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by Adam J. Morris on Jul 24, 2009 9:48 PM CDT
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Nice, Scooter!
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
I'm convinced that pitchers have some control over batted balls
Feldman should be exhibit A
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Tweet that, K?
:)
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
I don't want EG to get mad at me
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 24, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
People were using Armando Galarraga as Exhibit A last year
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 24, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
good point
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 24, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Armando Galarragga
It’s disturbing how well they match up, actually.
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
They have a completely different pitching style.
by Black Francis on Jul 25, 2009 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
What is Feldman's style?
And why does it suggest that he’s particularly suited to generate a low BABIP?
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 25, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
well...
i would argue that his 2 seamer that works inside and draws weak grounders is a perfect example
yep
combination of a hard sinker and cutter is a good one. I thought Grieve explained it pretty well on the broadcast. When he gets his curve and/or change working he’s going to be very good.
Galaragga, if I remember right, has more of a power pitcher’s style: fastball, curve, change. But he doesn’t the overpowering fastball. I still think he’s going to be a pretty good pitcher in the long run but it will depend on his command.
Anyway I just meant that these guys pitch differently and don’t really compare that well when you look at what they throw. Add in the fact that Feldman seems to be getting better after a complete and total overhaul and change of roles…there’s just not much of a basis for comparing the the two.
People who thought the pitcher had no control over how well a hitter could hit a ball never saw Kevin Brown pitch. He did strike guys out, but when he was on there was never a ball hit hard off him. I’m not saying I’d compare Feldman to Kevin Brown, though. That would be ridiculous. I’m drunk. But if there’s one thing I do know it’s that if you’re getting jammed all the time you’re not going to hit the ball very well. You’re not going to hit the ball very well if it tails down and away late, either. That’s the kind of action Feldman has. Plus he does a pretty good job at staying away from the middle of the plate. I don’t see any reason why teams would start hitting him if they haven’t already.
by Black Francis on Jul 25, 2009 2:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Feldman has a really complementary set of pitches.
His 2-seamer runs in on righties, his cutter runs away. Maybe I have that backwards, but the point is that, both pitches are effectively the same speed but moving in opposite directions so the batter has to figure out / guess at which pitch he’s getting and swing for that pitch.
If he swings inbetween the two, or at the wrong one, then he ends up hitting it off of the end of the bat, or towards the handle, or completely misses it.
Feldman also has pretty reasonable command that has only been improving with time.
Like I had mentioned in the spring, I don’t think Feldman tops out as a #5 rotation spot / spot starter at best. This guy is completely different from the spotty reliever we knew as Scott Feldman, and the only similarity between the two is that they were both pitchers.
In effect, stats prior to 2008 don’t really mean anything at the minor or major league level.
Feldman seems to get more broken bats, weak dinkers, and astonished looks from batters than any other one of our starters, and he’s quickly become my favorite starter to watch pitch.
If that were the case...
…then others that throw a two seamer would generate low BABIPs.
In fact, ground ball pitchers tend to have higher BABIPs, because ground balls go for hits more often than fly balls.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 25, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure that's true.
The guy has an ERA around 3 as a starter. Maybe at some point he does start giving up some seeing eye singles. But at some point he’s also going to start sitting guys down on strikes and going deeper into games while doing it. Now I don’t think he’s a guy that’s going to be a Cy Young contending, 200+ innings throwing, elite workhorse like Roy Halladay. I do, however, think he’s already good and see room for improvement. You can throw all the stats you want out there but at some point results have to speak for themselves. MLB batters have had a hell of a time figuring this guy out. It’s clear to see.
Some people seem to be waiting for a Scott Feldman meltdown just as I have long seen nothing but fail in Hank Blalock. The difference is, though, that I will readily acknowledge that Blalock has all the talent in the world, and when he slows down and takes the right approach the man can still hit the goddamn baseball. Why people can’t or won’t see that Feldman has talent at the same time he’s actuall doing something positive with it I don’t understand.
