Think Hicks staying on could save Daniels' from getting canned. Personality differences with Ryan, more than anything.
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I think if Ryan didn't like Daniels
he’d have been gone a long time ago. I’m not sure if I buy this “Nolan waiting in the lurch” idea.
Go Rice Owls!
Hicks seems to worship/respect Nolan
If he wanted JD gone, I’m sure it would’ve happened already. I can’t imagine Nolan was scared to speak his mind to Hicks.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 16, 2009 10:07 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah...I think if he wanted him gone he'd be gone
I also don’t see how hicks staying as a minority owner that apparently wont have any say in baseball matters could have any impact on daniels staying or going
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Yeah, no doubt
And Nolan and JD have both spoken of a mutual respect for one another and how they work well coming from two different perspectives.
"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
My guess
is that the personality differences stem from Nolan being one of the most blunt people on earth while JD is a world class bullshit artist (“5 step plans” “Fleshing out each opportunity and white boarding it”) and corporate survivalist (“It wasn’t my fault, Buck made me do it.” / It wasn’t my fault, my hands were tied by ownership." “Our minor league system needed to be rebuilt”).
There’s a new sheriff in town, Little Boy Donuts.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 10:11 AM CST up reply actions
You seem to be an expert on both of their personalities
But since you don’t know either one of them personally, I’m guessing you’re just a bigger B.S. artist than you claim JD to be.
"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
source
on jd saying anything about “buck made me do it”?
and how is saying the minor league system needed to be rebuilt a bad thing?
Josey will never cite sources.
He is incapable of backing up his craziness with facts.
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 10:38 AM CST up reply actions
Shut up paper boy
No one wants to hear what you think. You have told us more than a 1000 times I think we get it you don’t like JD never have and never will no matter what he does. You didn’t like the Lofton trade because JD never gets any player to help out at the big league level now you don’t like that we are trading a great player that has a chance to help out at the big league level for someone who IS helping out already at the big league level. Keep sucking on Hank F’s balls.
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
by boomer1 on Dec 16, 2009 10:37 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
You know
There’s still time to get your nominations in for this year’s Biggest Douche in the Universe competition. Tiger Woods looks like the front-runner at the moment, but General Zork of the Andromeda Galaxy could be a surprise winner…
"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."
Shut up Josey
Once again making no sense. Your trying to get attention and yes it works. But for how long? How long before AJM or Ben is fed up with your Schtick!
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
Well if they haven't done anything about him up to now
I don’t think there’s much that he can do to get the ban stick
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
That's twice you've dismissed this idea JBImaknee.
You said the same thing after the Galloway article turned out to be true and i offered that maybe Galloway is echoing Ryan’s dislike of JD. But this now just makes me more paranoid that JD’s days may be numbered. I hope not, but that would be a big downer after the relief of finally getting a new owner.
So JD & Ryan have 'personality differences'?
Never heard even a whisper of that before.
"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.
This actually makes me feel good
At least as-so-far that this hasn’t leaked to the media. It means the FO is doing a great job keeping things in house.
That being said, Daniels should not be evaluated based on personality differences. It should be based on performance. That would be a very damaging move for this club and its reputation.
I think personality differences are a fair assumption considering the different perspectives the two come from
But personality differences are not a bad thing in a front office. If they cause a clash, then yeah, that’s a problem. But differences help produce a better solution than if you’ve got a whole bunch of group-think going on, whether it’s all saber or all ex-player groupthink.
"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
what you said
exactly what I was getting at :)
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
"personality differences"
I don’t think you can avoid having personality differences, especially when you’re from different generations. it is just whether they can work well together. From every indication, they can. I like having multiple perspectives on a situation.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Exactly
"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
Somewhere
Josey Wales has a boner.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
by willamos2 on Dec 16, 2009 10:06 AM CST reply actions 4 recs
Let's just say
JD better be as good this year as most of this place thinks he is.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 10:07 AM CST up reply actions
He's an old man
he probably still needs his viagra
I won't believe it until I hear it from Galloway
by octoberty on Dec 16, 2009 10:07 AM CST reply actions 3 recs
The Disturbing Part of the Tweet
All I see is people commenting on Nolan/Daniels personality difference.
The disturbing part is that Hicks would somehow save Daniels. If Hicks is a minor investor with no say in baseball operations, then how the hell is he going to save Daniels.
I’m not believing this, but if true, then Hicks has some say in how the Rangers are going to be run in the future.
I don't think it's important
that Hicks is what’s “saving JD”. What I think is important for folks here to realize is that the wonderful marriage they seem to have assumed that JD and Nolan have is maybe a myth. There were minor rumblings in the past about differences and now two different writers both seem to indicate that Ryan is ready to make his own mark (indicating he felt constrained by something before).
I view it as a stay of execution for JD
and with good behavior this year he’ll be retained.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
If he's retained will you go in his place?
by Heebs on Dec 16, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
I'd love to see JD eventually become successful
but he has a pretty solid track record of incompetence when it comes to making moves that will help the major league club win and it’s difficult to imagine that changing all of the sudden.
The Mike Lowell Trade is another log on the fire.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions
Dude...
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 10:35 AM CST up reply actions
"I'd love to see JD eventually become successful "
That’s the biggest BS statement you’ve made in a while.
If JD “eventually becomes successful” by whatever metric you use, then you have to give him credit and say he turned out better than you expected, and you have no desire whatsoever to do that. You’d much rather be the “TOLD YOU SO!!!” guy amidst failure.
"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
No, I'd rather eat crow
and watch my favorite baseball team be successful.
I said Tiny E was going to be a fucking disaster this year and I was wrong. He’s now of the more exciting young players in MLB and I have no problem admitting it.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 10:39 AM CST up reply actions
Really what else could you have done?
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
Haha
I said Tiny E was going to be a fucking disaster this year and I was wrong. He’s now of the more exciting young players in MLB and I have no problem admitting it.
You still cannot say that you are happier that he is good over being right with your prediction. Hank sucking and Elvis being good burns you up inside, just admit it.
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
What's even funnier
is that JD doesn’t get credit for trading for Elvis nor moving Young to 3B to make room for Elvis last seaosn.
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
Front office dumbassery, This Thing, February 6, Jonny Donuts
Just arrange those into some order and you’ll have Josey’s response.
