Monday morning
by Brett Perryman on Feb 9, 2009 10:02 AM CST
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PrintAndruw Jones is still the big Rangers item out there this morning. In the wake of the handful of minor league deals handed out in the last several days, T.R. Sullivan reviews the expected position battles for spring training. Apparently Jarrod Saltalamacchia has a leg up on the starting job at catcher, and Derek Holland and Neftali Feliz are both listed among the six prospects fighting the uphill battle to win a rotation spot. Maybe I just missed it, but I don't think I'd heard Saltalamacchia listed as the first choice previously.
Rob Neyer and Tim Cowlishaw both chime in on Alex Rodriguez and his steroid issues.
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Washington said the Rangers are looking at Josh Rupe as their long reliever.
Who do you want as your long reliever? Nippert or Rupe? Rupe does have an option left.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Either one is fine
They might be giving Nippert a shot at starting if this is the case though.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
Nippert
I think Nippert should be the long man and Rupe actually should slide into a middle relief role. I think last year he was way overused and if used correctly he could be a nice middle innings guy
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Nippert has better stuff
And Rupe still has his option. Both had their moments last year, but if it comes down to it I’d rather take a last look at Nippert and leave Rupe in AAA until he’s needed once somebody goes down (or Nippert plays his way off the roster, whichever comes first).
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 9, 2009 6:23 PM CST up reply actions
Andruw
Haven’t combed through the weekend comments but are there people who think his ceiling is less than anyone besides Hamilton?
This is a great signing. All that can go wrong is overestimating his health/ability…and surely the org has done a lot of homework already.
If he proves out he makes somebody expendable and insures Borbon won’t get rushed.
Much more potential than Sideshow II. I’m totally on board.
Go Strangers.
If that expendable is Cat
Then I wouldn’t mind so much.
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
Cat
If Jones shows he has regained some of his old self then he most likely takes Cat spot on the roster. Sure it would suck to eat cats contract but in essence you could just say you are paying Jones 6 million if he is anywhere near his old self and that would still be a nice deal.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
and i thought he only ate muslims...
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Leave him alone
They’re softer than preztels.
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 agree with you
and I think a lot of people do as well. This is a very low risk, very high reward move. The only risk at all is that he’ll be awful yet the Rangers will continue to play him.
Hate to say it, I think that Adam is being like Galloway and Josey here in assuming that any OF reclamation move of JD’s is going to turn into another Sammy Sosa situation. Just because JD did something once that you don’t agree with, doesn’t mean that every time he makes a move like this it will turn out the same way.
well
to be fair, the risk is that he’ll cost one of the OF’ers development time, which you might think isn’t offset by the fact that he’s good since he’s not really the future.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
But what OFer?
Byrd and Cat likely won’t be here next year, so they’re not being blocked. Boggs and Borbon were likely going to be in AAA anyway. Hamilton is probably better off without any temptation to play him in CF. It really comes down to Murphy, who is arguably a platoon 4th OF type anyway, and Cruz, who is in a “needs to prove himself” time anyway and could very possibly fall flat on his face.
It isn’t like JD is signing Pudge for the season as a curtain call, which would definitely be a Sammy Sosa situation.
My problem with it iisn't only that he'll turn into another Sosa
Its that I don’t think he’ll be good at all. I think that the realistic best case scenarios for him isn’t any better than our current roster. I think what would likely end up happening if Jones makes the team out of ST is that he sucks horribly, causes us to lose Cruz and possibly cause us to lose another player, and it takes away playing time from more deserving players which only hurts the team.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
how is adding one player
going to cause us to lose two players?
"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
Bad logic I assume
He thinks that +Jones = -Cruz and more for some reason. He’s been on this little tirade for a few days now.
Because Adam said so.
