Nick Swisher pitches!

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i wish our bullpen could do that

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
zywica for life...

by Longhorn on Apr 14, 2009 9:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

swisher rules!

this is where people start saying the rangers should trade for him to be our 8th inning guy

Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.

by gossamer on Apr 14, 2009 9:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

ha I love how he shakes off the sign

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Apr 14, 2009 9:35 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

He knows what he's doing out there.

That’s a baseball player.

Give me Sheets or give me Offseason Blues Part III.

by Chase Irwin on Apr 14, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow.

You know, I can’t imagine being a hitter facing Swisher.

And if the Rangers brought a fielder in every time they were down by 10 runs, Omar Vizquel would have more innings than Warner Madrigal

by JBImaknee on Apr 14, 2009 9:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I swear

Swisher is one of those guys that would make me want to root for a team less. He just always seemed sorta scummy. I know this has nothing to do with the topic.

What do voluntary mean?

by JKolar on Apr 14, 2009 9:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

for some reason

i have always liked the guy. he seems like the sort of guy who you hate when he’s against you, but you’d quickly like having him on your team.

What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.

by clark on Apr 14, 2009 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

same here

I think most of our baseball opinions are eerily similar.

Doctor please. Some more of these.

by tricer on Apr 14, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah I've noticed that too.

What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.

by clark on Apr 14, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Swisher

Same her. I like him.

Also. If everyone pitched as quickly as he does? The pacing of the MLB would be improved.

by 3Bagger on Apr 14, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

OBP machine

And I’m too lazy to look it up, but the YES announcers said he led the league in P/PA last season. Gotta love guys like that.

by nivarsity on Apr 14, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is why you hate him!

Because he is not on your team!!

by awillis111 on Apr 14, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd like to see Hamilton pitch, probably not the best idea but I bet he could light up the radar gun.

When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"

by Section 339 on Apr 14, 2009 9:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well he did pitch in HS, I believe.

by brettgardner on Apr 14, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Little League

The other parents and coaches wanted him moved to the next level because they were afraid he would hurt another kid, because he threw very hard.

by awillis111 on Apr 14, 2009 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He pitched in HS

I have a buddy that faced him his sr yr in the playoffs in NC. Said he was hitting 96 pretty regularly.

by Michael Cave on Apr 14, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

remember Pudge used to alwasy want to pitch?

I wonder if his arm is still good enough to. He can take a year off, learn to pitch, and come back as an old bullpen guy.

by JBImaknee on Apr 14, 2009 9:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

We should've signed him as a reliever

and let him end his career as a Ranger

by TRanger on Apr 14, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's funny

i made the joke in the GDT that he probably pitched faster than Guardardo, and in reality, he really did look a lot like Eddie out there. Easy delivery, pitched to contact, everything.

What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.

by clark on Apr 14, 2009 9:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

hey if Jose Canseco can do it...

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.

by BigGuns on Apr 14, 2009 9:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

If the pitching and defense keep going the way they're going, everyone should be able to pitch!

I think they should ditch the red uniforms for clown costumes, and become the Globe Trotters of baseball. At least make it fun for the kids….

They could create a tradition in the 7th inning where the first pitch of each at bat they use water balloons….or whiffle balls! Instead of a dot race they could have an elephant race or midgets in clown cars!!!! Can you imagine! Washington runs out onto the field to argue a call….dressed like a clown! To end the argument he slams a pie into the umps face…all while circus music plays in the background!!

When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"

by Section 339 on Apr 14, 2009 9:49 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs

might help attendance

Jeez, only 12,000 there last night. I think the circus draws better than that.

Doctor please. Some more of these.

by tricer on Apr 14, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Forgive me for asking

But…who is Nick Swisher?

She say she are the manager.

by rockin_rangers on Apr 14, 2009 9:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You've obviously never read Moneyball

He was Billy Beane’s first draft pick in the 2002 draft, was a productive hitter for A’s before getting traded to the ChiSox last year (in the deal that netted Oakland Gio Gonzalez), who flipped him to the Yanks this winter.

Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.

by WestTxAg06 on Apr 14, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If this person doesn't know Nick Swisher

I’m pretty sure they don’t know Gio Gonzalez.

by nivarsity on Apr 14, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you watch baseball, like ever?

