Friday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 9:15 AM CDT
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PrintI don't know how to put this, but...this series is kind of a big deal.
Texas and Boston, the top two teams in the Wild Card race, with Boston up a half game on the Rangers. This isn't exactly do or die, but a sweep by either team would certainly be a huge blow to the other's playoff hopes.
Anthony Andro writes that Scott Feldman's outing yesterday wasn't pretty, but he got the job done.
Josh Hamilton's struggles this year have been mystifying, and a big reason why the offense hasn't clicked, but T.R. Sullivan writes that the good Hamilton may be back.
The Rangers are considering putting Nelson Cruz on the disabled list today, if his ankle doesn't show that he's close to being ready to return.
And Jeff Wilson has a story about the Rangers doing better against good teams than against bad ones.
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This series
It doesn’t matter. The Rangers were eliminated from playoff contention when they lost to KC a while back. There is no way they catch the Red Sox.
I believe he was referring to AJM's comment at that time that the Rangers' playoff chances had a fork in them.
I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.
by DerekSTheRed on Aug 14, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions
yup
see my sig.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
...and spelling fail on your part as well.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 14, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Just curious
What do you think are the %‘s of Hicks being able to sell part of the team if the Rangers make the playoffs? What are the %’s you think of him selling the team if they don’t make the playoffs?
The price will go higher if they do
I would assume. Right not the holdup seems to be that he is still asking too much. I don’t see him lowering the price if they get all of that extra revenue from making the post season.
I doubt it really matters that much
I mean it should have an impact, but this team is definitely on the rise to greatness – and any intelligent baseball minds trying to consider ownership or consulting somebody with deep pockets while considering ownership will already value this franchise pretty highly. With the young position players locked up for a few years, and the steady influx of pitching talent finally coming through, plus a few superstars and room to grow the payroll reasonably, Nolan Ryan, Mike Maddux, etc. this is a VERY attractive franchise I would think.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 14, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Card Games
This article at Boston.com fired my azz up. The BBTN video clip attached there fired me up, too.
There’s too much of a gap between first and second place to think about divisional matters. All that’s important right now is the wild card.
…
“You almost have to view it like Texas is in our division and we have to beat them to win the division,’’ said Lowell. "That’s really the way we have to look at it. “We have to be realistic about things, given where we are right now. We’d love to be in first place and watch the Yankees battling for the wild card, but that’s not what’s happening right now.”
It’s true. Screw the unconscious Angels. The Whites Sox and Rays aren’t catching us in the WC race. It’s between the reviled Red Sox and the Rangers for that last playoff spot.
Start by taking this series. Believe Kinz and Hammy are ready to mash. Then play steady until we get back to destroying our division opponents in the last weeks of the season. All the while Boston has got to win vs the tough Eastern teams at the end of their schedule.
It’s a card game now, like the article sez. I smell the playoffs, Jack. Brang it.
Why would you
believe Kinz is ready to mash?
"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
Hamilton is going
and that might be enough if he can continue what he started on the road trip.
"Thank God for Feldman." - Ron Washington to Eric Nadel, August 2008
Probably because
AA pitchers are getting him out easily. If he was whipping them as if they were, I don’t know, AA pitchers, I might believe he is on the cusp.
"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
AA pitchers are getting him out easily.
SSS.
"[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 14, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Why not
leave him down another couple days until he is hitting AA pitchers? Shouldn’t take him long if he is back and ready to roll.
They are AA pitchers, after all.
"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
A: Boston
Why not leave him down another couple days until he is hitting AA pitchers?
But maybe that’s skewed priorities.
"[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 14, 2009 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions
So,
him making outs at the top of the lineup against Boston helps the team?
"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
Kinsler
I certainly don’t see why you rush him back after only 2 games in which he hasn’t hit at all.
You can debate whether they brought Hamilton back too quickly, but he had several more games than this.
I would leave him down, move Murphy up to the leadoff spot vs. RHP, and put Hamiton back in the three spot.
by Darrell McKown on Aug 14, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Rehab? As in "drug rehab"?
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 14, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
it's gold isn't it?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 14, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes
Wonderful news hidden inside of a meh player.
I still think he’s an improvement over Diop/Bass/Hollins, though.
by brettgardner on Aug 14, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
huh?
i checked mavsmoneyball but they don’t appear to be in full update mode right now.
the preceding post was a great success.
1.9 with incentives
Plus other goodliness in terms of trade value. If I weren’t so lazy, I’d find the link to the story on dallasbasketball.com, but unfortunately, I am that lazy.
by brettgardner on Aug 14, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
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Gooden’s deal more valuable than initially thought
Rotoworld breaks it down nicely here
Drew Gooden’s one-year contract with the Mavericks is only partially guaranteed for about $1.9 million, according to DallasBasketball.com. Essentially, the Mavericks have structured the deal to give themselves maximum flexibility and value. They can trade Gooden for up to $5.7 million between December 15th and January 10th, and the team who acquires him will be able to "waive him, take the cap relief and not pay a penny of salary." The Mavs might not trade him if he’s filling a valuable role in the frontcourt, but at least they have a few outs.
dallasbasketball.com has the full story.
by tyd3311 on Aug 12, 2009 9:38 AM CDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs
It really tells you
That he had literally 1 team interested in him for over the vet min, right?
by brettgardner on Aug 14, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
His record
in minor league games this season is (.300/.462/.600)
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
don be an ass,
people g 0-5 in rehab starts
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
we need him now
he is one of the top 3 talents on this team, and there’s always a chance
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 14, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
that worked out
real well with Hamilton.
"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
so we should base everything on what happened with Hamilton?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 14, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Screw SSS. Then he needs a few hundred more AA at bats
To prove that he has regained the concept of hitting. He’s becoming a stubbornly one dimensional Blalock fence-swinging wannabe. Who (Rudy?) or what ($$?) got in his head?
by 3hacks on Aug 14, 2009 9:46 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Kinsler's career trajectory
certainly seems to mirror what we saw from Hank.
