Tuesday morning Rangers news
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 11, 2009 10:59 AM CDT
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Largely a quiet day today...
Jeff Wilson writes about Dustin Nippert getting a chance to be a regular in the Rangers rotation, with Vicente Padilla being axed.
Jennifer Floyd Engel has a column about the Rangers being playoff contenders, Josh Hamilton's issues, and some crawfishing on the competence (or lack thereof) of the g.m.
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I was wondering
Any thoughts on picking up a guy like Bronson Arroyo or Doug Davis on waivers? I read somehwere about that (ESPN I think). Was just wondering about those possibilites with the financial situation at all. Some SP depth couldn’t hurt if we could afford it.
by eric03tx on Aug 11, 2009 11:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Arroyo is terrible and has a but ass awful contract. He has reportedly already cleared waivers.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 11, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He also has worse hair fashion sense than the Weaver Bros.
And that goofball leg kick.
I hate everything about Bronson Arroyo.
And now, becuase I said that, he will probably be starting for us by the end of the week.
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 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harang apparently cleared as well, which does surprise me a bit.
Link.
Harang is expensive (09:$11M, 10:$12.5M, 11:$12.75M ($2M buyout)) but he’s also a pretty good pitcher.
He’s not an ace, but he’s a Kevin Millwood type of 2/3 innings eater who would probably have some pretty good success here.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 11, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could anyone get
CIN to eat some of his contract?
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 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not optimistic
that Harang will be worth that contract. I’d like to avoid aging righty fly ball pitchers that cost that much.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 11, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damnit
I got to leave to head to work and JCole hasn’t chimed in with his supposed “big news” yet. Argh.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Aug 11, 2009 11:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's what I'm still wondering...
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
by Rodney on Aug 11, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Word.
I’m going nuts wondering what it is.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 11, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't we passed
what could be considered “early”?
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 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like I said in the minors thread, if it ain't a big signing, I'm gonna be dissapointed at this rate.
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 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't it be funny if Finnerty broke the news.
by tyd3311 on Aug 11, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
by Rodney on Aug 11, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's been nice, being rid of him actually.
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 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From JCole Twitter page just posted
18-year-old Martin Perez is a Frisco RoughRider.
Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!
by thad728 on Aug 11, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cool.
But I’m still dissapointed.
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 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are such a killjoy
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 11, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, I just got all wound up for a signing, that's all.
Don’t get me wrong, this is cool. And surprising. Just not quite the “big news” I was hoping for.
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 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is huge news.
If all goes well he could possibly be up in Sept. next year.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 11, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
an 18 year old in AA is not big news?
18 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Aug 11, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This news is huge!
Nothing will stop me from watching his first start in Frisco
by BuckyB on Aug 11, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should run a major corporation
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 11, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two things..
Glad he is not going to Bakersfield.
Does this put him on the map as a possible late season addition next year? Most did not see him on the map until 2011 but this is a rather aggressive promotion.
by Houston27 on Aug 11, 2009 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I honestly think the 40 will dictate that more than Perez will.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Aug 11, 2009 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it weren't for all the historical references, I'd think Miles took over TR's blog.
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 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He sounds drunker than Cooter Brown...
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 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man
Are we sure it’s Cowlishaw that has the alcohol problem and not TR?
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 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, thats the first thing i thought when i read that
but i actually kind of liked it in a weird way, i always find string of conciousness writing entertaining. Probably why Hemingway is one of my favorite authors
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Aug 11, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s sorrowful at the Internet’s ability to destroy. Neither original nor very fringy.
Whether you agree with him on the Padilla decision, that’s more a matter of opinion. Here he seems explicitly against.
Tell you where someone with Vicente’s HBP tendencies belongs: the National League.
"[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 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TR
He can’t tell Ann Coulter from Rachel Maddow?
Aside from the fact they’re both political pundits, it’s hard to think of two people who are less alike.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
by RCCook on Aug 11, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think his point was
that their effect is the same. That they’re playing the same position on different teams. Not saying I agree…just my interpretation.
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 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Both incredibly bitchy blowhards for the Right and Left, respectively
who add nothing of substance to debates.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 11, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he had an odd post like
that when he took some leave too…
by Goyogringo on Aug 11, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Little Ball of Hate not so hateful?
I guess that’s what winning does.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
by WyoRanger on Aug 11, 2009 11:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
She did seem to break free of RGs tractor beam...
Although this line made me laugh out loud:
“Can we talk baseball? "
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 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JFE
Anyone checked the weather report in Hell today? Or seen any flying pigs?
I actually liked her column today, and that’s a first for me.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
by RCCook on Aug 11, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking the same thing
very surprised.
It drives me crazy, though, how she is going to transition into a JD-lover and completely avoid talking about her irrational disdain for him over all these years.
by BuckyB on Aug 11, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JFE
actually waited until the team had a winning record (and also showed legitimacy) before taking back the Boy Blunder moniker.
What’s wrong with that?
"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 11, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If she writes
100 great articles in a row I might consider reading her again.
I was a Ranger fan when being a Rangers fan wasn't cool.
by JTodd on Aug 11, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rangers active on Waiver claims?
Any thoughts as to whom Rosenthal is talking about?
by JShoe on Aug 11, 2009 11:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That surprised me too..
I’d guess if they are it’s mostly about c-blocking the other contenders, but I don’t buy 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 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ehh, I really think he was talking about earlier this year
with O’Day and Grilli. I just doubt that we would be taking the chance on blocking other teams right now with the risk of having to accept salary.
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on Aug 11, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, he was talking about now
as he mentioned them along with the Rays who have picked up Zaun and Springer through the post trade deadline waiver process, at least i think they did.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Aug 11, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Padilla need to clear waivers again
since he already did earlier in the season?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
by RangerMad on Aug 11, 2009 11:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing yes, since those were the "other flavor of waiver"...
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 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm out of pocket helping my parents move...
and I was getting boxes down from the attic, some of which had my old stuff in them.
I started going through them and found these and got pumped up:
Feels like 1996 all over again.
Also, since my parents are allergic to the Internet and do not have it and I am posting this on my phone, can someone post a summary of what notes Rosenthal had about the Rangers? Thanks.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 11, 2009 11:59 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Padilla has interest from Brew Crew/Dodgers and JD is claiming everyone on waivers.
I think Luke French has a lot of potential. TORP potential.-Dstar
by sprite on Aug 11, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
somehow JD is claiming everyone on waivers makes me think of a slightly crazed/genius JD
just sitting at his computer just hitting the claim button laughing silently to himself as he says, “Fuck you Angels”
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Aug 11, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny...
http://www.cantstopthebleeding.com/?p=18667
"[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 2:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that was pretty funny
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 12, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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