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WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
there has to be some more great pics from the welcome at home plate
"If you can't get up for this kind of game, Lord have mercy, you might not have a heartbeat"
-Jerome Bettis
by Jason Brynsvold on Apr 19, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
There probably will be...
that one I took a pic of my TV for
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
It's awesome!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I love the pictures of him where he looks like a dweeb
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 19, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions
One!
Singular sensation!
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
great pic
Every time Tim Duncan whines, an angel gets its wings.
by MeanMr.Mustard on Apr 19, 2009 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I love that pic
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 19, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I love how they traded Shealy
and as a result, had no 1B with a decent glove to replace Jacobs in the 8th.
I don't believe in this crap or anything, but still. . .
THAT’S THE SPARK WE NEED TO TURN AROUND THIS SEASON!
That often works for other teams.
The reason such comebacks haven’t speaked the Rangers historically—and they have had a lot of such comebacks—has been the inconsistency of the starting pitching. They might have an inspiring comeback one night; then the next night their starter got bombed.
I propose a 5-year moratorium on trading any young Ranger pitchers who throw over 90 mph.
I don't hate our chances tomorrow though
B-Mac is facing the Jay’s offense and the Rangers have always been able to hit Halladay hard.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO
That’s the Rangers I know and love: taking a shitty game and turning it into a win at the last second. That’s a little more like it.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
But they're getting ownershipped by Porcello :(
The 40 Trumps All!!!
"I guess it’s tough to look good when you play on the same team as Marcus Lemon." -Trip Somers.
"Congratulations, Mr. Somers. You just made THE LIST." -The Newberg, after reading the above comment.
by thedirkatron on Apr 19, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
if Seattle loses
everyone would have lost in the AL West but the Rangers. We’d get a game on everyone which is nice, but toronto is going to be tough especially since we start off with Halladay
The "Fire Wash Watch" is on. I say he's gone by April 26th.
Wash lives to manage another day
Lets see how the roadtrip goes.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Kinda weird that Young could be the one who saved Wash's job...
Arguing with Josey is like pissing in the wind.
5-7
The Revenge of the Rally Taco
That's not hail you see in Frisco....that just Justin Smoak's Home Runs coming back into orbit....
You guys can thank me
I didn’t watch one minute of the game and turned it on to see the first pitch to MY. Ballgame.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
So
You’re not supposed to bring in a guy with a 27.00 era and general track record of suck in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth? News to me.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
The 2008-2009 Dallas Mavericks are the biggest teases in the world.
I love the mob scene
As they were running towards home Davis pushed Kinsler in the back and almost sent him tumbling.
Ahhhh so nice to smile.
Luckily that worked out...
Probably should have pinch hit for Young there….
AJM took my line…Man we needed that. Winning is so much better than losing, and sloppily.
See: Friday's game
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Apr 19, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
From one of the KC boards on scout....
Wow, I don’t know how some of you blind homers can possibly defend Hillman’s moves here. Get a clue.
EDIT: and now Farnsworth is in the game. Jesus Christ Hillman is a super-retard.
Farnsworthless in ……game on the line…..
=
Texas win….
How many batters does he face this inning?? No way he faces more than 2.
He will give up a HR to one of the first two.
Your best reliever has 3 days of rest. Why in the world would you never put him in the game? Is his psyche going to crack if the team doesn’t ahve the lead before he comes in? God I hate this stupid bullpen management.
No way they don’t get a walk off here.
Come on Young, just make it quick. Straighaway CF, second pitch. Do it.
2 pitches. Game over. **** you Farnsworth. **** you Hillman.
Trey Hillman should be fired immediately. I’m serious, he is an absolute ******* moron, with no clue about baseball.
As much as RW has been a beating this season, at least we arent the only ones ready to fire our manager….
by laxtonto on Apr 19, 2009 5:20 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Dammit, now I'm even madder about hiring Washout
If the Rangers had hired Hillman, we would get to say those things right now instead of the KC fans.
I propose a 5-year moratorium on trading any young Ranger pitchers who throw over 90 mph.
Haha, Classic!
But their board edits out words, so ours is definitely 100% fucking better!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Apr 19, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
These guys are as baseball ignorant
as most Rangers fans are. Since the game was tied going into the home half of the 9th, somebody other than Soria was going to pitch the 9th (and 10th too, if still tied).
Because saves are more important than wins...
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 19, 2009 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
If Soria pitches the 9th...
he wasn’t going to get a win or a save. Unless Hillman wanted Soria to pitch multiple innings, he wasn’t the guy to pitch the 9th.
No he wasn't...
Cruz was.
