Friday morning Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 27, 2009 9:06 AM CST
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PrintThe Rangers lost yesterday to the Royals, 7-2. Clearly, this indicates that the Rangers are terrible and will be the worst team in baseball in 2009.
Jeff Wilson reports that Josh Hamilton and Kevin Millwood did well, and Derek Holland struggled, allowing a pair of solo homers.
Wilson also says that Jason Jennings will be cleared to pitch in spring games once he does a simulated game this weekend, and Marlon Byrd expects to be cleared to participate in all baseball activities today.
Wilson also has a story up on David Murphy, saying of Murphy:
But that’s Murphy — humble, a nonstop worker, and respectful of the game and his teammates. Those attributes have merited him perhaps one of the top compliments a player can receive.
"He plays the game the right way," center fielder Josh Hamilton said.
We now have our own David Eckstein, it appears...
Randy Galloway praises Josh Hamilton for hitting homers the right way, in the aftermath of the Alex Rodriguez steroid story. I continue to find it odd that Josh Hamilton used drugs and is an inspirational hero, and various other baseball players used drugs and are vilified. Apparently, it is okay to admit that you used to use drugs, so long as the drugs hamper your ability to play.
T.R. Sullivan has some bloggy notes, including a comment from Ron Washington saying that Elvis Andrus should be able to hit .240-.250 in the majors this season.
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2 questions
do the rangers play today?
can i listen to it over the internet? (lol)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Answer to both
Only in HD
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
They are.
Nobody used steroids to “cheat the game”, they used them to improve themselves. That’s the basis for almost all drug use, at least initially, and in the case of a hardcore addict like Hamilton, you eventually need the drugs just to feel normal.
Steroids, aspirin, nyquil, coke, meth…i fail to see the difference.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 9:30 AM CST up reply actions
There's obviously a huge difference.
Nyquil makes me puke, literally.
"...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
Blasphemy.
NyQuil is awesome. I look forward to getting a cold so that I can take NyQuil.
My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.
Do you mean players...
…or fans? Some of Benoit’s innings can cause me to drift off into another world. Maybe drugs can help me with that.
We couldn't have known it at the time but we definitely killed the wrong Belushi brother.
by Chad Crudup on Feb 27, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
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Benoit’s innings simply make me want to die.
by FuturePants on Feb 27, 2009 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Nyquil makes me insane. Literally.
If I take it (or any “Night Time” medicine) I get really, really confused in the middle of the night and don’t know where I am and have a tendency to get naked and wander around my apartment and spit on the floor.
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 27, 2009 10:44 AM CST up reply actions
sounds like wil ferrell in step brothers
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
You know I tried to watch that movie, but the beginning was just so butt hole shatteringly stupid I turned it off and never felt even the slightest urge to turn it back on.
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 27, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions
I just saw it a few weeks ago and wasn’t impressed, but I may watch it again.
Sometimes will ferell movies stink the first time i see it and the second time it’s totally hilarious.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Funnier than I expected.
Fucking Catalina Wine Mixer.
by FuturePants on Feb 27, 2009 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
I think most WIll Ferrell movies are pretty overrated
and really are only good for some memorable quotes, but Step Brothers was actually pretty good. There was a part of the movie towards the end where it was just complete crap, but its probably one of Ferrell’s best movies.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
talledega nights and anchorman were greatness
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Old School was the best
is the best and will always be the best.
"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
I didn't like either one
It had great moments and some great quotable lines, but the movies themselves sucked.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Blasphemy.
Disregard the statement I just made below about us being friends.
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 27, 2009 9:54 PM CST up reply actions
So you see NyQuil as...
…a recreational drug?
We couldn't have known it at the time but we definitely killed the wrong Belushi brother.
by Chad Crudup on Feb 27, 2009 11:21 AM CST up reply actions
No, I hate it. It's the most miserable feeling in the world.
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 27, 2009 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
I guess that's where we differ...
…what you described earlier sounded like a fun Saturday night to me.
We couldn't have known it at the time but we definitely killed the wrong Belushi brother.
by Chad Crudup on Feb 27, 2009 11:49 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe I didn't fully explain the "night terrors" aspect of it all. People never believe me when I try to explain the horriblness that is a night for the Dirkatron after he takes the Nyquil.
