Thursday a.m. Rangers stuff
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 25, 2009 9:38 AM CDT
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PrintThe Rangers break the five game losing streak, behind a strong start from Vicente Padilla and solid work out of the pen by Frankie Francisco and C.J. Wilson.
Jeff Wilson says that since being put on waivers a few weeks ago, Padilla has pitched much better. But while his ERA has gone down, he's still walking as many batters as he is striking out, which makes me leery about how good he's going to continue to be this year.
Wilson's notes from today focus mostly on the Neftali Feliz move to the bullpen, in what appears to be an anticipatory move to the major league club in the near future, but also mentions that Brandon McCarthy had a catch and will be evaluated tomorrow as to whether he's ready to start a throwing program, and that Josh Hamilton took fly balls and grounders in centerfield yesterday.
Marlon Byrd has been using supplements made by Victor Conte's new company. Victor Conte, of course, is the BALCO guy, and thus carries with him a cloud of suspicion, but Byrd doesn't appear to be worried about it.
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Padilla not hitting anyone
is like issuing one less walk than he normally does :)
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
When is it just one HPB
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
Yah...
How bout that Chris J. Wilson?
"[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
Yes
where would we be without CJ Wilson this year?
What will Wash do with the line-up tonight? I’m guessing Crush, Cruz & Salty all come back v. Garland.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
CJ is the man of steel in the bullpen right now. Let's face it, he is healthier and stronger than FX2
so far and has shown the ability to endure (perhaps not excel) back to back multiple outings. His velocity touches 97-98 at times and he has good control of a variety of pitches.
Having him as a primary closer may not be a bad thing at all, especially if it means that FX2 can remain healthier, and be used more sparingly but consistently. Are we forfeiting anything at all by having CJ close vs Frankie?
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
CJ wasn't hitting 97-98 last night
The gun was juiced.
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
then it has been juiced in NY and Boston too...
honestly you are probably right. CJ thinks the Yanks always run a juiced gun
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
That's one heck of a 1-2 punch at the back end of the bullpen
As long as they’re both healthy, and with O’Day pitching in front, I don’t care which order Warsh uses them in. Throw Neftali in there and that could be a dominant ’pen down the stretch.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Ha ha
I laughed when they captioned him as Chris Wilson. He is sooooooo not a Chris. Or a Christopher really. C.J. fits him perfectly.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Jun 25, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
You know what I don't get?
The term “Have a catch.” Is this 1926? Sounds like something Babe Ruth would do with a neighborhood kid.
Yeah, but everyone knows the only cool baseball writers are the ones that where born in 1826.
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
I'm bringing back "have a catch"
Just like I brought back “word.”
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 25, 2009 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
What about sexy?
"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08
Word
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
you wanna have a catch
with your old man son?
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by studcrackers on Jun 25, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Conte...
all of his supplements were just ridiculous “trace minerals” crap. The stuff he got in trouble for was not supplements, but steroids and concealing agents. Conte has a ridiculous bit about testing athletes blood for trace minerals and then giving them mineral supplements. He’s a crazy person.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
I'd say hes a good drug dealer
It sounds like the supplements are a good source of consistent income for him. I mean if hes tailoring a multivitamin I’d imagine its pretty cheap to do and then he charges an arm and leg for it.
And lord knows he was a great drug dealer for years.
What do voluntary mean?
Padilla worries me
This year it really seems like his stuff has been very erratic. Sometimes having to rely on gimmicky pitches to have success. I didn’t watch the game with 100% attention last night so can’t speak on what he did last night, but in a lot of his earlier successful outings he was doing it with stuff that I’m amazed was working.
What do voluntary mean?
I'm amazed this whole staff is doing what they've been doing
With the majors second-lowest K/9, 8th-highest BAA, and 9th-highest WHIP.
We’ve really been getting by on a combination of luck and defense, as evidenced by our having the second-highest FIP and tied for second-lowest BABIP. I’m still wondering how long that will keep up, particularly once we finally send Davis down and remove his glove from first base.
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
I would imagine it would
Yes Blalock, and especially jones, would be a down grade defensively. The player I bet it would impact the most is Andrus. He uncorks a few wild throws.
What do voluntary mean?
Andrus hasn't thrown a wild throw in a really long time
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
He and MY aren't exactly the most accurate arms in the world.
