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by Adam J. Morris on Jul 11, 2009 11:43 PM CDT
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Only one run scored tonight!
Loud noises!
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Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
I think I speak for everyone here when I say this
MOTHER FUCKER!
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 11, 2009 11:46 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Split tomorrow
this team could use the break.
We really do need another bat in here somewhere. I’m also glad that instead of resting, Josh Hamilton will be participating in the all star game.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
No
this surgery usually takes 2+ months to recover from, so no, I think he needs to rest up some more. Cause he’s missing pitches he would have crushed last year.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Actually, IIRC, his ISO was the only part of his game that hadn't declined before the surgery.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
Yeah, only 1 XB hit since he's come back
His approach has improved since he’s come back, but the power just doesn’t seem to be there.
He should really be DHing, IMO.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
He's missing pitches down in the zone
and even ones down and in. He crushed those last year. He’s clearly not right and really, someone should forcefully sit him down.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
100 Pitches and MORE!
It’s hard to win with poor run support, but the Ryan Doctrine looked suspect tonight. I wish someone would analyze the Rangers staff after 100 pitches or so. I’m too lazy.
Coming into today...
…Millwood allowed a 604 OPS after his 100th pitch.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 11, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
without any research
I can tell you that without the starters going a little deeper, this bunch they have in the bullpen would look a lot worse.
by Black Francis on Jul 11, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Good news
Washburn and Bedard are FA after this year. I’m still not too worried about the Ms long term.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Adam Jones!!!
plays for the Orioles.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
What?
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Ah
I can see it. His value is at its lowest, the Pirates are shipping pieces off at pennies on the dollar, he has several years left on his contract. I’d see if they take a Blalock-Snell deal, but then I remember that we really can’t afford to give up any bats until either Davis or Smoak makes the question moot.
I miss AWESOME Max.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Yeah, the Pirates don't really need Blalock anyway.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
Neal Huntington
you should really read his quotes about Snell.
It’s hilarious.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Nvmn, think I found it
And we thought some people like to go all 20/20 on the McCarthy trade…
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
Ian Snell must have...
,,,raped Neil Huntington’s cat while simultaneously forcing it to run over Neil Huntington’s wife.
From the outset, it seems kinda nice to hear a GM provide some honesty in admitting his own mistake but that kind of gets washed away when you read on and discover that he attempts to absolve himself by saying it was a good signing “on paper” (i.e. “It was a good signing at the time it was made and thus a correct decision by me, given all the information available at the time about Snell and his future prospects. I reasonably believed he would continue to be a good pitcher when I signed him to this contract and, instead, he unpredictably turned to shit. So blame Snell and his newfound shitiness, not me.”)
What on earth could have possibly motivated him to make these remarks about Snell publicly when he still has control over the player and the very contract he’s talking about which he, by his own admission, is considering trying to trade!!!????!!!
I can see a GM admitting he made a mistake in signing a particular player after-the-fact. After he’s been traded or released or whatever. But while he’s still with the team and the very “mistake” contract he’s talking about is the same one he presumably is also concurrently trying to convince some other GM to trade something of value for?
What would possess a GM to torpedo whatever potential trade value one of his own players might have had by openly admitting and declaring in public that that player actually has negative trade value to him (i.e. a “mistake” contract)?
Huntington must have been drunk when he made these comments or else Snell must have done something to piss him off so bad that he doesn’t even give a shit that he’s gonna lose any leverage and bargaining power he may have had in trading Snell. Or at least pissed him off to the point where the satisfaction he gains in publicly lambasting the
...
…guy is so enormous that it is enough to trump the (potential) damage he causes to the Pirates organization by publicly acknowledging that one of its current players, who happens to be on the trade market, actually isn’t worth the money he’s being paid in the Pirates own opinion.
At what point
is it defeatism and at what point is it simply pointing out the flaws in the team? I understand some posters are a beating to read, but it’s not like everyone is knee-jerking it.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Let me clarify
I’m tired of the defeatists. Obviously there are deficiencies with this team and there’s nothing wrong with pointing them out.
by Black Francis on Jul 11, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
The defeatist beatings come from people who overpost.
So while everyone is not knee jerking, it can be perceived that way.
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by inactive lsb user on Jul 11, 2009 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Whaaa....
you mean a team has weaknesses?
give me a break…is there a team that doesnt have weaknesses?
When you post
do you actually think “hey, someone might see this as useful and penetrating insight!” or do you post with full knowledge that the dump you’re about to take on the thread in general will disgust and annoy all who lay eyes upon it?
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 12, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not saying this loss is so depressing cause I think it predicts the rest of the season.
I’m just saying this one game sucked a ton of ass.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
I'm not talking about you.
Everybody knows the people I’m talking about.
by Black Francis on Jul 11, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
As much as it kills me to say this...
The Yanks better win tomorrow along with the Rangers. Sure would be nice to go into the ASB in 1st place.
Yeah
fuck the Yankees.
Can I also say how much I hate 9:00 games? blah
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
No kidding
When is MLB going to wake up and get us out of this division.