We’re not even dealing with a short sample here. Last year Feldman was pretty decent considering that before that season he’d never once started a professional game and his arm was completely ragged out. He’s been showing promise for a good while now…he’s not a Johnny come lately or whatever.
You and every other Rangers fan should feel damn lucky to have him. This wasn’t one of those scouting achievements or a situation where they threw a lot of money at a free agent or a 1st round pick. When they got this guy they didn’t know what they had until they overhauled him. How often have we seen the Rangers screw around with a pitcher only to see it backfire? Well this time someone saw something in this guy who was by all accounts just another guy and brought have done great things with him. And Feldman, to his credit, was willing to ditch what got him to the big leagues and start all over again. You don’t see that very often.
Holy Hell. Enjoy it.
by Black Francis on Jul 25, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm not sure if you are addressing me with all this or not
I’m fine with Feldman. I think he’s a nice pitcher. I didn’t want to see him cut loose a couple of winters ago, when many others did. I bitched about Benson being in the rotation instead of Feldman.
But he’s not a top of the rotation pitcher. He’s a nice middle to back end starter, a guy who is throwing strikes and giving you innings. He’s a good starting pitcher. He’s valuable to have.
But he’s not a #1 or a #2, and I don’t think he’s suddenly going to start striking out lots of guys or continue posting a sub-4 ERA in the rotation. There’s little reason to believe that’s going to happen.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 25, 2009 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I was addressing several people
I’m not saying he’s going to be a legit #1 or #2 guy, either. I think he may be a little better than you think, however, and I see no reason to believe the league is going to start having their way with him. Another good start and he could have a sub-3 ERA in the rotation. For it to get back up to four from where it is now he’s going to have to start sucking and I don’t see that happening to be honest with you and I don’t know why you think it’s likely. I never said he’s going to turn into a strikeout pitcher, but I do think if his curve and/or change comes along he will strike out more people than he is now.
I think that once he’s throwing more innings he’s good enough to front a solid but not spectacular Rangers rotation. Better than Millwood. Better than Padilla. The only one on the big league roster I can see who may get better than Feldman during the next year or so is Holland. That kid has something, but he’s got a lot of work to do to get to the point where Feldman is. He’s the kind of talent that can make up that ground pretty quickly, though. Maybe he will or maybe he’ll take a little longer.
But the point is Feldman’s pitching his ass off, having success, and there’s a few people around here who’d have us believe it’s all some kind of statistical aberration. I call bullshit on that.
Just curious here to see what you really think of him compared to others in the rotation. If it were late September and the rangers were about to start a three game set against the Angels, who would you have pitching and in what order?
by Black Francis on Jul 25, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
x
For it to get back up to four from where it is now he’s going to have to start sucking and I don’t see that happening to be honest with you and I don’t know why you think it’s likely.
I don’t understand this sentence.
When did I say I think he’s going to start sucking?
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 25, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
You said you...
…couldn’t believe he could maintain a sub-4 ERA in the rotation. It’s right at 3 now, and for it to go up like that it would require more than his share of bad innings. Or sucking.
by Black Francis on Jul 25, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
damn
that win feels good
i could care less if we only got 4 hits
ill take a W against Greinke anyway i can get it
nice win
4 hits or not, greinke was pitching!
IvanRodriguezRafaelPalmeiroJulioFranco
BuddyBellTobeyHarrahRubenSierra
JuanGonzalezAlOliverRustyGreerCharlieHough
FergieJenkinsBobbyWittNolanRyanKennyRogers
JeffRussellJohnWettelandFranciscoCordero
exactly
we knew it would be tough tonight going in. Feldman came up big.
by Sherman McCoy on Jul 24, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
This sets up for a very nice series
Beating the Grink in the first one.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Scooter for Cy Young award.
"I can wake up out of the bed and play outfield. It's easy." --Milton Bradley
Yay!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
We're back, Bitchez!
