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by Adam J. Morris on Aug 12, 2009 8:43 PM CDT
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You mean "I am running out of things to say about the Defense"
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by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 12, 2009 8:45 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
7 IP, 5Ks, 0BB, 12GBs/7FBs
i’ll take those numbers everyday of the fricking week.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
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put tommys face on the reindeer
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 12, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
+112
I like his face on the beer personally, seems to fit
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
bear?
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 12, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
No bear or disco
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
you know, i thought about that for a second and could ave sworn i typed Bear
but im also drinking Shiner as I type, so…
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
you had that Smokehouse Shiner?
Stuffs pretty good.
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 12, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
no, i need to try it
Probably should branch out as i pretty much drink regular shiner all the time.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
The Centennial is very good too.
"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.
Shiner 100, that is.
Shiner 100 Commemorator — Starkbier
"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.
ya think?
I think it tastes like you’re drinking brisket. Which is actually pretty tasty, but I can’t really finish a full one…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions
+1
when it says on the bottle great to cook with it usually means not the best by itself. I couldn’t finish mine.
by corbsclinton on Aug 13, 2009 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Big Game Beer!
Only sold on Sundays.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
what would be the toughtest beer?
I roll with any malt liquor 40 oz.
Yo
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 12, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder how much Mike Maddux really has to do with this amazing pitching.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
I saw that.
Sucks to be them. If this holds up all year Maddux should be the MVP of the Rangers.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Give him the key to the city
Only if he wants it…
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
if michael main comes back
we can go back to calling that one of the best drafts ever. i can’t believe we have two people contributing at the major league level already with potentially the best yet to come.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
consider
just think if we would have drafted porcello instead of beaven
If you get Porcello you don't get Borbon
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 12, 2009 8:58 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
is it?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:05 AM CDT up reply actions
r u serious?
What would the Tigers say if you called them and offered Borbon for Porcello straight up? They’d laugh so hard it’d make Chris Rock envious…..
Post.Fail.
by red shoe ranger on Aug 13, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
I didn't say that
I’m not the biggest Porcello fan, though…and with the bevy of pitching prospects that I personally think are just as good if not better than Porcello, and the clear lack of top-of-the-line center field prospects we currently have, I’d rather have Borbon here to keep Josh out of CF and provide even better defense, plus be that spark plug at the top of the lineup that I think he can be, shifting Kinsler down and so on, and so forth…
this is my personal point-of-view
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
yup
Borbon might be more useful to us going forward but if we had Porcello we could probably flip him for a Borbon equivalent PLUS another A grade prospect.
Your sentiments are completely understood regarding your hopes for Borbon.
Post.Fail.
by red shoe ranger on Aug 13, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
07 was Moreland and Smith's draft too, right?
yikes that could just be a sick nasty draft. We also signed Perez that year too? Fuck yea… and shit we made that trade too.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
2007
Yes, we signed Holland as a draft-and-follow in 2007, and signed Perez and Boscan that year as well.
July 2007 was when I went from being very down on Daniels to pretty excited about this franchise.
by Darrell McKown on Aug 12, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
And Ranaudo and Pomeranz...
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 12, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Good to see Hambone
back to his old self. Now it would be great to if Cruz can come back healthy soon. Getting Kinsler should also help.
"I can wake up out of the bed and play outfield. It's easy." --Milton Bradley
loved the closing speed on it
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 12, 2009 8:52 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
i didnt think he was gonna catch it
but i forgot that Borbon was out there
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I know
at first I was thinking “great, Byrd’s gonna dive, and be about a foot short…and it’ll be a double or triple”
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:06 AM CDT up reply actions
It was so awesome I think he turned into a unicorn at some point during the catch
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Josh Hamilton
class act.
“After all that has happened the past week, I’m just trying to get back in there and show people they can’t get me down.”
Go get em Josh. You have too much talent to let the world get you down. (plus you play for my favorite baseball team and seeing you be good again, makes me happy).