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 27, 2009 12:20 PM CST up reply actions
Night terrors are real
a lot of kids go through phases like that, without having to take any medicine to induce them, but usually grow out of them. Must be something in your chemistry that doesn’t agree with Nyquil. Do other cough syrups do that to you?
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Yes, pretty much all night time formulas, though I don't really try them anymore, I just do without. (A huge concession, I know.)
And my cousin has the exact same reaction. It makes him hallucinate really vividly and walk around the house having no idea what’s going on. I didn’t ask him if he ever found himself butt naked in the middle of the apartment drinking milk straight out of the carton and spitting on the floor. There are some lines you don’t cross with family.
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 27, 2009 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
You complete me, GDawg1. There can be no secrets amongst friends like us. Especially not sexy secrets like this one.
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 27, 2009 9:53 PM CST up reply actions
except our version of David Eckstein
hits a lot of doubles and is not a huge liability in the field. I still think Byrd is the better fit in left, or at least as a platoon option, and I think things will sort themselves out when Byrd gets healthy (either by additional PT or a trade).
Also (and don’t take this as a knee jerk reaction to two days of baseball) but if it turns out that Guardardo is pretty much out of gas (as he appeared at the end of last season) and if someone like Joe Torres continues to impress, it makes a lot more sense for the Rangers to roll with Torres this year. He is the better option financially (and apparently every 500k counts these days) and he is controllable for many more years. Neither are currently on the 40, so it seems even on that front. If Eddie is such a good guy to have around, perhaps he can be a coach.
Most people know someone who has struggled for years to overcome some kind of addiction
And can appreciate someone recovering from it.
Taking cocaine: Bad
Taking PEDs: Bad
Overcoming very serious addiction problems: Good
A-Rod is kind of missing the inspirational half of the story. He got caught with a positive test and admitted to it with a story that has some holes. Yay!
the preceding post was a great success.
by DShep on Feb 27, 2009 9:29 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I understand a bit of the AJM frustration
there can be no redemptive, motivational steroids about kicking the steroid habit. The athlete has already been painted as a selfish cheater. If Arod came out and said he was addicted to steroids, no one would take him seriously and most would just laugh at him for making excuses.
I wouldn't say I'm frustrated
I just think the dichotomy is noteworthy.
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 27, 2009 9:55 AM CST up reply actions
Is it noteworthy?
The world is littered with arbitrarily differing views of substances that alter the way a body functions. Right or wrong, what makes this dichotomy particularly noteworthy?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Are PEDs addictive (physically, mentally)?
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Feb 27, 2009 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
Yes
they are addictive. Not sure about the physical part but psychologically they are very addictive.
My cool sig.
by Cecilio's Guante on Feb 27, 2009 1:00 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe
But it’s not as if Hamilton used cocaine to be better at baseball. He used coke to get fucked up, whereas ballplayers that use PEDs are doing so specifically to make them better players. They don’t take PEDs to get high.
That’s my only problem with comparing the two. Those drugs are taken for two completely different reasons. (Although I’m sure an argument can be made for cocaine helping with performance, but only to a certain degree before it’s moot.)
I feel strange for being on this side of the argument but...
do you drink coffee to perform better at work. Would you look down on a ball player for drinking gallons of redbull before every game so that he can have an energy edge over the other guys?
“it’s about the kids” some will say. Gallons of redbull ruins your heart. Gallons of steroids ruins your testes. What’s the difference?
No one is upset about the use of steroids because they are illegal. They are upset because they give a competitive advantage.
Exactly
And I’m saying that Hamilton, more than likely, did not use cocaine for a competitive advantage. If that had been his intention when he started using it, then I’d feel different. But as it stands, I don’t think he should be rounded up and placed in the same category as those that use PEDs.
