All the (Pitching) Moves Thats Fit to Print
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 22, 2009 3:33 PM CDT
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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
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
I guess O'Day recently gave up a walk-off hit?
by tyd3311 on Apr 22, 2009 3:37 PM CDT 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
Don't spend your winnings all in one place!
:-)
by mgb5 on Apr 22, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up 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
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
which is actually a good thing
for the team.
by tyd3311 on Apr 22, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My only reason for wanting to see Holland in the rotation is. . .
. . . impatience.
by philkid3 on Apr 22, 2009 3:57 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...
"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.
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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
"What are the odds" is a yes or no question?
;-)
I don’t think he does either.
by jthig32 on Apr 22, 2009 3:55 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
I'm starting to think Josey is a long, elaborate joke by your brother.
No way he’s real.
by FuturePants on Apr 22, 2009 4:05 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.
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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
Now, my only reply to Josey will be
“Get away, boy, you bother me!”
by NorCalRangersFan on Apr 22, 2009 5:33 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.
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"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
Feldman won't be involved in todays game..
by Mike E on Apr 22, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up 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
OT: A's and Yanks in the bottom of the 11th knotted up at 7
Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!
by thad728 on Apr 22, 2009 4:11 PM CDT 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
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
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.
"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
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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