We’re back.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
I can't believe the Royals are 10-10 when Greinke starts.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
Yes but they beat a true ace tonight
That is all that counts.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Rangers have been getting some
well pitched games in the win streak
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
This is one of those nights I'm going to love watching the post game show
I just can’t believe the Rangers won a game against Greinke.
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
Jusr Padilla
Wonder if he went to Nicaragua over the ASB.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Have they tested the other players?
that’s a little too coincidental for Padilla to have swine flu and the other players to have another type
One of the articles
I read said that they expect it’s probably what is going around the team. Padilla is just the only one they have a confirmed result.
"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
Can we all be impressed?!
that the mother fucking rangers are on a 5 game winning streak with SWINE FLU?
Jamey's email
The Rangers have disclosed that righthander Vicente Padilla has tested positive for the Type A/H1N1 influenza strain, commonly referred to as “swine flu.” He’s the only Rangers player to test positive for the condition and has been sent back to the team hotel in Kansas City. At the moment he’s still slated to start Tuesday in Arlington against Detroit.
Jamey
Sounds like they have tested anyone suspected of having the flu.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Type A, isn't that what Main's got?
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
he has mono and swine flu?
"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)
Just a reference to the connection between Type A personality and mono
that was discussed a few days ago.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
Your link makes it sound like
other players have been tested but the results have not come back yet.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Luved Marlon on the post game (KRLD) show!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
what happened?
watching the tv postgame…
"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
Eh, some cliched crap, but
he just talked about how the club is positive and excited, yet worried at the same time. Like they know they have to keep kicking ass, and everyone is pulling together and remaining positive, but they know they have work to do.
Dunno, I just love Bryd’s infectious enthusiasm.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
I'll miss him next year
I wonder who’s gonna be next year’s Marlon Byrd for this team. Maybe Ian, but he has to lead (-off) by example
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
5 straight wins. And to think most of the people here proclaimed after Sundays W that the season was done for.
Funny.
by TooLegitToQuit on Jul 24, 2009 9:54 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
You know
You make negative contribution here.
by brettgardner on Jul 24, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Not enough Zen for your like?
by TooLegitToQuit on Jul 24, 2009 10:03 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
No
just outright wrong. Maybe if you said that after Saturday’s loss everyone thought the season was over with. Much much more plausible.
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
He's still commenting about all our angst over the "ugly" win....
Nowhere did anyone say it was horrible, that I can recall, yet somehow we were all jumping off a ledge for daring to suggest that the win felt “bad”.
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
And what's funny
is that 12 inning win over the Twins may end up being the moment this thing drew a line in the sand and went the other way.
There was a lot of angst in here after that win (people whining about it not “feeling” right) but not from Josey Wales.
I’ll also take credit for invoking the Dick Motta Wounded Tiger Theory this past Wednesday.
"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?"
You know, as much as people have been bitching about how lucky the Angels have gotten lately
Here we are with an offense that can’t fucking score, and we’re setting a new high for games over .500 this year.
We ain’t doing so bad in the luck department ourselves, I don’t think.
"After intense analysis, I have come to the conclusion that Neftali Feliz throws fucking hard." - John Sickels
Pottymouth.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Grink is having one of the best seasons I've ever seen
Don’t be negative about this one.
by brettgardner on Jul 24, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Not trying to be negative
Just pointing something out.
"After intense analysis, I have come to the conclusion that Neftali Feliz throws fucking hard." - John Sickels
I don't really see what was lucky about this game.
by brettgardner on Jul 24, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
No, the Royals just suck.
And Feldman was really good.
But the point is, I don’t know why people are bitching about what the Angels are doing when we’re doing pretty much the same thing, eking by on defense & pitching.