Caffeine
is considered a PED in some sports. In professional cycling and in the IOC, if you have any more caffeine in your system that you would get from normal consumption, that is considered cheating.
by NorCalRangersFan on Feb 27, 2009 1:16 PM CST up reply actions
That's my point
There seems to be the outburst about the integrity of the game from people who claim that they would never do anything like that to get ahead. I don’t think I would, but I do know that if drinking an extra cup of coffee could get me leg up over the next guy during an interview, I would drink that cup of coffee
A-Rod Hamilton dichotomy
When I first read this post, my gut reaction was that AJM’s comment was dumb and there’s certainly a difference between Hamilton’s drug use v. A-Rod’s and Hammy’s forthcoming about it v. A-Rod. But then I pondered “what if A-Rod was completely honest about the whole situation – how would I feel?” The answer was that I’d still be all over A-Rod and give Hammy a pass. I think that’s probably’s the media’s perception as well. People just don’t like A-Rod.
The counterpoint is that people like stories of overcoming adversity see Slumdog Millionair. Especially writers. A-Rod’s life story is: boy is born with incredible baseballskill, leverages the skill to become the richest player in sport’s history, the end. Borrrrring.
Let's be honest.
The only reason for the disparate treatment is the sports writers’ vomit-inducing obsession with “redemption” cases, and their puritanical condemnation of the unrepentant. Makes for better stories, I guess.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 9:34 AM CST up reply actions
I dont think its exactly sports dependant.
Theres a reason people like hearing about redemption.
the preceding post was a great success.
There is:
Because it makes people feel better about themselves. It’s sickening.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 9:36 AM CST up reply actions
huh?
There is a positive aspect to stories of redemption, it is good for the human soul. Why does that sicken you?
Doctor please. Some more of these.
Good for the human soul?
What are you talking about?
I’m saying that I’m sickened by people leaching off others’ tragedies to make themselves feel better.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 9:40 AM CST up reply actions
I get enjoyment by leaching off the rangers (rare) success.
Sickening!
Very liberal use of sickening there.
the preceding post was a great success.
I'm confused.
You just made the exact opposite point of mine.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 9:50 AM CST up reply actions
..Im saying you could apply the leaching rhetoric to a million day to day things.
and that calling it sickening seems ridiculous to me.
the preceding post was a great success.
...still confused.
I didn’t say leaching was the problem. Leaching on the tragedies and failures of others is uniquely disgusting to me.
House hippos getting entertainment out of X and Y’s big-time celebrity divorce is no different to me.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 9:54 AM CST up reply actions
Im with you on the second count
"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
Wait! X and Y got divorced!!??
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 27, 2009 10:54 AM CST up reply actions
Yep
X found Y in bed with Zed. She told him to mind his own P’s and Q’s but he went all ICBM.
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OMG!
LOL!
We couldn't have known it at the time but we definitely killed the wrong Belushi brother.
by Chad Crudup on Feb 27, 2009 11:22 AM CST up reply actions
Is it just the sports writers?
Have you ever looked at Giambi in the same light?
Yes
I had zero thoughts about Giambi ten years ago, and zero thoughts about him today.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 9:37 AM CST up reply actions
You are unique
The guy has been dismissed from the national spotlight even as he played on it’s biggest stage. There was no clamoring for him. 10 years ago, you were one of maybe 5 baseball fans that didn’t stop to watch him hit.
Don't get me wrong
I was interested in him as a baseball player, but I never thought about his personal life, or if he was injecting something in his ass to make him better. Never mattered to me.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 9:41 AM CST up reply actions
x
I have never been interested in Giambi playing for the Rangers until this offseason when I sort of hoped we would have bought out Blalock and signed Giambi on the cheap. Don’t care that he did/does PEDs or whatever. He grows moustaches, wears golden thongs and hits a baseball good.
Yup
My mind’s too full of contingent remainders to think about anything but how a guy smacks a baseball.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 9:57 AM CST up reply actions
I agree
Wouldn’t you think his national perception by the fans would be different if it weren’t for the PEDs? The hardcore fans don’t care one way or the other. I suspect the market for Giambi jerseys dried up after the incident, though. I think this shows that this is more than just a sportswriter issue
I found Giambi's drop in performance...
…after the PED news came out amusing simply because I felt the Yankees had massively overpaid for him. I still find it amusing, now that I think about it.
by FuturePants on Feb 27, 2009 10:07 AM CST up reply actions
Is Albert Haynsworth the type of person you want to give 100 million dollars to?
"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
Not me.
I’ll never get past the fact that he’s the biggest pussy on the planet.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 10:05 AM CST up reply actions
And then another 54 to DeAngelo
Seems they’re back to their old ways.
