Wednesday a.m. Rangers stuff
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 23, 2009 9:36 AM CST
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It is still all Darren Oliver, all the time this morning...
Evan Grant offers his thoughts on how the Rangers will use Oliver, and what his addition means for C.J. Wilson potentially going to the bullpen...
Anthony Andro has a story on Oliver's return in the S-T, and notes that he's just the third Ranger ever to have three separate stints with the club.
And BBTiA mulls the Ian Kinsler question, and what we can and should expect from Kinsler going forward...
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The Braves are close to a deal with Troy Glaus, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The contract includes incentives. Glaus will play first base for Atlanta.
The 33-year-old Glaus was limited to 135 plate appearances this year due to the effects of January shoulder surgery. He’s played only 38.6 innings of first base in his career, all of them coming in the last two seasons. When he’s right, Glaus is a threat to slug around .500 and hit 30 home runs.
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
Never mind there is a fan post on this
Move along nothing to see here…
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 done talking...
about Darren fucking Oliver.
There must be something else out there to discuss.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 23, 2009 9:50 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
It's too bad
that when JD & Thadwick are running around the winter meetings “fleshing out every opportunity and white-boarding it” they completely whiffed on Troy Glaus.
"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
Hockey sucks.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 23, 2009 10:00 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Is the second "i" in Poinsettia silent ?
"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 23, 2009 10:06 AM CST up reply actions
The sky is blue
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
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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 do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze?
by FuturePants on Dec 23, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
More importantly
What do sheep count when they are trying to get to sleep?
by iblum on Dec 23, 2009 11:05 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Apparently Hooters waitresses and a night club manager
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?
Overrated...
Too much A1, I’m glad it is on it’s way out. Now the honey BBQ chicken strip sandwich? That’s HOF
"Support the Dutch Oven"
by RangerFloppy on Dec 23, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
Overrated = McRib
That is just nasty
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 felt like it didn't have enough A1!
Different strokes and all that.
by FuturePants on Dec 23, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe I got A1 explosion last time...
I actually liked it the first time I had it. The last time it had about 10 ounces of A1 on it.
"Support the Dutch Oven"
by RangerFloppy on Dec 23, 2009 11:12 AM CST up reply actions
A1 burger
def not overrated. I completely agree woth you on the chicken sandwhich though.
by Anonymous New Guy on Dec 23, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
Just wondering...
if an Australian walked into a Whataburger for the first time, what should he order?
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Taquitos
How could people living in Texas end up in a Whataburger for anything wrapped in a Tortilla. I so badly miss TexMex.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 4:42 PM CST up reply actions
Yup
Fairly regularly in college. It’s just that better food is found outside of fast food chains.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 4:46 PM CST up reply actions
Just sayin'...
I’ve never had a taquito in my life.
Here in Australia, there’s a few Mexican restaurants (like, pure ones, not TexMex) and it’s pretty much standard, up to enchiladas.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
is "Bonzer" really a word?
"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
Nobody really fucking uses it.
At least nobody in Sydney, but I’ve never been to real rural Australia.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Simple: Whataburger with cheese...
….or a double whataburger with cheese…
And yeah the taquitos are good, but you can get better ones at taquerias.
"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
Why don't you go cheer for the Dodgers
And just leave here and never come back. You see Josey how you hate JD that is how most of us feel about you and your stupid ass retreaded post from day to day. No sense bitching about JD just like us bitcing about you there is nothing any of us can do to get rid of the cancer in the LSB community. Lord knows we try we hit it with everyting we have but it just keeps morphing. Eventually it is going to kill LSB.
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
boomer
You need to ask Santa to bring you the gift of writing.
I’m not gonna break your balls for the spelling but reading the above (which is a typical offering), is a very bumpy ride and uh, it doesn’t exactly flow, buddy..
"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 23, 2009 10:11 AM CST up reply actions
This is howit is when
we read all of your post. Nice isn’t 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
Nevermind -
continue to wallow in the Land of Retard.
"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 23, 2009 10:23 AM CST up reply actions
LOL
Shut up paperboy. I don’t really care what you think anymore I just wish you were gone. LSB is starting to really suck with you hijacking every thread and your hate for JD. Same old shit different day.
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
good lord man, just stop
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 23, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
Sorry
I will let it go.
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 grows stronger with your anger
"Support the Dutch Oven"
by RangerFloppy on Dec 23, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
This made me laugh
I will stop.
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 are a serious fertado
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
Furtado?
Nelly? She’s hot.
"To have the judgment and wisdom and personal touch of Nolan Ryan, and the tremendous group that JD has assembled, I think the Rangers on the baseball side are the envy of every franchise in baseball in terms of talent."
-- Chuck Greenberg
This is stupid
This is what drives me nuts about you Josey, you make some legitimate points but then you troll around with comments like this. Glaus explicitly stated he did not want to DH and wanted to go someplace where he could play int he field everyday. Ergo he ends up as Atlanta’s starting 1B. Unless the team chucked Davis by the wayside from the get go, Glaus wasn’t coming to Texas. Now you may say they should have done just that but clearly they don’t want to cast him aside yet. Glaus was never a likely option because of Glaus.
"When you play happy, good things will happen"-Elvis Andrus
Sounds like the Rangers want to use
Oliver in a role similar to how they used Holland out of the pan last year. I also think Holland will start the year in AAA if there are no injuries to any SPs.
|Space for Rent|
I really want...
to see Holland in the rotation to start the year. However, like you say, unless there’s an injury or McCarthy is dealt I think you’re right.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
That's only
if CJ starts the year in the rotation. which I don’t think will happen. I think CJ starts the year in the pen and the Rangers trade a prospect to keep Snyder in AAA
Re: Ian
If Ian could get straightened out, what a difference it could be and if Josh comes roaring back and if… if… if
Kinsler
I’d be fine with a repeat of 2009 from Kinsler.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 23, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions
I would be, fine with a repeat of either of the last two years.
Preferably ’08 because it was less maddening to watch.
But if we could get ’08’s offense and consistency and ’09’s defense and ’10’s health, it will be awesome.
The 2009 Kinsler reminds me of the '05 Soriano.
The power, the speed, and the terrible K/BB ration. I use ‘05 because that’s when I was able to watch Alfonso the most. They also look alike in their reaction when they pop up. Head down, flailing the bat and trotting with their head still down.