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
I can't recall
anyone ever putting good wood on his curveball eephus. I think it’s passed the point of gimmick. He was really good last night, Upton turned on 95mph riding in, tip of the hat there. Everyone else hit his stuff like the mere mortals that they are. Vinny FTW.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Padilla worries EVERYONE
However that being said, he’s pitched very well lately. He seems to either pitch great or like crap. There is no in between. What they should do is recognize that and if he seems to be going south early, just yank him. But fortunately that hasn’t been a concern lately!
Lewis - http://texasrangersbb.blogspot.com/
The caption...
on the picture in this post doesn’t sound like it was written by a native English speaker. Particularly the use of the definite article.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
But it was...
…THE diving throw of the night. I mean, if you could only see one diving throw from last night’s game that would have to be the one.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Jun 25, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Any word on when Icabod McCarthy is coming back?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
It's so cute...
when you look for any reason to bust out one of your nicknames.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Would have been cuter if I had spelled it correctly.
“Ichabod”
I like it.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
I was going to compare this...
to the Seinfeld “Jerk Store” episode, but George actually set things up so that when he delivered the line he had been aching to deliver, it actually had some relevance to the context of the conversation at hand.
You, apparently, were so eager to deliver this little bon mot that you failed to see that the answer to your question is clearly stated in the main post.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Not too much certainty in the line of
“evaluated tomorrow as to whether he’s ready to start a throwing program” . Are we talking one, two or three months?
For the record,“Ichabod” didn’t come to me until I started writing but I appreciate the Seinfeld comparison.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
phrases I like to work into my McCarthy posts
hospital gurney
oxygen bottle
menstruation
testosterone infusion
return to sender
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
tricer, what about -
Busted vulva and torn labia?
And can any sentence written about McCarthy that doesn’t include the word “Vagisil” be taken seriously?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Doug Rau
was the other guy on that ’76 staff.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Should have remembered Rau but thought he may
have moved on to the Angels by that time.
The ’76 Dodger pitching staff had 3 eventual Texas Rangers – Hough, Marshall and Hooton.
Loved the team even more in ‘77. I’ve admitted it before in here but my last “sports cry” came when they lost to the MF Yankees that year. Yes, there was a very large lump in my throat when Reggie Jax hit that third bomb off CHough.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions
I was rooting for the Dodgers,
but Nettles made a 5 year old fall in love w/ baseball.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
From Jorge Arangure's Twitter
Top Rangers official AJ Preller in Curacao today. Closing in on Jurickson Profar? Maybe. At least trying it seems.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
looking at him as a SS right?
I would love to add a high upside SS to the system. If you look around the minor leagues right now, appears that middle infielders are the coin of the realm among position players. Sure wouldn’t hurt to add a good one to the system since it seems we never draft them.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Good news
Where did you hear that about looking at him as a SS, tricer?
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
What's that old baseball axiom?
.500 on the road and win series at home?
This team is still 16-18 after dropping 4 straight on the road, and 22-14 at home (for a .611 win %). Currently sitting at .543, despite going 15-15 in their last 30 games.
LAAAA has gone 7-3 last 10, Rangers 3-7…and they didn’t pass us yet?
BTW, 3 of 4 teams in the West are overperforming their pythag, how odd.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Seattle is leading the AL in errors
and as Ranger fans know well, they aren’t going to finish above .500 doing that.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Of course
the Ranger OBP of .316 doesn’t bode well for a team wanting to finish above .500 either.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Yup
We need to replace both Davis and Blalock. Both are currently unlikely to be part of a consistent offense unless they are the hidden part.
What do voluntary mean?
No.
Blalock needs a 3 year, $30 million deal.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
benmor
What are you doing up so early?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
The proprieties must be observed, Ben.
The proper term is “fixin’”. Rube.
Is it possible to be too drunk to fish?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
only if you drown
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 25, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to work on my fly-fishing technique...
drinking would be ill-advised.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Waste of time
Fishing, if you’re not drinking.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
I prefer not to sully...
my fishing experience with alcohol.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
i prefer no to sully...
life with sobriety
by kevinkinsler on Jun 25, 2009 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
A drunk man's words are a sober man's thoughts.
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
by inactive lsb user on Jun 25, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
It's funny... I've never actually thought:
“I love you, man. REALLY. I mean… I LOVE you, MAN. I love YOU, man.”
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Finishing above .500 with a .316 OBP is more likely than doing so while leading the AL in errors
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
WTA
Go find an AL team that’s finished above .500 with an OBP less than .320.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
The 2006 LAAAAAAA Angels led the the AL
in errors committed yet finished 89-73.
Very rare indeed but more common than a AL team finishing above .500 with an OBP below .320.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
by Josey Wales on Jun 25, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
When you look at leading AL in errors...
you also need to look where they stand as far as unearned runs. Errors don’t hurt as much if they don’t add to the unearned run allowed.