That would be the worst possible thing that could happen to this teams future
Is being pulled out of baseballs weakest division.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
We don't play
in the AL central, the NL Central or the NL West.
Really, this is actually one of MLB’s stronger divisions – and it’s weakest division has a really good minor league system.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
How is 3 out of 4 teams vying for the division
weak? AL West teams are 54-43 against the AL East this year.
No, the real advantage of being in the West is competing against only 3 other teams for the division title instead of 4.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Sabathia better be solid against an injured angels lineup, 14 runs or not.
I’m sure the yankees will get a few off lackey. They SHOULD win. Bedard vs nippert is pretty ugly on our end though…
the preceding post was a great success.
Second place! Only one run scored tonight! Loud noises!
Bad baserunning! Giving up hits and HRs to the Mariners’ crappiest hitters, including Rob Johnson’s first HR all year and second ever in the majors!
I am so ready
for the Marlon Byrd era to end.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
+1
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by inactive lsb user on Jul 11, 2009 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
He killed my spirit tonight
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
He's a good enough player
solid in every way, it’s just the fact that he plays every fucking day that destroys me. It’d be one thing if he was putting up the line he did last year, but man, the fact that he plays so much (and hits so high in the order) destroys me.
I guarantee if he’s a 4 days a week guy who bats 8th, there’d be a lot less Byrd hate. As is, I’m ready for him to move on, with hopefully a 1A pick coming back.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
I agree completely
When there’s an injury like we had to Hamilton, I can understand playing him everyday but that shouldn’t be the case anymore.
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
I'm wondering if we could flip him to the Reds
They just lost Bruce, and Willy Taveras, really, really, really sucks.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
I don't know if flipping him now would be the best
We can still definitely use him on the team and if we can get at least a supplemental pick in return for him, there can still be some great talent there like we saw this year.
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
Wash has to
move him down in the lineup though. There’s no reason he should hit above Cruz, hot streak or not.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
I'd like to see him flipped just so Murphy and Cruz won't get any PT choked away from them in the second half
But yeah, I guess sticking with him for a suppy makes sense too.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
I'm not
super-enthused about Murphy either. As his ABs and BA goes up, his BB% has trended downward. I still think he’s a 4th OF. But of course, I’m all over Borbon’s nuts, so I am a bit biased.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Murphy
his walk rate has naturally trended downward from where it was at the end of April because it never should have been so high in the first place. The increased walks early in the season were just the by-product of him being in such a bad groove at the plate. He was clearly fouling off and/or laying off pitches that he normally swings at and puts into play, often with a good amount of authority. That he managed to draw an uncharacteristically high 7 walks and 0 hits in his first 30 PA wasn’t due to any improved approach at the plate which he subsequently has abandoned…it was simply because he couldn’t put the ball into play and/or was hesitant to even attempt to put close pitches into play while he was scuffling so bad, figuring he was better off taking and hoping it would be called a ball.
The only important trending is in his OBP, which has trended upward and upward as the season has progressed, reaching its peak of .362 prior to the beginning of his most recently played game. Given that his OPS is up around .900 since starting the season 0 for 23 but with 7 walks, the reduced walk rate is something that doesn’t bother me. The David Murphy of recent games who doesn’t walk all that much but puts a lot of balls into play with authority is clearly a more effective David Murphy than the more tentative and more selective Murphy we saw at the start of the year.
That David Murphy
also has a lot of repetitive skills mirrored by the rest of our outfield. Really, I’d rather have a guy who can put up a high ISOPatience score than have another guy who relies on BA.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Supplemental pick?
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
He's taking issue
with your choice to refer to it as a “suppy”
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Oh.
Well, I’ve seen other folks around here use that term, so…
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
I'm not sure
the Reds have that many commodities or any reason to trade their best ones for a player like Byrd. I mean, they’ve got some interesting pen arms, but I don’t really see the pen as an area of need, especially with Francisco-O’Day-Wilson and Grilli pitching well, with Feliz, and maybe McCarthy, as a 2nd half addition.
Right now, we probably need one more decent starter and one right handed bat. I don’t see that in the Reds organization.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Rays maybe?
Maybe buy low on Sonnastine?
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
I don't think
guys like Sonnastine or other buy low candidates help that much, since I’m not sure they’re entirely better than what we have now. I’m more thinking along the lines of a Cliff Lee or Roy Halladay. I wonder what it’d take to get Willingham and someone like Lannan from the Nats.
I wish this ownership situation was figured out, as I’m sure both JD and the Rangers fanbase are aching for some moves.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
He and main
can hang out together!
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
I thought Main didn't have mono after all.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
Does anyone know?
Does he have swine flu?
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Really?
That’s a shame, I liked her before she started taking on stupid roles.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Maybe she got Swine flu
from making out with Michael Main
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Damn, that sucks.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
Ah
Well, that explains his lousy season this year.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
It's pretty silly to think
that Tampa would sell Sonnanstine for 50 cents on the dollar just because he’s having a mediocre year. He’s still a good pitcher, 2009 looks like an outlier compared to the last two years if you look at his tRA, FIP and xFIP.
