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by Adam J. Morris on Jul 4, 2009 10:00 PM CDT
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Alone in first place. Maybe just for an hour, but we are alone in first right now.
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Rodney better hurry up
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
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-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Had to run to the clinic.
I was outta smack.
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Post-Game Circle Jerk / Finger-Bang
who’s got me, and who do I have?
by cmkelly29 on Jul 4, 2009 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
U got Medusa
and she’s got u.
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by Parman on Jul 4, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
slumpbuster for the team!
Definiton of insanity-doing the same thing and expecting different results
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by randyd on Jul 4, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's about as good as it gets on July 4th
Holland did well, and didn’t let his mistakes haunt him, the offense put up some fireworks and Julio Borbon even got to come out of the basement for an inning.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
now if we can just get Holland to not throw 2 strike meatball fastballs right down the middle
he’ll be fine. But it was certaintly a fun game, the offense has turned it around, i just hope we can stay consistent., but i dont think we are that type of offensive team
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by blalock84 on Jul 4, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
woohoo rangers :)
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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by knockoutking on Jul 4, 2009 10:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
some days this game will drive you out of your mind
and then there’s days like today, and for a while, all the other crap feels worth it
by Clownballoon on Jul 4, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well
Until it gets yanked…I’m watching the Angels game here
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
by Section 339 on Jul 4, 2009 10:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I know not everyone has it
but probably worth repeating its on mlb network again. in hd.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've got quick pitch on mlb network right now
by Clownballoon on Jul 4, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats what it says on my schedule but its showing the angels
Are you in TX?
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm in las vegas
maybe that’s why
by Clownballoon on Jul 4, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its showing quick pitch here too
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by iorange555 on Jul 4, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh well
i dunno. its on some peoples MLBN anyway.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
since i think we're both near Dallas. it probably depends on who you have.
Unless you have Direct tv too….then beats me.
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by iorange555 on Jul 4, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont know if it will get yankes, it has been up there since there since the rangers series…
by truetexan on Jul 4, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
AHHHHH REX HUDLER!
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Davis has started 69 of the Rangers 79 games this year...
In those games the Rangers have averaged 4.46 runs while giving up an average of 4.59 runs.
In the 10 games Davis has not started the Rangers have averaged 7.4 runs while giving up an average of 4.2 runs.
Of the 6 games in which the Rangers have scored 10+ runs this year… 3 of them were from the 10 games in which Davis didn’t start.
Fwiw.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is there anyone left out there that doesn't think he should be sent down the second its deemed smoak is ready?
If not just go ahead and do it now with blalock at 1b?
I’m rooting for davis more than any other ranger right now but its just not happening.. I’d like to see him hit .300 in AAA for a month.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think with almost total certainty that they will send Davis down at the ASB if he's still not hitting
they have to know they cant afford to go down a stretch run with his bat in the lineup. Whether or not Smoak is ready by then probably wont matter, they’ll likely just give Hank the time there until they deem Smoak ready.
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by blalock84 on Jul 4, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to see Davis sent down when Hamilton comes off the DL
Hamilton can DH, Hank can play first, and Jones can learn to fish or something.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You wouldn't keep Jones on the bench for starter off-days and PHing?
That’s pretty extreme.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's kind of a lousy defender these days
I don’t really want to see him playing the field. I suppose he has value as a pinch hitter, but there’s really no sense in making him ride the pine like that the rest of the season.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really no sense?
He’s making 18 freakin+ mil…if he wants to play, he can sit his ass on the bench and wait his turn. Which is what he is doing, BTW.
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
Has been more than anyone ever could have asked.
Some very valuable contributions in games and an amicable, veteran presence on the bench.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he doesn't have playoff experience!
Oh, wait…
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"playoff experience"...
Not an actual attribute.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For a mostly young team? You are incorrect.
That doesn’t matter in video games though.
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A guy being in the playoffs a couple times doesn't give him some kind of special insight into winning in the postseason.
Andruw isn’t gonna whisper in the young guys ears and make them magically better-equipped for the postseason, sorry. I don’t buy that.
