Some chats and Rangers items
by Adam J. Morris on May 28, 2009 4:29 PM CDT
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PrintKevin Goldstein has a chat session up today that includes questions on Elvis Andrus, Derek Holland, Neftali Feliz, and Martin Perez...
Keith Law has a draft-intensive chat session up from today, as well.
Jim Callis did a chat yesterday where he suggests the Mark Teixeira trade was the best trade of the last 10 years.
Singing a familiar refrain, Rob Neyer says that for all the talk about the new Ryan-esque pitching programs the Rangers have implemented, it is the defense, not the pitching, which has led to improved run prevention for Texas.
Kevin Sherrington runs through a list of possible buyers for the Rangers, with the most interesting possibility being Eddie Gaylord, who got jacked around by Reinsdorf & Co. once before about 20 years ago.
The press release from Tom Hicks about the possible sale of a controlling interest in the team is here.
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Shit!
I am very nervous about the prospects of a controlling interest ownership change, now that this has been confirmed.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Ownership Change
I tend to be an optimist about most things, but I would think many, many potential owners would see the Rangers as a very attractive opportunity with a high upside. The team has underperformed in a huge media market. They have a good ballpark and excellent short term prospects on the field. I would think someone would see the opportunity to pick up the Rangers and vastly improve their value over the next decade with an improved on field product and an increased share of the DFW media market. OTH they could buy the team, strip it down and cash the revenue-sharing checks, but I think that is less likely.
All of your points are valid.
I really don’t see someone stripping things down further though. My main concern is a change in the draft/intl market strategy, and general stewardship role as others here have expressed.
I never trust a damn thing out of Grandpa Urine’s mouth, but this does confirm it.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
draft and intl market
That would be my #1 concern. Would the new majority owner be willing to continually spend money in the international free agent market and draft.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Yup. Something about "The Devil you know..."
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
you are absolutely unequivocally 100% without a shadow of a doubt correct sir
Rodney if I had known you were going to get a mohawk, start wearing gold chains, call everyone fool, and re-name yourself Mr. R I may not have been so generous with the work-out tips. I'd re-think all that big guy.
Wow, first time this month...
lol
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Hey, When you're right, you're right
There’s nothing I want to continue more than being in the front pack on Latino and Pacific Rim scouting.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Eddie Gaylord is the son of Edward Gaylord (deceased), founder of Gaylord Entertainment
Edward Sr. started out with the Daily Oklahoman newspaper in OKC and built a vast entertainment and media empire which includes the Gaylord Hotel properties (including the Gaylord Texan, the Opryland Hotels, and other resort/entertainment properties). At one time they owned CMT and TNN, which have since been sold. Gaylord Entertainment still owns the Grand Ole Opry and 650 WSM (the home of the Opry and the radio station which essentially built country music). I think they own the General Jackson Showboat in Nashville as well. For a while (don’t know if this is still the case), the family was a major shareholder in Bass Pro Shops.
Due to a major gift by the family to the university, OU’s football stadium is now called Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The school’s mass communication college is named after the family as well.
The Gaylord family has a few dollars.
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Another
"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
Almost as if you wrote that,
and inserted your own quotes…ha.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Well
it’s pretty obvious.
1) This offense could use a shot in the arm.
2) The easiest position to upgrade is 1B.
There is nothing in here that is surprising. I just don’t get why people think sending Chris down would be the end of the world. Didn’t seem to hurt Cruz any.
"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
Replacing Davis
The problem with replacing Davis is that we don’t have any real good options, despite what that story says.
Blalock and Jones should be platooning at DH. You could play Jones every day, however that would require him playing a good bit of 1B, which I suspect wouldn’t end well. Plus, if Jones plays every day, then I guess you end up platooning Byrd with Blalock and playing Murphy every day, or playing Blalock every day and platooning Byrd and Murphy, neither of which is a really a good option.
