Monday morning Rangers stuff
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 30, 2009 8:05 AM CST
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Vanish like Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now
or are you talking about foul play…such as a gang of snow monkeys (trained and hired by Ryan) drags Hicks away bound and gagged holding him hostage until he gives up control of the team?
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Nov 30, 2009 8:43 AM CST up reply actions
I would like to see
Nolan Ryan raping Tom Hicks from behind. Slapping the back of his head, saying “Who am I? Say my name! Say it!”
“You’re the (uhghghh) Ryan Express! The Ryan (owwwwwughhh) Express!”
“That’s right piggy! Now you have greatness inside of you! Now turn around and take my seed! Take it on your fat little face!”
hmm?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 30, 2009 9:26 AM CST up reply actions
Do the The 2010 Fan Projections on Fangraphs for the Rangers:
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
community prospect rankings anyone?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Yeah really
I will start them if Dirk doesn’t start them week.
"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 30, 2009 9:20 AM CST up reply actions
there is this from TR
http://trsullivan.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/11/monday_morning_managerthe_soun.html
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
to sum up, the Rangers aren't doing anything
and their apparent target Dye will likely sign elsewhere.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
That's a bonus for TR then
Usually it’s just depressing and snappy
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What the Rangers want is a right-handed bat in the middle-of-the-order and Jermaine Dye is high on their list. There have even been suggestions that he might be willing to play first base, which would thrill the Rangers.
Why would converting another OF who’s played exactly one game of 1B in his career to first base “thrill” the Rangers? I mean, I could see taking a dim view of Davis at this point (I kinda do) but that’s no reason not to let him have another shot at the position while Smoak fine-tunes his game and delays his service clock some in AAA at the start of 2010.
That statement makes no sense to me. (Likely just what I get for reading TR Sullivan again).
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
I think it would be as a emergency option
If Davis comes out in 2010 like he did to start 2009 it would allow you to play Dye at 1B. I think the Rangers are going to give Davis every opportunity to take the job and run with it but if he fails we don’t have anyone this year like Blalock last year who is competant at the position
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.
That would still be a pretty shitty situation
Considering the whole Dye-has-played-one-game-there-in-his-professional-career factor.
It’s probably just another case of shitty writing by Sullivan, but I’m really failing to see where “thrill” could possibly enter this equation.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
fangraphs
posted an article about Jeff Bailey, the right handed 1B/DH who has bounced around baseball for what seems like forever. He is not a sexy acquisition, but if he would sign for a minor league deal he could be a platoon option at some point, depending on how our offseason goes.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/jeff-bailey-the-new-josh-phelps
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
OT: College Football
There was an article in the Austin paper this Sunday about college football fanaticism.
No surprise, but UT makes a fortune in football now. The stadium related revenue was $87 million. $8 million in licensing. And other stuff. It’s very Big Business.
But. I was surprised that the state of Texas has way below average “college football” TV ratings. Austin was highest in the CBS Nielson ratings, they were ranked 20. DFW and Houston were not ranked at all. The SEC part of the country blew away most places.
Is Hicks gone yet?
One other fascinating tidbit, I thought. Ohio State draws 95,000 fans for their Spring Scrimmage game. UT is around 45,000. Wow.
Still waiting on Hicks to leave.
The Longhorns are stupid!
Boom. Anyways, if the effing Aggies could make a goddamn tackle, we win that game Thursday. Instead, Jerrod Johnson making the nation’s top ranked defense look utterly ridiculous is wasted by an even worse performance by our own Defense. Bleah.
by FuturePants on Nov 30, 2009 10:12 AM CST up reply actions
Between our DB's tackling issues and our DL/LB's inability to get pressure, we had a golden opportunity to win and missed out
With even average defensive talent on the field, we win that game. Instead, our most talented kids were freshmen making freshman mistakes. That will change.
A defense that consistently holds teams under 30 points combined with this offense will be a force to be reckoned with.
"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
CBS nielson ratings
Wouldn’t it make sense for the SEC areas to be the highest rated for an SEC game on CBS?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 30, 2009 10:15 AM CST up reply actions
Yes, but...
UT fans don’t seem to watch games beyond UT games. So, the season ratings are low also.
Plus, UT plays what, 3 or 4 meaningful games a season?
Yeah, I don't buy that
but ok. Comparing CBS ratings for SEC games in SEC regions to Big 12 regions is kinda dumb IMO. Those games go head-to-head with Big 12 games on ABC so I wouldn’t expect the Austin area to be tuning into those games that much.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 30, 2009 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
Hardcore Fans
You may be right. Seems to me, the Longhorns are like the Yankees. They have a lot of win-only fans. People who cling to the glory of success. This might explain why more are not “college football” fans.