LOL Sorry the Sooners will score more that 14. - boomer1
by vfn on Feb 9, 2009 5:26 PM CST up reply actions
Its RW you need to worry about,
not JD. Wash will play his veterans if they are on the roster. Its part of his “player’s manager” style. He was a utility infielder himself who knew what is was like to sit on the bench. He likes to get everyone at bats, regardless of ability. Kind of like Little League. If Andrew Jones makes the roster out of ST, he will get ABs, regardless of how well he’s playing.
I think JD and Ryan give Wash a lot of leeway in how he divides his at bats, especially early in the year. Once the Rangers were out of it, I think the work came down from the front office that they needed to see some of the younger guys, but until that point, they let Wash fill in the lineup card with whatever players he wanted, with the assumption that he would be putting in the team he thought had the best chance to win that night.
by NorCalRangersFan on Feb 9, 2009 3:13 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think
that a team should base personnel decisions on their inability to control what the manager does. If you can’t trust RW, then don’t have him as your manager.
Great signing might be a bit much.
And I’ll definitely take the ceilings of players like Davis, Kinsler, Byrd and maybe even Cruz over his.
Because I think Byrd is capable of repeating his 2008.
And I don’t think Jones has a reasonable chance of hitting that level.
You mentioned their ceilings
And I believe that Jones has a higher one because of his prior performance compared to Byrd’s. I just don’t think Byrd belongs in a category that includes Kinsler, Davis and Cruz. I would argue that Jones does belong because of his performance in the past.
And Byrd belongs with that group if I define the group is:
People I Think Have a Higher Maximum Possible Performance in 2009 Than Andruw Jones
Especially not when your career flips over on it's roof.
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.
Jason Parks said this morning
In a comment to Joey’s Andruw Jones write-up:
I get the feeling that Cat will not be on the opening day roster regardless of Jones’s status with the team. Simply put, the Rangers have no need for a platoon LH that is a defensive liability.
I tend to agree. I just don’t see how they can keep Cat as a 6th outfielder, especially not with the looming 40 crunch.
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
As stated above
If Cat gets waived I have no problem with this signing.
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
Cat
Cat has no bearing on any future 40 man crunch. And we really don’t have a 40 man crunch right now because once Hurley and Benoit go on the 60 day DL along with the already open slot that gives us 3 spots on the 40 man. Vizquel, Turnbow, and Guardado all fill in those. And if jones makes the team he would most likely simply take Cats spot. Our 40 is fine right now.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
andrus needs on the 40 as well
I guess Metcalf could be jettisoned to make room there.
"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
I would try to trade him
for a bucket of balls so MY can get in more practice at 3b.
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
Not right away
I still find it extremely hard to believe Andrus will be on the Opening day roster. Send him to OKC for a couple weeks or a month. The pros far outweigh the cons in doing so. And when he is ready if Vizquel really is going to be the utility guy then you simply DFA Arias since he has no job on the team. If he clears you send him back to OKC and if not oh well.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Hopefully
Metcalf can show some power early in the season so some team might at least give us something halfway decent in return.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Id rather keep him
We don’t really have any quality 3B in the upper levels of the minors so what if something does happen to Young and he misses significant time? I don’t feel real comfortable with Duran there long term. Metcalf isn’t great but I’d take his defense there as a fillin.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
I don't think I would
Have a problem with Duran filling in at 3b. Also if Duran can’t fill in there for some reason or another you can always stick Davis back over there and move Blalock to first or vice versa. JMO
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
Ok
But if you could drop Arias instead wouldn’t that be the better thing to do? If he can only play 2B we have Duran who can play that as well as Vallejo both on the 40 already. Besides Metcalf and Young there aren’t any other true 3B on the 40
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
I agree with that but...
…let the flame wars start! We didn’t get anything for AROD! I think Arias could have some value to another team though. So I guess I wouldn’t be opposed to trying to trade him for something.
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
I thought the
Rangers got “financial flexability” in return for trading ARod?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Point taken
Hence the 3 WS titles so fat since the trade. lol
Sheets or bust
Damn you rotator cuff damn you!
Davis needs significant time at first.
