T.R. Sullivan with some questions
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 15, 2009 1:56 PM CST
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T.R. Sullivan runs down a list of questions, with the early answers...
Of particular interest is that he thinks Doug Mathis could end up playing a big role on this team, and that Brendan Donnelly and Derrick Turnbow will both make the team out of camp, allowing the Rangers to get a closer look at them while giving Warner Madrigal additional team in AAA...
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I remember that game when he went toe-to-toe with C.C. in Cleveland.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 15, 2009 2:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I think that start might have been the luckiest start by any Rangers pitcher last year. One of the few games in which we played competent defense behind someone.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 15, 2009 3:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and another horrible season is ahead of us
by Stevoo on Feb 15, 2009 2:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
So dark and negative all the time
Might be time for you to find another team to cheer for…maybe the White Sox or Padres?
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
by boomer1 on Feb 15, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nats
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 15, 2009 3:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Angels!!!
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Feb 15, 2009 6:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Under no circumstances
is this acceptable.
Scott Feldman for 2009 AL Cy Young
Scott Feldman for 2010 AL Scott Feldman
by Maximilian on Feb 15, 2009 7:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you need to read the thread again.
they’re saying he’s dark and negative, so find another team that is deserving of the dark and negative outlook. I’m pulling for Stevoo to join the Angels’ bandwagon, hoping he can hijack their success and steer the team off the road
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Feb 15, 2009 9:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
I just don’t want them to have fans. I got what you were doing though.
Scott Feldman for 2009 AL Cy Young
Scott Feldman for 2010 AL Scott Feldman
by Maximilian on Feb 16, 2009 12:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"Doug Mathis could end up playing a big role on this team, and that Brendan Donnelly and Derrick Turnbow will both make the team out of camp"
is any of that good news? you know the team is gonna suck when mathis is playing a big role and the other 2 are on the team. and one of the only good pitchers we have is in AAA.
by Stevoo on Feb 15, 2009 10:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you're enjoying yourself in Pessimistic-Land
by hiafex on Feb 15, 2009 10:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
People in pessimistic-land don't enjoy
They only complain.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 16, 2009 12:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Touchez
Can they enjoy complaining though?
by hiafex on Feb 16, 2009 12:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
whats is there to be optimistic about with the Rangers this year?
we have won one playoff game, we’ve traded away every good pitcher, we haven’t added any good pitchers even though we were last in pitching last year, we still dont draft pitchers because we OBVIOUSLY need more hitting, and we are giving guys like Mathis and Donnely shots in the bigs.
by Stevoo on Feb 16, 2009 11:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We don't draft pitchers?
Tell that to Kasey Kiker, Blake Beavan, Micheal Main, Neil Ramirez, Robbie Ross, Joe Weiland, etc, etc, etc
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.
by bigsteve on Feb 16, 2009 11:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
in the 1st round last year we didnt
look what happened when we did draft a pitcher in the 1st round, we got main
by Stevoo on Feb 16, 2009 12:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
we drafted four if you include the supplemental first. Took us four picks to find a Main.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 16, 2009 12:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the supplemental doesnt count in my book
by Stevoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
God I hope I'm never stuck on a toilet with only your book in front of me
by BuckyB on Feb 16, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I just hope
I’m never stuck on a toilet, period.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Feb 16, 2009 4:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 16, 2009 5:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and if you do count it
then do you think neil ramirez and hunter are bad?
by Stevoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If you think Smoak was a bad pick
Then you are the ONLY person in America who does.
Had Crow still been on the board, you might have an argument, but do you seriously think we should have drafted someone like Cashner, Hunt, et. al. over Justin Freaking Smoak?
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
by WestTxAg06 on Feb 16, 2009 2:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes, we don't need to continue building around hitting, at all, period.
every year we don’t make the playoffs because of our pitching. if we would have had average pitching for the last 10 years then we would have made the playoffs AT LEAST 4 times. the hitting is NEVER the problem. and we especially dont need to draft a first basemen when we already have chris davis and we know JD can’t trade worth shit.
by Stevoo on Feb 16, 2009 3:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Quit being such an Ag.
You are agruing with a troll, stop it!
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Feb 16, 2009 3:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, we obviously need to get more hitting.
if you knew for sure that in 2010 and 2011 the Rangers were gonna be in the bottom 5 for pitching would you still get a hitter in the first round?
by Stevoo on Feb 17, 2009 3:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes it is
Even if one of the Donnelly/Turnbow start to pitch like they did just a few years ago it will help ou the pen as will Mathis if he is healthy. Mathis was a starter all through the minors and could help out in long relief. I think Mad Dog could use some time in AAA and be the first to get the call if there is an injury in the pen.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
by boomer1 on Feb 15, 2009 10:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i see your point with Donnelly and Turnbow
but Mathis sucks in any postition. he wasnt very good in the minors and in the majors he had an era around 6 right?
by Stevoo on Feb 16, 2009 12:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ie: Turnbow and Donnelly
They both make the team because the Rangers want to see for sure what they have.