Side Note. If I were the Rangers marketing Dept, I would find an off-season event that could draw 30,000-45,000 people. I would find something and develop more hardcore fans.
I wouldn't agree with that
I just think a lot of the people that watch UT only want to watch UT. I don’t see the problem. I don’t flip around and watch much college football.
There are also a lot of UT fans
that want to check in on the other games to see how they will affect UT in the rankings
Newsflash: Texas isn't a college football state
Their perennial 2nd best team (and maybe actual best this year, we’ll never know) is relegated to a 2nd class status where they are not allowed a chance at a national title. Can you blame fans in Fort Worth or Dallas for not caring about a sport that doesn’t allow their team a ticket to the dance?
Can you blame Houston fans for not caring about college football when their best team probably has the fewest televised hours of any team in the top 20? (and as a Rice fan, I can attest that the Cougars are quite good; though probably no one with no connection to the city of Houston knows that UH scored the most points of any top-25 team this week)
The NCAA has screwed over the state of Texas almost as much as it has screwed over Utah; the only difference is that right now the status quo plays right into UT’s hands by them being the only premier team in one of the best states to recruit. The last thing UT wants is for TCU to be a national powerhouse (or Tech, or A&M, or Houston, or Rice – just kidding…). UT knows that it benefits from a system where college football is #3 behind high school and pro.
Go Rice Owls!
TCU is Texas' "perennial 2nd best team?"
Wut?
by FuturePants on Nov 30, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
I don't know about perennial
but it’s pretty tough to argue over the last 10 years or so
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 30, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
They are currently but there's no way you can say "perennial 2nd best team"
The moment A&M finally gets its stuff together (and that’s probably happening right now), TCU will be back to 3rd in the state.
The facilities, resources, history, fan bases, and conference ties of Texas and A&M will ensure that, if they’re not getting in their own way (as A&M has done for the better part of the last decade), they’re the top two programs in the state.
"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
yeah I don't disagree with that at all
But like I said, over the last 10 years or so it’s not really much of an argument.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 30, 2009 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Texas Tech was pretty good last year.
In 2006, A&M was pretty good. Earlier in the decade, A&M was good, too. TCU has had one or maybe two years where they are second best in the state these last 10 years.
by FuturePants on Nov 30, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
OU should probably be in this discussion, with as many recruits as they steal from Texas
They’d be a mediocre program without their pipeline to the south side of the Red River.
"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
Probably right
LOL
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
here's the overall records since 1998 (Franchione's first TCU year)
108 – 37 TCU 10 bowl games 7-3 (every year except 2004)
76 – 59 aTm 8 bowl games 1-7 (98,99,00,01,05,06,07)
89 – 49 TTU 10 bowl games 5-5 (every year except 1999)
granted, TCU has been in the WAC, Conference USA, and the Mountain West in that time
Also, aTm’s only bowl win in that span was against TCU in 2001
by kevinkinsler on Nov 30, 2009 11:29 AM CST up reply actions
This pretty much is what I'm talking about
Even acknowledging the lower conferences TCU has been in — they have been the 2nd best team over the last decade or so. Sorry aggies.
Btw, I have no dog in this fight, I’m a ASU alumn — we suck about as much as A&M.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 30, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions
TCU has been awesome this year but they've had only a modicum of success in the last 10 years
or so because everything they’re doing is in the bullshit Mountain West Conference.
Up until the last couple of years they had to play on Tuesday & Wednesday nights because ESPN wouldn’t feature them on Saturdays. Their games are now televised on Versus and something called “The Mountain Network” against crap teams like Wyoming and San Diego State.
It makes for a nice little story this year but long-term they’ve been and are going to be a low profile program. TCU is 11-0 and having their best season since the 50’s but can only pull 41,000 or so to their game while Tech / Baylor pulled in 72,000 at a neutral site. Tech has had a so-so season this year but there were probably close to 55,000 of their fans at that game on Saturday night.
Texas Tech has been the second best team in the state this decade and have somehow been able to cobble together a winning record while playing in the Big 12 South.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
by Josey Wales on Nov 30, 2009 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
yawn
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 30, 2009 12:50 PM CST up reply actions
Snooze.
Crawl back, Josey.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Nov 30, 2009 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
Saying TCU (again, give them credit for a pretty good team this year) is the second best football school
in the state of Texas is like saying the same thing about Central Florida or Central Michigan if they had a similar season.
Those schools are significantly below Florida State / Michigan, Michigan State no matter what their record is this year or the last 10 years.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
by Josey Wales on Nov 30, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions
TCU
has enjoyed a victory over Tech during that 10 year window.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 1:03 PM CST up reply actions
TCU beat Tech 12-3 in Fort Worth
and Tech beat TCU a couple of years before that …wanna say 70-35.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
So it's even
Just because TCU doesn’t feel the need to throw the ball around when up big late doesn’t mean one victory is better than the other. I was at the game in Lubbock. TCU was up 21-0 until a couple of questionable fumble calls, one of which was in the endzone and went from a TCU TD to a Tech touchback, went Tech’s way. Late in the game, Tech kept throwing deep against TCU’s reserves to run the score up. That same great offense got embarassed in Fort Worth a couple years later and held to 3 points. That is why TCU can beat good teams and Tech never will.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 1:06 PM CST up reply actions
My recollection of the 2004 game was that
Tech was down 21-0 and then Amendola took back a punt for a td that changed the game.
I don’t feel sorry for anybody who feels as though another team is running up the score. Compete, bitch.
Nobody from Tech whined about OU running up the score on us last year. Our job was to stop them and not whine about them running up the score.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
Sadly I have to agree with you Josey
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
I didn't whine.
I simply said the score wasn’t real indicative of the game when you leave your starters in against someone’s backups and throw the ball all over the place.
I think TCU does a fine job of competing since they are going to a BCS game and Tech has never been to one….
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Dec 1, 2009 9:49 AM CST up reply actions
And they beat OU in Norman in 2005
That is the last time OU lost at home.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
Tech
is a gimmick team that will always destroy mediocre teams and get hammered by the good ones. No defense, no run game. Not a real football team.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 1:02 PM CST up reply actions
Tech has beaten Oklahoma the last three times they've played in
Lubbock and they thrashed a pretty good Nebraska team this year in Lincoln.
Tech beat #1 Texas in 2008 plus they beat the living shat out of # 5 Cal in 2004 and I think Okie State was 7th or 8th in the country when Tech beat them 56-20.
This year is more about rebuilding and we’ve been handicapped by having to play a back-up QB for most of the season but I’ll take 8-4 plus a decent bowl game.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
Nebraska
is not pretty good this year. The Cornhusker alums I work with admit as much.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 1:09 PM CST up reply actions
Nebraska went 8-3
and should have beaten Va Tech.
They have one of the better defenses in the country (the kid Soh or Suh is amazing) but their offense is a joke.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
You do know
college teams play 12 games now right? TCU went 12-0 and Nebraska went 9-3.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 1:14 PM CST up reply actions
if anything,
Tech’s defense is to credit for them having any success this year
by kevinkinsler on Nov 30, 2009 1:17 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah the defense has been okay (spectacular v Nebraska & Oklahoma, decent v Texas)
but against A&M they crapped the bed worse than ever plus sucked it in the clutch v Houston and Okie State not to mention the unthinkable this past Saturday night.
It’s been a very frustrating season because Leach didn’t choose the right QB to start the season and then when we stumbled upon Sheffield he only plays 2.5 games.
Very intrigued about next year because there is a ton of skilled talent coming back and Texas, Oklahoma, Okie State are going to be hit hard by graduation.
The team that is a little scary right now is Texas A&M. That’s a helluva QB they have.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
Agreed...
Johnson could be ridiculous. I’m a UT homer, but we’re gonna lose to aTm next year with Gilbert as our starter
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
I don't think we will lose next year to Aggie
Johnson was a beast in the game against us this year. But I believe it was more because we hadn’t faced anyone of his likeness yet and were unprepared and possibly A&M exploited our weakness. We haven’t faced any other good mobile quarterbacks yet and don’t figure to the rest of the season. Now that Muschamp has film on him and has first hand experience I expect next year to be much much better. Also the fact most of our defense returns so we should improve as well.
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.
ha ha
“Now that Muschamp has film on him.”
Because it’s not like Thursday was the final game of the season and Johnson wasn’t filmed in 11 previous games or anything.
Weak excuse, steve.
Seeing other teams play them and then seeing your team play them are different
He had a short week to prepare and hadn’t faced a QB of his caliber and skillset yet this year.
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.
We may not lose
because of Johnson, but we stand a much better chance, because our offense won’t be nearly as good. We lose Colt, Shipley, Tanner, Hall, & Ulatoski on offense, that’s 3/5 of the line gone and your all-everything quarterback and wide reciever. It’s not gonna be pretty.
