New T.R. Sullivan mailbag up
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 10, 2009 7:02 PM CDT
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T.R. Sullivan has a new mailbag up...
Among other things, there is a question from a fan who thinks Scott Feldman is an ace, Sullivan seemingly disagreeing a bit pointedly with the decision to cut Vicente Padilla loose, and some opining about how the Rangers won't be able to win games by hitting homers in September and the playoffs (apparently, players scoring on homers hit after Labor Day only count for a half-run, I guess).
Anyway, check it out...
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It seems that rarely does a Rangers game show up anymore on my27, which is frustrating seeing as how I don’t have access to FSN Southwest. Can you explain why games just don’t seem to be broadcast on my27 anymore?
— Sonny T. Bedford, Texas
That is determined by FOX, not the Rangers. They decided they wanted 25 games on my27 and the rest on cable. Most of the my27 games were shown early in the season.
This is the exact same thing they did with the Stars. Its not like theyre showing anything great on KDFI in the evening time slots anyways. You want interest generated? At least show more than an 1/8th of the games on KDFI, where way more people could get it. I wish we could get the Rangers and Stars like the Mavs where about half the games were on KXA.
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 10, 2009 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I on the other hand don't get My27 in West Texas
I love that they’re on FSN Sw.
by Too Legit To quit on Aug 10, 2009 7:17 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
im not sure where in west texas you live
but the my27 games are usually broadcast on mylubbock here in lubbock, also if you have directv, dish network, or uverse the game is almost always broadcast on an alternate FSN channel.
by cletuspain on Aug 10, 2009 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, and we get the My27 games on either an FSN Alternate on DirecTV
or KZBZ here in Amarillo. Either way, we’re getting the game
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 10, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The big thing for me
is that My 27 never shows the games in HD
by ramjam36 on Aug 11, 2009 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They do in Dallas...
….occasionally.
by FuturePants on Aug 11, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same..somewhat.
It’s on an alternate digital channel, and I only have that in the living room. I prefer to watch games in my room by the computer..so when they’re on my27 I cannot maximize my enjoyment and makes me =\
But atleast I get to see them now, opposed to the beginning of the season. I’m all for every game being on FSN though.
by Mike E on Aug 11, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't they sign
a new contract for next year with KTXA, channel 21?
I wonder how many of the games are going to be on 21 next year versus what’s been on 27 this year?
Get off the bandwagon, put down the anvil.
by Escher on Aug 11, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't read that as disagreeing...
…with the move to cut Padilla. Just stressing that it’s a bigger loss (of Padilla’s doing) than many want to believe. (Not that I agree with that, fwiw.)
by Texas_Dawg on Aug 10, 2009 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sadly, for all his talent
he was a 4.9 ERA pitcher here. I think there is a good chance we get that out of Nippert, or whoever his replacement is with this defense.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Aug 10, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Nippert offers you the same thing as Padilla:
Potentially game-winning stuff, but uncertainty about consistent results. Neither are ideal for a playoff race. You’re paying Padilla whether he plays or not – why not release him? I’m all for it.
Go Nipples and go Rangers!
by jam0152 on Aug 10, 2009 8:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Playoff pitching
With Padilla gone now that leaves 1 guy from the opening day rotation still there. Not bad for a team competing for the playoffs. However, who is in the playoff rotation should the Rangers be fortunate enough to make it? Clearly, Millwood would be but who else? You have 2 rookies, a journeyman, and Feldman from across the hall.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by DaheelzCM on Aug 10, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Millwood, Feldman, Holland
That would be my top three.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 10, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you think it's a little early to determine this?
Nippert or Mathis or someone else could get incredibly hot in August and September. I would hold off on this until the week before the Rangers start the playoffs this year.
by Mark from OC on Aug 10, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really
Nippert could put it together, I guess, he’s got the stuff to, and could force his way in as the #4 starter. Or one of the first three could get hurt or fall apart.
Although the chances of Mathis getting so hot he’d be one of your top three starters in the playoffs is a probability on par with miles getting to hook up with Kari Byron.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 10, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kari Byron
I had no idea who that was so I Googled her. Is she supposed to be hot or something?
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by DaheelzCM on Aug 10, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I find her appealing
And I’m watching Mythbusters right now, which is probably why I picked her.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 10, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You Shoulda Gone W/ the Kia Girl...