"After intense analysis, I have come to the conclusion that Neftali Feliz throws fucking hard." - John Sickels
i mean, the seeing-eye, deflected grounder off a top 3 closer in baseball was pretty lucky
that could very easily have been the third out of the game…
I know FIP isn't exactly the darling stat lately, but if the season ended today,
Grink’s FIP would be 3rd best in the past 35 years.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
Perspective. eh?
Wow.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Until we're better than
0-Lifetime with RISP, I’m really inclined not to call everything luck
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
good pitching/good defense
is less lucky than frickin singling the other team to death, which is exactly what the Angels have been doing. It also helps when you single off a pitchers hand and 2nd base to tie a game.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Joe Mauer
heating up against angels… 2-1 Angels now
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
no now
especially with Feliz waiting in the wings. If anything we need a bat.
by Sherman McCoy on Jul 24, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
That's apparently the plan
They are looking at trading for a starter, if they make a move, rather than a reliever.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 24, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Aaron Laffey shutting out the M's
shake that Laffey Taffy, that Laffey Taffy.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 24, 2009 10:09 PM CDT reply actions
Ugh
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
+1
"After intense analysis, I have come to the conclusion that Neftali Feliz throws fucking hard." - John Sickels
That was just so bad, it actually made me laugh.
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
6:10 start tomorrow, BTW.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
I can't imagine ESPN televising a Rangers/Royals game.
"After intense analysis, I have come to the conclusion that Neftali Feliz throws fucking hard." - John Sickels
Maybe they like to get their suckfests over early in KC so they can go clubbing with Ponson.
"After intense analysis, I have come to the conclusion that Neftali Feliz throws fucking hard." - John Sickels
I miss me some drunk Ponson.
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
by Pocket Ninja on Jul 24, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
..
You mean there’s another type of Ponson?
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
FSSW
Texas Rangers, sometimes they are the windshield, sometimes they are the bug — Evan Grant
by SonnyKoufaxLSU on Jul 24, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
what a great way to start the weekend...
time to go drinky!
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jul 24, 2009 10:25 PM CDT reply actions
If I were a rich man....
I would donate an insane amount of money to JDs favorite charity just to have a 15-minute conversation about what he offered the Royals for Greinke last year.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
you'd have to tell
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Nice win tonight by the Good Guys
Was that Hank F Blalock with a late inning two out double off a lefty to give us a buffer going to the 9th?
Thought so.
Don’t worry, there were a lot of casualties in that war.
"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?"
who had two pitches seen total in his first two at bats against Greinke who its imperative to at least work the count some what
Hank can hit the baseball, but it would be nice if he actually thought about the good of the team and having somewhat useful at bats.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Zach G was filthy tonight
and is one of the better pitchers in the game. Nobody solved him.
Give kudos to Hank F for coming thru yet again when we needed him and against a lefty.
Beautiful game.
"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 24, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Byrd is the one that won the game
I like Hank but he had only seen two, TWO pitches before that AB.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
hey might as well give him
his due for this game, ups his .458 OPS since the ASB.
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
that IS his OPS since the ASB
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
You've gotta be confused...
He’s carried this offense the last week or two…
oh i know
im just pointing out that he has stunk up the joint (blalock) so far in the second half. Im starting to realize that SS is too small in arguments with Josey Donuts ha
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Josey
You must be struggling in this argument if you’re using a single at bat to prove it (one that turned out to be meaningless)
Struggling in this argument?
No. This team had 4 hits total and Hank gave them a very important buffer going to the 9th – off a lefty.
Does anybody now really give a shit what KKKKKKKKKKris Davis did tonight?
LOL!!!! Didn’t think so.
"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 24, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
Because Davis showed last year he was capable of something much more then what hank is giving to the team right now.
Davis is a piece you might can build around on. Blalock won’t be here in 6 months.
What do voluntary mean?
Josey is going...
to convince JD to give Hank a 3 year $30 million contract.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
You mean Nolan right?
Cause JD is just Nolan’s finger puppet.
What do voluntary mean?
finger puppet, huh?
so where does… never mind.