All of that assumes it’s too early to call up Smoak, which I think is right at this point. There simply aren’t any reasonable options in AAA.
by Darrell McKown on May 28, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
i agree
if you don’t call up smoak, you are playing CD at 1st everyday…no one else is worthy at all…
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
no one else is worthy at all
even for 10 games?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
yeah man he's on pace to save a whole 4 runs more than an average replacement
there are no other options, we’re doomed. might as well run CD out every night and risk him never coming out of the mental funk
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Glad to see I'm not the only one thinking that this may not end well
“I’m not concerned or frustrated by the strikeouts,” Davis said.
You should be, Chris.
I have an irrational hatred of Chris Davis because his Ks are way too ugly and irrational liking of Matt Harrison because he's a lefty - deal with it.
I don't care about them either
…as long as he does his job at the plate, as he says later in the paragraph. If he does that his K totals may remain high but it will come down a little as he gets more walks and hits.
I’m not sure sending him down will help him make those adjustments. If they do I’m fine with that. Like Cahill said, it wouldn’t be the end of the world. People worry too much about players’ confidence and emotions. They’re people like you and me. If you were a ballplayer and were sent down to AAA because you were hitting like Davis, wouldn’t you understand that? I think most people would.
I sure would miss his defense, though. 1st is the easiest position to play, but there are players like Davis and Teixeira who are so good at it that it’s actually noticeable. Palmeiro, too. We’ve seen a lot of good defensive 1B’s around here.
What’s JT Snow doing these days?
by Black Francis on May 28, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, all the acrobatics in the world
tend not to offset being 6.6 runs below replacement at 1B.
"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
Hmmmm
"I’m not concerned or frustrated by the strikeouts," Davis said.
Breaking your bat after striking out in front of 40000 fans isn’t considered frustrated?
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on May 28, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions
he broke his bat because of the shit calls he got
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
when you are on pace to K 250 times in a season
you don’t get many close calls going your way.
I have an irrational hatred of Chris Davis because his Ks are way too ugly and irrational liking of Matt Harrison because he's a lefty - deal with it.
i wouldnt even call them close calls
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
That's stupid.
Not saying it’s untrue, just saying if it is true it’s unbelievably stupid.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 29, 2009 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions
it is stupid
but it happens. how often did wade boggs get called out on strikes? how many close pitches went greg maddux’s way?
reputation affects umps. Not sure if this explains some of Davis’s luck. But it has been known to happen
I have an irrational hatred of Chris Davis because his Ks are way too ugly and irrational liking of Matt Harrison because he's a lefty - deal with it.
Maddux
The word I always heard regarding umps and his strike zone was that he would get the low and away strike b/c he demonstrated that he was hitting that exact spot 6-8 inches out of the zone every time.
That was the scuttlebut, anyway.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on May 29, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Goldstein on Andrus.
In a non-quote, he says Andrus is somewhere between “better than advertised” and “more study required.” Good thing I put KG down for “great shortstop prospect” last winter.
question?
I’m not wanting to argue the merits of Cuban as an owner, plus he has stated he wasn’t going to be pursuing any MLB team after the Cubbies deal fell through but my question is:
Given that he just recently worked with the league couldn’t a Cuban offer be “fasttracked” relative to another offer? If Hicks needs money FAST, might how quick you could complete a deal be a consideration when Hicks is mulling offers, not just who offers the most $?
Adam Lambert is indeed a rock god,so suck it.
by red shoe ranger on May 28, 2009 5:44 PM CDT reply actions
Cuban
Will Carroll posted this Twitter note from Cuban on his Facebook page earlier today:
“To answer the questions, I’m not looking to buy any new sports teams, and if the Cubs come back up, I would not re-bid.”
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
he's too busy fighting the sec and owning a sucky basketball team to bother with another team
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
"sucky basketball team"
please define.
Adam Lambert is indeed a rock god,so suck it.
by red shoe ranger on May 28, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions
a team that continuely gets into the playoffs
and competes for a NBA championship?