It’s disturbing.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Sadly, its true.
"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
Buzz....Killington.
"I’m out there to do well, not just to serve cookies to guys..." Jason Grilli
by Pocket Ninja on Aug 14, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
good point
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 thought
it was a rehab assignment and not that he was sent down to work on his swing.
by GregoryM on Aug 14, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
SSS
but it’s a sample in line with a much larger sample of similar games at the plate over the last couple months, unfortunately.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
The Whites Sox and Rays aren’t catching us in the WC race.
I’ll feel better about Tampa after the coming series, provided it goes cool. It is on the road.
Three weekends in a row…huge series.
"[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 14, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Good vs. Evil
David vs. Goliath
Rocky vs. Drago
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 14, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Fin vs. The Newberg
"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
Is there any question?
"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
dirkatron v. mjh
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
Wasn't the ajm v mjh battle (Danks/McCarty?)
the message board version of The Thrilla in Manila?
"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 14, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
yea, mjh has become the evil in that battle in my mind
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
No talk
about bringing Kinsler up after his triumphant 0-7, 2 day appearance in Frisco?
"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
Wasn't there a post in the rehab thread that siad he was supposed to be back today?
Wonder if those plans are on hold now.
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.
God,
I hope they are on hold, but I haven’t heard anything either way.
"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
I would love it if he stayed down
but I don’t think there’s a chance he misses the biggest series of the year.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Kinsler, if healthy, needs to be activated and play tonight.
1127 OPS v LH’s in ’09 plus .929 OPS v everybody at home.
"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'll go along with that
even if only because I don’t think he’s going to change his approach with a longer rehab assignment anyway.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
If Cruz going on the DL
I bet they activate Ian. But I don’t think he plays tonight.
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
This series
Has many leather-bound books, and its apartment smells of rich mahogany.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
It's called the Octagon.
But, my left one is James Westfall and my right one is Dr Kenneth Noisewater.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Mr Burgandy you have a massive erection
Don’t act like you’re not impressed!
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Aug 14, 2009 10:05 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
it's the pleats
in the pants…the pleats
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 14, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
one thing's for sure...
Papelbon ≠ yazz flute
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
also
Papelbon ≠ “Dancer”
more of a prancer
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Aug 14, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
So, apparently Josh has liked batting 5th
From the Cruz story above:
“I actually like batting fifth because there are more runners on base,” he said. “I like hitting third, too, because I like batting in the first inning. It’s no big deal. I just want us to get back to where the lineup is supposed to be. It hasn’t affected me at all.”
If he’s on the verge of going on a tear, I’d actually rather they hit him cleanup, and move Jones up to third.
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.
I wouuld rather Jones get moved to 10th
I am very tired of him and Hank.
Why are you tired of Jones and his .850 OPS?
by Darrell McKown on Aug 14, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I know AJ is not a bad player statistically. He just rubs me the wrong way.
The loafing to fiirst base on ground outs just drives me nuts
Jones, Murphy, and Elvis
seem like the only guys willing to work the count. And It’s not like pitchers fear Jones enough to pitch around him.
move DMurph to 2nd or 3rd against RH
i agree i like Hambone hitting 4th as well.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I like him 5th when Cruz and Kinsler come back
in an IDEAL world we’d keep Borbon up and lead him off, Young 2nd, Kinsler 3rd, Cruz 4th and Hambone 5th but if you want to switch up the RH hitters, Hammy in 4th works.
I’m pretty sure they’ll send Borbon back down though. And Ian will lead off again.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 14, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
"I like hitting third, too, because I like batting in the first inning"
Dude, we know they strike out a lot but you don’t have to point it out to everyone. It’s possible, just possible, numbers 1 or 2 might get on base. Hell, there might not even be a double play.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
No matter what happens in this series
there is still a lot of golf left to play.
Leave the fork in the drawer.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
If we're playing golf
then we definitely need to get Ian back up here soon, he’s got a great swing for it.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
what, Smoltz and Millwood out on the greens again?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 14, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I want Ian in the line-up tonight but
would not be opposed to having him hit lower in the order.
I’m also not opposed to German being the lead-off DH (with an OF of Josh, Byrd, AJ).
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Why not put German at 1B...
…put Murphy in the outfield, and let Jones DH?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Because
That would require leaving Hankles out of the lineup, and we can’t have that. Boston needs at least easy out in the lineup.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Adam, have you looked at the stats lately?
Hank F v LH’s is now hitting .255 with a .762 OPS while The Murph is hitting .176 with a .509 OPS v LH’s.
Adam, please tell me why the hell you would put The Murph in the line-up over Hank F when Lester is pitching?
These are fun times…we’re in the playoff hunt for the first time in 10 years so let;s 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"
Hank
Rockin’ that .284 OBP- 2nd worst on the current roster behind Teagarden.
Funny that those are your two boys. Not very saber-friendly of you.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Hank F
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 LSJ on Aug 14, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Is that Sadaam Hussein?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
geno petralli?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
His son's
shoulder must have really been shot; I expected that he might appear on one of the full season clubs at some point this year…
don slaught?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
depressed Don Mattingly
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 14, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
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Adam, please tell me why the hell you would put The Murph in the line-up over Hank F when Lester is pitching?
Because of the defensive advantages of my alignment.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
How about:
German at 1B
Jones at DH
Hamilton, Byrd and Boggs in the OF
(Cruz to the DL)
by Darrell McKown on Aug 14, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Because for the last month Hank has been hitting worse than CDavis
did before he got sent down? 224/224/402 is a wonderfully putrid line wouldn’t you say?
What do voluntary mean?
In the last 7 games (during which the team is 5-2)
Hank F is hitting .300 with nearly a .700 slugging % that would have been higher if that single he hit yesterday would have been 6 inches higher.
So over the last 7 games Hank F has nearly a 1000 OPS and the team is 5-2 yet the Chris Davis Club is still baying at the moon wanting him to come back to The Show.
Saw that Jamey is also now in the act as well and pandering to the masses this morning about Chris Davis – laughable.
