This is getting ridiculous
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 4, 2009 9:39 PM CST
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The Rangers could emerge as a possibility for outfielder Andruw Jones, who became a free agent after working out a separation agreement with the Dodgers. "If someone wants to resurrect their career, Texas is the perfect place," an American League executive said, referring to the hitters' park in which the Rangers reside.
Jones, who hit .158 with three home runs and 14 RBIs in a disastrous season with the Dodgers after 11 productive seasons with the Braves, also received an inquiry from the Yankees, who have several center field candidates but no set starter. However, the Rangers may make more sense for him. Another plus for Texas is that it has one of baseball's most respected hitting coaches in Rudy Jaramillo.
The Rangers just announced that their star Josh Hamilton will be moving from center field to right field, which could possibly open an opportunity for Jones, who wouldn't require much in terms of pay, as he's already receiving $22 million from the Dodgers, with $17 million of that deferred as per the agreement.
Let's see...
The Rangers already have Nelson Cruz, Marlon Byrd, David Murphy, and Josh Hamilton for three spots. They also have Brandon Boggs, Julio Borbon, and Greg Golson in the minors. And Chris Davis may have to move to the outfield to make room for Justin Smoak by season's end.
Oh, and Jon Daniels said today that the Rangers aren't moving Hamilton to right field just yet.
So, earlier in the offseason, we had Heyman linking Scott Boras client Manny Ramirez to the Rangers, a story that appears to have had no basis in reality.
Now, we have Heyman linking Jones with the Rangers, despite it appearing to have no basis in reality.
Three guesses as to who represents Andruw Jones...
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Jeff Moorad
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 4, 2009 9:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Adam Katz
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 4, 2009 9:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Darek Braunecker
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 4, 2009 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hendricks brothers
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
by boomer1 on Feb 4, 2009 9:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He only said three guesses.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 4, 2009 9:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
But you hogged them all!
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
by boomer1 on Feb 4, 2009 9:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
As if this is any more shocking than Jon Heyman making shit up.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 4, 2009 9:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Got me there.
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
by boomer1 on Feb 4, 2009 9:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rusty Hardin????
FOR MANLY LOVE BE HERE MARCH 25TH AT 2:15 AM SHARP
by Agreen07 on Feb 4, 2009 11:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably doesn't have ceiling made out of 24 karat gold anymore.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 4, 2009 11:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ricky Williams?
FOR MANLY LOVE BE HERE MARCH 25TH AT 2:15 AM SHARP
by Agreen07 on Feb 4, 2009 11:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
At this point
I’d rather have Golson start in CF than Jones. I might rather see Boras or Heyman start out there right now than Jones.
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by t ball on Feb 4, 2009 9:42 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Damn, Morris.
That was fast.
…And completely spot on. Bad bat + bad-mediocre defense = bad player.
by GhettoBear04 on Feb 4, 2009 9:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
First time I ever get to do this but...
AHEM. FanShot.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Feb 4, 2009 9:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Sarcasm, of course.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Feb 4, 2009 9:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
lol, yep, and it was posted in the AM things thread, too
At this point, this news is so 5 minutes ago.
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 4, 2009 9:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Adam needed a shoulder to cry on.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 4, 2009 9:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I will admit that from the standpoint of taking advantage of another opportunity to make fun of Jon Heyman
This does indeed deserve to be frontpage news. Heyman really shouldn’t be allowed to just make things up and report them as rumors.
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 4, 2009 9:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't agree more there.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Feb 4, 2009 9:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
by boomer1 on Feb 4, 2009 9:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+2
"No... JD has been exposed as a kid who trades his remote-controlled helicopters for paper airplanes, then fails to consider the feelings of the paper airplane when he refolded it into a hat." -Telegraph.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 4, 2009 9:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it is funny
Boras is a sly dude ….. he believes most of us are stupid
I have nothing to say
by rldwb on Feb 4, 2009 10:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Boras doesn't have to be sly. Boras has built such a reputation that his name commands obedience.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 4, 2009 10:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, come now.
I think Boras plays a bigger role fabricating this nonsense.
by GhettoBear04 on Feb 4, 2009 9:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't mean Heyman has to placate him though
If Boras is filtering all this through Heyman, Heyman has to check with other sources before printing them.