I think Soriano is a very good ball player, but I think Ian can be more than him. If he can just get a better mindset at the plate, know what the situation is, and NOT BE LEADOFF. If there is improvement on any of those 3 things, he blows Soriano’s numbers away and could easily give MY a run for MVP.
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?
ration=ratio
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?
The difference
Kinsler was an outstanding defensive 2B in 2009.
Soriano was never an outstanding defensive 2B.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 23, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions
And I'd be fine...
with Kinsler repeating that defensive performance. In fact, it would be great. However I’m not okay with him repeating ’09’s offensive performance. For most players it would be a pretty damn good year, but I think we all know Ian is more talented than that and can do better.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
What's sad...
is that Kins probably thinks he had a stellar offensive year just ’cause he managed to belt over 30 homers.
Yes their defense is a difference
I assumed that was a given. I was focusing on the bat approach and offensive production when comparing the two.
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?
I stand corrected.
Kinsler’s is not near as bad as I recalled now that I looked it up. TY
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?
I'm fine with '09 Kinsler too
I just think he needs to understand his role from his position in the batting order. If he’s going to hit leadoff, he shouldn’t be happy with a lower avg and higher HR totals. That was the one thing that I didn’t like about his post-season comments.
I commend the guy for what he accomplished at the plate. Now if he repeats that performance as the #4 or #5 guy, then fine. Kudos! But if he leads off again (which I hope he doesn’t), then he needs to work on his OBP and moving around the bases.
I'm of the opinion that Kinsler (like a lot of his teammates)
was guilty of trying to do too much last year.
Put an OBP machine in the middle of the order and there will be a positive domino effect with the offense.
We’d also be talking about Ian Kinsler as an MVP candidate and one of the very best players in The Show.
"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 23, 2009 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not sure I agree
All ballplayers are going to try hard. That’s what they get paid to do and that’s what gets them their next paycheck.
Kinsler was probably more put out by hitting leadoff and that adjustment more than trying to “do to much”. Doing to much would be like him trying to play 2nd, pitch an inning a week of relief, and being in charge of the teams cook book sales.
He’s a major leaguer. I find it hard for players to “do too much”. I also am hoping Kinsler will be that OBP machine in the lineup this year and ALSO being an MVP candidate.
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?
So
What’s the deal with Kay Bailey Hutchinson running for Governor? wasnt’ being a senator good enough? I personally think she has eyes on the White House, but you never know.
Anyone is better than Perry.
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
Kay Bailey
The woman McCain should have picked as his running mate, instead of “You Betcha” Caribou Barbie.
"To have the judgment and wisdom and personal touch of Nolan Ryan, and the tremendous group that JD has assembled, I think the Rangers on the baseball side are the envy of every franchise in baseball in terms of talent."
-- Chuck Greenberg
x
I thought the rumor was that Senator McCain did ask her, but she turned it down.
by GregoryM on Dec 23, 2009 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
This is correct
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
OK
I didn’t know that.
"To have the judgment and wisdom and personal touch of Nolan Ryan, and the tremendous group that JD has assembled, I think the Rangers on the baseball side are the envy of every franchise in baseball in terms of talent."
-- Chuck Greenberg
I'm hoping for better than .327 obp
Considering his talent, I don’t think that is too much to ask for.
What a drag it is being broke.
Concur...
that was probably the most frustrating part of his game in ’09. Especially since he spent a large portion of the year leading off.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
A .245 BABIP will do that
His walk rate was better than his 08 walk rate. When that BABIP goes back up this season, his OBP will follow
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 the low babip was a product of hitting so many fly balls
As I mentioned elsewhere in this thread, Kinsler had the second highest fly ball pct in baseball. Everyone on that leaderboard had low BABIP. When you pop everything up, not many of those fall in for hits.
What a drag it is being broke.
.245 is below that level
Out of MLB’s qualified hitters last season, Kinsler’s .245 BABIP was last by .008 points. Carlos Pena and Jimmy Rollins were a bit ahead of him with a BABIP of .253. Yes, Kinsler was partially at fault for the low BABIP because of his flyball tendencies, but the reality is that he shouldn’t have been that bad. Next season, without any significant improvement in Kinsler’s batted ball rates, he should still be around the .260 mark.
I also think its premature to assume that Kinsler’s LD rate won’t return to his career average. There might have been some pressing going on, but if he made a bit better contact on about a dozen or so flyballs then his LD% rate looks a whole lot better.
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 hope to never see Kinsler repeat 2009
HR’s aren’t everything. There’s two types of non-productive outs, strikeouts and pop-ups. Kinsler must have led the universe in pop-ups in 2009. The guy has the ability to contribute so much more to the team cause than what he showed in 2009. I hope he can pull his head out of his ass, realize his full potential and take advantage of all of the talents that he has.
by twinkilling on Dec 23, 2009 10:37 AM CST up reply actions
No, HR's aren't everything.
But defense, speed, walks, etc. do. Those pop ups as a number 3 or 5 hitter are sac flys as well and would help out tremendously. K’s are non-productive. Pop up’s into the outfield (which he did more often than not) aren’t always. He will get it. He’s only 28.
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?
Actually
He was 36th in the majors in popup percentage last year.
So no, he didn’t lead the universe.
The fact that people talk about how he needs to pull his head out of his ass and how he probably thinks he had a great season just because he hit 30 homers makes part of me wish he’d get traded, so he could play for a team whose fans would appreciate that they have one of the best second basemen in the majors playing for them.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 23, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
Wow. Bitter much.
Is this LSJ?
Ian’s a hoss. Yes. Fans just want him to reach potential right here and now. Go easy on everyone AJM. And don’t ever wish Ian to be traded. Not cool man.
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?
Ian and C.J. Wilson
Somehow, they became the whipping boys of the team last season, even though they were two of the best performers on the team.
Listening to Ranger Replay used to make me crazy, because it seemed like half the callers just wanted to bitch about those two.
I don’t get it.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 23, 2009 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
Seriously?
I agree with you that those two received more fan ire than was warranted, but can you honestly say that you watched Kinsler last year and never wondered to yourself if he wasn’t on the Blalock developmental track of swinging his ass off and trying to jerk every pitch down the LF line for a homer?
Didn’t you notice that his approach at the plate, evidenced by career high in fly ball pct and career low in obp, needs work?
What a drag it is being broke.
apperances aren't always accurate.
Can he improve, yes. He had the fourth best WAR for a second baseman last year behind only Zobrist, Utley, and Pedroia. So even if he doesn’t improve he’s one of the best second baseman in the league. I agree his approach can be frustrating because he could be even more valuable.
cause for concern?