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Depends on what they think of Niemann, I would think
They’ve also got Wade Davis putting up good #‘s in AAA, so my guess is they might be inclined to sell one of Niemann or Sonnastine, and I’d be interested in either one.
But yeah, Byrd alone wouldn’t be enough to get talks started.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
If we could have taken
3 of 4 from the Mariners we could have really put them down and out going into the break. Now, with a split and, Lord forbid, with only taking 1 out of 4, we kinda of are allowing this to be a three-team race. The Mariners offense is not great. But, then ours isn’t either. And I do like their rotation better, especially if Washburn continues to step-it-up. You know King Felix and Bedard are solid.
"Thank God for Feldman." - Ron Washington to Eric Nadel, August 2008
Eh
I’d rather the Ms stay in, cause then they wouldn’t be able to trade bedard and Washburn for a bounty of prospects.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
I couldn't care less about the mariners.
They are not going to win more games than the angels. If they beat us its for 2nd instead of 3rd which I don’t care about this year.
Washburn will fall off at some point, Bedard will go on the DL, Branyan isn’t actually a .970 ops player, they don’t have enough to win 88-90 games. We might not either but yeah if we don’t then it doesn’t matter anyway.
But obviously we still need to beat them, 3 of 4 going into a break would be quite meh even though the overall position will still be pretty good. So uh.. lets sneak out a win tomorrow osmehow please.
the preceding post was a great success.
Yeah
we lost but F it.
We’re 3-3 on the trip and sniffing first place.
Time to jam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPj-8_wOZcA
"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?"
Will 86-76 win the division?
If so, then the Rangers only need to play .500 for the rest of the season.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
I don't think
we can make a definitive answer yet. I’d like to see how the Angels handle the Rivera-Hunter-Guerrero injuries.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Well mid september would be too early for a definitive answer
But history suggests it won’t be, and the angels offense looks really good when healthy and not particularly bad even now. I’d be surprised if they tank it now. Its our head to head matchup thats gotten us where we are, obviously.
the preceding post was a great success.
Angels pitching looks heavily mediocre though
I’m still not too worried about the Angels. What you said about Branyan applies to Rivera and even Hunter. And Vlad looks like a corpse out there. Their MIF still look like a mess and Howie Kendrick looks like he’s a bust.
I don’t think they’re that good of a team either.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
86-76
will not win the division.
"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 Jul 12, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I dont think...
that you can use the angels current numbers to make predictions
they are in the middle of a hot streak and it is unreasonable to assume that this will continue…
AJ
vs LHP
2006……..260/.390/.543…..154 PA
2007………225/.339/.445…. 218 PA
2008……..178/.302/.329…..86 PA
2009…….232/.360/.478….86 PA before his 0 fer tonight
All of his numbers for this season are trending downward toward his 2007 numbers of .222/.311/.413. This team could use a RHB in the middle of the order. Unfortunately there is not one dowm on the farm.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Jones is much better than Blalock against LHP
a .360 OBP is fine unless an obviously better righty bat comes along cheaply. Blalock is basically 2009 Chris Davis against lefties, hitting just .194/.206/.387 and striking out 15 times with zero walks.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Our current tie (basically) with the Angels feels a lot better than
our being tied with them around the 3rd week of June did. At that point we had played 7 more home games with 10 road games left against Anaheim.
Now we have basically played the same number of home games… and have only 7 road games at Anaheim left (to our 3 home games).
I’d still consider it the equivalent of being about 1.5-2.0 games back… but I was thinking the previous tie felt more like 3-4 games back.
Big game tomorrow. A win for some momentum into the All-Star break would be great… likely leave us +0.5 up (with Sabathia facing Lackey), and have us 8-3 to start July.
He's been streaky...
…and has had 3 bad games following up a 3-game stretch with 5 HRs (including some huge ABs in a big series at Anaheim).
He’s an .880 OPS this year. That is still a long way from his .740 of ’07.
At this point
I really question if what we need is another streaky guy who’s stopped walking recently. AJ has been better than we could have hoped, but that improved is on the strength of his SLG%. He can be upgraded, and really, I see very little point to having both him and Blalock on this team,.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Didn't you blast me for saying that exact thing last week?
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
Well
seeing as I was in Shanghai last week. I doubt it.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Okay
Well, somebody (aside from my stalker, texas dawg) was.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
I visited family for about a week
then I hopped around China
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
lastest streak
5 of his 8 hits in his latest streak were for extra bases (4 HR and a 2B). That won’t continue. The Rangers can’t afford to have such a streaky, all-or-nothing hitter batting 4th.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
And our other options are.......
Hank Blalock and Nelson Cruz.
Yeah, I’m gonna say that we have nothing but Streaky, all-or-nothing hitters.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
Any creative stats-sorters?
It seems like Millwood always gives up big hits and HRs against the Rob Johnsons of MLB. Is there a way to find out the AVG or OPS against Millwood by batters averaging below .200 or OPSing below .600 entering the game?
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