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
a team that fails in the playoffs
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
So the Rays were a massive failure last year?
I never understood this logic.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
perhaps underachieves is a better way to put it
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
underachieve?
by getting to the NBA championship with Adrian Griffen as a starter?
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
4 years ago
and hasn’t gone that far since then.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
and then losing....
to a team like the Heat…..
by Darrell McKown on May 28, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Being the best team in the NBA that year and only losing to a massively one-sided Bavetta'ing of epic proportions.
But, whatever.
At the very least I don’t think “sucky” is any way to describe the Mavs under Cuban.
They’ve been many things, but sucked they haven’t.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
like i said, underachieve
is a better way to put it.
and on the topic, do you want cuban as an owner of the rangers?
the guy who traded 2 1st round picks and harris for kidd?
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Well you can't trade draft picks in MLB
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
yes, because that was my point
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
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That is my reaction to your suggestion that the Kidd trade can correlate to an MLB franchise.
The CJ hate is getting old.
"We love Wash.....As a team, we want Wash as the head of that team." Hamilton
"The NFL made me undergo a psychiatric evaluation......Please. It was an accident. If I wanted to post a picture of my penis I wouldn't have been all hunched over."- Chris Cooley.
ok... trade 2 top drafted players
and a solid young player who is already contributing for an old player with a few years left
thats how it relates.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
That wouldn't happen though.
You really think that would have a chance in hell of happening?
The CJ hate is getting old.
"We love Wash.....As a team, we want Wash as the head of that team." Hamilton
"The NFL made me undergo a psychiatric evaluation......Please. It was an accident. If I wanted to post a picture of my penis I wouldn't have been all hunched over."- Chris Cooley.
It doesnt even matter
I made the simple question if you would want him to be the owner.
who gives a flying F if the exact same trade could or couldnt happen.
I love that cuban has the money and spends it, I like that he’s a fan…but he’s also a tool.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Well you threw out the Kidd trade
to suggest that if Cuban became an MLB he might do something along those line. If you think he’s a tool that’s fine, but he’s not gonna trade Andrus for Jeter.
The CJ hate is getting old.
"We love Wash.....As a team, we want Wash as the head of that team." Hamilton
"The NFL made me undergo a psychiatric evaluation......Please. It was an accident. If I wanted to post a picture of my penis I wouldn't have been all hunched over."- Chris Cooley.
i think it was perfectly reasonable to throw that trade out there
and you know he wont trade andrus for jeter? what about jeters awesome jump throws??
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Basketball Argument Fail!
Adam Lambert is indeed a rock god,so suck it.
by red shoe ranger on May 28, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
wasnt a basketball argument to begin with, i hate the sport
i made an off the cuff remark and it turned into a holy war
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
x
The CJ hate is getting old.
"We love Wash.....As a team, we want Wash as the head of that team." Hamilton
"The NFL made me undergo a psychiatric evaluation......Please. It was an accident. If I wanted to post a picture of my penis I wouldn't have been all hunched over."- Chris Cooley.
by sprite on May 28, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
fair enough
I also don’t want avery being the manager
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Todd Stottlemeyer
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
2nd best team.
"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
Who... the Spurs?
Or are you saying that horribly reffed “Finals” series truly made you believe the Heat were the best team in the NBA that year?
It’s like saying the Cardinals were the best team in MLB the year they won the WS. Were they the champs? Yes. And they deserve a ton of credit for that. The Cardinals won the championship series in the format the league gave them. Bravo. But I find it really hard to believe you really think they were the best team in baseball that year.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
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I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on May 29, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Rays
Comparing the first playoff performance of an up-and-coming young team like the Rays to the multiple failures of a veteran team like the Mavs seems just a little bit misguided.
by Darrell McKown on May 28, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I could only hope the Rangers "underacheive" like the Mavs have
You realize only one team wins the championship right?
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
FUCK BASKETBALL
all that shits fucked
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Quick question...
