Today's lineup
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 2, 2009 10:21 AM CST
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I bet I know
how Kris Benson hurt his back…
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 2, 2009 10:39 AM CST reply actions
Did someone say Benson?
And the quote:
“We haven’t had sex at Shea [Stadium] yet. We’ve done Three Rivers, PNC Park and the Pirates’ spring-training camp. We really like the highway. Kris’ two-seat Ferrari is small quarters for sex, but there’s other stuff to do. I think all couples do things like that; they just don’t talk about it.” -Anna Benson
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
x
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
i love cyanide and happiness
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Thanks
for saving me. I know the rules about having to post Anna Benson pictures but my school computer won’t allow me to access her images. Gdawg1, you are a true team player!
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 2, 2009 1:33 PM CST up reply actions
Nope, next game is thursday on 105.3.
"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 Mar 2, 2009 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
Well, there is if you have mlb gameday audio
The indians are broadcasting it
the preceding post was a great success.
i think we'll see Diamond again
I am hoping Holland is pitching again as well. Corey and Murray will probably pitch again, as well.
This was it before EDE and Benson got scratched
Matt Harrison, Kris Benson, Thomas Diamond, Elizardo Ramirez, Eddie Guardado. Not sure who fills in.
Nippert=Cy Young
That's better than yours
HR, HR, HR, HR, HR, HR
by Telegraph on Mar 2, 2009 12:56 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
MLB Gameday
Follow along at work after every half inning.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_02_texmlb_clemlb_1
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
MY
Ron Washington will realize MY shouldn’t be batting third the day after he gets fired.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Sarcastic?
May have something to do with the normal 3 hole hitter being held out of this game.
I think RW makes some pretty dumb moves and should get fired if another slow start takes place but this is kind of reaching for straws.
However you could be sarcastic in saying this.
No
I think Ron realizes that his team must not stumble fall flat on thier face coming out of the gate this spring. I believe he is trying to put as many realistic lineups as possible out there everyday. It is his intention to bat MY 3rd whenever Hamilton is not in the lineup not matter the consequences.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
I believe
and many on here might disagree with me, is that if MY is the 2 hole hitter, let him hit 2 hole in the spring. It’s not a real game so who cares if your 3 hole hitter today isn’t very good. Let Vizquel hit there since he is the non-regular in the lineup. I want guys getting as many at bats in the spots they will hit as possible. Just my opinion, but it seems like Ron is juggling the lineup trying to win instead of getting ready for April. Maybe that’s why we suck every year in April.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 2, 2009 1:58 PM CST up reply actions
Young isn't a rookie
He knows how to hit in the 2 hole. Hitting there only sparingly in this spring training isn’t going to make him freak out once the season starts and become a .260 hitter.
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.
Okay
I realize that. But hitting 2 hole and hitting 3 hole are way different approaches. I remember an interview with Rusty Greer that I always come back to when he said the best thing about playing for Johnny Oates was that you knew everyday where you were going to be in the lineup. I just don’t think it’s beneficial to move a 2 hole hitter to 3 hole to make your lineup better for a spring game.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 2, 2009 6:37 PM CST up reply actions
Seriously, are you 12?
It’s what, the 5th fucking ST game, and you are bitching about what spot in the order MY hits? And the manager is juggling the lineup to win games????
"...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
Again, Young isn't a rookie
Hes a veteran who has plenty of experience hitting in the 2 hole. I highly doubt a handful of spring training games hitting 3rd or 4th or 5th is going to screw him up enough to make a difference. Its spring training. He can go up there with the approach of a 2 hole hitter no matter where in the lineup he is. You are seriously overreacting to this.
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.
A's sign Cabrera
via rotoworld
According to Yahoo! Sports’ Tim Brown, the A’s and Orlando Cabrera have agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract.
Such a steal. The A’s will owe Cabrera less than the Royals will be paying Kyle Farnsworth this season. His addition means that Bobby Crosby will be thrust into a backup role, barring a trade. It’d make an awful lot of sense for the Padres to go get Crosby if the A’s would eat the majority of his salary.
