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by Adam J. Morris on May 10, 2009 3:39 PM CDT
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PrintA 5-2 road trip. Solid starting pitching. Sitting here the day before an off-day with a comfortable lead, and knowing that Wash probably needs to pull a starter who could go another inning because he needs to get his bullpen some work.
This feels so weird.
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Bravo rangers
Nice road trip, coming home, MY/Hammy will be back, all pitchers on fire…. im feeling it.
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by DShep on May 10, 2009 3:40 PM CDT reply actions 15 recs
hey shep can u put jd in the background of this one?
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
or replace his face with JD?
either way, that would be epically awesome
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
the sunglasses pic!
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.
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Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 10, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I love Nolan in the back ground
These umps are a bunch of bow-legged uncle fuckers.-D.A.Tron
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage
this is pure greatness
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on May 10, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
And defense
These umps are a bunch of bow-legged uncle fuckers.-D.A.Tron
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage
friggin range and strong arms
gotta love it
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
i was wondering about the Defense up the middle and its effect on pitcher confidence
you know it has to have an effect on the staff to know that if its up the middle the chances are a lot better this year than in the past that its an out.
its gotta give the pitchers a little more leeway here and there
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
padilla
what happened to him going to the DL after his 2nd start?
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
Back to back great games
For the serial killer.
These umps are a bunch of bow-legged uncle fuckers.-D.A.Tron
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage
yeah, i'll just chalk it up to
kneejerkism
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
5-2 road trip
Who saw this coming?
These umps are a bunch of bow-legged uncle fuckers.-D.A.Tron
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage
well Jamey Wright comes in and shows his sucky ass.
I still am not sure why some wanted him back
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
an error blew up the inning
and his ERA stands at 2.75….
I didnt want him back, but he hasn’t exactly proven those wrong who may have.. if they exist 0.o
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still complaining about a blown strike call on the CWS post game
except, they show the strike and doesn’t look like a blown call at all.
And it cost them 6 runs, huh?
Sucks to be them.
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
Was it...
that pitch to Andrus before he lined a single up the middle?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
But whats his batting average?
His approach still seems to be hacktastic unless he snuck in walks when i wasn’t looking. Intentional walks don’t count!
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if the guy hits 40 hr's and sits at .270/.338, im pretty cool with that, no?
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
id be happy
with 30 hr… i will be shocked if he gets 40. he still has his obligatory stint on the dl coming.
Still is.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 10, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Or, well, 30-35 dongs.
40 is a lot.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 10, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
that is what i was hoping for this year with CD
i think he’s a legitimate 40+ HR guy with enough ABs. Im not sure if he’ll hit above 250 or so this year even if he doesnt strike out as much just b/c he’s dug himself in a hole number’s wise. Although, in the future I definitely see him being a .270-.280 hitter with a .330 OB% and over around a .550 SLG%… I hope he can start showing some of that this year and improve his overall #’s next year into that range
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Better to have him
in the lineup than have him on the DL like the last couple seasons.
"We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round." - Tony Romo
oh well
i cared when they were in first and I always enjoy an opponents losing streak, but now that the angels are ahead of them… its angels watch time.
and they are down 3-0
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Yep. And I was also expecting the Ms to regress, so I'm not worried about them, anyway.
The Angels are the team with a bunch of players coming back.
Depends on what qualifies as buy low
but yes i’d still be interested.
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interesting
catcher + ?
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
interesting idea
his pitch to contact, groundballin’ ways would be a pretty good fit here. I think he has 3 arb seasons left as well.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
if you put together a package of
golson/boggs/murphy, mad max and someone like beavan do you think theyd bite? they need a young catcher and outfield is pretty old…
It wouldn't take all that
Given what he did in 2008 and so far this year.
by Adam J. Morris on May 10, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
He's owed 5 million for this season
And has 2 arbitration years left after this year.
If you assume $7 million and $9 million for those arb years (which might be conservative), he’s not much of a bargain.