Kinsler obp decreased by 48 points and he his gb/fb ratio shifted by 25% compared to the previous season. To me those two things seem to indicate a conscious change in approach.
And I agree that he is one of the top 2b in baseball, not saying that he’s not extremely valuable. But he is at an age where he should be entering his prime production, and I think there is cause to have legitimate concern that his offensive production is trending in the wrong direction because of his approach at the plate. Having lived through the horror of Blalock’s (lack of) development, I’m concerned about it.
What a drag it is being broke.
I hesitate to call it a trend.
He had a very good 2008. He may never match that, but you have to be happy if you get his 09 production every year. I think he had a couple of extended slumps last year, and started pressing. Moving forward I think he’s closer to his ’08 production then his ’09.
It’s funny his defensive improvement more than made up for his offensive drop last year since his ’08 WAR was 4.3 and it was 4.6 in ’09.
Nothing new here
Kinsler has had pull happy stretches throughout his career. Now if he just had a hitting coach who would sit him down and remind him to go with pitches and continue to power through the ball and that as long as he made solid contact, that home runs would come….
There's a difference between...
…concern about a guy regressing offensively during the season, but who is still one of the best players at his position, and turning a guy into a pinata for everyone to take his whacks at.
Kinsler was one of the 3-4 best players on the team last year, and yet people act like he was one of the team’s biggest problems.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 23, 2009 12:23 PM CST up reply actions
CJ is a tough sell.
Not because he was bad, he wasn’t of course, but he is a reliever/setup man. It’s like the O-line on football. No one really knows how good you are, but they know for sure when you get a false start or miss your block when the QB gets a broken leg from your guy.
Ian didn’t hit everyone’s ceiling and CJ is at a tough position where failure is magnified. Eddie, Hank, CD, and 2nd half Millwood stunk waaaaayyy more then either CJ or Ian. I guess you just have to tone out the uneducated masses. (Which certainly includes me at times)
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?
Not to open up an old scab
but there has never been another player that I can remember who shit the bed as much as Chris Davis did in the first half of last season yet he was treated with kid gloves for the most part. Fans kept talking about how much we needed his defense and didn’t dare mention how much The Black Hole was killing us.
When Ian struggled, he became one of the whipping boys and nobody mentioned his defense and then he had the gall to call out the fans to come out in droves when the team was playing important games in September.
"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 23, 2009 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
Davis was a half a season out of the majors
and was 22/23 at the time he stunk it up. There was a little more patience with him and if I recall some folks did crucify CD. Not everyone was candy canes and lollipops about Davis as you say. He got his share of heat. Ian got him and maybe a little more because he was more established IMO.
AJM and numerous others have come to Ian’s defense about his defense and other intangibles.
Please don’t make it seem like everyone loved CD, everyone hated on Ian. It’s simply not true. Each had people in their corner and people shotting at them.
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?
Yeah
I don’t think people really treated him with kid gloves. I was at the doubleheader vs. the A’s when he struck out 6 (or was it 7?) times in a row. He hit a lazy fly to center in his last AB and the crowd gave him the most sarcastic standing ovation I’ve ever seen.
It doesn’t really matter anyway. Asking for fans to be consistent on how they criticize players is an exercise in futility. People have been hard on Kinsler for sure, but I think the BBTiA article says it well: it’s so frustrating that he seems to be on the cusp of superstardom, but here he is with a .251.
When a girl walks in with an itty-bitty waist
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
LOL, yah... I don't remember anyone talking about Chris Davis sucking.
Wow, I haven’t laughed like that in a while.
That was cathartic as butt shit, man.
As played out and ridiculous as I find your shtick, your delusions still slay me every once in a while.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"You like Castlevania, don't you?" -Psycho Mantis.
by thedirkatron on Dec 23, 2009 6:16 PM CST up reply actions
This is
not the most sophisticated fan base and we will occasionally see the Dallas Cowboy fan mentality invade the baseball side of things.
"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 23, 2009 10:52 AM CST up reply actions
team officials noticed the change in Kinsler's approach
I remember Sundberg talking about it on one of the radio broadcasts. Basically said that Kinsler had been strongly and repeatedly encouraged to take the ball the other way more often, rather than swinging from the heels and trying to jerk everything down the line.
What a drag it is being broke.
Kinsler has always been a pull hitter
Its not like last season was the first year that Kinsler didn’t go the other way. Sure, it’d be nice if he did and I’m sure the team has tried working with him on it, but you’re asking him to do something he hasn’t done throughout his professional career if not further back.
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
do you think Kinsler's approach was different last year, compared to earlier in his career?
The numbers seem to say that it was.
What a drag it is being broke.
No, not really
Like I said in my post above to you, the difference in the numbers isn’t that big. A lot of those flyballs that you consider the same as pop-ups were right there near the wall in LF. If he makes a bit better contact on one ball per week, then all of a sudden the numbers tell a greatly different story. I understand that you can say that for a lot of players, but from watching Kinsler and looking at the stats, I think that is all it is.
Outside of your problem with how many flyballs Kinsler hit last season, what issue did you have with Kinsler’s 09 season on offense. He was stlll working counts the same as usual, didn’t strike out that many times, hit for good power, ran the bases at a great rate like always, and was basically his usual awesome self.
I also know you like to compare him to Blalock when he made that horrible transformation from future HOFer to shitty NRI, so take a look at what Blalock’s numbers showed after 04. His walk rate plummeted, he had more balls remain in the IF and began hitting the ball on the ground more, but his LD rate always remained pretty solid until this past season.
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
dangerously close to bigsteve territory with this comment:
If he makes a bit better contact on one ball per week, then all of a sudden the numbers tell a greatly different story.
In other news, if my paycheck had an extra zero at the end, my bank account would tell a greatly different story.
What a drag it is being broke.
100.00 does equal 100.000
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 realize that
But is a difference that small something to really base your argument on that he has completely changed his approach? Like I said, I know that you can say that for many players, but with Kinsler, it wasn’t that he hit a bunch of weak pop-ups. They were strong flyball outs, usually to or near the LF warning track. Again, that’s not a change in approach but just a lack of making the better contact he did in 08
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
Heathers
I’ve always wondered if this kind of expression ’bitter/jealous much" came from the great angst-ridden dark-as- a -black -hole teen comedy Heathers…
One of my rules of life
Never date a Heather. Unless the choice is between a Heather and a Brandi. Then, and only then, choose the Heather.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 23, 2009 5:51 PM CST up reply actions
Brandi's with an I are usually hot
If they end in Y run away
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
Never date a girl who spells a name that regularly uses another letter (e or y or ee, etc...) with an I.
