Wild Card Standings
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 5:56 PM CDT
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Love it. Love it. Love it. Love it.
Rangers dominate all season, win the series 7-2. Outscored them 40-31 runs. F* the bandwagoners. F* the haters. Rangers are gonna take this dang thing. Scoreboard. Go Rangers!
hmmm?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 16, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Tiger now has a Chink in the Armor
hahahahahaha
"That one is headed for the moon!" - All Star Derby
um.......
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 17, 2009 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Full steam ahead!!
Ding, ding next stop PLAYOFFS!!
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Years.
We’ve been waiting years for this kind of thing in August. And the best part is there is no reason to not expect to be in contention for the next few years after this. This is just the beginning.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 16, 2009 6:01 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
"This is just the beginning."
I like this statement.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Only the beginning
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 may be crazy
" I have no faith in the GM making a move to help the big club but I’m on board."
Josey Wales on the 2009 Rangers. A team with 18 active players acquired by the current GM.
1 up in the lost column
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
Didn't they march off into the desert somewhere during WWII?
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 16, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Finally! Some BBTN love for the Rangers!
Recognition for the BP in Feliz, Wilson, and Frankie and also pointed out the advantage in strength of schedule.
Dave Winfield looked really awkward in the segment
Apart from stumbling around his analysis he pointed out the tough Red Sox schedule going forward with 6 games against NYY 6 against TB and 3 against LAA saying the Rangers have a bunch of games against the Mariners and Athletics while the Rangers have actually have a similar schedule going forward with the same amount of games against those opponents: 6 vs. LAA, 6 vs. TB, 3 vs. NYY. Somehow Winfield made John Kruk look smart.
needless to say
Winfield was a better baseball player then baseball analyst
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
My favorite is when he said "California Angels" two times
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
That is because none of us
know exactly what they are going by this week.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
by boomer1 on Aug 16, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly!
Just imagine how great we’d be if we had some people who wanted to win on this team
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
You forgot
/Cahill
lol
"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.
(front of shirt) LSB
(back of shirt) Hunting for a RED OCTOBER
On a side note my birthday is Oct. 29th I would love to have a WS clenching win on that day.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
that T-Shirt would be gold
Gold Jerry Gold!!
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Aug 16, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm in.....
La naiba cu Monkey Rally !!!!!
by Captain Fubar on Aug 16, 2009 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be like the Sex Cannon T-Shirts
by the time they came in nobody would buy them.
"There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means" - Calvin Collidge
by hubcityraider on Aug 16, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Shouldn't be that hard
You can create custom T’s at cafepress.com. You can upload your own graphics. The LSB logo in the front should be easy. Anyone have a large version of the logo image? Cahill?
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 16, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be funny...
…if the first season with the red uniforms, we are back in the playoffs…
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
So, so nice
If that happens I bet they go back to the red full time.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Didn't it seem like they were going to wear them
a lot more than they have? I remember the original announcement was that they would wear them during home games on Saturdays… but in the first few weeks they wore them a number of times… Made it seem like the pitcher picked the jerseys…
I could see them wearing them a lot more next year… I’m sure it would result in more jersey sales, etc.
'swhy I've been hoping
they’d bring the red uni back. It’s magic! (Esp. in the last five years – four of five WS winners use red as a primary color)
for a second I thought you were talking about me.
I was like “wtf”. I’ll hit ya back! haha
by Black Francis on Aug 16, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I was actually thinking
When Ellsbury and Pedroia were retired in the 1st that we would see a pitch into VMart’s ribs.
What do voluntary mean?
Probably for the best
I don’t think any of our players need the extra motivation and it would only serve as a distraction if something bigger came of it. If they do it again though next year, we’re going head hunting.
On the pregame show Wash answered Nadel thusly:
No retaliation, we in the business of winning games.
Love 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.
Was Dustin P. a stand in for the
Jack commercial?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Aaargh. It is NOT would "of"
It’s would’ve, a contraction for would have. Sorry, pet peeve.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
The Twins had better rollover for the Rangers
like they did the Angels. I can’t believe they are 5 under .500. The AL Central blows.
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 missed Kinsler's home run in the 1st
but from the replay, it looked like he made a face at the red sox dugout as he rounded third.
Did anyone else see it?
I saw the face
I thought that same thing, but I did not see where he was making it too
by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 16, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I just watched the replay
I didn’t see anything.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 16, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
He was looking into our dugout
Texas Rangers, sometimes they are the windshield, sometimes they are the bug — Evan Grant
by SonnyKoufaxLSU on Aug 16, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't watch the game bc of work, but
does anyone know why Elvis and Borbon didn’t attempt a stolen base after getting on base 7 times? Did the situations just not work?
