Monday morning Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 13, 2009 9:23 AM CDT
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PrintHeading into a break which it seems like this team can use right about now...
Jeff Wilson says the Rangers are confident, even though they have lost their last two going into the break.
Wilson also looks at the different routes the three Ranger All Stars took in getting to the game...
Ron Washington says that he thinks Ian Kinsler, Kevin Millwood, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, in particular, can use the time off the next few days.
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I don't understand
how Salty can use a few games off. We have a capable backup. Maybe he needs to get in more games. Maybe Teagarden should catch 2-3 times a week.
In general its tough to see how a position player is fatigued. With natural offdays, and capable backups, like Teagarden for Salty and Omar for Kinsler, you can probably get everyone 2 days off a week or so. If players are getting so tired their output is down the tubes, it just seems a prudent way to go.
"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'd like the seeing the catching roles flip flopped
I don’t think there is a definitive answer to what Teagarden’s bat is going to produce. It’s time to start finding out. Play Salty a couple times a week and let TT have the majority of the starts for a month or two.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Yeah, I wouldn't mind it either.
I’m not saying Salty is a bad catcher, he looks like he will be an average catcher, but it would be good to see what Teagarden can do with more playing time.
"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 let's have more Tea shall we?
Enough of Wash saying he’s going to play him more, how about actually doing it this time.
Playing every 3rd or 4th game is not a fair indicator of what he can do, letting him get some kind of rhythm going would be, plus let’s face it Salty’s been sucking bad.
The I.Q. test has been abolished.
It is now the Gardner Scale.
TTs been nursing "hidden" injuries too.
His history is starting to make me very wary.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I didn't know that
That changes everything. If TT hasn’t been able to stay healthy in a backup role, then our “catching surplus” might end up just being a servicable young starter and a good young backup – which is no surplus at all.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
It also appears that the centerpiece to the Teixeira trade when it was made
isn’t much more than Gerald Laird.
"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?"
Id be perfectly happy
if the complementray pieces are a gold glove SS and a Cy Young winning SP no matter what the “centerpiece” does
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.
Exactly what I was thinking...
why does your catcher need time off when he has struggled a little offensively and you said you were going to play TT more anyway?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Hey Ron
How about giving Ian a few games off in the 2nd half?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Heh...
Still voting Boscan.
"[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
Miami...
Hopped a flight to Miami this morning for vacation. Sat directly behind FX2.
by Topgun22 on Jul 13, 2009 9:43 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Did you ask for his autograph,
or just Miggs him?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Jul 13, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd...
…nice one sir.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Jul 13, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Nope
Just wished him good luck in the 2nd half, I didn’t want to be “that guy”. He slept the whole flight, long 24 hrs I suppose, Seattle to DFW to Miami.
by Topgun22 on Jul 13, 2009 10:45 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Should have challenged him to a chess match.
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by inactive lsb user on Jul 13, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
D'OH!
I forgot my own sig. Dammit.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
heh
FX2 .. so considerate.
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by inactive lsb user on Jul 13, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I could use some days off
Following the ups and downs of a contending team is definitely more draining than following a team deep in rebuild mode. What a fun roller coaster the first half has been. If the race stays this close between the top 3 teams in the West, those September head to head matchups are going to be so intense. Gameday threads will have 500 comments before the first pitch.
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I need some time off from those late west coast games
I count 11 more to go for the rest of the season…argh
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 13, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
What a joyous, stressful first half...and I loved it.
Who here wouldn’t have given up a minor body part to have this club in contention all the way up to the break?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
How minor are we talking about?
I love the Rangers a lot, but I don’t know about anything past a pinky toe or something.
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
September matchups
Sturm pointed out the final two weeks this morning…
http://insidecorner.dmagazine.com/index.php/2009/07/13/machine-gun-mondays-2/
At Oakland (4) Sept 21, 22, 23, 24
Tampa Bay (3) Sept 25, 26, 27
At LA Angels (4) Sept 28, 29, 30, Oct 1
At Seattle (3) Oct 2, 3, 4
Brutal, but Tampa and Angles series have gone great so far. The Rangers’ record against LAA this year has been absolutely gigantic.
"[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 Jul 13, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I gotta get to some of those @Angels games
If it’s a close race, we’ll need all the fans there we can muster. The Angels fans turn out and are loud in close pennant races.
Go Rice Owls!
Everyone loves Elvis
but his .253/.315/.350 is one of the reasons you really couldn’t afford (the other big one is the Catchers combined .239/.292/.361) to be too patient with Chris Davis, and the reason you really can’t plan on bringing Borbon up.