"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
my fave: Bags of Shit.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 11:07 AM CST up reply actions
You don't understand, Gossip Queen.
I’ve been dead-on with so many other opinions / predictions on the Rangers that I’m not worried about missing on Tiny E.
One of the big reasons we didn’t lose 89 games last year is because Tiny E was so much better than I (and many other non-biased sources like Baseball Prospectus) thought he was going to be. I now believe Tiny E has a chance to be a Robby Alomar type hitter while playing SS and that’s a very good thing for Ranger fans.
Hank F is gone so you need to let him go. That war was fought and lost and every Ranger fan (including myself) will be rooting that Chris Davis does not shit the bed fantastic in 2010.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 10:48 AM CST up reply actions
"I’ve been dead-on with so many other opinions / predictions on the Rangers that I’m not worried about missing on Tiny E"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
"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
Dead on with what?
I want links to accurate predictions you have made.
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 10:50 AM CST up reply actions
He's made lots of safe predictions on pretty obvious and vague things
and a lot of hindsight.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
And you're still calling me Gossip Queen?
Even after you cited as a source you gossiping with a player’s wife in the airport? Really, Donuts?
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 10:51 AM CST up reply actions
That was pertinient Ranger news
given what was happening to the franchise at that time and especially when you consider Dom Chiti had a siddown two days later.
That’s different than talking about seeing Josh Hamilton at a restaurant or what Taylor Teagarden said in a bar about a teammate.
Now discuss the personality differences between Nolan & JD or run along, gossip queen.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 10:54 AM CST up reply actions
Right
I want links to where you had accurate predictions. Otherwise, run along, kiddo.
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions
I linked
some even worse predictions he made one time and he crawfished his way out of them. Something along the lines of the A’s being the best team in the division last year with the moves they made…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Dec 16, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
Move along paper boy
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
you can thank me later.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
Yes
I couldn’t remember who it was that got that out of him. Thanks Ryin.
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
Ever seen that Family Guy
where they cut away to a scene of a donkey (aka ass) arguing with a guy about whether Kevin Bacon was in footloose or not. He keeps saying no no no no no, HEE HAW HEE HAW despite the fact he is so obviously wrong. This is who Josey reminds me of. Actually everytime i read what he writes i hear “HEE HAW HEE HAW”
"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 Dec 16, 2009 10:57 AM CST up reply actions 8 recs
Greatness!!!
Watch it, and let it sink in:
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:03 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Paperboy's prediction batting average
around the mendoza line.
"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
Is there a stance change a-happenin'?
Hank F is gone so you need to let him go. That war was fought and lost
No mention of who lost that war, only the mention that Hankles is gone.
Interesting.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
No, I won the War (Chris Davis once again shit the bed fantastic upon return and it wasn't coincidental our season was over in mid September).
I’m not amplifying on the topic because Adam doesn’t want it to take over the thread and I’m respecting his wishes. Plus Hank F is outta here (curious where he lands though).
Trust me, I want the training wheels to come off Chris Davis and have him become that middle of the order badass we desperately need in 2010.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:55 AM CST up reply actions
why cant you just say
that both hank and chris davis sucked and if either one of them were good, we might have been in the playoffs? and with both sucking, it makes more sense to play the younger player?
and yes, you can take a sss of july and say that hank was great, but you can do the same with davis in september
Shut up paperboy
spout your tired ass shit over @DMN blog you fit in there.
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
He's been quite busy over at Newberg's...
…he has an odd fascination with a fella named Doug.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
I still don't get this.
Davis hit .308/.338/.496 after coming back from AAA. He wasn’t drawing walks, but this “shit the bed” stuff is flat out wrong.
by NoNameOnCard on Dec 16, 2009 5:58 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, but all those hits
were lucky IF singles
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
that's because he thought he should be a slapper
because he was playing on the other side of the diamond.
Those were both good decisions
so obviously Nolan Ryan made them. If they turned out bad then JD made them.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:01 AM CST up reply actions
Interestingly, the trade was made before the front office dumbassery stopped
Therefore, the trade itself must have been front office dumbassery.
"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
Quite the conundrum
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
It is my contention.....
That Nolan gets WAY, WAY too much credit & JD should get more than he does around here.
The addition of Maddux (some credit to Nolan) and the influx of a great amount of much more talented young pitching than ever before, were much more responsible for the staff improvement than any ‘edict’ Nolan handed down. Sure, he gets respect from the pitcher’s (and he deserves that) but without the talent, Nolan can ‘decree’ all he wants, it’ll have little or no effect!
Hall of fame player in his prime, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Tex would have signed an extension had our FO not been shitting the bed in technicolor...
Wash, rinse, and repeat.
dont forget
the unrepeatable scenario of a desparate gm leaving and not caring about giving up the farm
Tex had no intention of signing an extension here....
he & satan had a plan to go for the mega-Yankee bucks for years, and to their credit, they succeeded!
You forgot
Hank’s balls.
"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."
Don't even sit there and lie
You would like nothing more than to see JD fired and you know it.
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 find it hard to say a move of his helped the Major League club
since, according to you, the prospects he’s traded for don’t count and the ML players he’s traded for that have had success don’t count.
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
Puh-leeze!
I’d love to see JD eventually become successful
If the Rangers win 95 games this year and make the playoffs, you will give all the credit to Nolan Ryan and the new ownership group. There is absolutely NO WAY that you would ever give JD credit.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Dec 16, 2009 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
Josey Wales is a fan of Josey Wales
All he is to me is paperboy
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
As I said last night
no one knows how those two work together. We’ll soon see what Ryan really thinks about JD. I think people project their own thoughts about JD onto Nolan and about Nolan onto Hicks far too often on here.
Everyone was having a party last night so I didn’t want to be the downer, but none of us have the first damn clue if this new ownership group is a good thing. Before any of you say “it can’t be worse”, yes it can.
nothing but.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions
You know
this is such a worthless prediction. I’m now annoyed you even link to it.
If JD stays, Maury Brown can say “Yeah, Hicks stepped in and didn’t let Nolan fire him”
If JD does get fired, Maury can say “Yeah, I told you Nolan and JD had some big disagreements”
Either way he can argue that he’s right. This is sports journalism at its most banal.
