47-36 Ranger Win Postgame thread
by DJCahill on Jul 9, 2009 12:15 AM CDT
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Huge win for the Rangers. The Rangers give Nellie and Ian and Salty the night off, and still crush the Angels with the help of a white Hot Andruw Jones (Ranger OPS leader and person who would be released if a lot of LSB had their way).
11 games over 500! Your First Place Texas Rangers! Time for Seattle!
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Hello, win column! And Nice dig, DJ
I suspect it’s from the pre-season vitriol against the NRI.
People just hate to admit they’re wrong, don’t they?
Must be some psychological principle related to it.
R
I never understood
the desire to dump him, especially when he’s cheap, and he doesn’t seem to raise crap if he’s just riding pine.
I still think the best thing about the game is that Ian and Nellie got a night off. I really hope it pays off in Seattle.
"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 funny thing is
if they were to drop him and replace him with a young prospect who rode the pine, everyone would be screaming that they were derailing the prospect’s development.
"What is that — five out of six? The numbers say what they say. They own us." -- Torii Hunter, 07/01/09
by NorCalRangersFan on Jul 9, 2009 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely
"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, there are definitely some
who are willing to admit they’re wrong. And I definitely think better of them and their opinions for it.
But there are certain people who just can’t seem to do it. And it also seems to happen that they’re wrong more times on average than the people who ARE willing to admit it (though that’s not a direct correlation).
It might have to do with the ability to know how off you are depends on your ability to predict or judge?
Anyways, I’m glad that Andruw Jones is proving you wrong and you’re willing to admit it. I just wish that Chris Davis would prove me just as wrong so that I can admit it….. Unfortunately, that hasn’t happened with any consistency…..
R
I was wrong about Wash.
Big enough sample now, the man deserves his due.
"Ho visto il tuo agire, non solo rendono per me. Basta un sacco di fluff".
Depends what you were saying about him
I’m still skeptical that he’ll make the right tactical move.
But I think he seems to at least have the ability to get the ear of his players.
And I think he CAN learn from his mistakes (though sometimes, it feels like he’s a little slow on the uptake).
Overall, I’m willing to admit that Washington was a better hire than Hillman (who was the guy I was leaning towards of the candidates interviewed). Hillman seems to have been a major bullet dodged.
R
I was saying he's an awful in-game manager.
But too much shit has worked well for me to keep it up. Whether it’s double steals, early bunting, bullpen management…The record speaks for itself. And that’s without Hamilton for a long time, a terrible CD, Fx2 injuries, Kinsler extended slump, and no true ace.
Something’s working. Much props to Wash, and I’m happy for him, because despite my dislike of his game management, always liked the person.
"Ho visto il tuo agire, non solo rendono per me. Basta un sacco di fluff".
Amen Brotha.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I wasn't too scared of the NRI
just afraid he’d be overused like Sosa, Nevin and so many others in the past. But wow, Jones has been much more than we reasonably could have hoped for. I expected very little, and he’s been streaky. Now, I just hope that this hot streak doesn’t encourage Wash to overuse him…
I’m fine with Jones as long as he’s not overexposed. He’s a better RH bench bat than you could easily come up with in a trade.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Its so sad that Sosa
was so misused as a Ranger. After a month or two, it was pretty clear he was putting up huge platoon splits.
If we had Sosa, hitting exactly like he was then, and used him as a platoon for Hank, we’d be destroying teams.
"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
Encouraging quote from Wash after the game last night
"He swung the bat well against Tampa Bay," manager Ron Washington said. "He’s swinging the bat very well right now. It doesn’t mean he’ll be in there [Friday]. He may or may not be. But he’s productive right now and I’m going to play him as much as I possibly can."
Ride the hot bat, Wash, but don’t overplay anyone, I like that. This has been a great week, with Blalock and Jones getting hot and Hamilton coming back. Maybe when one or more of them cools off Cruz will get hot again.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
You hope
that with as many streaky hitters as this team has, Ron can find 2 or 3 to be in the lineup at the same time.
Personally, I wouldn’t mind Teagarden getting a couple more games a week. If he can get a streak going, it would be a huge boost to what we have been getting from the C position.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
I'm also starting to think Tea needs to play a bit more
It’s not like he could alot worse than Salty has been lately…
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
I think Dave and Buzz said during the game that Tea was supposedly going to start catching two times a week
We’ll see if it actually happens this time.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"Young is the Good version of David Eckstein. Grossly overrated because of grit. He can move one step to the right, and a half step to the left whereever you put him in the field." - DJ Cahill
by LSJ on Jul 9, 2009 7:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I've heard that
a every couple of days split would be fine with me. Honestly, I’m too worried about the offense from the C spot — I just think Tea could help that a bit while still keeping the good D Salty has been showing lately.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
1st place feels good
Especially when you don’t have to share it
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
Gotta be honest...
love the upbeat Cahill.
"There is the Vegetarian Hot Pocket for those of us who don't want to eat meat, but would still like diarrhea." Jim Gaffigan
Also
Their post-loss thread is more barren than ours
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
Angels fail
is so funny. Nothing better than a dejected Rev.
"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
Damn, thanks for reminding me
I was planning to head over and read that when I saw the frontpage post on their 9th inning before the game, but almost forgot.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"Young is the Good version of David Eckstein. Grossly overrated because of grit. He can move one step to the right, and a half step to the left whereever you put him in the field." - DJ Cahill
For the first time in my life- Go Yankees
(Just for this weekend you arrogant mofos)
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Like I admitted in one of the GDT's
Fine, I was wrong about releasing Andruw. But he does need to stop hitting cleanup, and could be used a lot more sensibly by Wash.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"Young is the Good version of David Eckstein. Grossly overrated because of grit. He can move one step to the right, and a half step to the left whereever you put him in the field." - DJ Cahill
You weren't alone.
I didn’t have problems with releasing AJ to plug someone else in. I just didn’t understand the threads were releasing AJ, and adding no one and apparently playing with a 24 man roster.
"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 found this gem from their post game thread
“Knowing Texas has a tougher 2nd half schedule than any other team and certain that they cannot reproduce these same results against major league clubs, Angels fans can wait and hope.”
My hope for the angel fans out there is that they never see 1st place again, not for just this year, but for the next 5 to 10 years.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Yeah...
After tonight our record against teams over .500 is now 26-24. So about not being able to beat tougher teams…
Get on base or die, Salty.
"Young is the Good version of David Eckstein. Grossly overrated because of grit. He can move one step to the right, and a half step to the left whereever you put him in the field." - DJ Cahill
Rev authored that gem
He may be the only Angels poster at HH who never concedes that anyone else is good.
"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 9, 2009 12:35 AM CDT up reply actions
That's what I gathered.
lol
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
As bad as the team was
in June, its not impossible for the bats to get just as hot at the same time, and have another May.
The downside to a high SLG/low OPS is the slumps can be brutal. The upside is if 4 or 5 bats all have a 2 week hot streak together, there is gonna be lots of pain dished out.
"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 guess we play less minor league clubs, like the Angels.
"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
Hmm I wonder what team it was on Tuesday?
suck it bitches
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
I like this
First, I never knew you could get baby dicks in a bag. Very convenient.
Second, I never imagined you could use said bag of baby dicks to insult others.
I will have to steal this line, sir.
I'm pretty sure I stole it from the Boondocks
So go ahead.
LOL Sorry the Sooners will score more that 14. - boomer1
by vfn on Jul 9, 2009 2:21 AM CDT up reply actions
F the rally monkey
It is so nice to be 7-2 against the halos and 17-5 in the division. Prediction: Down goes king felix!
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