Now, low offensive output is absolutely worth it at Shortstop in my opinion, and Andrus will definitely get better with age. However, having Elvis does to some extent limit your roster flexibility if you think that you need to have a much better than average offense to contend. We are just a little over league average (4.94 R/G versus the AL average 4.82) currently, and hopefully the offense can get going a little stronger after the break.
"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 could see him getting worse before he gets better
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Yeah,
thats kind of a natural development. I’m not really bitching about it or anything, because I think its fairly natural.
I just point it out to counteract some of the “Borbon needs to be playing now!” and “We needed to be more patient with Chris Davis!” viewpoints that some of the more extreme “put development ahead of contending” folks have.
Unfortunately, the price for Andrus’ glove is his bat right now, and while that price is worth paying, it means you really can’t pay for Borbon’s or Davis’ glove.
"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
In general
I think the Rangers are doing a good job balancing those priorities right now, they may have stuck with Davis just a little bit too long. Hopefully Blalock’s hot streak (and good health) continues that long.
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possible
But if you look at the way Andrus adjusted to AA in the second half last year, I think it is also possible that we see him adapt and improve.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Yeah, I'm kind of hoping
we’ve already seen the worse before it gets better part. He’s been slumping the last month or so.
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Good point.
He went on a hella tear in the 2nd half last year.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Daily Oklahoman: RedHawks notebook: Chris Davis believes he’s ready
Infielder Chris Davis said after Saturday’s win over Iowa he is ready to return to Texas, though it is unclear if he’ll get his wish. Davis went 2-for-4 Sunday and has hit .370 with the RedHawks. The Rangers sent Davis down to OKC to work on his swing July 6.
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“I definitely think I’m where I want to be," Davis said. "I had good at-bats off a lefty, I was squaring balls up. I think it’s just a matter of time before I get the call."
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Davis has had plenty of support from fans, including his mother, who was here for a doubleheader Saturday.
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“I’ve seen a lot of people with signs and a few who told me they came up from Arlington to watch me play," he said. "That means a lot."
I'd like to see him get
100 PAs down there, so maybe 3 more weeks?
"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'm not sure about the number
but I want him to be bored down there. another week at least, maybe 2 is ideal (if I wasn’t lazy I would look at the schedule and pick a date).
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Assuming he keeps hitting well down there
I’d say bring him up for the start of the Detroit series on the 27th. Somewhat arbitrary, but at least that would give him about 4 weeks down there.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 13, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
I hate to say this...
but then what do you do with Blalock? The guy has been on a tear lately. Back to a platoon at DH with him and Jones? Then you have Hamilton/Byrd/Cruz/Murphy for the OF. We all know how much Was likes Byrd and Murphy. I don’t want to see Cruz sitting 3 games in a row anymore either. Nice problem to have I suppose, but I’m not sure I would like how Wash handles it.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Yeah I'd go back to the platoon situation
I don’t think Blalock keeps this up and he needs to sit vs lefties anyway.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 13, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Exactly
Counting on Blalock to keep this up, or even to stay healthy, is foolish.
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I bet he does stay healthy all year.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Anyone know CD's K/rate
in the minors prior to him getting called up last yr?
by Michael Cave on Jul 13, 2009 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
If my ciphering is correct
26%
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
x
Frisco 186 AB 62 H 14 2B 0 13 HR 13 BB 44 K
Oklah 111 AB 37 H 7 2B 1 3B 10 HR 13 BB 29 K
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"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Nice
by Michael Cave on Jul 13, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Davis hit .143 v leftys this year.
Let his ass rot in OKC until September and he shouldn’t play again for an extended period of time unless Blalock gets hurt or this team falls out of the race.
"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 13, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Davis would play at 1B
Hank would platoon at DH. Follow along before the discussion of the Great Game passes you by.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 13, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
The team
is much better without Davis shitting his pants every night.
Follow the standings and the team’s record since Davis went to OKC.
"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 13, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you miss the part where I said keep him down till at least
the 27th (that’s even assuming he continues to hit well in OKC)?
I’m not saying bring him up now.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 13, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't care what he does in OKC...
go hit 15 bombs with a 1200 OPS in the next 6 weeks but his ass needs to be parked in AAA until further notice because the big league team is in a pennant race.
"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 13, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Hank
In his last 793 plate appearances in The Show…
41 HR & 113 RBI
V. lefthanders since 2007.
10 HR & 34 RBI and .258 batting average / .316 OBP.
"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?"
That sounds good
maybe not that many if he continues raking and spraying balls to all fields.