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Apr 14, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

a guy with an era of 0.00

and a whip lower than vicente padilla, matt harrison, scott feldman, kris benson, warner madrigal, and josh rupe.

a better k/bb ratio than matt harrison, warner madrigal and josh rupe

has hit more homers this season than every ranger but nelson cruz (they are tied)
more rbi than any ranger
and an ops+ of 320

Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.

by gossamer on Apr 14, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

a douchebag

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Apr 14, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

he's a Yankee now...

a douchebag with class

"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"

by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

X

http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/9/18/162521/309

my sig is better than yours

by hinduplaya on Apr 14, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com/

Give me Sheets or give me Offseason Blues Part III.

by Chase Irwin on Apr 14, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

whaaaaaa?

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by tyd3311 on Apr 14, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He struck out Kapler!

by Sherman McCoy on Apr 14, 2009 10:04 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I like

that he K’s Kapler.

"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris

by DJCahill on Apr 14, 2009 10:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

heh

too bad Whiffy and Mench didn’t bat next, he could of struck out the side.

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.

by BigGuns on Apr 14, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gabe

I like that Gabe is hitting a cool .111

I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.

by TheBZA on Apr 14, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's just hard to watch

"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"

by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did this get posted to the front page

As some kind of sick joke towards the Rangers.

by SaltyGoesYard on Apr 14, 2009 10:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No

more like a major wake-up call.

by awillis111 on Apr 14, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's annoying...

how the commentators were irritated by Nick Swisher having a good time.
just because they were down 15-5.

its only what, the 7th game of the season…
chill.

by downsetgo on Apr 14, 2009 11:04 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

no joke.

i can’t believe they were getting all righteous about him wanting to keep the ball. it’s a position player getting a ML strikeout down 10 runs. did you want him to be somber about the whole thing?

by MeanMr.Mustard on Apr 14, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly

Baseball is a different game than every other sport

losing a game just isnt nearly as depressing and players can still be having fun out there in a situation like that

you do feel bad for Gabe though…

by Horns130 on Apr 14, 2009 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know

They need to freakin’ relax.

It’s not like he’s ever going to pitch again. And he saved their bullpen an inning pitched.

by nivarsity on Apr 14, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Depressing

I’m sick of looking at this front and center on LSB’s landing page.

"[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 11:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Swisher

This makes me dislike him less.

"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley

by trza on Apr 14, 2009 11:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

he looked like he was having a good time

nice to see the yanks struggling…as a former left-fielder turned pitcher for one inning in high school, i had a blast pitching! nice to see nick was too…

Rangers' Nation -- Rangers Baseball and sarcasm

by captain freakin' magic on Apr 14, 2009 11:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

so...

who is our best pitcher if given an inning? Hamilton? Davis? I’m gonna go with a sneaky pick…Nelson Cruz

"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"

by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 12:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I say Teabag

Has a big-time arm, understands pitching, and we wouldn’t have to watch him bat anymore.

by bioaggie on Apr 14, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Young

has a crazy yakker and that he could be a decent to good relief pitcher

by bstair on Apr 14, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I bet David Murphy could be a crafy lefty

by JBImaknee on Apr 14, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gotta be Josh

He was a top-10 pitching prospect coming out of high school. Lefty who could throw in the mid-90s. Being the #1 overall prospect as a positional player makes that less important though.

by Motiak on Apr 14, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can name

12 guys who are not

by Back Door Yakker on Apr 14, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boggs

Has that easy moving stocky frame that could be deceptive given his very strong arm. He might even have that “I got you chump” stare.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -

"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce

by Ed Coffin on Apr 14, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It always makes me nervous...

when I see a non pitcher throwing like that. Remember when Canseco blew out his arm doing that?

by Redcaps on Apr 14, 2009 5:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

did that happen?

don’t remember that

Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder

by ab03 on Apr 14, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

x

Blows out arm while pitching in mop-up situation (1993)

This dubious relief appearance would end Canseco’s 1993 season with Texas prematurely.
Summary: Just three days after his blooper extraordinaire, Canseco lobbied Rangers manager Kevin Kennedy to let him pitch in the eighth inning of a blowout loss in Boston. The result? One inning pitched, two hits, three walks, three earned runs – and ultimately, Tommy John surgery.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=canseco/080528