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
The Blalock Contract
signed this off-season is going to be fun to watch and discuss.
"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 24, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
What is your call then?
lets get this on record. Years and Value…
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
how long
can you keep this up? Shouldn’t you get tired of troll baiting soon?
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
Quite a while tonight
Stayed home and took my last final for my taxation class for my MBA/MS. Got an A- so im in a good mood. If you dont like it then dont respond to me.
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
i, for one
like it, congrats on the test
by kevinkinsler on Jul 24, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks man :-)
i hate online classes because they seem like so much more work.
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
You do this every freaking post
at some point, ask yourself why. Make one or two snarky comments and move on. It’s how you should deal with trolls.
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
Thanks blog dad, appreciate it
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
You're welcome junior
keep your head up, don’t talk to strangers and quit post awful take after awful take on the community prospect threads. You’ll be fine.
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
nice ha
I post awful post after awful on the community prospect thread? riiiiiight ha
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
You're right
awful was too harsh.
Useless would have been more appropriate.
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 the way
even if they are trolls quit accusing ppl of jerking off to pictures of baseball players. Have a little class man. I know you probably have no manners in real life but at least have some while hiding behind your computer.
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't baseball players
it was a photoshopped picture baseball player and his former manager. Get it right, junior.
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
Once again,
Class
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
My my
are we uncomfortable with homosexuality Michael?
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
There is that class again
especially when hiding behind a computer. Your family must be quite proud.
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 25, 2009 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll bet 1 year/3.75 million
based off of what better players got last year.
What do voluntary mean?
That Bob Abreu deal
looks fantastic now.
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
Wish we hadn’t picked up Hank’s option and signed Abreu instead.
Though in all honesty I will have to admit that I thought it was a good move when we picked it up. I didn’t anticipate the huge drop in price for the middle tier player.
What do voluntary mean?
well
we didn’t expect Hank to be what he is and Bobby to be what he is. Though in retrospect, we were really overly optimistic on Hank.
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 I think its more of a case
of the market not behaving like it had in the past. In the past 6.5 for Hank coming out of last year was a reasonable number. I was expecting Abreu to get closer to 10 and for a few years. I was expecting the Nats to pay more for Dunn too, though probably not much more.
What do voluntary mean?
20-38
is what the Rangers would have to go to satisfy your prediction. Dont worry, there were a lot of casualties in that way….oh no….wait….you were one of the very FEW who was that FAR off.
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
war*
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
and still no reply
i even offered to take him up on that prediction with any bet, but of course he had no comment
josey donuts is a 0 trick pony
horns
you’re drunk.
What did you ask me?
"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 24, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
dont you mean Josey S. Donuts? :-)
You are obsessed with bodily wastes A turd being held under my nose, this team being a steaming pile, Jonny Donuts having a stinky diaper, the front office pissing themselves, the team crapping the bed…
I think you should seek counselling.
(AJM to Josey Donuts)
by Michael Cave on Jul 24, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Or his non-union Mexican equivalent?
Josey es Donas?
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
I want you to do for me what Spielberg did for Oskar Schindler.
Schindler and I are like peas in a pod. We’re both factory owners, we both built shells for the Nazis, but mine worked, damnit! Now go out there and win me that festival!
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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joe Fricking Mauer again
someone needs to be on the damn bases for him. Im glad we caught him while he was cold.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
You know what I like?
High fucking water marks. 12 games over?! Who’d a fucking thunk it?
I had the flu way before having the flu was cool
by TagDon'tTweet on Jul 24, 2009 10:49 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Tell JD
he needs to use that expensive Ivy League melon of his to grab some hitters who can get on base.
WTF? 12 games over .500 in late July, it’s time to get busy.
"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 24, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Shut up
You thought they would tank this year. JD has done a good job putting this team on the right path.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
You know guys
Josey must have the world’s biggest case of penis envy when it comes to JD.