It could well be
that we think that VMart is a better defensive catcher than Varitek now. I swear I don’t remember seeing too many steals on a pitchout.
What do voluntary mean?
Brad Penny
was not pitching for one thing. He gave up 8 steals earlier this year.
People discuss the theory of a player “hitting behind” someone a lot, but, I think M-Y (and others) benefited from Borbon’s disturbances last night and today.
The starter was very cognizant of the speed on 1st.
He was throwing over, going to the slide step, and varying his timing to the plate.
"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.
1.2 to home plate
really, really fast to home
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Borbon tried...
in the first after he bunted on, but MY took a walk right when he took off.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 16, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
He's a better person than probably any of us
I’ve never heard his baseball analysis but your opinion seems to be the consensus.
by Black Francis on Aug 16, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I like Jon Miller's voice.
Joe Morgan makes me want to puke.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
Jon Miller is baseball to me, love him.
"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.
It's so strange...
..how I can have such different feelings to the same broadcast team.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 16, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I love how John Kruk
gets so aggravated when he explains something.
Kruk: mental mistakes, that’s why these are last place teams.
Actually, Johnny, when your pitching sucks, menta
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
*l mistakes don't really matter as much. That's why teams are in last place.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 16, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm a Rangers fan...
…and I aprove this post.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
X
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Aug 16, 2009 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
There's only one thing left to do.
Win the whole…f***in’…thing.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
by ghtd36 on Aug 16, 2009 7:41 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
i only have one thing to say to you
“strike this mother@$$%r out!”
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
where do i air my grievances about mr. blalock?
"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)
Would your grievance begind with something like
“He sucks rat balls…….”? If so, please carry on.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
so
i was kind of happy with just bumping him down in the order. maybe i don’t care what he’s doing as long as it is from #7.
But I think the guy is actually too shitty to bat down there. I don’t really know what a reasonable solution is to the problem. You can’t DFA someone who has been through so many shitty teams but he has literally NO value to the club. he plays totally average defense (that davis could easily duplicate) and he can’t bat for shit. can’t even take a walk that’s being gift wrapped to him. And you really can’t send him to the end of the bench because there is absolutely no situation I want him coming in to pinch hit. Just to give away an out? At least with davis, you could send him down to AAA because you knew he was young enough to take some coaching but where hank is right now is pretty much the career arc you would expect.
I think I’ve figure out the solution…
Fake injury.
It wouldn’t really be that fake. He looks exhausted or hung over or something (this is not a drinking problem reference – he actually looks terrible in the face). But this would be a way for him to make a graceful exit from the rangers without losing face. He’d be in the clubhouse, part of the glory, etc. Isn’t this what the the sox basically did with frank thomas (not that i like kenny williams, but still)? Otherwise, the guy has no place on the team. Can’t even say he’s here for veteran goodness since he hasn’t been on a playoff team. I just fear that if you outright DFA him, the face (and probably a few others) would get kind of mad.
fake injury. it’s got to be what everybody in the ranges organization (possibly including Hank) wants to happen. hank needs to take the initiative here and complain about…hamstrings? maybe tug at his groin after a long stretch?
"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)
Blalock and Guardado both need to develop hamstring and groin issues that will keep them out for the rest of the season.
Maybe Hank can say he’s got TOS in his other shoulder, and say he caught it from sharing a soda with Salty.
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.
it won't matter really
just need to make it to Sept 1st and then he won’t play anymore.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
your optimism
it’s unfounded
"There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means" - Calvin Collidge
by hubcityraider on Aug 16, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Wash won't disrespect a veteran like that
because “he do what he do”, even if that is kill rallies faster than cyanide.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
Then Nolan needs to have another "conversation" with Wash
“Stop playing Blalock or I’ll bust yer kneecaps!”
by northtexan95 on Aug 17, 2009 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Seriously..
Every time Blalock came up I just groaned and noted that the inning was over.
It was like an extended commercial break.
How many times did he come up with 2 outs and men on base tonight, twice?
I know Pedrioa made that nice snag on one of his pulled groundballs, but I blame Pedroia for poor positioning to begin with on that.
Same here
it is deflating when he comes up with men on.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 16, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
He saw 7 pitches today in, what, 4 AB's??
No one else saw less than 11! He is a JOKE, and he weren’t buddie-buddie with MY his ass would have been benched or cut two weeks ago.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
x
he weren’t buddie-buddie with MY his ass would have been benched or cut two weeks ago.