Go Rice Owls!
its not journalism it's tweeting
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Quick question
In what capacity is Hicks a member of the ownership group? Is it through Hicks Sports Group or is Hicks the man, independently of HSG, putting in his own dough?
I only ask because it seems any persisting link to HSG and it’s leveraging/debt, might weigh this team down in the future…
The way I understand, he and his family will just be one of a group of local investors
Sounds like it’ll be him personally, not HSG, and he’s just going to contribute a share of capital/reap a share of profits, nothing more.
"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
Not sure exactly what form the ownership group will have, but a lot of clubs have an LLP or an LP format
Whereas you’ve got one managing partner who is the “face” of the ownership group to the outside public and then you’ve got limited partners who have a financial interest but are prohibited, by law, from exerting any influence into the day-to-day management of the business. Otherwise, they lose their limited liability.
"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
I think it really depends on the personality of the owner/majority owner.
The undeniable face of the Red Sox is Epstein, with the Rangers it probably will be Nolan. With other teams it’s the owner himself.
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 10:55 AM CST up reply actions
When I say "face" I mean face of the ownership group, not the club itself or the front office
The Giants and Cardinals come to mind as an example of clubs having a “face” represented as the owner when, in reality, he’s just the managing partner and the club has numerous shareholders/partners.
"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
Ah, gotcha.
Kind of like the Rangers of old how GW Bush was probably the most visible owner, if only because he sat down by the batting circle every game.
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 10:59 AM CST up reply actions
Heh
Speaking of, while sharing the news with my friend last night that Greenberg got the bid to buy the team, this friend of his started ranting about how much he hates the Rangers and refuses to go to a game as long as George W. Bush owns the team. My friend and I were like, “Dude, that was like 15 years ago.”
Is that common? Do people still think Bush owns this team? It kind of blew my mind.
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
I would say that he's in a minority if he's still that confused
Bush’s ownership group is a good example. Bush was the “owner” to most people but he only owned like 12% when they sold out to Hicks. I forget the level of ownership Schieffer and Rose had, but Richard Rainwater was the main financier of the deal. Bush became the “face” of the group because he put the group together.
"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
And Bush needed a little good PR & face time....
after having run every business he ever touched into bankruptcy…….his family had a future agenda in mind, ya know
I'm not sure because I think one of the other articles mentioned
that Hicks’ contribution to the group would be some of the equity in the team, and that would seem to indicate HSG…
Reporting this tweet to LSB...
was like pouring gasoline all over the thread that came with it, and handing everyone here a strike-anywhere match.
I fear where this whole thread is going.
If people would just use the trollscript
They could ignore.
Josey is exibit A as to why SBN needs to build in an ignore feature.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
You are a strong man to ignore paperboy
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
My take is that there is going to
be a much greater sense of urgency and that both Washington & JD better have good years or there’s a good chance they’ll be gonzo.
Nolan Ryan now has his name on This Thing and while being called the organization with the best minor league talent in the game is very nice, it’s time to win at the major league level.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions
So, let's put it this way.
2010 will (reportedly) be the first year that Nolan will be “in charge.”
If 2010 is a bust, why isn’t that Nolan’s fault?
What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit?
Because....
the magic beans that JD acquired didnt amount to anything
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
why isn't this offseason on nolan
like every other offseason is supposedly nolan’s doing. at least all the good moves.
To follow the point of the thread that Adam created
regarding personality differences…
JD was hired by Hicks because he impressed him, not with his baseball acumen but by his perceived intelligence, low salary demands and ability to tell Hicks what he wanted to hear. Because JD was an Ivy Leaguer, he could bullshit Hicks all day long because Hicks didn’t know better.
With Nolan in charge, there’s a new ballgame.
JD won’t be able to bullshit Nolan by saying $ 27 million for Cat, Gagne & Lofton is a good move for a team like the 2007 Rangers or that signing Broussard, Fukomori and JJennings for $ 10 million is smart for a small market payroll team.
This is where JD is in trouble. It’s an Ivy Leaguer trying to sell somebody with 40 years of different experiences in the Great Game.
JD’s going to have a difficult time trying to sell a real baseball person on any more ideas to get better like the dumbass ideas referenced above.
If JD truly is as good as the LSB Lewinskys believe, he’ll be okay.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:12 AM CST up reply actions
Interesting.
JD was hired by Hicks because he impressed him, not with his baseball acumen but by his perceived intelligence, low salary demands and ability to tell Hicks what he wanted to hear. Because JD was an Ivy Leaguer, he could bullshit Hicks all day long because Hicks didn’t know better.
Could you post a link to where this was reported, that Daniels was hired because of “his perceived intelligence, low salary demands and ability to tell Hicks what he wanted to hear”?
Huge. Quickly.
What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit?
JD's baseball resume
before being hired as the GM in Texas consisted of fetching coffee in Colorado and being the personal bobble-head doll of John Hart.
Somebody very close to John Hart (and JD was the right hand man of Hart) either thought trading Ian Kinsler for Larry Walker in 2004 was a great idea or they didn’t have the balls to tell their boss it was a horrific idea.
Neither scenario works out well for JD.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe you misunderstood what I asked.
Could you post a link to where this was reported, that Daniels was hired because of "his perceived intelligence, low salary demands and ability to tell Hicks what he wanted to hear"?
I put the pertinent parts in bold. Thanks in advance, champ.
What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit?
What?
Neither scenario works out well for JD.
A bad trade that didn’t happen or a vocal complaint that may or may not have happened both work out poorly for JD? Please fill in the logical gaps because that makes very little sense to me.
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
So now JD is getting blamed
for a trade that Hart almost made. Nice.
Thanks for you input paperboy….
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
Oh, for fuck's sake
Blaming the Walker thing on JD now?
That makes about as much sense as blaming you for the demise of the Dallas Times Herald since you used to throw their papers.
"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."
Josey was a bleeping disaster for the Times Herald
Thank goodness their front office dumbassery stopped and they demoted his ass.
"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
x
Josey would just throw the papers in the storm drains.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 11:26 AM CST up reply actions
Bastard!!
This is why they went out of business.
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
They demoted him to houskeeping?