Brandi, Carli, Vicki, etc.
They’re all nucking futs and most like to ask you to dance for them.
It’s creepy to dance.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"You like Castlevania, don't you?" -Psycho Mantis.
by thedirkatron on Dec 23, 2009 6:22 PM CST up reply actions
Totally agree.
Any girls who have their names ending with an i or ee instead of a y is bat shit. But crazy as they are, if it’s a one night stand DO IT. The crazy ones always give you a ride.
Just please use a fake name and leave before dawn.
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?
my mom's name is Vicki.
Good people.
"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
They have to be born after the year 1980
If they are named before 1980, this rule does not apply for me.
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?
You wouldn't say that if she'd cornered you in a TWU locker room one day at a summer day camp and made you dance for her while she videotaped and cheered you on quasi-ironically.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"You like Castlevania, don't you?" -Psycho Mantis.
by thedirkatron on Dec 23, 2009 7:08 PM CST up reply actions
yeah?
Frenchy told me you give the best back rubs.
"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
Really?
I bet he meant handjobs.
I don’t give backrubs.
Not enough throbbing veins on a back, if you (David the…) gnome saying.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"You like Castlevania, don't you?" -Psycho Mantis.
by thedirkatron on Dec 23, 2009 7:21 PM CST up reply actions
That's right.
You lent him a hand and 3 of his crews spanked you with fluorescent orange weed eaters.
Regional comedy rules.
"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
Hey, my sister's name is Heather.... And she's the sane one of my sisters.
Dear God don’t go anywhere near the other one.
If she doesn’t stab at least one of her husbands in his sleep before she’s through, I’ll be shocked as fucking ass shit.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"You like Castlevania, don't you?" -Psycho Mantis.
by thedirkatron on Dec 23, 2009 6:19 PM CST up reply actions
Clint Eastwood movies.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"You like Castlevania, don't you?" -Psycho Mantis.
by thedirkatron on Dec 23, 2009 6:23 PM CST up reply actions
Based on one of his earlier comments in this thread
There is also apparently “butt shit”
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 23, 2009 6:38 PM CST up reply actions
Potato - Pahtato
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?
nice
Well played sir.
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 think you me and The Newberg need to hang out some time.
Possibly maybe on a ranch of some sort.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"You like Castlevania, don't you?" -Psycho Mantis.
by thedirkatron on Dec 23, 2009 7:10 PM CST up reply actions
he had the second highest fly ball pct in baseball
which resulted in a .245 BABIP.
What a drag it is being broke.
.334 vs .241
that’s how much Kinsler’s BA on balls in play dropped last year. His line drive rate dropped, but not by that much. He’ll rebound into the .270-.290 range in BA next year
his BABIP dropped but I think that is due to his increased fly ball pct
What a drag it is being broke.
I am resigned to the fact that
Ian will always be a very streaky hitter. The .892 OPS he put up in 2008 will be his career year. I expect an OPS of around .850 for the next two years.
|Space for Rent|
Needs to get his BA up and cut down on the pop ups.
But other than that I agree.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
If he repeats his 2009 defensive season, I'd be ecstatic.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
I'm surprised that nobody has pointed this out
Today is Wednesday, not Tuesday.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
We are so caught up in the Oliver signing we don't even know what day it is
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?
deja vu all over again
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
I'm surprised no one has brought up
the trade that will live in infamy.
Between the McCarthy trade on the 23rd and the Hamilton trade on the 21st, the week before Christmas has become a week that I find myself checking for Jamey’s newsflashes a little more regularly…
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
This week pales in comparison to
January 6, 2006.
"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 23, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
Palm trees are 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
I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree?
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?
Jason Terry bought me 3 shots last night.
by FuturePants on Dec 23, 2009 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
wish he had made a few shots himself.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
No joke.
Naturally, I didn’t bring up the loss.
by FuturePants on Dec 23, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
badda bing!
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
Rim Shot...
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?
http://www.instantrimshot.com/
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 still love him.
But his play this year has been pretty bad.
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
Hmm
Terry to Indy for Rush and Foster?
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
It depends who you're higher on, Rush or Gibson...
I would’ve said Rush coming into this year but Gibson has impressed me so far.
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
I bet they would.
I think he has a low ceiling, but he just has a really good chance of reaching it. Maybe a rich man’s Najera?
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 10:24 PM CST up reply actions
Interesting.
I think Gooden has more of a scoring touch than Gibson, but maybe you’re right.
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 10:31 PM CST up reply actions
But he is older than I thought
I was thinking he was 21, maybe 22, but he’s 24, so I don’t know, I need to see him play some more.
But I cannot stress how good I think Ibaka can be, he’s like the PF version of Beaubois, both are 20.
OKC
going to LA and playing well enough to win, then going to Pheonix the next night and beating them. Impressive.
All I know is
Curry had a good game. That’s enough for me.
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 10:38 PM CST up reply actions
OKC-UTH deal:
steal for the Thunder, or grand larceny?
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
I still can't believe it.
Giving up a promising young player and an expiring for luxury tax relief.
I think it’s a sign that the financial system is a bit ridiculous.
by brettgardner on Dec 24, 2009 1:07 AM CST up reply actions
I just want him to quit taking the outside shots
and drive to the paint. Along with a few other guys on the Mavs. Is that so much to ask? They’re a much better team as a whole when they do that.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
He's never done that
I don’t see why he’d start now. Not everybody needs to drive.
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 4:45 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah he has.
He just doesn’t do it enough because he relies primarily on the jumper. He’s either money with the jumper or he misses everything. There’s usually no in between. Terry is streaky as hell.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
No he hasn't.
His game has always and forever been about the mid-range jumper.
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 9:26 PM CST up reply actions
Don't be obtuse.
We’re talking about tendencies. Just because I saw Earl Boykins dunk doesn’t make him a low-post threat.
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
I know.
That’s exactly what I’m saying. He has a tendency to take a lot of jump shots. He also has a tendency to be either really hot or really cold. On nights when he’s hot I’m fine with seeing a lot of jump shots from him, but on nights where he’s just bricking everything he throws up there I’d like to see him try to get to the basket more.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
Dude was effing consistent last season
with that jumper. With the exception of a handful of games, he was making shots all season apart from when he got hurt.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Last year he was, yeah.