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 cant wait to see what he has to complain about the day after the WS in is over and the Rangers have won
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
For about one minute
Then heap all the praise on Nolan
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
just as Grandpa Urine would
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
Look at him bitching after every Rangers win
A WS victory does nothing for him. He’ll likely say JD did a good job, but he still screwed up huge the first how many ever years on the job.
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
Gdawg
when I look at your avatar, I honestly can’t tell if that was Frankie Cat or CJ.
It saddens me that the team that I root for has made so many bad facial hair decisions in the past 24 months.
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
Tell me when JD has the onions
to sit with Nolan at a home game.
He doesn’t have enough self-esteem to do it just yet.
"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 24, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
That's cute
On one hand, we have a guy in his early 30s who’s not only a major league GM, but has currently overseen one of the largest rebuilding efforts in franchise history. He’s got a team that’s succeeding on the field and one of the deepest minor league systems in the league. He’s also a Cornell graduate who is married and raising a family while working his dream job.
And then there’s Josey, probably in his mid-50s now, whose biggest claim to fame is that a bunch of nerds on the internet don’t like him because he wastes bandwidth and has stupid opinions. And all he can do about it is post repetitive drivel on a fan blog while furiously masturbating to a photoshopped picture of Buck Showalter making out with Hank Blalock.
I think it’s clear to all which one of those two people would have self esteem issues.
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 24, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
So how come JD
doesn’t sit with Nolan in Texas but feels very comfortable sitting with Billy Haselman in Seattle?
Mid 40’s, bitch.
"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 24, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I have to ask
is this ‘look, Jon Daniels doesn’t sit beside Nolan’ business just another part of the schtick, or do you honestly believe that the place in which the GM views the game is actually an indicator of his status/well-being/onion possession?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
I think
JD has been told by marketing people within the organization how much he is despised by the common Ranger fan and that it’s much better for business in general for John Q Public to believe Nolan is the Executive Face of the Franchise.
Kinda sucks for JD, because he built a helluva farm system.
JD used to be all over the place…had a weekly show on BAD Radio and he even had the balls to go on with RG but all of that changed in February 08.
A drop of 600,000 in attendance will make that happen.
"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 24, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Interesting take
And I can certainly buy that Travis J. ‘Wen wee gon git sum peeechin?’ Rangersfan hates Daniels with a passion that defies logic- being that Daniels is young, intelligent, educated, and not from Texas. Nolan being his polar opposite in a lot of ways (note that I’m not making a ’JD is smart, Nolan is dumb and likes cattle joke here), it makes tons of sense for him to be the face.
In fact, I’d wager it wasn’t a PR rep telling JD that, more likely JD telling a PR rep that
One could make the point that Daniels does still make himself very available, just avoids most of the theatrics of the local writers (really, would you talk to JFE if there wasn’t a Nick & Sams gift certifaicate or something on it for you?).
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Keynes, answer this
If JD was doing such a good job, why was he castrated by Tom Hicks?
"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 24, 2009 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
And here I was thinking we could have a nice conversation like grown-ups
Of course, to be able to answer that, I’d have to suppose JD did have his job responsibilities cut down drastically when Nolan set up his office.
I don’t.
So I can’t answer.
If it would make you feel better, I could post a picture of a rabbit with a pancake on it’s head, or make fun of Finnerty of Davis Stoneburner or something.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Trust me
JD was castrated when Nolan was hired.
Everybody’s better off for it….jeez, we’re 53-41 in late July and hanging with the Angels, so yes, it was a good thing.
It’s Friday, almost Saturday and we’re rocking a 5 game winning streak that came out of nowhere.
I’m putting down the sword and rocking out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPkz7bZoq18
"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 24, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
you know what's fun?
busting out my eddie vedder impression
you know what’s not fun? lameass bands like creed, nickelback and 3 doors down getting paid millions upon millions of dollars for their shitty eddie vedder impression as they make soulless shitty music
go here to view my blog: http://dirtfromd.blogspot.com
by studcrackers on Jul 25, 2009 2:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Pearl Jam
I didn’t think “Ten” was all that great. Good but not great. Their next few records were definitely better, and ironically, few people heard them in comparison.
Here’s a Pearl Jam song with some serious balls.
by Black Francis on Jul 25, 2009 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions
The changeover from guitar-heavy, up-tempo
to Neil Young-folksy that happened around that record and the next (Vitalogy was their third, right?) is interesting. I can follow my listening pattern very similarly- went from balls-out rock to more nuanced stuff around that time in my life (and, then, sadly, back to pre-packaged cruddy pop-rock for a while afterwards (I fucking bought a Papa Roach CD. I wish I had that seven dollars back every god-damned day.))
Kind of a Ankiel-type career path.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
See what you did?
This is what happens when you try to take the Outlaw seriously as a poster.
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
Angels win
"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 24, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Indeed
Delmon Young – can we call him a bust yet?
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 everyone already had.
Delmon Young, Rocco Baldelli, and that other guy who beat up his GF, I think. The Rays sure knew the right time to let’em go. That was an OF trio that looked very promising at one point.
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
lol
JD has been told by marketing people within the organization how much he is despised by the common Ranger fan and that it’s much better for business in general for John Q Public to believe Nolan is the Executive Face of the Franchise
That’s good stuff
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 25, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
John Q Public
Thats probably the guy who called into the ticket yesterday and said CJ was pure trash and needed to be traded or released.
Most asinine call I’ve ever heard, even basick (who i believe tends to be asinine even though hes played) thought it was dumb
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
I heard that guy
he called both Davis & CJ turds.
Bascik doesn’t necessarily sound smart (not a polished broadcaster) but if you can fight thru that, he makes some good points. He’s a very good add for The Ticket.
BTW, I’ve extolled the bgl’s greatness all year, including the Detroit game that Tiny E helped screw up.
"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 guess JD doesn't always get the message
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 25, 2009 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wonder where that pic was taken?
Looks like Surprise or somewhere in Arizona where the coaches don’t sit in dugouts (they sit in chairs on the field by the fence).
"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?"
Ok
so you’re a mid-40s man who spends his nights furiously masturbating to Buck and Hank swapping tongue. I stand corrected.
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'm back to my hotel room and freshly showered.
I was in row H of section 125 – Basically about 2 sections to the third base side of what would be dead on right behind home plate. I didn’t get any, “Saw you on TV!” texts so I assume I was not seen, however I wore a surgical face mask with a “T” logo on it for the first 8 1/2 innings (at which point I swapped it out for my C.J. blinders [aka sunglasses]).
Before the game I was hanging out behind the dugout (not hawking autographs, just taking pictures) with the mask on. Johnny Narron saw it… made eye contact and chuckled at me… then did so again a few minutes later and pulled Jose Vazquez over and pointed me out to him. Someone, a sports writer, perhaps? I’m not sure… pointed me out to T.R. Sullivan. I personally yelled at Tom Grieve and asked him how his immune system is. He asked me if I had any extra masks. (In fact I did, but I had no takers.)
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
Awesome
I looked for you on TV but didn’t see you.
"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
haha, good stuff
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
check out fsroyals,
I am not sure what the channel is there, but in Salina it is 34 on cox cable. I thought I saw that during the 6th or 7th. I was back and forth playing with my son, but it kinda rings a bell see that.
What do you think
of the renovations to Kaufman stadium?
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
This was my first trip,
But the place is beautiful. The concession setup seemed to make a lot more sense than at RBiA, at least on the lower level. I got half-soaked when I was walking by the fountains and a gust of wind came by. I like how it’s more open in the outfield – not that I don’t think our center field office building is just fabulous.
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
Outfield
Thats one thing I wish the rangers ballpark had, an nice open outfield. I love the open stadium look.