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
Sub-320 OBP
I checked 2001-2008 for both the AL and NL.
No AL team finished above .500 with a team OBP below .320.
One NL team- the 2003 Dodgers- finished 85-77, despite a team OBP of .303.
The Diamondbacks (90-77, .321 OBP) and Padres (89-74, .322 OBP) finished just above the .320 mark in 2007 with winning records.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
Given that the Rangers currently play and will finish this season
in the AL, I choose not to include the NL in this particular study.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
A more interesting point
Of the 79 major league teams that have scored 800 or more runs since the 2000 season, only two have managed to do so with BB/K ratios of less than 0.44 — Texas in 2007 (0.411, 816 runs) and Detroit in 2006 (0.380, 822 runs).
The Rangers currently sit at 0.3598, the worst mark in the AL by a mile (the Royals are second-worst at 0.4328). Lots of ground to make up.
by Joey Matschulat on Jun 25, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
That 2007 Texas team scored 786 runs in 161 games and then
had that 30 run game v. the O’s.
That 2007 Texas team also let The Sosa take 315 plate appearances v. RH pitchers and hit 4th/5th although his OPS against those pitchers was below .700.
Given what Wash did with The Sosa (and is currently doing with The Black Hole), he doesn’t seem to be the type of manager who is capable of assessing where his team is in the middle of the season and properly instituting change.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
I thought Big Steve was "The Dr. of cropping numbers"
I guess that one game where major league squads took the field didn’t count.
The manager has a negligible effect on whether the team wins or loses: repeat. The manager has a negligible effect on whether the team wins or loses. Repeat.
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
by inactive lsb user on Jun 25, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
This might be the one exception
When a manager keeps playing a player who is obviously a detriment then you have to actually start thinking about the chance of a given manager actually doing some damage to the W/L record.
It then becomes the GM’s job to remove the favored toy of the manager.
What do voluntary mean?
Give the 2007 Rangers credit for what they did but it took a
freak occurrence for them to outrun their bb/k ratio.
It was still a shitty offense.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
slightly OT comment
Is Thomas Diamond going to be effective? It seems like everytime i look at the Newberg Report, he gave up a run (or 4). Im kinda gettin tired of waiting to see this guy…whats it been 5 years or so?!
by mikeyoungfuturehof on Jun 25, 2009 10:49 AM CDT reply actions
Wouldn't be suprised if he was a 40 casualty in the near future
With Nippert and Feliz being added I think he and Bannister are likely candidates
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.
No
Some prospects flop, and Diamond is one of them.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
I don't like the expression "prospects flop"..
I prefer to say that “some prospects succeed, and some Manu”…
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
DVD...
quoting Meatloaf…
“Two out of Three Ain’t Bad”
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
I thought Hurley was a year after DVD?
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
I think after the DVD acronym was developed
people started sticking that H in there. It wasn’t as commonplace; but there was a time.
I think Hurley was taken in the same draft as Diamond? Obviously he was considerably younger; I think he was a year behind Danks.
Go Rice Owls!
But
you still killed my Meatloaf reference!!
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
Sorry
I wanted to retort with something equally clever, but couldn’t think of any songs about how 2 out of 4 sucks (it really doesn’t, but that’d have been the best snide response – 2 of 4 is probably a pretty high success rate for pitchers).
Go Rice Owls!
We need to find another guy rom that area with a last name starting with D.
Then we would have HD-DVD and I could make a joke about that format getting pwned by Blu-Ray.
Dominguez?
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
If you have a sub to BA does this say anything about the Rangers?
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
Thanks
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Jun 25, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
You know what is frustrating me the most right now?
That #1, the league is straight up exploiting our hitters right now. Everyone knows they don’t have to throw us strikes and that we will “chase the changeup” every time and not hit for shit (last 5 games: .165/.239/.268 with 46 Ks, 14 BBs). Rather than realizing that the league has adjusted to them, and that they need to adjust in turn, the players quotes are all along the lines of, “We are simply in a funk; we will come out of it.”
There is no indication of any willingness to change or even an ability to recognize that they straight up suck ass right now, and more importantly, that every pitcher has a game plan to keep them hitting .165.
It’s like that episode of the simpsons where they are looking for buried treasure and they dig this deep hole, and at the end they are standing in the bottom of the hole with no treasure and moe says “how are we going to get out?”