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
by TxStCa on Aug 12, 2009 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Amen
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 12, 2009 8:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
What my boy said ↑↑↑ right there.
"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.
How'd you do that?
"What is that — five out of six? The numbers say what they say. They own us." -- Torii Hunter, 07/01/09
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 12, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Alt + 24
↑ ◄ this
"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.
Sketchy.
"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 inactive lsb user on Aug 12, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Sigh...
Hold the Alt key, then press 2, then 4, then release the Alt key.
Eazy peazy.
"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.
Do I have
to sigh first? I followed your directions, but all I got was 224444.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I can't do it......I'm going to bed!
:)
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
♪♫♪♫♪♪♪♪♫
I can’t hear you!
"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 12, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Huh?
Never.
"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.
↑
s♂♀♪♫►☼◘•♠♣♦♥☻☺Ü76
These are fun!!!
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
Is that a black frowny face next to the white happy face?
by oc on Aug 13, 2009 1:24 AM CDT up reply actions
you have to use the number pad
activate the num lock
"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)
I'm hoping
you’re just failing at adding to the joking comments above and not thinking I’m serious.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
i was trying to be helpful
fucking prick dickface
"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)
I'm just dismayed
that after reading that line of comments you really thought I needed help. That means you either just really missed the joke or you think I’m really that stupid that I couldn’t understand Rodney’s directions or I really thought I should have a ‘24’ key.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
It's not that I think you're that stupid (which I do)
It’s that I didn’t think you would make such an unfunny joke. obviously the 24 key was a (dumb) joke but the rest just didn’t really make sense as a joke
really though, if you are using a laptop, it is not obvious how to do it.
"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)
you're a wizard man...
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:07 AM CDT up reply actions
That's great to see
:)
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
rec
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 12, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Id love nothing more than this to galvanize him
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
The only thing left do..
is add Tommy Hunter to the title bar of the blog.
“Derek Holland and Tommy Hunter make us weak at the knees.”
and feliz
and RIP hurley
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
Trevor is actually
have a a breakout year…
no really
I think I have a profile update on him, but not, I will soon
Everyone has written off Hurley
but man, what if he comes back strong? WTF are we going to do?
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Sing to the heavens!
What depth we would have.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
I think the same way from time to time
rangers will have pitching for trade bait much like the red sox this year, in a year or two
I got a feeling
he amy end up in the pen.
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
I wouldnt mind having Kiker and Hurley coming out of the pen looking all pissed off
all the time
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Kiker looks like he is going to kill someone
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
With this much pitching
I dunno what we are going to do…
We might look like chickens running around with our head chopped off…..but in a good way….
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
hopefully
get some hitting in here….
Post.Fail.
by red shoe ranger on Aug 12, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
go team go!
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
I have to watch Tommy pitch with a bucket in my lap
That curveball makes me throw up.
by Basehead on Aug 12, 2009 8:54 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I just have a beach towel.
Diff reasons, I guess ☺☻☺
"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.
that thing looked like a dive bombing jackhammer
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
.500 OBP?
I think we’ll take that!
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:09 AM CDT up reply actions
He also got a HBP in the first.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 13, 2009 1:54 AM CDT up reply actions
oooh that counts right?
so .667???
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
So, bigger duo of breakout seasons
Feliz/Holland in ’2008, or Hunter/Feldman in 2009?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Well
Hunter/Feldman came at the ML level, that’s gotta count for something, right?
by Topgun22 on Aug 12, 2009 9:33 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
What I was thinking
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
how about
Hunter/Feldman 2009 vs. Holland/Feliz 2010
Perez/Main/Kiker/Beavan 2011.
I just passed out…what happened?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Now if we could just get the teams in front of us to lose at some point
by death of the cool on Aug 12, 2009 9:03 PM CDT reply actions
I'm fine with it
Sweet 4 from Anaheim later in the year, and sweep the BoSox this weekend, and I think we’ll make the playoffs
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions
I heard Josh say something about Hunter's ERA since the AS break being the best in the league...