In fact, if it were anyone other than the Yanks he played for, I’d wager he’d be non-tendered after this season.
by Adam J. Morris on May 10, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I would love to see what
mike maddux could do with him though. If you could get him for cheap and fix him, what a steal….
Although, I dont really know why we are talking about this. Arent we all very very pleased with our pitchers performance thus far, and the future that we all see laid out?
I'd like to take a flier on him
I wouldn’t do it for Max + Beavan + someone else, and pay $16 million for 2009-10 for the privilege.
by Adam J. Morris on May 10, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't understand why you'd make that deal
You are giving up a pretty well regarding catching prospect for a not-cheap pitcher who has been awful this year after regressing last year and who has had injury issues.
I don’t see the point.
by Adam J. Morris on May 10, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm not sure what would be a good deal.
Much less and the Yankees wouldn’t have much reason for dealing him.
i thought wang was pretty good last year till he got hurt
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
FIPs question
Fielding Independent Pitching
(HR*13(BBHBP-IBB)3-K2)/IP
why is 13 the multiplier for HR’s just curious.
i understand what fip is trying to do but am trying to get a full grasp of the equation.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
I think it's a run value thing
A HR is worth 13/3 times of a walk/HBP in terms of runs. For example, if a walk is worth 0.3 runs, then a HR is worth 1.3 runs on average.
that makes sense
if any of the MBA numbers crunching baseball dork has something else, im always ears on trying to get a better grip on details like this.
its one thing to just accept stats and numbers as gospel, i just try my best to study the formulas to figure there flaws and their strengths so as to best understand them. Im sure a lot of u guys grasp this stuff better than i do.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
It's an empirical equation.
They derived it by a regression analysis, so it’s just the number that comes up from the process. Telegraph gave it a nice intuitive meaning.
BTW, lowest 10 FIP seasons in the past 35 years:
1999 Martinez 1.39
1984 Gooden 1.69
1995 Johnson 2.08
1981 Gullickson 2.11
1985 Gooden 2.13
2001 Johnson 2.13
1986 Scott 2.16
1988 Clemens 2.17
2000 Martinez 2.17
1990 Clemens 2.18
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
thanx guys
good stuff. understand the 13 now, so thats cool. muchas gracias
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Predro '99
Pedro’s 1999 season should be elected to the hall of fame.
Pedro should be too, but his ’99 season should get its own wing or something.
"LSB: We’re all-scaploading, all the time." -AJM
THIS is someone who is more interesting /more probable to get
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.
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Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 10, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I would give up
some one like mad max but i wouldn’t touch a pitcher…
looks like he came out of the game after he scored
hopefully they just figured he wouldn’t get anymore at bats and didn’t want him to play any more defense
6 straight series....
that the rangers have either won or split.
Keep this up and only good can come of it.
by death of the cool on May 10, 2009 3:59 PM CDT reply actions
They've been doing this a lot the past couple of seasons, so what's different this season?
This season, they decided to play baseball for the first month and a half and aren’t starting this 10 games under .500
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
I don't get that "you're the best as long as your the champ" idiocy.
I do think the Angels are the best team in the division, but the Royals announcer just said — as his entire argument — it’s because you can’t look at anyone else until the champ is dethroned.
So is there any point to the discussion, then? One team is the best until the end of the season, and then the new team is the best until the end of the next season. No amount of anything else makes a difference?
Were the Marlins the best team in the NL through most of 1998?
the royals announcers are some of the dumbest in the league
dont take anything they say seriously. i swear they are clueless
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Jason Brynsvold on May 10, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
For me...
The champs are the team to beat until they’re knocked off….
But the best team? Nah…
change of culture is needed for somebody like
the Rangers to knock them out. And it’s exactly what we’re witnessing. Otherwise, the Angles have pretty much completely owned this division. And I believe that, and am most scared of them, until somebody else proves otherwise…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on May 10, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions
and then they lost anyway
but yeah, obviously he can hit a little.
