Michael Young to start at third in tonight's All-Star Game
by TheBZA on Jul 14, 2009 12:26 PM CDT
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Per Maury Brown's Twitter:
Longoria pulls out of ASG due to an infected ring finger on his right hand. Michael Young of Rangers to replace in starting line-up.
Does this mean that the AL will be one player short? I can't imagine that they fly someone out last minute. Either way, will be cool to see 2 Rangers in the starting lineup, even if MY can't win the game in the top of the 9th.
Update: Jamey's reporting it too. He says Chone Figgins will replace Longoria on the roster.
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Figgins, huh?
What, B.J. Upton or Gabe Gross weren’t available/interested? :-)
by mgb5 on Jul 14, 2009 12:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Jul 14, 2009 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kindof OT: Random thought about Pena > Kinsler
I wonder if part of the deal with being that replacement player for Pedroia would be that he’d have to hit in the HR derby (we’ll note taht both Cruz and Pena, late replacements, were in it). The fact that two replacements and Inge were 3 of the 4 AL reps suggests that not many AL players wanted to partake.
It is always possible that Kinsler was offered the slot, but didn’t want to hit in the derby so he went to Pena instead. So the bashing of Joe Maddon for picking one of his boys may be misplaced.
Cool about MY.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Jul 14, 2009 1:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am doubling over in laughter
at this but I also think Young will represent quite well.
"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 14, 2009 1:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But I thought MY
Was Brooks Robinson’s bastard child…
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 14, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait to see him swing
over the top of those Lincicum curves.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Jul 14, 2009 1:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Where the hell is Scott Rolen?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
by mtex on Jul 14, 2009 1:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
On his couch drinking a beer
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 14, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good for Face.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
by ghtd36 on Jul 14, 2009 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ironic
isn’t it how I will get unfairly ripped for being overly negative about the Rangers yet I will be proudly waving my Face Foam Finger tonight but rest assured, there will be a large segment of LSB (especially those who didn’t like it when Mikey Baseball treated Donuts like dogshit on his cleats last January) watching Young with gnashed teeth and wishing nothing but failure on him.
"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 14, 2009 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My guess.
Nobody’s going to be “wishing nothing but failure” on Michael Young in the All-Star Game.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
by ghtd36 on Jul 14, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I won't be rooting against him
But hell I even root for Red Sox and Angels players tonight. I like watching the NL getting embarrassed.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on Jul 14, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep the hell with the NL
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 14, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And yet JD was right in moving Face to 3b
It has been better for the team. Just admit it you will feel better but I suppose you will just continue to wear bitter beer face around LSB.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 14, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just stop responding to him.
He’s rooted in his ways and likes to bait. Why entertain him?
It’s like those people that hate Fred Phelps and his “God Hates F*gs” crew, yet pass around youtubes and start discussions on him.
Both situations, you’re giving the gimmick what they want.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Jul 14, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's for sport
Chill Max.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 14, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps it is.
I’m plenty chill; it seems like some around here seem to get way too mad at Josey though.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Jul 14, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially when Josey has something positive to say
about something having to do with the Rangers.
"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 14, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Third person? Really?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 14, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have another beer Tracy....
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 14, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FOTF
really doesnt deserve to be there, much less be the starter. hes what, at best the 3rd best 3b in the AL, and rolen is probably 4th (who would you rather have?) — in fact figgins isnt too far behind where FOTF is, and is probably at least equal
im sorry, hes just not * that * good.
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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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 14, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but according to joe morgan
young’s experience makes him a star.
The dance of the puppets
The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun.
I walk a road, horizons change
The tournaments begun.
by gossamer on Jul 14, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your continued bitching and moaning
About a situation that at worst is a “given”, has worn really thin. Do you actually think it is fashionable, or makes you look smart or tuned in, to whine and carp about Young? Adam doesn’t need the bandwidth consumption, and I don’t need the immature snarky pronouncements. I guess you need public pronouncement, so fire away. I’m out.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Jul 14, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
yep
the Young bashing has gotten ridiculous. Yeah, we all get he’s overrated and definitely overpaid. But he’s far from a bad player; he’s been one of the best hitters on the team this season, and has been at the very least adequate at 3b considering he never played there before this season.
Who would I rather have between a gimpy Scott Rolen and Michael Young? MY.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Jul 14, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I've said before
hate the contract, not the player. But hey, if there’s one thing we do well, it’s hammer a point into the ground.
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by t ball on Jul 14, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
uhh what?
i said hes what the 3rd or 4th best 3b in the AL? how is that saying hes a horrible player?
FOTF is 16th in $$$ value per fangraphs
16th in WAR at 3b (even with mark teahan)
16th in RAR
9th among hitting 3b
last among fielding 3b
now please tell me how that screams allstar starter.
is he better than what we had at 3b last year? yes.
is he an well above average 3b? no.
im sorry, he may be a fan favorite around here but hes just not that good.