Homer says, “We’ll dig our way out!” and they keep digging down.
haha
i like this
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by studcrackers on Jun 25, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
So...
moe wold be MY and Homer would be Rudy???
Definiton of insanity-doing the same thing and expecting different results
"Introducing your 2009 Texas Rangers-Built for Insanity!"
We got a lot of
Barneys and Ottos on offense right now.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Yep
good post. That is exactly how I see it.
Using “we’re just in a slump” as justification for not trying to be introspective and look for flaws in their mechanics or approach. Now, I would like to think that Rudy and folks are actually doing that and not communicating to the press. But judging off their comments and what they’ve done with certain young struggling players who I won’t mention, I don’t know.
Go Rice Owls!
OTOH
too much introspection leads to overthinking your swing. I think they’re pressing and thinking too much about hitting instead of just doin’ it.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
well, there is good introspection
and bad introspection.
It’s like anything else in life. Self-awareness is good, obsession rarely is.
Go Rice Owls!
But
Recognizing the gameplan that every single opposing pitcher has against this lineup – and which is succeeding wildly – is different than overthinking your swing.
On the season, Marlon Byrd has seen two 3-0 counts, but by comparison, has seen nineteen 0-2 counts and is hitting .263 with a .263 OBP.
by FuturePants on Jun 25, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
CJ listens primarily to club music - Hatiras, Oakenfold, Daft Punk, etc
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
I think he's said before that he doesn't like them
i think it was back when he posted on NMLR and Jamey was talking up Incubus
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
funny shroom
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 25, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
That made me cackle
:)
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Haven't seen this anywhere
<a href="http://" target="new">More violence at Angels Stadium
I’ve been to games in many cities, but I’ve never seen fans as violent as they are in Angels Stadium. I’ve seen several big fights in the outfield seats (including one where both guys turned on the security guard coming down to break it up). There was already someone killed there earlier this year after a game.
I don’t know what it is – Orange County is a pretty tame place, though I guess Anaheim isn’t exactly Newport Beach or Laguna Niguel. But those fans are nuts.
Go Rice Owls!
Don't think I'd be going to the Big "A" anytime soon!!!
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
Heh...
Dean (TX)
Keith, what is your take on the Rangers moving Neftali Feliz to the bullpen, won’t that take him away from his development? Or have they already deemed that he will probably be a six inning pitcher with a 3.75 ERA and they feel a lights-out closer is more valuable? Is it?
Keith Law
This seems to be the number-one topic in the chat today … I don’t know why everyone is so up in arms about it. (Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson’s blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.) This isn’t a permanent move – it’s a way to ease Feliz into the big leagues and do so in a role where he could help the big club this year. Breaking in starters as relievers is a great developmental philosophy. If they leave Feliz in the pen forever because he throws well this year, that’s worthy of criticism, but right now, there’s no indication they’re going to do that.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/27149/mlb-insider-keith-law
"[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 25, 2009 12:11 PM CDT reply actions
more klaw
RJ (Dallas)
What do you make of the 1 ERA difference between when Posada catches to when Cervelli catches, and the nearly 2 run difference when Molina catches. Seems the Yankee pitchers don’t really like pitching to Jorge
Keith Law
Catcher ERA is meaningless. Ignore 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 Jun 25, 2009 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm on the fence about catcher ERA
I definitely think there are too many examples of certain pitchers trusting certain catchers, but I also agree that in reality, it shouldn’t matter
by texasraider on Jun 25, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Baseball Between the Numbers talked about it
Basically, there are so few examples of two catchers both catching the same pitcher an appreciable number of innings that it’s virtually impossible to determine whether there’s anything of significance involved.
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Plus you've got lots of problems with the data
in different ballparks, different teams pitched against, luck, defense, inherited runners scoring, and the like in addition to the sample size problem. Suffice it to say that if a pitcher and catcher seem to work well together, fine, go with it. But don’t back it up by stacking a questionable stat (CERA) on top of an already very questionable stat (ERA).
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Agreed.
And I really liked EG’s take on it this morning:
But the backup catcher’s job, which is usually a thankless task, is all about knowing his pitchers. And if one pitcher goes astray, who better than the backup to start working with them? The backup can devote all his time and energy to getting on the same page with said pitcher, perhaps get him fixed, hand him back over to the starter and then move on to the next project.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Awesome take.
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
by inactive lsb user on Jun 25, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Good stuff
1. I love how he smacks down the idiot DMN commenters.
2. He said it was the #1 topic, did bigsteve ask the question 70 times like his panicked “HE WON’T DO ANYTHING BUT THROW FASTBALLS” crapping all over the Feliz thread yesterday?