I’m looking at getting some tickets for a Saturday game against the Dodgers. It shows the best seats available are in section 25 row 24 for $80 behind the plate a little on the third base side. I’ve never been to RBiA though. It also shows lower level first base side tickets open for $60 in section 36 row 10. It looks like those would be better seats? I don’t mind paying the extra $, but the $60 tickets look like better seats. Any suggestions?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
The $60 tickets are good.
I remember paying 35 bucks to sit behind home plate. It wasn’t really all that damn long ago either.
by Black Francis on May 28, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you think those seats...
in row 10 would be better than that second section behind the plate/infield in row 24?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
crap, link fail
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Very nice...
thanks for the link.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I second the recommendation on the link Jayslick provided
It really just depends on your preference. They’re all good seats down there, seriously. You can’t really go all that wrong.
by Black Francis on May 28, 2009 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
i always sit in section 17 and i love it, gotta watch out for foul balls along the 1st and 3rd lines but
awesome seats to be part of the game
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
this reminds me, i need to buy tickets for one of the games in that series.
i REALLY want to see the dodgers
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
This is what...
I ended up with :
Tuesday the 9th – Blue Jays – Section 35 Row 21 (Did the Six Flags $50 Combo Deal)
Wednesday the 10th – Blue Jays – Section 232 Row 8 (they were half price on-line)
Friday the 12th – Dodgers – Section 49 Row 18 (mix it up a little and sit in RF)
Saturday the 13th – Dodgers – Section 36 Row 10
My dad is a big Giants fan so he’s really looking forward to hating him some Dodgers on Friday and Saturday too. We wanted to go when the Giants would be there, but they only play in the Bay this year so we had to go with the next best option.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I'm going to one of those games.
In SF. VERY psyched.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
dude
232 is an awesome section — enjoy it
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 29, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Hmmm... surprised to see him so adamant about Martin Perez not having a viable shot at being a top 10 overall guy.
Top 10 is really ridiculously high for any prospect, but I’d think Perez would at least have the possibility of a shot given what he’s doing to the MWL at his age.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
Him = Kevin Goldstien.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2009 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
once MP dominates
the Texas League, KG won’t be able to ignore him
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Top ten is pretty rarified air, though
Here’s this year’s list: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8506
Of that group, Wieters, Price, Porcello, and Rasmus will have extinguished their eligibility by next season. Not sure about Snider. That leaves Bumgarner, Alvarez, Feliz, Posey, and Heyward, none of whom strike me as candidates to drop out of the top ten. So, essentially, you’ve got five spots open for guys rising. Smoak probably has a legitimate candidacy for one of those spots, today KG mentioned Mike Stanton as a guy with a chance to be at the very top. Vitters is hitting like a madman. Strasburg is going to be lurking around. That doesn’t even mention Ynoa, Hosmer, Beckham, Moustakas, and some others who could be in play as well.
For Perez to jump into the top ten when he didn’t even make this year’s top 100, he would have to do something ridiculous, like post a sub-1.00 ERA from here on out.
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
If Ynoa makes it an Perez is left off I may have to go all dirkatron and punt some small child
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
I realize this. That's what I meant by "Top 10 is really ridiculously high for any prospect".
Though I’d argue that Pedro Alvarez is indeed in danger of dropping out of the top 10 overall prospects. A .238 avg and .800 ops aren’t anything to write home about. I think he’ll be fine, but top 10 is for true world beating studs, and so far he ain’t that.
Martin probably won’t reach that status this year just cause it’s such an elite group, but to say that he has absolutely no shot when he’s penis-punching low-A at 18 is a little too emphatic for me.
The guy’s performance is borderline ridiculous so far.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
“Martin probably won’t reach that status this year just cause it’s such an elite group, but to say that he has absolutely no shot when he’s penis-punching low-A at 18 is a little too emphatic for me.”
