Tuesday morning stuff
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 14, 2009 9:18 AM CDT
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PrintGames like the past few leave you feeling like the Rangers are never going to win again.
This sucks. I'm ready for a couple of wins.
Evan Grant says that numerous players were in the clubhouse last night, claiming responsibility for the loss. Vicente Padilla said he didn't get the job done, Ian Kinsler said he should have tagged up, Marlon Byrd said he should have done something against George Sherrill.
The one plus from yesterday's game was Chris Davis's bat waking up...Rudy Jaramillo says he identified a problem with Davis's back leg, that they worked on yesterday afternoon, and Davis responded with his best game of the season.
Richard Durrett says it all comes down to starting pitching, and the starting pitching failed the Rangers yesterday. Although I think you also have to be a little worried about Scott Feldman's performance out of the pen yesterday, and so far this season. The plan to improve the bullpen and the rotation by moving Feldman to the pen and Kris Benson to the rotation hasn't exactly been a success thusfar.
Jeff Wilson says that the game looked familiar, other than the plethora of empty seats in the stands...this was the lowest attendance for a scheduled game in the history of TBIA.
Willie Eyre pitched in Oklahoma, and Ron Washington says that if Eyre had been healthy, he would have started the season in the Rangers bullpen. I'm guessing Eyre will be activated this week, with either Warner Madrigal optioned or Josh Rupe put on waivers.
Anthony Andro notes that this is the same record that the Rangers had after 7 games last year, and Baltimore was the team that dropped them to 3-4 last year.
Brandon McCarthy looks to stop the bleeding today, against Orioles starter Alfredo Simon, and McCarthy has been doing some "basic tinkering" in his between-starts throwing to work on his fastball command.
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4 games dropped in a row
The fire under Ron Washington’s ass has started to smoke up a little bit, its just looking for a little oxygen to ignite.
Padilla
Seems to be talking to the press a lot more this season.
I noticed that, too
he seems to be making an effort to be a little less quiet, despite what seems to be a naturally reserved nature.
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its a contract year
he probably has a case of “dont want to seem like i dont give a shit about the media”-itis
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 Apr 14, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
it's funny what contract years do to people...
Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.
it's Evan Grant's charm
and colorful Hawaiian shirts; they’re both disarming
Feldman
I stopped watching the game right before it fell apart, thinking “If Feldman enters this game, we’re going to lose”. Came back to see that was the case.
I just can’t see how Scott Feldman makes this a better team.
In other news: I woke up this morning thinking about how dominant Atlanta would be if they hadn’t traded Salty, Andrus, Harrison, and Feliz. Add them to their other very young core (Schafer, Hanson, etc). Wow. That made me smile a bit.
I think that
Feldman is a starter. It just seems like he pitches so much better and more comfortably out of the rotation.
by Michael Cave on Apr 14, 2009 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
That's how it was last season
I don’t know if it will work that way again this season, but I would like to see them try him back in the rotation. The only success he has had in the bullpen came when he was a completely different pitcher.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
I agree with this.
The only reason he didn’t have more W’s last season wasn’t his fault. He just happened to be bitten by the “lack of run support” bug. I seem to recall that he had 4 or 5 starts in a row last season that he got bitten.
agreed.
Feldman makes this a better team if we remove Benson and start him. sadly. I’m not sure he’s a GOOD starter, or even an AVERAGE starter, but I think he was our most consistent starter last year in his first season starting in the majors, and now he’s back finishing other people’s mistakes. I think it was a mistake, no matter how enticing Benson’s “upside” is, to put him in over Feldman.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
This team's pitching staff as a whole
is not good enough to be able to say “You’re not good enough to start for us, Scott”
6 innings of reliable 4 run ball looks pretty good to me right now. It’s why I don’t mind watching Harrison start in spite of what the experts think about his peripherals or whatever the hell it is they don’t like about him.
the problem is that
Feldman wasn’t consistent last year. 8 of his 25 starts were just not good. 5+ runs in 6 or less innings.