Couldn’t hack tossing papers?
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
Huh?
Because JD was an Ivy Leaguer, he could bullshit Hicks all day long because Hicks didn’t know better.
So us regular folk that attended low rent schools like UT and A&M are constantly bamboozled by them ivy leaguers and can’t do a durn thing about it! Shucks!
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
This is coming from a guy who claimed to have attended Tech
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 16, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
"claimed"
haha…nice
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
With the way he's bashed A&M in the past and the way he's now bashing the Ivy League
I think it’s safe to say Josey lacks respect for any educational institution that is ranked higher than the one he claims to have attended.
Josey must have some sort of inferiority complex.
"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
No doubt about that one
Josey must have some sort of inferiority complex.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 16, 2009 12:17 PM CST up reply actions
Meaning what?
I’m not denigrating the educations provided by Texas or Texas A&M.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
I don't know what the fuck you mean, Paperboy.
That’s the point.
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 11:37 AM CST up reply actions
It's amazing how that Ivy Leaguer at Boston manages to survive despite the education on his resume
"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
I don't have a problem with Ivy Leaguers (like Theo)
who actually know what they’re doing as a GM.
Isn’t the kid in Tampa (who is from Dallas) also an Ivy Leaguer?
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
Theo has never made a bad trade?
Does Theo work for a penny pinching owner and is forced to get creative?
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
David Murphy for Eric Gagne
"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."
TT for Buchholz or Bard and Bowden
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
You think Mendoza will amount to something?
I hope you’re right b/c I still have flashbacks of his start against the White Sox, but I’m losing faith.
seriously?
How long would it take for JD to get hired by another team, if he was fired??? Seriously, think about it…
How long? About the time it takes for you to pull a boner upon hearing he was fired.
JD would be coveted by a huge number of teams…and your insistence that he sucks shows that: A. your a moron or B. your a moron that just likes to start shit.
"The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic" - Charles Darwin, you know who he is...
Who?
Man I hate being associated with Josey in any way, but who were the teams that were coveting JD?
Pretty much any team that is looking for a new GM
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
Can you
post an link to that? I don’t recall anyone pining over JD. I think they should, but I don’t think they do.
Not sure you can find an actual quote
But I’m pretty sure that he’s extremely well respected and coveted in the industry.
I think
he’s well respected here. I think he gets some love on the more stat-centric websites that cater to this crowd. I don’t know that extends very far into the boardrooms of MLB clubs however. It should, but I don’t think it does.
JD
From what I’ve heard, he’s fairly well-respected throughout the game, and I doubt he would go long without a job if the Rangers let him go.
"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."
I don't doubt
he’d get a job. I don’t think he’d be in line for a GM job should the rangers cut him loose.
Glossing over
Whose decision was it to expand and reinvest dramatically back into the scouting department, both major and minor leagues?
Whose decision was it to jump into the Latin America and Venezuela and curaçao?
Whose call was it to hire and steal the far east scout from the mariners?
Where did Thad come from?
See JD may not be a baseball guy, but he knows management and organization building to no end. When JD came on this club was not on a single unified organization. It was all over the place and the one thing JD has done a fantastic job of and was done before Nolan ever came on was righting the ship, getting all the cliques all out of the way and the gears goin on turning the rangers club into one, well managed, well organized machine goin forward.
Then after all that was done…
…Nolan was hired.
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Dec 16, 2009 1:41 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'm a product of both UT and an Ivy league school...
the idea of an ivy leaguer getting over on a Longhorn is laughable.
Factually, it is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League
Granted, Pittsburgh and Kansas City are in Major League Baseball. And doesn’t the eastern Big Red usually whip Columbia, and sometimes Dartmouth and Brown when the games are at Ithaca?
/snicker
"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 Dec 17, 2009 1:23 AM CST up reply actions
x
both Washington & JD better have good years or there’s a good chance they’ll be gonzo.
I agree, and I’m not sure why that would be so controversial.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 16, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
Especially Wash
Assuming Nolan doesn’t want to fire JD already, I think JD could survive a down year.
by Anonymous New Guy on Dec 16, 2009 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
With an inability to add payroll/sign free agents....
….I think the leash for JD is a little longer. Flux in ownership situation tightens it way back up, though. I think regardless of what happens (barring an ALCS appearance), JD has a 50-50 shot at being canned next winter anyways.
by FuturePants on Dec 16, 2009 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
I honestly do see it that way.
From where this club was in EGS era towhere it is now… How is jd’s job remotely on the line given his payroll restraints? Wash I could see going if the don’t win 80 games and were healthy, but I just don’t see radical change coming given the baseball worlds respect for how the rangers have come back from the dead.
When every smart baseball writer is calling u one of the best clubs in ball, and every gm is busy trying to draw u into trades to snag future potential stars out of your club, you gotta be caught sleeping with the owners’ wives all of them to get canned. JD could piss in the hallway at the office in a scotch whiskey rage and they’d let it slide.
Wash seems safe as long as the team plays hard as nails for him, the minute they bail he’s gone, but who’s to say when that is.
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Dec 16, 2009 1:57 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Honestly don't**
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Dec 16, 2009 1:58 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
This Thing
I wish you would stop using that term in regards to the Texas Rangers. The imagry seems to be closer to you, on your knees, in front of Nolan Ryan, and “This Thing” lodged deep in…..
Josey has ruined Bull Durham for me thanks to his incessant use of "The Show"
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 10:07 PM CST up reply actions
Is Bull Durham still good
after all of these years?
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
by lost in space on Dec 17, 2009 4:01 AM CST up reply actions
Hell yeah.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 17, 2009 9:00 AM CST up reply actions
because if it's on twitter it must be true
I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.
Who was it late last night that reported
it was going to be Crane?
Well I already knew not to trust anything out of him
I thought it was from a reliable source.
If Brown had put it on his website...
…would that have been better?
Geez. Maury Brown is a pretty well-respected writer who covers the business side of the game, and if you look back at the Q&A we did in late September, he had a pretty good bead on what was going to end up happening.
I’m not sure why he’s being made out to be some random mlbtraderumors hack.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 16, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
So people are still just really dumb with their thoughts on twitter
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
Some*
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
there is a difference between speculating and reporting using sources
It’s difficult to convey which one it is on a 140 character limit. In any case, one individual reporting this should be met with skepticism. If other outlets report the same thing, then we have to take it seriously.