Just for good ’ol day nostalgia reasons.
Now, she was hot!!
by Topgun22 on Aug 10, 2009 10:23 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
She's in some
new commercial now…I think it’s Olive Garden.
Get off the bandwagon, put down the anvil.
by Escher on Aug 11, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She's too pale imho.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Aug 10, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
only by Adam's fairly strange standards
very average, probably wouldn’t get a second look on the streets.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Aug 10, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kari Byron
I like her too. But I also like Flo. It would appear that Adam & I have similar taste in women…
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
by RCCook on Aug 10, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She had nice cans.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Aug 10, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marty didn't think they were nice enough
Defending Big D | TheStarsFans | But a Hawks fan since 1989
by Brandon Bibb on Aug 11, 2009 8:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
she's feisty
and for sure a handful in bed…
"You'll meet them again on their long journey to the middle." -Lester Bangs
by BAC on Aug 10, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
But that’s fine. Anything goes beyond Millwood. Holland has 2 great starts and a bunch of weak ones. He is no sure shot for a playoff rotation, although, I believe he will be solid enough the next month to make the playoff rotation.
by Mark from OC on Aug 10, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be extremely tempted to throw Holland in the 2nd game, right now.
That could change of course.
by tyd3311 on Aug 10, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Millwood/Feldman/Holland
and you rotate in Hunter when(if) you need a 4th starter.
by behindthebag on Aug 10, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feldman an ace?
Really Dallas P.? Really TR?
by behindthebag on Aug 10, 2009 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Feldman can be an ace if all of the following events occur
1) He gains 2-3 mph on his fastball
2) He commands all of his pitches better, especially the curveball
3) He learns a above-average changeup
4) He grows a manly beard like Casey Blake
by Telegraph on Aug 10, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the most important part is the Curve and changeup
the manly beard is just no something Feldman can pull off
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Aug 11, 2009 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
1) His fastball averages 91.3 MPH. Cliff Lee averages 90.5 last year, 91.1 this year. Feldman’s cutter averages 90.2, Lee’s averages 86. How much improvement does Feldman really need here? He has good velocity on effectively two different fastballs.
2) Command of his CB and improved command of his FB are key points.
3) He uses his changeup lightly and has been ineffective — this is the most important piece IMO.
4) He needs the Jenks beard to be truly frightening on the mound.
Feldman isn’t an ace, but he’s still got some development room at age 26 with a new arm-slot and radically overhauled mechanics. I don’t think he could ever be an ace, but a good #3 starter seems like where he could end up at.
by Trickman on Aug 11, 2009 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet, tigers score 2 in the 8th to tie
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 8:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
also, kinsler would kill in fenway
all the pop flys to left.. double, double, double, HR, double.
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
7th
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 10, 2009 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fucking worthless Steve Phillips
The second he says that Carlos Guillen is a clutch hitter, he pops one up to end the inning.
by LiamP on Aug 10, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
zach miner is going to throw it away
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he did.
Fuck.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 10, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah but our old buddy gerald laird has a chance to get things going again
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
May he not suck...
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 10, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, clean bunt anyway. not sure i like that move with the guy on second but whatever
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sac bunt so that... adam freakin everett can get a chance ot hit.
lol. that was quite the predictable K. he looked absolutely amazingly awful.
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm absolutely stunned,
and so were the announcers, that suckbag Everett got to swing away there. You HAD to pinch hit!!!!!
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 10, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feels like Ballgame.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 10, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On Padilla
I don’t read Sullivan anymore, but wasn’t he evoking the same undertone with the release of Sidney Ponson, IIRC?
Adam you might have made a post about it, but I remember some line to the effect of:
a team that never has solid pitching cannot afford to cut veteran spares.
"When he came up with that ball, hop or not, he looked exactly like a homeless guy who had found a long cigarette butt – only to discover it was soaked with gasoline. He could not have thrown out anyone there, even though Cust moves at about the speed of soil erosion." - Ed C.
by Chase Irwin on Aug 10, 2009 9:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate Boston fans.