It won’t be the best for his development to be moving back and forth across the diamond depending on the injury situation.
LOL Sorry the Sooners will score more that 14. - boomer1
by vfn on Feb 9, 2009 5:28 PM CST up reply actions
Well if Vizquel is around
Wouldn’t he be able to be the injury replacement for Young?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Metcalf and Boggs
Could both be traded if necessary.
Glad to Be Richie's Dad
Keep Boggs...
Metcalf or Arias could be traded or released.
I’d rather the Rangers deal Byrd or Murphy than Boggs too.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
+1
Boggs has more potential than Murphy.
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 9, 2009 6:26 PM CST up reply actions
+ 1
I love the Murph, but Boggsy is going to hit 30 + home runs someday, with regularity.
Have you seen the shoulders on that boy? BEASTLY!!
"You are a rude thoughtless little pig"
Alec Baldwin
Ha
Thanks for the laugh
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
huh?
You don’t think Boggs will amount to much?
"You are a rude thoughtless little pig"
Alec Baldwin
Not 30+ home runs regularly
Hes a nice spare outfielder who used in the right platoon can put up decent looking numbers but to think he is going to hit 30+ home runs with regularity makes me think you had one too many pina coladas out there in Hawaii
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Yeah
He’s not gonna be a 30+ HR regular. I do think he has more pop and is a much better defender than Murphy though. Plus he knows how to take a walk – Murphy’s weakness. Boggs looks like a candidate to have a Marlon Byrd-esque career – up and down, but with the potential for some pretty big “ups” when he has them.
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 9, 2009 6:42 PM CST up reply actions
yep sure do
OK maybe it’s wishful thinking ..but I’d bet that in a couple years he’s up close to 30 HR’s.
"You are a rude thoughtless little pig"
Alec Baldwin
His professional high was 23 in the minors @ 24.
That is absolutely wishful thinking, dude. What is it based on other than hope?
Tell me he could be a .280/.380/.480 player with plus defense and I’ll believe you. 30 home runs regularly, no way.
.860 OPS
Just for some perspective, that’s basically what Curtis Granderson turned in for 2008. Boggs is just simply not that good, especially when we’re seeing a bit of a regression in hitting numbers across the game.
I agree.
That doesn’t mean I really think he’s definitely going to be better than Murphy. It’s just that I think I have a stronger grasp one what kind of player Murphy is than Boggs.
if andrus doesn't start in the majors
who is the utility infielder?
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
Unless Metcalf can cover SS
I think that it almost has to be Duran by default.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 9, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
Duran
but he hasn’t played short in 2yrs and focused on 3B in winter ball. So, I think you’ll see him getting a lot of shortstop reps in camp
Freudian Slip
Catcher — Washington says Jarrod Saltalamacchia has the inside trade on the starting assignment…
TR knows something we don’t…. hmmm….
"We go to Jim Knox..."
"You brought the Pomeranian bowling?"
I feel like it would have been more news the other way around
would his seniority imply that he has the inside track?
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
My impression
was that it was a 50/50 situation between him and Teagarden, with no advantage to either going in.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 9, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
Actually I've thought Tea had the inside track all winter
Thanks to last Sept.
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 9, 2009 6:44 PM CST up reply actions
Obviously
Plus, they would seem to have more invested in him given he was the most visible part of the Tex trade and a solid/breakout year for him would give the Rangers a tantalizing trade chip.
I was just caught off gaurd by such an odd grammatical error.
"We go to Jim Knox..."
"You brought the Pomeranian bowling?"
I don't think that they're more invested in Saltalamacchia
He’s just as likely to be a good trade chip while getting 200-250 ABs with good numbers as he is 400-450 with slightly lower numbers.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 9, 2009 11:29 AM CST up reply actions
OT: Chelsea fires their coach.
