April-30-2009 Minors Thread
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 5:31 PM CDT
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It's borderline prospect night tonight with Richard Bleier going for Crawdad Nation at 6 against Lakewood (Phils). Toolbox Anthony Gose and the struggling Travis D'Arnaud highlight this lineup, so if Bleier is as polished as everyone thinks he is, he should have a good night.
| Hickory | ||||||||||
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| Paisano CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Martinez SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Fry LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| Bianucci RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .347 |
| Murphy 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| West 3B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Ogata DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Hogan C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .192 |
| Kaase 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Hickory | ||||||||
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Bleier (L, 2-1) | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.14 |
| Tufts | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Hamburger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 |
(Long story shory - Bleier ok, Matt West good, Mike Bianucci good, Hickory defense - awful)
Guillermo Moscoso starts tonight for Frisco at 7 against San Antonio (Padres)'s Ernesto Frieri. It'd be good to see Moscoso start getting swinging strikes again after that # fell way down since he's been starting.
| Frisco | ||||||||||
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| Gentry CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Vallejo 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .291 |
| Smoak 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .351 |
| Tracy DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Murphy, S RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .222 |
| Pina C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .481 |
| Whittleman 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .234 |
| Fox LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .171 |
| Lemon SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .324 |
| Frisco | ||||||||
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Moscoso (W, 1-1) | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Jones (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.66 |
| Diaz, Jose (H, 1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.19 |
| Murray | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 |
Organizational depth Michael Ballard goes for OKC against once-great prospect Brett Sinkbeil, who's been struggling for AAA New Orleans (Marlins). Sinkbeil has been lit up pretty regularly this season, so the lineup will hopefully have a good night.
| Oklahoma City | ||||||||||
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| Borbon CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .298 |
| Arias, J SS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .197 |
| German 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| Huffman, R 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Ramirez, M C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| Harrison, B DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Boggs LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Golson RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .290 |
| Duran 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .106 |
| Oklahoma City | ||||||||
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Ballard | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.78 |
| Corey (H, 1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.15 |
| Turnbow (BS, 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 |
| Madrigal | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Strop (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 |
Bakersfield will resume it's game last night with the Modesto Nuts (Rockies), lights and weather permitting. The originally scheduled game with be made up on a double header on May 14th. It's not known if Tim Murphy will go or if Kennil Gomez will continue the game for the Blaze.
Per Jason Cole, Joe Gaetti has been signed to Frisco to replaced the DL'd Gary Majeweski. As seen by the link, the man is a strikeout machine.
Also, fuck Ryan Sweeney.
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Kinslerhomer's streak
was destroying our national innocence. I had to end it.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
lol
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on Apr 30, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Minors 4/30... Bitch
At least get it right. I should draw my sword in anger.
However, I challenge you to a joust
by thetudors on Apr 30, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who the fuck are you?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HH
Can’t you tell?
"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
by lonestarJon on Apr 30, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's so much dumb
on this blog lately, no, I think it all blend together.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Minor note from today
Rangers signed Joe Gaetti to take Majewski’s spot in the Frisco outfield. Gaetti was recently released by the Twins’ organization.
Erik Morrison went down to Hickory to replace Jared Bolden, who was placed on the DL today.
by JasonCole on Apr 30, 2009 5:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the heads up.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was slightly wrong
Wasn’t signed — Gaetti was actually traded for “future considerations”
by JasonCole on Apr 30, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he's quoted...
…in this 1989 SI article about Gaetti’s becoming born again:
The depth of Gaetti’s convictions began to strain other relationships as well. Last January he separated from Debby, his wife of 11 years; recently the elder of his two sons, seven-year-old Joseph, wondered aloud why Dad spent all his time reading “that dumb Bible.”
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 30, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be at the game in SA tonight
and I’m really excited to watch Smoak.
by Ty R on Apr 30, 2009 6:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Guillermo Moscoso is a borderline prospect?
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 30, 2009 6:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's a 25 year old
struggling in AA.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Struggling in AA
He’s had 3 very good outings, 1 horrible outing. I have a hard time saying he’s struggling in AA right now.