"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
Yeah.
They didn’t miss out on the playoffs because their defense was so shitty, they lost because Campbell’s an average QB, Portis was hurt/underutilized, and overall suck on offense.
by brettgardner on Feb 27, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
But hey,
If Haynsworth can make their D dominate, and Portis is utilized as part of a dominate running game.. Cambell would be perfect.
"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
Isn't Giambi
sort of a redemption case as well? I have been happy to see him become a serviceable big leaguer again after his PED induced cliff falling a few years ago. He seemed honestly remorseful and then worked hard to get back to being a quality player.
Yeah, a big difference
is the level of honesty. Josh admitted what he did was bad, and that he felt powerless about it. The steroid users, which really don’t get under my skin like they do to a vocal majority of fans, generally don’t really admit wrongdoing, just that they were swept up in something that everybody else was doing.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on Feb 27, 2009 9:36 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
steroid users
i really don’t care much about the subject anymore, but the only thing that ever bothered me was they didn’t think it was wrong or feel sorry for doing it until they got caught.
i really agree with schilling, just release all the names and be done with this crap.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Nobody ever feels sorry
until they get caught…it’s called human nature.
"...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
Not admitting until caught, sure.
But not feeling sorry? Guilty?
Pretty sure a lot of people feel guilty about things they don’t ever get caught for.
the preceding post was a great success.
That's inaccurate
Did you ever read MacBeth? Why did that play ring true?
Now, it’s human nature to not desire being caught.
Pardon me, sir.
You just made a Shakespeare reference on a Rangers blog. That’s a two-minute minor.
/fart joke
/Anna Benson picture
/+1
My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.
once again
Mr. Benson’s wife finds her way into every thread on this board…the streak continues
Out, damned slut
Out, I say!
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by t ball on Feb 27, 2009 11:22 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
too bad we don't play the Royals today
because Robinson Tejeda and Jamey Wright are scheduled to pitch. While I think our line up would take BP on Wright, I would have liked to have seen Tejeda strike out the side. I hated seeing the team give up on him.
Here's Blalock's & Josh's homers from the first game:
"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.
thanks for the link
but i wouldn’t count on much Rangers talk in this thread. It is clearly going in another direction.
That was great!
Thanks for the linkage. Damn, Hank’s was a moonshot.
"...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
such a good looking swing
one heatlhy year before you leave texas hank, please.
the preceding post was a great success.
Hamilton going to the opposite field
Don’t see that much.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Obviously Holland is a bust.
Reports of his pitches still hitting 95 are nice. He’ll figure the rest out.
Arod vs. Hamilton, welcome to America, land of the double standard. Both felt inadequate and used drugs to fill the hole in their pschye. Not so different.
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It probably exists
most anywhere, but it seems to me we have a media that lives on it.
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It's only because you don't speak French and can't interpret their media
Did you see how Jacques Chiraq was mauled by his dog? That dog? Poodle.
by FuturePants on Feb 27, 2009 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
How is that a double standard?
Are they nicer to other poodles?
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Not a double standard at all.
It’s just hilarious!
by FuturePants on Feb 27, 2009 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
Arod denied ever using PED's in a nationally televised interview
Isn’t that a little different? Before everyone jumps on me for defending Galloway and the rest of the media, I agree that praising one guy for using illegal substances and condemning another guy for the same thing is a double standard. Of course, I avoid reading most articles on the subject in the first place.
I'm sure
that if Hamilton were interviewed by nationally televised media back then he would have denied being an addict.
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Probably
But that doesn’t mean I can assume Hamilton lied about his drug use, kept it a secret, and treat it the same way that Arod’s situation has been treated. In the end though, I think it’s obvious Arod’s personality, huge contract, and status has made it easier for people to line up against him and paint his situation as negatively as possible.
Adam Eaton released:
"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.
That's a lot of coin.
What an awful contract.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Friday morning update, lineup is in:
A few changes to the lineup today for spring game No. 3 against the Cubs, most notably that Andruw Jones will start in center field.
