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All the (Pitching) Moves Thats Fit to Print

The S-T has a rundown of today's flurry of pitching moves.  To summarize:

Benson to the 15 day d.l.

Feldman to the rotation

Nippert to the 60 day d.l.

O'Day to the 25 and 40 man roster and to the bullpen

 

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Who is going tonight then?

Harrison?

Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!

by thad728 on Apr 22, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That was the schedule before

Sounds to me like Feldman’s going on Saturday, which Benson had been pushed back to.

by Inkara1 on Apr 22, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks.

Just remembered that they moved Benson to Sat and moved up crybaby.

Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!

by thad728 on Apr 22, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lineup

has Hamilton and Andrus off today.

Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year

by RangerMad on Apr 22, 2009 3:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think Hamilton can use the day off

Andrus… not sure why he would be out. Maybe it’s so Vizquel doesn’t rust on the bench.

by Inkara1 on Apr 22, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Better Vizquel starting

than pinch hitting for Young with the bases loaded in the 8th inning

by JBImaknee on Apr 22, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well right now

Better Vizquel on the bench and stay on the bench

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

by Gdawg on Apr 22, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He had a 0.0 ERa but let a few inherited runners score so far this year.

Small sample size, though… it was either last year or for his career that he gave up a run (inherited or his own) in 37 percent of appearances.

by Inkara1 on Apr 22, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep: according to Newsday

The Rangers have been awarded the waiver claim on O’Day, 26, whom the Mets claimed from the Angels in last December’s Rule 5 draft. A right-handed side-armer, O’Day posted a 0.00 ERA in four games for the Mets, allowing five hits and a walk and striking out two over three innings.

Where O’Day frustrated Mets officials, however — albeit in a tiny sample size — was dealing with inherited runners. He inherited three runners, and they all scored, according the Elias Sports Bureau.

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Apr 22, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

so basically if he is going to pitch

let him start the inning, or come on with nobody on base

The "Fire Wash Watch" is on. I say he's gone by April 26th.

by NothinG on Apr 22, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm gonna go with 'small sample size'.

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Apr 22, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Swish.

Seeking a new signature...

by ghtd36 on Apr 22, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

weak

holland should have went into the rotation.

I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...

by Longhorn on Apr 22, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage

by boomer1 on Apr 22, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

nah.

There is time for that later.

by tyd3311 on Apr 22, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

soon enough he’ll be there, I’d rather see him get acclimated in middle/long relief for a while, keep his innings under control, watch and learn.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Apr 22, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

he sure has been acclimated

since joining the team.

I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...

by Longhorn on Apr 22, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

meh

hasnt been a good point to get him into a game

by Horns130 on Apr 22, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're waiting...

for a high pressure situation at Yankee Stadium, I’m sure.

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Apr 22, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The crowds have been pretty pathetic there so far, fwiw.

Today’s game had shitty weather and the A’s are boring, but there couldn’t have been 20,000 people there.

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 22, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ditto

It’s like your #1 pick in basketball only getting mop-up duty. You’re anxious to see how he stacks up in big situations. First year watching Dirk was like that, but Nellie played it right.

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Apr 22, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like...

this guy?

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

by trza on Apr 22, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's just hope Dutch is closer to Dirk

than Darko.

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Apr 22, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

how long has it been since he's pitched?

almost 10 days now?

I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...

by Longhorn on Apr 22, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

True. But we don't know what he's been in terms of bullpens and other throwing.

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 22, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, he went 11 days before his AAA start

Apparently he had a lot of PTO accrued.

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

by bking on Apr 22, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn holiday shifts...

"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 22, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just want to see him pitch.

period. Hope we blow’em out tonight and get to see an inning or two from him

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

by Walter Sobchak on Apr 22, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agree whole-heartedly.

I’m tired of the kid being on the club and not pitching. I mean three games plus the 5 he waited for his turn in the rotation at OKC… that’s a LOT of rest. He needs some work.

"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin

by utlonghorn24 on Apr 22, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

To quote Joe Schultz...

if the kid needs work, he can go to a whorehouse.

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Apr 22, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think all your posts..

….are either Ball Four references, Simpson’s references, or Josey comments.

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 22, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to make a cartoon...

about you.

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Apr 22, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please do.

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 22, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I second this idea

Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage

by boomer1 on Apr 22, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

2 questions

Does Willie Eyre have options remaining?

What’re the odds Benson starts another game for the Rangers this year? (I say no.)

"[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 22, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes and I don't know.

"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 22, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's just say

I hope Anna got the BPiA off her special list early.

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Apr 22, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

heh, yep

Wrote that while I was listening to Bakersfield, yep.

Then I had to turn off Bakersfield, but that’s a different story.

"[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 22, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

O'Day

I’m calling it now- his entrance music from the pen better be Harry Belafonte’s “Banana Boat Song.”

If it’s not, I will be highly disappointed.

"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky

by RCCook on Apr 22, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

good call

even if it didn’t make sense…I freakin’ LOVE that song

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

by Walter Sobchak on Apr 22, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Day-O, O-Day-A-A-O

You’re dating yourself

by twinkilling on Apr 22, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Welcome Darren

"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 22, 2009 3:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh, Chaa-aase.

