Rainout pop quiz
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 29, 2009 8:34 PM CDT
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Coming into today, how many teams had fewer innings pitched by the bullpen than the Rangers?
Answer later tonight...
UPDATE -- Answer after the jump
Coming into today, 10 teams had fewer innings from their bullpen than the Rangers.
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5.5
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...
2
"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
2
just gonna guess:
Mariners and Pirates?
Also anybody else seeing this Yankees/Tigers evacuation?
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
evacuation?
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
fire alarm went off
started to evacuate the stadium and then realized it was a false alarm
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
wow, weird, wild, crazy stuff
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
wha
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
Damn that's tough...
I’ll say 4.
The M’s, Marlins, Royals, and Dodgers.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
i would say the Royals
because of their three horses that are going deep into games.
mariners have gotten good innings from Bedard, Felix, and Washburn. Even Jakublowme has done well. How do our division foes always get their trash to perform at a higher level than our trash.
Also, are we factoring in extra innings? If one team has more extra frames that will skew this. I guess another way to ask this question, is ‘how many teams have more innings pitched from their starters than the rangers?’
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
Zero
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
10?
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
u know he cheated
because he put a question mark at the end…
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
Nah
Couldn’t find IP for relievers at BR. Lucky guess.
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
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Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
One melllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllion!!!
These umps are a bunch of bow-legged uncle fuckers.-D.A.Tron
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage
another question
how many bullpens have an ERA worse than the Rangers?
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
yep, 1
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
The answer is 5
These umps are a bunch of bow-legged uncle fuckers.-D.A.Tron
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage
ha.
I like the confidence.
Wrong, but confident.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Apr 30, 2009 2:33 AM CDT up reply actions
hmm
millwood has been going deep.
mccarthy hasn’t been bad
padilla has been mediocre, but not terrible
harrison is a mixed bag.
9?
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
Yikes
the Yankees bullpen just absolutely sucks so far this year.
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
$200 Million
payrolls just don’t go as far as they used to.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Seriously, I sometimes listen to Bill Simmons podcast
not so much for his insight into sports as just the humor, but he made a great point about the difference bt the Yankees and the Red Sox. The Yankees 20th -25th guys just arent very good, some of their bullpen arms just arent that good and neither are some of their bench guys/replacement players. The Red Sox on the other hand, have had quality guys on the bench for them the last few years, and this year, their bullpen is just stacked. Also, they have a ton of depth in the rotation.
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
May 29 DH
Anyone know who decides when to make up a rainout? Why a 4:00 doubleheader on a Friday and not a day-night DH on Sat?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Probably because of the off day
on Thursday, makes it easier on the rotation schedule.
Plus they’ve probably sold more tickets for Saturday’s game already.
hmm
no idea, I understand why they didnt do it tommorrow. Is that saturday a get away game?
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
A positive to this rain out,
Josh Hamilton gets another day off and could be back tommorrow, although, Id just prefer him to come back after we face another Lefty.
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
i think the Rangers are going to wait through the weekend
to see if the pain subsides or they will need to put him on the DL. am i wrong on this?
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
it sounded like
they would wait tto put him on the DL because they wanted to see if he could play… Im assuming that means he could possibly play soon, like in the next few days, or otherwise they would have almost have to put him on the DL b/c it back dates til Sunday.
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
so i was watching lost..
and i see a ticker saying forth worth closed the entire school disctrict because of the swine flu?
are you kidding me? i completely shrugged off all this as the media overreacting to various illnesses as happens every couple years… and im still doing so, but 100 some schools near me closed? huh?
the preceding post was a great success.
Has Lost been good this year?
I’m 3 episodes behind.
"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
Lost has made the leap this year.
It’s pure ridiculousness of course, but by the designer calfskin sandals of Jesus is it ever entertaining.
Favorite show on TV right now, by far. (Well, not by far, cause Scrubs has gotten better at the same time.)
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on Apr 29, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Has it (Scrubs)?