German Duran, 2B
Michael Young, 3B
Josh Hamilton, DH
Andruw Jones, CF
Hank Blalock, 1B
Nelson Cruz, RF
Frank Catalanotto, LF
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Elvis Andrus, SS
Scott Feldman will start for the Rangers and be followed by Luis Mendoza, Omar Poveda, Joe Torres, Warner Madrigal, Frank Francisco, Brian Gordon and Elizardo Ramirez.
Also, as a reminder, individual game tickets go on sale March 7. In other words, not tomorrow, but next Saturday.
— Jeff Wilson
"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.
I'm fully expecting the Feldman-Mendoza duo to shine.
"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
Handsome is how he's looking.
Bam!
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 27, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions
It's been much more than a year, but thanks... I suppose.
You’re probably looking at the generic LSB 2.0 join date. I actually joined in late ’05.
If you want real commenting power, see: Jon, Lonestar.
That beast makes me look like a puny little girl with sissy little arms and a store-bought haircut.
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 27, 2009 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
I just threw up a bit in the back of my throat.
“He plays the game the right way,” center fielder Josh Hamilton said.
Yah, the right way to play is to not clog up those bases!!!
I heard a rumor that after his stellar .321 OBP ’08 campaign, D-Mur got a congratulatory call from Dusty Baker.
And, in a semi-related note, here’s something I found really funny. It’s prolly been linked to on here before, but I don’t care. It deserves multiple views.
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 27, 2009 10:51 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
Heh
Reminds me of this.
LSB Question: Is there a general consensus pf preference among LSB’ers whether or not to have links open in a new window? I’m open all of mine on new tabs, so I don’t care, but I know some people hate it. What’s best practice on this board?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
I just hold Shift when I click
So it always opens in a new window. Why leave the choice to the prolitariat when I can just make sure it always happens the way I want it?
by FuturePants on Feb 27, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions
I admitted as much even as I posed.
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 27, 2009 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
I think the major difference in Josh and other "drug/steriod" users
Is that Josh has come out and accepted responsibilty for his actions and knows what he did was wrong and has admitted eerything he did. The problem that most have with “most” steriod users, is that they continue to hide what they have done. I have more respect for Canseco than any other steriod user. He admitted everything he did and took ownership for what he did wrong. (Pulling everyone else under the bus is a different story, but hasnt it shown he was telling the truth)
Adam...
If you think there’s no difference between what Josh Hamilton did, and what guys like Alex Rodriguez did, then you are a moron.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
I've long believed that the best way to go about disagreeing with someone on a message board is to choose to offer absolutely no argument at all, but rather just insult the person with an awesome name-call.
It’s very productive.
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 27, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions
If that's what you think
Then you’re a dicknose.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
by TheJeezus on Feb 27, 2009 12:19 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
No, utlonghorn24 is right
Hamilton nearly killed himself wasting away on cocaine and tatoo fun, and put his wife, children, parents, and grandmother through a living hell. Arod made a bazillion dollars being the best at baseball and assualted the pure, virgin holiness of baseball’s record book. Arod is obviously worse than Hitler while Hamilton makes Jesus bashful.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
If you think that was the point of my comment, you are a moron.
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 27, 2009 12:37 PM CST up reply actions
If you were actually making fun of utlonghorn24, then you are a moron.
Man, I’m winning all my arguments today!!!
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 27, 2009 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
That's so stupid, you friggin idiot
"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
Wow you guys are mature.
Here’s my argument (I didn’t have a chance to make it earlier, so thanks for that by the way):
Josh screwed up, big time. There’s absolutely no two ways about that. But he did it outside of baseball. Yes, it messed up his career somewhat, but it was a life choice, not a choice to try to make himself better at baseball. Whereas A-Rod, along with the many others who took PED’s, simply chose to try to make himself better at the game of baseball, cheating the fans and his peers who were innocent of such activity of trying to play the game fairly.
I’m not saying this makes Josh a better person than Alex, or vice versa, but my point is that Adam seems to be suggesting that Josh is a worse person than Alex because of the severity of his mistakes. While that is true, that his mistakes hampered his life and ability to play baseball far more than Alex’s, Josh came completely clean about it and manned up because he knew he was wrong. He found God, cleaned up his act, and turned his life in the complete opposite direction. And yes, Alex tried his best to atone for his mistakes as well, which I think is the right thing to do, but Josh is seen as a hero because of the magnitude of change that he made in his life to correct it. Alex just admitted that he was wrong and chose to stop doing the thing that he knew was wrong. And because he was once seen as the best player (and he may still be), he lost respect in the eyes of his peers and fans. Josh never had that, and because he went from the bottom of the barrel up, people identify with his story because it is more relevant to real life than a guy who just tried to take some stuff to enhance something he was already amazing at.