Whenever they show a foul ball go in the stands, you see all the fat, pasty, disgusting, drunk bums. Anytime I’ve been to a Boston-TB game at the Trop, there are so many obnoxious, look-at-me, self-entitled Red Sox jack-offs. Fuck them… I hope they go 86 more years before they win another one.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 10, 2009 9:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well I turned on ESPN for a minute there
and what did I see? The fuckin wave. I thought all those Red Sox diehards were too good of baseball fans to do the G.D. wave.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 10, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A "halloween" movie coming out in august? What?
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 9:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, I'm sure "Saw X" is out in late October........
…….so the “Halloween II” folks are probably wise to avoid trying to compete with that. I guess.
I’ve seen the first three “Saw” films, and they are ok. But they same to make a big big profit, hence a new sequel every October.
by Hard8 on Aug 10, 2009 9:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Saw VI releases October 23...
At this point, unless you’re absolutely sure you’ve got a Halloween hit, going up against those flicks is probably not a good idea… Shutter Island is out the first weekend in October, too… The Road, The Stepfather, and a couple other movies come out around that same time…
Probably not the ideal time to drop another pile of crap Rob Zombie remake…
by N41D on Aug 10, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fun Fact
Rangers pitching staff at the moment, by tRA+ (100 is average). Obviously SSS; this is just for giggles
Starting rotation:
Millwood: 91
Feldman: 100
Hunter: 108
Holland: 107
Nippert: 122
Pen:
Francisco: 129
Wilson: 127
O’Day: 137
Jennings: 95
Guardado: 56
Mathis: 140
Feliz: 999
by Telegraph on Aug 10, 2009 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying that, with league-average pitching, this team can compete?
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 10, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
First I've heard of it...
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Aug 11, 2009 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
999
that seems a bit low
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
by ab03 on Aug 10, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
No, that's a velocity reading
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 11, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guardado
you piece of shit, your shitiness almost puts a damper on that 999 of Feliz.
Also its humorous that the ‘ace’ is actually not really the ace at all, but rather the fifth starter
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Aug 11, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Luis Tiant is incredibly boring in this documentary on ESPN
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 9:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was going to ask if anybody else found this hard too watch...
by N41D on Aug 10, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not only was it boring..
but what lame-ass production team decided to put white subtitles on shots where guys are constantly sporting white madras shirts???
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Aug 11, 2009 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, the questions he picks for these things...
Which catcher has caught more of the winning games this season?
— Jan C., Fort Worth
Which one do you think will have caugh more winning game dumbass, the starting catcher or the backup catcher?
Are there seriously no better questions than this, or did TR actually think this was interesting?
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 10, 2009 9:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lonestarjon complaining
that is new.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 10, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I'm sorry
TR Sullivan mailbags just make my head hurt. Why they get individual frontpage play if you’re not allowed to poke fun at them is beyond me.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 10, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
perhaps it should be renamed
TR Sullivan’s NutSack
"Thats all we got? One goddamned hit?" - Harry Doyle
"You cant say god damn on the radio."- Colorman Monte
"Ehhh, who cares...nobody's listening!"- Harry Doyle
by awillis111 on Aug 11, 2009 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think he was trying to ferret out who had the better winning percentage
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
by ab03 on Aug 10, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, true.
TR certainly didn’t provide it though.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 10, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow i guess no one can fucking pitch to the angels besides us.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 10, 2009 10:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sigh.
Why teams bend over and grab their ankles to of all teams,The Segundo Barrio Angeles continues to baffle me.
by Too Legit To quit on Aug 10, 2009 10:26 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Suggestions
Well, my boredom and ranger hype has once again collided to a point where I wish to start a Ranger art project.
But I want to do something a little more creative this time and I have no ideas.
Anyone have a suggestion they care to offer?
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 10:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tom Hicks and The Aristocrats...
(Shrugs)
by Too Legit To quit on Aug 10, 2009 10:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Something to do with Holland and Feliz
by tyd3311 on Aug 10, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This
“Just when you thought it couldn’t get hotter in Texas.” “Dutch and Happy bring the HEAT!”
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 10, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have them as two Sun's in the sky with their face as the inner portion of the sun.
And then place them right over the Ballpark throwing fireballs down at players on the field. All players we hate.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 10, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Find one of the move trailer shots from one of those global wraming disaster-type flicks
You know, the one with meteors crashing to Earth like rain… Then I’m sure you can be creative about WHERE those meteors are actually coming from.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Aug 11, 2009 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More Rangers commercials...
like you did in the off season!
