Kris Benson to sign Minor League Deal
by hightowersmith on Feb 20, 2009 4:15 PM CST
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Says Jamey...
According to at least one local report, the Rangers are on the verge of signing righthander Kris Benson to a minor league contract with an invite to big league camp in the next couple days. Benson hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2006, having missed the 2007 season due to a torn rotator cuff and pitching only briefly for the Phillies’ High A and AAA affiliates last year.
This is similar to last spring’s John Patterson signing, more of a longshot than the Sidney Ponson experiment. Benson certainly doesn’t displace any frontline candidate for the rotation, and would likely be behind Dustin Nippert and Jason Jennings (not to mention younger pitchers like Derek Holland, Doug Mathis, and Thomas Diamond) on the depth chart of secondary possibilities.
No risk, some possibility of reward...
TR with the reportage.
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when in doubt
sign the player with the hottest wife.
pitching depth is never a bad thing. he is either a non-factor (95) or a pleasant surprise (5).
by clark on Feb 20, 2009 4:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Think they’re split up.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Feb 20, 2009 4:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
err
im sure we already have plenty of player with hotter wives than mrs benson
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Feb 20, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt there are any that are as...
willing to show off their hotness as Mrs. Benson.
by TRanger on Feb 20, 2009 6:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
a penchant for exhibitionism =/= hotness
even if you like that look, which frankly i dont, there are plenty of girl who pull it off a lot better than she does and im sure at least a few examples of that could be found in ranger wives.
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Feb 21, 2009 9:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. She's a mediumly hot stripper. Don't get me wrong- hot strippers are awesome, but it's not like they're hard to find or remarkable in any way.
On a semi-related note: Somebody posted some pics of Mark Kotsay’s wife a while back.
Now there’s a piece to write home about.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"I don’t have any respect for anybody on here. Everyone on here is a fucking asshole who thinks they’re god compared to everyone else." -iorange555, throwing one of his patented sandy-vagina'd hissy fits.
by thedirkatron on Feb 20, 2009 6:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
x
"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 20, 2009 6:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What's that line about a mile of corn???
"...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 20, 2009 6:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
x
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 20, 2009 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"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 20, 2009 6:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy My Moly!
Nice.
"...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 20, 2009 7:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I still want sheets
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Feb 20, 2009 4:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Eat a bran muffin, then chug a coffee.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"I don’t have any respect for anybody on here. Everyone on here is a fucking asshole who thinks they’re god compared to everyone else." -iorange555, throwing one of his patented sandy-vagina'd hissy fits.
by thedirkatron on Feb 20, 2009 6:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Phone's ringing.
It’s t ball, and he wants to talk to you.
by brettgardner on Feb 20, 2009 8:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Best thing about this ...
is that it might possibly increase the odds that Holland and/or Feliz starts the season with Frisco.
You lost Bradley and you seem like a bunch of arrogant sons of bitches, your pitching always sucks!!
by shroomer on Feb 20, 2009 4:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wow...the "Dress" now becomes
a thing of MAXIMUM importance! :)
I'd love for part of the "new look" to be a return to the red uniforms of the 1990s. - Ian Kinsler
by ortonius on Feb 20, 2009 4:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That would be Jose Lima's wifes dress.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
by boomer1 on Feb 20, 2009 4:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think anna benson could fill it out nicely
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Feb 20, 2009 4:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I would have to agree
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
by boomer1 on Feb 20, 2009 8:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Benson, Jennings, Jones, Vizquel
What an exciting offseason!
Get off my lawn.
by DJCahill on Feb 20, 2009 4:39 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Remember when Casey Daigle signed everyone joked how Kris Benson was next?
Not as amusing when it actually happens.
by LiamP on Feb 20, 2009 4:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Was just about to post that below
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 20, 2009 4:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget Turnbow, Donnelly, and Guardado...
"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 20, 2009 4:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
-Feldman '12
"Bush also yelled "I'm Matt (expletive) Bush," and "(expletive) East County," before driving over a curb in his Mercedes when leaving the campus"
by Martijn1309 on Feb 20, 2009 5:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
imagine if that was 3 years ago....
