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Finally!
We need someone to articulate a good question regarding Cruz, Borbon, and defense, preferably ajm.
Also
I think it’s important that we get an answer to the most vital question facing the Rangers- when we gonna get some pitching in here?
"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."
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Evan Grant: Daniels also said the Rangers now have the flexibility to sign major league players – within the team’s undisclosed budget – and he hopes to “get some business done” during the next week to 10 days.
This is interesting.
I can think of three possibilities:
1. JD is correcting media misinformation.
2. JD is creating media misinformation.
3. The interest holders agreed that not spending money this offseason could cause the franchise to lose value due to underperformance next season, so the parties agreed to a budget. I wouldn’t be surprised if the buyers were told that they will have to contribute an extra $10 million or whatever into escrow before the start of the season to cover the expanded budget.
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Also, it’s clear now the Rangers don’t have any intention of playing Josh Hamilton in center field. Marlon Byrd remains an option and the Rangers have been pleased with Julio Borbon’s progress. Borbon is playing center field in the Dominican Republic and Gary Pettis is down there right now watching and working with him.
So now can we start asking about where Nelson Cruz is going to play?
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.
Posted by Poopy LaBoosh! @ 10:28 AM Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Adam J. Morris.. You’re my heeeeerooooo.
report as objectionable
Posted by The LSB Faithful @ 10:34 AM Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Jon, thedirkatron has been missing for almost 2 weeks now. When can we expect him back?
"you stupid motherfucker?!?!!?" - Josey Wales
josey with a question
[Comment From Josey Wales Josey Wales : ]
Do you feel you handled the Chris Davis situation properly last year i.e., should he have been sent down earlier?
Thursday December 3, 2009 11:13 Josey Wales
11:15
Jon Daniels:
At the time we felt his defense was worth keeping him up & giving him a chance to work with Rudy to improve offensively. Obviously that didn’t happen – he needed to clear his head and try some different things which he was able to do in OKC. In hindsight, we may have waited a few weeks longer than we should have, though there were occassional signs he was improving and we were hoping he’d build on them. The alternative wasn’t idel either, unfortunately.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Buechele
New Frisco manager!
Boo!
"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."
chele!
one of my favorite chants as a kid at a Rangers game.
Buechele could have been one of the worst players in history, but I still would have favored him for his name.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
One of the very best defensive 3B I've seen (probably as good as Buddy Bell)
but absolutely the worst player when you really needed a clutch hit.
When golfing with my buddies, if somebody misses a crucial putt that’s a four hole carry-over on the 17th to lose the hole but comes back to birdie the 18th hole, he is referred to as “Buechele.”
"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
CJ
JD said flat out that CJ would come to spring training as a starter. Has that been verified before? I know it had been thrown as a possible plan, but I hadn’t seen it stated that black and white anywhere.
No, he wasn't that clear cut
Jon Daniels:
It’s all going to be about what’s best for the club. What do we need more – a dominant left handed reliever, or a quality starter? Let’s see how the club shapes up after the winter. We’re going to be open minded to going either direction based on our needs.
well....
I just don’t get this fascination with CJ and the rotation. We’ve got like 10 candidates for next years rotation. do we need more? Millwood, Feldman, Hunter, Holland, Feliz, Harrison, McCarthy, Hurley, Nippert, Moscoso? plus dark horses like Mendoza or guys we could sign like Sheets or Lackey….. If I’m JD I say to CJ, “Look, you had a great year as a setup man. You’re a great reliever. You can remain a reliever for the next 30 years if you stay in shape and keep getting guys out. Why push it?”
We need the best ones
If Wilson is one of the five best, put him in the rotation. I’m not going to exclude him just because there are already several others vying for those spots.
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Its about cost.
If we have to spend bucks to sign Darrin Oliver because CJ wants to play starter for his next contract, then I’m pissed. Of course, JD wants a second lefty in the pen anyway, and if he does sign Oliver, I’d expect him to be more inclined to let CJ take a turn at the rotation. If he signs Sheets, however, CJ goes back to the pen to stay.