This is a non-issue, people. As mentioned earlier this morning, these are good times – real good times for Ranger fans because this was supposed to be a bad team.
Let’s enjoy it but that’s not going to happen until most of you realize who won The Great Hank Blalock War of June 2009 and get that poison out of your system.
Move forward and let the healing begin and talk about something else.
"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 14, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe it's just me...
but I want Hank to succeed. I also want CD to come back up here and mash like he did last year, but I get the impression that you don’t. I don’t really care if it’s at the expense of giving Hank a day off or two or not…doesn’t matter to me. The real reason the Rangers are playing better since Davis getting sent down is the pitching (4.6 RPG allowed before/3.8 since), not Hanks’ perceived emergence. The Rangers are scoring less since July 5th (5.0 RPG before/4.3 since) with Blalock playing every day.
Hank is what he is. Big timely hits…sure but to think that his approach isn’t hurting this team is laughable. For regular players, he’s currently 90th (out of 91) in OBP for the season, ahead of only Yuniesky Betancourt. That’s not good company.
If you want some slack, bring your own rope.
by rangerfaninva on Aug 14, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
I want Davis to be successful because I'm a fan of the team.
He wasn’t getting it done this year and was killing the team. This Thing was awful in June. The exact moment Hank F started playing every day is when the June Swoon ended and since then we’re 23-14.
Hopefully Davis retrenches and comes back next year – we’re going to need 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"
by Josey Wales on Aug 14, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
I got it...
Hank F being moved into the every day lineup made the pitchers pitch better….check.
If you want some slack, bring your own rope.
by rangerfaninva on Aug 14, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Geez man
He’s down. Stop kicking him in the head.
Good stuff here.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
How am I down?
The team’s winning, Hank F is playing every day and CDavis is kicking it in OKC.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Fair enough
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
But Hank's numbers are worse than Davis' were since the ASB.
This is, by definition, a tiger protection amulet argument you’re making.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
I can always depend on the Little Brother to give me a batting practice fastball -
Let’s look at “Hank’s numbers”
Hank has had two very nice streaks (total of 18 games where Rangers went 12-6) since that glorious evening in July when Wash stopped the madness of platooning him.
July 1-12 : 16 for 43 with 5 HR & 10 RBI
August 6-13: 9 for 30 with 3 HR & 7 RBI
Total – 25 for 73 (.342) with 8 HR & 17 RBI
The other three weeks have been bad but within those games have been several big hits.
Consecutive games v Boston where his hits/rbi carried The Thing plus a late double to give the Rangers a 2-0 win over ZGreinke. He got the team off the scheid (was it Detroit or Seattle) with a bombski that got the team on the board and momentum for another win.
In those three weeks where Hank was really bad, the team went 11-8 and one of the reasons why was because Hank still found a way to help the team win despite his rot-gut performance at the plate which is something Davis was unable to do.
Thanks again for letting me go yard, Little Bro.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
So cherry picking streaks...
is how to win arguments? Hank has been sub-replacement level. You’re hanging your hat on a sub-replacement level player? Are you going to start championing the cause of Luis Mendoza and Josh Rupe, next?
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Bill James would be very embarrassed
by this limp dick argument.
Talk about crapping your pants.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
He might as well be saying...
look at how well the team has been playing since Josh Hamilton and Ian Kinsler starting playing like crap! We need our two most important offensive cogs to suck if we’re going ton continue winning! Let the healing begin!
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Bill James
has a lot of respect for wins & losses, tricer.
If you don’t think the team is playing better since that glorious evening in July when Hank hit the walk-off v LAA, 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"
Of no particular interest
Check the link in Boston’s SBN blog to the Herald’s preview up the upcoming series with the Rangers. It includes a good chunk of player contribution perspective. Hank is mentioned in the article in the “Who’s Not Hot” segment, as a noncontributor. Numbers are given there, apparently not selectively.
In terms of team performance, Hank is a nonentity. And I hope he does well and contributes, anything positive helps the team. But the occasional jack doesn’t make him a seasonal contibutor.
"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 14, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Since July 1
He leads the team in HR & RBI when runs for this team were scarce and did so at a time when the team was playing 7 games v LAA, 3 games v TB, 3 games v. Boston. Texas went 11-2 in those games and Blalock was a major contributor at the most important time of the year.
This weekend is the next “most important time of the year.”
There is duality to Hank F Blalock because there are a lot of holes in a player who sports a 284 OBP in mid August but to call him a nonentity in terms of team performance, especially July 1 to August 15 is at the very least, an uninformed opinion.
Seriously, who gives a F what the Boston Herald thinks about the Texas Rangers?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Herald
Unbiased opinion. They also cite Murphy’s 3 HR as the current phase team lead. Don’t get me wrong, I want Hank to rake. But the “better off with Blalock or Davis” disagreement is all judgmental opinion. Neither of them makes a starting lineup of producers at every position.
"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 14, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Ed
You’d think the Herald would remember a mere three weeks ago that it was Hank’s hits and resulting RBI on consecutive nights that were major contributing reasons they were swept.
He’s also in a 9 for 30 (with no walks but lots of pop) but he was robbed of a hit on Tuesday night and missed an HR by 6 inches yesterday. What very easily could have been a 2 run HR went into the scorebook as nothing more than a bunt single that moved the runner. The spare writing that for the Boston Herald doesn’t know that!
I cannot ever imagine defending a hitter with a .284 obp in mid August, ever – other than this case. He is making a ton of outs, waaaaay too many but he is making most of his hits count at the best times – that’s undeniable.
You can bet I’d be off this if the Rangers were 14-23 since July 1 but it’s just the opposite. The team is winning. He’s also a very, very streaky hitter and we’re seeing that this year. In the middle of a hot streak is not the time to be benched for Esteban German!!
All of us saw the reaction of his teammates, notably AL MVP candidate MYoung, after the walk-off v LAA and it’s not a coincidence that this team turned their season around that night.
