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go 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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"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
You know what's annoying?
Being on the phone with someone who’s watching the same game and having them do play-by-play 10 seconds before it happens on the feed you’re watching.
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
I blame Janet Jackson
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
I don't answer during Ranger games.
People are annoying.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
That's a policy I may have to impliment.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
You know what's worse?
You’re in a bar and the channel you are watching is HD and the one behind you is not and they are 2 seconds off so you alwasy see what happens after everyone else is screaming about it.
Or if you're watching in your home on a DVR but your roommate isn't, causing that 2 second lag.
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
he can go deep into games
hasnt he thrown 110- 120 against us in some of his deeper starts
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Usually he's pitching better on those occasions...
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
I hate when I have a comment typed out and I get the closed message.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
That's annoying too.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
He might know something about money laundering though
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Not here
Mostly it’s those kids bussed around by those van scammers. They scam the kids out of their pay by making them pay for every little think like the older brother on Malcum in the Middle when he went to Alaska or wherever.
Smoak with his 2nd walk of the night on an 8 pitch AB
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Plus a double and triple in his first game, I believe?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
Anyone else think
Chris Davis is trade bait this offseason?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Not if he doesn't get better in a hurry.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
Isn't this his low point?
Doesn’t he have to hit better after the ASB?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
He could very well hit the same after the ASB,
but he’d probably find himself in the minors at that point.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
Nope.
People were saying in April he was gonna start hitting more in a couple weeks.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
what are you gonna get for him?
A lotta nada.
"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
Why?
A young, well above-average defensive 1B with power shouldn’t get solid trade value? Especially when he dives out infield hits….
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Not one who is currently hitting
near the Mendoza 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
"Currently" is the key
I may be in the minority, but I just don’t see him this poor (statistically) after the season’s done
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I think most likely
he gets sent down before the season’s done. If he hasn’t fixed it in 3 months, I’d be surprised if it gets fixed in the big leagues.
"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
Oh give me a break.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
As soon as I saw the subject line..
….I knew who it was who was posting.
I’m beginning to think you are Royce Huffman’s brother.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't realize Royce Huffman's brother
was Tom Hicks’ paper boy’s next-door neighbor.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
Don't worry.
I’ll shut up about him and how right I’ve been about him once he’s gone.
Hopefully soon.
You are right
Just release him. Waste of a 40 man spot.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh
I thought you said:
Anything would be better than keeping him.
In justifying trading him for a year’s supply of hot dogs.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
do you honestly thnk
royce huffman is better than chris davis
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
what does huffman bring to the table
davis doesnt?
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
Right now?
maybe.
Chris Davis is leaving steamers in the batters box nightly.
"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
im with you
this guy just always wants huffamn up
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
Incidentalyl
It appears you signed up on LSB about 3 weeks ago.
So talking about “how right you’ve been about him” when you’ve apparently been right for three weeks doesn’t carry a ton of water, I don’t think.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Been at least a couple months, fwiw.
But better 2 months having been right about him than never, right?
From your profile...
Lone Star Ball
Texas Rangers
Since May 13, 2009
So you’ve been here all of 6 weeks.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
The funny thing about you is
As much as you like to lambast anyone who says a peep about disliking Ron Washington, you don’t seem to have any compunction at all about turning around and making comments like “A new bus or a bag of hotdogs, anything would be better than keeping Davis”.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course.
One has a club in 1st place around he All-Star break that has been there less than once every seven years of its existence…
…and the other is about to destroy the MLB strikeout record hitting .200.
One is doing a great job, and the other is doing a really awful one.
we are in first place
despite Ron Warshington
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
In your opinion, maybe.
Point is, if you want to irrationally criticize someone like Davis and expect to get away with it, you need to shut the fuck up when others criticize someone you like.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Chad Huffman, is that you?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Who is Chad Huffman?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Jul 5, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
His brother, was a backup QB at TCU along with being a stud on the baseball team
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Oh and he's also currently at AAA in the San Diego system
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Yup that's him
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
chad vader?
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
Jeff Vader?
The guy who runs the Death Star? Can I have your autograph?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
I'd traide Davis for an Iron Butterfly single, personally.
Beats an Iron Butterfly strikeout any day.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
something like a .940 OPS, and a lot of HR's and RBI's
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I want Kinsler to make it
and if its down to .905 its because he has sucked for like 5 games now, but he’s on my fantasy team and he has mashed the ball this year
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
good argument?