I can’t disagree with that one bit. It’s not unreasonable to think that jumping to the top 100 is likely impossible, but yeah, it was awful emphatic this early in the season considering what Martin is done. If he ends up skipping Bakersfield and going all D-Hol on the Texas League for a month or so, such an emphatic statement might look foolish.
As for Ynoa, does anyone know where he’s going to be assigned?
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Still early
but Alonso/Smoak are destroying Hosmer/Alvarez.
The CJ hate is getting old.
"We love Wash.....As a team, we want Wash as the head of that team." Hamilton
"The NFL made me undergo a psychiatric evaluation......Please. It was an accident. If I wanted to post a picture of my penis I wouldn't have been all hunched over."- Chris Cooley.
Yep.
But, like you said, it’s early.
Especially on Hosmer.
Dear God do I love the fact that we have Smoak, though.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
what happened to wanting to have hosmers babies?
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
He hasn't been hitting for power so far... which is confusing.
But he’s still only 19 and that 17% BB-rate sure is pretty.
I don’t want to have his babies right now, but I’d at least still like to hold one of them. Maybe baby sit one or two so he and the Mrs. can go see a movie one weekend or something. We’ll always be friends, I know that much.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
i still like Hos
just so young
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
if MP...
can jump up into the top 25-30 this year, then next season he can move into the top 10, and he’s what, 20? that would be ok with me.
"Anyone that isn't pro-choice never met you" ~Brian Thomas on Seth...
hey neyer
we know. move on to something else…
"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
Random OT
Digging Cage the Elephant: Cage the Elephant. And it is a good buy on iTunes at $6.99.
Adam Lambert is indeed a rock god,so suck it.
by red shoe ranger on May 28, 2009 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
random blast from the gameday thread past... of like 2006 on newberg
stumbled upon this in my files.
I guess aki retired?
the preceding post was a great success.
This is awesome.
"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
great pic
Aki is in extended.
Fukumori? Ahn?
If it is Aki, you’re thinking of… When was he brought in? How long has he been there? Why haven’t the Rangers announced the signing?
by NoNameOnCard on May 29, 2009 2:04 AM CDT up reply actions
What's to get confused?
one is japanese and one is korean.
Aki was released at some point last year and then re-signed during the off-season.
I don't remember hearing anything about us resigning him.
Of course, my memory of such things can be highly suspect.
Linky?
"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
Do you have a link or transaction date?
The most recent news I can find on him is a report of him planning to work out for teams in January, including the Rangers and Padres, but there is no report of him signing anywhere/anywhen.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
My bad
I was thinking Fuki
woohoo
!!
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 29, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Well i learned sumpin
Crow has not signed the permission slip for Washington to draft him again. Not many people know that one, but if a player is drafted and goes unsigned, he has the right to not allow that same team to draft him again.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
Yah, always thought that was a pretty smart rule.
Otherwise teams could just eff with guys.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 29, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions
weird
i read somewhere that he gave the ok for them to draft him again. Scheppers denied that right to Pitt.
hahaha
Brett (Mount Prospect, IL): Is Kenny Powers draft eligible or can he sign as a FA?
SportsNation Jim Callis: He’s a free agent. Heard the Rays were going to sign him but that didn’t work out.
funny stuff
I'm starting to get really excited about Shelby Miller
Law says he is one of 3 with the highest upside pitchers in the draft.
I hope he’s on the board when we pick
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
A perfect example of the typical Socal baseball fan
Draft Question! Hey Jim, Could the Padres work out deals with the Mariners, tell them they’ll take Carlos Silva’s horrendous contract off their hands and with the Nationals some kind of package that includes Kyle Blanks (not to mention both teams still get a player in the draft slot) so that Strasburg ends up at 3? Or would MLB step in because everyone would know what “future considerations” would mean?
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
If Strasburg was at SMU right now and we were picking 3rd we'd have droves of fans doing the same shit.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Chris Davis will be fine. Relax.
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2009 6:34 AM CDT up reply actions
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