"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 love how you give Hank the credit for the win against Greinke when...
we pitched a shutout and Byrd was the one who got our first and only run we needed home with a home run.
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.
Blalock
His post-All Star Game OPS is .626.
How did you win “The Great Hank Blalock War of June 2009”?
by Darrell McKown on Aug 14, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Something something
forward and let the healing something something…
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
This Thing...
Crap, crap, crap, crap, The Show, bullshit, crap, I’m right and you are wrong, crap, crap, crap.
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 14, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I think I speak for most people
When I say that we’re all enjoying both the team’s success and your continued belief that Hank’s last 10 games and a hot week in July makes up for the fact that he’s been absolutely terrible the rest of the season.
You are right about this being a non-issue, though. Hank’s an out machine who gets a few big hits from time to time, and he’s killing This Thing almost as much as Chris Davis did earlier this year. Just because he’s a little less shitty doesn’t mean that diaper smells any better.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
I said it before and I'll say it again.
Shinier shit than other shit is still shit.
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 14, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I wish German had more experience playing 1B.
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
How come none of you brave souls broached this issue with JD
at Newberg Night?
He gave you 90 minutes and this was an issue of great concern to all involved.
"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 14, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Why the team felt they had a better chance to win with Hank F
at 1B playing every day even though CDavis is doing very well in OKC?
I realize that certain amounts of confidentiality are required by all involved when JD speaks candidly with the room but I wonder if anything close to this issue was discussed and what can be shared.
"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 14, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Nope, we were all sworn to secrecy
Tough break though because it was such an informative answer.
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
AJ in the outfield?
Its bad enough he doesnt hit much, but at least at DH his defensive butchery doesnt hurt us
Maybe German plays the OF...
He’s done it before in The Show but I have no idea if he still can.
Perhaps he is a poor man’s DeRosa- I know I don’t wanna see KKKKulio Borbon in a game of this magnitude unless it is as a defensive replacement.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Ahh! My baseball pants won't stay quiet.
That is bad considering I have to give a presentation this afternoon.
Well, it's official.
Scott Feldman has now moved into the overrated category for me. I’m really, really getting tiredhead about hearing how “underrated” and “underappreciated” he is when his FIP is worse than two rookies (Holland and Hunter) and a guy who was acquired by trading a AAA pitcher with a career 1.522 WHIP (Nippert).
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
He may be overrated
but LAIE’s are nothin’ to sneeze at, and there isn’t anything in his peripherals to indicate he isn’t a LAIE.
"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
All those
at one end of the (feldman) spectrum are just as dumb as those flipping them off from the other…
God
thank you. He’s not a fucking Cy Young winner and doesn’t blow goats either. Will he regress at some point? Proabably. But who gives a fuck. He’s putting up fucking zeros.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Who says he blows goats?
I think the Feldman “haters” are saying he’s a back of the rotation starter. I don’t see why that is such an irrational position to take.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
I think back of the rotation starter
may be underselling him a little. His tRA+ and his FIP tend to argue more for mid-rotation starter. He is 28th in FIP amongst AL qualified pitchers.
"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
Citing
his FIP as being “worse than…a guy who was acquired by trading a AAA pitcher with a career 1.522 WHIP (Nippert)” certainly implies that. Do you really believe that he’s a worse pitcher than Tits because FIP tells you so?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
He didn't say it; I did.
And as I said, I think Feldman is a good-not-great back of the rotation starter, and a nice piece for the Rangers. He doesn’t “blow goats.”
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
So
why the backlash against people who are enjoying what he’s doing? I think the appeal of his performance is precisely because he is Scott Feldman and he does project as a #4/#5.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
The backlash...
…is against people who call him “underappreciated” and “underrated.” That implies that he’s better than a 4/5, which (IMO) he’s not.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
well, I think it is worth looking at the trajectory he has taken since becoming a starter
I think his perceived ceiling has gone from swing man, to decent #5 starter, to LAIE, to possibly more than that in just a couple of years. His stuff and stats keep improving and he’s still at an age that more improvements could be coming. I think that when you consider where he came from, that it is fair to label his ceiling as what he is right now.
For sake of comparision, if we had a 26 year old hitter that posted surprisingly good stats his first year, then improved dramatically the second year while showing more consistency, we’d all think that there is a good chance for more in the future, right? I don’t see why we can’t feel the same way about Scooter.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
last sentence of the first paragraph should read...
it isn’t fair to label his ceiling as what he is right now
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
I don't understand
how saying that what he’s done has been underappreciated implies that he projects as better than a 4/5?? That makes zero sense to me.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Well AdMo
seems to think (unlike last year to be sure and perhaps only recently this year) scooter is a #4 on a perennial championship contender. That would make him a really good #4 and a #3 on a .500 team. That implies that he is better than your “hybrid 4-5”, right?
This debate extends to last year really, and those camps haven’t changed, unless some of you admit that calling him a really good #4 on a perennial contender is a candid, if veiled, admission, that you’ve finally come around (towards the middle that is).
The Great Scott Feldman War of 2009 is over
Let the healing begin.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
One thing
Do you believe that a really good #4 on a perennial contender is a mediocre pitcher?
by brettgardner on Aug 14, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Or we can call him a 3-4
though possble (he does have one plus pitch now) if not likely, it also allows us to see AdMo squirm uncomfortably at the notion of a “both/and” rather than an “either/or” proposition
I think he's close to being a 3, and he might be reaching that level with the
increased usage of his curve.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
in addition to becoming a borderline #3
The guy looks to be out of the injury nexus and has an arm that looks like it will be good for consistent 200+ inning seasons. Don’t underrate health as a skill for starting pitchers.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Yep
you would think Ranger fans who are used to a dozen starters a season would value it more.
"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
Has Feldman ever missed a scheduled start?
He is the only Ranger pitcher I can think of that has been able to take the ball each and every time his rotation spot comes up.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Not only that
But he’s taken the ball on a few occasions when he wasn’t supposed to either
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
Feldman
04/09: 7.71 (11.2 IP), 8:5 K:BB
05/09: 2.70 (36.2), 18:12
06/09: 4.33 (35.1), 17:9
07/09: 3.72 (29.0), 11:10
08/09: 3.32 (19.0), 17:7
People who focus on his peripherals say he’s a back-rotation starter.
