin

by txranger7 on Nov 22, 2009 4:55 PM CST up reply actions

Thome

This is who I was hoping the Rangers would target. He’s a better option at DH over Matsui (who some wanted here) but like Gdawg said, it wouldn’t be for long. I’m fine with that, however because of Smoak.

by jdh90 on Nov 22, 2009 6:33 PM CST reply actions