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
by boomer1 on Feb 4, 2009 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Heyman should lose his press credential
Not that it would bother him. He’d still blog, and shill for Boras clientele.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on Feb 4, 2009 11:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I did send an email
And he answered it. Well , sort of. Or kinda.
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sometimes there are surprises out there. nobody believed it when i said the yankees were interested in teixeira. daniels said they hadn’t made an offer at the time. but at this point, i would have to agree. it appears to be a long shot. if i recall, though, i only said they were thinking about it (and that’s what i meant!) thanks, jh
________________________________
From: edcoffin@gmail.com [mailto:edcoffin@gmail.com]
Sent: Fri 1/9/2009 3:56 PM
To: Heyman, Jon – Sports Illustrated <jon_heyman@simail.com>
Subject: Mailbag: Jon Heyman
Submitted by Ed Coffin (edcoffin@gmail.com)
Hometown
Fort Worth, TX
Question
Occasionally you include material from an unnamed source, citing what the Texas Rangers are or are not interested in. The most current example is a hint of interest in Manny Ramirez. Have you not heard the Jon Daniels rebuttal of any such notion? Even Rosenthal questions any such interest, with Nelson Cruz, Josh Hamilton, Chris Davis, Ian Kinsler, Michael Young, and your choice of four other generally solid bats. Unless Manny can pitch well in a hitters’ park, isn’t he the definition of Department of Redundancy Department re Texas? Think realistically, man!
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on Feb 5, 2009 8:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think
Heyman is to Boras as the crazy fan is to Shooter McGavin……….you suck! …you jackass!
-Feldman '12
by Martijn1309 on Feb 4, 2009 10:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Let's go to Red Lobster! Come on Shooter!
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by Agreen07 on Feb 4, 2009 11:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why does he keep attaching players to the Rangers? Why us?
And he’s clearly not following the league at all.
by philkid3 on Feb 4, 2009 10:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
arli$$
"I may not be a class act, but I'm an American."
-- Ron Artest on wanting to play for the Olympic team
by zkmavz on Feb 4, 2009 10:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I love Arliss
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by Agreen07 on Feb 4, 2009 11:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
TR just posted
that we should not expect a Sheets signing. Wonder if this is the Rangers final bluff or if we’re taking a pass on Ben. Favor the latter.
by texasdoc on Feb 4, 2009 10:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Link?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Feb 4, 2009 10:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's in a FanShot, one of the top ones on the list right now.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Feb 4, 2009 10:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OT: Fanshots are the Michael Young of places to post relevant info.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Feb 4, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying
you just don’t have the range to get down there to click the fanshots?
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by t ball on Feb 5, 2009 12:02 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Fanshots are on the right...
But everyone knows dirkatron can’t go to his left…so he should be able to get there
P.S. rec’d
by fightingengineer on Feb 5, 2009 12:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh, I'm saying that fanshots don't have the range to get to me. ;)
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Feb 5, 2009 2:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Fanshot
would be a lot more useful if it showed up on every screen like fan posts do
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Feb 5, 2009 7:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
they show up on my screen just fine
when I scroll down there.
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by t ball on Feb 5, 2009 10:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They're not showing on mine
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 tyd3311 on Feb 5, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, yeah
I see what he means now, didn’t read that right. That is annoying.
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by t ball on Feb 5, 2009 10:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes its very annoying
which is why no one ever looks at fanshots, they aren’t on any screen except the main page and they are also too far down.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Feb 5, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They only show up when I'm on the main page.
weird
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 5, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
J. Heyman is to Boras as T.R. is to Rangers
I have nothing to say
by rldwb on Feb 4, 2009 10:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get the analogy.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Feb 4, 2009 10:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he's trying to say TR is a mouthpeice for the Rangers
But if that where true, we’d have brought back Sammy Sosa, signed Nomar and Kevin Mench would have made the opening day roster along with them last year.
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 4, 2009 10:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Another way of saying it is that he's just a mouthpiece for the Rangers.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 4, 2009 10:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe ...
I should have said that TR may be a wannabe J. Heyman.
T R is subtle in his approach, he liked Sosa and Mench.
I have nothing to say
by rldwb on Feb 4, 2009 10:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
And Nomar too.
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 4, 2009 10:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, T.R. is being paid by the team/MLB
Heyman is being paid by an independent publication and is supposed to be impartial.