Veteran presence as far as being a good clubhouse guy or something, that makes a little more sense. But the idea that “playoff experience” is some kind of a valuable attribute is bullshit.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you don't think having a vet or seven around
when a young team gets all anal retentive, and worried, and nervous when they are in a playoff race…wow…
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just don't think it matters a whole heckuva lot, myself.
And if it’s the best reason you can come up with to keep a guy, you probably don’t need him.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correlation =/= Causation.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
by benmor78 on Jul 4, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Sure, maybe just coincidence..
But just one more data point in a growing body of evidence suggesting the Rangers would be a better team without Davis in the lineup.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
I think the Rangers were playing better before you started posting here. Just another data point in the growing body of evidence that you should go post somewhere else.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
by benmor78 on Jul 4, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
Zing!
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You would turn away our inside connection to hicks!?
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
reminds me of.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holland
I know he’s still giving up homeruns like he’s Jason Grili or something, but that K/BB ratio is sexy as hell… as soon as he can refine his approach a little and stop lobbing the occasional meatball, we should have an ace on our hands. I can’t tell you how giddy typing that last sentence made me.
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by Conjunction on Jul 4, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holland
Yeah, I was looking at his numbers yesterday- the K and BB rates are very encouraging. He just needs to start missing a few more bats, or inducing more bad contact. The results aren’t there yet, but I’m seeing enough to be optimistic about his chances.
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by RCCook on Jul 4, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, me too
he just needs to stop throwing the obvious pitch in the obvious count… its way too easy to see some of his pitches coming… He also needs to not throw 1-2 meatballs like he did to Navarro with a fastball belt high, thats just stupid, but he’s young… He also did a similar thing against longoria with a changeup belt high on a 2 strike count. He’ll figure it out though
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by blalock84 on Jul 4, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
First Place Mother Effin' Texas Rangers!!!
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:18 PM CDT reply actions 11 recs
woooo
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 4, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FWIW, AJ has homered in 5 of the last 9 games he has started.
And he sounded really humble on the postgame show…“I’m just glad the Texas Rangers gave me another chance to play. I play when they want me to, I am very happy to be here.”
What else could you want the guy to say? I am kinda proud of his attitude.
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
regular PT might help the guy
roll with Blalock at 1st and Jones at dh for a while
Definiton of insanity-doing the same thing and expecting different results
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by randyd on Jul 4, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has hit better against the RHP's this year.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do players getting regular PT not play against righties 0.o ?
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Impossible.
Lonestar Jon has gone on and on about how much he sucks lately and how he needs to be cut.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The knee-jerk of youth...
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
human race
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Hamilton gets back we won't need him.
It’s fairly simple.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We won't need an .870 OPS and playoff veteran on the bench?
Um, OK.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jones is 1-5 as a PH this year, and has a career .191/.333/.383 line coming off the bench.
He hasn’t hit lefties as a platoon DH, and if Hamilton needs to DH when he comes back (and he should) we won’t be able to play him full time.
I just don’t see that he brings any enough value or flexibility to keep around. Kind of like Catalanotto didn’t.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So who do you replace him with in that spot on the bench?
You have also said Davis should be sent down and Blalock moved to 1B.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody who can platoon with Blalock at first base against lefties.
Royce Huffman, Steve German, or maybe somebody we can pluck off the waiver wire or something.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck dude, he's been in the minors for 8 years for a reason.
Huffman does not belong on a team competing for first place in their division.
I don’t give a shit about his AA/AAA lefty splits.
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Royce Huffman or Steve German as our bat off the bench
…and 1B against lefties in a playoff race… over an .870 OPS and playoff veteran that has been with the team for most of the year.
Brilliant.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You cling to that 870 OPS like a life raft
But you’re not taking into account it’s largely the product of his first three games.
He’s been going nowhere but downhill for two months. He has no postion. He’s the new Frank Catalanotto.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's had 5 HRs in his last 9 starts.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
clearly that is sustainable
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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by knockoutking on Jul 4, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um...