That’s why he won 6th man of the year honors. He’s always been a pretty streaky shooter though.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
when I get super drunk
I pee sitting down so I don’t fall over and pee all over myself.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Super drunk was so easily definable back in the day...
..it was simply if I ended up throwing after gorging on Waffle House’s all you could eat….
Now, since I don’t eat at the Waffler, or throw up, it’s hard for me to define what is super drunk or not….
But I think if I fell down and urinated all over myself, that would be super drunk.
Thanks.
"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
With Lowell now not coming, what about...
Since the team is bargain shopping this year until the new ownership is finalized, I was wondering if someone like Melvin Mora would fit the bill for a RH bat and positional flexibility.
Thoughts?
No thanks on Mora.
We’re supposed to be “going for it” 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 23, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions
For the price,
I have a hard time arguing against Little Caesar’s pizza ever. Its cheaper than buying frozen pizzas that you have to make yourself
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
It gives you mudbutt
That’s a pretty good argument against it.
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZzeoD29UTg
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
Little Caesar's
Their pizza gives me worse heartburn than the crap at Cici’s.
"To have the judgment and wisdom and personal touch of Nolan Ryan, and the tremendous group that JD has assembled, I think the Rangers on the baseball side are the envy of every franchise in baseball in terms of talent."
-- Chuck Greenberg
BITE YOUR TONGUE!!
For the deal and the atmosphere, a buffet price at Cici’s is tough to beat. There’s something magical about it
Concur
Used to watch the Cowboys play after church on Sundays at CiCi’s when I was a kid. Best times ever.
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?
I look young for my age
and was able to still get the 10 and under deal when I was like 13. That was about 15 years ago, but I probably ate lunch up there 3 or 4 times a week that summer. Those were the days
Cici's
I do like that new thin crust sausage pizza they have, plus the pepperoni flips and cheese bread are pretty good if they’re fresh.
And the taco and alfredo pizzas are also fairly tasty.
Everything else, though? Wicked heartburn…
"To have the judgment and wisdom and personal touch of Nolan Ryan, and the tremendous group that JD has assembled, I think the Rangers on the baseball side are the envy of every franchise in baseball in terms of talent."
-- Chuck Greenberg
I worked at CiCi's for my first "real" job when I was 16.
It was a hella lot of fun. I had a DJ who came in for a radio promotion for the store and ask if we would make any pizza. I told him yeah I’d do it and he asked “even peanut butter and jelly?” I said, you bring it, I’ll make it. He sent some guy to the store next door to get it and i cooked it up. The absolute worst pizza I’ve ever smelled.
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?
Beef Calzone at J&J's trumps all....even the 40.
"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
Cici's gives me diarrhea
Which I could get over if it didn’t taste like food that gives you diarrhea.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 23, 2009 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
A little part
of me just died with that comment
"Feces" Pizza
"Support the Dutch Oven"
by RangerFloppy on Dec 23, 2009 12:57 PM CST up reply actions
Damn Floppy you are nasty!
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 know it just sounds nasty.
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
come on boom...
"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
Dude I'm trying to wrap presents
Cook and pack to leave @ 5am tomorrow. Head is not with me today.
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
Wrapping presents is for the birds....bags and tissue paper holmes.
Plus you can reuse them every year…
"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
Yeah
Except I have a lot of bulky odd shaped presents this 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
those are the worst
makes me just want to hand them to people unwrapped.
"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
No doubt
It’s very frustrating not to mention I really suck at wrapping.
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
Tell the relatives, you're going green
paper is wasteful, ask them to close their eyes and then open them
i like this idea, genius.
"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
Greatness!
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
It happens
If I let mudbutt stop me from eating foods I liked, I’d starve to death
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
When I gear up to eat Pancho's, I know exactly when I'm getting myself into.
Explosive diarrhea. But it’s worth it.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Pancho's
I can’t find any around the north Dallas area. I kinda miss that place- they have really good flautas.
"To have the judgment and wisdom and personal touch of Nolan Ryan, and the tremendous group that JD has assembled, I think the Rangers on the baseball side are the envy of every franchise in baseball in terms of talent."
-- Chuck Greenberg
Plano
There’s one at the corner of Alma and Parker (tucked in the shopping center on the southeast corner). I prefer the one up in Sherman on Texoma Pkwy myself, but then I live in BFE.
I gotta say, that is shocking.
"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
My wife will not go to Pancho's....I think I'm going to have to fly solo just for old time sakes.
I used to crush that joint.
"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
pizza hut took away "the natural" pizza..
i liked that a lot.
though they’ve still got my standby pizzones.
the preceding post was a great success.
Pizza Pro's and One Guy From Italy's Calzones
Those are the two best for the money I’ve eaten. PP is down in central Tx and One Guy’s is in Lubbock. Good stuff.
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?
Giordano's Chicago
right next to the Sears Tower.
Best pizza I’ve ever had.
"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 23, 2009 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
it's definitely good, but not the best.....there are some good ma and pa's in Lincoln Park and Wrigleyville that put Gio's to shame.
But you can say that about a bunch of chains.
"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
Reginelli's
in New Orleans. Not the prettiest pizza, but does the trick
On a related note
Pizza Patron is the shittiest pizza you’ll ever eat for the price, and the price is under 4 dollars.
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
Love me some Piggie Pies...good call sir
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
by lost in space on Dec 23, 2009 4:18 PM CST up reply actions
AJM-community projections
I saw somebody do this on another forum, thought I’d pass it along.
Whenever you do community projections, you might want to try using google docs spreadsheet form.
You can make a form like this and have it feed into an automated spreadsheet that automatically gives averages and such that anyone can view online.
the preceding post was a great success.
that's pretty sweet
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 23, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions
Glaus wasn't going anywhere he couldn't play the field everyday...
and he would have been a HUGE injury-risk. If Mike Lowell is “broken-down”, what is this guy? 4 of the last 7 years he has played less than 115 years. He makes MB look like Cal Ripken, and he has played all of 38 innings at 1st.
Maybe Garko is their guy-plays 1st, could be an emergency third catcher and play a little COF if absolutely necessary. Dude does mash lefties, so he and Murph might make a decent tandem at dh.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
...make that "115 games."
Not enough coffe this morning, methinks.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
randyd
Do you think Glaus plays less than 115 games this year?
"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 23, 2009 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
Do you think he would have came here?