What I’m trying to say is that no one should say that Josh is less of a hero than he is simply because his mistakes were worse than someone else’s. By the same token, Alex shouldn’t be as thrown under the bus as he is just because he messed up either. Both are great guys, but the truly great one in this case is Josh because he overcame all odds to change his life and make it better, as well as to give hope and the promise of what God can to do change someone’s life to those who are suffering from addictions elsewhere.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Feb 27, 2009 1:17 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
the drop 'Booorrrringg' would be appropriate, right now
"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 27, 2009 1:20 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
And true.
"...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
When properly dropped
it’s gold
"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
What?
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Feb 27, 2009 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
So Hamilton can play some great baseball, huh?
Welp, see you later!
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
WHY ARE WE FIGHTING?
You buncha giant asshats.
"...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
If you really think that I should shut up, then you... What? Why are you making that face? Is the joke dead? The joke is dead, isn't it? Crap.
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 27, 2009 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
Difference in my eyes.
Hamilton = Giving handjobs in abandoned houses for a hit.
Arod = Owned those houses. Already rich beyond his wildest dreams.
America loves a comeback, Arod never came back from anything, except the bank.
If I were a puiist
Everybody who tests positive or has undergone substance abuse rehab is lifetime banned from baseball, no exceptions, to hell with their talent. Fortunately …………
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on Feb 27, 2009 1:03 PM CST reply actions
guess who I am
Player A: FSL 125IP 33BB 72K 2.66 era 1.19 whip 5.2 K/9 2.4 BB/9 2.18 K/BB
Player B: MWL 121.2IP 20BB 73K 2.37 era 1.03 whip 5.4 K/9 1.5 BB/9 3.65 K/BB
Both players are 20 yo. Both were 1st round draft picks in 2007. One player is ranked in the top 25 by BA. The other did not make thier top 100.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Porcello
the other
"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
I didn't think it
would be too hard. I also didn’t realize that Porcello started off in A+ ball so it is a bit of an apples-oranges comparision. However, is there really enough of a difference between the the two leagues and each pitcher’s “stuff” for BA to rank Porcello #21 and Beavan to not make thier top 100?
I think Beavan is being severly underrated. I expect him to make it to Frisco this year and Arlington in 2010.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Beavan vs Porcello
However, is there really enough of a difference between the the two leagues and each pitcher’s "stuff" for BA to rank Porcello #21 and Beavan to not make thier top 100?
Yes
If Beaven's velocity returns to the mid 90s
how big of a gap do you see between the two pitchers?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
It depends.
In this scenario does he keep his immaculate control?
Does he see a corresponding bump in his k-rate?
Does he continue to be the innings eating cyber-bot that he was last year in Clinton?
Cause if he bumps up the velo and does all those three things I’d wager he’d be among the best 2 or 3 pitching prospects in the majors by this time next year.
But those are three huge ifs.
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 27, 2009 10:02 PM CST up reply actions
Huge gap
Porcello has much better stuff. Beavan’s fastball velo is not going to be in the mid-90s. He can occasionally run his four-seamer up in that range, but his two-seamer is not going to be a mid-90s pitch. Beavan’s fastball is not the issue. His inconsistent secondary pitches are a bigger issue than his fastball velocity. His comps aren’t close to Porcello.
Good point
Are there just different perceptions of their drops in velo?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
per Heyman
Ron Washington is on the hot seat.
3. Ron Washington, Rangers.
He’s been on and off the hot seat for a couple years. While he still doesn’t appear to have the pitching he needs to contend and may be a victim of bad timing (Texas has great prospects, but they may be a year or two away), he needs to outstrip expectations one of these years.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_heyman/02/27/managers.hotseat/index.html
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
a slight difference
Josh was not really in baseball when he was using. These other guys were using and playing and benefiting from it while playing…
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
"AMMIITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABHH!!!"
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