New T.R. Sullivan mailbag up

by Adam J. Morris on Feb 23, 2009 7:53 PM CST

Questions about the possibility of trading an outfielder, trading a catcher, trading Cat, and whether Hank Blalock should move to shortstop, among other things...

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Me thinks

Brendan S. from Carrollton is complete buffoon.

The worst thing about being a Rangers fan.....hope.

by TxStCa on Feb 23, 2009 8:26 PM CST reply actions

yeah, that was either

utter idiocy or a failed attempt at a joke.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Feb 23, 2009 8:42 PM CST up reply actions

"and whether Hank Blalock should move to shortstop"

Yes!

by Agreen07 on Feb 23, 2009 8:46 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Brendan + Daxflame = resmarted...

Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."

by boomer1 on Feb 23, 2009 8:47 PM CST reply actions

I just spit orange juice...

…all over the keyboard when I read the Blalock thing. Apparently it still works. A little sticky, though…

by John Fountain on Feb 23, 2009 9:35 PM CST reply actions

Ironic

handle considering you just spit all the keyboard Mr. Fountain ha

by Michael Cave on Feb 23, 2009 10:36 PM CST up reply actions

Orange juice.

Sure it was OJ, sure.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Feb 23, 2009 11:36 PM CST up reply actions

inbox

I’m thinking TR isn’t really jazzed about this addition to the page. His answers were a bit, short.

sorry for the extended hiatus but MLB.com has been reviewing our content and ultimately it was decided that we wanted the mailbag back, mainly by popular demand.

I believe the demand wasn’t very popular for TR.

"Purity of heart is to will one thing" - Kierkegaard

by outofnace on Feb 23, 2009 9:39 PM CST reply actions

Heh.

by brettgardner on Feb 23, 2009 9:40 PM CST up reply actions

heh

that explains why the mailbags are always so terrible

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Feb 23, 2009 10:56 PM CST up reply actions

+1

He seems to put about as much thought into them as I do picking out my underwear every morning.

We couldn't have known it at the time but we definitely killed the wrong Belushi brother.

by Chad Crudup on Feb 24, 2009 9:28 AM CST up reply actions

that's debatable

Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.

by BigGuns on Feb 24, 2009 12:42 PM CST up reply actions

What do you know...

…about my underwear drawer?

Every once in a while it seems that items in it have been rearranged overnight. Anything you would like to confess?

We couldn't have known it at the time but we definitely killed the wrong Belushi brother.

by Chad Crudup on Feb 24, 2009 1:24 PM CST up reply actions

in the mailbag department. ive never been much of a fun for T.R. but every now and then he manages to reach down and pull out just enough competence to convince me he’s not a complete ignoramus. ive just never read any of his work and walked away impressed in any meaningful way.

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Feb 23, 2009 10:11 PM CST reply actions

TR'S mailbag is crap

by Mike E on Feb 23, 2009 10:50 PM CST up reply actions

how could you not be impressed

by wild trade proposals and vague non-answers to questions?!

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by Maximilian on Feb 23, 2009 10:54 PM CST up reply actions

i guess im just a little high maintenance

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Feb 23, 2009 11:27 PM CST up reply actions

Well this is a blue collar ballclub

We wear flannel, drink ’merican beer, and always read the T.R. mailbag, waiting for such poignant queries like:

“Would the Rangers be willing to give up Josh Hamilton for Tim Wakefield? They’d get the veteran pitcher to anchor their lineup for years!”

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by Maximilian on Feb 24, 2009 12:12 AM CST up reply actions

Actually, more of the seem like

do you think we could get Lincecum for Cat.

Get off my lawn.

by DJCahill on Feb 24, 2009 5:28 AM CST up reply actions

True

that Hamilton one was the one I could remember most vividly though.

Also wasn’t there a MY/Byrd for Lincecum on there a few months ago?

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by Maximilian on Feb 24, 2009 10:40 AM CST up reply actions

Word

ive just never read any of his work and walked away impressed in any meaningful way.

TR’s not a bad writer (like a few DFW columnists I could mention) he’s just not a very good one, either. I think the threshold for an informed understanding of baseball seems to have passed him up, and unlike EG, he’s made no attempt to catch up to the curve (in fact he seems to be becoming more and more set in his “old school” mentality, if anything) – and as a result, his opinions and conclusions are becoming less and less relevant.

At this point, all he’s really good for is writing fluff pieces for TXR.com, and occasionally scooping the local media on roster moves during the season.

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 LSJ on Feb 24, 2009 1:40 AM CST up reply actions

heh

well, devin harris did something pretty cool tonight…

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by Longhorn on Feb 23, 2009 11:09 PM CST reply actions

spectacular

"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 octoberty on Feb 23, 2009 11:23 PM CST up reply actions