If we bring in another reliever
Its going to be on an NRI or something extremely cheap. JD has shown that he isn’t going to spend much on relievers unless they are good trade candidates for next season.
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-The Outlaw
He never flat out said it
2 questions mentioned cj as a starter and I didn’t see a confirmation or denial.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
I said a starter in spring training.
And he did say this:
CJ, Harrison, Holland will all come to camp ready to start but are also very viable options in the pen if that’s where we need them.
But then he waffled on that in a subsequent answer. Who knows.
My standard Eric Hurley question gets in again...
I’m always the guy that asks.
"you stupid motherfucker?!?!!?" - Josey Wales
none of my questions get through
I think I’m too direct or something.
wtf. Josey is trolling the freaking discussion now.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
someone stole my international players in the draft question
bastards!
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
and yet another chris davis question
im still waiting for the donut making question
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
the answer was classic!
11:35
[Comment From Josey Wales Josey Wales : ]
Following up on the earlier Chris Davis question, how do you evaluate his return? Yes, the strikeouts were down but on September 20 he was still hitting only .214 with a .264 obp and paltry .582 ops. Those numbers were helped a great deal by several infield hits. The rest of the season was garbage time. Did Chris Davis really show enough progress to feel better about in 2010?
Thursday December 3, 2009 11:35 Josey Wales
11:37
Jon Daniels:
Tell me how you really feel… I think it’s more appropriate to look at his performance when he got called back up vs pre-sendout, than to pick an arbitrary date and look at his year-long #s. Obviously he struggled & we need more from him and out of 1B this year. He understands that. I expect to see him build on the adjustments he made at OKC last year. And he understands there will be competition for his spot on the club.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Dec 3, 2009 11:39 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I think that we need to reinstitute the penalty box
and we’ll call the following the “Jon Daniels Rule”
“Anyone who makes a statistical argument starting from an arbitrary date gets a 2 hour suspension from posting”
And there are some people (we all know who they are) far more guilty of this than Josey.
Go Rice Owls!
If you use it
to analyze your performance, than yes, it might be.
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Can't we just call it the BigSteve Rule?
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I like JD's retort
I think it’s more appropriate to look at his performance when he got called back up vs pre-sendout, than to pick an arbitrary date and look at his year-long #s.
Not bad but i was waiting for this type of answer:
Josey Wales, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent questioning were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
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by Michael Cave on Dec 3, 2009 11:42 AM CST up reply actions
In the realm of idiotic things
that even Josey has said, what he was asking JD about was pretty mild.
And for what it is worth, he did a good job in getting JD to come out and say that “he understands there will be competition for his spot on the club.”
Go Rice Owls!
The Industry, my friends...
Now that was a Revolution!
by Topgun22 on Dec 3, 2009 11:57 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
My bad on the typo per the Davis OPS on September 20 (should read .682)
JD did a nice soft shoe and neglected to answer the question.
CDavis wasn’t very good from August 25 to September 20 but killed it in garbage time.
"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
At least 8 infield hits, possibly as many as 10.
I think it’s important because Davis doesn’t seem like the type of player who can depend on getting 60 infield hits/season.
"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
10? the number will be 20 by the time ST rolls around
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I mentioned this
about 3 weeks ago when the number was 6. It always goes up. By the time Spring Training rolls around, every hit Davis had last year will have been an infield hit somehow. Even the HR’s…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Dec 3, 2009 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
ASL
I quit counting after he got 7(which was mid September) and didn’t see every moment of every game afterwards…I do know he got a squirrelly little hit that somehow spun past Aybar in either the Friday/Saturday game v the Angels that was scored as a “double” and probably didn’t travel more than 160 feet.
I’ll settle for 8 so you don’t have to worry about the number expanding and it doesn’t change my thought process regarding Davis because I don’t view him as the kind of hitter who will get 50 infield hits per season.
"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
I don't really care what your view is
Just pick a number and stick to it. Your stupid argument of infield hits has taken place during the offseason so unless you are still getting caught up on old games on your TIVO, shut up and pick a number of infield hits to stick with.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Dec 3, 2009 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
It goes to 11
according to baseball-reference, Chris Davis had 11 infield hits in 2009, after 4 in 2008.