Those who get mad about it focus on his ERA, his health, and his per-start consistency.
There’s plenty of time for Feldman to have a bad 2009, but kudos on what he’s done so far.
"[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 14, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I would love for Feldman
to be a #5 SP for the Rangers.
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
No, I completely agree with this.
Scott Feldman is a good-not-great back of the rotation innings eater, and a nice piece for the Rangers.
I just disagree with anyone saying that he’s this underrated whiz kid destined for greatness (or Cy Young votes).
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
I think what gets him "underrated"..
Is that no one wanted him in the rotation to start with.
He was considered to be only of use as a long reliever, mop-up style.
It was implied that he wouldn’t have a place on a championship-caliber team.
Recently, I’ll agree that he’s reaching an “over-hyped” point. His ERA is beating out his current peripherals. However, Feldman is not a guy where “we have what we think we have”.
He’s not some Steve Traschel style 36 y.o. guy on the end of a career holding down a 4 or 5 spot on a crappy team.
The guy is 26. He’s got one of the best single rated pitches in baseball on Fangraphs, and he’s only been using that pitch for 2 years. He has room to improve into something better than a #4/#5 (#3/#4 I think), which has quite a bit of value for a team perennially starved for starters that would qualify as a #4 on most teams.
Here's the thing I'm wondering about
Where are the stats out there that show that he is pitching like a back of the rotation starter now? FIP, xFIP, and tRA show him that he’s either an average number 3 starter or borderline number 3. This is in his second season as a starter where he is averaging about 6 innings a start. For the second half now, we’ve seen him put up a 6.4 K/9, yet there is no way that he could possibly improve in the future?
And FWIW, the difference between his tRA at statcorner and his tRA at Fangraphs is probably due to statcorner splitting up his time as a RP and his time as a SP. As a SP, he’s had a 102 tRA+. As a RP, he has a 0 tRA+.
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
That's what I would do.
You still have plenty of OFs with Murphy, Byrd, Hamilton, and Borbon.
I’d like to see Davis take ABs away from Hank and Andruw, and you just play whoever is hot.
"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
dont forget German plays OF as well.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Boggs, would be my guess.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
Why would we have
Kinsler, German, and Omar all active on the 25?
"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
Because our bench has been a man short for quite awhile, and German can play a lot of positions.
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.
Because he'd probably play 1B...
…against LHPs.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Adam called it...
http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/08/kinsler-cruz-swap-dl-spots.html
"[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 14, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Well I would have liked to have cruz in vs lester in particular
But in the bigger scheme its only 5 more days so its not that bad.
the preceding post was a great success.
Davis
I wonder if they’re going to replace Jones with Davis, and just make it permanent.
If Cruz gets DL’d it’s going to be retroactive, right? So maybe Boggs for such a short stint.
"[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 14, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Davis
hit .143 with a .491 OPS v LH’s.
How does that help this team?
"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 14, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Davis
Since being sent to AAA
Vs LH Avg 262 OBP .304 SLG .500
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
That bodes well
for next year, rentz.
"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 14, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
why next year?
his improving and can help with “this thing”
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Improve "This Thing" ?
The Rangers are 23-14 since the glorious evening of July 1.
"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 14, 2009 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, and that's based entirely on the improvement in 1b production, right?
Do you even understand causality?
this thing
Went20-9 in May with Davis
by Panorama on Aug 14, 2009 10:41 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
In June, This Thing
went 11-15 and scored 99 runs with Davis playing almost every day (he was allowed to sit down v Haren) while Hank F was platooned.
"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 14, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Hank F. was also platooned in April and May
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
But we're winning NOW (23-14 since that glorious night on July 1)
with Hank F playing every game in The Show and CDavis killing it in OKC.
CDavis had his chance and screwed it up.
We moved forward.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
CD will get his chance again in Sept.
Hank (Wally Pipp) Blalock may not see 1B again.
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
Do you know who Wally Pipp was?
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
Yes
I know full well who Wally Pipp is. The guy Lou Gehrig replaced.
I thought “Wally Crip” was nicer than calling Hank “Christopher Reeve” or something like that.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Why not let German play 1B against LHPs?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather have him in LF
because Murphy can’t hit leftys.
Also, one of the reasons LSBers wanted Davis to stay in the line-up (even when he was hitting .189 in early June)was because of his defense.
I’d rather roll with Hank F at 1B because he’s a more experienced and better defensive 1B than German.
The real question is who can play a better LF, Jones or German?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Question
Why wouldn’t you go with a Byrd/Hamilton/Cruz OF, with Jones at DH and German at 1B?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought Cruz was hurt and
not playing tonight? Has that changed?
Cruz hits about .220 for his career v LH pitching in The Show.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
So when Cruz is healthy...
…you’d bench him against lefties so that German or Jones can play left field and Hank F. Blalock can man first base?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I have German in my line-up
because I thought Cruz was still hurt.
Cruz is at .213 this year v LH pitching (which I consider far more relevant) and .235 for his career.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
When everyone is healthy...
…what would your lineup be against lefties?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Depends on a few things, Adam
but I’m probably not benching Hank F especially when he’s swinging the bat well. When he’s in a hot streak, this team does well.
I don’t know how well German plays the OF or 1B which clouds the equation or if there are certain types of LHs that eat Cruz up more than others.
Hank F, Byrd and MYoung are going to need some days off soon and I would hope Wash would find a way to make that happen.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Hank
.233 for his career vs LH pitching in The Show.
Degrees of shittiness, Josey. Degrees of shittiness.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
And Chris Davis hit .143
with a .491 OPS v LH pitching this year.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Davis vs Blalock
I just thought of the perfect analogy for Davis & Blalock.
You ever seen Sons of Anarchy?