That was some of the best fan-made media I have seen and I’d love to see more. The Rangers should have used your work somehow.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 10, 2009 11:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I second this idea
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 11, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on rays 2 more
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 10, 2009 10:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
TIED IT
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 10, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not any fucking more. Sheesh
by Too Legit To quit on Aug 10, 2009 11:06 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I stumped upon Kosuke Fukudome's numbers
And would like to point out between good defense and a very good OBP hes actually been quite good this year.
I feel slightly better about wanting the rangers to sign him so much which looked pretty bad last year =p
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck kendry morales
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 10, 2009 11:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully the Rays will figure out how to get one run
They aren’t the Rangers…
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 10, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, we beat the Angels like a little bitch.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 10, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I meant
just getting one run.
how hard has it been for us to get just one?
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 10, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a feeling that Fuentes is going to blow this
He’s been pretty bad lately.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
by tricer on Aug 10, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He is not really that good.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 10, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TIED IT again
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 10, 2009 11:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FUCKIN TOLD YA
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 10, 2009 11:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tie game!
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 10, 2009 11:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What is sad is
Garza should have shut them down tonight. He was going against freaking O’Sullivan! I think our pitchers are the only ones that can shut the Angels down.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 10, 2009 11:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind both teams burning their bullpens
Let them play three games and each use 4-5 pitchers a night.
by bstair on Aug 10, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bartlett only needs a single for the cycle
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 10, 2009 11:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Two cycles in one day
That would be pretty cool
by bstair on Aug 10, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tulowitzki cycled today already, was 5 for 5 with 7 rbis at last check.
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As an outsider
its nice to see that he’s getting back to the form he had as a rookie. Really one of the more exciting players in the game
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Aug 10, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh just saw the highlights of tulo on SC
on both the double and triple he was out cold if the infielders can catch the freakin ball.
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by DSheppard on Aug 10, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he owes the scorer a major gift, especially on the "triple"
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Aug 11, 2009 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 10, 2009 11:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck Vlad
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 10, 2009 11:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
are you sure you guys want TB to win?
much closer to the wildcard and TB is nipping at our heels
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
by ab03 on Aug 11, 2009 12:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
as i was saying yesterday
I want LA to lose, I just don’t care nearly as much if they don’t
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by DSheppard on Aug 11, 2009 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would be elated
if TB swept LA, even if it meant they take over the WC lead.
by behindthebag on Aug 11, 2009 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
jumble this whole thing up between East and West and let’s fight it out to the end. I just want someone to beat the Angels besides the Rangers!
by bstair on Aug 11, 2009 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well its not going to be TB tonight
looks like game, 1 out to go
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by DSheppard on Aug 11, 2009 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well they won but that was close
Drive to left caught at the wall
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by DSheppard on Aug 11, 2009 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
blah 4 games outs sounds bad again
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by iorange555 on Aug 11, 2009 12:21 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, the good news is we get 7 games against them in September-October
But somebody else still needs to start whooping up on them.
by JimBonnick84 on Aug 11, 2009 3:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but I think the best we should hope for there is 5-2
So we need someone, ANYONE, to help us get within 3.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Aug 11, 2009 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coming off an off-day, bullpen is fresh, Laffey-Taffy on the mound
Meanwhile, the Rays get Io face Ervin Santana
I like our chances of getting to three games by Wednesday morning
by oc on Aug 11, 2009 3:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JD is going to be on the Ticket at 7:55 this morning
Supposed to talk Padilla, Josh, and Holland.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 11, 2009 7:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well I got pulled into a meeting so I missed it
anyone have a recap?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 11, 2009 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Midnight Twitter from Jason Cole-
Big, big news on the Rangers prospect front coming early tomorrow. Trust me on this one.
Okay, let’s play the speculation game … what could it be?- Purke and/or Scheppers signed? Can’t see Purke signing until the 17th considering the haul he’s demanding, so maybe Scheppers accepted a Rangers-friendly compromise offer.
- Perez promoted to Frisco? The RR’s are off today, but tomorrow MP could start sliding in front of Ballard every 5th day for a pitch-limit outing.
- Perez to BAK and/or Ross to HIC? I don’t think JC would call these moves "big, big" news – just interesting news or something. So, doubt it.