That’s the big difference.
by Inkara1 on Feb 5, 2009 12:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If this is true, I kindly ask all you poor schmucks in Stage 4 of Sheets Grief to help me get to Stage 5.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 4, 2009 10:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
what's sad is that
Heyman is a featured rumorist on MLB Hot Stove.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
by RangerMad on Feb 4, 2009 10:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Read today
that MLB network also hired Bob Costas. We had a better chance of learning about baseball if they just stuck with Victor and Harold.
by texasdoc on Feb 4, 2009 10:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Boo
Costas is awesome.
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Feb 5, 2009 11:04 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
pulling a Heyman
“And Chris Davis may have to move to the outfield to make room for Justin Smoak by season’s end.”
Adam, are you pulling a Heyman?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
by RangerMad on Feb 4, 2009 10:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Really, Adam...
Davis to the OF? Smoak by the end of 2009?
The only reason the Rangers might bring Smoak up in Sept of 2009 is if they are in a pennant race. If that is the case I don’t think they would be moving Davis to the OF.
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by RangerMad on Feb 5, 2009 12:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure why you said that's pulling a Heyman
But I wouldn’t be totally shocked if Smoak is in the majors at the end of the year. And Davis moving to RF is a possibility once Smoak is ready.
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 5, 2009 12:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
pulling a Heyman
Partly because your comment sounded like unsubstaniated rumor mongering and partly just a jab at you. :)
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by RangerMad on Feb 5, 2009 1:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think
he is saying that TR is not much more than the Rangers front office mouthpiece- as Heyman is for Boras.
by texasdoc on Feb 4, 2009 10:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I have pined
for Big Ben to be the front of our rotation, but his MRI must look like his elbow is held together by duct tape.
by texasdoc on Feb 4, 2009 10:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I pretty much rolled my eyes when I saw this report on MLBTR
There’s no way JD is going after MORE outfielders. Especially not one like Jones.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is." -Bob Feller
by baseballismyboyfriend on Feb 4, 2009 10:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Doubt Andruw finds
a suitor until spring training injuries happen.
by texasdoc on Feb 4, 2009 10:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If we are taking a pass
on Sheets, then I’d just as soon trade Salty to Boston for Bowden/Bard (which is different than I have felt all off season) . I like that JD dug in for Clay, but our bullpen and starting rotation are looking even more swiss-cheesy than usual.
by texasdoc on Feb 4, 2009 10:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
If you wouldn't...
do that trade (Salty for Bowden/Bard) with Sheets then you shouldn’t do it without him.
You can’t settle on one deal because another doesn’t work out. I’m fine going into the season with TT and Salty splitting time unless JD’s high demands are met for either of them, which I don’t believe they will be.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Feb 5, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OT. Here's story on Strasburg,
that amazed me because it says he wasn’t drafted out of high school, Wow: Link
"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 4, 2009 10:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Love that new Avy.
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 4, 2009 10:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i've been siting on it for a while.
"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 4, 2009 10:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I seen this follow through from him several times.
Is he throwing a change-up because it looks like he is trying break his elbow? .
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by Parman on Feb 5, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"Yo Mama Let You Date"
LoL. Good article.
by scoop16 on Feb 4, 2009 10:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
wow
i am in the vast minority here, but i would be okay on bringing in a player like Jones on a deal structured much like Eddie’s. first of all, this is a make a break year for Jones. This isn’t a Sosa situation where he is close to 40 and washed up. Jones is playing for another decent contract. This is one of the few areas where our ballpark and coaching staff can help us land a player.
We are currently four deep in the OF, true, if a player goes down, all of a sudden we have very little depth. If Jones can come in during spring and show something, we can slide Hamilton to a corner (which needs to be done ASAP) and potentially shop Byrd for some pitching help. And our only decent DH option is Blalock, who we all know is brittle. And finally, citing the presence of Smoak as a reason to not bring in Jones is one of the weakest things I have hear AJM say on this board.
If Jones wants something like 5m guaranteed, then yes, walk away. But if he is willing to take an incentive based deal, then why not? Why turn down depth?
by clark on Feb 4, 2009 11:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Because Jones is pretty much washed up
I guess it wouldn’t be too upsetting if we gave him a minor league contract for depth purposes, but I doubt Boras would settle for that at this point – and considering we still need to be focusing on an evaluating Nelson Cruz once and for all, I’m not sure Jones is worth the distraction.