I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.
by DerekSTheRed on Dec 16, 2009 11:37 AM CST up reply actions
This is just a weird post
This isn’t a “so and so placed a bid and it was rejected for being too low” story, where there are clear facts. It is almost certainly “some guy told me that he overheard that Nolan wasn’t a fan of JD, but Hicks really is and because Hicks will be part of the ownership group JD is still safe.” It’s gossip about what different people think about one another. About people who play things close to their vests.
In other words, this is exactly the type of “insight” that needs some backing up with more facts than a little twitter blurb, otherwise I’m just going to assume that it is hearsay biased by people’s preconceptions. As it is, all it really amounts to is what appears to be an unfounded guess on the intra-FO politics that will give him an easy “I told you so” a few years from now.
Go Rice Owls!
if it was actually newsworthy he would publish an actual story, not blow the scoup on a tweet.
"The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic" - Charles Darwin, you know who he is...
Yes
there is a reason it was only tweeted
by Anonymous New Guy on Dec 16, 2009 1:42 PM CST up reply actions
Agree
This Twitter comment isn’t even composed of complete sentences. I really don’t know what it means.
by Neftali's arm on Dec 16, 2009 3:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Well
the tweet was directed at Jamey, hopefully jamey asks a few more questions. Of course, anybody with twitter could ask Maury to follow up
Someone emailed me suggesting I was Maury's source. Not true. He just directed the post at me.
by Jamey Newberg on Dec 16, 2009 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
Jamey,
Hopefully this question is not too “off-putting” but how would you categorize the Nolan/JD relationship?
"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
A lot smoother and functional than your relationship with anyone here.
by Jamey Newberg on Dec 16, 2009 5:43 PM CST up reply actions 9 recs
Standing O for you good sir!
Way to taint punch paperboy
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
Pwn, table of 4.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 10:08 PM CST up reply actions
me? negative.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 17, 2009 9:01 AM CST up reply actions
Personality differences
could mean that Nolan saw an Aleve bottle on JD’s desk, and he had a chicken sandwich for lunch once.
It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Dec 16, 2009 11:20 AM CST via mobile reply actions
OT
@fantasy411 MARINERS SIGN 19-YEAR-OLD SS PEDRO OKUDA FM JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL Brazilian-born Okuda will report to Mariners Venezuelan Academy in Spring.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Could be big news
RT @elliottbaseball We’re hearing someone involved in the trade flunked their physical.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Hope it's Halladay so they can't trade Lee
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
Could be Dominic Brown, there was speculation getting hurt in the winter leagues, i think
his shoulder
Was Taylor the one heading to Oak for Wallace?
these multi-team deals get me real confused.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 12:01 PM CST up reply actions
yep
"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 Dec 16, 2009 12:09 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe maybe not
@ProBallNW Watch Phillippe Aumont be the guy that failed his physical (degenerative hip).
"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 Dec 16, 2009 12:11 PM CST up reply actions
or
@ProBallNW But since it is Elliot (Toronto Sun) reporting, maybe we should assume one it’s one of ’spects heading to the Jays.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
Which trade?
Halladay? Lee? Lowell?
"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."
the three way deal
"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 Dec 16, 2009 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
how the hell Oakland found a way to benefit
is what concerns me the most
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 16, 2009 12:42 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
OT: Roy Williams is an ass
not that I ever liked UNC but now I REALLY don’t like UNC. I’m hoping there is a contingent of NC State guys that will show up to every UNC home game from here on out and heckle the shit out of them.
Moron.
i think the worst thing is that nothing he says is correct
it is all completely devoid of logic. right down to comparing it to a streaker.
was that a UNC fan?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 16, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions
Jesus that is so weak, I hope he gets railed for that.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
oh....
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
Weak.
Lisa, if the Bible has taught us nothing else - and it hasn't - it's that girls should stick to girls' sports, such as hot-oil wrestling, foxy boxing, and such-and-such.
Rock Flag & Eagle Radio: Thursdays, 10 PM - 1 AM, on FM 88.7 The Choice, or online @ ktcu.net!
Williams is just cranky bc he ran out of percocets.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
TR with a love letter to Tom Hicks
http://trsullivan.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/12/twilight_in_the_house_of_hicks.html
Wow.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
That is the biggest piece of vomit journalism
I have ever read in my life.
TR Sullivan goes from beat writer on the ST to personal cabana boy for Tom Hicks.
"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
lol
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions
This may be a first
I agree with Josey.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Dec 16, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions
TR
He writes for the Rangers’ website. He’s not going to be critical.
Perhaps it’s because I’ve worked in media, but this just seems like common sense to me. I’m not sure why so many people here act like it’s this mind-blowing concept that people who depend on access to a source for their livelihood (writers for a team website or beat writers, for example) tend not to bite the hand that feeds them.
"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."
But what TR
wrote is complete bullshit.
Why would I ever take anything TR Sullivan wrote again seriously in my life?
It’s one thing to not bite the hand that feeds you but TR is throwing away any shred of dignity he may have left and is gladly sucking off Tom Hicks in public.
"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
That article
was really bad. Comparing him to Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society. He’s a bad baseball owner, not the leader of the Free World. The main difference being LBJ inherited Vietnam, every mistake listed by Sullivan was made by Hicks himself.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Dec 16, 2009 2:04 PM CST up reply actions
You can't be too critical,
but you don’t need to heap unsolicited, over-the-top praise, either.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Dec 16, 2009 2:20 PM CST up reply actions
bite the hand that feeds him
the only thing is, now that Hicks is out, there’s no reason for TR to continue to “allow Hicks to take liberties with his person”. (there are many other words I could use).
I think the point is that we all agree Hicks wanted to win. In fact, he wanted to win so much that he fired Bob Melvin for saying, “we can’t win with this roster, we have to rebuild”. The problem is that Hicks is a very rich Forrest Gump. Without the pingpong or the magic touch….
He fired a gm who wanted to rebuild, then he hired 2 gms who couldn’t get along, then fired them both and promoted Daniels. He signed A-Rod, then realized he couldn’t afford him (because he was trying to win without a strong base of a farm system). then trashed A-Rod to the point that he ruined his trade value.