Your new avatar is calling…

"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 22, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Benson getting hurt two starts in

is just shocking I say and I don’t know how anybody could have predicted it would happen.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

by Josey Wales on Apr 22, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do you have any idea

what “reply” means?

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Apr 22, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's amazing.

I’m starting to think Josey is actually a Turing machine.

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Apr 22, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ive been wondering

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 22, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can tell you this...

Josey Wales does not share an IP with anyone else.

But that can be worked around if someone were so inclined.

Defending Big D: A Dallas Stars blog on SBN: easy to use, free to join.

by Brandon Worley on Apr 22, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

is just shocking I say…

Anybody else hear a Foghorn Leghorn voice when they read that?

by mgb5 on Apr 22, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh

Henceforth I will read all Josey posts in that voice, I say, I say.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Apr 22, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

A lot of Baseball-IQ-Envy.

Josey’s percentage of correctness far exceeds that of his critics.

I'm just killing time until I'm reincarnated.

by Clueless on Apr 22, 2009 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

G/F pointed this out to be about O'Day just now: 127

tRA+ in 2008. He also had a 119 last year in really limited time.

If he can do anything close to that, woo hoo.

by philkid3 on Apr 22, 2009 3:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I’m struggling to figure out why he was so available. He’s probably not going to be great over any long period of time, but there are much worse pitchers all over the big leagues.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Apr 22, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

limited sample size and all that

but his velo was down about 3mph in his 4 outings, 83.8 vs 86.6 (and mph less on his slider)

by Goyogringo on Apr 22, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

SSS

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 22, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He had a labrum

injury or at least soreness in the offseason didn’t he?

"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon

by FirebatM3 on Apr 22, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Today is full of win.

Feldman’s Cy Young march begins today.

Rock Flag & Eagle Radio: Thursdays 10 PM - 1 AM on FM 88.7 The Choice
"Computers can’t measure the size of a man’s heart."
- Hawk Harrelson, MLB Guru/Analyst

by Maximilian on Apr 22, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough

but his move to the rotation was today.

So that’s good enough for me.

Rock Flag & Eagle Radio: Thursdays 10 PM - 1 AM on FM 88.7 The Choice
"Computers can’t measure the size of a man’s heart."
- Hawk Harrelson, MLB Guru/Analyst

by Maximilian on Apr 22, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He could use an

inning of work.

Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year

by RangerMad on Apr 22, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

at NY though

right?

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

by gossamer on Apr 22, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage

by boomer1 on Apr 22, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep,

against Sabbathia no less. Will free agent pitchers still want to sign with the Yanks considering their stadium may be more of a homer palace than Rangers’ Ballpark?

by Redcaps on Apr 22, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

When they pay the pitchers the equivalent

to a small country’s GDP, yes, I think they will get any FA they want regardless of the par

by bioaggie on Apr 22, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it's way, way too early t make any determinations about the way that park is gonna play.

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 22, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn

never seen yankee stadium with that type of crowd…

I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...

by Longhorn on Apr 22, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

okay

why didn’t we claim Geise?

I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...

by Longhorn on Apr 22, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

good point

i keep thinking we were worse than them last year…

I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...

by Longhorn on Apr 22, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

he was pretty good last year

he’s one of those AAA pitchers that finally gets it and has a few good relief years…

Beane was smart to claim him.

I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...

by Longhorn on Apr 22, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

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 22, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

he wasn't good last year?

I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...

by Longhorn on Apr 22, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

glad they only have one HR

i like their ridiculous HR total

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Apr 22, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

okay

what would we think if wash just did what Gerin did in IBB’n Posada to get to Cano?

I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...

by Longhorn on Apr 22, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

the best part of this game

is that on mlb gameday, on the video tab, they have a video for “Jeter’s clutch RBI double”. I have not noticed many adjectives used on those usually terse descriptions, but obviously Captain Clutch needed one.

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

by clark on Apr 22, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huh?
Feldman has an option remaining.

link

"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 22, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

These are all good moves that needed to be made

Get Benson out of the rotation, put Feldman in there, and fill the new hole in the bullpen with O’Day.

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

by Gdawg on Apr 22, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i agree

i am very pleased with the net result of today’s moves.

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

by clark on Apr 22, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i noticed that

the day is not yet over.

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

by clark on Apr 22, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nippert not being close to joining this staff is a good.

There is no bigger waste on earth than pitchers with big arms who cannot throw strikes.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

by Josey Wales on Apr 22, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

See, this is the problem with your posts.

Constant hyperbole. What about a government program subsidizing helium production? Isn’t that more of a waste?

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Apr 22, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The government program subsidizing helium production is money and time well spent

in comparison to seeing Dustin Nippert pitch for my favorite baseball team.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

by Josey Wales on Apr 22, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or the government spending millions and millions of dollars to melt a bunch of FEMA ice

Instead of, you know, just dragging it outside and letting the sun do it for free.

by Inkara1 on Apr 22, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

The "Fire Wash Watch" is on. I say he's gone by April 26th.

by NothinG on Apr 22, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

WE WANT HOLLAND!!!

Put the kid in the rotation give him a shot! It wouldn’t hurt anything.
Everyone wants the future so lets kick it off with Holland getting in the rotation.

by Rangersfan432 on Apr 22, 2009 5:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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