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 30, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
6 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 3K
I have a hard time qualifying that as a great outing, especially since he didn’t get too many swinging strikes. I’d like for him to be in the bullpen, but as a starter, he’s hardly been impressive.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey buttbathole
you forgot the full line… where’s the ER
by thetudors on Apr 30, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
With an injury history
and not that much great stuff. So yes, he’s borderline. Not organizational depth like Ballard, but definitely not a top prospect.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i have to agree with you
i was hoping/expecting him to look ready for AAA pretty quickly, but i don’t see it. and with his age/injury history, i don’t expect much out of him. Unless Melo shakes things up, I think we’ll look back at the Laird trade as a salary dump in a few years.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Apr 30, 2009 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I won't go that far
like I said, I think he’s better suited for the pen.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
but there is a big difference between the potentially dominant bullpen arm we appeared to potentially acquire (based on his silly K rate last year) and a marginal bullpen arm. I am anxious for the team to “unleash” him, so to speak.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Apr 30, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they sent him to AA to work on developing his breaking ball.
And also why I don’t put much stock into his stats right now.
by tyd3311 on Apr 30, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't like when teams do that
it is one thing to make a player work on a certain pitch, but his strikeout totals this year make me think they have taken away a key aspect to his game. still, good point.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Apr 30, 2009 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But after he's spent some time on it
you’d expect to see the numbers get better as he’s freed up to just pitch, now with better a breaking ball.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Apr 30, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm
Boggs is dropped to 7th in the OKC batting order.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 7:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Boom
goes Pina. Homer #3.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 7:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
2 straight outs on the basepaths for the Redhawks
Max is 1-1, with a BB though
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoak hard liner over the 2nd baseman for a single
by Ty R on Apr 30, 2009 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm watching the game with my buddy whose an astros fan and I'm giving him major shit for bc they passed him up in the draft
by Ty R on Apr 30, 2009 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. Keep ragging on him for us:)
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on Apr 30, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And once again, if you aren't watching Matt Garza pitch against the Red Sox on MLBN, you should
Now going to the 7th inning
/hint hint/
by tyd3311 on Apr 30, 2009 8:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
even in your blatant attempt at not jinxing him
you failed
If you want some slack, bring your own rope.
by rangerfaninva on Apr 30, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoak
with the “who the fuck are you?” game.
3-3, HR
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Smoke a towering shot that hit the left field pole for a solo shot
by Ty R on Apr 30, 2009 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You should watch him every night
you’re good luck!
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoak should be OPSing over
1100 now..
That kid is going ot be special…
Poor Astros
by laxtonto on Apr 30, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jason Castro
struggling in the Cal league.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Before smoak hit that homer I told my buddy he was gonna go yard
and this guy that was behind me keep telling his wife the same thing. Sure enough he does and I turn around and he’s wearing a rangers hat!
by Ty R on Apr 30, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This guy is gonna be in Arlington soon
you can just tell that he doesn’t belong
by Ty R on Apr 30, 2009 8:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Moscoso done
86 pitches, 5 IP, 3 H, 2ER, 3 BB, 2K
3 Swinging strikes. Not good.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i'll take that WHIP, though
but that K rate concerns me.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Apr 30, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not the lack of Ks
Kasey Kiker only k’d two men last start, but he had 10 swinging strikes in about as many pitches as Moscoso had. That’s what you look for, not just raw K numbers.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hamburger
entered today’s game with a G:F of 12. wow.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Apr 30, 2009 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Reliever Sample sizes sir
reliever sample sizes. This would be pretty out of line with his career.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i like my burger cooked
med sometimes med rare
by thetudors on Apr 30, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Missions (San Antonio)
have two relievers named Mark DeMike and Derek McLaid. Those have to be fake names.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Johnny Danks on Sunday
Loves me some Danks… BUT
Remember last year when he had 8 K’s and no walks in 7.2 innings and won the game vs Millwood. There was like 40 family and friends of Danks were at the game?
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=280712113
Danks (7-4) retired 14 straight batters—and was thinking about the possibility of his first complete game in the majors—before giving up consecutive doubles to German Duran and Ian Kinsler in the eighth. Danks left after starting All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton’s second RBI single got the Rangers within 8-4.
