Nick Swisher pitches!
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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.
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 inactive lsb user on Apr 14, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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?
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.
same here
I think most of our baseball opinions are eerily similar.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
Swisher
Same her. I like him.
Also. If everyone pitched as quickly as he does? The pacing of the MLB would be improved.
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.
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?"
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.
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
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.
We should've signed him as a reliever
and let him end his career as a Ranger
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.
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.
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 Pocket Ninja 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.
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.
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
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.
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
http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com/
Give me Sheets or give me Offseason Blues Part III.
by inactive lsb user 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 $90 million contract
I like
that he K’s Kapler.
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
that's just hard to watch
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 14, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
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
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
Swisher
This makes me dislike him less.
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
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…
by captain freakin' magic on Apr 14, 2009 11:48 AM CDT reply actions
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
I say Teabag
Has a big-time arm, understands pitching, and we wouldn’t have to watch him bat anymore.
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.
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
It always makes me nervous...
when I see a non pitcher throwing like that. Remember when Canseco blew out his arm doing that?
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
I believe
you replied to sarcasm
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
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