Can’t say that is a huge shock. Scolari sucks. Reports are that they might bring Grant back to replace him. Arsenal is pretty average right now. Way too many draws. Arshavin should help, and Eduardo should give them a boost once he’s back. Go Soccer.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
Ties in football are very stupid
and college football certainly got a lot better once they stopped having ties.
Chelsea
…may be the most vulnerable of the top four so this is bad news to me. Hopefully they’ll have some upheaval and disarray, and the Gunners will pass them. And not only Arshavin and Eduardo, but before too long Fabregas, Walcott and maybe Rosicky. Not sure how much chemistry or good form you could build with those guys in time, though.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 9, 2009 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
Fabregas
With an outside shot to return before the end of the month. You’re right though, will they gel in time? If they do I think they can give Man U a run for its money.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
This year or next year?
I can’t imagine they’ll compete this year…12 pts behind and a game in hand for United.
I thought Cesc was out for most if not all of the season...
Gooners best chance is to pray KGBFC continue their Downward Spiral (NIN ref.) and they slip in the Champions League backdoor, its almsot a longshot though…
Reds pulled off another one pulling a victory from the jaws of defeat, but unless some1 can beat ManU its not gonna matter.
PS: Any1 watching the U-20 South American WC Quals? Watching some of those kids is awesome. Some kid named Walter from Brasil looks rediculously talented, and that kid Insua our left back at LFC looks like the real deal, he had won the starting left back job at Anfield before he got dragged off for a month. some real talent to be seen there.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
I also saw..
…that they’re looking at some bigger names (international coaches) to bring in. Or they could wait for a coach like Hiddink or Sven.
ESPN says they may look into Steve Clark, the current West Ham coach, who was an assistant with Chelsea before being hired away this year.
Eriksson would be interesting with Chelsea. I’m a little fearful of what he might be doing with Mexico these days.
I don’t understand why Hiddink would take it after passing recently because of the upcoming WC.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 9, 2009 5:46 PM CST up reply actions
Eriksson.
His rep is down significantly, and he’s not exactly winning over critics with Mexico.
There are a crapload of rumors right now. Supposedly they want to name a short-term replacement, but beyond that names like Riijkard/Hiddink/Zola/Grant(would be hilarious) come up.
His rep is down
but aside from what substantive criticisms there might be in Mexico (I’ve only watched one of their games with him, so I don’t really know how they look), I don’t think it should be. It was pretty apparent that what he had to work with in England was overrated, and it’s not like they had a disaster in the WC. They lost to a really good Portugal side in a controversial match. And he overhauled the Man City roster and took a club that avoided the relegation zone by four points the previous season to the top half of the table.
Anyway, is Mexico in bad form? I’m really looking forward to Wednesday, and a win would take a lot of pressure off in qualifying.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 9, 2009 6:10 PM CST up reply actions
He's 4/4/1 with Mexico
Including losses to Sweden (the crappy Sweden side that played the US a month back), Honduras, Jamaica and a draw with Canada.
No matter what reports you believe about Roman’s financial stability, he’s not going to take someone who is, in essence, a City reject. I think he has more pride than that.
I can believe that, just on principle if nothing else. He’ll probably come up with a big name, but his last two hires were pretty underwhelming, even at the time (especially Grant). I think that a short term guy followed by Hiddink after the WC makes the most sense, given what seems to be out there.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 9, 2009 6:40 PM CST up reply actions
Grant
He was close friends with Abramovich though, so it wasn’t that much of a stretch for him to be hired as a caretaker manager for the rest of the season.
I think Scolari was hired for 2 reasons: 1. Because he’s a good manager (still is, despite this disaster, although it’s clear he’s more suited to manage a national team), and 2. So Portugal could hire Queiroz away from United.
I agree that Hiddink makes the most sense.
Looks like
Hiddink may have changed his mind about returning to club management before the world cup. Also, soccernet says that fancy lad Rijkaard is interested and that Ancelotti might be. Of course, reporting on soccer rumors is so unreliable you always have to just wait and see.