"I feel like I got ahead of myself a little bit," Danks said, still smiling.
It was still an impressive outing for the 23-year-old lefty, the ninth overall pick by the Rangers in the 2003 draft. Texas traded him to Chicago in December 2006 in a five-player deal that sent Brandon McCarthy to the Rangers. Danks earned a spot in the White Sox rotation the following spring.
"He was very good," said Kinsler, the AL’s top hitter (.333) whose double extended his hitting streak to 24 games, longest in the majors this season.
"Obviously having people here, I wanted to perform well," Danks said. "But as far as extra nerves being here in Texas, there wasn’t anything like that."
I hope we light his ass up for 10 runs and win this Sunday.
by thetudors on Apr 30, 2009 9:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
fUCK YOU Johnny Danks
Bitch.. you’re going down with a loss on national TV
by thetudors on Apr 30, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Danks vs Harrison
sunday looks ugly for us. However, i think we can win. I’ll be at the game.
Anybody going to the game tom night. big night tom. rangers going to celebrate Ryan’s last no-hitter with fireworks and music and some 20,000 fans will get a Ryan statue thingy from southwest airlines. not sure if i can make the game cause my sister invited me to her birthday party and she’s in Houston
by thetudors on Apr 30, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we're expecting
at least 300 words fully detailing Smoak’s awesomeness, btw.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Justin Smoak
man’s game.
Goes down 0-2, works a walk. Wow
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sweet
Hopefully Rudy won’t turn him into another hack-happy lumberjack.
"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
by lonestarJon on Apr 30, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
does he wear the
shades at night?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
by RangerMad on Apr 30, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Justin Smoak
He’s up to .351/.462/.568 now.
His OPS is above 1.000.
I suspect this is the last full month he’ll spend in AA.
by Darrell McKown on Apr 30, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Could be
Unless this is not legitimate, it’s probably hard to rationalize keeping him there if it’s not a challenge, especially with nothing in front of him in AAA and especially since they are probably licking their chops at the prospect of plugging him in the lineup next year for next to zero bucks.
by Brett Perryman on Apr 30, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
fwiw… i travel to charleston, sc a lot on business and know where goose creek (actually been there several times) is and i ask people quite a bit about smoak and most people know who he is. I always say i’m from texas and a rangers fan and we have justin smoak has one of our top prospects and people in charleston i’ve met at hotels or restaurants, etc say.. yeah i know who he is or heard about him.
by thetudors on Apr 30, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Law today
Was this already posted?
http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=26235
Chris (Dallas, TX): Small sample, I know, but Chris Davis has been sub-awful. Is Smoak close enough to ready to warrant a flip-flop of the two?
SportsNation Keith Law: It’s too soon on both fronts, but I think Smoak belongs in AAA.
Also…
Mark (Moscow, ID): Are there any college bats in this year’s draft comparable to Smoak/Wallace/Alonso/Alvarez?
SportsNation Keith Law: No. Ackley’s the best, and his position is still up in the air.
"[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 30, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fact that Pina has hit 3 HR in April (and that's just three weeks for minor leaguers)
to go with his near .500 BA makes it hard to just keep looking at him like cute little Pina, the novelty fringe guy. I mean I don’t care when it comes, that is a helluva three weeks.
by Brett Perryman on Apr 30, 2009 9:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nothing has changed
save his power and a sky-high BABIP.
His current BB/K% are 5.9/13.7 respectively, near mirror image to his 5.6/13.5 line last year.
His ISOP has doubled(!!!) though to .170, sure to go up after tonight, since he just doubled again.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that’s mostly what I’m talking about. Also, his BABIP obviously has to be ridiculous, but this is a guy who ALWAYS made contact (never struck out) in the past, but had so little strength that he couldn’t hit it hard enough to get hits. Besides the extra base hits, the fact that he’s merely hitting the ball hard enough to have anywhere near that kind of BABIP is very much what is exciting.
by Brett Perryman on Apr 30, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His GB%
a ridiculous 20% right now. For comparison, Chris Davis’ lowest is 32%, Teagarden’s was 30%, Smoak’s right now is 39%. That’s unreal considering Pina’s GB% was 46%, so the numbers back that up.