There’s a scene in the first season where a former member of the biker gang has his gang tattoo forcibly removed. The other gang members offer him a choice of fire (having it burned off with a blowtorch) or knife (having it cut off). He chooses fire, preferring burns over deep knife wounds.
Davis is the knife. Hank is fire. But at the end of the day, the guy’s back (1st base) is still a mess in need of serious medical attention.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
I feel sorry for that actor
He always plays the asshole in everything I’ve seen him in (outside of Basic)
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
There would have been no deep knife wounds
I’m sure they were planning on gently flaying him.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 14, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather
they replace Hank with Davis and just make it permanent.
"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
That's not happening until this team stops
playing meaningful games or there is an injury to Hank F.
"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 14, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
ha
I was just thinking that a mystery ailment to Hank putting him on the D.L. for a spell sure would be handy.
Isn't it time
for him to sprain his shoulder while sleeping or something?
"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
Might happen in Sept.
if CD comes up and starts hitting immediately.
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
Hamiltons doctor is an idiot
You just don’t give ridalin or aderol to a recovering meth/crack addict. They’re amphetamine salts! I’m delighted he’s finally back on track, but what the hell??
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Aug 14, 2009 10:02 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Dumb medical question
Would Hamilton be put on ritalin in an attempt to curb any desires to drink / use drugs?
"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 14, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
It's my understanding
that Ritalin has been studied as a treatment for withdrawal symptoms from methamphetamines and cocaine much in the way methadone is used for heroin.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
And
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Elizabeth Wurtzel wrote about pretty heavy duty ritalin addiction.
"[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 14, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I've been on Ritalin, Concerta, Focalin.. you name it.
My ADD is terrible, and they are fantastic drugs if prescribed and used properly.
Do we know exactly whIch ADD drug he was prescribed?
by Basehead on Aug 14, 2009 11:14 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I have a friend
Who had an insatiable affinity for the white stuff. One of the ways he went clean was to get an aderol prescription. He says it makes him feel similarly to when he was on jack.
Again, Hamilton’s doctor should lose his license.
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Aug 14, 2009 11:28 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah...
Same friend mysteriously runs out with weeks to go before the prescription gets refilled. He stays up for days at a time “working”. I tried it once, it made me feel gross.
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Aug 14, 2009 11:42 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yep
as a parent of a couple of high schoolers it’s amazing to hear about adderal abuse. Kids who are on perscriptions routinely sell it those who are not so that they can be buzzed during school.
If you want some slack, bring your own rope.
by rangerfaninva on Aug 14, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions
THat's the case for just about any type of medication
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
What exactly makes you qualified...
…to suggest that Hamilton’s doctor should lose his license?
We’re just going to assume that your anecdotal evidence should count for that much more than medical education where you actually learn how the drugs work and years of experience with patients where you see the side effects it can have?
I agree that the ADHD drugs are probably over-Rx’d, but the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD is a lot more complex than you’re making it out to be here. Especially since doctors aren’t supposed to start out with the assumption that their patients are lying.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 14, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't think so
But it’s possible. I really hope not. I think there are other drugs for that, but addicts use it when they’re out of junk.
Man, I’m glad I don’t have any substance abuse problems…
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Aug 14, 2009 11:33 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Cocaine, meth, etc are forms of self-prescription
aderol acts in similar ways without destroying the body, i dont see where this doctor went wrong
JD
is going to be on the Michael Irvin show at 11:40. That should be an interesting conversation.
by GregoryM on Aug 14, 2009 10:35 AM CDT reply actions
Hmmm, yeah, uhha, yeah...
/Fake Mike
"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.
Ian is being activated for tonight's game
per JD. Cruz to the DL or Borbon will be sent down are my guesses to open a spot on the 25 for him.
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
mostly fluff
A couple Josh Hamilton questions, talked alittle about the Boston series, some about the young pitchers success. Only news was what I mentioned above, Ian being activated for tonight.
It was really annoying that whenever they switched between Michael and Riley? they had to let us know they were talking to JD onthe Michael Irvin show.
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
July numbers
11 am
Norm Hitzges — 7.9
Michael Irvin — 2.5
Newy Scruggs — 2.6
Noon
BaD Radio — 7.0
Michael Irvin — 3.1
Newy Scruggs — 2.8
1 pm
BaD Radio — 5.9
Michael Irvin — 2.9
Newy Scruggs — 2.5
Newy is eating into Mike’s numbers….get it?
"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.
Ahahaha.
When Frido jumps on the air, I literally feel my intestines dissolving. He has the worst voice and personality I’ve ever heard on big-time radio.
by brettgardner on Aug 14, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Good luck with that
"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.
this needs to change: (from BBTiA)
Kinsler, in the midst of his worst offensive campaign of his four-year major league career (as evidenced by his park-adjusted .343 wOBA, which is virtually equivalent to the league-average mark of .342), has posted a team-low line drive rate of 13.6 percent and team-high fly ball rate of 55.0 percent in 2009 — both of which are, for the statistically uninitiated, pretty bad things — and fared terribly during his injury-shortened month of July, posting the second-lowest line drive rate (8.6 percent) and second-highest fly ball rate (58.6 percent) in the majors during an abysmal 21-game span.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Is anyone expecting changes?
From Jamey
… his seven (Rehab) outs (supplemented by one walk and one hit-by-pitch) looked like this: strikeout, groundout to shortstop, popout to shortstop, and four flyouts to center field.
"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
Ian's thinking
“just missed it” when he flys out to CF. Same ol’ Ian we all love and hate.
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
Yea
it’s pretty noticeable every time he swings the bat he’s uppercutting.
Not exactly sure what happened but his swing isn’t the same as it used to be.
Get off the bandwagon, put down the anvil.
That's always been his issue..
and he doesn’t seem to give a shit.
2 years ago he was doing the same thing, and pitchers just threw inside to him. He couldn’t turn on it because of that ridiculous swing, and he popped out a shit-ton.
Maybe Rudy should go look at aome old video tape of Ian.