This seems silly, but I wonder if there really isn’t something to that.
Brad Ausmus stuck with the Astros for years in no small part because he was tight with Bagwell and Biggio, and they wanted him there and made no bones about it.
When EG says that “team chemistry” could be upset by replacing Blalock at first base, i wonder if he doesn’t really mean FOTF rather than team chemistry.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I like the mythical injury option.
Even though he sucks now, he has been a part of this team through some bad years and he at least deserves to be in the clubhouse for a pennant chase. Playing, not so much, in the clubhouse, yes.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Agree-but on the DL, so he isn't taking up a roster spot.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
I MY really wants to taste the playoffs as much as he says, you would think he would go to RW
and tell him “This guy needs to sit for a few.”.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
This is the same guy
that thought we’d be better off with him at SS
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
can you blame him
he’s a professional athlete, I wouldn’t want my leader to think any differently
by blueballlefty on Aug 17, 2009 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions
You don't want your leader to think about what's best for the team instead of his all-star chances?
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'd have to think that's pretty much it
Maybe Kinsler is good friends with him too, but Young and Blalock have been teammates for 8 years now and have played together in the IF all this time. Most of the other guys on the team might like Blalock, but there aren’t many on the team who have even known Blalock for that long.
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
playoff roster
I am confident CD will get the majority of the playing time at 1B in SepSo how do the Rangers get CD up before Sept 1 so he can be on the playoff roster?
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
WIll be interesting to see how they handle that
if they are in this same position at that point. Borbon also seems like a guy you might want to have as an option, and conventional wisdom (guessing along with the Rangers) right now probably has both of them in the minors as August ends unless there is another injury.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 16, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Another factor is...
…this may be an area where there’s a conflict between the front office and the on the field people.
I think if it were up to Rudy and Ron, you’d have more Hank and Andruw and less David and Cruz down the stretch.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Eh, Wash has not been too positive about Hank lately
Just going off the pregame show nightly.
"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 guess it is more Rudy than Wash
I don’t think Rudy is a big Chris Davis fan. And I am real sure that if he has to choose between Andruw, Cruz, and Davis, Rudy would take Andruw and not even have to think about it.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Certainly after CD threw Rudy
under the bu
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
dang it, wrong button
Adam. The odds of Rudy returning next year has to be less than 50%.
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 disagree
I’d be surprised if he’s not back.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe a schizm exists
Wash likes AJ because of his power/production, but he is a big fan of the BB. He loves Elvis & Borbon because of their lethal combo of speed and production.
I think Rudy is the Whines of the house…everyone wants him to go away.
Wash has dogged Cruz, and Davis, about their ability, vis a’ vie walk/production.
"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 am not sure what to think of that
It required an intervention for Ron to bat Borbon leadoff and Ian 6th. Will it take another for Ron to sit Hank and AJ? What is the problem? Is Ron’s loyalty to veterans getting in the way of his talent evaluation?
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
Always has
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 16, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Ron's fear of stats
is getting in the way maybe.
Was there an intervention? I haven’t been able to keep up w/ the stories lately.
" I have no faith in the GM making a move to help the big club but I’m on board."
Josey Wales on the 2009 Rangers. A team with 18 active players acquired by the current GM.
intervention
see here
Washington said that he writes the lineup cards out, but did acknowledge that other members of the organization had a hand in the Kinsler move, which cleared the way for OF Julio Borbon to hit leadoff against right-handed pitching for the time being. Kinsler will hit leadoff against lefties. And if Borbon is sent back to the minor leagues when OF Nelson Cruz is activated mid-week, Kinsler is expected to go back to the leadoff spot.
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
Something else to consider with that
I don’t think that Washington wanted to test things with Kinsler by bumping him down. Having it be an order from on high allows him to appear to be in Kinsler’s corner, and Kinsler can go brew with Young about how Daniels doesn’t understand what it’s like to be a player but be happy with his manager.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 16, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I've got no problem with that
As long as it happens, I don’t care how management spins/arranges it.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 17, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Dumbass.
He has been carrying this team, he has so many big hits, in big games, you moron.
I would think your Litle Brother could catch on to this shit, and you are supposed to be the smart one in the family?
"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.
same
hit FF on my tivo for each of his AB’s. Of course they all only lasted 1 pitch anyway…
"There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means" - Calvin Collidge
by hubcityraider on Aug 16, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
He kept This Thing together and needs to play every day
If you feel otherwise, you have your head up your ass. Just look at our pitcher’s Game Scores when he plays.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 16, 2009 10:13 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Do I detect sarcasm?