Was it the American League or MLB?
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
Can you believe this?
Top 5 teams in ERA in the AL
1. Seattle 3.99
2. White Sox – 4.18
3. Toronto – 4.18
4. Rangers – 4.19 – Not including today’s game
5. Red Sox – 4.19 – So far gave up 2 ER
So including today’s game, is it enough to put us in 2nd place?
You should calculate the RA.
I think we come in 2nd behind Seattle.
Yea
If you look at ER, we’re in 2nd. If you look at R’s than we’re in 1st.
It really is shocking.
You'd think...
…that a turn around of that magnitude would warrant a division win.
by Black Francis on Aug 12, 2009 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Well if we had league average hitting....
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 12, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
it does.
Not really sure which is the biggest surprise.
by Black Francis on Aug 12, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Get used to it--this must be JD's philosophy and our lack of $
Obviously, he was banking on big years from Hamilton and Kinsler, but he showed he’s not going to go out of his way to pick up a big bat—for which we don’t have the money anyway. He’s going to go with young, inexpensive arms and hope that the offense has enough to win. I think this will be his strategy with the bats as well, but will take some time to show dividends.
I ain't gettin used to this
I said about a week ago that I thought Hamilton would turn on the engines for the run to the postseason…and I honestly feel Kinsler and Cruz will, too
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions
yea, those three guys are all top echelon hitters in my mind
the numbers will show up and i think this is the time when they start hitting to those numbers. Of course, Cruz has already put up those type of numbers this year.
Hamilton is locked in and the power is still coming.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
and really Kinsler's going to have a great stat line
at the end of the year when you look at the peripherals. It’s just that OBP and the horrible lull in his average after the first month + that’s going to drag them down.
But if he returns and puts up a little bit better #s than he currently has, finishes as a 30/30 guy with a .260 AVE and .830 OPS, I think most teams in baseball would kill for a 2nd baseman at that level that’s been playing above average defense.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
whodathunkit?
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 12, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Pedro is simultaneously on ESPN, WGN, and MLB Network...
I think I’ll turn on mlb.tv
the preceding post was a great success.
haha, fail
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
(some guy threw a cup of bear at victorino, hit him right as he was catching it)
the preceding post was a great success.
they grabbed the wrong guy
i saw it on the replay, it was the guy with sunglasses clipped to the front of his shirt who was holding up his arms saying not me.
the preceding post was a great success.
wait, no they didn't
he was just walking up the stairs away.
so he escaped.
the preceding post was a great success.
impressive catch
would’ve been sweet if he caught the ball then caught the cup and drained it
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Holy shit
So we return the 5-0 favor. Awesome.
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.
Wow.
Some guy in the bleachers at Wrigley just dumped a beer on Victorino next to the wall. What a freakin’ idiot. I hate the Cubs.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Off a lefty, to boot
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Really?
Cool.
Wonder if he’s ruined or will come back and destroy every pitcher that dares to oppose him…
by Black Francis on Aug 12, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
If you're lying
I will put a contract out on you.
by Black Francis on Aug 12, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Lying...not telling the truth.....playing around......pulling the chain.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
So your defense is that you have so little credibility
noone should believe you in the first place.
Well, you are right actually. Congrats!
the preceding post was a great success.
dumb enough?
Hank F. Blalock is playing 1st base in the Major Leagues. A call up wouldn’t be a surprise.
by Black Francis on Aug 12, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
My quote was
“Rangers call up Chris Davis”
Come on. Just admit it.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
That iorange was a mistake
His mom should have taken a hanger to?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
You should apologize for that one
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Sounds like something he should admit to. Or his mother. Not me.
by Black Francis on Aug 12, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
It was a joke
Someday you will figure it out.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
He should probably ask his mother about it.
by Black Francis on Aug 12, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
You do that. I can't wait.