Hank Blalock had 4 this year, but 16 in 2006, his last full season.
I counted 7 total for the year
but I was using a pretty sad hit spray chart on MLB.com.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Dec 3, 2009 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
8 infield hits after August 25 is good enough for me.
Let’s also remember that I’m rooting for Davis to get his act together and show steady progress from the foundation he set in 2008.
To me, CDavis is still a mystery and requires (vomit) hope. He’s nothing we can count on to improve 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
I doubt he had 8 infield hits after August 25
Fangraphs has his IFH%, which was the same in 2009 as it was in 2008.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 3, 2009 12:51 PM CST up reply actions
Is there a game log defining what are being ruled "infield hits"?
He hit that “double” against the Angels (it was the Saturday game) that had funky spin on it that Aybar overran. The ball went 160 feet so it probably wasn’t ruled an infield it.
Davis also hit a ball on September 1 to 1B that went under Overbay’s glove yet was ruled a single (with 2 RBI). I saw it in person and thought it was dubious and then heard Nadel saying afterwards that he could not believe that Davis was given a single.
I guess I’m getting tripped up here by lawyers (who scrutinize every fucking word I write), their technicalities and their precious loopholes who want to say a line drive is the same as a 160 foot cue shot with funky english on it.
OJ still murdered his wife and a ball that goes under Overbay’s glove that is ruled a hit doesn’t change the fact that the numbers of CDavis upon his return were propped up by a lot of bullshit SSS luck.
"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 second you are going to go through
every single player’s hit distribution and determine whether a hit was an actual line drive or not, this all just more of your bull shit to avoid saying that you are wrong. These are the official stats you will always see and try as you want, Chris Davis did not have 10 infield hits after August 25.
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
If MLB calls the "double" that Davis hit in the LAAA game
a non-infield hit that’s a loophole in logic in what they call an infield hit.
The point being is that nobody should be seduced by the numbers Davis put up from August 25 forward because those numbers are filled with a lot of bullshit hits.
"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
They are only bullshit according to you, the guy who is full of shit all the time
and not just from August 25th. Davis had 7 IFHs last season, not all of those happened from August 25th to the end of the season. He had 50 line drive hits last season, again not all at the end of the season. So out of these 57 hits, you are really going to tell everyone that he had at least 10 IFHs in one month and that he got lucky for an entire month because he did what every player in baseball does.
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
Chris Davis was extremely fortunate
after August 25.
"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
Did Mench's wife tell you this too?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Dec 3, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Most of your posts on this topic
are the equivalent of weak dribblers back to the mound. When it comes to using stats, you’re like a guy who steps in cowshit and thinks he’s a farmer.
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by t ball on Dec 3, 2009 1:09 PM CST up reply actions 7 recs
ground ball hits are still hits
and Chris is actually much better at not hitting ground ball hits than many other guys. if he hit alot of ground balls, he wouldn’t be hitting 20+ homers.
Of course, why look these kind of things up
when you can just take Josey’s word for it
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
Is there a game log defining what is being ruled an "infield hit"?
"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
Is there a reason
that you should feel that all of Davis’ luck on balls in play was good?
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I'm concerned
because I’m not fooled by what Davis did after he came back.
He was better (he was historically terrible when sent down) than he was but he still wasn’t very good and his untimely 8 for 54 (or whatever it was) in September helped kill our season.
"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
I, too
was not overly excited by his performance after he came back up, but not because of any infield hit number. He looked better at the plate, but still not good. No one is “fooled” by what he did, everyone understands it was a mixed bag.
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That's where I'm going...
The Great Hank Blalock War of June 2009 was fought and won. Several people are still trying to defend the performance of Davis.
Impossible job. He absolutely sucked and is one of the biggest reasons we fell short.
Moving forward, it’s time to find out what Chris Davis can do in 2010 and I’m hoping he’s much more 2008 than he was in the first half of 2009.