I hate that line of thought.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
by RangerMad on Feb 15, 2009 2:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
how about
they both make the team because the have a good spring training?
by Goyogringo on Feb 15, 2009 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope that happens
Give some of the kids like Mad Dog some time in AAA
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
by boomer1 on Feb 15, 2009 2:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that's fine
If they earn a spot on the roster then fine. If they are given a spot so “the Rangers want to see for sure what they have” then I have a problem with it.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
by RangerMad on Feb 15, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Aren't we doing that with Cruz though?
We are going to make sure what we have?
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.
by bigsteve on Feb 15, 2009 2:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
A little different with Cruz
He has nothing to prove in AAA. Turnbow and Donnelly need to prove they are healthy.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
by RangerMad on Feb 15, 2009 3:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Its a lot different with Cruz
Cruz has never had success in the majors over an extended period of time. But yet we are giving him another chance just to make sure all that minors success isn’t a fluke. Donnelly and Turnbow have both had success in the majors over extended periods of time. I would be much more willing to give them a shot to see if they have it again rather than on a guy who has never had it.
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.
by bigsteve on Feb 15, 2009 3:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Turnbow...
I don’t believe he has had success in the majors over an extended period of time.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Feb 15, 2009 4:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
His 2005 season was pretty damn nice
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.
by bigsteve on Feb 15, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's about all in his career that has been pretty damn nice
He wasn’t quite as bad as the ERA suggests in ‘06, and halfway decent in ’07, but 2005 was the only time in his entire career he’s been above average.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 15, 2009 4:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OK
When has Nelson been above average over a full season in the majors?
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.
by bigsteve on Feb 15, 2009 4:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
To me, that's not the point
Now is what counts, and last we saw, Cruz was showing marked improvement in his plate habits last year and finishing the year with a hot hand in the majors (after being arguably the best player in the entire MiLB). Derrick Turnbow on the other hand was busy trying to stave off arm surgery and wondering is he still had a career left after last year.
Point is, what a guy did 4 years ago may not really be indicative of what type of player said guy is now – and in Turnbow’s case, considering his 2005 season was the exception to the rest his career highly doubt it is now. Cruz on the other hand has shown progress recently, and that’s what sets him apart from guys like Turnbow.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 15, 2009 4:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with everything you said
And I want to keep Cruz. However originally this conversation was started because of the thought process of keeping a guy to make sure what they’ve got rather than release him and see him go somewhere else and succeed. If we are going to do it with Cruz I think we should also be open to doing it with Turnbow and Donnelly. Especially considering those two have actually had success in the majors over a full season even if it was four years ago. Nelson Cruz has never had success in the majors outside the month of September when the competition is usually not as high of caliber as it is in April, May and June due to expanded rosters and such.
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.
by bigsteve on Feb 15, 2009 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotcha
I would agree with that to some extent, assuming Donnelly and Turnbow show something in spring training. I’d also group Nippert in with them.
Unfortunately what we can’t really afford to do though, is give them as much of a chance as someone like Cruz will get – if they fail to perform, there’s no reason to put them on, or keep them on the roster.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 15, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't see why Cruz gets a longer leash
I think if he starts off slow he is gone. None of this wait till June or the ASB or whatever I think if he gets out to a .220/.260/.350 start thru April hes gone. The Rangers have seen it happen before and I don’t think no matter how much of a building year this is they are going to sit around and wait for the light to come on. Its either on fom the get go or we may have to watch him play elsewhere.
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.
by bigsteve on Feb 15, 2009 4:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I think he'll get till mid-May, at least
And I would probably give him through May myself (I think the reward is enough to justify a long final look), but if he starts slow it’s going to be extremely hard for him to recover.
What I’m more worried about though is him starting well and gradually falling back into his old habits (kind of like Pedro Astacio or Robinson Tejeda) while being kept on the roster for half the season myself.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 15, 2009 5:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes it was...
I just wouldn’t call one season success over an “extended period of time”.
Especially for a relief pitcher. Many relief pitchers have had one or two good seasons.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Feb 15, 2009 4:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I should have said over a full season
Nelson Cruz has never had a good full season in the majors. Turnbow has. I would be more willing to keep Turnbow to see if he “has it” again rather than Cruz considering Turnbow has at least “had it” before.