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're the GM
Glaus says he’ll only sign if you promise him a starting position in the field (barring injury, of course). What do you do?
I sell him on the fact that he needs to
re-establish his market value as a hitter after missing 2009.
I talk to him about what our ballpark can do for a hitter’s value and I cite GMJ, Byrd and Bradley.
I tell him that he will be our primary DH and hit in the middle of this order.
I also tell him that he’ll play 40 games at 1B, maybe more if Chris Davis doesn’t have his shit together.
I tell him that he may be required to play some 3B if MYoung goes down with injury.
I tell him that I expect This Thing to win 90+ games because if he’s healthy, the most glaring weakness on our team will have been finally fixed.
"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 23, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
And he says
“I want to start or I ain’t coming.” Then what?
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
And I ask him what's more important to him...
Establishing his value as a defensive player or as a hitter.
I don’t rollover and let him go.
"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 23, 2009 11:07 AM CST up reply actions
Perhaps JD did all of that and he says
“Sorry dude, I start in the field or I go to Atlanta. I can do both there”
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?
Then I make Glaus my 1B
and Davis my DH.
"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 23, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
Oh wow.
So you take the glove out of CD’s hands and put it on Glaus? I don’t know if that flies with me.
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?
Is the team better with Glaus at 1B
and Davis at DH than it is with Davis at 1B and this year’s version of Brad Fullmer at DH?
It’s only one year with Glaus and I’m hardly sold on CDavis being a slam-dunk to have a good 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 23, 2009 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
One year, exactly.
Davis helps out the entire team while he’s on the field by picking those balls and saving MY, Elvis, and Ian from errors. Those are runs that don’t show up. Glaus would be a HUGE downgrade at 1b. There is no way he starts at 1b just so we can have him. Then if he gets hurt (a very possible scenario) we wasted all that time of CD in the field and need a DH now.
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?
to summarize Mr Ace
No, the team is not better with Glaus at first and Davis at DH. nor is it better with Glaus at first and Davis on the bench. Nor is it better with Davis at first, Glaus on the DL, and Esteban German DHing for lack of better options. It might not even be better with Davis at firstbase, Glaus on the DL, and Smoak at DH at least early this year.
The point is, you have x amount of money. Do you spend it on an injury prone, older guy who refuses to DH when you are looking for a DH, or do you spend it on an injury prone, older guy who is willing to DH. One who hits left handed pitching. And hits well in the ballpark. And is a former all star. Oh, hello Mr Guerrero.
Why?
He’s played 38 innings at 1st in his career. You are letting the players dictate the lineup.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
Thats not a good GM if he does that.
They will just think he is a push over and then the room would be lost.
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, dumbass.
Chris Davis doesn’t have enough skins on the wall for The Room to give a shit.
In fact, Chris Davis was a big part of the problem last year.
"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 23, 2009 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
Bad precedent to set
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
No dumbass
Being a GM you can’t let a player dictate where he plays.
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
But he had
enough skins on the wall for you to spend 5 mins gushing over him like a HS cheerleader creaming over the QB?
Jeeez, the players JD picked up in the Tex trade have barely made any kind of meaningful contributions to the Rangers in The Show, but the pro-JD crowd is still running around shouting "I told ya so."
So you are willing to take a very good glove off the field
And stick him at DH. Ok.
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
There are other options than Glaus.
Doesn’t really make sense to have both of their bats in the lineup and take Davis’ glove off the field. Not worth it to me. I like Glaus the most out of all the potential DH candidates, but not enough to lose defensive value over.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
I agree, but
I think he said he wanted to re-establish himself as an everyday player(no mention of one or the other).
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
And if he replies...
… that’s nice but what part of “starting position in the field” did you not understand, then what do you do?
Answered above
Glaus goes to 1B and Davis becomes the DH.
"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 23, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
It can be a hat, or a broach, or an earring.
"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
My crystal ball is broken
so I have no idea. Judging on past history, probably 50/50, which is not good odds.
No, I do not think he would have come here because he wanted to start on one of the corners.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
Come on.
Don’t be a selective replier.
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 10:45 AM CST up reply actions
Never been accused of being selective anything
…women, alcohol, food…
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
that was the one area I was
but only b/c when I got drunk enough to do a fat chick, I was too drunk to do anything.
Now I are a fattie!
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
opinions can change
Even George Wallace admitted he was wrong.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
If that's an offer, appreciate it, but I'll pass.j/k
I didn’t think you were being accusatory.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
reply fail
in answer to JW and boomer’s questions
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
Lots of fail at this point.
Just cut your losses.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Dec 23, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
where did I fail, in your esteemed opinion?
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/12/23/1217142/tuesday-a-m-rangers-stuff#27679252
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Dec 23, 2009 8:59 PM CST up reply actions
Brilliant.
You posted a link to this exact spot. How did I live all these years without your genius to guide me? Wow…
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
Hey Adam
The other day you said Chris Ray would have to clear waivers before being sent down to OKC because its been over 3 years since his ML debut. Could you give me a link or show me where it says that because I have always understood it to be the player has no say when they get optioned as long as they don’t have 5 years of service time accrued.
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.
If I'm reading this Wiki article right, then Ray has to clear waivers to be sent down
because he will be entering his 5th year of pro status. It says a player can be sent down his 4th season without having to clear if he has less than 5 years, which Ray does. But this will be his 5th season, so he will have to clear waivers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_transactions
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?
If that's the case
then its strange that it goes by seasons on the 40 rather than service time.
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 believe that rule is for guys just drafted
For instance Julio Borbon has 4 option years instead of 3 because he signed a ML contract right after the draft so he would run out of options before having 5 years of pro experience.
Ray was drafted in 2003 so he has over 5 years of pro experience. IN 06, 07, and 08 he didn’t use an option because either he was in the majors all year or on the 60 day DL after his injury which means he has options left. However he doesn’t have 5 years of service time accrued yet which means he can’t refuse an optional assignment.
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.
No doubt
But he gets to play the field every day like he wanted.
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
couldn't we have just told him he could play the field and then pull a "psyche" on him?
"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
Do you want a pony?
Do you want a pony?
Hers is real….
Well you didn’t ask.
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
those are good.
"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
I bank local
"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
Some really nice work there
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
The Sun is bright
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
of gas bright is a mass incondescent
"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
Wouldn't it technically be in two days?
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.
