Thursday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 18, 2009 9:12 AM CDT
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PrintAnd the Rangers are back to 10 games above .500, after last night's 10th inning win. Still 2 games up on Anaheim.
Anthony Andro writes that it was redemption for David Murphy last night, who came through in the 10th after struggling earlier in the game and not getting a bunt down in the 6th.
Jeff Miller writes that, although Pudge Rodriguez was honored last night, it was Jarrod Saltalamacchia who starred behind the plate, with a homer and a couple of big plays in the 9th that kept the score tied.
Salty's strong game comes on the heels of the news that Ron Washington plans on getting backup Taylor Teagarden more playing time.
Richard Durrett says that Murphy is still probably a fourth outfielder.
Jim Reeves has a column up on Ruben Sierra and the steroids issue, with Reeves defending Sierra against suggestions that he used PEDs.
Frankie Francisco pitches for Frisco on a rehab assignment tonight, and hopes to immediately start closing again once he is activated.
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I haven't read the article
but why in the hell would anyone defend Sierra re: PED’s?
I'm Ron Burgundy?
With those young LA back in the last 80s/early 90s
guys it is a werid dynamic because a lot of them got to the bigs at a very young age. They definitely benefited from better facilities. How much of them getting that big (think sierra, pudge, and juan) was filling out and working out in better facilities year round OR did they take PEDs as well?
by Michael Cave on Jun 18, 2009 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I would say a combo of both
I just remember Sierra showing up at ST one year looking like he was going to have trouble wiping his own ass.
I'm Ron Burgundy?
Yeah Sierra
got HUGE one offseason. So did pudge and then Juan got really big and started having a lot of hamstring pulls, etc which sometimes can be a pretty good sign of taking roids because the muscles tighten up so much
by Michael Cave on Jun 18, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Won't the muscles also tighten up from simply lifting too much, stretching too little?
I may be mistaken, but I don’t think the presence of PEDs changes your body in a markedly different way than just training does, it just increases the speed at which you can change things. Over-reliance on lifting without flexibility training would result in all those pulls too. I think the difference would be that the loss of flexibility from the extra lifting would outstrip the normal amount of flexibility training.
Aside from your junk changing, of course.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
my muscles are tight as shit
I’ve got plantar fascitis and horrible back problems because of it. and I never took PEDs
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah,
neither of those two posts above you make any sense at all to me. It’s like when my dad used to caution me against working out too much. “You’ll get muscle-bound!”
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When you take
roids your ligaments and muscles tend to tighten up a little quicker than normal and grow at a faster rate than normal. Sometimes it is hard to keep up and have the same sort of elasticity you would if you were working out the “right way”
by Michael Cave on Jun 18, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Plantar Fascitis is the worst ever
I hit the floor when I wake up in the middle of the night and have to go to the bathroom.
I can’t shake it man, it is fucking debilitating.
I'm Ron Burgundy?
you wanna know debilitating?
I have to wear boots to sleep at night if I’ve worked out or ran that day. No wonder I’m single.
Also, I had a procedure in my left heel where they went in with a huge horse needle and poked around until they found the nerve (3 different nerves) and then put a heating element in there and burned the nerves…filled the surrounding area with water, then heated the water up to finish off the job. All of this without any anesthesia because, “they needed to know the exact worst location of pain.”
I have never wanted to stab another human being as much as I did for those 30 minutes of hell. And on top of that, I still haven’t had it done to the right heel.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
holy hell
did it work at least?
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 Jun 18, 2009 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I still feel that something's wrong
and it’s still tight as hell, but it’s much less painful in the left heel than the right one…just not enough to where I want to go have that done again.
hah.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
jeez
my PF is bad but thankfully not that bad … had it since I was a kid though, they thought it was Seevers Disease as a kid but I never grew out of it.
Seems the older I get, the worse it is though … Hope I don’t have to go through with that surgery
by texasraider on Jun 18, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes Bking they do
but most PED’s dehydrate the muscles. There needs to be massive amounts of water consumed just to maintain normal levels which was all pretty well known way back in the 90’s. Plus the players had and have extensive stretching exercises as part of their daily routine. Considering all the info available today, it seems obvious(i.e. drawing a conclusion) that half if not all the players on the team were taking something. As they say, “I’m just saying…”
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Last night's win was a relief.