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
Its gonna be a drop of course
But not as big a one as you make it out to be. We are only losing Shipley from our WR corps which is a good thing. Gilbert has had plenty of reps with those guys who are going to be making plays next year not just guys who will be depth chart guys.
And I know we rotate OL a decent amount during games so we’ve got guys who should be able to step in without a significant dropoff
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.
Goodwin, Williams, Buckner
We will obviously feel the loss of Shipley but I think the combined efforts of the rest of the guys should make that minimal
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.
That's really not true.
And I promise I’m not a Tech homer.
by brettgardner on Nov 30, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions
You cant just look at seasonal and bowl game records
It is important to look at who they played. What was the strength of schedule? What was their records against ranked teams? What was their records against each other?
I’d look it up myself, but I don’t care that much. I’m a Va Tech alum. There is no doubt which team is top dog in Virginia. Go Hokies!
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Nov 30, 2009 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
They are not discussing who the top dog is
that is clearly UT. They are debating who the second best is.
by Triple Play on Nov 30, 2009 12:57 PM CST up reply actions
um
People have been waiting for A&M to “get their stuff together” since the Southwest Conference broke up.
My comment was over the past 10 years or so. Which is perfectly reasonable, since 10 years is an eternity in college football. That covers about 3 full recruiting cycles. Maybe they haven’t been the 2nd best team every year, but they’ve been in the top three almost every year and they’ve been more consistent than either Tech or the Aggies.
Go Rice Owls!
Who cares
A&M has absolutely no claim to anything in this discussion. They’ve been awful the past decade.
I went through the Sagarin ratings, which was just random (I knew how to find them). They take all these other factors (conference, schedule, bowl record, etc) into account.
Over the past 5 years, TCU has been the 2nd best 3 times, Tech 2 times. Averaging their ranking of the 4 in question, TCU is 2.6, Tech 2.6, and Aggies 3.8.
Over the past 10 years, TCU was 2nd best 3 times (all in the past 5 years), Tech 6 times, and A&M once (in 2000). Average ranking: TCU 3rd, Tech 2.5, A&M 3.5.
So yes, my claim that TCU is the perennial #2 team does not hold up. I’m wrong. But over the past 5 years, they’ve shared that honor with Tech. Over the past ten years, Tech is clearly the 2nd best team in Texas, and TCU is clearly #4.
Here are some other fun numbers:
Average Sagarin Rating
Team 5 year 10 year
Texas 7.8 8.1
Tech 22 25.1
TCU 20.4 38.4
A&M 53.6 47
A&M also has the honor of having placed behind Rice and Baylor in their ranking last year.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Nov 30, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Take a long, deep breath and calm down.
You said:
People have been waiting for A&M to "get their stuff together" since the Southwest Conference broke up.
That is inaccurate; A&M has a Big XII title. So, relax.
They've been pretty shitty.
Something like 3 bowl wins in 20 years. I know they had 2 good years, but they’ve been pretty shitty.
by brettgardner on Nov 30, 2009 5:08 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not saying they haven't been shitty.
I’m saying that they have had success since the Southwest Conference. Read better, Brett.
lol.
I love that your go-to argument is that nobody reads as well as you.
The point was obviously that since the Big 12, they haven’t been a successful program, and that’s clearly true.
Analyze better, whateveryournameis.
by brettgardner on Dec 1, 2009 9:14 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
No, Brett
It’s really just you and Josey that can’t read well.
You have completely missed the point. I’m not making an argument as to the overall success or failure of A&M in the Big XII whatsoever. It was simply a response to JB saying that they have been entirely unsuccessful since the SWC, which is just wrong.
I find this endlessly amusing
Because you’re clearly wrong.
NOWHERE DID HE SAY THAT.
He said:
People have been waiting for A&M to "get their stuff together" since the Southwest Conference broke up.
My comment was over the past 10 years or so. Which is perfectly reasonable, since 10 years is an eternity in college football. That covers about 3 full recruiting cycles. Maybe they haven’t been the 2nd best team every year, but they’ve been in the top three almost every year and they’ve been more consistent than either Tech or the Aggies.
A&M has absolutely no claim to anything in this discussion. They’ve been awful the past decade.
He’s clearly talking about the state of the program over the last decade, NOT one or two markers of fleeting success. Winning one Big XII title is not “getting your stuff together” since they’ve been complete shit almost every other year.
Maybe it's a question of interpretation, but you are glossing over the entire point:
People have been waiting for A&M to “get their stuff together” since the Southwest Conference broke up.
At any rate, I’m done with this argument. You are ignoring the very quotes that you are citing and I grow weary of your meaningless ranting.