Pena would be behind Lind and Kinsler on my list.
I'm not trying to argue for him to make it
but I do think he deserves to be considered
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Salty just breaks my heart.
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
I wouldn't mind seeing Teagarden
half the games until one or the other catcher catches fire.
"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
Damnit Davis...
don’t slide into first.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
that was somewhat inspiring
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Wish I was the bag
Err….
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Jul 5, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
i bet you liked that ESPN from bottom to top shot of a dirty CD
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I sure didn't mind it
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Might play it in slow motion later
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
awkwarddddddddddddd lol
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
I just can't quit him
I’ve tried
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Jul 5, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Although he certainly has some competition
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Jul 5, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha ha
Chris Davis with the slide into 1st
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
ughh, why do players dive to first
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
you cant in the astros system
into 1b — will get benched
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
Davis is trying hard
But I have to disagree with Morgan, you can send him down and should so he can find his swing again
That had to hurt.
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
OMG OMG OMG, Morgan actually says something smart...
that you don’t get to the bag as fast when you dive as if you just run through the bag.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
he did that crap the other night
he needs to cut that sliding crap out, just run hard, you will get there.
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
Is this new?
Nippert to start on Tues
see fanpost
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
really?
yikes, must mean Padz to the DL? or Mathis down?
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I think they are just moving padz back a few days
by lildrummerboy on Jul 5, 2009 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
so Mathis down then,
someone has to go off the 40 to, likely BMac
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
So... they're gonna bump one of Holland or Hunter from the roto if Padilla is healthy?
That would make me either unhappy or supremely pissed off, depending upon which one it is.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Nippert would remian as the long man in the pen
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
I sure hope so
But according to TR’s blurb:
The Rangers are hoping Padilla can throw a side session in the bullpen on Monday and be ready to go either Wednesday or Thursday. He would bump either Derek Holland or Tommy Hunter. Padilla was on the disabled list earlier this year with a strained right shoulder but this is not considered as severe.
I guess that could mean they’d just push one of their starts back, 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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Garza
Anyone else annoyed by his glove flutter thingamajig? Or am I alone on that? Though it being annoying I suppose is the point.
im definitely annoyed by it
I think Dan Wheeler does it worse
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Wheeler does it too
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Chris Davis question pt. 2
Just to bring the game thread crew back in, nobody thinks he’ll have solid trade value at the end of the season? Even with solid defense and power? Sure the strikeouts are horrendous, but doesn’t his youth at least lessen that negative a bit? And am I the only one who thinks his second half will be better than his first?
Certainly we should all agree that with Smoak’s progress, Davis’ value at 1st is lessened. So if Smoak is the answer, when does Davis give us more value then after this season?
Your uncle molests collies.
When he comes back and hits the cover off the ball as a DH and backup 1B
in 2010. Or so we hope…
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
Not if he's still hitting around .200
I don’t think he’d have a whole lot of value, at least as a first baseman hitting that low.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Defense is worth
jackshit at 1B. You are judged on your bat at the position.
If it was SS or CF, his exceptional defense would have more value.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
I'd agree with that
but he should project as a better hitter from here out, no?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
He may project, but as far as his value at that point...
you’d be selling low until he fulfills that projected hitting for a decent average.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Not necessarily.
And he’d have to hit a whole helluva lot better for the Rangers to get decent value. And if he did so, wouldn’t it be smart to keep him around for 2010, so that his value climbs all the way back?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
If he has sucked for 3 straight months
and they’ve tried everything to straighten him out, why would you think he will change? It may take a full offseason or time in the minors to get his shit together.
"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
If you're on an Albert Pujols level, though, your defense is worth a whole lot more than jack shit.
It makes your bat, essentially, as valuable as the same production at third or even second base.
Especially in the NL
I’m not entirely sold that his defense is worthless, just not as valuable as his OPS in the AL
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
No,
it doesn’t.
If a SS hit like Pujols and played average defense he’d be worth much more than Pujols.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
I imagine if you wanted to trade him right now...
…you’d have a bunch of teams interested in him, on the theory that they could buy low on him, not give much up, and give him a chance to turn it around.
And I imagine he’s not trade bait for the same reason.