I may have a stroke the day we’re only 1 game or, gasp! .5 game ahead of the Angels
She say she are the manager.
here's the tough part for me
we have known all along (before/during this season) that LAA was/is the best team in the division. texas has been blessed with their own good play, combined w/ LAA’s bad play. i was struggling to get ESPN standings to work, but it looks like TEX is 4.5 games better than last year on same date (yesterday) and LAA is 4.5 games worse. LAA just swept SF, and TEX won’t be able to do that – specifically cain/holland looks insurmountable. TEX lost 2 of 3 at home to dodgers. LAA certainly won’t do worse. i see an Angels team that is playing a lot better and a TEX team that is flattening out. we BADLY need the sweep today, but i definitely see LAA in the passing lane.
by sam in so cal on Jun 18, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
All this talk means nothing until we play them in divisional play
Thats where you can really put space between you and your opponent.
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.
this I agree with
another 3 game sweep would be FANTASTIC
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
riddle me this
starting june 29th, where does the space get created?
by sam in so cal on Jun 18, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
By beating the Angels
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.
That will be key..
We have something like 16 games remaining against them. That will most likely decide things.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
that's my question
i understand HOW the space is created but was unsure where you thought it got created.
you think that TEX has the advantage over LAA going forward – in head-to-head play?
by sam in so cal on Jun 18, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
I think we go 9-7 or 10-6 against them the rest of the way
So theres either 2 or 4 games we gain on them
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.
If we don't, we probably won't win the division
There is not much to talk about here
Salty's defense really looked great last night
But I don’t really think hitting a home run and then striking out three times qualifies as a strong game.
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
Huh?
His defense was literally game-changing. He had as much to do with that win as any other player last night, a game that put the exclamation point on how much Salty’s defense has improved. I suppose it would be nice if he hadn’t struck out 3 times, but that’s a pretty odd thing to focus on for this particular game.
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His defense last night was great
I’m glad he’s improved in that area. Very glad.
Now that he’s proven he can be a more than adequate option defensively now, however, he needs to hit, or at least get back to where he was last year, getting on base via the walk. He’s got an OBP of .250 his last 12 games, and a dinger and three K’s does nothing to help that.
I still really like the guy, but it’s time for some tough love. Start getting on base at an acceptable clip or die.
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
I'll take
a HR and 3 K’s every night, though I agree he needs to get the OBP higher.
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A HR and 3 K's would be fine if he where Chris Davis
But he’s not. A middling (at best) power guy like Salty needs to have at least a league average OBP, or he’s not going to be more of a drain on the offense than whatever power he has is worth.
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
Not much you can do
The only possible action is to play Teagarden more, which is no guarantee for too much improvement. Another problem is if you play Teagarden now, what will you do with Salty now and in the future? If Teagarden struggles, then you end up switching back and forth. If he gives you pretty much what you expect from him (low-to-mid 700 OPS), do you give them even split on playing time? If Teagarden goes on a hot streak, do you make Salty the backup for the rest of the season? What about next season and so on?
I think the organization feels that they “know” more about Teagarden than they do about Salty, so I’d prefer that they find out everything they need to know this year. Keep doing what they have been doing for the remainder of the season, then evaluate afterwards.
The more I watch them play
this season, the more equivalent I think they look. Salty has improved his defense to where he is an above average defensive catcher, but his bat is not much better than Teagarden’s. Weird how that has played out. If I am JD I hang on to both of them unless I am blown away with a pitching deal.
yeah I've been really disappointed how Salty has been at the plate this year
He’s still my choice to keep though, if I had to choose.
Honestly it is close to a coin flip for me
Salty’s age and purported offensive upside tip the scales ever so slightly in his favor for me. Plus the fact that he can show that much improvement defensively in one offseason. I thought his defense was abysmal last season- no way he guns down Bourn in the 9th inning if it was 2008.
Yep
He’s still got the tools and age advantage.
Now he just needs to use the fucking things.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball."
-Section 339
Any game where you have a HR is a strong game
You’re over thinking things too much on yesterday’s game.
It looks like Salty’s done the same thing Laird did a couple of years ago where he spent the entire offseason worrying about his defense just to see his offense suffer the entire season. Hopefully, Salty can snap out of this earlier than Laird did.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
My head hurts
Last night after the game I had a little debate with a friend over Facebook about the worthlessness of David Murphy. I wake up this morning to find his dipshit friend chime in with his opinion:
“Murphy kicks ass! I am just waiting for a long term contract so I can buy the jersey…. lord knows I learned my lesson on my last jersey”
Now I’m just dying to know what this other jersey was. Gary Matthews? Richard Hidalgo? Ryan Christianson?