"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
well we can hardly be expected
to compete against the “have’s” of the world like the Royals and A’s. We can only gaze upon their FA crop and mumble “must be nice…”
I would take
Holliday, who they traded for. Cabrera and Giambi they can keep based on what we have. Royals got Willie Bloomquist and Juan Cruz. Again, not that upset. If I missed somebody, than I apologize.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 2, 2009 2:08 PM CST up reply actions
it isn't a matter
of who they spent it on, but rather what they spent. the Royals blew 4.5M this year on Kyle Farnsworth. A smarter GM like Daniels could have parlayed that into Cruz and a lefty like Beimel or Ohman this offseason.
and even smarter one would have left cruz alone
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
first of all
thanks for the good conversation last night on yesterday’s game day thread.
but as for Cruz, what do you have against him. I think that was a pretty solid investment of about 2M per year in a potentially dominant reliever.
but
do those acquistions make the team that much better. We all want to see the young kids play until someone else signs a journeyman and than we complain. Would Beimel or Ohman helped in the big picture? Probably not
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 2, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions
i am not a fan
of investing large amounts of money on relievers, but with the starting rotation this team is running out, this team needs to field as solid bullpen as it possibly can. there is not a loogy on our team as effective as ohman, and only one or two guys with arms as live as Cruz’s.
Relief pitchers
are a dime a dozen in my opinion. Showalter once said average relievers are good every other year, the special ones are pretty good every year. To me, that is just too much of a risk for a guy who will appear in maybe 1/3 of your team’s games.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 2, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions
I agree
when you can sign a guy that would likely be the best or second best arm in the pen for a couple million bucks, it sucks to not be able to afford it.
I think the conventional wisdom of “relievers aren’t stable enough year-to-year to warrant a big chunk of the budget” pendulum has swung too far in one direction. It’s generally sound, but when you are passing by on overpowering guys like Cruz, while counting on spares like Eyre, Rupe, etc, then you have gone too far..
Doctor please. Some more of these.
i just don't see cruz as overpowering
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
the main
perk of signing Cruz would be to try and flip him at the deadline for prospects in my opinion. I think the Royals will be looking to do that.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 2, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions
why do you say that?
if he is an effective reliever for us, isn’t that a perk as well? that is like saying bradley wasn’t a good signing because the main perk would have been flipping him at the deadline and we failed to do that. any signing that improves our team’s W/L is a good signing, and if we do fall out of contention despite his performance and we can flip him for prospects, all the better.
major league hitters beg to differ
He has K-rates in excess of 12 per 9 the last two seasons and has an average FB velocity of 94+ mph.
What do you consider overpowering? 15 k/9 and 97 mph?
Doctor please. Some more of these.
His walk rate is also up to almost 6 per 9 innings
I don’t know if that translates well to the AL
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.
then
do you see any of our current stable of pitchers as overpowering? or are you reserving that title for the likes of Rivera and K-Rod?
i mean
his peripherals aren’t staggering. WHIP of 1.2 – 1.3. Kind of a high walk rate. He did have a high K rate last year but not so dominating the year before.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
correction
not so dominating 2 years ago – which doesn’t really factor into it i guess. i’ll concede the high k rate.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
any argument against
signing relievers is negated by the fact that you can get very good ones for 1/2 price or less this off-season. Cruz was a great value for what he signed for whatever qualms you have vs his control. His ridiculously low h/9 and high so/9 make him a commodity for any team.
why would that not happen next offseason?
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
Offseason pitching targets' early ST numbers
just for fun, i took a look at the extremely-small-sample-sized performances-to-date for some names that were often bantered about during the offseason.
Masterson: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 ER
Bard: 2 IP, 0 baserunners, 2 Ks, 0 ER
Bowden: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 0 K and 4 ER
Buchholz: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 ER
A guy I would have been very meh about, Hansack: 2 IP, 0 baserunners, 4K and 0 ER
And lastly, Homer Bailey: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 Ks, and 0 ER
Please don’t take this as crying over spilled milk. Our catchers have obviously performed well to date as well, and their catchers have not. And as I said above, this is an incredibly small sample size. But it is fun (at least to me) to track these things.
Incredibly small is correct.
"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
still
i will be watching a number of these guys throughout the spring, especially Bailey and Bowden, who I considered to be realistic targets last winter.
fa sho
"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 $90 million contract
Gametime
and the Indians are running a strong lineup of superstars out there…
Brantley, Cabrera, Francisco, Shoppach, Mills, LaPorta, Hodges, Gimenez, Valdez
That Indians’ lineup is reminiscent of the Major League days…
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 2, 2009 2:07 PM CST reply actions
so is Shoppach the "Roger Dorn" of that team?