Your memory is a little off
In fact, he wanted to win so much that he fired Bob Melvin for saying…
1. Doug Melvin, not Bob.
He fired a gm who wanted to rebuild, then he hired 2 gms who couldn’t get along, then fired them both and promoted Daniels
2. Neither Hart nor Fuson were fired.
He signed A-Rod, then realized he couldn’t afford him (because he was trying to win without a strong base of a farm system). then trashed A-Rod to the point that he ruined his trade value.
3. Arod was traded because Arod asked for it, and because Hicks and Bitchtits were such good pals that Hicks somehow felt he owed it to Bitchtits. Hicks was actually in Arod’s wedding. They were big pals and whatnot.
4. Hicks never trashed Arod. He did totally handcuff Hart’s hands by further agreeing to Bitchtits’ demands to only go to NY or Bawstun (brilliant play Hicksie!). Hicks did fuck up the trade with Boston, but that was because of John Henry getting fed up with his constant leaks to the media about the negotiations.
(because he was trying to win without a strong base of a farm system).
5. What?
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 Dec 16, 2009 6:49 PM CST up reply actions
Well, he was smart to fire Doug Melvin
but for the wrong reason. If you are gonna rebuild, you don’t want to turn the keys over to someone with such a miserable record with the draft and undrafted free agents. One of the reasons we sucked so hard in the ‘00s was Melvin’s pathetic record with player development.
"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 don't think that JD needs to be "saved"
Instead, I think the challenge is going to come in keeping him here. JD could likely be in NY tomorrow, if he wanted to be.
So the GM in NY is on thin ice after winning the WS?
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Dec 16, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions
But who would want to work for the Mets?
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Dec 16, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions
Actually it's scary to think what JD could do with a big payroll
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Dec 16, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions
JD grew up
a Mets fan, btw.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Bah
if the Rangers tank this year I don’t see why he’d be a hot property. I think if he was fired here he’d be on the candidate list for some jobs, but hardly a shoo-in.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Given that
we were a 85ish win last year, I don’t think it’s too outrageous to suggest that we can be an 79-81 win team next year pretty easily. If Ian goes out for awhile or Josh doesn’t rebound or Harden falls wrong, it might even be pretty likely.
If his margin of error is -5-7 wins, I don’t think we need to tank for him to be fired. If the Rangers are a 79 win team and JD gets canned, I think he’d be quite hot property,
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Yes, I agree
especially if injuries to key players like Kinsler are a big reason the team tanks. But a couple folks here seem to think he’d be at the top of the list for most any team in the league and I think that’s overstating his reputation a bit.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Well not every team is going to fire their GM regardless of who is on the market
But like I said above, I think its pretty reasonable to assume that any team that is unhappy with their GM would be happy giving JD a shot. Especially because any team looking for a new GM will want to probably rebuild some and that is the one thing even the JD haters can’t say anything about.
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
I think
It’s overstating his reputation a lot not “a bit”. Good lord people.
I would hope that he has a desire to finish what he's started here.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
Any chance of getting...
Interest?
What would it cost?
Keep in mind we have a new owner :)
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 1:38 PM CST reply actions
We don't have a new owner yet.
"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
Play along
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 1:40 PM CST up reply actions
Well.
Doumit was my preferred catcher of choice, so….
"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
What was his injury? worth trading for?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 1:43 PM CST up reply actions
Here
I do think he’s worth trading for. I compared him to Navarro and Ryan has had some really good offensive years for a catcher. Somebody might clarify how good he is defensively for me though.
"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
Frankie Piliere is having a Q & A on fanhouse
In about 25 minutes. Let’s try to get as many Rangers questions in there as possible.
"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
Official time is 2 pm central FYI.
"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
Chat is now open.
"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
And Piliere
just lost all credibility with JW, good question Ryin A
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
haha, that was some hard hitting stuff on my part :)
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
Lol Ben Sheets makes an appearance
asking whether or not he would take a pay cut to play for NYY.
I hate Yankee fans.
"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
Another Sheets question.
"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
Frankie thinks he's going to the Yankees.
"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
These questions are boring.
I think I might ask him if he thinks Jurickson Profar can play 3rd in the future.
"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
I got another question picked, my poor grammar is all over the internet now. Whoo!
"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
Eh. I wasn't talking about big money guys, Frankie.
"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
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[Comment From Tracy Tracy: ]
What have you heard about Martin Perez and Scheppers?
Is this the worst phrased question ever?
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Hey that is my question
I was on the phone when I typed it. lol Give me a break I’m trying to work and play.
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
haha
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 2:53 PM CST up reply actions
Meant to ask where he thinks
They will end up by the end of next year.
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 am just curious
about Martin Scheppers. Sounds like a visiting Law professor.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
i don't think that's how you would interpret that under common grammatical rules
I had dinner with Joe Smith and Johnson does not imply you are talking about Joe Johnson
Scheppers in the closers role makes me wanna puke.
Starter first!
"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
x
What have you heard about Martin Perez and Scheppers?
3:47 Frankie Piliere: Perez might be the most under appreciated talent in the minors. He’s really the total package from the left side and he’ll miss bats at the next level. I’d like to see Scheppers in a closer’s role too
"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.
Nice second question, boomer.
"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
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What do you expect from Andrus this year?
Continued development. He’s a smart young guy and learns quick. Couple that with his tools and he’s going to continue to get better. Some more power in 2010 probably
"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
Redeem my self? 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
WTH is RdSqr?
If the Rangers take a step back this season, who do you put the blame on; new ownership, Nolan Ryan, Jon Daniels, Ron Washington, or the players?
3:55 Frankie Piliere: Tough to say because I really don’t think they’ll take a step back. They do have some injury history in key spots so that could hurt them but if they struggle I think it would have to be on the players
"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.
I thought it was Josey.
"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
me
it was an attempt to discredit JW even more
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
LOL
So easy, eh?
"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.
nice
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
thanks
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
I thought you might have been Colton.
"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
I am Colton! lol
"Fuck those guys. They got lucky. I’m going to whip their ass the next time I take the mound."
So many Yankee questions.