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
That's awesome...
…any chance your friend is the guy I saw at RBiA last month sporting a “Meyer 2” Rangers road blue?
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
are you sure it wasnt actually drew meyer
and he stole it when he was up at the majors?
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 Jun 18, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
i predict nix as well
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 Jun 18, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Mark Teixeira
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
I have a Hamilton shirt
and I’ve since decided it’s the last player specific shirt I’ll buy.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jun 18, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Ruben Mateo
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
so you don't want Murph around?
or you just don’t want him on a long-term contract?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Why wouldn't you just keep bumping him around year to year
until you get close to the time he is FA eligible?
He looks like a platoon 3rd OF/ 4th OF, there really isn’t any reason to lock him up, is there?
"Go post a dinosaur in a gameday thread."-Finnerty.Fan
His only option
is to go to arb once he is arb eligible, and frankly, his numbers don’t warrant a big payday. However, even year to year, we control him until 2013 or so.
He is great when he is on his hot streaks, but over all, he appears to be a platoon only OF who will give you a sub 350 OBP and around an 800 OPS. Its good to have, but not really worth locking up long term unless you can do it cheaply.
"Go post a dinosaur in a gameday thread."-Finnerty.Fan
not my question
I just want to know what this guy’s obsession is with hating on Murph. I don’t think the friend is a dipshit for being excited about last night’s outcome, did he overreact? Yeah. But I’d rather have that then the “somebody peed in my cheerios” reaction after a win like that.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
He doesn't hate Murphy
he hates the wrong-headed perception that he’s more than a good 4th outfielder.
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by t ball on Jun 18, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
And the Murphy argument...
…gets nicely summed up in one sentence. Bravo.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Jun 18, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
What tball said
My irritation stems from the fact I had typed a solid paragraph regarding Murphy’s difficulty hitting LHP in his career and this season in order to back up my claim that he’s no more than a 4th OF. The fact someone can overlook numbers and shout “lock him up! I need my jersey!” is just one of those things that makes me facepalm.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
Well,
your original post talking about the “worthlessness” of Murphy was a little overstated. Donnie Sadler (.180/.268/.261 as a Ranger) was worthless, Murphy has a place on a major league team.
"Go post a dinosaur in a gameday thread."-Finnerty.Fan
Overstatement on my part
Forgot I had used that word. That’s what I get for blogging before I have my coffee.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
Ok, now that you've invoked the name of Donnie Sadler...
can a Brian Hayes sighting be far behind?
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
If I thought
that would get him to post here more often, I’d carpetbomb LSB with Donnie Sadler references.
BHayes is one of my favorite Rangers posters.
"Go post a dinosaur in a gameday thread."-Finnerty.Fan
Yeah, I miss his insightful comments as well..
I was juts thinking of him the other day when I came across a Sid Monge mention.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
That's a decent OBP spread ;)
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by inactive lsb user on Jun 18, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
So with Murphy hitting a bomb on Tuesday and
getting the gamewinning hit last night, does Boggs get off the bench v. the Unit or Zito this weekend?
That poor kid did something to piss off Washington.
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by Josey Wales on Jun 18, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm with you
On this one Outlaw.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
so was there ever a reason given
for RW not bunting in the 9th?
other than his gut said davis would get a hit/HR?
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."
Personally..
….I’m not really a big fan of bunting in that situation.
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 18, 2009 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions
why?
runner on 3rd, 1 out is more likely to score one run than runner on 2nd, 0 outs…
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 Jun 18, 2009 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Well
First of all, you are assuming you get the bunt down, and the runner on third advances, neither of which is a given, no matter who you have up there (remember David Murphy in the 6th?).
Secondly, you are putting a runner on third with one out for Saltalamacchia, who is a high-K guy himself (and if you recall, he ended up striking out anyway).
With a runner on third and one out, you need the next batter to hit a medium-deep fly ball, or else there’s no advantage gained by bunting.
I just don’t see, in that situation, it was a good percentage move.
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 18, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
hmm
good point
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 Jun 18, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Was about to post the same thing re: Salty
But even so, as bad as Davis has been I think I’d rather give Salty a chance to win the game with a sac fly than let Davis flail away with a runner on second, myself.
Shit, you can pinch hit Andruw for Salty there, too, if you wanted to.