Oh, and as far as Hank being our only decent option for DH, someone would like a word with you:
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 4, 2009 11:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
STOP IT.
He’s a catcher.
So. Just. Stop. It.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Feb 5, 2009 2:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he can catch
It’s just that Salty can catch too.
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 5, 2009 4:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And imagine how you'd feel if I kept braying on and on about how Salty needs to be our long term DH.
Then you’d feel the rage that I feel and suddenly you’d find that no hobo and/or orphan would be safe when in your presence.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Feb 5, 2009 6:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Max only likes to hit
he told me.
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
"AMMIITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABHH!!!"
by Longhorn on Feb 5, 2009 8:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
in the same way
MY is a SS.
Get off my lawn.
by DJCahill on Feb 5, 2009 8:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
"AMMIITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABHH!!!"
by Longhorn on Feb 5, 2009 8:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you dare compare Max to that modern day Judas.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Feb 5, 2009 9:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Because
In response to why turn down depth: if he gets into a game and candy asses a three quarter liner in the gap with two on, there’s an out turned into two runs. If he gets into a game and alternates K’s with GIDP’s it’s a black hole in the lineup. He brings what cattlemen call “a carcass odor” with him, e.g. he’s done and it’s over. Now if you really want to invest in high priced mountain lion bait, well ………..
Joking aside, he isn’t good enough any more to play a MLB outfield position.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on Feb 4, 2009 11:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll tell you what's really getting ridiculous (in a good way)
Lost.
Awwwwww yeah.
by LiamP on Feb 4, 2009 11:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The new season might be the best thing I've experienced since the vagina.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Feb 5, 2009 2:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
I got bored in the middle of season 3.
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Feb 5, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you talking about
the show or the vagina?
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by t ball on Feb 5, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh. Didn't have to even look at the avatar
The minute I read it, i knew it was you.
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Feb 5, 2009 11:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If you power through the doldrums of Season 3, it is worth it.
Incredibly so.
Starting with the season 3 finale the show just took off, and season 5 is like drinking liquid awesome.
I mean, it’s ridiculous, but it’s fun as hell.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Feb 5, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yep
totally agree
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 5, 2009 10:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Stay the course
I would hope the Rangers would continue to develop the talent they have, then to try and revitalize another career. We don’t need Jones even if he came in here and hit .300 with 40 HR’s. He has no long term future with the club.
by mrichardson70 on Feb 5, 2009 12:32 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
If Jones hit 300 with 40 bombs, he'd be pretty damned valuable as a RH DH
Something we could admittedly use around here. But I don’t think Andruw is gonna hit .300 with 40 bombs again. Ever. (Actually, he’s never done both in the same season, if you want to be technical) He’s cooked like the southern california countryside after a wildfire. Nothing left there but the ashes of what used to be a nice career.
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 5, 2009 1:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Right, but
at TBIA he might have been able to (at his peak). My only point is that we should be looking at competing in 2010. A one year RH DH is fine if it is a 500K one year deal and even then I am not excited about it. Hamilton and Davis are going to give us the power we need, I think we need hitters who hit for average anyway.
by mrichardson70 on Feb 5, 2009 1:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah!
And who gets lots of RBI. Hits and RBI, that’s the type of hitter we should be looking for.
And screw finding good players who could only help us for a year. If you’re a player over 25, don’t even bother. JD is so bad at drafting, we need to make sure we lose a lot of games so that we can get a high draft spot that even JD can’t screw up.
Mmmmmmmmm, losing.
by GhettoBear04 on Feb 5, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
heh
if were gonna lose might as well go for it all
davis at 3b, blalock at 1b, arias at ss, kinsler at 2b
byrd in cf, boggs/murphy in the corners
melhuse behind the plate
that wouldgive us the best bench in BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
by knockoutking on Feb 5, 2009 10:02 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That makes negative sense.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"There are no weak opinions with the dirkatron, it’s all scream-across-the-parking-lot echelon." -hightowersmith
by thedirkatron on Feb 5, 2009 2:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rock Hudson called
He wants his avatar back, so he can dole it out to someone with less shitty baseball opinions…
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Feb 5, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it is really funny
how many people are dicks on this site.
by mrichardson70 on Feb 6, 2009 11:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think of it more like "tough love"
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Feb 6, 2009 12:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
tough love comes from the people who love me...
i don’t have a personal relationship with anyone on this site. i am only a fan of the same team.
by mrichardson70 on Feb 6, 2009 2:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I shun andruw jones
because I wanted to give him a lot of money last offseason, which obviously looks very stupid now.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Feb 5, 2009 1:47 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
no one expected him to have possibly the worst statistical season ever
by a major league player! It was like he was throwing games for the bookies!
by mrichardson70 on Feb 5, 2009 2:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
For his chef
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by Parman on Feb 5, 2009 12:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No offense Adam but...