If running a starter out there that allows an 813 OPS is our best option for this year then we really just need to write off this year.
What do voluntary mean?
You don't think he did enough
in his first year of starting (while getting shuffled around) to merit being the 5th man?
I mean, he logged 150 innings in a partial year with a 5.29 ERA (Some of those numbers were from the bullpen, I didn’t look at how that split out) It sucks, granted, but it will play as the 5th man with this offense and will buy feliz and holland a lot of time in AAA. And I don’t recall significant lost time to injuries. That’s a minor miracle for last year’s staff. That’s what I meant my consistent. MLB-consistent and Texas Rangers-consistent are two different things.
That’s all I’m saying. That he should be the 5th man.
Meh
Feldman is very meh. He got hit hard and a lot. Maybe hes a better option for this year, but frankly I’m not sure I care that much about the 5th man this year, as I suspect its a below 500 option either way. I guess I just don’t see much difference. Honestly I’d say that there is a better chance of Benson being a bigger part long term than Feldman, though I think both are beyond long shots.
What do voluntary mean?
isn't that what a 5th man is?
something under .500, can pitch reliably every turn?
To me Feldman has upside to be that. Benson is another low percentage, low risk reclamation project. We know what his ceiling is, and it wasn’t that great, and he’s been injured since then.
I was happy they took a flyer on him, because I want to see his wife’s cans. But that hasn’t panned out.
"that hasn't panned out"
One start where the defense was crap? Lots of kneejerkin’ here.
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
I'll admit I'm guilty of kneejerking on Benson
I just don’t see that Feldman is better out of the pen. He never has been in the past. And I’m sorry JKolar, if Feldman gets Bombed in 1/3 of his starts, I’ll live with it. Name me one starter last year that didn’t bombed like that. I think the closest would be Harrison.
That is an ERA of 6.00
We are not going to win many games with starters who have ERAs that high,
by NorCalRangersFan on Apr 14, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
the problem with Harrison
is that his strikeout-to-walk ratio, which was stellar in the minors, hasn’t been consistent or good in the majors. even though he doesn’t strike out a lot of batters, it’ll be a lot easier to watch him pitch and count on him when he lowers the walks.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Salty' had to be traded
"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 $90 million contract
I know Grieve brought it up a lot last night but where the hell
was Padilla’s fastball? Ive rarely seen it that bad. Not great movement, not great velocity.
When I saw Padilla's fastball in the upper 80s at the beginning of the game
I was just waiting to see how bad his start would be. He usually throws at least in the low 90s and can bring that up to 94/95. That sure wasn’t happening yesterday.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
I remember him hitting 96
a few times in the first game he threw…
and consistently in the low-to-mid 90s
concern for injury or fatigue already?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
early season dead arm?
What do voluntary mean?
if Alfredo Simon beats us tonight
it may be the low point in franchise history.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Clark
Thats what other teams say about our starter/bullpen every single night
by SaltyGoesYard on Apr 14, 2009 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions
i laughed at this
and it may be true.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Jose Canseco pitching against the Red Sox is the low point in history
by oc on Apr 14, 2009 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions
maybe
but I just remember Simon being so ineffective in OKC. I don’t think there is a single starter in our system right now I care less about than when Simon pitched for the Redhawks.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Yep.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Apr 14, 2009 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
kinda hard to beat Lenny Randle beating up Lucchesi though..
Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.
Tonight is huge, and very indicative, IMO.
You’ve got a guy on the mound who is supposed to be a cog in your plans to be a contender in McCarthy.
You’re facing a guy who (let’s face it) isn’t very good in Alfredo Simon.
You’re at home. You should have your full complement of starters in the lineup.
It’s not must-win (obviously; it’s only game eight), but a loss could murder confidence.
Seeking a new signature...