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for oakland lol
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.
-
Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 10, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
For anyone able to watch replays, check out the dugout after Blalock's 2nd HR
I think Kinsler either needs to pee or is having a stroke.
stupid angels are going to win
1.5 games up is so much nice, guarantees first after the next game.
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Good 'ol Jamey
BB, E1, 1B, 1B, sac
Three runs taking a two run lead to a deficit
by Brett Perryman on May 10, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
ot: rockets
that was a massacre. wow.
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
ahahaha
‘give them some fucking credit’ – phil jackson on espn.
no beep out…
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
Youtube it!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
That dumbass Mychal Thompson
doesn’t believe that for a second. I heard him say just today, the Rockets can’t be the Lakers. The only team that can beat the Lakers is the Lakers.
by Brett Perryman on May 10, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Lakers are overrated.
it’s the Cavs that can’t be beaten
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on May 10, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
don’t tell that to Mychael Thompson.
by Brett Perryman on May 10, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Concur...
but that’s only because KG is hurt.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
So, Vinnie Padz set a new Rangers Record.
First time EVER a starter had one hitters in back to back starts.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Does it count if he didn't complete either game?
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on May 10, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Reminds me of Ken Hill and Roger Pavlik
Back in 1996 (I think) they pitched back to back complete game 1 hitters against Detroit.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on May 10, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
It's straight from Eric Nadel, so yes.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
ChiSox scored
13 runs against the Rangers this season—-13 in 7 games!!!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
thats pretty awesome
i wonder when the last time we did that to a team, im sure it hasnt happened too often in a season series recently.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
That has to be some kind of record...
just great pitching and defense in the games against them this year.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Fuck Torii Hunter
and his kid.
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on May 10, 2009 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank his kid
Or else we’d be stuck with that crappy contract if Hunter didn’t have his son to hide behind.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
True
very true.
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on May 10, 2009 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
It's really not that bad.
He’s overpaid, but at least he’s a good player.
It’s not a franchise crippler like GMJ or Carlos Silva or something like that.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 10, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I noticed that he was near the bottom of the league
Last year according to fangraphs defensive metric.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
-11.5 runs
which was actually worse than Hambone’s -11.2. Only worse CF according to that metric were Lastings Milledge and gold glover Nate McLouth.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
I know.
He’s more of a RF now.
He’s a CF like Derek Jeter is a SS. (And judging by his comments, Torri still thinks he’s the best CF in the league, which is funny to this Ranger fan.)
But he’s still hitting and he’s a great clubhouse guy. It’s not like he’s a below replacement level player who’s hurting his team just by being on the field like Zito or Silva or something was my point.
Good players being paid like they’re great is obviously not a good thing, but it’s bad players being paid like they’re great that really cripple a franchise.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 10, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Possibly.
Zito’s such a mental midget/pussy/art-fag that I have a hard time believing he’s actually gonna do this over a full season, but you never know.
With him I was referencing last year, when he was butt ass awful and making like a billion dollars worth of cash money per start.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 10, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
mental midget/pussy/art-fag
I like name calling. Well, creative name calling.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on May 11, 2009 1:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Defininitely not a franchise crippler
That’s reserved to the guys getting 8 figures and being worth either nothing to their team or hurting their team while they are out on the field. Its just with the OF depth we currently have, I’m glad to say that none of them are getting paid anywhere near Hunter’s current salary.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Indeed.
Though in this alternate universe we’re creating we’d have Torri in CF instead of Josh, but we’d get Volquez in the rotation, right?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy with the way that string of events played out.