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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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 14, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why doesn't he deserve to be there?
He was voted in by the players. That means, by the ASG criteria, that he deserves to be there. I can blame fans for dumb voting but the players? They probably know a bit more about MY than you.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
by WyoRanger on Jul 14, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a bit more
well according to what exactly?
no stat or metric out there has him as a top 3 3b.
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.
-
"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 14, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Be quiet
There isn’t a single person on this board that wishes failure on any Rangers player. We can recognize poor past perfomance (not necessarily talking about MY) but that doesn’t mean anyone wants it to continue.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
by WyoRanger on Jul 14, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Josey - that's not irony
Unless your name is Alanis Morissette. Figure that shit out.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
by WyoRanger on Jul 14, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ot: a little weird
so i’m walking by a tv that’s on espn. outside the lines is on. it’s just weird seeing 3 guys in business suits sitting on lawn chairs at a baseball field. professional smofessional. get comfy guys, that looks weird.
The dance of the puppets
The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun.
I walk a road, horizons change
The tournaments begun.
by gossamer on Jul 14, 2009 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That All Star Game commerical...
with the Gateway Arch going across America picking up people and dumping them at Busch Stadium terrifies me.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 14, 2009 3:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At least it's only on ten million
times a day.
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by t ball on Jul 14, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How far of a drop would you estimate it is when the arch dumps people into the stadium?
I’d guess at least 30 feet. At that height, there would be a lot of broken legs, compressed spines, etc. when people landed.
I think I prefered the ad from a few years ago where Roger Clemens pitched Earth to Derek Jeter, who did a good job squaring up the bat on earth.
by Inkara1 on Jul 14, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems to be a theme
The giants (not S.F.) of the game, juxtaposed with the little people (fans). So whose hand is on the arch? An All-Star player? Bud Selig? God? Some combination of the above?
by mgb5 on Jul 14, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pablo Sandoval's .
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by Chase Irwin on Jul 14, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lewis or clark or jefferson?
Michael Young is the next Steve Garvey.
by gossamer on Jul 14, 2009 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about Lewis and Clark in St. Louis?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 14, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I first saw it
I sort of expected the Arch to crush the people once it landed on Busch Stadium.
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
by chrisR on Jul 14, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully
he can make a few big plays so we have home field advantage in the World Series this year.
"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
by DJCahill on Jul 14, 2009 4:52 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
I like the optimism Cahill
or the sarcasm, either way.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on Jul 14, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Roy Halladay
decides to come here, its optimism :)
I still am not scared of the Angels. I think we have a chance against 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
by DJCahill on Jul 14, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
The Angels do not scare me either. If the Rangers can somehow get Halladay I think that wins the division for the Rangers. IMO
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 14, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For whatever reason
I have more confidence in this team than I ever did in the ’04 team.
"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
by DJCahill on Jul 14, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It has a different feeling about it
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Jul 14, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weird statement and I never thought about it - but I'm not scared of the Angels either
It seems like the Angels are handing out a lot of crappy contracts and are getting pretty old. Vlad’s mortal (and probably not 34), Torii’s teaaring things up but he’s 33, Lackey doesn’t frighten me.
Kinda weird to think about it. If the M’s fall out of things they’ll start selling.
There’s a window opening for the Rangers.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
by WyoRanger on Jul 14, 2009 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
M's are going to fall out of this soon.
Terrible OBP, too many walks allowed, too many errors committed.
How the hell is that team above .500?
"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 15, 2009 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yawn...
wake me when the second half starts.
The AS game means two things to me. Jack and shit. Probably won’t even watch the damn game.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Jul 14, 2009 5:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anything else...
you don’t care about that you want to tell you don’t care about?
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 14, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes...
Golf and long romantic walks in the park.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Jul 14, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...
long romantic golf in the park is completely out of the question.
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by t ball on Jul 14, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you still want to hook up next thursday?
If you say no, I’ll understandably conclude your skirt is all bunched up.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Jul 14, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm good for Thursday
do you want to go to the Frisco game? I’ll shoot you an email later today when I get to work…
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by t ball on Jul 15, 2009 7:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't mind going to bar and grill and watching the big club
Depends who is pitching for Frisco.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Jul 15, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome back to Texas, BT
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on Jul 15, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not back yet, but thanks
I’d love to buy you a beer sometime, too, BZA, maybe next time I’m in town.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Jul 15, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds good
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on Jul 15, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you in town
next week? Brian and I at least and maybe some others will get together next Thursday evening.
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by t ball on Jul 16, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, screw anonymity
brian.hutton@gmail.com if you want to hit me up. I appreciate the thought.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on Jul 16, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool, sent you an email.
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by t ball on Jul 16, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Be there
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Jul 17, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the big club
is off that night.
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by t ball on Jul 15, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They are, dammit
Looking at Shroom’s site, Kiker appears to be on the bump.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Jul 15, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless it's with you T, then yes.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Jul 14, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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