"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
Frankie on Jurickson Profar
I have yet to see him in person, but here’s what I can tell you. People I know have gushed about him, and these are people that don’t usually gush over anyone
"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
Haha, love it.
How do you think the Mariners fared with the Cliff Lee trade?
4:06 Frankie Piliere: I like the message it sends for 2010 and Lee won’t disappoint but they did give up some serious talent. Aumont is my favorite player in the deal
"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.
This on "if" at the end makes me queezy.
What’s the motivation behind the Lowell deal? The Rangers seem to be giving up a decent prospect and trading for a guy who wouldn’t be much better than they could find for less on the open market. Can Lowell really play 3rd if needed or is this a lame “clubhouse leader,” motivated move?
I think it’s more about adding a stable offensive force. He takes some pressure off some younger guys and Boston is eating most of that salary. If he’s healthy and that’s a big if he can still bring a lot to the table offensively
"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
given that
i don’t see what all the outrage is. this deal seems like a good one except that Lowell’s not healthy. Well, it seems as though the Rangers checked to see whether he was healthy, found out he wasn’t, and backed out.
Seems like good GM’ng to me.
Well, I'm sort of iffy on the move.
I think Lowell can be a solid player for us in 2010, but I think Garko can too.
Is Matt Capps a potential target for the Rangers? What about Ryan Doumit?
Capps is definitely a guy Texas is looking at. I think other clubs will be bigger players for Doumit though
"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
Booo
where do you see the Rangers finishing in the AL West standings and is this the year they make the playoffs?
They’ll be better but not yet. It’s a little radical but I think they finish second behind Seattle. Might be a transition year for the Angels. (Watch them totally prove me wrong)
"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
If Seattle is who I have to worry about
I feel good about our chances of finishing on top
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
Well, this part is kinda wrong
If he’s healthy and that’s a big if he can still bring a lot to the table offensively
Against lefties he can, but that’s about it.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
Hicks saving JD
Any chance they’re saying this to keep Hicks in a balanced light?… As he is still retaining a piece of the club and is very much public enemy #1?
I'd guess Nolan didn't run JD the first two years
because Hicks was very fond of JD.
We just won 87 games so the time’s not right to fire JD but if This Thing shits the bed in 2010 there will be no more loyalty towards Hicks from Nolan.
Given that next year is JD’s 5th with the team, it would be beyond time to finally run his ass out of here.
"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
When you shit the bed
who runs you out?
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Dec 16, 2009 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
Or
Nolan could approve of the job JD’s doing, and has intended to keep him on all along.
Guesses are a wonderful thing- no evidence required, just mere speculation.
"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."
So Maury Brown
made the whole thing up?
"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
The whole thing?
It’s 2 sentences…about what he thinks…
by Anonymous New Guy on Dec 16, 2009 2:09 PM CST up reply actions
Yep
And it’s “personality differences,” not “thinks he sucks at his job.”
I’m not saying Maury Brown made anything up, but without any specifics, this just comes across as speculation on his part. Evan Grant said that he thinks Nolan & JD have their differences, but that they have a workable relationship. That’s probably just as true as anything Brown said.
Nolan may respect JD, and may like the job he’s doing; they may also be very different personalities with different philosophies, and sometimes that’s hard to reconcile even if you don’t have any issues with a person’s performance.
"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."
Seriously
If you compared a bunch of Ivy Leaguers to a bunch of cattle ranchers, you’ll find they have personality differences.
by Anonymous New Guy on Dec 16, 2009 2:34 PM CST up reply actions
I can picture Nolan in some bar with JD and his boys sipping on some local microbrews.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
Rahr for the win
(although in the interest of full disclosure, I don’t much care for Rahr. It’s the only microbrew I know about in DFW)
I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.
by DerekSTheRed on Dec 16, 2009 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
True
Just in my extended family, I have one cousin who lives in the Uptown area of Dallas, and works for the state as a biologist, and another cousin who lives in Bumfuck Egypt, Mississippi, works as a mechanic, and is a member of the KKK.
"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."
It's entirely possible
that Ryan both doesn’t like Daniels, but also respects some of the work he’s done.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
what's the difference
between “shitting the bed,” & “shitting the bed fantastic?” does it have to do with liquidity of said shit?
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
Thinking about that makes me want to throw up.
"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
Josey I understand you don't like some of the moves J Daniels is making
but I don’t see how you can say overall he is doing such a tremendously bad job as a GM. You make is sound like he is running the team into the ground with the moves he has made these last few years.
His first year was an increase in wins followed by a terrible 75-87 record. But after that, he helped to improve the team by 4 wins to 79-83 and then 8 more wins to 87-75. So for the last two years plus, the team has moved forward in wins with a dwindling payroll and also building one of the most coveted farm systems. I just can’t understand why you would want to run a guy out of town that is moving the team forward like this.
My line of reasoning is very simplistic in using wins as a measuring stick for success, but I feel taking a step back from the WAR, ERA+, etc. and just looking at the big picture of what he has done would do us all some good. What he has done for this team lately has been pretty good and has us moving forward. It’s not something that would cause the ownership to “run his ass out of here” if he there was a bad year in 2010. And who is to say this team won’t be even better than 2009? I’m all about them adding 4 or even 8 more wins to the 2009 total.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
Don't go there Ace
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'm not trying to pick an arguement
I’m just noting that I don’t see how he can be looked upon THAT unfavorably. I can think of quite a few other GM’s who are doing less with more.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
Oh I agree
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
What boomer said
should be taken as advice. He was trying to save you from the frustration of conversing with Josey.
by Anonymous New Guy on Dec 16, 2009 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
Noted.
I’m been around here for about a year so I understand the issues surrounding alot of the posters here and what to expect from them. I was just trying to put in a two cents worth on one end of the polarizing scale.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
ed_price #Mariners and #Phillies announce their portion of 3-way deal, with Halladay press conference in Philly expected at 5 p.m. ET
Does this mean it was a Phillies prospect who failed physical?
Omar is really dumb
@mikelupica Report: Mets are close with Bay; Mets might be willing to go to 6 years
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
I remember I wanted the Rangers to go after Minaya when Hart got fired.
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
After that deal bites them in the ass next year
the owners will get a new GM. If JD is available, he’s as good as signed.