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
and thats the concern
its about the low line drive rate (and thus popups since), not hitting it to center/right…
the preceding post was a great success.
Other than strikeouts
popups and lazy FBs are the least desired outcomes of an AB. Ian specializes in both.
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
yea, its not like Ian is striking out a ton
he’s just hitting the ball too much in the air, and in the air to LF or CF where the other team plays him completely to pull.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
It woul dbe hilarious if a team
had an OF shift for Ian. Move the CF over into the gap and the RF over to center. Of course Ian is so stubborn that he woul sthink it doesn’t matter because he is trying to hit it over them.
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
The note about
us playing better against good than bad teams had me thinking that it’s probably because this team is meat against any pitcher that can’t throw strikes.
"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
Shit
Kinsler, Hamilton, Cruz
Don’t worry about who plays tonight. Lester is gonna face rape any and all scrubs we throw up at him.
Interesting to see the defense that has been behind Millwood seeing as they have almost identical record,ERA,Walks, and WHIP. With Lester having almost double the strikeouts that Millwood has
Lester's line against Texas - career
for the hell of it.
4 starts, 27 IP, 26 K’s, 3.33 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, .233 BAA.
I seriously think that Lester's going to get 15+ K's tonight
by LiamP on Aug 14, 2009 11:24 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
34 outs??
my better is better than your better.
by rangerjake on Aug 14, 2009 2:48 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Pic above
I missed the GDT yesterday, but was it mentioned that Choo did not “slide under the tag” as the caption says? He’s clearly out.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 14, 2009 11:10 AM CDT reply actions
That picture is deceiving
From that angle it does appear that Choo’s getting tagged on the elbow, but in reality he indeed slid well beneath the tag. TT had to jump about 8 feet in the air to catch the throw in.
by Basehead on Aug 14, 2009 11:52 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
If Kinsler continues to
uppercut instead of doing a more line drive approach, we’re going to be in big trouble.
Who thinks Kinsler is really stubborn and won’t make the adjustment and hit like he did when he first came up?
What if Kinsler has the HR disease and just cares about the long ball?
If things don’t change, he’ll look like a 30+ HR guy but bats .250-.260 while having a .300-.310 OBP since he doesn’t walk a lot.
Most guys like to hit HRs because it makes them worth more as FAs (and chicks dig the long ball)
Kinsler’s approach, while allowing him to hit many dingers, is killing all his other stats. I don’t think he’s so stubborn that he doesn’t realize this.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 14, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
I'd like to see
Him bat .320 from the 2 spot and hit 15 homers than .250 and 40 homers. Just get on base and let 3, 4, and 5 knock him in. He’s a great baserunner and just needs to get to first to be a threat.
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Aug 14, 2009 11:47 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Filling one of the top 2 spots in the rotation this winter......
Would you trade Chris Davis for Javier Vazquez?
Vazquez
No-trade clause to all the AL & NL West teams. Not gonna happen.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Are you referring to
While Javier Vazquez is his having arguably his best season in 2009, being really good is nothing new for him. He’s always been a really good, but never quite great pitcher. The tools have always been there, but the overall results have not. His peripherals, however, have always been ace-like. In eight of the last 10 seasons, he has posted a sub 3.86 FIP or better. In fact, over the last decade, he has just one year with an FIP greater than 4.06
He is underrated.
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 agree.
Saw him in person a couple weeks ago, and he looked solid as ever. He just quietly goes out there and then you look up and it’s the seventh inning and he’s only allowed a run. Great stuff.
MLB Bonus Baby - A Draft Blog - Author
by Andy Seiler on Aug 14, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
So who was it that argued that Feliz wouldn't be able to develop his secondary pitches
up here?
From Andro:
“I’m gaining confidence,” he said “I’ve really been working on my pitches and my off-speed stuff. The more I do it, the more comfortable I feel. I was trying to locate better, but I was really working on my off-speed stuff.”
Looks like a brilliant idea to bring him up to toy with the ML hitters while progressing.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 14, 2009 11:13 AM CDT reply actions
He's just a two pitch bullpen guy...
"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.
Heater, slurve, change up
All of them almost unhittable. If he can get a 4th pitch he’ll win 4 Cy Youngs.
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Aug 14, 2009 11:49 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm pretty sure
If he gets a 4th pitch, he’ll win so many Cy Youngs, it’ll be renamed the Neftali Feliz Award.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
ADD Drugs or Dread of Pics Surfacing
Is the big argument going on for Hamiltons terrible season. I doubt the thought of those pics surfacing really played a role in his thought process, but I’ll bet he knew the sh!t storm that would ensue when they eventually became public. It’s ironic he got off the adderol AND the pics surfaced right at the same time, but his BA jumping 40 points isn’t.
Thank God, because we need Josh back.
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Aug 14, 2009 11:55 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
So I've been wondering
if there are statistics measuring how well hitters hit against TORPS… and how well pitchers pitch against against 900+ OPS guys…
can someone help me? is this a new idea? if so, I think it needs to be researched.
If I was a GM, I’m filling my lineup half with beasts who have great season OPSs and half with guys whose season numbers don’t look so special… but who hit just as well against TORPS as against everyone else… perhaps Hank Blalock is one of those guys and we don’t know it… in a pennant race, I guy who gets on base and hits for power during pitching duels can contribute greatly to winning.
I LOVE THE RANGERS!!!
A man's worst nighmare...
This is no laughing matter, despite the jokes that will inevitably fly after news of this breaks. It turns out that Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre injured his testicle last night after a ground ball took a bad hop and hit him in the groin area. No, he does not wear a protective cup.
- Geoff Baker, Seattle Times
He had tearing and internal bleeding, and may be headed for surgery that would end his season…
"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.
ouch.....
how did your season end? “I tore my sack and a testicle fell out”
by death of the cool on Aug 14, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions
always wear a cup
I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.
by DerekSTheRed on Aug 14, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Never
in my life have I worn a cup.