"wORLD sEIRES HERE WE COMER!!!!!!!!!"by bigsteve on May 29, 2009 10:21 PM PDT
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
Its a legitimate concern
I’ll be happy if it doesn’t happen but I think its a very good chance.
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.
speaking abt klaw
knockoutking (DC)
how in the world does martin perez not make the futures game?
Keith Law
It’s likely that the Rangers said no. By the way, did I miss someone? I only see one Ranger on the two squads. Usually it’s two per org, even for orgs that don’t deserve the second spot.
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."
there are 2 astros on roster
1 ranger
im guessing if feliz gets bumped (b/c hes w/ the rangers) then perez would replace him…but wow
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 25, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
that dive-throw to 1st for the first out by CJ
was one of my favorite baseball plays ever.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 25, 2009 12:39 PM CDT reply actions
klaw
heh
Anthony (Douglas, MA)
Keith, what is the hold up with the signing of Strasburg? The Nats knew what he would cost 6 months ago! They have such a bad team, wouldn’t this be their top priority?
Keith Law
This would be an excellent example of how not to react to a top draftee not signing yet.
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."
R.I.P Farrah Fawcett...
she was quite the babe in her day.
"You're going to love my nuts"
Vince from slap chop
Lots of knuckle children
were launched to her poster in the 70s. Not sure there has been a bigger, more popular superbabe since Farrah during the poster/Charlie’s Angel era.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
Bad way to go.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
isn't that the truth...that woman was strong as they come though..
hell I’d be drinking non-stop and doing every imaginable type of debauchery possible in the same situation..
oh wait I already am. nevermind
"You're going to love my nuts"
Vince from slap chop
Biggest Sex Symbol of all time?
or 2nd to Monroe?
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
Very close, but I'd have to say number 1.
The 70’s were all about sex and sex appeal, and she had it.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I dunno
I think Monroe was even bigger in her prime, and as an icon now there is just no comparison.
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Supposedly
Monroe wore a size 16 dress and was much bigger than the standard piece of ice we see today.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
I think girl celebs today
are too skinny, models especially.
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+1
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
by inactive lsb user on Jun 25, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
most of em have less up top than Bobby Jenks. I personally like girls who don’t look like little boys.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
yes sir back in the day when voluptuous was in ie...Jane Mansfield..
instead of these walking Q-tips with (fake) tits these days.
"You're going to love my nuts"
Vince from slap chop
Jayne Mansfield
My dad got to meet her in Vietnam when she did a USO tour. He was an MP at the time, and got to be part of her security detail.
Apparently, she wasn’t wearing underwear that day, which she mentioned while on the Jeep with my dad and a couple other fellow Marines. Dad said the driver nearly crashed the Jeep trying to adjust his mirror to catch a peek of her nether regions…
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
yes she was the quintessential blond bombshell of that era...
lots of tits and ass going on there.
"You're going to love my nuts"
Vince from slap chop
The best looking, sexiest lady of that era
was Ann-Margaret.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
I think you have to throw...
Raquel Welch in that converstaion as well.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
OT: Joey Votto stressed out!
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"You're going to love my nuts"
Vince from slap chop
OT - Michael Jackson Cardiac Arrest
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
must have driven past a daycare at recess.
Definiton of insanity-doing the same thing and expecting different results
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by randyd on Jun 25, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I was like why hasn't CNN reported it..
but the Outlaw apparently gets the news 30 minutes before CNN does.
He was not breathing when they picked him up.
"You're going to love my nuts"
Vince from slap chop
I just happened to swerve by Drudge Report.
Deep Dish Danny intimated on The Ticket that it’s supposedly very serious and that Jackson is in bad shape.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
Michael Jackson
Dead.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
wow ..CNN has not reported that yet..where did u see that?
"You're going to love my nuts"
Vince from slap chop
Drudge Report, BG
Everyone is covering their ass and being conservative because TMZ had the original report.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
" I don’t feel like arguing with laxtonto about it for the same reason I wouldn’t argue with him if he said the earth was flat. He’s a person who is happy with his head up his ass so why should I make him sad?"
They are being careful...
because according to Sheppard Smith on FOXNews, a hoax about his death was pulled once before.
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
Well bad news comes in 3's...
Ed McMahon
Farrah Fawcett
Micheal Jackson (?)
All in the same week.
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
That three crap
is bullshit. Who decides whether or not someone is famous enough to qualify and close the trifecta? What a bunch of crap, superstitious idiots.
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LA Times reporting it now
CNN running with 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.
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