This Day in LSB History
by Adam J. Morris on May 15, 2009 12:00 PM CDT
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PrintTwo years ago today, we were depressed.
Matt Kata, incidentally, was playing left field at the end of that game.
Left field.
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HAH!
Big Tex was 0 for the day. Even Whiffy got a hit
who among us
doesn’t miss the days of Victor Diaz batting cleanup? Still, I’ll never forget the game I went to at Minute Maid where our offense went buckwild on the Astros pitching staff and Diaz hit two homeruns.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
love it
“blow this thing up…give Washington a clean slate.
then start Arias, Teagarden, Gold, Botts, Mayberry, Mahar in the field, start Hurley in the rotation and keep Murray in the pen and bring Rupe into the pen. Make CJ Wilson the closer. GET THIS YOUTH PROJECT STARTED.”
by ncrangerfan on May 15, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
i also love
the thread that insists Atlanta would love to trade for Tex but didn’t have the trade pieces to pull it off. Also love the thought that “there’s no way they would trade Francouer for Tex.”
Hindsight’s always 20-20
Damint just beat me to it.
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on May 15, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
HEH I like longhorns comment about
Atlanta not having the players to get the Tex deal done. Obviously in hindsight, that made me laugh a little bit.
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
Longhorns had a lot of those comments
that seem real funny 2 year later in these threads.
I think he also had one about how we would miss Bruce Chen or something.
"I'd praised catcher Max Ramirez two weeks ago, but after his continued struggles I'm increasingly convinced he's not going to pan out." - crops.mlblogs.com
i definitely had high hopes
for Bruce Chen. didn’t he have a strong ST or something?
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
who's Julian Cordero?
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
My favorite
No need to give away a year and a half of a middle of the order,gold glover entering his prime for magic beans and shiny beads.
by tricer on May 16, 2007 11:02 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions 0 recs
Channeling Josey…
"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
In his defense, none of us (who were familiar enough with the players to understand how much they wound up getting) knew that they were going to get the kind of package that they did. If you’ll notice, he was open to the one that I mentioned from the Yankees with three A-ball players (and Joba was pre-breakout at that point).
by Brett Perryman on May 15, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
I’m just kidding around. Before the trade went down I had pretty much the same attitude myself – I didn’t think trading him for anything less than a starter who could help us right then was really worth it, but that was before I learned most of what I have about baseball.
"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
Disney's Wide World of Sports
brings back terrible memories for me. I think more then one Ranger player got injured there.
"I can wake up out of the bed and play outfield. It's easy." --MOB
Nice call by D.A. Tron
You could replenish a farm system really fast by trading Tex.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Not sure about that...
Atlanta was in over their heads on that and the Yanks made him filthy rich…but he definitely wasn’t popular enough around the league to be overrated then.
by slimshadty12 on May 15, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I HATED watching them play in that stadium
Terrible view from the outfield. Sooo annoying.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
(on TV--just to clarify)
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on May 15, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Stark Chart
Rangers stuff…
Clay(Garland,TX): With Derek Holland pitching well in the bullpen so far, how much longer til the rangers give him and Neftali Feliz a shot in the rotation?
SportsNation Jayson Stark: (1:35 PM ET ) I brought this up in Rumblings yesterday. But one hang-up is that Feliz is down right now with a sore shoulder. At some point, though, if he gets healthy and Holland gets his feet on the ground, it’s something for the Rangers to consider. Their lineup is so good, they’ve got a shot in that division.
Greg (Dallas, TX): Feliz pitched for OKC last night and had a line of 1H, 1R, 1BB, 7K in 5IP.
SportsNation Jayson Stark: (1:53 PM ET ) Thanks. I stand corrected. I know he missed a start before that. One hit, seven whiffs, huh? An incredible talent.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
*Chat not Chart
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on May 15, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
0 Rangers with a batting average above .300
Things have changed for the better.
Saw that
Note Kinsler and Young down in the low .200’s at that point. Wow …………
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on May 15, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
My first attempt at creating my own gif.
Admittedly, it’s not that good, but thoughts and criticisms are welcome.
Let's change the Constitution so that Elvis Andrus can be our supreme overlord.
Who is that?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 15, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks like some soiree
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Not today
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on May 15, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions
It looks like he's doing something dirty
And I suppose that’s the intent. Or maybe O’Day just sends my mind in that direction. Ha ha ha.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 15, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
It's rather impressive....
….I better just leave now.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 15, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Merry as the Day is long
The World Series Crisis - Ranger fans held hostage; Game 5896
Magic Number- 128
The flashing red and blue thingees
Are going to give me a seizure ………. not that Rick Flair doesn’t already do thet hehehe.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on May 15, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Shroom
Trying to cheer us up.
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/5/15/223135/929#2631757
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
yes
yes he was
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on May 15, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
2006
he was 7-7 with an ERA+ of 81. Not bad for a 5th starter. Not his fault he was pressed into the 3rd and 4th spot. 2007 he was bad.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
eh?
ERA+ of 81 isn’t very good at all. I don’t care if he was a 5th starter or not. He sucked.
10.4 H/9
3.4 BB/9
4.4 K/9
1.54 WHIP
Suck.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on May 15, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow.
Those K/9 and BB/9 numbers are scary stuff…
Hell, the K/9 alone would be enough to scare me off a pitcher who had significantly lower hit and walk numbers. Thank god we’re past the point of considering someone like Koronka (or John Rheinecker, for that matter of fact) a decent pitcher.
That was my point
He wasn’t bad for that team. He would be god awful on this staff.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Never said he was good
Just not as bad as some think he was.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
didn't he have a stint in the early part of the year where he'd one 4-5 games in a row?
then it all fell off the table
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Do have a DVR or something like that?
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on May 15, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
not any more...traded cable for a gym membership
BUT, now that I think of it, the Rangers game won’t start til 8 eastern time, and A ball games move along pretty quickly. I should still be able to catch the second half of the game when I get home.
oh sweet
I just saw that everyone at the game gets a free team set of baseball cards. Question answered.
Why in science’s name didn’t they ever get rid of that guy?! :)
by Brett Perryman on May 15, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't imagine the weird looks I would have given someone if they told me back then
that in 2009 Feldman would be a decently successful starter for us, Andruw Jones was on our bench and we would have a 20 year old kid setting up a circus tent in between 3B and 2B
i like that, setting up a circus tent between 3rd and 2nd
good stuff
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I would've thought they'd at least have outhouses at the MLB network.
"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
Good one
But that’s waterboy talk. Back before “the days”, each team had a waterboy whose job it was to keep a bucket of water at least half full, with a ladle for a cup, alonside each team’s bench. That appears to be one of the qualifications for being on the air about baseball nowatimes.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on May 15, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I love this - it's in the last post on that link of that game in 2007
“start Arias, Teagarden, Gold, Botts, Mayberry, Mahar in the field, start Hurley in the rotation and keep Murray in the pen and bring Rupe into the pen. Make CJ Wilson the closer. GET THIS YOUTH PROJECT STARTED.”
Now that’s sexy.
"A lot of guys can hit gnats in the butt in a bullpen." - Ron Washington
"Clearly, the season is over. Fire Daniels, fire Washington, fire Maddux, burn down TBIA." - AJM
by aggierangerfan00 on May 15, 2009 5:28 PM CDT reply actions
hah...
in reviewing that postgame thread, it appears I was at that game…. one of the many losses I’m responsible for by going to see the rangers play the rays.
By the way, I’m going to the August series when the Rangers are in St. Pete. I’ve got some kick ass seats on the saturday game… 3 rows from the field on the 3rd base line, should be pretty close to the bullpen.
"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2
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