I’m just saying is all.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 10, 2009 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Who needs Volquez when you have Feldman from across the hall
Anyways, I’m glad its all worked out the way it has as long as Hamilton bounces back (which I think he will). I don’t think I could live with another SP walking 5 guys every game
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
damn, how did the Angels pull that shit out?
unreal, Brian Fuentes isnt very good.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
OMAH is now in 62nd place all-time in hits,
with 2670. He also trails Luis Aparicio by 7 hits to in his quest to become the all-time hits leader from Venezuela.
I hereby rename thee; OmahHOFer
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
OT: The Upton Bros.
Which one is going to be the better player long term? I certainly would have thought Bossman Jr was the guy coming into the season, but the early results from these two are quite surprising to me.
BJ struggling mightily at .165/.281/.206
Justin meanwhile looks like he might be breaking out this season: .290/.377/.538
Doctor please. Some more of these.
Gotta think Justin long term. BJ will come around, but Justin has so much power.
by Brett Perryman on May 10, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Justin was really struggling up until last week, when he got real hot and brought everything up.
I’ll take Bossman Jr.
love the CF defense he brings to the table
I’m not sure why, but he is my favorite non-Ranger player.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
Justin is special.
So, Justin.
But they’re both obviously really, really good players.
BJ’s looking bad cause he’s basically playing his Spring Training games right now and trying to get back to where he was on the fly.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 10, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Missed the game
Took my daughter to the Zoo in Rhode Island.
Very impressive win today. I’m pleased.
Javier Lopez DFA'd by the BoSox,
LH RP who has been really solid for the Sox the last three years but has struggled so far this year. He’d probably be a better option than Eddie for us, of course if they made a move to add a LH specialist its more likely they’d add AJ Murray and drop Eddie.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I doubt they make a move anytime soon
Barring an injury, they probably won’t be messing with anything on the roster right now while things are working out well. Plus, Javier Lopez has been really, really bad this year.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
guardado
offering absolutely nothing right now. I really doubt they are averse to doing something about that
x
offering absolutely nothing right now.
I guess it’s good that we haven’t been needing him right now.
he's been bad, but his last three seasons suggest he can be a rather effective MR
more effective than alot of other LHP that hang on with teams in the pen
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I just saw that Lopez was released because
they called up Bard. I bet he dominates.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
our old buddy laird
you remember him having 2 extra base hits against the rangers in the series?
hes got 2 the entire rest of the year.
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sweet game.
hot Padilla.
Davis on fire, Hank dropping bombs, MY and Slam Ham coming back after a day off, and some more division rivals to gobble up. this is such a beautiful season of baseball so far, and it helps soothe the Mavs burn I’m experiencing…although to be fair, we did get out of the 1st round, which is what everybody said we couldn’t do
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
yep, for once the Rangers are good therapy for hurting mavs fans
we all need to head out to the park this week, it should be a blast
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I'm in.
Wednesday perhaps…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on May 10, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
dollar dog night, wouldnt miss it
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Always dollar dog night
Well, at least it used to be. In the CF kids area, there is a food vendor inside that always sold dollar dogs. Of course, they went up to 1.50 last year and may have gone up again this year, but they could still be a buck fifty.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
I'd be down for it
if it wasn’t Beer Knurd glass night at the Flying Saucer. Another Wednesday perhaps.
I want to go Wednesday
But I think I’m going tomorrow instead. My friends all play softball on Wednesdays with their offices, which annoys me because I have nobody to play with and am not allowed on their teams. Stupid work league softball.
Anyone going to Pappadeaux tomorrow?
I may, but I may go to a concert also, so…
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I think we are
if I can take off work a few minutes early.
"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08
I may go to this:
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
what's that all about?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on May 10, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Hosted by EG:
If you haven’t heard, we’re having in-person get together with 3B Michael Young, OF Marlon Byrd, 2B Ian Kinsler, RHP Scott Feldman, 1B Chris Davis and C Taylor Teagarden tomorrow at Pappadeaux in Dallas (3520 Oak Lawn in Dallas).