I think the bats come alive
and murder their pitching, and McCarthy builds on the last start. Not dominant, but a good solid outing. What we need is 6 innings, AT LEAST, and preferably 7 from him. Our pen just isn’t going to get it done.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
What gets me is...
this was basically another gut-punch loss after the 4-0 lead blown by CJ over the weekend. I don’t think any of us are asking for miracles here, just incremental progress. To see Padilla get raked over the coals so hard yesterday, and then watch Feldman (last year’s bright spot, at least for me) get tagged really left me feeling like this is the same old Rangers.
Granted, it essentially is the same old Rangers, but I suppose years of beatdowns haven’t taught me to lower my expectations. Here’s hoping for a win in tonight’s game.
I'd rather see Jennings
in the rotation than either Benson or Feldman. At least until Holland is deemed ready. I expect 2 or 3 pitchers currently on the staff to be gone (as in DFA’d) by Memorial Day at the latest.
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x
Jennings is looking pretty good – his breaking stuff was spot on. I was honestly surprised that not only Padilla and Feldman were so terrible, but that they were both so so so bad on the same night when Feldman was brought in after an early exit to eat some innings and Wash sort of had to stay with him too long. Yuck.
Heres hoping it was just
a dead arm night for Padilla. If its something more than there could go the season pretty fast
What do voluntary mean?
Always has
Feldman is a decent B side reliever or a very questionable #5 starter.
What do voluntary mean?
Agree
May as well see another start for Benson (since that first one was kind of strange and hard to judge). But ultimately, if he doesn’t show somethign soon, I think he’s out of here. And Feldman doesn’t just earn the 5th starter spot by flailing out in the bullpen. Jennings looks like he’s first in line for it (though he’s close to the only effective RHP out there so far)
It wasn't that hard to judge
He just wasn’t good…
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
I'd rather keep him in the bullpen
We need that 2nd reliable option
"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 $90 million contract
man
Jennings can’t hit 89 on the gun though…
I’m so scared every time he throws that it’s leaving the yard
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't have any more confidence
in Benson or Feldman, though, and I think Jennings is healthy and a slightly better option than either of them.
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look I agree
with the fact that Jennings looks better. I’m still just so afraid…so very, very afraid every time he pitches
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm that afraid
of about 7 guys on the pitching staff right now.
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Madrigal probably
gets sent down to make room for Eyre. The Rangers can’t afford to expose any pitcher to waivers right now. Even Rupe.
If Benson struggles on Wed there will be pressure on RW and JD to put Jennings in the rotation. Would Benson go to the bullpen? DFA Benson and call up…. Diamond or some else with options?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
The Rotation
I see no need to make any changes anytime soon. I don’t think the rotation should be touched for another 4 weeks, let things settle in a bit. Besides, if Jennings is pitching well in a row, let him stay there, let’s see if he can be the 8th inning guy. Holland isn’t ready. What do you want to do? Put Feldman back in the rotation. He was good last year only because we all thought he would be terrible and he turned out to be just bad. He is a long reliever/DFA on a good team. I see no reason to change things right now.
Ryan on Holland
He said that he wanted to work him into the bullpen first. So, assuming that will be the case, if Holland is ready to be baptized by the front office on May 15, just about a month from now, who do you move and where? How do you use Holland? Lefty power one inning guy? Who do you move? Feldman’s out of options, right? This is really a question for everyone…
by FuturePants on Apr 14, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I would think
You would leave him to be a long man in the BP. I wouldn’t bring him up and ask him to adjust to doing 1 ip stints. Its just a different mindset it seems.
What do voluntary mean?
You have to get him regular work though
Of course, long man in the Rangers BP implies regular work. But in theory it doesn’t.
The thing is, if Holland is effective, then use him in situations where he’ll help the team. If he’s still learning, then put him in with big leads or deficits.
I just think your more imporantat
to keep him thinking about being a 4+ inning pitcher. I’ll admit I’d rather see him starting in the minors or majors, but I know I’m not the best judge.
What do voluntary mean?
Didn't Joba do just the 8th for awhile?
by FuturePants on Apr 14, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Joba
I suspect the Yankees were more worried about his innings. Also doesn’t Chamberlain have something of an injury worry about him, which I don’t think Holland does.