I hear he’s a real d-bag
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 2, 2009 4:36 PM CST up reply actions
woooo nice play Omar..
to start off the game.
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According to MLB.com announcers
Vizquel just made a nice play at short.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
Harrison
3 up 3 down first with a K
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 2, 2009 2:19 PM CST reply actions
Ben Francisco
The Indians LF…had a funny pic last year,
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
he killed us last year
but yea he looks goofy as hell
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BAM!
Doubly Do-Right with a long single.
2 to 0 .. Murph scorched a 365 foot single..
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No clue...sorry...
…working at the same time.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions
well the only real question
is did he go down looking or swinging?
Doctor please. Some more of these.
He scored
So he must have gotten on base somehow…
…should find out in a minute unless Young ends the inning.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 2:31 PM CST up reply actions
And FOTF
ends the inning…I’ll check gameday and see if they have Jones’ AB up
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions
Thank you Joey!
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 2:35 PM CST up reply actions
so that's his first hit out of the infield, correct?
that’s….something
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
so is harrison
supposed to be going 3 innings today or just 2?
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I think the original plan
was for starters to go 2 innings in their first 2 starts.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
yea i couldnt remember
if it was still 2 innings this time or a 1 inning increase for every start
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oh and 5 ground balls to 0 fly balls for harrison
good stuff
i say give him another inning
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debbie downer
"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
well
my comment was specifically directed at “5 ground balls to 0 fly balls.” Does the double not count as a fly ball?
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
well when talking about gb/fb ratio
u dont normally include hits do you
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Depends
Could have been a bouncer down the line..
"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
Jones strkes out swinging...again
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woooo Baby Rusty..
smashes another single.
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i know it's early
but I like that he seems to have come in motivated to claim an OF spot. He has physical limitations and still might be best suited as a platoon OF, but there’s something about him you have to like.
he comes from the david eckstein school
of grit and whiteness?
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hustling white dude syndrome...
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very true...the Murph is *special*
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J-ROD ....wooooo
smashes a double… Rangers get 3
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Woooo!!!
Salty is sounding good this spring.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 3:00 PM CST up reply actions
yep short for Jarrod
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You really saved some time
there, B-Guns, not typing out Jarrod.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Jarrod...
Saltalamacchia.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
i gotta say
may favorite nickname for him so far.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
reallyyy?
"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
the other ones are stupid or obvious
there is something clever in calling Jarrod J-Rod.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
hyphens are inherently not clever
which makes J-Rod all the more impressive
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
I wasn't sure to put a hypen or not..
but thanks AB….
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but seriously
i’m usually sarcastic about these things but I gotta say kudos. best nickname I’ve heard in a while.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
thank you kindly sir...
the Electrician did pretty well :) it stuck …
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it's a little more beefed up as J-Rod..
a little more pronounced…that’s the point but yeh JRod is good too…
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what about
teacher fucker?
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if you could actually make a good nickname out of that
i’d be interested.
there might have been one that i just forgot.
teacher fucker is obvious, pretty crass, doesn’t roll off the tongue, and still pretty long
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
well that makes me think
tit fuck
im now interested in forming a nickname that involves him marrying a teacher of his, only have it be slightly creative
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that's right
i did like that one.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
H4T
Hot for Teacher
Future Rangers - Minor League Information
by fightingengineer on Mar 2, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
-1
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
why the animosity
towards teacher fucker? is that where the -1 is being directed towards?
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lol. no.
the absurdity of “J-Rod”
firstly – it’s not “jay-rod” it’s “jarrod”
secondly – it’s retarded.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
it's not jay rod? really?
but surely the Subway guy is Jay-rod, right?
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
Obviously his name is not actually 'jay-rod'
but when you say his nickname is ‘j-rod’ what other way do you pronounce except ‘jay-rod’
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
if i wanted to pronounce it jerrod
i would just write jerrod. the fact that i’m saying a word that is not his name is part of what makes it a nickname. otherwise it would just be his name.
the cleverness comes from the idea of using all the other X-Rod names and applying it to a name that seemingly doesn’t fit – but does. Making it clever.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
x-rod names are not clever
they’re full of douchbaggery
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
exactly
except in this case, where it is. this is pretty basic humor rules. use something generally unfunny in an unexpected situation to make it funny
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
you should do a lecture circuit teaching your humor rules.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
exactly Ab03 gets it!