did he change his swing? Cause this type of power change is really very, very, very rare.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve only watched about 2-3 of his ABs and certainly haven’t paid enough attention to be able to tell. Definitely something one of us should ask about when they’re back in town this weekend. One thing I did think to myself, though, was that he really didn’t look bigger or anything, from where I was sitting. Didn’t seem like his body had changed.
by Brett Perryman on Apr 30, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
First sentence: meant this year, to be able to contrast with when he was in AA last year.
by Brett Perryman on Apr 30, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For a guy like Pina
who’s pretty stocky, it’s hard to judge by the eye test, no?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely
could get way stronger without anything being visible. I was just saying, from the little attention that I paid to him the one night I’ve been out there, nothing jumps out visually.
by Brett Perryman on Apr 30, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew Smoak was a badass
but this guy is better than CD in all phases of the game. This guy is gonna be better than Teixera.
by Ty R on Apr 30, 2009 9:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How can you be better
than a future HOF? :)
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
by RangerMad on Apr 30, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
um... i seriously doubt that
Chris is in a minor slump. He’ll break out. Hell, you want pathetic look at stinking ass David Murphy.
Don’t you dare start back stabbing Chris Davis.
Hell, I’d take Chris Davis over Justin Smoak. You put CD on the trade block vs smoak and you can damn well bet CD would get offers way before smoak would
by thetudors on Apr 30, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
btw
i’ll be a spell cop now…
cause this all ways irritated me when mark was here
it’s Teixeira not Teixera
by thetudors on Apr 30, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a troll
don’t let him get to ya
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Derrick Turnbow
he sucks.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tied game in OKC
because Derrick Turnbow sucks
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
his opt out date is 5/1
i bet they release him
by Goyogringo on Apr 30, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At this pt
he’s taking away valuable innings from Diamond/Vaughan/Strop/Maddog
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He will probably get released when Pirate Murray is moved up.
by tyd3311 on Apr 30, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pirate to AAA
Phillips to AA
Springston to A+
Ramirez to A
Turnbow to the bread line.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No fucking way
Shuttlesworth again?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has Mendoza even made an appearance for us yet?
by oc on Apr 30, 2009 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is what happens when I start Minors threads
Marcus Lemon hits 2-4, 2B, 3B
I will knife you, Kinslerhomer, if you start another thread.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you're like the anti-jamey
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on Apr 30, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a play by Noah
"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
by sprite on Apr 30, 2009 9:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
sprite doesn't mix well
any ideas for drinks mixed with sprite
by thetudors on Apr 30, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
"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
by lonestarJon on Apr 30, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep that shit
in the GDTs.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well...
This is kind of a GDT.
"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
by lonestarJon on Apr 30, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh Snap!
"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
by sprite on Apr 30, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT A PLAY!
BY ROSE
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And
he misses both
"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
by sprite on Apr 30, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still a game saver
shit, what a series.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No question.
It’s been great.
"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
by sprite on Apr 30, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoak
another walk. 16:10 K:BB ratio.
His BB% is almost 20, his K% is less than 10.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thats just unreal
its turning into HS baseball for smoak.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Apr 30, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
piña with another double
Almost left the yard
by Ty R on Apr 30, 2009 10:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How big is his swing?
Total uppercut? Where is this power coming from?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's got a smooth swing. The double he just hit was a line drive that hit the wall
he dominated with the bat tonight, all his hits were solid line drives. Kid looks for real.
by Ty R on Apr 30, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm, is he a lesser version of Pudge...
im not comparing his level of talent, but just his overall game.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Apr 30, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too lazy to add it up again
but he is hitting something like .481/.522/.731 now. Nice 52 AB stretch.
by Brett Perryman on Apr 30, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whittleman drives in piña with a single
Frisco up 10-2
by Ty R on Apr 30, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How has he been doing?
He fell off the map last year.
"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
by sprite on Apr 30, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's continuing his descent
off the map.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not good.
"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
by sprite on Apr 30, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Matt West we trust.