Clearly it makes the point about his “going nowhere but downhill for two months” pretty wrong.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finally
and it’s the first time he’s done anything remotely like that in those two months. After the last two years he put up it’s pretty easy to wonder if he’s falling back into that, this week has been awesomely hopeful. But you’re clinging to some extremely small samples in that.
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by t ball on Jul 4, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
small sample
Yeah but everybody’s season can be split up into small sample size segments which will normally encompass hot streaks and slumps. Everybody has peaks and valleys in their season.
But when you’re talking about a guy who only plays half the time, it’s even more pronounced. So Jones’s 2 bad months are like an everyday player’s one bad month. But he’s been so good during his playing time other than May thru late June that the sum total of his small sample size segments adds up to an .871 OPS with slid power and plate discipline despite the fact that his slump period lasted longer than his 2 peak periods (most of April and now his last 9 games).
He’s shown twice now that he’s still capable of heating up and being a major benefit to an offense and that Andruw Jones never even came close to showing up at all for the Dodgers. And the fact that he’s capable of these hot stretches despite sporadic playing time makes him a useful guy to have around.
I think he’s a guy you’d want to keep just in case one of his hot streaks happens to coincide with the timing of the playoffs. He got hot in April…he’s gotten hot in July…what month follows if this is an SAT question?
by brianphayes on Jul 5, 2009 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
By my count it's 5 HR's in his last 11, counting tonight
A .250/.298/.614 line. Whoopeedoodles, he’s Hank Blalock.
Get on base or die, Salty.
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by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's helping the team
with that type of performance over those last 11 starts even if his OBP is .298
The Rangers are 5-6 in those 11 games but the losses are hardly his fault – he had good games at the plate in 5 of those 6 losses when hardly any of his position player teammates did. He had good games in 4 of the 5 wins so he’s helped the team in 9 of his last 11 starts:
6/13 v. LA: Homered once in 4 PA and supplied the only offense in a 3-1 loss.
6/14 v. LA: Singled and homered in 4 PA accounting for one third of the grand total of 6 hits the Rangers produced in a 6-3 loss.
6/16 v. HOU: One of his 2 bad games. Went 0 for 4 but the Rangers won anyway, 6-1.
6/19 at SF: Got a single and drew a walk in 4 PA, scoring once, in a close loss
6/21 at SF: drove in both Ranger runs with a 2-run homer, accounting for the only offense in a very close game which the Giants won 3-2.
6/25 at ARI: His2-out 2-run HR in the 5th inning was pretty crucial considering this was the game the Rangers won by 1 run in extra innings. Also drove in another run with a “productive out”
6/27 v. SD: Doubles and walked and drove in a run in 4 PA in a game won by the Padres 7-3.
6/28 v. SD: His other bad game. Went 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts and a GIDP and was a major (non-)contributor to getting shutout 2-0 by the likes of Chad Gaudin.
6/30 v. LAA: Singled and walked, scoring once and driving in a run in 5 PA and also stole a base
7/3 v. TB: Singled and scored in a pitcher’s duel the Rangers won 3-1. I guess a .250/.250/.250 game line doesn’t really qualify as a good game but it was an important run in a close game.
7/4 v. TB: Got the Rangers going with a 3-run HR in the 1st and added an RBI double later in 5 PA in blowout win.
by brianphayes on Jul 5, 2009 2:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but thats a >.900 ops
he should be a badass!!!??
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by Jayslick on Jul 5, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are getting more and more like Donuts
Do you realize that?
Please, add in a “shitting his pants”.
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
German or Huffman
i’ve advocated bringing up German for Davis until you’re ready to roll with Smoakbut I don’t think I’d prefer him over Andruw. Jones is still evidently capable of hot streaks where he can really help the offense despite only playing a couple times a week. Yes, I know that he was bad in May and June but that doesn’t erase the fact that he was phenomenal in April, helped us win games that month, and he’s apparently back into some sort of good groove now and has helped us win games recently. Say what you will about his the last couple months but the guy has an .871 OPS overall, supplies power and some walks, and is capable of hot streaks without needing to play every day. That’s a useful guy.
Also, his abnormally low BABIP (.253) indicates that his overall slash line should probably be even better than it is.
As for Royce Huffman, I’m 100% certain I’d rather have Andruw Jones than him. He’s 32 years old and has posted OPS between .740 and .762 in AAA each of the last 3 years including this one. You’d rather have a guy with an OPS against AAA pitchers (in the PCL no less) 100 points lower than the one Andruw has against major league pitchers? Seriously?
by brianphayes on Jul 5, 2009 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just trying to find a solution for the "who's gonna platoon with Hank" question.
I suppose Andruw does have some value as a bench bat, but his walks have decreased and he has no real position. Just like with Frank Catalanotto, I just think it’s kind of hard to carry a guy who hasn’t performed well in the platoon role and doesn’t have a position.
Of course, I’m looking at this primarily from the standpoint of what I would do when Hamilton comes back, which is DH Hamilton full-time, and chances are the Rangers probably aren’t going to do that.
Get on base or die, Salty.
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by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 1:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Andruw v. LHP
You may correct me if me math is wrong but I believe after his performance off Price tonight, he now sports a .360 OBP and .478 SLG against lefties for the year.
Nobody currently in the system is likely to be that productive given 86 PA against major league lefties. Certainly not Huffman, unless he’s some MAJOR extreme split lefty masher who is absolutely terrible against RHP but plays against them anyway, which I’m pretty sure isn’t the case since he’s a singles hitter (although i’ve never looked at his minor league splits).
I’d play German at 1B and Andruw at DH against LHP, with Byrd, Hamilton, and Cruz in the OF, Murphy and Blalock on the bench, and Borbon back to AAA when Hamilton is activated.
by brianphayes on Jul 5, 2009 1:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess that makes sense
Considering Wash refuses to play Borbon.
Andruw has taken 15 of his 23 walks vs. lefties this year, so he’s at least been able to get on base against them. Although it’s worth noting that he has just 5 walks in his last 83 PA’s after taking 18 in his first 85, so who knows if that approach that allowed him to take those 15 walks vs. lefties is still there.
The main problem I have with Jones is he’s being misused as a cleanup hitter by a manager who thinks his “experience” makes him some kind of middle-of-the-order savant despite the fact that his approach has broken down in the last month and a half and his overall season really hasn’t been that spectacular beyond his first three games.
Basically, I’d be more inclined to see the value of keeping Jones around if I didn’t think Washington’s overuse of him would continue to undermine the positives of having him on the bench.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 1:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think its nitpicking trying to find a replacement for Jones
you arent gonna find a better righty bat in our system now. Also, who’s to say Wash wont use another kid who is just called up the right way? I mean, Wash, judging by his history, would rather play Murphy and Blalock b4 he let a guy German or Huffman play. Beyond that, Im not sure how you can trust German or Huffman or someone like that to outproduce Jones.
Another thought, who out there has the potential ability of Jones? Overall his numbers are fine, if not great, and even though he’s struggled since April, he has the potential of producing an .850 OPS or higher the rest of the way. Clamoring for someone else to replace Jones could very well be shooting yourself in the foot.
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by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 2:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
he shouldn’t be cleanup, but I really don’t think overusing him is an issue. Last night his use meant that Chris Davis wasn’t playing, and right now, any game that Chris Davis doesn’t play is a good game. The team looks a helluva lot better with his ass on the bench.
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by DJCahill on Jul 5, 2009 5:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it does
Davis really needs to be sent down. Of course with Smoak in OKC now, that makes that a bit harder to do, but they could share time between 1B and DH down there. Shit, that’s what they’ll have to do if they’re both on this team in the future.
Get on base or die, Salty.
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by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 6:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't mind Volquezing Davis at this point.
Send him down to extended and really have him work on things from the ground up.
Obviously the physical ability is there. The guy has the athelticism and the bat speed, and the power is massive. I love the guy’s potential and think he’s still got a shot to be a star, but there’s enough wrong with his approach at this point that I don’t know if a simple “God down to AAA and play there” kind of thing is going to solve anything.
He may need wholesale mechanical changes to succeed, and I don’t know that AAA is the place to try to implement something like that.
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by thedirkatron on Jul 5, 2009 6:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting idea...
Anyone know if that’s actually been done with a hitter before? Seems like when guys rebuild their swings, it typically happens in the offseason…
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 7:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think
there is much chance he is going to be a star in the majors. I just don’t see a lot of stars, even big strikeout guys, have 3.5:1 K/BB rates in the minors. I think he will always have mediocre averages and weak OBPs that will limit him being a star.
More of a Henry Rodriguez type player, where he will bubble up and have a big year or two than a star.
"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 5, 2009 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The better answer
is cut Hank lose, and then you don’t need a platoon.
"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 5, 2009 5:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd looooove to see that happen
But with his salary, it probably won’t.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 5:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And of course
We couldn’t do it until Smoak was ready.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 6:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not like
he’s consistently been that level of player this year, his stats have taken a nose dive since April. Still, I’d be ok with keeping him around, I just wish he’d start walking more again. 11 BB’s in April, 8 in May, 4 in June…
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by t ball on Jul 4, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
162 baby.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
We could select out the best streaks of every Ranger player and show some.150/.250/.400 player.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, duh
but this is not really that simple. Go over to fangraphs and look at a graph of his season production day by day, it really is a cliff. This is not a case of hot streaks here and there, it’s a case of a guy who started the season hot and has basically been slumping ever since. We have a couple of weeks of hot production sandwiched in between 2+ years of suck, so this is no small issue.
That said, I’m ok with him on the team at least until they think Smoak is ready. He’s good enough to play occasionally if used properly, and as long as he’s not overexposed I’m fine with him hanging around. I definitely applaud his attitude, which has been exemplary.
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by t ball on Jul 4, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we could all be that humble, huh?
I am sure it is much more difficult for him, having $50mil in the bank, than all the rest of us internet overlords…whom are mostly broke, might I add.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then again
I would have to think the last two years have been humbling.
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by t ball on Jul 4, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, it had to be.
However, if most hit the Powerball $100mil jackpot tomorrow, would they be humble? I think not.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some of us might, some of us might not
Being humble though isn’t a reason to keep a guy on the roster. We’ve had plenty of humble guys wear a Rangers uniform before.
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
by Gdawg on Jul 4, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Generally if LSJ says it
its a good reason not to do it.
"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 4, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
he's proud of his......
…food it looks like, he seems to have figured out texas cuisine
by blueballlefty on Jul 4, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, after tonight, is Holland's spot in the rotation safe again?
It seemed like the Rangers where on the verge of sending him back to the bullpen before tonight…
Why don’t you have some sunflower seeds, Josey, and KMA. - LSJ
by JimBonnick84 on Jul 4, 2009 10:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why?
Why in the hell would we send Holland back to the bullpen?
by cmkelly29 on Jul 4, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better yet, Cormac, who would replace his roto spot?
"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 4, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well duh Rodney...
Somewhere Aaron Myette and Rob Bell are itching for a chance.
by cmkelly29 on Jul 4, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Nippert and Moscoso aren’t upgrades over Holland stuff-wise, and Nippert sure as heck isn’t an upgrade control-wise.
The way Hunter has pitched it seems like we’re gonna be rolling with this rotation for awhile, hopefully.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've got to admit I was expecting failure from hunter
3 starts doesn’t mean a whole lot but he legitimately did look good last time out. maybe he will stick.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When's he due off the DL?
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last I heard was late this month.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's my concern.
I think one of the starters is hurt more than we know, or else the Wang rumors would not be floating around.
"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 4, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fans might have been using our might managerial power but
all the quotes from the org seemed to be sticking with him. Walking people is what will get you booted in a hurry.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wash was very positive about him on the KRLD pregame show.
"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 4, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Orioles are going to blow this game.
Leadoff man on in the B7th.
by Texas_Dawg on Jul 4, 2009 10:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Runners at the corners now, nobody out.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1st and 3rd, nobody out for Angels
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 4, 2009 10:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and hunter up ><
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
loaded, woo.
tied for 1st is 99% assured.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know hate you.
It’s official, yep.
"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 4, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You botched that statement, doesn't count. You love me.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vlad grounds into a DP
But the tying run scores. Go-ahead at third, 2 out.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Outside of a triple play
probably the best result we could have hoped for.
by cmkelly29 on Jul 4, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have taken a K and hoped for the double play, but yeah.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully juan isnt as clutch as he was against us
by truetexan on Jul 4, 2009 10:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you shittin me
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 4, 2009 10:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Freakin orioles. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OMG!!!!! The stupid idiots botch a popup
by truetexan on Jul 4, 2009 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what type of animal eats monkeys…i want them as our new mascot
by truetexan on Jul 4, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Humans...
watch the first Faces of Death.
by cmkelly29 on Jul 4, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uww, I had forgotten about that.
"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 4, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still scarred by that.
Poor monkey.
by cmkelly29 on Jul 4, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
I like gory movies, but that was supposedly real…yuk. Just kill the damn thing and get it over with.
"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 4, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Faces of Death
Largely recreated. Some actual footage, but a lot of the scenes were staged.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 4, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's what I read oh-so-many-years-ago.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jaguar
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
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by Rodney on Jul 4, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Leopards
Mostly
"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 5, 2009 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Medusa probably eats monkeys.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The rangers take the lead? Yay! (orioles announcing screwup)
Thankfully rivera jogged and didnt get in scoring position.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL
I guess we share first for another day.
by behindthebag on Jul 4, 2009 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the back of angels pen is shaky, we can hope for a miracle
by truetexan on Jul 4, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuentes has been pretty good since the early blowup.
but yeah its not untouchable at least.. heres hoping.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
shit!!!!!
that is 10yo rec ball crap!!!
Definiton of insanity-doing the same thing and expecting different results
"Introducing your 2009 Texas Rangers-Built for Insanity!"
by randyd on Jul 4, 2009 10:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Public Service Announcement
Do not go see Public Enemies . Awful, awful movie.
Go Rangers.
Does Zach Phillips have to choke a bitch to get to Frisco?
by sprite on Jul 4, 2009 10:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Heard the same thing.
Looked really awful from the previews too.
by behindthebag on Jul 4, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I enjoyed it
what did you not like about it, or are you one of those guys who just likes to gripe about movies?
by blueballlefty on Jul 4, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2ip 0r 1k today.
Does Zach Phillips have to choke a bitch to get to Frisco?
by sprite on Jul 4, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's awful
No story, the robberies, which are supposed to be the best part, are terrible and then they spring Chrisitian Bales’ douchness on you out of nowhere. He wasn’t in the trailer damnit! I won’t get into plot because some might want to go see this despite the warning, but i was very disappointed with it. What did you like about it?
Does Zach Phillips have to choke a bitch to get to Frisco?
by sprite on Jul 4, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Story?
it was a true story, and I knew Bale was in it before I went, but I guess if you don’t like Christian Bale you are pretty hard to please….. I am just a fan of old gangsta style movies
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i knew bale was in it from the beginning
in fact i vividly remember seeing the scene where he shoots pretty boy floyd in a preview somewhere
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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by knockoutking on Jul 5, 2009 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to see it tomorrow and you can't stop me!
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its worth seeing
if any movie is worth 10 bucks i guess
by blueballlefty on Jul 4, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I’ve been a fan of him since American Psycho. Great actor.
by lildrummerboy on Jul 4, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? He's pretty good.
The Machinist was nuts, as was Rescue Dawn. His performance as a kid in Empire of the Sun was epic.
He’s a solid actor willing to go incredible physical lengths to get into a role.
Don’t know what else you could really want.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 5, 2009 5:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as long
as you don’t stand in his eye line.
"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 4, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only person alive who thought The Dark Knight was a steaming pile of shit?
by oc on Jul 4, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Movie reccomendations are now one of the many things you are disqualified from giving.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Know why people rave about Ledger's performance?
It’s because the rest of the cast was hopelessly bad.
by oc on Jul 4, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You've got it all figured out.
Bale, Oldman, Freeman, Eckhart, Caine, Gyllenhaal. Scrubs.
Maybe not all on top of their game and the “batman voice” is terrible, but come on – hopelessly bad?
So you legitimately don’t think Ledger gave a good performance? I could see not liking the character, but not at least recognizing the performance?
I’m not saying its a top 5 great movie villian of all time (which I bet it will be listed as a lot) or the movie should have won best picture or something, but a steaming pile and hopelessly bad acting? I don’t believe you actually think that. Spicing it up to get replies?
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I found most of the characters to be shadowy and uninviting
Outside of the Joker, there’s not much dimension to any of them, and thus it made for a pretty boring viewing experience
I guess that’s what happens with these endlessly recycled sequels, the writers just assume the audience will sacrifice character development for a ‘twist’ in the story
That’s how it felt to me. That’s why I asked if I was the only one who felt that way. Stupid.
Spicing it up for replies…
by oc on Jul 5, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you
I wouldn’t call it a “steaming pile,” but the only decent part of the movie was Ledger.
It was boring and the characters are too under-developed.
btw, all 3 Spiderman movies sucked huge balls too.
by cmkelly29 on Jul 5, 2009 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You were looking for depth and dimension
in a comic-book movie?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, considering it's hyped up as some kind of modern classic
I can see how someone would kind of expect it to be a few planes above an average comic book movie.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I must've missed the "modern classic" hype.
Most of the reviews I read suggested it had more complexity than the average comic-book movie ~ and I agree, largely because of Ledger’s performance. In the end, though, it was still a comic-book movie, and I guess I didn’t expect anything more from it than that.
It was certainly better than “Watchmen,” which probably never should have been made into a movie at all.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 12:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you've (we've) been conditioned to the prevalent use of multiple sides to characters
and in alot of movies today, thats the entirety of a movie sometimes, the alternating from good to bad of a character pretty much defines the plot.
But I dont think you have to have a lack of certainty in your character’s moral fiber or motives to make a great story. The Dark Knight was much more of a throwback in that regard, a classic battle of two certain enemies and polar opposites. In that regard, i guess, it was not very modern.
Anyways, yes, its not not something ‘new’ or nuanced at all really, but that certaintly doesnt forbid it from being good, if not great. I often find old ideas remade with a new vision the best ideas.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 2:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really, wow...
im usually someone who looks at movie like the Dark Knight skeptically and have a somewhat stupid reflex against things that get hyped up, but the Dark Knight was the best movie i saw last year, and i watched a ton of movies, a ton.
I find reviews like this elitist and mostly shallow. I dont even know where to begin.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Jul 5, 2009 2:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I for one
found Dark Knight to be ok, not great. The story was very good, but I’m not always impressed when an actor gives an over the top performance in an over the top role. Ledger was much better than Nicholson, though, and it was a solid performance, though not some kind of revelation.
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by t ball on Jul 5, 2009 6:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
that’s pretty much the way I felt. I mean, it’s not Hamlet, for chrissakes, it’s Batman, people. The two Christian Bale movies are better than the Tim Burton versions, but in the end it’s still a Batman movie.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
by benmor78 on Jul 5, 2009 6:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? I actually think Burton's trumps them all
by oc on Jul 5, 2009 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope
there are no more Batman movies for a long time, Spiderman either. In fact, it’s time for the entire comic book thing to settle down for a while.
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by t ball on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
next thing you'll want
is no more sequels. Or remakes.
Take away comics, sequels, and remakes, and there wouldn’t be any movies released.
"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 5, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hollywood has kind of run out of fresh ideas, haven't they?
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what would make a good Batman movie?
The one where he finally decides to stop leading a double-life
by oc on Jul 5, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They could even product-place some anti-mulitpersonality drugs.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perfect.
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by Chase Irwin on Jul 5, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Burton is a sick MF'er. Him and Trent Reznor were probably serial killers
in lives past
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
by eclou on Jul 5, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is precisely the problem
with post-burton movies: Batman realism doesn’t work. Who gives a shit about gritty verisimilitude and film noirish atmosphere and existential conflict in a comic book adaptation? That absurd incongruency – coupled with horrible writing and characterization – made them a beating to sit through, especially the second one. Keep your Bales please and give me Nicholson and DeVito thanks.
by Goyogringo on Jul 5, 2009 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why can't Nolan have his interpretation of Batman?
Every comic book writer has his own style when writing for these characters. Some want more realism, some want to take it as far as possible. Both can be good if done right and that’s what Nolan and Burton were able to do with their movies. Two different types of Batman, two very good series of movies.
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
by Gdawg on Jul 5, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The thing is, as a viewer, I don't care.
You can trick it up with different actors, different cinematography, different directors, whatever…
In the end, it’s the same story… There’s nothing refreshing about Bale or Nolan.
by oc on Jul 5, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should say, in my opinion.
I guess in a comic-book enthusiasts opinion, the darker, edgier Batman is a breath of fresh air
by oc on Jul 5, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
This was the first time you actually saw Batman be Batman. Nolan actually had a Batman that didn’t kill people as opposed to the Burton one that had a pretty high death count for a guy who didn’t want to kill people.
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
by Gdawg on Jul 5, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I find reviews like this elitist and mostly shallow. I dont even know where to begin.
how do you feel about the people making michael bay reviews?
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 5, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't that impressed.
But I’ve never been into comic books-turned movies. Spiderman was okay, but that’s largely just because Kirsten Dunst looked pretty damn good as a redhead.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The second one was much more campy
just like a Sam Raimi film should’ve been (and the first one wasn’t)
by Goyogringo on Jul 5, 2009 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Orioles are going to let them put it out of contention
Another botched play right there
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep. 8-4 with more to come
oh well.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watching the Angels/Orioles game
Announcers just said they’re encouraging fans to bring the red and the noise for the Rangers series
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 4, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Figgins has basically ended this game. 6-4 bases loaded bottom 8, 1 out.
Oh well. It’s all about the head to head anyhoo.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
by scoop16 on Jul 4, 2009 11:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
11-4, lols
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing like a six-run inning
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 4, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Vlad just broke it wide open
a three-run shot…11-4
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 4, 2009 11:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
isn't that just freakin peachy! 4-0 to 11-4
Definiton of insanity-doing the same thing and expecting different results
"Introducing your 2009 Texas Rangers-Built for Insanity!"
by randyd on Jul 4, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The worst part is that they face Rich Hill and his 7.11 ERA tomorrow.
While we get Garza.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am just happy that this team is back to nine games over .500.
What is our water-mark this year?
by oc on Jul 4, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Im pretty sure its 11.
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by DSheppard on Jul 4, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep. I think so.
Does Zach Phillips have to choke a bitch to get to Frisco?
by sprite on Jul 4, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
11, I think.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good night everyone! My sons are playing tomorrow from 8am til last game at 10pm
so have a good day tomorrow.
Definiton of insanity-doing the same thing and expecting different results
"Introducing your 2009 Texas Rangers-Built for Insanity!"
by randyd on Jul 4, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good luck to 'em.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"I don’t think we ever envisioned that anyone could shut this offense down to one hit" - Ron Washington
by lonestarJon on Jul 4, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am envious sir.
They must be good young baseballers. Pony league?
"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 4, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am so happy to see Derek Holland have a good start
And get his W. So proud of him. He definitely looked like a major league pitcher tonight.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Jul 4, 2009 11:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
home.. looksl ike we had a good game.
had a turkey leg and funnel cake earlier.. mmm mmm. Then I checked my phone for the score and saw we were winning 10-4.. was like a perfect day =P
by Mike E on Jul 5, 2009 1:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The pocorn almost looks like something added in a .gif heh
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by DSheppard on Jul 5, 2009 2:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
psychologically LA will be bummed if we sweep the Rays
and they lose 1+ to the O’s. They gotta feel like we own them right now Red Sox>Yankees style
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
by eclou on Jul 5, 2009 8:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
EG on with Elf in 10 minutes.
"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 5, 2009 10:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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