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as per usual ..
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Salty's
crushing this spring
Support your local Scott Feldman
"Back-to-back was like, 'Cool,’ " he said. "Then, everyone was like, 'Really?’ The fourth was like, 'Is this really happening?’ And the fifth one was like, 'Yeah, that really happened.’ "-Justin Smoak
he's better than teagarden
"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 don't know if I agree with that
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 3:02 PM CST up reply actions
i think he is easily
the better hitter. but teagarden still has a pretty big advantage as a defender/pitch caller.
Teabags and his stick
could produce something at the big league level. His d is definetly superior to that of Salty. Why not take a small hit on O for a stud defender and not lose a whole lot at the plate. It just makes sense, this club can always score.
You show me some numbers that suggest he is "easily" a better hitter...
I don’t believe that one bit. Tea has been nothing but awesome since he got here. But who’s to say really? Just going off of what they’ve both done in their big league time…
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
lol
beware the small sample size longhorn
"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
Ha. Ha. Ha.
Yet another bias joke. Whatever.
I’m just saying, at the big league level, Teagarden mashed last year, which is something Salty hasn’t done in 2 seasons with Atlanta or Texas. If he ever does, I will be happy to say I was wrong.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Im sure there was a 47 at bat stretch where salty mashed last year.
the preceding post was a great success.
To the tune of 6 HR's anda .319 clip?
Look, I get that it’s a ridiculously small sample size, but he was really good when he played last year. If/when he cools off at the MLB level, I’ll shut up. But he hasn’t given me any reason to think he can be less than stellar yet. I know his minor league numbers weren’t great, but he was consistently injured, which can do that to anyone. If he’s finally healthy and here to stay, I’m anxious to see what he can do.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Yeah but there was no power there whatsoever.
My point is that he’s sucked at the plate ever since then for the most part.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
click my link
"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 his numbers last year were just bad.
220+ PA’s and 3 HR’s? Not to mention that cool .254 BA.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by your logic
Metcalf is a great hitter as well. Did you see the power numbers he put up at the end of last year? Legit!
you're missing the 56 AB stretch to end the season
where he had a .946 OPS
"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 $90 million contract
Huh...
Maybe I was looking at the wrong thing in there… sorry dude.
Ok, point taken I guess. But overall, he was dreadful. Teagarden hasn’t had a chance to play more than he did, and when he had his chance, he performed. More than Salty can say…
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
thats 50 at bats.. almost nothing
he hit around 200 the rest of the season in the minors…
i like teagarden, but hes not going to hit for average. maybe salty won’t, but hes got the higher ceiling as an all around hitter.
the preceding post was a great success.
In the long run
who would you rather have behind the plate catching strike 3 to get us into the playoffs? Just something about Teagarden that is endearing to me. I just really prefer my catcher to be a whiz on d like I do my ss.
id rather
shake my tailfeather
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yeah but I'm pretty sure it was in an episode of Entourage
which makes any song better than it really is. but if I’m wrong about that, you are correct, sir.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 2, 2009 4:46 PM CST up reply actions
All day long I rummage for music online
And have no exposure to that tune.
When I worked out a gym in the Chinatown projects downtown in Manhattan I got hip hop drilled in. Now, in one ear out the other.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 2, 2009 3:40 PM CST up reply actions
not a good song
in and of itself, but when Girl Talk drops it at a concert, it’s pretty great.
Not Biggie/Elton euphoric, but pretty great.
did you just put B.I.G. and Elton John in the same category?
that’s mindblowing
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 2, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions
Murph --> Vizquel --> Salty
Nice relay play to gun someone down at the plate, announcers are giving salty credit for a good block.
the preceding post was a great success.
perfect timing salt
"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 dont' want to get carried away with the JRod optimism
but that would be pretty awesome if he started to hit in the majors.
screw you Boston – you can keep Buccholz
(not really – but it’ll be you doing the begging this time).
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
he got through 3
gave up a run though
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all three hits were doubles
but he did record 6 outs on the ground and two with the K, so that is promising.
everyone calm down
i cant keep up w/the rapid posting goin on right now, tryin to follow like 3 things at a time
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alright all caught up
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decent outing by harrison
not the best 3rd inning but not terrible either
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
that guy
getting thrown out at home makes the outing look a little better, because he did give up 3 doubles
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Matt Harrison Line..