Translation:
“I realize I was wrong but I’m too stubborn to admit it.”
It’s alright, guy. Happens.
by brettgardner on Dec 1, 2009 10:02 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Nicely done
rec
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Nov 30, 2009 3:07 PM CST up reply actions
Heh Heh Heh
" The moment Texas A&M gets its stuff together" Heh heh, Thats a good one. I’m older than dirt and the only time in my life that aggy has had their “stuff together” was in the 90’s AKA the fedex years which landed them on probation. That and the Bear Bryant mini- era and thats it.
A&M is what they will always be – a great sea of mediocrity that plays hard one night a year and says wait till next year
Agreed
I’m not sure what the Aggies have ever really done in college football, but if someone new to college football talked to an A&M fan, they would be convinved they were on par with Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, etc. in the top echelon of the sport…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 12:19 PM CST up reply actions
Historically speaking of course
I know those 3 teams are down this year
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 12:19 PM CST up reply actions
Notre Dame has been down for years
And it pisses me off that they are still on national TV all the time.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Nov 30, 2009 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
Unexpected interest in A&M
One of my grandsons earned a scholarship to the Cowboys’ summer junior camp last summer. He was a league allstar both years in Keller youth programs, and a starter on his undefeated 7th grade team this year. He is now asking my daughter to repaint his room in (yep) maroon and white, with a wooden A&M logo over his bed. I didn’t see that coming. His mom was a scholarship athlete at KU, his dad a champion powerlifter/bodybuilder, his uncle an alum of Tulsa U, and I went to Colorado and Indiana State.
"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 Nov 30, 2009 12:29 PM CST up reply actions
If you dont mind me asking
which middle school in Keller?
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
Trinity Springs
"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 Nov 30, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions
The Titans
I worked with Coach Golden at Timbercreek for a few years. I think they are going to be pretty good in the next couple of years.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
Were collegiate athletics in the cards for you, Ed?
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Nov 30, 2009 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
Basketball at Colorado
Ineligible at ISU after transfer.
"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 Nov 30, 2009 1:39 PM CST up reply actions
I can name 3/5 of the Indiana State team
that lost to Michigan State in ’79.
Bird, Carl Nicks and Bob Heaton (hit the shot to beat Arkansas to send Sycamores to Final Four).
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
well intelligence
must run in your family then.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
The Ags were pretty good in the mid 70's, had a down period
and really took off once Sherrill became familiar with the recruiting terrains of Texas.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
by Josey Wales on Nov 30, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions
That's one of the most important things
in College football coaching.
"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
A&M could have been a power
after Jackie Sherrill if they got a good coach. Instead they got a good ole boy from inside the program, and the rest is history.
For the most recent hire, they chose to get someone with A&M ties rather than a guy with a strong college coaching resume. I’ve always wondered about the schools that chase NFL guys rather than guys from smaller programs who have shown something in college coaching. College is a different beast from the NFL altogether.
"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
Yes, this decision has been a disaster so far.
And we have another 5 effing years of Sherman. Problem is, Bill Byrne has bankrupted the Athletic Department and even if we wanted to get rid of Sherman and hire a good coach, they can’t afford to do so.
What do you think it would take...
to get Tejada in Arlington? He would be a pretty good fit as a utility guy, but I doubt that’s a role he’d be willing to settle for. I was watching the MLB network and someone on there said he was looking for a 3 year deal too. There’s no way he gets that is there? I just can’t see him getting a deal worth more than $4 or $5 mil for one year, but even at that, can the Rangers afford that for a utility guy?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Well
airplane, helicopter, train, car, bus, taxi, RV. All of those things could get Tejada to Arlington
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 12:20 PM CST up reply actions
I've got a little scooter he could use.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Now
that would be funny to see
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Nov 30, 2009 12:43 PM CST up reply actions
Big Daddy can't afford the gas, it's gonna have to be a bike.
So that's how Michael Phelps can eat 10,000 calories a day!
What?
Feldman giving Tejada a piggy-back ride?
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Nov 30, 2009 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
OT: (do we even have a topic?)
Great pic of Pujols crushing one. The ball is squarely on the bat and you can see the ball is deformed from the impact.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Nov 30, 2009 1:02 PM CST reply actions
X
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team.-Lonestarjon
Drew effing Gooden??? F U Donnie.
Fuck him
"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 30, 2009 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
Fuck that
You want Sportsman of the Year, there better be a painting of you as a centaur laying around somewhere.
No centaur, no award, dammit!
"Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big ol' storm right square in the eye and he says, "Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it."
shoulda used the shot of him
with ARod grabbing his ass.
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