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Oops, it's 5:30 to 7:30pm.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
of course...
and I have tickets to Mavs. Fantastic.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on May 10, 2009 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions
wow
so, i’m giving bbtn a chance ‘cause i wanted to see the Rangers highlights today…first time i’m watching it this year, and, well…has it been this bad all year? Looks like a very amateurish production with absolutely no continuity and several awkward pauses…
ugly.
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
One word
ESPN
"Yeah, like I had a chance there" - Lancaster batter, after striking out against Derek Holland
I was just about to say the exact same thing
its an absolute disaester, its making me want to tear my ears off. Im so pissed i dont have the MLB net
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Totally agree. Did anyone see...
Dave Winfield’s break down of the Rangers? He was in front of a locker room set and basically said, “usually they can hit and can’t pitch, but now they’re pitching too. This team is playing well. Kudos to the Rangers” (He actually said “Kudos to the Rangers”) I turned to my mom (as all of you should have been hanging out with your mom) and was like “What a joke. Thanks for the ‘in-depth’ analysis.”
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on May 11, 2009 1:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I think ESPN felt obligated
to mention the Rangers because they are leading the AL West. So Winfield got up there and spouted a few cliches and misconceptions about the Rangers and that was it. Simply laziness on their part.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Saturday's Baseball Tonight
I missed Harry’s greatness Friday night, so I tuned in Saturday to see highlights. Let me break down the show for you:
Minutes 1-7: Yankees, A-Rod
Minutes 8-12: How good are the Dodgers without Manny?
Break
Next entire segment was 1/2 Mets, the rest a couple of clips on the Mariners and Angels.
Break
Next segment picked up the pace dramatically, only spending about 25 seconds per team, hitting the Rangers at the end. What they showed were 3 players taking called third strikes, then they showed Harrison shaking hands with Teagarden.
During these clips, they said, “And the Rangers playing well and in First place. The RANGERS?!”
pitching matchups against LAA
Looks like we’ll have Harrison, Millwood, and Padilla against the Halos next wkend. I’m already getting pumped for that series.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
if the Angels don't skip anybody
the pitching matchups should be
Harrison vs Palmer (3-0, 3.06)
Millwood vs Saunders (5-1, 2.66)
Padilla vs Loux (2-2, 4.64)
Doctor please. Some more of these.
After this past two times
through the rotation I like our chances.
These umps are a bunch of bow-legged uncle fuckers.-D.A.Tron
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I think that Lackey is on schedule to join them over the weekend. They were looking at either two or three rehab starts for him. Today was his second, but he threw a fair amount of pitches, and given that we are maybe their best competition in the division, seems like they’d go ahead and insert him. The only bad thing would be that we really torched him last year.
by Brett Perryman on May 10, 2009 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I like the Padilla match-up the best
Palmer is due for a bit of a beating or at least another 4 ER game. Its tough to see Harrison reverting back to his early season form against the Angels offense.
The Millwood/Saunders match-up is going to be a loss. I have a feeling Millwood will pitch another great game and Saunders will be very hittable, yet we won’t score more than a run against him.
There is no reason we shouldn’t win the Padilla/Loux game.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Yes, your right
We will have Millwood, Padilla, and Feldman going for us.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
Holly May on MLB Tonight: "To hitters-friendly Ballpark in Arlington we go!"
The media is so obsessed with reminding everyone we play in a hitters park they need to bring it up when we’re not even playing there.
The new Comiskey
has consistently been more hitter friendly than RBiA, yet it doesn’t seem to be brought up nearly as often in that context.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
Yup.
Using On Baseball’s additive version of Patriots’ park factors, the Rangers are only 6th among hitters parks.
By runs added above average per PA:
1) Colorado 7.6
2) Arizona 4.2
3) Boston 3.4
3) Chicago 3.4
3) Chicago 3.4
6) Texas 2.5
The Rangers do definitely play in a hitters park. It’s a full R/PA ahead of the next most offensive parks (Philly and Toronto), and the exact opposite of the second most pitcher friendly park (Safeco).