The guy is only 23, had two straight terrific seasons in 2007 and 2008, and now is struggling. He may need to go back to the minors to get himself straightened out, but he’s not worthless.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
But that's now
What about over the winter?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Depends on what he does the rest of the way
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair enough
And that’s the essence of my question. I guess it’s more projections than anything, but I just threw it out there for S’s & G’s
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Depends...
if he’s hitting in the .250 region with power and great defense, his value increases quite a bit as a trade chip. If he’s still hitting .200 though, you’d probably be trading him 50 or 60 cents on the dollar.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Unless he destroys the ball during the second half,
he’s not getting fair value in return. And if he does destroy the ball during the second half, the Rangers will want to keep him ~ or wait for him to accumulate even more value in 2010. Why the rush to trade him?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
Not rush
but take the opportune trade. If he improves over the second half, shouldn’t there be an equal concern that he will struggle out of the gate to start the 2010 season?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Depends on how he improves ~ but probably not an equal concern, no.
Davis hasn’t made the necessary adjustments this year; if he proves he can do it, that’d be a concern lifted, both immediately and for the longer term.
And unless he absolutely catches fire in the second half, his simply improving isn’t going to give the Rangers a chance to get fair vaulue in a trade.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
That's assuming his fair value is that high
It’s a fair argument, but based on your assessment of his value (where I agree with you). But, if we’re wrong, we’re eating our asses at 1st.
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Why?
If he sucks for the rest of this season, he’s bound for the minors, and Smoak will be up eventually. How are the Rangers “eating their asses” if Davis never reaches the potential he seemed to show last year? It would suck, but then the real missed opportunity was not dealing Davis this past off-season…
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
I guess I could agree
The real opportunity might have been this offseason, but with so much history of offensive success, it’s hard not to expect an uptick in the second half this year, no?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Jul 5, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Honestly, as lost as Davis has looked this season,
I expect him to continue struggling, and to be sent down sometime after the ASB.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
go team go!
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan was on the same pitching staff with Danny Darwin during the 1986 through 1988 seasons. Both were described by Milo Hamilton as "tall, tough Texans." It was a source of debate amongst Astros players and fans over who would win in a fight, Ryan or Darwin. Though Astros pitcher Bob Knepper attempted to set up a fight between the two during spring training in 1988, manager Hal Lanier stopped it before it could commence. Many experts, including Astros shortstop Rafael Ramirez, felt that Darwin would win because he "looked like someone no man would want to mess with."
dp again
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
hey
its better to be lucky than good
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by the way
Robbie Ross loves the strike out, 4 through 2
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
how does he feel about runs allowed?
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
what did they give up
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
intersting
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
Big fan of Italiano
because of hometown ties
very interesting...
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
WATCH OUT FOR THE A'S!!
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Jason Brynsvold on Jul 5, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wow
Now they have both Ryan Sweeny and The Showboat?
They now are my most hated outfield in the majors.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
what about
Juan Rivera and Toriiiiiii Hunter???? huh what about it
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Ehhhh, good point.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Ryan Sweeney and Scott Hairston
The masters of robbing the Rangers
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Jul 5, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Face, that's how you play 3B
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
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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
0-37
damn
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
I think everyone who was playing the Nolan Ryan drinking game has passed out
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
Comments have gone down a bit as this GDT has gone on
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Not passed out yet
but tomorrow morning is going to suck
by lildrummerboy on Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
misremembered
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Did he say what year?
It could have only been 1981-1983 if it happened in the Astrodome.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Who is going to do the fact
checking on Morgan?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
That he had a hitless streak of 37 that he broke against Nolan Ryan in the Astrodome
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Snapped an 0 for 30something streak
with a HR off of Ryan.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
x
http://www.fanhome.com/forums/baseball-history-trivia/13381-longest-hitless-streaks.html
He went over 30 ABs twice
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Looks like it would have been 1983 then...
Baseball reference isn’t loading for me all of a sudden, trying to pull up 1983’s game logs for JM to make sure it was Ryan that he broke it against.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
I'm looking through 1981-1983 right now
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
The homer was in 1983
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
They're so relieved when they don't have to actually talk about these teams they know nothing about.
They dont know who he is
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
yea, and he's been walking alot more than he was last year
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
go look at his split stats
month by month over his short career
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Italiano, Webb, PTBNL
Rangers equivalent…Michael Schlacht, Tommy Hunter, PTBNL
Would you have dealt Schlacht, Hunter and something for Hairston, and plugged him in as your every day dH?
I would think hard about it
Hunter would be the one i wouldnt want to give up.
I wouldn't give up Tommy
straight up for him, I’ve said this before but I value Tommy a lot if not as a starter then a late inning reliever
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
how much is Hariston owed and how long is he under control
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Not enough of a tracker record to do that for me.
