New T.R. Sullivan mailbag up

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 7, 2009 4:26 PM CDT

T.R. Sullivan has a new mailbag column up, filled with Marlon Byrd and Derek Holland love (and a question about the chances of Josh Hamilton signing with another team after the season)...

Check it out...

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I loved the guy who said that what happened to Cat was “unfair and unjust.” You can disagree with the decision from a baseball perspective but getting paid $6 million to sit around is neither unfair nor unjust.

Fire Ron Washington

by pblack on Apr 7, 2009 4:52 PM CDT reply actions

Lol

poor, poor Frankie. Getting paid $6 million to stay at home. Such a tragedy.

"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris

by DJCahill on Apr 7, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I think the risk of Hamilton

growing tired of playing for a team with no pitching and subsequently ripping up his current contract at year’s end to sign with another team is a very valid concern. Salty, too.

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

by clark on Apr 7, 2009 5:31 PM CDT reply actions

Huh?

by brettgardner on Apr 7, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm guessing sarcasm...

Surely he’s not totally unaware of arb rules.

by bking on Apr 7, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions

This is probably

clark’s response to the idiocy on Baseball Tonight about how Texas needs to develop pitching so that Hamilton and Saltalamacchia and gang don’t leave the Rangers.

by FirebatM3 on Apr 7, 2009 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Baseball Tonight said that?

wow, they really know their stuff. This is why I haven’t watched ESPN since the MLB Network has aired, and there is no reason to start now.

Bring on April 6th!

by NothinG on Apr 7, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions

indeed.

I am not too savvy on the rules, but I do know that Hamilton can’t opt out…yet.

There is really no limit to what Hamilton can do.

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

by clark on Apr 8, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Every time I read comments like those in TR's blog

It makes me wonder if they even TEACH spelling anymore.

Trade bate?? Really?

by bking on Apr 7, 2009 5:54 PM CDT reply actions

People type quickly

I make some BAD spelling errors sometime.

by FirebatM3 on Apr 7, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions

sometimeS!!!

Learn Unglish!

Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder

by ab03 on Apr 7, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions

me fail english?

thats umpossible!!

by Michael Cave on Apr 7, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions

one of my favorite Ralph quotes..

Ralph (To Mrs Hoover): Are you my mommy?
Mrs. Hoover: No Ralph, I’m not. Put your head down and go to sleep.
Ralph: Sleeping? Thats where I’m a Viking!!

A Cowboy fan from Dallas residing in enemy terretory since 1990..

by Jtiner09 on Apr 8, 2009 7:01 AM CDT up reply actions

I make all sorts of typos...

usually switching/dropping/added characters, but that one is clearly just not knowing how to spell the word.

I’m just old – even in a venue like this, I still try and get it right out of courtesy to others.

Now, don’t get me started on what I think happened to courtesy – I’m liable to go “Gran Torino”.

by bking on Apr 7, 2009 6:08 PM CDT reply actions

Thats the key.

Typo vs not knowing how to spell something. It’s pretty stupid to criticize a typo unless its a real article, paper or other things that should be proofread. But if they don’t know how to spell…

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Apr 7, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions

I think it's probably more that

people are too lazy to proof read – word confusion isn’t exactly an uncommon thing either.

by FirebatM3 on Apr 7, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Well I do type the entirely wrong word sometimes.

But I think generally you can tell when someone simply made a mistake or if they don’t know how to spell the word.

Not that I have real strong feelings on online grammar… just a pet peeve when someone corrects me on a typo.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Apr 7, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions

I only make typos unintentionally

by Telegraph on Apr 7, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Such a downer to not have baseball on in 30 minutes

although it did let CJ/Frankie pitch yesterday, which was nice.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Apr 7, 2009 6:36 PM CDT reply actions

This scheduling is inane

way to tease us with a great first game and then give an off day MLB. Why does MLB do this anyways?

by FirebatM3 on Apr 7, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Weather.

Already a few games postpone because of that.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Apr 7, 2009 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions

So

We root for the A’s tonight since the Angles won yesterday, right?

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Apr 7, 2009 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions

i'd root for the a's in every angels game

they will lose enough on their own the rest of the season.
but yes, the a’s/mariners can go ahead and lose and give us 1st place.

I wonder when they were in first last…. surely they never were in it last year with the horrible start.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Apr 7, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions

come on nick blackburn

suck less. the mariners can not have first place by themselves for even one moment.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Apr 7, 2009 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Man, the new design MLB.com has put up for their sites looks like shit.

Not a bad mailbag again this time. That’s two in a row now without any really inane comments from TR in the answers… wonder if somebody finally told him to get his shit together.

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by LSJ on Apr 7, 2009 6:50 PM CDT reply actions

OT: Josh Johnson

Watching him carve up the Nationals, I really love the way this guy goes about his business on the mound. Thinking ahead, Florida probably isn’t going to want to pay arbitration on both him and Nolasco next offseason. He’d be a great guy to target as a SP acquisition next offseason IMO.

Doctor please. Some more of these.

by tricer on Apr 7, 2009 7:20 PM CDT reply actions

Chris Davis +

for Josh Johnson?

"I can wake up out of the bed and play outfield. It's easy." --MOB

by coolaid on Apr 7, 2009 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions

If Smoak is ready, sure

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by LSJ on Apr 7, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Problem is they have a top prospect at 1B themselves.

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by octoberty on Apr 7, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, Catcher/first base prosepect.

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by LSJ on Apr 7, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Although I guess they've moved him off catcher permanently now.

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by LSJ on Apr 7, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions

When did Logan Morrison ever play catcher?

by LiamP on Apr 7, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions

I thought we where talking about Gaby Sanchez, actually.

This is what I get for not paying any attention to the Marlins positional prospects.

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by LSJ on Apr 7, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions

not to mention

mike stanton. No not the pitcher, he is a tremendous power prospect and profiles much like davis did, i.e. big power lots of K’s.

Charter member of the Dutch bandwagon

"ill have to go with another lefty, Derek Holland."

by rchawk12 on May 19, 2008 2:01 PM CDT

by rchawk12 on Apr 8, 2009 1:46 AM CDT up reply actions

The Nationals are terrible though.

by LiamP on Apr 7, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Come on A's, beat the Halo's and give us a leg up!

by ajbrandt1 on Apr 7, 2009 8:22 PM CDT reply actions

And BJ Ryan blows his 1st save of the year

on a bomb by Inge.. good game.

by octoberty on Apr 7, 2009 8:31 PM CDT reply actions

Ryan is a mess right now

Was he at least hitting higher than the mid 80s tonight?

by Brett Perryman on Apr 7, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I saw an 87

by octoberty on Apr 7, 2009 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Now Barajas is up in the Bottom of the 9th

Bases loaded, 1 out, lets see if hes got it in him

Is it April 6 Yet?

by SCDP on Apr 7, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Brandon Lyon is not very good.

by octoberty on Apr 7, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Sac-fly walk-off

by octoberty on Apr 7, 2009 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Just saw the final out on MLBN

Fly ball to centerfield, where Granderson is. He just jogged to the ball and didn’t really seem to care. Once he caught it, he didn’t even attempt to try to throw the ball home to try to get the runner….You have to at least try to get the runner out; you never know what the runner will do (could trip and fall), but Granderson just didn’t care at all it seems

Tigers just look so undisciplined and I’m calling it now. They will have the worst record in the AL this year

Is it April 6 Yet?

by SCDP on Apr 7, 2009 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions