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by Adam J. Morris on May 23, 2009 6:01 PM CDT
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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."
Wow
His right arm looks like part of the sign there.
And not just their baseball team
Defending Big D | TheStarsFans | But a Hawks fan since 1989
by Brandon Bibb on May 23, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
you can buy a home in detriot for 1500 bucks
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
All it took was for Josey to express his doubt.
"Hi, I’m a fucking horsefaced moron." - John Lackey to Ian Kinsler, 5/16/09
"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 on Matt Harrison
DAS BOOT SOON SHALL BE OUR'S!
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Confident CJ is miles better than...
nervous CJ.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
just needed that one coke binge and he is golden
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
He's been really focused on a fastball-slider combination since late April with an occasional change up.
He seems to be in control of that fastball-slider combo. Lots of grounders and Ks the last few times out.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
Let's go Doyers, er, Dodgers!
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
anyone know if anybody was warming up during the 9th?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Who's pitching?
Go Rangers...don't suck...
by Kinslerhomer on May 23, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
God....errr Holland on Wednesday
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
representing...
sitting in the new Home Plate seats behind NYY on deck circle Wednesday
bitchin
by sam in so cal on May 23, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Throw stuff at Tex, K?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 23, 2009 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
if i'm going to get thrown out
it will be because i rabbit punched a-fraud
by sam in so cal on May 24, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
GOOOOOOOOOOO DODGERS!
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on May 23, 2009 6:05 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
for some reason she makes me hate the dodgers more rather than less
and i kinda like the dodgers..
dunno what that says
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
BLASPHEMY!
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
i thinks its scarring from jessica simpson in cowboys gear gag reflex
still trying to nail it down
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Hellls yeah.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Dodgers fans in general will make you dislike the team
I’ve been to a few games at Dodgers stadium, and boy are they quick to boo their own….kinda strange
Big city market mentality.
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
by SarasotaRanger on May 23, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh my God.
Get on with the freaking LeBron worship, ESPN. There are other sports, athletes for crissakes.
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
Agree completely, he's the best in the league,
but they were airing radio broadcasts from every conceivable entity and showing the reactions of local newsstations. Who cares? It was a great shot worthy of several looks, but let’s temper the shit a little bit.
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
by SarasotaRanger on May 23, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
that newstation thing
was fucking hilarious. That old douche is mailing it in doing the weather when the guy jumps up and screams, the Cavs win!!! Followed by the dumbass lady going, some player must have made a shot…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 23, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
davis and hamilton
are starting to worry me.
unless its a first pitch fastball, its like they have no chance.
Maybe he needs another injury
Coming off the DL fixed him.. he was taking pitches, hitting homers for that week… gets hurt again and hes right back where he was at the beginning of the season.
the preceding post was a great success.
hamilton just needs to take pitches and he'll be fine
But davis is getting pitches to hit and just flat out missing them. Has been for awhile now.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
I'm more concerned about Davis
because it’s mental. If he had a physical ailment that’s causing this slump, surely the team would have put him on the DL by now or at least given him some time off.
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
by SarasotaRanger on May 23, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Before these two wins...
I was worried that it was me. My sister and I took a road trip from Oakland to Orlando to visit family and the three games on the road was the Angels series. I arrived here the first game of the Detroit series and was sure my bold maneuver across our fair country had doomed the Rangers over the next three games.
Thank goodness for these two wins. I can go on living.
P.S. Fuck Detroit.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 23, 2009 6:17 PM CDT reply actions
i was out of the country
for the detroit series
it was my fault
AJM
FIP, WHIP, NIP, NIP……..WEINER!!!!
Adam Lambert is indeed a rock god,so suck it.
by red shoe ranger on May 23, 2009 6:18 PM CDT reply actions
Whip?
What?
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Dykstra has all the money!
ElectricOkra.com
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
I came here to split hairs. And you?
by inactive lsb user on May 23, 2009 6:21 PM CDT reply actions
Scooter
had 5 k’s in 6.2 innings. What say you AJM?
Adam Lambert is indeed a rock god,so suck it.
by red shoe ranger on May 23, 2009 6:25 PM CDT reply actions
EG
has some pondering thoughts on the rotation and CD. He thinks BMac might go to the pen when Padilla comes back and playing CD through his slump might hurt him longterm.
I can’t argue much with his BMac logic. On CD, I am not too sure what to do. If we see the Rangers start to play AJ and Hack at 1B more then we know which way they are headed.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
BMac would not be effective in the pen
but we know Holland would be. So I say let Holland and the pink backpack return to the pen until the next injury/rotation suckage.
by behindthebag on May 23, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
BMac was effective in the pen with CWS before we traded for him
i dunno why he would suddenly suck in the pen
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
You have to stick with your young stater
Its his first full start to a year, let him get out their and pitch and learn and do his thing… Remember when everyone wanted Matt Harrison out of the lineup immeidietly, that wouldve been a bad choice as it turns out… Give the guy this season to pitch, let him learn.
This is our year.
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/1/29/739765/the-socket-joint-rotator-c
by FormerLSBUser on May 23, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
relax
Holland will get plenty of starts this year
i dont see why people think there is a rush to get him into games so soon
furthermore, he will get plenty of starts when pitchers get hurt
id rather see us trade Padilla if we are so desperate to get Holland into the rotation
lastly, did i miss where Holland gave up 3 runs in that game?…lets see how he does against the yanks
at this point, has he honestly proven he is better than McCarthy
you dont yank young guys you are trying to monitor for inning in and out of rotations as you feel suited
see Joba
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Then trade someone
I just dont think it is appropriate to send BMac to the pen…i also dont think it maximizes his value
and as i said, i dont think Holland is going to sport a .00000001 ERA like 1/2 the board does, i want to go with the setup that gives us the best chance to win this year and that is most likely BMac, not Holland
Also, if Feldman cant go 7 innings, i wouldnt be opposed to seeing him back in the pen
I do agree though that you dont want him going back and forth between starting and the pen (although we use Holland in LR, whereas Joba was a setup guy, aka, apples and oranges) but i dont think 2 starts merits a change in approach
lastly, can we see how he does against a real team (yankees)
This is True!
We are 14 games over .500 when not playing in Canada-South.
8 games over .500, more than 1/4 way through the season,
and yet the Rangers have the dumbest manager in MLB? Yeah, gotcha…
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
i can count 5 games off the top of my head that we shoulda lost b/c of bad managing that our players bailed out the team
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Lol, I was just posting that.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Jackass
Maybe they also win b/c the team plays hard for him?
no one knows the full truth, furthermore, no one knows what happens if he makes these supposed correct decisions
Ball Licker
of course the team wins b/c they play hard, whether its for him, themselves, their teammates, maybe he’s a hell of a guy, maybe he gives them all hanjes after the game, but looking at the team, there are guys you should PH for at a certain moment, and matchups you wanna make sure you minimize, or avoid or make sure they come up, and you better know when those situations are happening.
they have multiple guys in the organization whose whole job is to compute numbers so that if Eddie G is 1-22 against Erstad, Ron Washington damn knows about it.
his job is both
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
I agree completely and have bashed him a lot myself
But you are being a JACKASS if you cant give him credit when the team is 8 games over .500
This team
is pretty good with pitching and defense right now. Our lineup just needs a little jolt to make us great.
If Ian, MY, Josh, and Blalock could hit like last year, the division will be ours.
MY?
I would hope he does better than last year (and he has been)
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
hank
is hitting slightly worse than last year. his obp and avg are down, but his slugging is up quite a bit.
elvis is hitting better than young did last year.
young is hitting better than last year.
kinsler has been better than last year, just not recently.
hammy is way off so far, but i imagine he will be better.
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
Cruz’s stats for the current road trip:
7-for-17 (.412), four homers, eight RBIs, a pair of walks and a pair of stolen bases.
and:
Cruz leads the team in men driven in when on base at 22.1 percent.
Thanks EG.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
"men driven in"
that sounds weird
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
best first baseman in baseball?
other than Poo Holes of course.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
He's playing like it right now.
But over the full season you’d have to think his nigh-.500 obp is gonna come down a smidge.
He’s certainly in that next group with Cabrera, Teixeira, Morn-O, Fielder, AGon, Youkilis, Berkman, etc.
1b is a loaded position.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 23, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
whoa, I just found out that he shares my b-day
So he’s certainly destined for greatness.
The great thing about Votto compared to that group is his price/performance ratio, and the fact that he’s still on the upswing of what should be a damn fine career.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
The answer is in that list
Adrian Gonzalez
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
?
I fail to see the connection there.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 23, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Meh
Merely stating that there are too many excellent 1B in baseball for us to play with one hitting .200 and striking out 200+ times
I hope Davis gets it turned around but he just looks flat out atrocious at the plate
swings at god awful pitches and then takes FBs down the middle
Do you think they can ride with Davis all year
if his production stays around where it is for another month? Two months? 3 months?
"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 think if his producton is still around a .700 ops in a few months and our coaches see there's truly a problem... then, yah. Send him to AAA to try to fix it.
But right now I stil believe and see no reason for all the doom and gloom and “DFA” bandwagons.
He’s still hitting for power, and he hasn’t let this stretch effect his BB-rate too much (it’s a tad higher than last year) and he hasn’t carried it over to the field at all, where he’s been beastly.
Although I still don’t understand why there being a lot of good 1b on other teams has any bearing on what we should do in season with a hotshot young slugger who’s scuffling right now.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 24, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don't understand
what other 1B has to do with it, but I do see what a playoff run has to do with it.
You can beat bad teams with bad pitchers with a few longballs, but I think the Rangers are going to need some more consistent offense to beat the better pitchers.
I’m not saying CD has to be sent down now, or DFAed, but he has to pull out of this before the all star break, or I suspect he will be fixing it in AAA.
"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
So...
What’d I miss?
"Hi, I’m a fucking horsefaced moron." - John Lackey to Ian Kinsler, 5/16/09
"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 on Matt Harrison
hank hit one opposite way
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
You are taking part in the most horrible thing ever
by .Taylor on May 23, 2009 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I think D.A. Tron wrote the intro
It’s a Cheezburger Night wif the Seattle Mariners(Safeco Field on Thursday, July 9) Bring awl of ur frends and familee 2 dis fun event. We will haz sum awesum pre-game festivitiez and u can meet sum noo Cheez Frends! And if u buy ur tickets thru dis speshul offer, u git a FREE Cheezburger Nite t-shirt! Woo hoo
C u awl der!
Does not bother me.
You guys have the problems with internet speak. Mariners are probably doing it because they hate Jeff and Lookout Landing.
By the way, you might want to end your sentences with periods next time. We have standards.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
And yet you begin your post with a sentence fragment.
by .Taylor on May 23, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
It is not a sentence fragment
The subject is understood. Example: Fuck off.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Gosh, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.
by .Taylor on May 23, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions
the nails hate it
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
dont start a sentence with and
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Why not?
It’s perfectly fine to begin a sentence with “and”.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 23, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah,
as long as you use a comma.
And, it is sometimes the best way to start a sentence.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
That's incorrect.
The comma is only necessary if imparting essentially parenthetical information.
by brettgardner on May 23, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
you’re right, if by parenthetical information you mean an interrupter. I’m not really sure what you mean by parenthetical information.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
An interrupter
Is a fine way to describe it, I suppose. It’s parenthetical in the sense that it’s an aside or pause from the main clause in the same way that something in parentheses would be.
by brettgardner on May 24, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Pohlad apparently hearts him super hard.
And he’s rich as hell, so maybe that owner-love + their new stadium opening will convince them to take the plunge.
I don’t even want to think about what that contract’s gonna look like.
And for a catcher with a history of injuries?
Ugh.
I’m glad I’m not the one having to make that call.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 23, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
injury history, sure
but he actually hasn’t missed as many games as I thought
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Yah, looking at it, I expected more.
109 gp’s in ’07, but 130+ in his other three fulls seasons.
Before this back thing (which is very scary for a catcher, imo) it seems like it was mostly nagging stuff. Strains and whatnot. Though that might just be memory making shit up again.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 23, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
You know Carl Pohlad is dead, right?
"[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 May 24, 2009 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Shit, no. Must've missed that news cycle.
So, yah… I guess his owner-love of Mauer is a little less relevant than I made it out to be.
Talk about a super-rich guy who ran his major league ballclub crazy cheap.
Hicks will never have anything on Pohlad.
RIP, you magnificent bastard.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 24, 2009 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions
That's ok.
Anyway I need to tell somebody that I’m falling in love with Michael Kirkman.
So like, when you and Marcus were just getting started did you ever send flowers? Would that be weird? Maybe just a mixtape?
"[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 May 24, 2009 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions
He's good at the baseball.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 23, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions
That's all well and good
but does he play the game the right way?
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
He's not a minority, so... Yes, of course he does.
Grit only comes in one color, ya know.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 23, 2009 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
We wouldn't want the Denver Thuggets spilling into the Pasttime, now.
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
hey, calling that team the thuggets is a racially charged term!
/kenyonmartinsmom
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 24, 2009 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions
It is amazing the lack of fanfare that surrounds him.
He was incredibly hyped and for the most part has delivered. At the very least above average and his good seasons are easily All-Star caliber.
Sucks to play in Minn. I guess
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Maybe it's the fact that he doesn't possess Piazza power
or something, but seriously, he’s a catcher who’s already won two batting titles, plays pretty good D and still only 26. As long as he doesn’t get hurt, I think he’ll be a perennial All-Star even in Minnesota.
Now about that Wieters kid…
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
about Cruz batting clean up...
"I just figured I’d try something different," Washington said. "When I sat down to try and figure out lineups, Cruz’s name just came to my mind first. It was a gut feeling. And usually when I have a gut feeling like that, I’m right. We’ll just have to see how my gut feels [Sunday]."
The second to last sentance made me giggle.
Something Evan Grant wrote today...
…makes me think that sometimes Washington says it is his “gut” when the reality is that he just doesn’t want to go public with the reasoning.
by Adam J. Morris on May 23, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Now that would be even more awesome.
But that really only makes sense if there was a reason to hide it. What exactly is the reason? That he just doesn’t want to say, “Hank sucks.” Wait, that could be it.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
well
he did have a righty specialist face all lefties and then 2 lefty specialists (sort of, they at least have heavy splits) face all righties. In consecutive innings. You have to try hard to do that.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Actually he had our 7th inning pitcher in the 7th.
And I guess he decided before the game that Eddie would be the 8th inning guy instead of CJ, since CJ would have to pitch instead of Frankie.
Well, I can understand the CJ issue
but the rest is just dumb. Guardado and O’Day couldnt’ have flipped? Maybe you justify Guardado coming in later because you don’t want him to go out there with runners on base. But still, the splits are really bad for both guys (though small samples).
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Do you have lifetime splits for Eddie against the players he faced?
Or the ones he didn’t? That would be the primary variance there…if one or more hitters owned Eddie, then change things up. The numbers against O’Day would be negligible.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
you're a bastard for making me look this up
Guardado against the guys he faced
Tejada – 3/7 Hr, 2B
Berkman – 0/2
Lee – 1/8
Guardado against the guys he didn’t face
Erstad – 2/22
Bourn – 0/1
Which all suggests that it’s not really an issue – But really the issue is that Eddie at this stage in his career is just a LOOGY and should be used as such and O’Day is much better against righties.
If they had brought in Eddie in teh 7th, might not have gotten to face Erstad but would have faced Bourn. And you have O’Day to pitch against 2 righties and a switch.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Such over reaction around here.
If he called it intuition, would that make people happier? Do you know that statistically, “women’s intuition” is right far more times than wrong? Intuition involves using other parts of the brain (imaginative & creative) to problem solve, and is often more correct than what logic tells us.
He is obviously making a fair amount of correct decisions, despite what the “armchair QBs” think.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
women's intuition?
I would like to see evidence of that.
And the issue is that he justifies difficult (on face incorrect) decisions on intuition, and he’s also credited his intuition with bad decisions. And really, baseball isn’t so complex that you need to use the imaginative and creative parts of the brain. Logic will do just fine.
I don’t like his intuition and I think if he would be a little bit more thoughtful then he could probably make better decisions. I don’t think he’s inherently dumb, just a little too reliant on feelings in the moment. I think he has a good grasp of how certain players do in certain situations but just tries to run in the moment or be a player’s coach and go against logic.
But I also think people blow out of proportion the effect of his decisions. They usually matter very little.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
I've read (watched?) a Psych/Scientific study on it.
They used MRI studies to prove the idea that women often use other parts of the brain when solving difficult situation probabilities…and the girls were right far more often than guys.
But yeah, any manager is just about as good as the players he manages.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Cool.
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
I came here to split hairs. And you?
by inactive lsb user on May 23, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
so are you saying only women should be managers?
or youll take womens intuition over alleged masters of their craft?
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Don't be dense.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Heh - some of the more important things on the planet
Lack hard evidence, or even historical trends. Of course, after they happen, dozens of researchers are delighted to present their theoretical model to the scientific community.
"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 23, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
baseball is not unexplainable phenomena
and i’d at least like to see better results before i crown wash a savant
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
No, it wouldn't
Given two equally likely outcomes, a random choice means you will be right half of the time, so any pattern of thought better be an improvement upon that. There is no reason why intuition shouldn’t give you a better than 50% success ratio. What’s the success rate for using logic?
My understanding is that intuition is less of an active thinking process than one that is closer to a reflex. Your brain gives a feedback based on your knowledge, perception, and experience. It probably used parts of the brain involved with imagination and creativity, but I know nothing of the field will won’t comment further, but I don’t see there is any reason why logic cannot be combined with imagination to create a greater effect.
For example, why does Ron elect to pitch Eddie against right handed batters? Reality (historical records) tells you that he would fare better against lefties, and unless the batter has some type of reverse split, or does exceptionally poorly against him, there is no reason to believe that it would be a better choice to have Eddie (rather than someone like O’Day) pitch to them. It is that Ron’s intuition knew something that his active thinking process did not and thought Eddie would be the best choice to get these hitters out? It may be, perhaps he noticed that Tejeda had a particularly quick reaction time in the game and needed something slower thrown to him; perhaps he thought Berkman looked really comfortable as a lefty hitter and wanted to turn him around. Perhaps he thought Eddie was throwing exceptionally well. However, he would still have to know those things in this case, and unless that information was not processed in his brain, it would be considered an active thinking process, and therefore logic. Intuition is still based on the information that you know, and creativity is no different – it’s just a way of combining the information that you know in unconventional ways. You can’t predict the future with intuition; you can’t know something that you don’t know with intuition.
Sure, when Ron goes with his gut, he is right sometimes, but he is also wrong other times and in baseball, you rarely have certainty. The best you can do is improve the probability of an outcome. Even with Eddie on the mount, his chance of getting each of those outs is still greater than 50%, but you can improve those odds by having somebody else (like O’day) pitch to Tejada and have Eddie pitch to the lefties instead. The correct decision in such a situation is not the one that ended up giving the favorable outcome in one individual event, it’s the one that gives the greatest number of times that you will get the favourable outcome when you repeat the event a million times.
That whole paragraph is awesome
Unequivocally awesome.
I really hope one day we see:
Yeah, having Chris Davis lead off was a little strange. I just kept on hearing his name when I was filling out the lineup card and what the hell, you only live once. But I’ve been told not to do that anymore.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Things like this make my gut queasy.
"Hi, I’m a fucking horsefaced moron." - John Lackey to Ian Kinsler, 5/16/09
"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 on Matt Harrison
Darren O'Day
It blows my mind how good this guy has been. He passes both the stats and the eyeball test with flying colors.
Wash is riding him like a rented mule, so I don’t know if he will be this effective all season, but man, what a find by JD.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
Agreed
Thank you NY Mets.
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jumped on here to post
the same thing. That guy is a monster. The only reason I don’t worry about his workload is the arm slot he throws from. He’s like a softball pitcher. I bet he could throw everyday and not get sore. Thank you Angels and Mets for giving us bullpen gold
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 23, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
O'Day
11IP in 32 days since joining the Rangers.
"A good start would be not giving up 900 runs again." -Jon Daniels
by Randy Richardson on May 23, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
i was going to say
weren’t people complaining about how he doesn’t get used enough like 2 days ago
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
My question about O'Day is not how many innings but how many days did he pitch
That’s where he’ll get burned out, if he’s pitching 18 days out of 32. What are those numbers or where can I look them up?
the "Games" stat
he’s pitched in 12 games
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
What about TOR and DET?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 23, 2009 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Nevermind
I just saw they both lost today.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 23, 2009 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep,
Woohoo! Rangers are now the best team in the AL.
"A good start would be not giving up 900 runs again." -Jon Daniels
by Randy Richardson on May 23, 2009 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
kind of shocking
since we wern’t the best before we lost 3 of 5.
cool.
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More reason to hate Detroit
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 23, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Until they come to Arlington
It’ll be time for revenge
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 23, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
OK, Papelbon
comes out of the dugout to scream at the umpire about a call at second (the ump made the right call). That closes the deal for me – clearly the biggest douchebag in baseball.
"A good start would be not giving up 900 runs again." -Jon Daniels
by Randy Richardson on May 23, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions
Seriously...
I just saw that too. If Frank or C.J. did that, I’d be embarrassed.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 23, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
that looked like roid rage to me
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
the mlb iphone app is now putting up the "complete" games, thats pretty cool
as in the 10 minute version that shows the final pitch of every at bat. nice way to see what starters were doing if you missed the game.
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that is amazing
got to try that out
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
do you know if the abbreviated games are on the website somewhere?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
i had seen them advertised as part of mlb.tv in past years
but don’t see them even in that this year. im not sure though, it seems like they should be.
maybe as part of gameday premium.
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found it
http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20090522
(The condensed column)
I just watched yesterday’s game in its entirety (had missed the first 6 innings). I didn’t realize what a kick to the groin the 6th inning was for Holland yesterday.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
oh never mind
i clicked on the wrong tab heh.
yeah i see it , nice.
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Wow, that's freaking cool...
I’m going to have to check that out. They just keep making that iphone app better.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
OK that is freakin awesome
love that app
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on May 24, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Word.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 23, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
OT: Nolasco
Reckon there is a way to trade for him given the start he’s had? And what would the Marlins want?
i think fangraphs had a good article about this
i don’t even think the marlins think he’s as bad as his ERA. His FIP is completely fine and his LD rate is just elevated. Cameron (I think) just thinks it is an issue of getting fresh arms in there
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
It was RJ Anderson
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/nolasco-demoted/
While his WHIP is up, the issue is that his BABIP is astronomical and there isn’t a real reason it should be.
And the real point is that I’m not sure the Marlins think anything is so drastically wrong that they want to cut ties with him or sell him when his value is low.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
I agree that the Marlins won't sell low
but if an appropriate fair value package was sent their way I’m sure they’d be more willing to listen then when 09 started
you're begging the question a bit
Yes, if the Marlins thought they would get good value back from the Rangers, they would trade Nolasco – but they would have done that before the season started.
Now, if the question is can the rangers get away with a slightly lesser package than was needed before the season started, I think the answer is “not appreciably so.” I still think it would have to be something that would blow them away. Salty + Stud MLB ready pitching prospect.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
actually
I don’t know what the Marlins want back. But I am pretty sure their demands wouldnt’ change that much
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
I think it'd be worth a phone call
Hope JD already has. I would NOT give Salty + Feliz for him, but if TT plus Cruz got their attention then I’d think long and hard about it.
I am surprised at how many people are willing to give up Nelly
If not for him, do we win either of these games against the Stros?
My fantasy team wants to give him a swift kick in the nuts.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 23, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
when do you
start dropping him?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
I kept looking at his raitos and saying "Things will turn around. He's not this bad."
But finally I just had to accept that he’s killing me and he’s not worth a roster spot right now.
Jesus he killed me.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 24, 2009 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions
well i dont know that 1 run in 2 innings is quite getting shelled.
but.. good anyway.
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ooh he hit the pitcher
maybe this inning will get some runs in after all
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Wishful thinking.
Still, he was very fortunate to get out of that inning with only 1 run.
36 pitches through 2 innings. Scioscia said they will keep him to 90-100 pitches tonight.
His swing is awful!
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 23, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
He just hit the pitcher though
HA ha
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 23, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Must still be rusty.
Or the pitcher hit 2 homers last night.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
now i think you really jinxed us
hes gonna be through 5 with 1 run
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How good a signing has Wolf
been for the Dodgers? Very good pickup on someone who waited a while in the offseason to garner a suitor.
My guide shows that as well.
Cool, more national coverage for the Rangers.
Now I see the funny side. Now I'm always smiling.
Monday against the Yankees...
…not national TV, but 50K at the Ballpark against the Yankees and all their YES Network viewers.
Huge test of Matt Harrison.
We will probably be blacked out from ESPN2 on wednesday
and have to watch on FSN/KDFI as it was previous schedule.
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that's okay.
I’d rather watch Tom and Josh anyway. It will be in HD regardless so that’s good. You out of town guys will just have to keep us updated if they say anything interesting.
remember when we all laughed at the phillies for swapping burrell and ibanez?
i feel bad.
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was thinking that last night
I feel stupid.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
got'm on my team
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Meh.
It was still a bad contract at the time, imo.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 23, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
why
1) ibanez isnt going to keep this up all year long
2) look at his stats only vs the nats
3) they had to give up a LOT of money + picks for not that much (more) value than they would have gotten ffrom burrell
ibanez isnt suddenly turning into wiilie mays here…
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 24, 2009 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions
4-1, Angels.
Tori Hunter strikes again.
Man, he is solely responsible for them being about 3-4 games better than they would be otherwise.
LAD has billingsley going tomorrow at least
hopefully he will take care of them
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Man fuck you Dodgers
way to dominate the whole season and then suck when you play the Angels.
put a great defense behind me and I could keep them under 10 runs.
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how about 2 power hitting guys as MIF
and we just outscore them for ya. sure your era is 8.12 but you got the win….
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
I'll switch to underhand at that point
You’ll see. Lots of warning track outs.
You set that up for me and ill prove it.
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just switch to pitching lefty
youll be fine
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
screw it, id rather be in the NLCentral instead of the Brewers
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
if nothting else
this interleague play has shown me how much I hate NL ball. No thank you. Watching pitchers flail away nightly would make baseball nearly unwatchable and then what would I do in the summer between hockey and football?
butbutbut
thats baseball as it was MEANT to be!!!
/baseballpurist
(i agree with you by the way, look at zambrano – you pay a guy to PITCH and then he gets hurt legging out a bunt? no thanks…i mean what if you pick up peavy’s 22 mil option and his first start he steps on 1b wrong and pulls a mateo?)
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 24, 2009 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Dodgers the second team ive seen with this hd ultra slow motion camera for regular season games
we need one of those.. heh. very cool.
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kendrick decides to step on loney rather than tag him
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
he didnt see him!
that was hilarious. he looked toward 1b and had no idea the guy was at his feet diving in.
he had him if he was looking.
woo, someone get a single.
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shields
i respected that guy because of the tempo and results.
man, is he having some trouble
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Awesome.
Shields throws it away trying to pick Orlando Hudson off first. Hudson all the way to 3rd with only 1 out.
still think the injury rule is stupid
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Shields
He didn’t look too hurt to me when he came out.
"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 24, 2009 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
that will get you dfa'd
but I’m happy to see it. Kershaw taking the hill for the Dodgers tomorrow. If we can sweep the Astros while Blue wins two of three from the Angels we’re pretty much back where we were before fucking detroit.
Isn't it Billingsley?
Either way, it’s a good.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Good god
Matt Palmer is 5-0. Really?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
Just another terribly lucky mediocre Angel pitcher
His FIP is 5.09 and his BABIP is a ridiculously low .210. So hopefully by the time we face him he’ll have regressed to where he’s supposed to be (which is scrub-level, according to his career #’s).
"Hi, I’m a fucking horsefaced moron." - John Lackey to Ian Kinsler, 5/16/09
"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 on Matt Harrison
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