3 Innings
3 Hits
1 Earned Run
0 Tears
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
one walk, 2 K's
If you want some slack, bring your own rope.
by rangerfaninva on Mar 2, 2009 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
1 walk 2 k's
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Are you sure about the no tears?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 3:24 PM CST up reply actions
he welled up I heard..but no official tears..
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
The walk to the dugout was observed to have been made with deliberate stillness of the head.
So as not to knock any tears loose.
Ha ha
Thanks for chiming in Rachel
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
hahaha he knows we're watching...
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
I'm not sure Harrison will ever live that all down
And I often refer to him as Baby Harrison
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
I don't really mock him for it,
I just feel bad for the guy.
I’d sure be crying a lot more out there than those guys do under all that pressure.
I would too
I mostly call him Baby because he looks so freaking young. The tears only added to it.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 3:53 PM CST up reply actions
I'd be crying, too...
tears of joy that I get paid to play a game.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 2, 2009 4:49 PM CST up reply actions
Jones reaches on an error
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
so...
anyone interested in seeing the watchmen?
ive heard the book’s amazing but ive never read it
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richard nixon getting a lot of attention lately
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
i loved the actual movie
cant say ive seen the actual interview aside from a couple clips. we watched a bunch of stuff on watergate in this film class im in a few weeks back. then watched all the presidents men
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That movie’s getting ridiculed in every review I’ve read.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 2, 2009 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
speaking of movies
Public Enemies is coming out later this year, but I encourage anyone who hasn’t to read the book first. Bryan Burrough is a hell of a writer, and it’s a pretty great read.
Yay Gemstone
He has the most amazing blue eyes.
I have no firsthand experience of his pitching skills. Sorry :)
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
I got him mixed up with Tommy Hunter in my sleep-deprived state on the day of FanFest.
And waited in line with friends to get his autograph (my friends wanted Millwood’s. Whatever) because I thought Hunter was the one with the most amazing blue eyes. I think I even used those exact words when I mentioned them to said friends.
Imagine my disappointment when I realized I was so wrong.
Thomas Diamond ala the 2005 Toy Drive
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 3:39 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah.
That’s what I was expecting to see.
And then Hunter walked in and I realized the massive error of my thoughts.
Ha ha
Hunter’s a character though.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
has anyone noticed
Blalock seems to be walking quite a bit this spring? is he the new Milton Bradley?
He's just a pure hitter
"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
poor T D ..
getting slapped around pretty good there…
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
bases loaded...no outs
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
8 to 4 all of a sudden
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
can you DFA someone during an inning?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
that's unfortunate
i wonder how many times he’s thrown his slider….
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
I don't know
But he’ll be lucky to make it out of this inning within his pitch count
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 3:53 PM CST up reply actions
My stupid MLB.com Gameday thingy wont update!!!
Crap!!
Adam J. Morris - "Murphy isn't that good. He is overrated by Rangers fans."
....How dare you, sir!! Take it back!!
yea...
it normally only does every half inning or so
it’s been a long inning
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strikeout and a popup to get it to 2 outs.
bases loaded still, ben francisco up in a.. 8 or 9 pitch at bat
the preceding post was a great success.
ughhh...walked in a run to the goofy dude
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
Lizard is in now
Ha ha. I just always laugh when he’s announced because he was part of my Sidney Ponson encounter.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
Yes....
I think it was Lizard who was originally interested in me (they were all talking about me in the dugout), but it was Sidney who did all the talking. He wanted me to go to dinner with the two of them. Lizard doesn’t speak much English if I recall correctly.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:00 PM CST up reply actions
ooo la la
you could have dine with royalty
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Yeah...I declined
And Sidney responded, “Why? Don’t you date baseball players?”
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
not those that don't have the ...
name Chris Davis she replied.
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
Ha ha
I did not say that. I hadn’t discovered CD yet.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
date is not what you would have been doing that night
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
Very true
And I’m not sure Lizard could have defended me. Ha ha.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
when i lived in baltimore
i knew of a few baseball groupies and lets just say the ponson stories weren’t…pleasant
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
I'm sure they weren't
I hope no one ever calls me a baseball groupie
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:07 PM CST up reply actions
Ha ha...that would have been a good one
The other guys probably would have gotten a good laugh out of that. The entire dugout was watching/listening to my exchange with Sidney.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:04 PM CST up reply actions
In Iowa...