I’m an indoor soccer goalie. It’s one of those things where I probably should, but I’m just not going to do it until I end up pissing blood. I’m stubborn that way
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
gawwwwd damnnn
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Aug 14, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
That's bad, but not the worst
I think we can all agree John Bobbitt’s episode is the worst way to lose your junk
That's a pretty bad average on balls in play.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 14, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Ohhhhhhh snap.
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.
when i was 12
i was facing the best pitcher in the league, guy threw about 60-65 mph and probably had a curve too. anyways i step up to the plate and the ball comes in on me as i try and move out of the way. gets me right in the dick, it’s an initial shock for a second or 2 then i drop to the ground and start crying my eyes out. i was probably on the ground for 10 minutes before i got up, i didnt wear a cup.
still didnt wear one afterwards though (what a dumbass) just felt to uncomfortable
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by studcrackers on Aug 14, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
That's terrible
I played catcher in HS for 2 years and didn’t wear a cup. My coach said I was the luckiest idiot he’d ever seen. In hindsight I agree.
by GhostofGaryHogeboom on Aug 14, 2009 12:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
That made me think of this
"[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 14, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Rangers sign Shawn Blackwell (HS P, 24th round)
$300k, so it does appear to be business as usual for the Rangers so far.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/?p=1504
Hopefully he works out as well as that 25th rounder they got a few years ago.
by LiamP on Aug 14, 2009 12:36 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
posted this yesterday... but didn catch the 300K
thats a pretty good chunk of change, about 4th to 5th rounder money. He has some pretty good scouting reports.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Anyone else having a problem
with these threads lately?
The thread doesn’t load correctly and I have to keep hitting refresh to see any new posts. The posts don’t show up on its own sometimes and the z key doesn’t work sometimes either.
Coolbean04
What browser are you using? How long has this been going on?
Sometimes the ads take a bit of time to load, which will block some of the javascript code that runs the auto updater.
kling klang king of the rim ram room
I use firefox
I don’t really know how long it’s been going on. Some times I have no problems and other times I do so I never really payed attention to it.
Cooper
What position is he, baseballwise? Toolsy outfielder?
"[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 14, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep all'round toolsey
has trouble with baseball….
well, we've got 3 of those guys in this draft so far
hopefully one figures out how to play baseball.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Always a surprise
when they do. However, in the 25th round, you might as well roll the dice on toolsy players.
"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
I remember when...
…the Dallas media was killing Hicks for overpaying for draft picks in the early aughts.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 14, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Always amazed me
when folks would get up in arms over that, and then some multiyear contract gets signed with a thouroughly mediocre FA who isn’t significantly better than an NRI, and you hear crickets. I never understood it. A mediocre FA can put you on the hook for 10-25 million pretty easily. It’d take an army of draft picks to equal that.
"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
Remember in may when quoting the rangers 6-17 (estimate) record
vs winning teams was all the rage?
the preceding post was a great success.
Klaw
Dusty (Houston)
OK, you are the Rangers brass, do you slowly walk Feliz through the bullpen before putting him in as a starter like you suggested with Holland, or do you keep him there for the stretch run to getting the wild card spot?
Keith Law (2:26 PM)
I’d probably leave Feliz in the pen all year, given his mild bout of shoulder fatigue in June.
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/27835/mlb-insider-keith-law
"[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
Jujy (Fruits)
I’m thinking only two Rangers on your top 100 list — Smoak and Perez. Am I missing somebody (assuming Feliz won’t be eligible)?
Keith Law
(3:24 PM)
Borbon? Font?
"[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 14, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
What's Law's cutoff point on prospects?
I’d also guess that Purke and Scheppers could come into play.
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
from HH
Hunter is coming back for thier roadtrip.
Although it’s a grueling 10-game road trip that starts on Friday and takes the Angels from Baltimore to Cleveland to Toronto with no days off in between, it’s also a chance for the Angels to separate themselves from the pack, as all three opponents currently have losing records.
I haven’t completely given up on the AL West. But the Rangers play Boston, Minnesota and the Rays in St. Pete. It would be nice it they remain at least 5 games back at the end of these 10 games.
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
Concentrate on winning 94 games instead of how far behind the Rangers are
with the Angels.
If they can win 95 games this year, tip your cap and give them the AL West but we’ll at least get the Wild Card berth.
Can we logically get to 94 wins?
Since the big positive changes, the team is 23-14 (and didn’t hit worth a damn). Another 23-14 streak would make this team 87-63. We’d need to go 7-5 the rest of the way to win 94 games.
Very do-able and we have better pitching than the teams we are chasing.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
yep, that is very doabl
if we cant get a playoff berth with that record, well, thats just kind of ridiculously bad luck.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
This is one of my many problems with you.
Since the big positive changes
You clearly are referring to Blalock, but whenever you get called out for your BS, you just say “let the healing begin” or some nonsense.
It’s the internet equivalent of covering your ears and yelling “LA LA LA” like a petulant little child.
Heh
I recently signed up for a “weekly specials” e-mail from a company I occasionally buy cigars from.
This week’s special went on to describe the product and the discounted price, then closed with the message “let the healing begin.”
I almost wrote them back to say “JOSEY YOU GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY EMAIL,” but then I realized I’d look like a crazy person, and it was probably just a weird coincidence.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Oh damn, IKE is stuck in Tulsa
His plane out had a malfunctioning engine.
Quick Tulsians, storm the airport!
"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.
He ought to stay there
and play another game while he is delayed.
"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
Apparently the aircraft stalled at the warning track...
by cstorm15 on Aug 14, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 9 recs
wreck
"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
more like the infield grass
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Kisler, Cruz swap DL spots
Second baseman Ian Kinsler will be activated from the 15-day disabled list before tonight’s game, and right fielder Nelson Cruz will take his spot. Kinsler is not in the starting lineup tonight, though, as his plane from Tulsa was delayed.
http://startelegramsports.typepad.com/foul_territory/2009/08/kinsler-cruz-swap-dl-spots.html
by GregoryM on Aug 14, 2009 4:01 PM CDT reply actions
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