I SERIOUSLY doubt Smoak will be up at the end of the year. And even if he was a September call up, he wouldn’t immediately takes Davis’ spot.
Texas Rangers- You hang 'em, we bang 'em!
by coldskeet on Feb 5, 2009 9:11 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
im just saying
that i heard about 2 weeks ago that he was very interested and might be coming to the rangers for ~2 mil
and yes, it is someone who is “in the know”
and no, im not going to say who
just dont be suprised if it does happen
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.
by knockoutking on Feb 5, 2009 9:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Still a crack epidemic in DC, huh?
Put down the pipe!
"...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
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by Rodney on Feb 5, 2009 9:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hey i didnt say i was in favor of it lol
nor that i thought it was a good idea
and im not marion berry 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.
by knockoutking on Feb 5, 2009 9:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh.
"...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 5, 2009 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
its kind of funny
he got elected by a LOT in 08
2008 Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, General Election
Marion Barry (D) 92%
Darrell Danny Gaston (I) 4%
Yavocka Young (I) 4%
Write-in 0%
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.
by knockoutking on Feb 5, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How bad of a pol do you have to be to lose to a crackhead?
Nah, noob.
by Brian Thomas on Feb 5, 2009 11:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hes been winning for years
lol i think its quite funny
some of his quotes
“If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very very low crime rate.”
“Bitch set me up.”
“First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I’m a night owl.”
he has a ot of quotes attributed to him – btu the crime rate one is for real 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.
by knockoutking on Feb 5, 2009 11:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Name recognition brother Thomas
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by Parman on Feb 5, 2009 12:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
~2 million
No team will sign him for 2 million. He is already being paid 20 something by the Dodgers. The amount that he is paid by whomever signs him doesn’t affect what Andruw makes, it only affects how much the Dodgers are off the hook for.
Or at least that is how is was explained to me a couple weeks ago..
"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 5, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
look
i didnt say that it made perfect sense or that i was for it
all i know is that i was told that he was interested in coming here and if he did he would get somewhere around 2 mil – that may be w/ incentives, that may be straight dollar figures, i dont know
lol
im not in favorof him coming anyway – hes like darius miles, gonna get paid by the trailblasers (dodgers =) no matter what
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.
by knockoutking on Feb 5, 2009 10:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just saying that maybe your source doesn't know what the hell he is talking about
because it wouldn’t make sense for any team to pay him anything over the minimum.
"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 5, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
look he may be wrong
but i guarantee that he knows his stuff
and also, do you think hes just going to sign for the min if team A offers him the min and team B offers him the min + incentives?
nottachance
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.
by knockoutking on Feb 5, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
let me rephrase that
he may be wrong in that he might not sign with the rangers, or it might not be 2 mil
but he is someone who knows his stuff and who knows people who do know about the rangers
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.
by knockoutking on Feb 5, 2009 10:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
unless the incentives amount to more than 20 something million
it won’t affect how much Andruw makes. He will make the salary that he agreed to with the Dodgers. The amount that his new team signs him for only affects how much relief LA gets.
"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 5, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
this is what AJM explained to me a couple weeks ago, anyway
"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 5, 2009 10:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm ok
i was under the impression that he was getting paid no matter what by the dodgers and whatever he got paid by whoever he signs with was just extra on the top of the 20+ mil
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.
by knockoutking on Feb 5, 2009 10:48 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think you can be paid twice for the same job.
Now if wants to my order at Whataburger…
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by Parman on Feb 5, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
see miles, darius
if the money is guaranteed, its guaranteed
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.
by knockoutking on Feb 5, 2009 10:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Now if (HE) wants to (TAKE)...
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by Parman on Feb 5, 2009 12:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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