…when the RedHawks were here. I was on a photo pass that day, so I was in the photo wells during the game.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
was this
during the game or after or what? where’d they spot you?
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During the game
I was in the photo well next to the dugout on a press pass.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:06 PM CST up reply actions
Heh
It’s really not that cool. I guarantee I couldn’t get a pass at RBIA. Although, my buddy Brad got a pass for me one day and I worked for him taking pictures of ads around the ballpark during the game. And he mistakenly got an all access pass instead of just a pass for the photo wells. So I could have gone into the clubhouse had I wanted. So dangerous :)
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:08 PM CST up reply actions
What can I say...
…I’m a mostly good girl who just has bad thoughts sometimes?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
And the occasional dream too
….
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:17 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, that
dummy!
"...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
Shrugs
I’m all talk, no walk….
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
YOUR board?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 3, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions
I got a new toy for you guys...
http://nationalpastimealmanac.com/
It a MLB database that goes from 1876-2008 for MLB data with a lot of interesting search features..
Who was the last guy to win back to back 20 games? Roy Oswalt..
Who was the last guy to get HBP more than 30 times in a season since 1940? Jason Kendal..
Did you know that Stan Musial was the only guy to OPS over 1000 in back to back season while having 200 or more hits…
This thing is great for weird baseball stuff…
Did you know that
FOF is tied for 7th since 1940 in consecutive seasons with at least 20 GIDP with 3? And his streak is still active… he could tie Julio Franco and Miguel Tejeda in a few years. I wonder if they will make as big a deal about that as they did his 200 hit streak?
if it is as good as you say
it probably deserves its own fan shot or fan post
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
I am about to run to class here soon
If it gets more attention in thread Ill make a fan post…
No one reads fan shots ….
You've got my attention
Accept don’t include anything about Jason Kendall… no one wants to hear about him
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Kendal was a result...
I was not “looking” for Jason Kendal…
Did you know Eddie Murray leads all players since 1940 in number of hits in their 1st 3 professional seasons? Mark Texiera was 6th.
Pete Rose and Chipper Rose are tied at .309 for top BA for the first 10 years of a career.
There are only 8 players since 1940 to acquire 2000 K in their first 10 seasons combined?
Who where they?
Don Drysdale, Bob Gibson, Nolan Ryan, Fergie Jenkins, Tom Seaver, Bert Blylevan, Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez… That is one hell of a list
fucking espn classic
instead of showing classic games they’re showing drag racing crap and now old nascar. piece of shit channel, i want to be director of programming there so i never have to be subjected to billiards or american gladiators again
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masahide kobayashi is in now
who was that japanese player in the indians farm system i believe that was found out to be in a gay porno?
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where do you read stories like that....
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
It WAS big news
at the time.
"...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
kazuhito tadano was his name
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhito_Tadano
another story about porn involving japanese baeball players was hideki matsui’s porn hobby and how he and the other japanese media routinely trade videos. let me find that article quick too
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Kazuhito Tadano I think...
"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 guess hideki's case
it was an excerpt from a larger article, still funny though:
http://www.tiricosuave.com/2008/03/28/hideki-matsui-horny-guy/
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After you said this, I had to google
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
Metcalf hitting for Blalock
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
Borbon hit in place of Blalock
per GameDay
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Hmm...they announced Metcalf
And then I heard Borbon’s name too…so maybe they got confused.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell
by The Best Micah on Mar 2, 2009 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
Duran playing LF
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
how did the indians get meloan?
wasnt he a somewhat highly thought of dodgers prospect a couple years back?
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i remember wanting him in the proposed teixeira deals.
as part of a pretty big package of course.
the preceding post was a great success.
anyone still listening?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Josh Rupe!
2 IP
0 H
1 BB
3 K’s
Nicely done!
"If you can't get up for this kind of game, Lord have mercy, you might not have a heartbeat"
-Jerome Bettis
Had the same sentiment
Then the MLB Gameday tracker switched the second inning to Omar Poveda. So not sure now.
Poveda
looks sterling in his stat line…
I guess nobody knows what it looked like live?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
I spoke too soon.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 2, 2009 5:27 PM CST up reply actions
Pretty good job from Harrison today
"If you can't get up for this kind of game, Lord have mercy, you might not have a heartbeat"
-Jerome Bettis
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