Also they have quotes from Hiddink on Arshavin at Arsenal:
“He (Arshavin) is what you call a game breaker, he can decide the outcome of any match and he perfectly illustrated that in the game against Holland,” Hiddink said.
“I would say those qualities of Arshavin, along with being a very smart and mentally tough player, have convinced Arsene Wenger to sign him.”
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=617728&sec=england&cc=5901
by Brett Perryman on Feb 10, 2009 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
catcher/OF depth
maybe the Yankees would be interested an a Salty/Byrd combo? If not right now, in a few months? Pure speculation, Byrd gets them through 2009 with decent offense and defense and Salty becomes their young catcher.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Yankees OF is a mess
Bunch of aging hitters there, but nobody to play CF.
"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
i wonder who the rangers would be willing to accept in return
you know, adam kept saying that jones didn’t make it any more likely that Byrd gets traded but I feel like the Rangers would be a little happier knowing that they won’t have to sacrifice CF defense in the short term if Jones comes in an does well.
Of course, JD said Hamilton wasn’t moving from CF anytime soon, so not sure what to make of that
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
Hughes?
Salty is a centerpiece for a future pitcher trade. Don’t know if Hughes is heatlhy enough to trade for right now.
Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!
by DerekSTheRed on Feb 9, 2009 11:32 AM CST up reply actions
Odd how we would infer such a deal at around the same time Washington says Salty has the inside track for the catcher's job.
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
by oc on Feb 9, 2009 12:28 PM CST up reply actions
which could mean
exactly what it sounds like, could be helping to build value perception, or could just be Wash talking and it’s meaningless.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
could just be Wash talking and it’s meaningless.
…what do you mean could be?
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.
+1
Wash give the “inside track” to whichever player has the most MLB service time. With LairdCheeks departed, that just happens to now be Salty.
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 9, 2009 6:47 PM CST up reply actions
I'm thinking that also
Its the type of deal that may keep looking better to the Yankees as the season gets going.
CD hit a game winning homer to help Neyer beat Phillips in the first semifinal:
"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.
What an upset. A writer beat a former general manager. We might be on to something here.
except that the former GM is also about as smart as…a rock
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 9, 2009 11:54 AM CST up reply actions
a few questions
why in the world did this happen:
69. Jayson Stark selects Ben Zobrist (SS, Tampa Bay Rays, $435,380)
really?
also zobrist went before david price/justin upton…whaaaaat?
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 9, 2009 11:59 AM CST up reply actions
80. Rob Neyer selects Chris Davis (1B, Texas Rangers, $400,000)
Rob Neyer: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Jayson Stark: He’s a steal.
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 9, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
I hate Tim Kurkjian, even if he's kidding.
This isn’t a fair fight. Steve Phillips, a former general manager of the New York Mets, a guy who built a real major league team for seven years, against Rob Neyer, a baseball writer, a stat guy.
Dave Cameron on Jones:
"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.
Good write-up
For the Rangers, this is a pretty terrific move. The Ballpark in Arlington is a great place to hit, and a little confidence goes a pretty long way when you’re trying to convince someone that their hard work has a payoff. If Jones really does commit himself to getting back in baseball shape to try and save his career, the Rangers could easily find themselves with a guy who reminds everyone that he can still hit a baseball.
excellent
I had forgotten all about the horrible struggles of Dye at a similar point in his career. There are certainly some parallels there.
"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
I've done a 180 on this
At first I was right with Adam but in retrospect I have coome around to the small risk – big reward school of thought
only because adam hasn't talked in a long time
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
MLB.TV getting updated
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/technology/internet/09mlb.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
I like this part since I have an iphone:
Bob Bowman, chief executive of MLB.com, said the company was also adding to its offerings for mobile phones, including bringing radio broadcasts to its applications for Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry. That will let iPhone and BlackBerry users who buy the At Bat application, which MLB.com says will cost less than $10, to listen to any game, anywhere they get cellphone coverage.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
awesome.
other interesting things:
A feature called audio sync lets fans overlay their favorite radio broadcasters onto the television feed.