I have my doubts he hits for a .800 ops from here on out.
the preceding post was a great success.
B-R has just slowed to a crawl
I assume from everyone looking up if Joe Morgan has ever homered against Nolan Ryan.
I got to the Joe Morgan page, but it's not loading the "vs. pitcher" tab
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
Trivia question: What are the 3 lowest season batting averages in Rangers history...
…in a 400+ PA season? (Name the player and year.)
I think one of them is probably Dean Palmer circa 1994
?
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
When I went looking for this info, I would have guessed he made the list as well...
…but no. (His lowest was ’92… .229.)
i knew he had a sub .230 year
and thats not one of them? wow
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I know Mendoza of the Mendoza line played for us sometime in the 70's too
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I assume they all happened
late 60s early 70s.
"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
Mikey Tettleton circa '95?
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
No.
His lowest as a Ranger was .238 in ’95.
I will say that I did correctly get one of the three on the list… but I guessed him largely because he was the last Ranger I remember hating as much as I hate Chris Davis (as a ballplayer, of course).
I almost want Davis to be sent down...
…just to find out what in the hell you are going to talk about once he’s gone.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
So you thought he had a bag of nothing?
Never mind the fact he hit the shit out of the ball.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Okay
Jim Sundberg
Ned Yost
Damon Buford
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
damon Buford... ahhh
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Sundberg...
Yes. He actually had the two lowest:
1973 — .199
1983 — .201
The others are not the 3rd lowest.
The 3rd lowest was .219 (in ’95).
The .219 in '95...
…Benji Gil.
Fwiw, George Wright ’85 barely escapes this list as he only had 393 PAs… while hitting .190.
Nolan Ryan is the only person connected to this game they have any knowledge of
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
No...
and this is a particularly long wave.
Shameful.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 5, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
unfortunately not. it gets embarrassing
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably not.
Our crowds are kind of retarded.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, not yet.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Sturm talked about his trip to Fenway
a few weeks ago, and said that they did the wave in the middle of the game also…
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
No it's just our stadium
I’ve seen the wave at Dodgers stadium while five beach balls were being thrown around, but it was merely me daydreaming.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
yea your right
he was lying about his vacation…
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
by Hamiltons Homey on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
One time the only tickets that were purchased for a game...
were by the Arlington No Limbs Club. They just nodded slowly for the wave.
If *you* believe in starting pitching, Rangers fans,
clap your hands together slowly and chant, “I do believe in starting pitching, I do, I do.”
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
by Snark on Jul 5, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't believe in superstars
Organic food, or foreign cars.
I don’t believe the price of gold.
The certainty of growing old
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't believe in Blalock, I just believe in me.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
And
don’t believe in magic,
I don’t believe in I-ching,
I don’t believe in bible,
I don’t believe in tarot,
I don’t believe in Hitler,
I don’t believe in Jesus,
I don’t believe in Kennedy,
I don’t believe in Buddha,
I don’t believe in mantra,
I don’t believe in Gita,
I don’t believe in yoga,
I don’t believe in kings…
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: Can't take a fucking to save their lives.
Well. . .
I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman’s back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
Goodnight.
Murphy and Andrus need to share
the leadoff
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
A Vietnam video commercial?
Is there a large market for that during baseball games?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Seems like a really odd spot for ESPN.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
My dad fought in the war...
River boat gunner on the Mekong Delta. I like to study Vietnam as a hobby.
I did a report on the battle of Hue in high school
And “interviewed” my Dad for it. He was a corpsman attached to 3rd Marine Force Recon in ’68, but his first action was at Hue.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe cuz Admiral Stockdale is coaching the Rays
by ElCaudernoRojo on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
they play that
all the time during college football
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jul 5, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow.
Epic Blalock fail.
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
So much for Blalock being hot
wow, he’s been about as bad as possible tonight
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Blalock wasn't really "hot"
He’s just hit a bunch of home runs recently, and a couple of them where really timely for a change.
Same thing with Jones.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
well he hit 3 HRs in two games
thats pretty hot
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Yeah
Well, to me, “hot” is seeing the ball well and hitting it all over the ballpark, not nescessarily just hitting a bunch of home runs and not doing much else. That’s more of a power streak – not that those are a bad thing or anything.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
There are players
who are dead pull hitters, and never hit it over the ballpark. They can still be hot.
"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
well, I and most everyone else thought he was getting hot at least
but you kind of derailed my point that he is not in fact hot and the excitement over him was unmerited
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I hate this Tostitos commercial
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
It's like...
an ex I had that said “melk” instead of milk.
It drove me nuts.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 5, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
blalock will probably
hit a bomb in the 9th to keep the stats moving…
"Anyone that isn't pro-choice never met you" ~Brian Thomas on Seth...
hopefully
we won’t bat in the 9th but if we do the HR will mean something
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Robbie Ross
4/2/0/0/1/8
All of hits outs have been on grounders or K’s.
Robbie now has 8ks through 4
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Why is it that people in Texas are about the only people I ever see painted up for games...
this extends to all Texas sports. You get the odd case here or there elsewhere, but not to the same sheer numbers as in Texas it seems.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
By the way. . .
For those who don’t already know the story, Joe does, in fact, have a history of telling flat-out lies and passing them off as epic stories of his playing days.
There are others, but that was the big one. And ESPN announced he would apologize on air. The next week, when Jon Miller prompted him about 4 or 5 times to do so, Joe litterally just sat there in silence on the air. It was very uncomfortable.
The more I read about memory and the brain...
…the more I come to believe that what people remember doesn’t mean jack.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
And in unrelated news...
…it has just been announced that Joe Morgan will be running for governor of Alaska.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Does that mean that if he wins, he leaves?
I’ll make sure to call my buds in the Air Force up there and remind them to vote for good Joe
So, to everyone saying that at least these people talked baseball unlike Josh and Tom...
since when is Wimbledon sponsored and ran by MLB?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
I wonder if the ESPN guys have noticed JJ's tree trunks
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
Well what do you know Joe told a truthful story.
Boxscore Previous to that game, 34 hitless at bats spanning 14 games.
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
Way to go, Joe!
I gained some respect for the man tonight for telling us the truth. Now he ranks somewhere slightly above gum on the bottom of my shoe and people who shit in the middle of public areas.
He was also correct in telling us...
that it’s faster to run through first base rather than dive into it!
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
89
right by your ass!!! YOUR FUCKING OUT!!!
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jul 5, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions
Speaking of hot..
How about Jason Jennings?
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
lonestarjon
likes ’em thick…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jul 5, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
love watching him on gameday, the dude hates the middle of the plate but hes good enough with his location and mixing up his pitches to get away with it
by mdd on Jul 5, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Honest question:
Where does “Watching the Texas Rangers win a World Series championship” rank in your long term life goals?
Pretty high
Considering that following the Rangers has been a big part of my life for the past 20 years.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
Right below seeing TCU Football or TCU baseball win a national championship.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
very high
I really want to see this happen. I honestly might cry when it does.
by lildrummerboy on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I will cry
I screamed myself hoarse for two days after the Stars won their title in 1999, and my love for them is a mere fraction of my love for the Rangers.
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
It falls under the "dreams that might kill me with stress" category
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
fairly high
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
Just below
Getting married and having a family. Or somewhere in that region :)
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Jul 5, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Right after
hooking up with Jill Wagner(aka The Mercury Girl)
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
There's an interesting question
Would you rather hook up with your dream girl (or guy, in the case of LSB’s female following) or see the Rangers win a world series?
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Pretty high myself...
I have a solid job
I have a wonderful daughter
I have 3 Giants Super Bowl wins
I have 2 UConn basketball championships
I have 1 Ohio State football championship
I have a Hartford Whalers Stanley Cup (kind of..)
Outside of goals involving my daughter, it’s probably number one.
Please someone smack the crap out of those behind home waving
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
remember when Cruz was one of the best players
in the AL this year. Those were good times.
"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
He's like the fifth highest
AL RF in OPS.
"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
the miles reverse curse strikes again
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
Yay!
A few more seasons of hanging around 50 wins and hoping to advance out of the first round!!!
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 5, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Gortat
Will be an upgrade over Damp, I believe.
A lot is riding on what happens with Stack and Damp. I’ll reserve judgment until I see the final roster.
There's a message board I troll where threads are frequently interrupted by someone saying "SHUT UP, JOSH HAMILTON IS HITTING HOME RUNS!"
I feel like ESPN is like that.
speaking of Hamilton
do y’all think ESPN was pissed we didn’t do all we could to get him up here for the national telecast
by blueballlefty on Jul 5, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
This is the main reason why I hate him so much
People who say that.
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 LSJ on Jul 5, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Davis up, Strikeout or Ground out?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
K
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Jul 5, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
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