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
man on third also allows pass ball
among other bad things that can happen for the team in the field. a bunt creates an opportunity for fielding team to make error – more so than K which was most likely outcome or routine fly.
by sam in so cal on Jun 18, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
What are the chances of a passed ball, error, etc.?
It is non-zero, but not enough to make a significant difference.
Bunting, in that situation, would have been a mistake.
Ironically, Davis — the guy y’all keep insisting does nothing but strike out — put the ball in play, and the next two guys — who would have had to put the ball in play to get the runner home — struck out.
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 18, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
after Pudge overthrew with Kinsler stealing 3rd
I thought it was a pretty good idea to try it again
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Really?
You want to risk having the winning run thrown out at third trying to steal, with no outs?
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 18, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm a bit of a gambler
I would never play for overtime.
The people on this board would LOVE Ron Washington’s managerial decisions if they had me to compare him to.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
never make the first or third out at third
One of the few things managers actually have to know to be successful.
Go Rice Owls!
Regardless if he put the ball in play....
He didn’t move the runner….it’s sad that we have to pat Davis on the back for a short pop out to left field with nobody out and the winning run on 2nd.
by death of the cool on Jun 18, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree he didn't move the runner
I’m not saying pat him on the back.
I’m saying that the argument for him bunting was that he’s incapable of doing anything but striking out, when in fact he didn’t strike out, and the next two batters did.
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 18, 2009 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I disagree AJM
Who knows what the other 2 batters do if there is a man on third with one out. With the runner on second, the batters tried to get a hit possibly leading to the K’s. You make a valid point concerning CD’s ability to get the bunt down, but IMO it is something he must be able to do. Bunting is one of the easier things to do in this game. Every batter practices bunting during batting practice. He wouldn’t have been trying to bunt for a hit.
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I almost always wince when the Rangers attempt to bunt,
unless they’re in a national league interleague game and it’s the pitcher, or maybe with Vizquel or Andrus. It’s just aesthetically incorrect. It’s like Pete Incaviglia wearing the Lima Dress.
the reason was given on tv during the AB
he can’t
so not only can he not not strikeout, he has never laid down a bunt (apparently)
by sam in so cal on Jun 18, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
pinch hitter
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 Jun 18, 2009 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought the AJ pinchhit was a more egregious mistake.
Bullpen arm dealing mid-90’s, and you pull a guy off the bench cold, and a guy who is struggling to catch up to FBs to boot. Seemed silly at the time, and a 3 pitch K seemed a given.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I didn't like seeing that.
I wish Omar stayed in, but I can’t blame Wash for it
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
That depends on your view of Andruw
If you see him as a hitter with a mid 800s OPS, then the pinch hitting makes perfect sense.
If you see him as a overachieving and/or slumping hitter, then it doesn’t.
Wash obviously believes in the former, which not at all surprising.
People can't get mad at Wash all the time
People get mad at Wash for “playing his gut” and going with supposedly hot batters when they aren’t markedly better. Then they get mad at Wash for going against the rugged veteran in favor of the better, albeit slumping, bat on the bench.
Go Rice Owls!
Well, we all want this mythical manager
who has Buck’s sense of strategy but is also a good clubhouse guy who the players play hard for like Wash. Not sure that guy exists and if I have to pick one over the other I’m going with the Wash type.
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Agree,
AJ has been sucking, and Omar has a chance for a big moment there, breaking the Aparicio record and winning the game. Wash doesn’t have a feel for the big moment.
yup..that would had been awesome. I hated the AJ move
cause they had both had some success, but AJ less experience in facing Verlander. So in that case I’d rather not waste the bench bat.
It’d be nice for Omar to break the record in SF though.
yeah
you have to think that if you were dead-set on bunting, bringing someone like Kevin Millwood up to bat who has years of bunting experience in the NL would be the way to go. That or Elvis, who has a chance to beat out the bunt to first.
I wasn’t paying attention to the game, but I don’t know if I would bunt with Davis. The 2nd to 3rd no-out bunt is I think an even money decision, but given that a> Davis probably hasn’t bunted more than a dozen times in his career and b> taking him out of the game would leave the team in worse shape in extras, I think you’re better off just praying that one of the next three batters gets a hit
Go Rice Owls!
Elvis sucks at bunting
Millwood would had been a nice option though.. i really didn’t even think of him at the time.
he sucks at bunting
as evidenced by what? the one bunt he tried and fiailed on this year?