- Further news about some fresh Latin American signings that contain some sexy names? Seems unlikely, all the big names are taken already, right?
- Smoak called up? Doubt it. Even ignoring the Davis angle, seems like the 40-man situation will keep Smoak a minor-leaguer until next season.
Anything else you can think of that could get a baseball-jaded crusty bahstahd like Jason Cole to qualify it as ‘big, big’ news? I’m leaning hard towards Perez-to-Frisco.
Rangers Farm Probables
by shroomer on Aug 11, 2009 5:56 AM CDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs
by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2009 8:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Davis back up?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
by TheJeezus on Aug 11, 2009 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
big, big news........
Scheppers AND Purke sign.
by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2009 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Bud's head might explode if that happened.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 11, 2009 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Pirates signed a couple way over slot guys last week.
by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2009 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I don't see what the big deal is, myself.
But with all the talent we’ve accumilated of late, I do wonder if that would get us in trouble.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 11, 2009 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and scheppers is going straight to frisco
that would be all kinds of bad ass
by trgordon723 on Aug 11, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was that speculation?
Or is that truly the news? If the latter, is there a link?
I propose a 5-year moratorium on trading any young Ranger pitchers who throw over 90 mph.
by Ajax68 on Aug 11, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just speculation at this point
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m leaning hard towards Perez-to-Frisco.
Same.
Related: is anyone else bored with the farm right now? I guess it goes to show what a standout year 2008 was, and how engrossing it is watching guys like Holland/Feliz.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Aug 11, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bakersfield and Frisco are boring.
Smoak and Davis make OKC interesting. Perez, Brigham, Font, etc. make Hickory interesting. I follow Mendonca, Velasquez and Ross at Spokane. I’m not sold on Tullis.
I propose a 5-year moratorium on trading any young Ranger pitchers who throw over 90 mph.
by Ajax68 on Aug 11, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Rays and Rangers have been among the most aggressive teams claiming players on waivers, and the Rays already have made two moves that should prove beneficial, adding catcher Gregg Zaun and reliever Russ Springer.
by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2009 9:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In the Rangers' case....
I believe he’s referring to Grilli and O’Day,
I propose a 5-year moratorium on trading any young Ranger pitchers who throw over 90 mph.
by Ajax68 on Aug 11, 2009 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting.
I’d heard the Rays where claiming just about every low-salary guy out there, to prevent the Yanks or Red Sox from adding people, but I had no idea we where that active too.
Wonder if we’re doing the same?
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 11, 2009 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SI Article about the Wild Card
3. Texas Rangers
The case for: They might actually have a better shot of winning the division in what is an alarming switch of identities: the Rangers have the better pitching and defense and the Angels win with offense. Texas smartly managed the innings of rookies Derek Holland and Neftali Feliz so they could act as the Rangers’ trade deadline “additions.” Now, at a time when some clubs need to scale back the roles of rookie pitchers, Texas has them fresh for the stretch run. The club is built on the hitting of Ian Kinsler, Josh Hamilton and Michael Young, and only Young among them has been healthy and productive, so odds are Kinsler and Hamilton are due to contribute. The bullpen has been terrific.
“The biggest thing with our club is that the defense has been good and the bullpen has been good and deep,” general manager John Daniels said. “Those are probably our two biggest keys. And the starting pitching has given us about one more inning per game on average, so that keeps you from having to go to your middle relief too often.”
The case against: This is too much of an all-or-nothing offense that needs to hit home runs to win. There are too many holes at the back end of the lineup to consistently wear down pitchers. The Rangers’ on-base percentage (.316) is the worst by the franchise since 1983. And until proven otherwise, the Rangers are a poor second-half team. In three of the past four seasons they took a winning record into the All-Star break and wound up with a losing season.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/08/11/al.wildcard/
by GregoryM on Aug 11, 2009 10:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
As much as it pains me to give SI much credit..
This is a pretty damn good analysis. Now all we have to do is prove them wrong by (1) getting Kinsler and Hamilton going (2) breaking the “second half swoon” tradition.
Personally, I’m hoping that the preponderance of road games actually helps with that.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Aug 11, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kinsler sucks on the road, has his entire career.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by lonestarJon on Aug 11, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't very clear - I meant that the road games might help with the swoon
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
by bking on Aug 11, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, not last year
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Aug 11, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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