In a similar deal, MLB.com will offer a joint subscription with ESPN Insider, a service that gives paying fans access to gossip about trades and other sports content.
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.
Audio sync
Well that freaking cool. They need to expand that stuff so I never have to listen to Hawk again. Ever.
I need to think something lasts forever, and it might as well be that state of being that is a game; it might as well be that, in a green field, in the sun.
i think its automatic for new ones? not sure
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.
Oh, I hadn't read all of that above
that feature was part of the phone stuff announcement?
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
The raio sync thing
is part of mlb.tv not the phone app.
But, the iphone app is going to have the ability to listen to any home or away radio broadcast of any game.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
makes me wish i had one :(
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.
yah I don't know
it sounds cool though.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Awesome
I’m saving up for MLB.tv this year (hopefully, no more delayed TVants for me). Wonder if you have to get the premium package to get that feature though.
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 9, 2009 6:51 PM CST up reply actions
arg
i got excited thinking they were bring “AT BAT” to balckberry
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.
Question: wasn't the A-Rod signing the first-step in the organization going into all-out 'win-now' mode in the early '00s?
You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?
Joe Torres says the Rangers are ..
going to be “really good’ in a couple years. Not that we don’t all know that already but it was nice hearing it from him. I was at the pet store standing in line and I hear this recognizable voice behind me. I turn around and there he is, with his sunglasses on with some other guy. He looks at my Ranger cap and says " a Ranger fan huh? They’re going to be really good in a couple years”. I said well I was kinda hoping it would happen in my lifetime, he laughed and he and his friend hopped in their rental car.
"You are a rude thoughtless little pig"
Alec Baldwin
Joe Torre or new Rangers minor league pitcher Joe Torres?
by Brett Perryman on Feb 9, 2009 2:55 PM CST up reply actions
nice
where were you?
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.
I was at a pet store ....
on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood, CA.about an hour ago I saw him I was really surprised at how healthy he looked for someone who’s had cancer and all.
"You are a rude thoughtless little pig"
Alec Baldwin
oops
meant in CA or where…thats awesome
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.
Is this LA/NYMF?
pretty cool story.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
yep
I’ve seen many movie stars in my day. I could care less about them Theres something about a baseball celebrity that kinda gets my blood pumping, it was really cool turning around and seeing him standing there. He was exceedingly nice too….
"You are a rude thoughtless little pig"
Alec Baldwin
You rude thoughtless little pig!
WTF you been…you’ve been missed?
"...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
HaHaHa ...
I love it when you talk dirty to me chuckle
I told ya already I was getting leid in Hawaii.
I bet you were watching Cops to see if ya saw me on there weren’t ya?
"You are a rude thoughtless little pig"
Alec Baldwin
what kind of pets do you have?
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
Does anyone know what Jones'
Spring Training #s were last year? Also, did Jones play in winter ball during the off-season?
Yeah
2008 ST stats: 56 AB, .214/.343/.411
AJ’s adventures in winter ball.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
UGH.
A nice article imbedded in that link too:
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/01/05/from-the-windup-the-abrupt-demise-of-the-once-great-andruw-jone/
If he has lost 23lbs and weighed more than 240 I wonder what his playing weight last year was?
weight
This article stats that he reported to camp in 08 at 240:
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/braves/stories/2008/02/27/andruw_0228.html
I saw a quote from him in the last few days where he said he played at more than 240. So, say he played at 243. If he has lost 23lbs that puts him at about 220.
Now if he can just hit and field, I’m on board!
JD talks to Dale
http://www.wfaa.com/video/index.html?nvid=330217
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Thanks for the link!
Had not seen or hear that. IF they have some luck with injuries and a spare BP guy comes thru, maybe they can hang around into August or September. It sure would be fun to see.
If they could just keep the pitchers healthy for once, it might make a huge difference.
"Who died and made you King?"
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