Holland went 150 innings last year in the minors. So I don’t think we are as worried about getting Holland back up to those inning totals. I think they Yankees are probably more worried about ramping Joba up to 150, as he has never done that in a season yet.
What do voluntary mean?
I hate hearing this
I want Holland and Feliz as starters, nothing else.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't have any problems with starting players in the bullpen.
Though I’m not sure this team is in a position where they really need to. Sure, the bullpen needs help, but, frankly, I don’t think we’re a playoff team if we improve one spot in our bullpen.
That's what I don't understand...
about all the not signing Cruz bitching around here lately. If the Rangers signed Cruz is this pitching staff or bullpen that much better just because of Juan Cruz? I don’t think it would be. Would the ‘pen be a little better? Sure, but Juan Cruz wouldn’t turn this team around.
Putting Holland or Feliz in the ‘pen isn’t going to do that either. If you want to do that the second half of the season so they can get their feet wet before next year then that’s fine. However putting them in the ‘pen to solve the pitching problems the Rangers have this season is the wrong way to go imo. I would like to see them both stay in the OKC rotation as long as possible. Then if the Rangers want to control their innings later in the season so they aren’t overworked, they can bring them up and stick them in the ’pen. That would get them a little ML experience.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
if Cruz were indeed an above average reliever
and we added him, and Frankie held his own as the closer, then indeed, those two as the every-other-day 8th and 9th inning guys would mean a world of a difference. that said, if ANYBODY in this pen other than Frankie (using him because he hasn’t failed yet) steps up, it’ll be a major boost
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Has any other team given up as many runs in their first seven games?
by oc on Apr 14, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
"Built for Fun"
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"Computers can’t measure the size of a man’s heart."
- Hawk Harrelson, MLB Guru/Analyst
by Maximilian on Apr 14, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yes
CLE and WASH are both worse thus far, and quite a few teams have troubled bullpens.
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because it keeps spilling
nobody’s cleaning it up, and it’s spoiled. starting to smell pretty bad.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
the good news is...
Willie Eyre will soon be here to save the day!!!
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on Apr 14, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Many Shuvs and Zuuls will know what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
yeppers
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
Nice...hehe.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
exactly
you take the worst pitching staff in baseball, then add Kris Benson and Jason Jennings, and what you have is (surprise!!!) the worst pitching staff in baseball.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
testing new sig
If you take the worst pitching staff in baseball, then add Kris Benson and Jason Jennings, what do you have???
surprise!!! You have the worst pitching staff in baseball, that's what.
I don't get why you groom a guy to be a starter last season
and then constantly move him around. I don’t know how anyone can expect Feldman to be successful when he doesn’t even have a defined role on the team from month to month.
Oh well. At least Jennings’ breaking ball looked infinitely better than anything from the last 2 seasons.
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- Hawk Harrelson, MLB Guru/Analyst
Haven't we seen the bad things that happen
When you overly rely on “defined roles”?
by brettgardner on Apr 14, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
I know
but I feel like if the team went to stretch out his arm and spend a whole season of growing pains on him, shouldn’t you see if you have anything with him at the beginning of this season? He’s only 26 after all.
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I agree somewhat..
but can’t he at least succeed in the role of “come in and throw strikes”?? Is it REALLY the different to do that as a starter or a reliever.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
It's been 2 appearances
No ones getting Millwood’s Cy Young ready, and no one should be getting Scooter’s DFA papers either.
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Should they flip Feldman and Benson?
Then DFA Benson later in the week when Eyre is ready to be activated?
i think they should stand pat for at least a couple of weeks
but I was just pointing out that throwing strikes really shouldn’t desert Feldman just because he move to the pen.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
WTF can't I type anymore???
Three posts today; three typos. Fme
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I wouldn't mind that
Benson is 34 and has no room on this rotation long term. I’ll give him one or two more starts to change my mind, but it’d have to be some serious amounts of awesome to go with him over Feldman.
Rock Flag & Eagle Radio: Thursdays 10 PM - 1 AM on FM 88.7 The Choice
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Only the Nationals & Indians
Have allowed more runs.than the Rangers.
That's great news
Last year, there wasn’t even anyone near us in runs allowed. Progress!!!
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
am i the only one who thinks the rangers should take a flyer on morillo?
?
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.
someone is liable to join you on that lonely escarpment
in a few weeks when the bullpen reaches a nadir.
Just curious, after looking at what he did in AAA last yr (60ip/60h/60bb/60so) and the fact that he has 8ip in the majors, what could your argument in favor of this (or your assumption that he is better than any other option currently on the 40) possibly be based on?
ok looking at the 40 man
players who could “go”
john bannister
luis mendoza
one of duran/arias/vizquel could be replaced considering they are all the same type of player
that said, i am a fan of taking chances on players who “havent put it together yet but have the talent” — like nippert for example — edwin jackson is another guy i would haev loved to see the rangers get
you cant teach people to throw 97 mph, and since were already rebuilding its worth taking a shot on someone liek that imho — like i said id rather see him in the bullpen than somone like mendoza, because his ceiling is MUCH higher than mendoza
so my argumeent is that he throws 97 MPH consistantly lol and as we all saw not even hamilton can keep up with 97 mph gas (i keed i keed)
but yea, he throws 97, we dcont have other great choices in the bullpen as it is, were “rebuilding”, etc, etc, etc — if he costs you not much to get then go for it. if not then dont
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 Apr 14, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather see Zimmerman back
vs. Mendoza
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Look at the AL Standings
Its not completely out of the question that the standings in each division are reversed what they’ll be at the end of the year.
East: Toronto, Baltimore, TB, NY, Boston
Central: ChiSox, KC, Detroit, Minny, Cleveland
West: M’s, Angels, Rangers, A’s
It’s all completely backwards…
Anyone else impressed with Andruw Jones last night?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
He's been the most productive bat
for the Rangers so far this year on a rate basis.
It is a little sad to see Andruw have to be pinch run for though. He really needs to cut way back on the twinkies and beer.
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
Hopefully, I'm not the only one that saw good things from the Rangers last night
Jones looked like he was a Brave again.
Jennings was pretty much lights out.
Davis showed he still knows how to hit a ball.
Fransisco still looks like a good closer
Anyone…? Anyone? Bueller?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Davis tatooed that pitch
The homer to right was on a chest high 86 mph fastball and he hit it halfway up the upper porch in right. Easily one of the hardest hit balls of the year. I knew when I saw him hit two loud line drive outs on Sunday that his slump was over. And now it is. My bet is that he hits 2 homers and at least 3 hits tonight
Silence your heresy!
You’re not supposed to acknowledge anything positive from Andruw Jones, because he’s taking playing time from the Rangers outfield of the future
BA has draft order
and LA has 2 first round picks and 3 first round supplementals. Ouch. Seattle has 2 firsts and a supp first.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/draft-basics/2009/267944.html
Jered Weaver?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
i'm depressed too
but two other bright spots, Jennings pitching and Andruw going yard and taking a walk.
I think the Pads will pick anyone up right now.
"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 Apr 14, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
White Sox
Brewers. Reds. I could see many trying to get in on that, just because…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
and their ties to our franchise lately
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder if scouts and GM's look at our pitchers and think
“Well, we can drop a full point off his projected ERA if he plays here.”
Pirates.
"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
So if mediocre pitchers who can't even stay in the Rangers bullpen
may have interested parties as mentioned above, then is it possible that a trade could be worked out with anyone?
Rupe will be put on waivers
we need room to sign Rick Bauer
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
or he could blow up the stadium and Hicks could collect on the insurance...
because he’s RUNNING OUT OF TIME
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
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juan morillo ?
Would he have to go on the 40 if picked up? If not, go get him-they need all the arms they can get!
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