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 Jun 18, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Whether or not you bunt there,
Elvis should have been hitting. I could care less if they bunted or not there, but you need to put Elvis in there, he’s much more likely to make contact and does a great job in spots like that to put the ball to the right side of the INF.
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I think people are way too concerned
with the 9th inning stuff. I wouldn’t have hit Jones for Vizquel but I don’t think it’s the worst decision ever either. And you simply do not have Davis bunt. Bunting there I’m meh about, anyway, but with Davis at the plate it’s just not an option.
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Davis had never laid down a successful bunt
in his professional career – major leagues, or minor leagues. EVER.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
has Elvis...
He could have PH with Andrus….even more since he had already decided to PH for Vizquel and Andrus was coming in the game regardless.
by death of the cool on Jun 18, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
I was not happy....
I am a fan of the bunt there, and I wanted to see Andrus bat for Davis to do it.
If you have already decided that your pinch hitting for Vizquel, Elvis has to get in the game anyway.
You let Davis bat against a strikeout pitcher (I was suprised he made contact)…based on his season so far, his chances of moving the runner were not good.
Granted Salty K’ed, but who knows if they would have pitched Salty the same with Byrd on 3rd.
The reason Washington didn’t pinch hit for davis is that he didn’t want to shatter his confidence even more….
by death of the cool on Jun 18, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Why not have Andrus pinch hit
and give him one swing to hit the ball behind the runner? If he falls behind in the count, you have him bunt.
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by Josey Wales on Jun 18, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
personally
I don’t really care. If he did pinch hit to bunt and it didn’t work, we’d be talking about why he didn’t have Davis swing away. Idle conversation I suppose.
a W is a W!
"Success is a journey, not a destination"
- A fortune cookie
Who heard Mike Rhyner on play by play?
I missed this somehow but he apparently did play by play for a short time. Anyone hear it and how was the ’ole Grey Wolf?
He was pretty good actually.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Pretty good.
He did Roughriders games their first season, IIRC. He can certainly handle it well, the question is if he liked his gig.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I soo wanted lewin to ask him if he liked his gig
instead he asked if he could put his hand on his knee
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
There was a great awkward silence
When Lewin asked if he could put his hand on Rhynes leg.
Grubes is preparing it for drop status as we speak.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
what'd he say?
how did I miss this???
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
man what the hell was Josh thinking?
why’d he say that, pure comedy attempt, or Freudian slip?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Comedy attempt
He seems familiar with what the Ticket does.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
he sounds exactly like "W"
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
A Jim Knox interview was going on at one point
with Rhynes still up there… I don’t remember the conversation line-by-line, but Jim Knox slipped in a “Rhyner’s dead”, and Mike I think replied “Yes he is”.
Anybody else
notice that Harrison and Teagarden didnt happen last night… interesting..
This is our year.
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/1/29/739765/the-socket-joint-rotator-c
by FormerLSBUser on Jun 18, 2009 9:52 AM CDT reply actions
Todays a getaway day
Wash doesn’t like his catcher to catch both the getaway day and the first game of the next series so if Tea had caught last night he would also catch Friday. I don’t think Wash wants that regardless how much sense it made.
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 don't think there is any kind of "plan" for the catchers.
Salty seems to get 80% of the starts regardless how well or poorly he’s playing.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Jun 18, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I think that is the plan
Wash wants Salty playing more for whatever reason and so he does whatever it takes to make that happen. If that means Salty catches Harrison so he can catch the opener in SF then so be it
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.
We keep hearing how Wash plans on getting TT more time
“now that the heat is coming” but it’s just bullshit.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Jun 18, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, and it got too much talk
it’s just not a big deal. It’s not even interesting to me.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
+1
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
not even a little bit?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 18, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah..I was glad.
I’d like to see Tea a bit more but I hate the notion of Harrison having his own personal catcher.
Davis
When the hell is he going to learn to lay off that inside breaking ball? It drives me fucking crazy! Everyone in the park (except Davis) know it’s coming when he gets 2 strikes! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
"Success is a journey, not a destination"
- A fortune cookie
only 1 K last night
and I believe it was on a high FB. He is getting better with his pitch recognition lately.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
I agree
but still……you’d have to think that the tape would show they are consistently throwing him that pitch and he cannot hit it. Lay off dude….get a good look at it for a while
"Success is a journey, not a destination"
- A fortune cookie
Well in the 9th he was the only one to make contact.
What a frustrating inning, but I can’t knock Davis too much.
by FuturePants on Jun 18, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Rangers interested in Brad Penny
I think JD’s doing this to spite all the "when we gon’ get sum pitchin’ in here" idiots.