Better hurry.
by Black Francis on Aug 12, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
*keeps dreaming*
"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.
Fuck you
I dont give a shit
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
whu?
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 12, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Mebbe he's gotten his confidence back by watching how Blalock's been playing
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
So when we call up Davis later this year...
Can we as well call up Scott Coolbaugh (the Batting coach) and see what he can do?
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
2 run bomb
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 12, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
to score Justin Smoak
as well.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
si, thats a pretty combo isnt it?
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
The Ho
is warming up for the Phillies. Glad he is not a Ranger anymore. Those were dark days
I have a bobble head of the Ho
wish I still had a pellet gun.
"I’m out there to do well, not just to serve cookies to guys..." Jason Grilli
by Pocket Ninja on Aug 12, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I have a 12 gauge...
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Really?
It makes me wanna call your old lady.
ZING!!!
"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 12, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wrote me a song:
Tommy Tommy Tommy Hunter
He’s a good pitcher
Tommy Tommy Tommy Hunter
Fuck John Hart
That's why they call them business sox
Platinum
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 12, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
u.bet.
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 12, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I just called The Eagle to request it.
"I’m out there to do well, not just to serve cookies to guys..." Jason Grilli
by Pocket Ninja on Aug 12, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
"They call meeee
the Hunt owwww…"
"[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
X
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Tommy Hunter looks on as some creepy fat guy attacks Hank F Blalock in the dugout, repeatedly screaming “Bill James Lied To Me!”, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, in Cleveland.
"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 12, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 8 recs
If pitching is searching
and at home a strike’s been found
I’m not stopping
I am going hunting
I am a Hunter
I’ll bring back zeros
EVERY FUCKING TIME
These guys at MLBN saying they can't believe Porcello and Youkilis both got 5 games....
That’s 1 game for Porcello dummies
true, but i still thinks its stupid to even suspend Porcello
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Saw some Red Soxs fans
Who believed Porcello should have gotten 10 games, thinking that he beaned Youkilis on purpose, and that Youkilis was just defending himself, so he should not have gotten any suspension…
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
did Porcello really run away?
or did I hear that wrong…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:19 AM CDT up reply actions
he backed a few strides off like 99% of pitchers do
but he didn’t turn and run or something. he then kind of threw youkilis to the ground.
the preceding post was a great success.
BMac= Sharp so far in second rehab
probably wont matter unless Nippert proves himself lesser than BMac at this point. I dont see that happening though
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
BMac
If he is working on a new delivery, there’s a chance that probably he doesn’t see the majors for the rest of the year. Give him time to work on it
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
new delivery huh?
he would need new DNA at this point.
Post.Fail.
by red shoe ranger on Aug 12, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
More like a Face-Off
Between him and Feldman…
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
I could eat a peach for hours...
I love that Caster Troy
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 13, 2009 1:20 AM CDT up reply actions
that movie was greatness
lot of excessive violence
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Aug 13, 2009 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions
str8edgeracer: his nickname is big thunder or thunderboy. #35 in your programs. tommy hunterrrrrrrrrr great work from the youngins lately!
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
Haha, nice!
"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.
I'm still
callin’ him Hoss.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 12, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Whoa!
I took to calling him Tommy Hunter after his last start….Kinda cool how his teammates took to calling him the name I gave to him.
:)
What's the rumpus?
Shouldve added #1 in our hearts
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 12, 2009 10:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Hmmm... what else can we say about Tommy Hunter...
Big Game Tommy will hunt em down and Derek will clean em and cook em in the Dutch Oven.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 12, 2009 10:03 PM CDT reply actions
By the way
Josh was calling him Big Game Hunter tonight during the broadcast.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 12, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions
Holland and Hunter
Holland CG Shutout of Angels sunday
Hunter 7 and 2/3 shutout ball against the Indians today and a 2 something ERA since the Break
They totally made the Padilla reason much easier for Management……
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
Ah, yes
the duality of Hank F Blalock takes another step.