I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.
by DerekSTheRed on Dec 16, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions
6 years?
Wow. I can think of one or two players in all of baseball I’d like a 6-year contract for.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I can think of more.
"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
Lincecum...
Provided he quits smoking weed.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Dec 16, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
Because he's dumb enough to get caught.
That could keep him from playing in some of those six years if he keeps it up.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Dec 16, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
Hey
Doc Ellis threw a no-no on acid
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
incredible feat.
YOu seen that cartoon set to Doc’s interview about that incident?
Pretty funny.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions
I remember diving out of the way of a ball I thought was a line drive. I jumped, but the ball wasn’t hit hard and never reached me
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
Dock Ellis video
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vUhSYLRw14
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage of weapons is in my favor..." Hank Aaron
that was my favorite part
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
I thought you couldn't get suspended for weed in MLB...
…or was that the NBA?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
You can once you're on the 40, or can't?
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Dec 16, 2009 2:28 PM CST up reply actions
Well
You said once you’re on the 40 you can be suspended for weed. Then you said they only test for performance enhancing drugs.
by Anonymous New Guy on Dec 16, 2009 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
Yes, he's different though, he failed a shitton of tests while in the minors...
…thus putting him on the drug whatever list.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
This is true?
You can
t get suspended if you test positive for pot if your on the 40 man? Its hard to believe. Sorry for my skepticism.
"Fuck those guys. They got lucky. I’m going to whip their ass the next time I take the mound."
It looks like
Players are only tested performance enhancing drugs, but can be tested for other drugs if there is reasonable cause. If there is reason to beleive a player has used, bought, sold, or distributed drugs in the previuos 12 month period they can be tested.
by Anonymous New Guy on Dec 16, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
Grienke, Hernandez?
"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
Yep, forgot about Grienke.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Dec 16, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions
Utley, Mauer
Utley is 29, though.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Dec 16, 2009 2:33 PM CST up reply actions
I'd include Hanley Ramirez, too
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Dec 16, 2009 2:40 PM CST up reply actions
Kershaw, Kemp
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
MARLON BYRD!
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
honestly
I could do as good a job as Omar. If he didn’t have a $150 MM budget, his teams would be lucky to win 70 games. What a joke.
by Sherman McCoy on Dec 16, 2009 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
...
@matthewcerrone FYI: According to his editor at the Daily News, Mike Lupica is not on Twitter.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
Ken_Rosenthal Lackey breakdown: 3.5M signing bonus, 18M first year, 15.25M each of next four. Front-loaded deal.
Ken_Rosenthal Holdup in Holliday trade was TOR concern over Brett Wallace’s shoulder. He had an MRI, everything checked out fine. Goes to TOR for Taylor.
Wow, didn't realize Bedard was that far down
[Comment From Jason]
Any news on Bedard? Would he be a safer bet than Sheets?
4:13 Frankie Piliere: Tough call. I’d have to see the medical reports but Sheets might be a little safer. A lot of teams looking, don’t think there’s a front runner just yet
"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.
Well we know Sheets just sat out a year with an injury
so I can see why he’d be a safer bet than someone like Bedard even though neither are safe bets in any way
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
@Evan_P_Grant Afternoon updates. Ryan: Hicks would be on #Rangers Board of Directors http://bit.ly/50XxJi; unrelated news: I’m on The Ticket at 5:15.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Ryan said there will be a Board of Directors with about seven to nine members. He expects that Tom Hicks will be on that board and Ryan believes Hicks would end up as the second largest investor in the group of approximately 12 Dallas families that will control the team. This is actually sounding kind of mafia-like. I love it.
"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 Dec 16, 2009 3:21 PM CST up reply actions
If hicks is the 2nd largest investor
And we all know he can’t pay his bills, what does that say about the financial power of our new owners?
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Dec 16, 2009 3:42 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Personal money not HSG credit
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.
Has Rudy J found a gig yet?
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
Cubs
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
Oh that's right
I remember now
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
Pudge also signed with the Nats
if you haven’t heard…
And we traded millwood, fwiw
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Dec 16, 2009 5:02 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
And Nolan Ryan is now the president of the club,
not a starting pitcher.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
Thanks guys
So when is Brad Corbett going to sell the Rangers?
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
No way, AJM. Blalock was not one of the top busts in Dallas.
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
See the chick that thinks AROD was a bust?
Also thinks the Rangers haven’t been to the playoffs since 1996.
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
If I had to pick between Nolan and JD
I’d keep JD. Take that, Josey.
FWIW ...
Jason Parks is returning to BBTiA tomorrow for an all-day Q&A session. So, there’s that.
by Joey Matschulat on Dec 16, 2009 4:27 PM CST reply actions
All day? Nice.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"The purpose of life is to have a fucking good time." - Albert Ellis
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 16, 2009 4:29 PM CST up reply actions
I'm a little concerned
that Hicks is still going to have some control in what happens with the Rangers. Hicks is the 2nd highest contributor amongst Greenberg’s investors. He is going to continue to be a leech beyond this year and that is terrible news
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
OT: Chris Henry suffer "very serious injuries" in car crash.
according to this article, head injuries.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2009/12/reportbengals_wr_chris_henry_h.html
Shit, that really sucks to hear.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
by lost in space on Dec 16, 2009 5:38 PM CST up reply actions
x
Based on information gathered by police at the scene, a domestic situation began at a residence on Peachtree Road. According to police, his fiance got into a pickup truck and drove away from the residence. As she was driving away, Henry jumped into the bed of the truck. Police say at some point when his fiance was driving, Henry fell out of the back of the truck.
Interesting
I googled Chris Henry trying to confirm and theres like a twitter thing that shows all the posts involing chris henry
I still believe!
who knows whether to believe this or not
the report of Chris Henry’s death, supposedly from the Dallas Morning News, is false.
People are getting their sources from Twitter and calling it news
And I thought Myspace/facebook was bad
I still believe!
It's my bad.
I fell victim to the Google Tweet thing.
Everyone now saying that’s not actually Fraley.
Seriously, it seems they get hacked twice a day at least.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
by lost in space on Dec 16, 2009 6:13 PM CST up reply actions
This is a wierd thread.
Part of it is horrible, part of it is OT, and part of it is okay.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
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