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"~ RCCook.
No
Boston newspapers are trying to stir up trade interest in the perennial “We need pitching” Texas Rangers. I’m surprised the article doesn’t say “Texas has offered their nice prospect Justin Smoak, but Boston is probably going to hold out for someone ready to join the major league club, like Elvis Andrus.”
Go Rice Owls!
interesting theory
and why not use the #1 system in baseball to up the price?
"Success is a journey, not a destination"
- A fortune cookie
Ugh
If we trade away a package of mid-level prospects it better be for Nick Johnson and not another starter who doesn’t strike hardly anyone out.
If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball. - Section 339
Reminds me of the Bobby Witt acquisition in 95.
So, so mediocre. Only makes sense if he comes cheap.
The most you can say is he’d probably perform better than Holland in the rotation the rest of the year.
"[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 Jun 18, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't think that's more than a 50-50 shot
Holland’s gotten a lot of his rookie mistakes out of the way. He’s going to be learning and adjusting this entire season. From this point on, I’d take Holland’s talent over Penny.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
Pass on Penny
Unless the price is ridiculously cheap- which it never is with Boston. If I were Boston I’d hang on to him- Dice-K has not been good this year, and Smoltz has yet to make a start.
OT: John Mayberry Jr called up
Raul Ibanez to the DL with groin strain
Sucks for the Phils
Ibanez has been insane this year.
He’s even been good at defense.
Dear Salty: get on base or die.
"If you can't watch Holland and see that he's going to be awesome, you probably shouldn’t be watching baseball." - Section 339
Can someone point me in the right direction re:
CJ’s line for the second day when pitching on consecutive days?
Thanks.
I'm Ron Burgundy?
Hopefully CJ is shut down
tonight.
He threw 29 pitches.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Jun 18, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
saw this on digg
and thought i would share
i thought i would share
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."
Good stuff cheap.
I would never spend 1200 on a dog. Go to the pound and get one for free for Crissakes.
I'm Ron Burgundy?
Cost $25 now days
But I agree. Get a pound puppy they are the best. No inbreeding.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
eh..they don't always have what you want
My last dog was from the pound though so it is a good option.
You're right
I have a beagle I got at the pound, then bought another one from some breeder out in the country.
My pound hound is a genius compared to the half-witted pure breed we bought.
I'm Ron Burgundy?
Beagles are awesome.
Every dog I have ever owned in my life has had a heart of gold but my beagle is the most loyal, loving and devoted dog I could ever imagine having.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Jun 18, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
My girlfriend's dog...
is a beagle / dachshund mix we got from the pound.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
EXACTLY
never paid a cent for a dog in my life
that said, gf family has a 150ish pound bull mastiff they paid a pretty penny for so i shouldnt say that too loud heh
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 Jun 18, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
City shelters
also tend to get pure breed dogs, most people just never think to check for one at a shelter
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Me and Adam's dad...
is the city veterinarian for Fort Worth. He does animal rescue stuff… basically, animals over at animal control that are crippled but otherwise adoptable, he takes back to his hospital, amputates their limb or whatever, and then adopts them out. He says that he’s never been bitten by a handicapped animal, because people are nicer to them.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Is the donkey in your avatar one of his rescues?
"[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 Jun 18, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
No...
he’s fairly strongly against working with equids.
I like donkeys. I found a donkey rescue organization I intend to volunteer with this summer.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Under federal law...
wild donkeys caught on BLM land can’t be slaughtered. So they have wild donkeys that they’ll pay people to take, but they’re not particularly… friendly. So they need to be “gentled” so they can be adopted.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
With Ben around, I'm sure they can find a way...
and Ben… “Me and Adam”?!!?!?!?!! “Me and Adam”??!?!?!!!
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Yeah, oh well...
we all make Engrish mistakes from time to time.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Well, there's also the attempt to move ahead of Adam in the family pecking order....
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Reno 911...
have you ever seen that episode of Reno 911 where Jones is doing the PSA for the animal shelter? And he’s got a vicious dog named “Diablo,” and is saying, “Diablo would make a perfect companion animal for a family with no children that doesn’t make any sudden movements. Also, Diablo doesn’t like black people very much.”
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
When was baseball pure?
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=4268999
Great read.
"[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 Jun 18, 2009 12:26 PM CDT reply actions
one more reason to love casey stengel
“Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It’s staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.” — CS
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."
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