Haters will claim that he only went 1 for 4 and that CDavis sipped a cup of milk in Fresno tonight without spilling on his bib as evidence that he should be in The Show but the bottom line cannot be argued…Hank had another big hit in a game that mattered for a team that has a chance to make the post-season.
Move forward and let the healing begin.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Tell your mom to drop the fork and shave her moustache, garcia
Anybody else hear Josh say at the end of the game “This Thing’s legit” ?
Giggle.
"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 12, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
It's funny how you mention Hank getting the hit
off of a reliever who’s only out was a sacrifice by Salty.
Yet you neglect to mention his choke job with two men on earlier in the third. An example of another big let down from your boy. Not to mention his K. (Although Byrd did his best to make Hank look good tonight.)
I applaud your stick-to-itness for Hank and he has done a good job in the past. This year is not his best and certainly not worth all the praise you give him. He doesn’t bunt, doesn’t sacrifice to the other field, and doesn’t look to get on base with a walk. He is a pure HR or K hitter. The only way he does get a hit is when his flailing swing misses and he just gets a piece of the ball for a pop up or one off the end of the bat for a fluke hit.
What bothers me the most about him is he absolutely refuses to adjust his swing for situational hitting. That comes across as selfish to me. Chicks dig the long ball, blah blah blah. The only person I’ve seen that work for is Ryan Howard.
Hank F sir, you are no Ryan Howard.
Don't even try logic with him
It doesn’t work.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Just look at the standings.
"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 12, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
You mean
As they were in first most of the season with Davis at first now with Hank Joe they are second in the West and in the WC. Yes just look at the standings. You answered none of the questions he asked you to. Logic flies out the window with you Josey. Have a good night.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 12, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Blalock
BP’s Christina Kahrl today on the Rangers:
“Given their needs, I wonder if it won’t be soon before they start giving thought to Chris Davis’s next opportunity, because as varied as their options are when it comes to manning the outfield and DH, Blalock’s killing them at first, and they’re basically out of alternatives there.”
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Reduced to quoting chicks on something related to the Great Game and then taking it seriously?
LOL
"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 12, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Woops
Do you know who Kahrl is relative to Baseball Prospectus’ staffing and history?
"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 Aug 12, 2009 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
Christina is a founding member of BP, has edited most of their books, and is about as solid an analyst as there is out there. She’s written for Salon, Playboy, SI, Slate, and ESPN. She’s also a member of the BBWAA.
And up until six years ago, she was a he.
No further comment needed.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
OWNED.
Wow. Bet that felt good.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 13, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I ♥ Jennifer Floyd Engel.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Racist and sexist
How shocking
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
Well
I wouldn’t ban Josey, but he ought to keep in mind that we have two female journalists who post on this website- Melmart and baseballismyboyfriend- and I’d love to hear him explain to them why their thoughts on baseball aren’t as valid as those of the guys who post here. Same with Lisa and Rachel, for that matter.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Especially
…when the guy is some fatass who has only picked up a baseball bat to see if it would fit in his ass or not.
by Black Francis on Aug 13, 2009 7:24 AM CDT up reply actions
There is a big difference b/w a female who posts in LSB such as
those you referenced and somebody who is a female that is a sports columnist / baseball beat writer.
I think it is great that LSB has several women who are fans of the team and confident enough in their own opinions to participate plus have their own blogs.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Man, even your attempts at compliments sound bad
I think it is great that LSB has several women who are fans of the team and confident enough in their own opinions to participate plus have their own blogs.
Is there any particular reason why they wouldn’t be confident in their own opinions?
Although, now that I think about it, I wonder if I’m falling for some carefully crafted shtick with this quote. That’s almost too thinly veiled to be real.
by JimBonnick84 on Aug 13, 2009 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Next he'll say they are "well spoken"
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
Umm, I think Kahrl is more than just a "columnist/beat writer"
If that’s all she is, then Rob Neyer, Joe Sheehan, Will Carroll, Kevin Goldstein, and every other respected baseball analyst are just dismissed in the same way.