I ended up at Taco Bueno
instead of Whataburger for lunch
Hard to pass on that
injury history or not. I hope he wanted a guarantee that he would start, and we just couldn’t do that. worth the risk at that price.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
oh well what can ya do
he wanted to start in the field and we couldn’t offer that
nice price and would’ve loved him at dh but if he was insistent on being an everyday player i’m not sure there is much you could do
"He do what he do" - Ron Washington
by dustinvandeman on Dec 23, 2009 12:51 PM CST up reply actions
Yep
It would be nice to get that done, but unless Young is DHing, I’m not moving anyone out of the IF for Glaus to play everyday.
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
Glaus for 2M makes that Coco Crisp to the A's deal seem waaaaay out there for 5-6M
What a drag it is being broke.
I wonder if his injuries aren't worse than people think
It looks like they’re at least bad enough where he won’t be playing 3B anymore.
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
Motherfucker
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
So new update from ST
They want 1 or 2 bats as top priority (depending on who the first is), and have ~$5 million to spend. It’s the first time in a while that we’ve seen a concrete number, though not sure about accuracy.
Nice
They might be able to sign a decent player for that and trade for another one.
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
well if they are still saying they want a "presence" in the lineup
Then at least they arn’t down to targeting garko/gomes yet.
I
the preceding post was a great success.
Strasburg leads Baseball America expert's Top 20 prospects
8. Neftali Feliz, RHP, Rangers
12. Justin Smoak, 1B, Rangers
20. Martin Perez, LHP, Rangers
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/12/23/top.prospects/1.html
by GregoryM on Dec 23, 2009 1:39 PM CST reply actions
3 Rangers in the Top 20
Perez will crack the Top 5 next year I bet.
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 think you could argue for Neftali at 5.
And, I guess I’m bucking everybody’s opinion when I put Scheppers ahead of Perez. I know Perez has age on his side and Scheppers has an injury going against him, but I think Scheppers has less to prove and has a similar upside, so that seems like a better prospect to me.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Heck NO!
sorry, pitchers who can get guys out at AA before their 19th birthday don’t come along very often….
I don't think that's what he is saying
You still consider the injuries and age when talking about trades. I think what rooster is saying is that Scheppers is closer to his upside than Perez. I think its more that he is saying if you were offered Martin Perez in a trade before 2009 for Martin Perez after 2009, who would you take.
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
This statement hurt.
and really not in a good way:
With Hank Blalock out of the picture, the first-base job is open in Texas. While Smoak has competition, he should become the full-time first sacker by 2011.
How in heck did Josey Wales get a job at SI?
Its hard to see how the Rangers won't be ranked number 1 again
The system still has plenty of depth and 3 prospects in the top 20. Scheppers and Borbon (I believe he’s still eligible) won’t be far behind them and I think there are a few more guys you could argue to be somewhere in the top 100 or honorable mentions.
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
Be nice if Dumpmaster would come back here.
The San Francisco Giants have offered Mark DeRosa a two-year deal worth $12MM, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (via Twitter).
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
Cool.
Didn’t want him to end up in New York.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
Neither did I
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
From Jamey's report:
Crazy Oliver splits: Against left-handed hitters in 2009, he struck out 37 and walked only four (a 9.25 K/BB rate), but they hit .263 and slugged .412. Right-handed hitters hit only .217 with just a .294 slug – but they drew 18 walks and fanned 28 times (a 1.56 K/BB rate).
Of those 18 walks, Oliver has 8 intentional walks. Twice to Eva Longoria, once to Teixeira, Raburn, Loretta, Posada, Russell Martin, and Cuddyer. I think all those guys are either right handed or switch hitters. So the K/BB ratio is 2.8. Not stellar but not completely horrible.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
Bastards!!
That’s almost as much as our whole team.
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 Fuck!
It looks like the funding for the Greenberg bid may not meet MLB’s standards – Link:
A source is telling me that that the Chuck Greenberg/Nolan Ryan group’s bid for the Rangers is in trouble. Money trouble, specifically, as in they’re having problems putting financing together and it has Major League Baseball concerned that the bid may not be viable.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 2:12 PM CST reply actions
Oh shit this sucks on so many levels
You have no idea…….sigh….
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
AHHAHHAHAHHAHAH
HAHHAHHAH!!?!??!?!?!??!
HAHAHAH
HAHA
haa….
even if it does go through
its not real comforting for the future payroll
the preceding post was a great success.
Thanks
I hadn’t even thought of that. I have a feeling that my intake of PBR will increase.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 2:18 PM CST up reply actions
that's just fucking great
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
x
Tom Hicks — who stands to be a minority stakeholder in the Greenberg group and desperately needs to sell the team to save his Hicks Sports Group — is freaking out.
Kinda makes it worth it actually.
"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
I thought Greenbergs shit was together
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
somebody needs to go ask him via facebook what the fuck is going on.......
I wish Nolan had a facebook page, that would be so awesome…wonder what his profile pic would be…
"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
A snow monkey...
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
those are frightening.
"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
i wonder if someone could put a Texas Rangers cap on this little monkey.
"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
dumb question here, but what exactly is the unticket?
"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
maybe a pic of he and Ruth at homecoming?
"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
Update to Greenberg Financial Situation
Here’s an update to the link I provided above:
I received a call from someone with the Greenberg group. They couldn’t explicitly comment because of confidentiality agreements, but they deny the report that there is anything amiss with financing and say that everything is going just fine.
Fair enough. The way it breaks down right now, however, is that I have a source I trust and who has no dog in the hunt telling me that there are issues with the financing. I have a party with an undeniable interest in the matter telling me that all is hunky dory. Absent anything new, I am going to stick with the report as it currently stands. Greenberg has a window to negotiate. If he has a deal at the end of all of this, we’ll know that, ultimately, there weren’t any problems. If it falls through, we’ll know differently.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 5:05 PM CST up reply actions
Oops
That second paragraph is part of the quote, but the block quote feature is not working properly.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 5:05 PM CST up reply actions
Rodney to Angels
"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
Fernando that is, not lsb's Rodney.
"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
I was getting ready to say
I bet Rodney would kill the Rev once he got 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
Not a Good Deal for the Angels.
especially when they could of had Oliver at probably 4M in arbitration.
The end of that pen
Has meltdown written all over 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
Hmmm...
Might be fun to catch a few games on the TV just to watch the implosion. Too bad they would finish up around 1:00 a.m. here in Boston.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 3:16 PM CST up reply actions
Ahahahaha...
2 years for 11 mil?!