He should have brought in Farnsworth when he brought in Cruz and then let Cruz pitch the 9th.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
And by preserving him to get a save, you lessen the opportunity for anyone to get a save.
Your best relievers should pitch in the most important situations. Not the situations where they can get a meaningless stat.
It's baseball ignorant to think Soria would pitch there.
But it’s at least as baseball ignorant to not think he should have.
Mike Hindman in the booth...
on the Roughrider broadcast
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
wow Hindman and EG getting broadcast time
The "Fire Wash Watch" is on. I say he's gone by April 26th.
The DMN were holding them back
That's not hail you see in Frisco....that just Justin Smoak's Home Runs coming back into orbit....
I think he feels lucky
that he’s sitting behind a desk…
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
So is he over Molly Erdman now?
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by Brandon Bibb on Apr 19, 2009 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm so glad they won.
I don’t think I could bear an offday after a sweep at home.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
Ha ha! I love MLB.tv now.
I missed the 6th through 9th innings. Now I can just jump back and forth between innings to rewatch the game.
Defending Big D: A Dallas Stars blog on SBN: easy to use, free to join.
Haha
The Rangers are listening to “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne in the locker room
That's not hail you see in Frisco....that just Justin Smoak's Home Runs coming back into orbit....
I always wonder who picks the music
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 19, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
That commercial is ANNOYING
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 19, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
+ a midget
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Apr 19, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mike Young doing his 14 year old boy home alone impersonation
Straight stroking it…
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
Dammit, my new washer/dryer gets delivered,
and I miss the whole WALK OFF!!!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Oh no, this guy was awesome.
BTW, if anyone in DFW needs a repair or anything, I will give you his name. I would refer this guy to anyone, he was that good.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Well
My dishwasher just went out….its a pain doing dishes by hand right now
That's not hail you see in Frisco....that just Justin Smoak's Home Runs coming back into orbit....
Email me your number
and I’ll pass it on.
rodneyfollmer at gmail
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Gotta go through my landlord first
But if he needs someone, I’ll contact you for the guy
That's not hail you see in Frisco....that just Justin Smoak's Home Runs coming back into orbit....
Royal hitters against Ranger bullpen
1-11, only hit against CJ. The Pen held it down today
That's not hail you see in Frisco....that just Justin Smoak's Home Runs coming back into orbit....
Haha..
“Great Win” – Ron Wash
Deep analysis to start that off.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Damn
Randy Johnson 7ip 1 hit 7ks. Still got it.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
The 2008-2009 Dallas Mavericks are the biggest teases in the world.
Meh.
I don’t think he would’ve been a good fit.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
The 2008-2009 Dallas Mavericks are the biggest teases in the world.
Kris Benson is a better fit?
When you have 3 rotation spots that are extremely iffy every start, it has cascade effects to a shaky bullpen.
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
Kris Benson
costs nothing. He is basically a stop gap until Holland or Feliz are ready post ASB. Johnson wanted to play for a contender or stay on the west coast like Diggler said. The Rangers fit neither category.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
The 2008-2009 Dallas Mavericks are the biggest teases in the world.
"We love Wash.....As a team, we want Wash as the head of that team." Hamilton
Yeah.
Chris Paul looked like he was going to cry last night. Not backing off my NO prediction but, that was ugly.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
The 2008-2009 Dallas Mavericks are the biggest teases in the world.
"We love Wash.....As a team, we want Wash as the head of that team." Hamilton
It's just a shame
that more than half our rotation is pitching like Stopgap filler.
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
I really don't think so
He’s always said he wanted to stay on the west coast. He got $7M I believe - would you have gone $10$12M to get him?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Apr 20, 2009 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions
wtf
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Apr 20, 2009 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Against AZ though.
With Augie Ojeda leading off and Felipe Lopez batting third.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
So Kinsler had 2 more steals today. Is he going to keep doing this all season to make him a real threat on the basepaths? I realize he had 20 or so the last couple years and he is really efficient but it seems like he is really looking to steal this year.
Kins Stealing
It has been said that he has the best instinct out of the Rangers when it comes to stealing bases. When he has such a great jump off the pitcher, its hard to stop him. He could possibly get 30 this year
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Dude he had six steals *THIS WEEK*
I’d say he’s going to get 30 by the ASB at that rate. And that’s undercutting it a bit.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Apr 19, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
he was on pace for mid 30s before the injury last year
i think he should get there this year.
the preceding post was a great success.
well
thats what ronwash said he wanted at the trade deadline last year so they could have a real leadoff hitter
by blueballlefty on Apr 19, 2009 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Now this is lol-(laugh out loud)
K. Farnsworth (L, 0-3) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18.90
His ERA went up from 16.50.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Oh shit...