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 13, 2009 8:09 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
We have idiots in here
who dismiss Bill James upon occasion.
If Christina K thinks the Rangers would be better off with CDavis playing instead of Hank F the last 6 weeks or the next 6 weeks (while we’re in the throes of a post-season berth and trying to win games this year) then he/she has his/her head up their ass.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
OK
so anyone who disagrees with you is an idiot. Got it.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 13, 2009 8:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Disagree with Josey = head up ass
It’s simple.
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 13, 2009 8:24 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Not at all, WTA
You can disagree with me but do so at your own peril. There’s a chance you could be right but a very good chance you won’t be.
We saw the 2009 Chris Davis Show and it was ugly unless you enjoy watching a major league player drown every night. It was beyond obvious that shoehorning him into the line-up every night was killing This Thing.
It’s also beyond obvious that Christine has not been watching the Rangers on a day-to-day basis and is formulating his/her opinion on the numbers he/she is seeing and doesn’t know how many big, clutch hits that Hank F has had since they stopped platooning him.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Well
It’s also beyond obvious that you removed any and all doubt last night that your love of Blalock is so completely clouded that
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Post fail
Josey-
Argue all you want about Blalock, but the facts are not on your side. He’s been the worst hitter on the team since the All-Star Break, and no amount of “clutch hits” can change that.
When you have to resort to making sexist cracks about sportswriters with a hell of a lot more credentials than you to back up your point, you’ve lost.
The Great Hank Blalock War is over, and you’re that Japanese soldier who’s holed up on his own lonely island, still fighting the Americans 20 years after the rest of his compatriots surrendered.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Per your take on The Great Hank Blalock War of June 2009 -
It would appear that the personal Lord and Baseball Savior of LSB, Jon Daniels, aka Little Boy Donuts, happens to still agree with Josey Wales.
Move forward, let the healing begin.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I'm very grounded on Blalock
and the inability to take a walk is unacceptable. He’s making too many outs (but so are Salty, Ham and Byrd) but he’s also had an inordinate number of big hits, probably more than anybody save MYoung since they stopped platooning him.
To deny that is foolish – see bking’s feeble attempt yesterday and the June Swoon came to an immediate end when Blalock started playing every day.
He’s also much better v LHs than CDavis (.143 batting average / .491 OPS) was this year and all he needed were more ab’s to prove it.
Would I rather have NJohnson on this team than Blalock? Absolutely.
Would I rather have Blalock than CDavis? Absolutely.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Perusing ESPN stats this morning
and I believe last night’s games are included it would appear that in the month of August -.
Hank F Blalock is tied for the team lead in HR (3) and is tied for the lead in RBI (6).
So if you add up what Hank F did in July ( 6 HR & 18 RBI) we see that since July 1 Hank F is tied with Face for the team lead in HR and leads the team in RBI.
Move forward, let the healing begin.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Feeble attempt my ass...
You didn’t even refute it except to meekly point out that I didn’t list Hank’s hits.
Good to see you’re coming around on the idea that Johnson should have replaced Blalock.
Again, the debate ISN’T whether or not Hank helped the team win some games in July – he did. The point everyone is making is that he’s doing more harm than good. For every clutch hit you parrot, he’s probably got a handful of failures in the clutch.
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
He's leading the team in HR & RBI
since July 1, dumbass and during that time, the team has gone 22-14 after staggering around 11-15 in a June Swoon.
Your attempt was beyond feeble because two of your examples were games where Hank F had the biggest hit.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I don't agree with everything Bill James says
(I think teams need closers but I hear what he’s saying) but I’ve never, ever dismissed him.
Ever.
"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 13, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
I know....I feel like I miss all the good inside jokes on here since I can't usually log on and catch up until 2 or 3 AM.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"