I think the player we saw that came back was closer to the early 2009 version than the 2008 version and the number of bullshit hits he had to prop up his numbers didn’t fool me.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
you're not fooled?
just the fool. You lost the war because Hank Blalock sucked, not because Chris Davis sucked. Get over it and move on.
and if not, AJM might as well start another thread for your dribble.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
totally fooled
I was totally fooled. Since none of those “bullshit” hits actually counted on the score sheet. and none of them drove in any runs or helped the team win any games at all.
Ok
So if 10 hits don’t count as much as a normal hit, how many roped line drives count for more than one hit?
In trying to determine whether or not CDavis was really back
or the beneficiary of a nice dose of SSS good fortune, the number of infield hits he put up is something that should be thrown in the mix.
"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
And conversely...
….if you are going to discount certain hits, you must give extra weight to other hits. You can’t have it simply one way.
Why do you care so much?
first off, if you really want to do that, you need to determine the difference between ALL of his stats pre-demotion vs post demotion. saying he had 11 infield hits and 13 other ground ball hits (including 2 doubles) means little if you are talking about his season because he simply wasn’t right in the first half of the year. But, I will say that his BABIP in the first half was a paltry .287, vs a .347 in the second half. Much of that is because of his prodigous strikeout rate.
except
babip is only on balls in play. a strikeout is not a ball in play, therefore has nothing to do with babip
he historically has had a higher babip
which does show he was making progress with hitting the ball more square.
Fangraphs, I think has a mistake in Chris Davis’ 2007 stint in AA. They have his BABIP at .286 and his AVG at .294. How is that possible?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
they did make a mistake.
doing some rough calculations:
124 PA’s. 12 homers. 13 walks 27 strikeouts. and one hit by pitch.
that’s 53 PA’s where the ball didn’t end up in play.
39 of those were at bats. he hit 12 balls out of the park and struck out 27 times. that’s a BABIP of .308
and bad calculations.
BABIP = (H-HR)/(AB-HR-K) = (32-12)/(109-12-27) = 20/70 = .286
basically, by hitting lots of homers, you reduce your BABIP.
overall in the minors his BABIP = (370-80)/(1210-80-327) = 290/803 = .361
Airspeed velocity
In order for Davis to have maintained his batting average with such a ridiculous strikeout rate, he would have to either hit 70 homers, or have a really high BABIP. He can do this by hitting fewer balls on the ground and more line drives.
some stats: (noting that these are full season stats)
on at bats where the ball did not end up in play: .123/.239/.491 (21 homers, 150 k’s, 24 walks).
the rest: .327/.324/.405 (56 singles, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 2 sac flies, 2 errors, 146 other outs)
3 of those outs were on foul balls.
6 were double plays.
66 were ground ball outs.
66 were fly ball outs.
14 were line drives that were caught.
What about all the line drives that were right at people that would normally or should have been hits and most likely extra base hits?
I think in the end those even out the weak infield hits and we just have to look at his overall numbers
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 don't even understand what "garbage time" means with regard to baseball.
Do pitchers stop trying at some point in the season? This isn’t the NBA or NFL where you put in lesser players during a blowout. Chris was facing the same pitchers the rest of the team faced. Did everyone show similar improvement?
Its Josey's way of discounting stats he doesn't like.
Basically since Davis’s last streak of the year started late in the season it doesn’t count since there was no pressure on.
What do voluntary mean?
Neglecting to answer the question?
That sounds like a certain poster we’re all very familiar with…
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
If Josey get one more question in
I lose all respect for Evan
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by PM Productions on Dec 3, 2009 11:40 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
HAHA
[Comment From kelly kelly : ]
i read in the june program that candy bars were no longer provided in the rangers clubhouse. did this affect morale? we’re all trying to account for the offensive slump.
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Someone ask JD what his sex smells like...
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by cmkelly29 on Dec 3, 2009 11:43 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
well, that question would have a better chance at getting through than mine, lol
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
it's great to joke around here
but it kinda sucks that the GM of the team is able to take 30 minutes to have dialogue with the fans and any portion of that time is watered down with dumb schtick.