I watched the first 5 or 6 episodes of Scrubs this season and its just been a beating to watch. Its been so crappy since last season, I would love to watch some good new episodes for a change.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
yep
it’s become insanely good this season.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Apr 30, 2009 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions
i'm enjoying this season
it started out as a mind F, but has calmed down some.
now they are actually setting up the story to finish itself and are actually answering questions and reveling thing.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Wonder if it will start up near Houston
One kid from Fort Bend County has been confirmed, and his school has shut down.
4/10/09 - Josh Hamilton's last walk.
"You know a pitching prospect isn't any good if John Daniels doesn't trade him away but keeps him insteaad." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
"You probably can throw Neftali Feliz on that group of overblown Rangers pitching prospect failures." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
If a big district closed over a few cases...
This could very well happen to the entire state.
by death of the cool on Apr 29, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Zack Greinke sucks
he’s given up 2 runs in 5 IP. DFA him now, Royals!
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
In lieu of a Ranger game
Tommy Hunter faced 23 batters tonight, 18 balls in play – 16 ground balls (5 went for singles).
wow,
thats a really impressive number… Thats a good sign to me because all i remember from TH starts in the majors was him leaving his fastball high in alot of games.
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
10 is a weird answer
Is the point that they’ve used the bullpen more than we thought or less? It’s like asking “Guess Millwood’s weight?” It’s not something I know but the answer isn’t all that interesting either.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
I was wondering this also,
But my baseball brain is miniscule compared to most of LSB’s (not to say ab03’s is too). So someone please tell me how I should feel about this 10 number.
Thanks
by TXRangersFan on Apr 29, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe last year
The Rangers bullpen led the majors in innings pitched. So being near the bottom of the list is a HUGE improvement over last year. Means the starters are doing much better and we aren’t as likely to burn the bullpen by August.
and less usage
of the #11 and 12 pitchers on the pitching staff
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
more o
What do you all think of a Feliz for Aubrey Huff deal ? Huff would easily better Hamilton’s numbers if he played half his games in the wind tunnel, and everyone sure loved the Josh for Volquez deal. This could get us to the 1000 RS 1000 RA coveted plateau.
Comments ?
All I here is crickets....and hopefully that is all that is heard in response to this
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
"hear" not "here" dammit...ugh
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
haha, nice one
genius
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
I'll humor you
I’ve got to assume this is mostly sarcastic, but having read your mlb trade rumors posts im pretty sure you are somewhat serious, so lets break this down.
1) Huff is a DH. Hamilton is at the very least an above average corner OF, though his limited defensive numbers in CF this year are actually above average.
2) Hamilton is controlled for the entire prime of his career, huff is a 32 year old on year to year deals.
3) Huff has had one good year in his last 5, hamilton is 2 for 2. You really need to read up on park factors, the flaws in home/road splits and such if you really think Hamilton’s road numbers are his true skill level.
Your act was already old and annoying in my limited exposure to it, please don’t bring it here.
the preceding post was a great success.
yea, if we are answering this seriously, and Id
go on to argue that Feliz is much more valueable to the Rangers than Volquez was at the time of the deal. Feliz is only 20, has all his options, probably has more upside, and if you go by BA’s or any other rankings, I think Feliz was ranked higher than Volquez ever was… We dealt Volquez when he was 24, I believe (i could be wrong about this), Feliz is still 20 years old.
But yea, Im sure Jonny Boy would definitely do something like cuz he’s such an idiot and ……… my head hurts.
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
looks like the DMN blog crowd
finally is making its way over here… Uh oh
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
Indeed.
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
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Posted by DVD @ 1:36 AM Thu, Apr 30, 2009
Richard how bout a Feliz for Aubrey Huff trade? Huff can give us Hamilton numbers easy. It worked out so great with Hamilton I think this could put us over the top?
Comments ?
ha i knew it
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
no way
i’ll settle for nothing less than a package of wigginton and zaun for feliz.
anything less is a ripoff
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Throw in Adam Eaton
and we can talk
Chris (NJ): I am personally offended at how you ranked a prospect from my favorite team, even though I do not know said prospect, nor have I ever seen him play. In my opinion you only have your job because, like your employers, you have an unholy bias towards my favorite team’s rival. Also, you’re short.
Keith Law: You’re right. I am short.
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