In reference to how good the Steelers have been in their history: "No one is even close to them."- Steal Home
by hinduplaya on Feb 20, 2009 7:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
More important in that article:
The Rangers went through some baserunning drills under the guidance of first base coach Gary Pettis and Minor League instructor Wayne Kirby. Better baserunning is a priority under manager Ron Washington.
“We’re getting there,” Washington said. “We were better last year than the year before and we’ll be better this year. I want us to go from first to third better this year and read pitches in the dirt better this year. We’re going to get better.”
And the Rangers were just ranked 3rd in MLB here. Nice!
"...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 20, 2009 4:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
There's nothing like good baserunning
Thi team’s mistakes on the basepaths last year were inexcusable.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Feb 20, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Read the thread I linked
and get back with me, Mr. Soggy Diaper.
"...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 20, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
just because
you do well overall in something doesnt negate the mistakes you made. if kobe bryant finished third in scoring but shot 50% from the free throw line you wouldnt dismiss the idea that maybe he should spend a little time working on that part of his game. the rangers definitely had some egregious mental mistakes on the basepaths that really stood out and its important to rectify that.
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Feb 20, 2009 5:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I read it already when it was first posted
The Rangers are going to struggle with their pitching and can still struggle a lot with their defense. That means that the things we do well have to be done a whole lot better than the rest of the league if we want to win. That includes cutting down on the stupid and pointless mistakes that were made on the basepaths last year.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Feb 20, 2009 5:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good to hear
Hearing something specific like that pleases me a lot more than hearing the vague default line of managerspeak “we need to be better at the fundamentals”. Maybe if the baserunning improves even more this year, Wash won’t feel like he has to bunt all the time.
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 20, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Like improved defense?
That was pretty specific the last couple of years and look where that got us. I don’t have any confidence that just because RW says they will work on something, that that means they will improve.
by NorCalRangersFan on Feb 20, 2009 5:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure why people think
Jennings is better than Benson. Whatever the case, I hope we see neither in the rotation. What I like most about benson is that he actually pitched at the end of the year (13gs minors) as opposed to Jennings who was in rehab once again.
by Goyogringo on Feb 20, 2009 5:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Daniels is building this team as if he anticipates the Rangers being sent back in time to compete in 1998.
Any chance we can add Sosa to this odd mix?
by biff pocoroba on Feb 20, 2009 5:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Frisco & OKC are going to have some pretty damn loaded roations to start the year, assuming Benson starts down there.
Holland
Jennings
Hunter
Mendoza
Diamond
Benson
Feliz
Lizard
Hyatt
Sclacht
Ballard
Kiker
Poveda
Anyone I missed?
by Keynes on Feb 20, 2009 5:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Per Scott Lucas on Feb 10:
Texas has roughly 36 available slots for its combined AA, AAA, and MLB pitching staffs. By my count, the Rangers currently have 45 healthy pitchers with experience at AA or higher. They also have a couple of obvious promotions from high-A (Omar Poveda, Kasey Kiker) and several possible ones (Zach Phillips, Evan Reed, Glenn Swanson, Josh Lueke). That means at least 11 of those 45 have to go… somewhere.
You lost Bradley and you seem like a bunch of arrogant sons of bitches, your pitching always sucks!!
by shroomer on Feb 20, 2009 6:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
thats a good problem to have
In reference to how good the Steelers have been in their history: "No one is even close to them."- Steal Home
by hinduplaya on Feb 20, 2009 8:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Only if you can pick the right 11 that have to go...
by bking on Feb 21, 2009 9:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And that the guy you dump
doesn’t go off to have a freakish career year where his core measurables don’t jive up to his crummy peripherals at all, leading more people to shout about how turble Jonny Boy is in the parking lot of regional fast food restaurants.
by Keynes on Feb 21, 2009 11:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
moscoso
and hopefully you’ll only see hyatt schlact and ballard in the pen from now on with Lizard looking for work elsewhere…
by Goyogringo on Feb 21, 2009 7:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OT. Rays sign Isringhausen:
"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 20, 2009 7:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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