Good luck with that Halos.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Coco to A's
"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
Taylor
What about Michael Taylor? I thought they traded Wallace because they have a greater need in the OF.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 3:17 PM CST up reply actions
and they traded prospects for Scott Hairston last year
Now he doesn’t have a place to play.
What a drag it is being broke.
Okay, it's our turn to sign someone now...
or is it the M’s?
"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
Round and round we go....weeeeeeeeeee!
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
Maybe Beane has never heard of Twitter.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 3:18 PM CST up reply actions
That doesn't sound like too good of a deal to me
I just don’t see why anyone would be interested in Crisp.
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
Option
At least it is only a team option.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
I can't see how it would be picked up
I view this as a 1 year 5.25 million dollar deal. Crisp is going to have to be one hell of a defensive OF for them to be worth that.
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
Trading Prospects
Maybe Beane has a deal for some OF prospects?
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
Another dumb deal...
for a team in the division.
The A’s OF should be some combination of Davis/Sweeney/Taylor/Hairston.
That fact that Coco Crisp will be taking AB’s away from those guys makes me smile.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Especially that son of a bitch Davis.
The Rangers made that rookie biatch into a HOFer last year in the 2nd half.
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?
I think Rajii just happened to have
his career year in 2009. He will likely revert back to his career averages (.280 .336 .387) next year.
|Space for Rent|
Off topic...
Did anybody see Derrick Roland’s leg injury last night? Holy fuck that was miserable…
Yes
Future Pants asked me that very same question, then warned me. How could I not look it up?
by Excel Hearts Choi on Dec 23, 2009 3:53 PM CST up reply actions
Seriously be warned:
It is gruesome as all fuck. Davis’ reaction should tell you all you need to know – he flipped completely out.
That is just sick
I still remember Joe Montana’s leg on MNF
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 mean Theismann?
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.
Thanks bigsteve
I have beenout of it all day.
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
It wasn't THAT bad.
I was expecting worse. Those kinds of breaks suck though. Since he actually broke his bone in half and didn’t dislocate it or something. I’m no medical expert or anything, but I’m guessing he’ll probably need surgery and some kind of hardware for that to heal. I broke my arm like that not too long ago (except my bone came through the skin) and that’s what they had to do to me. Should take him a while to completely heal.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
They said his bone broke skin under his sock...
Had to insert a steel rod into his leg to keep everything in place…
The worst part of Roland's injury
Is how audible the break is on the video…which tells you that it must have sounded and looked terrible live.
I refuse to look that up..I get nauseated watching someone hyper-extend an elbow/knee, no way.
"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
Having seen the this one, Prothro, Theismann, and other leg breaks
Not one of them has made me gag like Willis McGahee getting his knee blown out against Ohio State.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py58MvU5Zco
That said, that’s really sad for that kid’s college career to end that way.
Man....i bet I watch all these before the night is up.
"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
Okay,....watched it...
Napolean McCallum’s is pretty brutal.
"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
As a Raider fan...
I remember that moment well.
That was just brutal to watch.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Took me a couple of times watching it to figure out what happened.
Yeah, that one is worse. Almost a 90° angle in the wrong direction. You know that hurt.
Jimmy Johnson for GM.
Shaun Livington's injury was gruesome as well.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
I thought Joel Przybilla's injury was bad enough for one night.
Then I saw that one. Fucking hell.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
I feel bad for them.
Have to figure we see Sammy D or Camby somehow end up there, right?
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 4:52 PM CST up reply actions
Who do they give up then?
They’ve barely got the trading chips with their rotation so limited.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Hmm
I figure the guy to target for them is Josh Boone. Maybe if they agree to take on Najera’s shitty contract, New Jersey will take on Steve Blake and his expiring?
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions
Think they'll deal Miller?
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
They definitely would
I guess the question is: who wants him?
Miller for Nazr makes some degree of sense for both sides.
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
They love Blake
They’re not trading him
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
They love him?
Why did they sign Miller then?
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
Because Miller's better.
Their PG situation is really dodgy though. Miller just uses the ball too much to work well with Roy, and Bayless hasn’t developed playmaking skills yet. Blake’s probably the best fit, and he’s the only sort of guy they have who does that.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Maybe they should realize
That their “stars” are the problem, not everyone else. LA is soft and doesn’t dominate like he could, and Roy’s showing that he’d be an awesome Pippen.
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 5:21 PM CST up reply actions
They need a legit #1 guy.
Roy’s terrific, but he just doesn’t seem to scare anyone. Sure, he’s got great fundamentals and he’s very good in the clutch, but he’s not really the guy you have a feeling will drop 40 every game if possible: he seems to get 22/6/7 every night and be done with it.
And LMA takes too many jumpshots. Watching the game last night, right from the start, I thought: “he can have that jumper all night, as long as we contest it somewhat, and we’ll be totally fine”. Of course, the Mavs didn’t shoot well.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
I think the Mavs' prime target in the offseason
should be Joe Johnson. Of course, Wade or Bosh if you can get them, but Johnson is the ideal fit.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Agree.
JJ would be a great fit here but I don’t see happening.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
But what about the DUST chip?
Johnson would be great though. As would Wade or Bosh.
We all know they aren’t coming here though…cause LeBron will be here instead….
Oh to dream.
Beats me
They aren’t playing him, they wanted Hedo.
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
I remember that
But Miller’s still getting ~30 minutes a night. They haven’t abandoned him.
by brettgardner on Dec 23, 2009 5:20 PM CST up reply actions
I tend to think they felt like they got caught
with their pants down on the Hedo deal. They felt like they needed to do something to deflect attention from that. Miller doesn’t fit with them because of how Roy plays. Blake has been bad this year. Bayless is not a good enough play maker.
I bet the Blazers would give their left nut for Kidd.
In another basketball-related note
With Pau Gasol signing an extension, can we please revisit that trade and declare it a win-win? For a trade that got so much grief, it has turned into a spectacular low-post threat in Marc Gasol, (eventually) Darrell Arthur, and another first in this draft. Add that to the cap relief, and it’s further proof that ESPN knows jackshit.
by brettgardner on Dec 24, 2009 9:58 AM CST up reply actions
Didn't know either.
Not bad.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
So any what do you think the chances are for Fox and Time Warner
to allow me to watch football after Jan 1?
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?
The worst
thing about the Monday night play was Zorn trying to justify it. After listening to Zorn Monday night, I was honestly wondering how he ever got hired.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
Two words: Daniel Snyder
That is all.
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?
OT - Nuke and Annie are Splitsville.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
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