Is that what 4.625 mil gets you these days? :)
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Good call
I think he just needs to relax. And maybe go back to his other batting stance.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 19, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Whatever he was doing before this
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 19, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
They said he switched back to this about a week ago
Obviously, it’s not working
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 19, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Batting stance doesn't really matter when all you're doing is flailing wildly at everything.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
Maybe it does
if you’re thinking too much about how you’re standing and not just on making contact.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 19, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
True
I’ve had that problem trying to imitate Ranger batting stances, actually.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
Sounds like Hillman kinda
threw his guys under the bus defensively instead of taking the hit for the bad bullpen mismanagement…
Wash may screw up, but at least he is willing to say that it might have not been the best idea now looking at it in hindsight.
Jason Jennings
I wonder if he might get first shot at the rotation over both Feldman and Holland should someone go down (or get sent down). He’s really looked good out of the ’pen so far.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
If he can go back-to-back
he may end up in the 8th inning.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I still think Feldman
Jennings has pitched pretty good coming out of the pen, so might as well keep him there. Also, he’s still slowly regaining his arm strength after that injury last year. Continue to bring him along slowly, meaning out of the pen. Besides, it seems as though Feldman is much better as a starter than in the pen
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just curiously
why is it that some guys do better out of the pen and some do better in the rotation? Feldman was pretty decent last year, but sucked big time in ‘09 (and’07 as a RP)…I understand he got rode hard and hung up wet last season, but is the only real explaination that he’s more comfortable as a starter than a reliever? Explain, please…
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Well
I would say the biggest difference is knowing exactly when you pitch as a starter as opposed to having to basically be on call. As a starter, you can throw your bullpen sessions, get in a routine, get yourself prepared mentally and strategically etc. As a reliever, you get the call and you might have 5-6 minutes to get ready. Not sure exactly who you will be facing or in what situation. It’s stressful. Some guys thrive on it, some guys struggle with it. Feldman might just be a guy who needs that preparation time.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 19, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree with that assessment of Feldman
which is why he did pretty well last year in his first year as a starter vs. his previous seasons as a reliever.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 19, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
so, an even dumber question, if you will....
why not plug him into the ol’ rotation? It’s not like Benson is really mowing them down. There’s got to be something more here…if it were such a simple solution, then wouldn’t it have been made already? If the team could get a full year out of the 5th slot like Feldman gave for most of last year, then that’s a HUGE success, no?
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
I think it's just to see what Benson can do
Feldman’s more of a known quantity. Not really sure what Benson can do after his injury history. If he stinks then I see the Rangers cutting ties with him and moving Feldman back into the rotation after the possible bullpen arms at AAA are ready to come up.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
I'm not sure
Benson is the obvious one to cut.
So many choices. Padilla, Benson, Harrison. So many options.
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
I don't think Harrison should be cut
He’s young and still learning. He’ll get it together.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 20, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
I should have worded it differently
I do think there is a chance he’ll get optioned to the minors though. I think some of the things he has to learn, he can learn down there.
Teams can carry a guy with an ERA of 6 who is “still learning”, it gets tough to tote guys with ERAs near 9.
So far Harrison has 2 fairly crappy starts, and the clock is ticking. He better mix in some nice starts before the month is out, or he can start enjoying life in OKC or Frisco.
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
+1
I’ve been thinking the same exact thing, especially since Holland was called up.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
1st place Toronto Bluejays
sounds so wrong
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
Aww
I miss running the bases at the Ballpark
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Your Texas Rangers
Staving off sweeps every 3rd game!!!
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on Apr 19, 2009 5:45 PM CDT reply actions
And staving off manager-firings at the end of every April.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
Except in Detroit
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm a fan, and I'm a girl, but please don't call me a fangirl.
by The Best Micah on Apr 19, 2009 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Yankees team ERA = 6.84
Nick Swisher’s ERA of 0 really helping the ERA not being over 7 right now
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I haven't read all the GDT stuff...
so maybe this has been addressed, but can anyone tell me why Holland didn’t go out for the 6th instead of Jennings? JJ has looked good, but why bring up Holland as a long man if you aren’t going to use him? Especially considering all the LH and switch hitting guys the Royals had coming up.
It all turned out ok today. The ‘pen pitched well. However is Holland only going to be the long man in blowout games? Is he going to get consistent innings that way? He hasn’t pitched in 7 days now and they have a day off tomorrow. Why not leave him down to start yesterday and then bring him up after the day off tomorrow? I just don’t like the timing of bringing him up this early.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
JJ hadn't pitched in several days also.