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.
by bigsteve on Feb 15, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough...
Although I would disagree.
I would much rather keep Cruz and give him the shot because I think his ceiling is much higher and if he does do well this year he’s still under the Rangers control for a few more seasons. I know you’re not a big believer in Cruz, but his upside right now is higher than Turnbow imo.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Feb 15, 2009 4:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Im not a believer in Cruz you are right
Although I do want to see him succeed. I just am holding back optimism based on his history. He has always been good at the end of the year in September basically when rosters are expanded and he is facing more guys like he faced during the regular season in AAA where he thrived. Nothing would make me happier than to see him take off and be a power RH bat in the lineup for years to come. I just don’t think its going to happen.
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.
by bigsteve on Feb 15, 2009 4:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather see that line of thought used on guys like Dustin Nippert
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 15, 2009 3:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm behind this
just because I want every opportunity for “dusty tits” references in GDTs this year.
Scott Feldman for 2009 AL Cy Young
Scott Feldman for 2010 AL Scott Feldman
by Maximilian on Feb 15, 2009 7:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So...
The BoSox still have some concerns about JD Drew and his back.
Could it make Byrd a little more appealing to them in some kind of a deal?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Feb 15, 2009 2:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
not
when they have the beast, Brad Wilkerson, ready to step in play right.
Check the stats, absolutely, but look at the face.
-Bruce Jenkins
by BHill on Feb 15, 2009 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
As well as Rocco Baldeli, Mark Kotsay, Chris Carter, Jonathan Van Every and Jeff Bailey.
Hell, if things get crazy, they could always stick Youks back out there, in a pinch.
"I'd like to f*ck Sandra Bullock." - Pedro Martinez, explaining his secret ambition to Sports Illustrated for Kids.
by OCD SS on Feb 15, 2009 7:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Consider longtime veteran scout Mel Didier sold on young slugger Justin Smoak, the Rangers’ No. 1 draft pick last June. “He’s the best young player from both side of the plate that I’ve ever seen,” Didier said. He even invoked the names of Mickey Mantle and Mark Teixeira in comparison….
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Feb 15, 2009 4:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Mickey comps- Damn
Lets hope he’s more Lebron, and less Harold Minor.
by scoop16 on Feb 15, 2009 4:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
For those on this board who have been trying to temper the Smoak enthusiasm
TELL THAT TO MEL DIDIER!!
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
by WestTxAg06 on Feb 15, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Luv me some Smoak
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 15, 2009 4:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't Didier the guy...
…who really wanted McCarthy here?
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 15, 2009 5:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like it
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 15, 2009 5:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
wow
it really sucks to go back and read that thread. I read zywica’s remarks there and really think twice about the odds of this thing ever getting turned around.
"drawing walks is an overrated trait in my eyes."
"i do believe we could have 4 30 start pitchers in the rotation."
-- both these genius remarks brought to you by our resident guru, bigsteve
by tricer on Feb 15, 2009 9:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
quotes from Didier and BMac and our resident guru
the savvy senior scout:
“I regard McCarthy as one of the top five young pitchers under 24 years old in our game,” Didier said. “I believe he’ll be a starter who can maybe work himself up to a No. 1 or No. 2.”
“I won’t say I was mesmerized, but I said then, `God, this guy’s got something going for him that’s going to be special.’ He threw a lot of balls right on the knees and threw quality strikes,” Didier recalled. "I just feel like he’s that kind of guy, that he could be something special.
BMac:
“I definitely envision myself as a future ace,”
zywica:
I really think that this is also a big signal on what kind of confidence we can have in our scouts.
If they’re right about McCarthy I’ll feel a whole lot more comfortable in trusting them on scouting calls like this one (although who knows how much longer Didier himself will be around, I guess). This deal is really significant in that regard to me.
"drawing walks is an overrated trait in my eyes."
"i do believe we could have 4 30 start pitchers in the rotation."
-- both these genius remarks brought to you by our resident guru, bigsteve
by tricer on Feb 15, 2009 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If Bmac
Can stay healthy I think he can be a very good starter. I’ve always said this if he grew up in our farm system and posted numbers like he did in the Pale Ho’s system we would be thinking he was the savior.
We judge this trade because Danks hasn’t been hurt and learned a cutter that made him a better pitcher. Would he have learned that same pitch here? Who knows. All I know is that I was very excited by this trade when it happened so I’m willing to see what happens when Bmac is healthy.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
by boomer1 on Feb 15, 2009 9:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Also from our resident guru
Now back to Diamond, Arias, Botts, Otsuka. Is that something that could come close to landing someone like D. Willis?