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I don't think he gets called back up
until the Rangers do something with Blalock or AJ. With the way Hank is hitting since moving to 1B I can’t see Wash sitting him in favor of Davis. Likewise, it seems as if Ron only remembers AJ’s 3 HR game and is not likely to sit him.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
I'd bring him up when he is needed
Once Blalock gets injured or cools off.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
I like that timetable
Put Jones back into a smaller role on the team with Blalock still getting all of the RH ABs from the DH spot.
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
Hard to listen to his self-diagnosis
when he didn’t seem all that self-aware about his problems when he was in Arlington
Go Rice Owls!
how so?
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
Seemed like about once a week
through May and June Adam had some quote or another from Davis saying that he’s beginning to see the ball better, or that the day or two off was good to get him straightened out, or that Rudy gave him some pointers that will fix whatever was wrong.
But whatever, Davis is in AAA where he should be and I’m happy. I’m not going to beat the guy when he’s down. If he continues hitting well down there, I’m fine with him coming back up at the end of the month.
Go Rice Owls!
You sure that wasn't you reading into it what you wanted to?
A quote here or there doesn’t mean he wasn’t self aware of his own problems in Arlington.
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
+1
I’m not sure he would exactly divulge, specifically, why his swing is long or where the hole in it is, etc.
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by inactive lsb user on Jul 13, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Smoak
Hopefully the Smoak v. Davis talk can quiet down for a little bit now. Although it’s a small sample size, Davis is hitting .370/.419/.630 at the same time Smoak is hitting .100/.278/.207. It would be best to give Smoak time to develop as a player and remember that Davis is not the complete disaster he appeared to be the first half of this season. Smoak is the future, but it is best not to hurry him through the system the way Davis was.
by Jack Nicholson 1974 on Jul 13, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Smoak is fine
OKC stats:
.133 BaBIP
22% BB rate
He’ll be just fine. I agree that I would be in absolutely no hurry to call him up. I’d like to see him spend most of the rest of this year in OKC unless he’s just killing the PCL a month from now.
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I think Smoak will adjust and go on a tear before too long. I just like the idea of tapping the brakes on him a bit and giving him the time to fully develop and experience some hard times. If he would’ve flown through every level, we might have seen a Davis repeat where Smoak’s holes would be exposed at the big league level where it is much harder to work on approach/mechanics and make adjustments.
by Jack Nicholson 1974 on Jul 13, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Yep
leave him down there the rest of the yr. Start spring training next yr telling him and Davis ths job is up for grabs. This will be an interesting off season for both of them. Smoak knows the door is wide open at first. Davis knows or should know the job isnt definitely his anymore. Hopefully, this sparks the competitive first in both of them and they work especially hard
by Michael Cave on Jul 13, 2009 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Longoria him next season
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 certainly hope we at least do that
Its still no guarantee he should be on the 25 man roster to start next season, but if he is ready then definitely wait the few weeks to make sure you get him for an extra year. He is that type of offensive player that you want to make sure you keep around for an extra 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
From Ken Davidoff's Twitter
Halladay and Lincecum are ASG starters.
NL starting lineup: Ramirez SS, Utley 2B, Pujols 1B, Braun RF, Ibanez LF, Wright 3B, Victorino CF, Molina C, Lincecum P
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
and
AL starting lineup: Ichiro RF, Jeter SS, Mauer C, Teixeira 1B, Bay LF, Hamilton CF, Longoria 3B, Hill 2B, Halladay P
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Jul 13, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Joe Buck & Tim McCarver on Fox 4 this morning.
When asked about the Rangers, Buck said that they are “fun to watch” because they “really pound the ball.” Then he mentioned that the “problem is always pitching.” Then McCarver said watching them is just “home run after home run” and about how many runs they score.
by FuturePants on Jul 13, 2009 10:23 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh
And they also said that “one thing is for sure – they are gonna score a lot of runs,” or something close to that. Do any professional analysts or commentators do research anymore?
by FuturePants on Jul 13, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
It's always nice...
when national broadcasters don’t know what the hell they are talking about.
"Thats all we got? One goddamned hit?" - Harry Doyle
"You cant say god damn on the radio."- Colorman
"Ehhh, who cares...nobody's listening!"- Harry Doyle
I literally laugh reading this.
"[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 Jul 13, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
If you are a fan of either of those two clods...
…please read what they said over and over again until you have it pounded it into your head this very important point:
The more someone is paid and/or expected to know about baseball because of their job the more likely they are to spout lazy opinions that require little or no research.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Jul 13, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
To me...
….nothing is more egregious than last year’s all star game where they broke down 9 areas of the strike zone by hitter and gave their average. It showed how well Manny hit, say, high and away, and McCarver said he didn’t believe it. Buck said, “So you are saying you don’t believe the numbers that are on the screen?” “No.”
by FuturePants on Jul 13, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Haha
I used to love Tim McCarver when i was young. One of the first WS i really remember (recall the 89-90 ones but not as memorable) was the 91 twins-braves classic. Him, Costas, and Uecker. Really liked that team. However, the older i get the more he annoys me. I guess ignorance was bliss.
by Michael Cave on Jul 13, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
I still enjoy listening to Uecker on Brewer's radio.
"Thats all we got? One goddamned hit?" - Harry Doyle
"You cant say god damn on the radio."- Colorman
"Ehhh, who cares...nobody's listening!"- Harry Doyle
I do too
I like Uecker. I had MLB extra innings last yr and LOVED listening to Uecker when i could.
by Michael Cave on Jul 13, 2009 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
That is obscene.
Have they watched a Ranger game this year or just done a browse through the boxscores of a fricking paper?
by diamond_dave on Jul 13, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
My guess is they have done neither.
They do nothing but spit out stereotypes about teams.
by FuturePants on Jul 13, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Umm, in defense of the national media...
Have you guys actually looked at what percentage of our runs come from the longball?? It seems to me that, to someone just watching the highlights and looking at the box scores, our rep of being nothing but big bashers isn’t dead yet.
Yeah, they’re missing the improved pitching and defense, but until they have reason to dismiss our existing label they’re not likely to look beyond that.
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
For me, its not the HRs that annoy me
Its that right now, this offense isn’t the power house it was last year or in recent years. Yes, there is still a lot of home runs hit here, but the consistent mantra of “They’ll always score runs” and “They need more pitching” is stupid and I hate hearing it this season when it couldn’t be further from the truth.
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
Yeah, right now
the Rangers are a midpack offense, 6th in the league in R/G. despite being 1st in HRs.
However, the announcers were right talking about our HRs, we do lead the league. Unfortunately, our OBP is so low (3rd worst, only Oak and KC are lower), that we rarely have consistent offense. Hopefully when Smoak comes up, he can bring some OBP to the club. We have lots of guys who I don’t think we will ever see much OBP from.
"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
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It annoyed me that without looking, they just assumed we are scoring runs in bunches, when this team isn’t.
Also irritating: they said the difference between this year and last year is……….
Nolan Ryan.
by FuturePants on Jul 13, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions
JD would get more credit on a national scale if his track record
from 2006-2008 wasn’t so ugly.
"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 13, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really
No matter how much tail he kicks, he’ll forever be overshadowed by that hiring of February the 6th.
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by inactive lsb user on Jul 13, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Rightfully so, Chase.
This thing was a mess when Ryan got here.
"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?"
lol, of course it was
Who cares if this roster is basically the same one that JD put together before Nolan came with the exception of some minor players which you have said he gets credit for.
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
Because that point of his is just funny
This team is JD’s team. From top to bottom, he has been the one in charge for almost all of these players being brought in. Nolan came in and did his thing but few actual moves have been made with Nolan in charge that have brought in any new talent. The few moves that were made are ones that good ol’ Donuts gives credit to JD for making (like Grilli and O’Day).
Although thinking about it now, he’ll probably just respond in saying that Nolan stopped JD from trading away all of our good players and ignore the facts with his head in the sand.
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
Because
GDawg is completely obssessed with him.
"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, I'm so obsessed with him
I have been the only responding to all of his remarks he has ever posted here.
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 don't think he always needs to be ignored...
…but when he makes absolutely retarded comments like “This thing was a mess when Ryan got here,” just leave it be. Nobody wants to even see it being discussed because it’s simply so stupid on the part of Josey Donuts.
Where can I find the stats
for percentage of runs from home runs for each team?
Try fangraphs.com
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"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Home field advantage based on the ASG
Bill James offers this:
The rule that the winner of the All-Star Game gets the home-field advantage in the postseason — which I am 100 percent in favor of, enthusiastically — is, in essence, an effort to “legitimize” the All Star Game by making it part of the “real” competition, rather than “just” a show.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/07/13/james.allstar/index.html?bcnn=yes
by GregoryM on Jul 13, 2009 1:10 PM CDT reply actions
How long to keep Davis in the minors?
The thought just occurred to me that Davis is a Boras client (right?).
Not sure how long it would take, but if this trip to fix his swing just happened to help us gain an extra year of service, that would be a pretty good by product, right? He was up in
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
continued
He was up in late June last year, so I guess he currently has just a shade over 1 year of service time accrued. He’d have to stay down the rest of the year and a month or so next year, so if I have the facts straight it, the extra year is not likely to applicable.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Yeah
It would be real hard to get an extra year out of him. The only way I can see them doing it is to keep him down all the rest of this year, start next year with Smoak instead of Davis and then flip them in May sometime.
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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