And the game was still winnable, so I completely agree with Wash/et al on throwing Jennings there.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
i think the long man situation is reserved for mop up duty
you know, like the next time we get blown out.
(well, that’s how I’d use him)
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
The team did not expect Millwood to go 9 last night
if Jennings and/or Wilson got used yesterday who would have pitched today?
I have no problem in bringing him up when they did. You can’t predict the future, especially with bullpen use.
Exactly
All the proven guys were fresh. Holland isn’t going to languish in the bullpen but this wasn’t the game to start him off with. He’ll be long relief and possible loogy at times.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
Wash is Wash
My feeling was that he didn’t want to bring in the rookie as long as the game was still winnable. But yeah, if this turns out to be indicative of how Wash is going to use Dutch in the future, I won’t be too happy.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
That is so not thinking dude.
Seriously, did you want him not to manage to win? Holland was brought up to be the long man, as was said when he was called up. I essentially think he is taking over for JJ, who has now moved into higher-leverage innings than he was originally targeted for.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I don't have a problem with doing it to win, especially not this game
I’m talking about in the future. I don’t really see the sense in having Holland in the bullpen if he’s just going to sit out there, which is what could happen if Wash is afraid to use him.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
Sigh....
Holland was brought up to be the long man, as was said when he was called up.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
EG also said yesterday
That that doesn’t mean he can’t pitch the 6th/7th either though.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
Wash went with his
best BP arms to win a winable game to stop the losing streak.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
cause there were several others that also needed work
Jennings and Francisco hadn’t pitched in several days as well.
Michael Young post-game video
"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.
KH, do you have a link to Lewin/TAG's call of the walk-off?
I was at the game and was curious to see that.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Apr 19, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
not yet.
"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 19, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm digging Jennings in the bullpen. Honestly thought he was done..
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
he has been tough
slider looks great, command looks great, mixes in the changeup, FB plays up because he commands it well and pitches backwards. I’ve been impressed.
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.
So, maybe the scouts and JD were smart (but unlucky) in signing him last year?
He’s got decent back-of-the-rotation stuff, it’s just hard to predict when unhealthy guys will actually GET healthy
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
Young
Walk-off HR today.
.298/.389/.553 – through the first 12 games. Not a bad start for “a crappy offensive player.”
"A good start would be not giving up 900 runs again." -Jon Daniels
by Randy Richardson on Apr 19, 2009 8:48 PM CDT reply actions
The gripe
was with his D. Not so much his offense.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
The 2008-2009 Dallas Mavericks are the biggest teases in the world.
Well, there are those of us who have also bemoaned his offensive decline the last two years
Me among them. But I’m happy to eat crow, especially if MY’s power has returned (that’s been my main gripe about his offense the last 2 years).
Of course, it’s worth noting he started out .315/.394/.468 last year, too, and his OPS was back down to 778 by the ASB…
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
So the fact that he is currently 4th in OPS at 3rd
is a surprise then?
Overall OPS at 3rd has fallen a little bit the last few years. HIs .899 right now qould have places him 4th last year as well.
I'm pleasantly suprised
I don’t think anyone had him pegged to be an above-average offensive force at 3B this year, at least not power-wise. Of course we’re only 12 games in, but seeing him putting up a 500+ SLG and a .209 ISO so far is a nice surprise.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
If he's 4th in offense among third basemen at the end of the season, that will be a surprise, yes.
As far as the OPS dropping among third-basemen, it should be pointed out their EqA has stayed about the same. .273 in ‘06 and ’07 and .270 last year. .269 in 2005. So a lot of it is likely league-wide OPSes declining, because offensive output at third base hasn’t changed much at all.
(OPS in the AL has dropped five points a year from .766 to .756 the last three seasons, I didn’t check the NL and EqA is MLB scaled.)
well hes directly quoting AJM
and he was pretty bad last year… but with the finger stuff he gets (and perhaps deserves) a pass.
i’ve had a good feeling all season about young offensively though.. i’m liking the chances of back to the over 800 ops range for a year or two. which of course is not exactly world beating for a 3b in arlington, but none the less…
the preceding post was a great success.
Yep...
I think he has looked pretty good at the plate so far this year.
It’s still really early, but I don’t remember him pulling the ball with much power at all last year. He has pulled 2 HR’s so far this year and had that one he hit in Detroit about 415 feet to dead center. That one he hit today was a bomb.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
It's rare I defend MY. .
. . . but I’ll still reinforce he was not bad last year. He was average on offense, arguably even a little bit better and probably not worse. Even with his shoddy defense, he was an above-average overall player last year.
Absolutely not worth his contract and not close to as good as a lot of his hype has been the last few years, but definitely not bad.
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