Then again what the hell scenery is there to see in arlington?
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
I dunno man
There’s some sweet industrial office buildings around over there.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 25, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Was it ever determined or announced...
…what the “personal family matter” that Padilla had to attend to in Nicaragua last June was?
He had to make out
with a pig. It was an awkward time for all.
(I believe his boy was sick)
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 think that was just the cover story...
…probably had to shake down some delinquent tenants at knife point, Urbina style.
The Twins
suddenly forgot how to hit, it seems.
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
CJ closes this game despite having a fever from the flu
gotta give this kid the closers role for good. He’s not a situational reliever – Frankie is situational – 3 trips to the DL already this season.
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
Franke Francisco
is a better pitcher than CJ Wilson.
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
Frank
hopes that there is one day that he can be as filthy as CJ has been the last 3 months.
"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 24, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you not watch this team for the first two months?
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
Apparently to Josey
Since Frankie had a 0.00 ERA, it’s like he never pitched.
when he is not hurt, sore, or sick which has been for how many games this year?
my point is that if he is not available/reliable then he is not going to make a good closer
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
I'm not sure
what he can do about illnesses.
CJ had a bone chip injury that shelfed him for the stretch run. That doesn’t affect his abilities as a pitcher. I think it’s dumb to hold injuries against players, especially if they’ve shown themselves to be very effective when not injured. CJ has been a good pitcher this year, his best year to date, in fact according to DIPS stats. But Francisco has been and, I believe, is the superior pitcher.
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. Can't hold injuries against someone, but CJ lost the job to Frankie last year
and I think he has demonstrated that he deserves it this year. I guess it doesn’t really matter a whole lot as long as they are winning and someone is getting the job done.
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
Both CJ and Frankie
will need extensions soon. Frankie after next season, I believe. I think the team will make a decision soon.
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
Fess up
Who are you? C.J.’s brother? His cousin? His next-door neighbor?
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 25, 2009 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
No relation and I live in Houston. Just pointing out that a guy that was vilified here in the past
is actually quite an asset and contributor to the continuing success this season.
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
But what about Detroit?
C.J. gets alot more flack than he probably deserves, largely due to his attitude I think.
He also had a tendency eariler in the season to walk the very first batter he would face (or atleast one batter) and was giving up a run, or sometimes two.
While he didn’t blow many games, he also wasn’t a sit-down shut-down releaver like Francisco had been until his more recent stretch of dominance.
you have to be related to see how awesome he is
when healthy?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jul 25, 2009 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Ummm...
I just saw that Vicente Padilla tested positive for the PIg Fever.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Jul 25, 2009 12:08 AM CDT reply actions
Went to the game in KC today
There were a surprising amount of Rangers fans there! It was awesome to see my section doing the Byrd after he hit his home run. It was pretty good to see us beat Grienke, but I thought it was better watching a great young pitcher of our own pitch one of the best games of his career (even though it was against the offensively inept Royals). I love the new K and the fireworks after the game were pretty sweet too! Overall, it was a great night!
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Jason Brynsvold on Jul 25, 2009 1:09 AM CDT reply actions
yep
you could hear some of the rangers fans on tv too
go here to view my blog: http://dirtfromd.blogspot.com
by studcrackers on Jul 25, 2009 2:33 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought the new K
encouraged a lot more annoying fan habits. Did they do the wave this time?
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
You know,
I detected no wave last night. Didn’t even think about it.
They do have a lot more of those annoying “make noise” prompts during at-bats, whenever the batter steps out, for inexplicable reasons. They also have some odd between-innings promotions. Then again, so do we…
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
the wave happened in the bottom of the 7th for only one at bat. it was quite annoying
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Jason Brynsvold on Jul 25, 2009 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Join the club
I believe it’s called “Lone Star Ball”.
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
by chrisR on Jul 25, 2009 1:27 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Or "World"
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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lol
ok that was funny
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 25, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions
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