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by tricer on Dec 3, 2009 11:57 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I would think with all the questions coming in, that they are weeded out
before JD sees them
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
My questions were
very professional, sir.
"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
For once,
I don’t think anyone was talking about you (or your comments, anyway).
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by Suicide Prince on Dec 3, 2009 12:09 PM CST up reply actions
Poor Josey
your questions may have been phrased proffesionally, but you got pwned anyway. and What did Davis ever do to you? egg your car? paper your house? what does it matter who’s the guy who hits 35 homers for the rangers at first next year. Davis or Smoak?
Davis?
He was great in 2008 and I thought he was going to hit 30-40 HR last year with an OPS approaching .900.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
So, he should have been shot
for not living up to your expectations?
hmmm…. Josey Wales….. South American Crime Lord. (you, meeester Hameelton. Up against the wall…..)
Isn't this where someone makes a comment about Josey's mouth and Hank's balls?
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That War is over - your side lost.
Move forward, Aggie.
"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
If both guys suck, is there really a winner?
It’s like the French fighting a pacifist indigenous tribe.
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Nope, I wish it showed the count, like recs
by tyd3311 on Dec 3, 2009 3:11 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Yep, like facebook with 'dislike'
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by inactive lsb user on Dec 3, 2009 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
I wonder what the tipping point will be.
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by inactive lsb user on Dec 3, 2009 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
You can only view your own actions, at this time.
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by inactive lsb user on Dec 3, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
What does it accomplish?
AJM will never do anything about it.
by LiamP on Dec 3, 2009 3:45 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Hey, it's Tiger
Could you delete your name from your message? That would be huge.
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someone ask about instant replay
im trying who knows if it gets in
That's my boy, baby!
JD, my brother, and I… the only Texas Rangers / New York Giants fans? It’s an odd mix.
"you stupid motherfucker?!?!!?" - Josey Wales
Wow
It’s amazing how quickly I went from being a JD-backer to JD-hater….
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by Suicide Prince on Dec 3, 2009 12:20 PM CST up reply actions
I just now got it. Jesus.
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by inactive lsb user on Dec 3, 2009 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
You're convinced a guy's a smart fellow ...
and then he says something like that. It could be worse though, he could have said Eagles or Redskins. Of the NFC East rivals, the Giants are the least offensive of the bunch.
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"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
nm it's working now
like any of you bums would’ve done it anyway.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 3, 2009 1:05 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Was my mind the only one blown?
11:11 [Comment From RangerFloppy RangerFloppy : ]
What is the plan for Jurickson Profar next year? I understand he is very young, but this system has precedent for moving young players to leagues where they are well below the average competition age. Will we see him stateside in 2010?
11:11 Jon Daniels:
He’ll play in the States & get a chance to compete for a full-season team.
They want to start him at Clinton? I believe he’d be younger than Martin?
My flabber is gasted.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
Younger than Martin
So, younger than Martin was at Clinton I mean.
Too tired to look up Profar’s birthday. Seems incredibly aggressive skipping a teenager past short-season or even DSL though.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Dec 4, 2009 1:41 AM CST up reply actions
seemed a bit surprising to me too
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Low-A is in Hickory now.
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by inactive lsb user on Dec 4, 2009 8:49 AM CST up reply actions
I got to watch the late night posting, although this was partly gobsmacking effect of that news.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Dec 4, 2009 9:03 AM CST up reply actions
I came on to point that out this morning
They must be REALLY high on the skillz and makeup of one Profar, Jurickson.
I already love this kid and I wouldn’t know him if he walked in my front door.
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Yeah, if that did happen
it would certainly be aggressive and say a lot about what they think of his potential. Personally, I’d prefer he not go any farther than short season, at least to start the year. If he does well you can always promote him.
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short season doesn't start until July practically
I think they give him the chance to start in Hickory and if he fails then you send him back to Arizona until short season starts. If he doesn’t then we are looking really really good. He would be an amazing trade chip if he develops over the next couple years
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.
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