The problem is, it’s pretty significantly behind the Cubs, White Sox and precious Red Sox, but they all get a free pass from that constant, annoying asterisk. It’s because we’ve had a combination of A) bad pitching and B) great hitting, so everyone is just lazy, looks at the raw numbers, and decides that’s all we need to see. No actual research required!
2.5 R/PA would require me pitching
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
koh as well...
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
no way
last episode i saw was great
of course, the litmus test is what you think of season 10 and season 14
I like season 10
11 has some episodes i really enjoy and 12 has a couple episodes i like (like the one with linguo) i kinda stopped watching after that. i feel kinda like a bandwagoner when it comes to the show
i do have 1-11 on dvd but may stop after 12
go here to view my blog: http://dirtfromd.blogspot.com
by studcrackers on May 11, 2009 3:26 AM CDT up reply actions
So then Family Guy comes on
and does, like, exactly the same thing, just tells well known stories with their characters.
by Brett Perryman on May 10, 2009 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Just cuddle with your copies of seasons 3-10.
It’s what I do.
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
I haven't watched it since
the ’Satan’s little helper’ episode. I liked the Simpsons shorts on the Tracy Ullman show better.
Wow, Royals.
Thanks for nothing, you rat fucking bastards. Jamey Wright, may you wind up cleaning toilets at interstate rest stops.
Aikman and Bradshaw?
Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill
Better watch out
Josey will lay into you if you say anything bad about Trey Hillmans boys.
These umps are a bunch of bow-legged uncle fuckers.-D.A.Tron
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage
When the Rangers are playing well
I thought we were only supposed to talk about the Rangers playing well and not -
5 Easy Pieces
Cool Hand Luke
The Butthole Surfers
How the Feisty Hillmans were doing.
Random recipes
Gambling
And ….
definitely not how the team should begin considering Brandon McCarthy is not going to be a succsessful starting pitcher and that he should be our long man deluxe out of the pen.
Not exacty John Danks but still useful.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 10, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
i was about to say i was wondering where you were
Im glad i wasnt the one to blame for jinxing it.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I've found i hate watching baseball with a bunch of other people
Who know nothing about baseball. I still enjoyed the game though. BIG HOMESTAND COMING UP lets hope we get more than a couple of thousand fans out there.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
It is a beating
watching a game with others that know nothing about baseball.
These umps are a bunch of bow-legged uncle fuckers.-D.A.Tron
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage
I find it's worse with football.
1/2 yard run on third and short
“0 man! that didnt werk 2 well! lololololol”
“They got a first down.”
“it wuznt a TD!!!!!!!!!”
They should have asked Madden.
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 May 10, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Koronka donk RETURNS!!
These umps are a bunch of bow-legged uncle fuckers.-D.A.Tron
http://tinyurl.com/ranger-rage
He'll pitch a gem
you’ll see
"Yeah, like I had a chance there" - Lancaster batter, after striking out against Derek Holland
I have all the confidence in the world
that John Koronka will pitch a decent game. I was a fan of the Koronkadonk.
big baby clutch
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
what did he do?
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
That shot was huge...
down 3-1 going back to Boston and they’re done.
Series tied at 2 and now they have home court back. Should be interesting.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
If by bandwagon
you mean, hope he brings back a bunch in a trade, sure.
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/
You think the Rangers trade Blalock
if they are leading or in contention for the AL West at the ASB? Who would become the DH?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Andruw Jones,
obviously.
Who else?
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/
Jones/Hamilton/Byrd?
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on May 11, 2009 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions
AJ?
Really? I am still waiting for the real Andruw Jones to stand up.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
We've seen the real Hank Blalock
so we know if we hold on to him, he will get injured and be out half the year, or will be completely useless the 2nd half of the season. He has about a half decade of history.
I have as much or more confidence in AJ as I do in Blalock.
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/
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