Goodness gracious no.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Feb 15, 2009 9:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank god it wasn't.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 16, 2009 12:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Be that as it may, they were asking for more and they got more.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 16, 2009 1:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Who is left
from that mess who will ever contribute anything? Diamond maybe?
Get off my lawn.
by DJCahill on Feb 16, 2009 10:03 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Certainly
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Feb 16, 2009 10:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty high on Diamond
So yeah. And I’d rather have those other failures, who aren’t really hurting anything right now by sucking/being gone than be paying Dontrelle a chunk of change to be a washed up failure.
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 16, 2009 5:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s interesting that Willis is washed up (after 68 MLB wins) and Diamond is a guy some are really high on who has progressed just to AA, posting an ERA over five there, yet Diamond is only a year younger.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 16, 2009 6:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you high on him?
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Feb 16, 2009 8:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's no baby j
He is his own.. there will be baby brons
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Feb 15, 2009 5:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
he was talking about harold minor
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
by ab03 on Feb 15, 2009 5:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ohhh
was he tabbed baby j?
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Feb 15, 2009 5:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the original
maybe the only. everybody else is “the next michael jordan” or some such.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
by ab03 on Feb 15, 2009 5:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no shit
that’d be pretty freakin’ sweet
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Feb 15, 2009 6:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
spelling nazi
giving Warner Madrigal additional team time in AAA…
"Yeah, like I had a chance there" - Lancaster batter, after striking out against Derek Holland
by chrisR on Feb 15, 2009 7:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Grammar nazi
team is spelled correct.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
by boomer1 on Feb 15, 2009 7:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
grammar jerk
spelled correct(ly)
"Yeah, like I had a chance there" - Lancaster batter, after striking out against Derek Holland
by chrisR on Feb 15, 2009 8:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just saw the soup Nazi episode
last night on Seinfeld again. It gets better every time I see it. Genius
by BEW on Feb 15, 2009 9:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Short interview with JD:
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 15, 2009 8:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
OT: Remember the Battle of the Budgets thing?
BtB is doing two such leagues, and I’m drafting 3rd in one of them.
Took Hanley Ramirez.
by philkid3 on Feb 15, 2009 8:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
From the "No sh!t, Sherlock" dept. --
Finally, the Rangers’ decision to push Michael Young to third and hand the shortstop job to rookie Elvis Andrus tells me they just couldn’t deal with Young’s declining range any longer. One way to get better pitching is to have better defense, especially up the middle. They expect Andrus to provide that.
— Jim Reeves
Glad you’re finally on board, Reevo.
The moves being made are too extra for my taste.
by shroomer on Feb 15, 2009 8:25 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
i wish we had a joel sherman
type media person here…
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
"AMMIITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABHH!!!"
by Longhorn on Feb 15, 2009 8:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish we had an Evan Grant type media person here
"drawing walks is an overrated trait in my eyes."
"i do believe we could have 4 30 start pitchers in the rotation."
-- both these genius remarks brought to you by our resident guru, bigsteve
by tricer on Feb 15, 2009 9:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Guess Reeves figured out the ship has kind of sailed on defending MY?
Yeah. Spies. They're little guys with beady eyes and long fingernails. They plant bugs that can pick up the hush of a man's heartbeat - or the whisper of a falling hair.
by lonestarJon on Feb 15, 2009 8:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You got to consider the audience
His readers just figured out Elvis Andrus isn’t a cover corner prospect on the Cowboy’s practice squad.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Feb 16, 2009 10:54 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think the problem was...
…he initially thought they were talking about “Toast” Patterson.
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 16, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Revo
at least he finally figured it out. Gallofool never will.
"Who died and made you King?"
by randyd on Feb 15, 2009 10:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Grandpa Urine
He is a star in his own little movie.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
by boomer1 on Feb 15, 2009 10:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and who’d be the other grumpy old man?
"Yeah, like I had a chance there" - Lancaster batter, after striking out against Derek Holland
by chrisR on Feb 15, 2009 10:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jerry Fraley
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
by boomer1 on Feb 15, 2009 10:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OT
SI writer says the ballpark helped ARod more than the roids
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 15, 2009 10:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
RiBA helps out most every hitter. AROD is not dumb he knew that when he signed so why do roids ok maybe he is dumb.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
by boomer1 on Feb 15, 2009 10:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And I'll say again
don’t forget that a completely awesome baseball player was also entering his prime years when he came here.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Feb 16, 2009 9:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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