"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
by sprite on Apr 30, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really bet
we draft a 3B guy this year.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, in the 45th round.
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on Apr 30, 2009 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
.609 OPS coming into the game
He’s not even taking his signature walks – 15 K’s/8 BB’s.
"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
by lonestarJon on Apr 30, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit!
Borbon Walk!
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Only a day
after a Beltre walk!
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Apr 30, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joaquin Arias
still Hacktastic though.
This would be a good betting line, who ends the year with most walks.
Julio Borbon
Engel Beltre
Joaquin Arias
Greg Golson
Hank Blalock
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take Borbon, myself
"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
by lonestarJon on May 1, 2009 12:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a Golson walk too!
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
u checked our JMJ's numbers lately?
956 OPS.
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on Apr 30, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
After a slow start too
that guy’s power will always be for real, now he’s taking more walks.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 1, 2009 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck Doc Rivers.
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on Apr 30, 2009 10:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
huh?
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on Apr 30, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
umm
no.
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on Apr 30, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, well
i’m pissed. Tony Allen, really? Rajon Rondo for the last shot, really? Dood is gettin outcoached by vinny freaking negro. He got by with talent alone last year, but he’s an inferior coach, and ti’s showing.
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on Apr 30, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You've used that
what, three times now?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way way more than that.
Once, maybe twice a week?
by LiamP on Apr 30, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LSB
obviously a cradle of racism.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I bothered to reply to HH, my tally would be much higher.
Dude’s dropped 3 n-bombs that I’ve seen.
by LiamP on Apr 30, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Murphy
6 K through 4.
5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, and 2 BB
Interestingly, 6:0 G:F
"[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 30, 2009 10:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty outing for Murphy...
5.0 IP
7 H
3 R
3 ER
3 BB
8 K
"[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 30, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder
if they won’t eventually move him to the pen.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'd give him a chance
in Frisco’s rotation first, and if he falters there, then yeah, to the bullpen. but with a lefty with a live arm like that, you leave him in the rotation until he absolutely proves he can’t cut it there.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Apr 30, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of dudes who hit
Moreland is up to .321 with another double. He has 4 HRs on the year as well.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bah
Pedro “The Audacity of” Strop struggles, gives up 3 hits, sandwiched around a Max Ramirez passed ball.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 10:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DFA Eddie and bring on the Pirate!
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on Apr 30, 2009 10:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
let's let Pirate
do it in AAA for a bit first.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Apr 30, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how Tracy McGrady is feeling right now
by the way, Yao is pretty good.
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
by Longhorn on Apr 30, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Red Hawks with the COMEBACK
3 Rs in the bottom of the 9th, Esteban German wins it with a base hit!
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on Apr 30, 2009 11:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
three in the 10th i think
after they fell behind in the top of the tenth by two
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Apr 30, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OKC
had one of those weird nights where a lot of guys played well and they won in exciting fashion, and yet all the guys I care about had lackluster games. The only guys to not record two hits were Max, Borbon and Golson (although they did all have walks) and Strop was the only pitcher to really struggle (unless you count Turnbow, and really, who does?).
I mean, if German Duran is recording two hits in a game, you know the offense put up some numbers. His getting two hits is on par with a decent player hitting for the cycle. I kid…sorta.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Apr 30, 2009 11:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just a thought,
if we are gonna have Smoak as our opening day 1B next year, why not get him up here at the end of July… I think he could more than replace Blalocks bat at that point. Look for someone to deal Blalock to, and maybe even Jones.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Apr 30, 2009 11:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The only problem with that is that he clogs up a 40 spot all winter. From a service time standpoint, if they are going to Andrus him, they might as well call him up this season. But the 40 figures prominently here. And I think that with Ramirez, Borbon and Boggs they can easily fill for Blalock and Jones later on.
by Brett Perryman on Apr 30, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
The 40 is going to play a huge role over the next 18 months. As Lucas pointed out in one of his great spreadsheets a couple months back the Rangers have alot of intriguing decisions to make in regards to rule 5 and stuff over the next year and a half. Adding a guy like Smoak earlier than needed could mean losing a nice prospect for nothing.
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.
by bigsteve on May 1, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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