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
25-15 since the positive changes were made
+ CDavis was awful this year (.256 obp in 277 plate appearances)
"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 16, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Boston is 19-21 in that same time frame.
We have been playing significantly better for a while, have a better pitching staff and an easier schedule.
I like our chances to make the WC.
"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 16, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Hank
.275 OBP in 378 AB’s. So good it hurts.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 16, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Just so we are opn the same page
Your defense of HB to throw out a .256 obp for Davis, while defending a player who has an obp of .275 this year and hasnt takin a walk since the ASB….
" I have no faith in the GM making a move to help the big club but I’m on board."
Josey Wales on the 2009 Rangers. A team with 18 active players acquired by the current GM.
Sub .200 OBP since the ASB
He’s Drowing Out There.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Man up
Hank Blalock has been the definition of replacement level 1B this year, and he’s been as bad since Davis was sent down as Davis was the first three months.
Either you are arguing that Blalock playing every day makes everyone happy because they love Hankles, and thus are upping their performance as a result, or acknowledge that they are winning despite Hankles sucktivity and not because of it.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh come on
If he was replacement level, we wouldn’t be as upset. He’s well below replacement level (at least since that Glorious Day)
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 16, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Your asking Josey
to admit he was wrong?
" I have no faith in the GM making a move to help the big club but I’m on board."
Josey Wales on the 2009 Rangers. A team with 18 active players acquired by the current GM.
You are such a JD Lewinski, Morris.
Did he talk nice to you at Newberg’s little suck-fest?
"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.
When Davis was mercifully shipped to OKC
he couldn’t hit a 90 mph fastball down the pipe. He was in a 4 for 28 with 11 Ks when JD (or somebody) pulled the plug. Davis’ existence on the team ahead of Blalock when he didn’t earn it was killing the chemistry of the room because everybody knew Davis didn’t deserve the playing time he was getting.
The instant this team stopped the madness and quit platooning Hank, the team turned their fortunes on a dime, ended the June Swoon and are 25-15 since.
Funny thing, the chemistry on a baseball 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 16, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
A parody, of a joke, of a cartoon, of a figment of a pathetic egomaniac...
"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 16, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
BUT HANK SUCKS!!!!
I have wanted to support him for a long time but come on, you are defending the absolute worst hitter on the team for the last month or more, and his defense hasn’t been that great either. We win the game Friday night with Davis on first base, he stretches to make to huge double plays in that game that Hank barely steps out to get to. Hank is offering absolutely nothing between the baselines.
and I hardly think
that any team chemistry created by the move would be hurt by making the move back to Davis at this time. Unless, of course, you think Hank would turn into a whiny little bitch if he got benched.
So your position is...
…the Rangers are winning now because the chemistry is better with Hankles instead of Davis playing first base, even though Hankles has been just as bad as Davis since Davis was sent down?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Is Hank the pitching coach?
A 3.70 team era is more responsible for thier 20-15 record that you quote. Imagime what thier record would be if Hank was playing up to anywhere near what you claim.
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
In fairness
Josey also thought getting rid of ARod was a great idea because it made the team chemistry so much better.
That’s why he thought the 2004 team would be so good…because ARod was The Fart In The Room. He was a big proponent of dumping ARod.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Josey and I were on the same side long ago
We are like David Von Erich and Gentleman Chris Adams.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sadly for me, it didn't require such an effort for me....lol
La naiba cu Monkey Rally !!!!!
by Captain Fubar on Aug 17, 2009 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions
When did I ever say "getting rid of ARod was a great idea"?
"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 16, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Even Jen can see
putting Daivs in and sitting Hank would be an improvement
What is crazy is this Rangers team has a chance to be even better, right now. Just bring back Chris Davis and plop him back at first base.
God love Hank Blalock, and he certainly has been better than I ever expected this season, but he was 0-for-13 in this series and is hitting .175 in August with an OBP to match and he hasn’t drawn a walk since before the All-Star break.
You have to think a re-confident Davis would be better. And even if not, if the offense is a push, you take Davis for the defense.
And Jen uses stats even less than Ron. Comeon.
AND she says Hank is having a BETTER year than she expected and we need to get him outta there. Yet Hank is WORSE than you predicted and you want to keep him….. hmmm
" I have no faith in the GM making a move to help the big club but I’m on board."
Josey Wales on the 2009 Rangers. A team with 18 active players acquired by the current GM.
For her
worse doesnt mean stats. He won a couple of games for us (late inning heroics) and claimed he had saved the season for us at one point.
" I have no faith in the GM making a move to help the big club but I’m on board."
Josey Wales on the 2009 Rangers. A team with 18 active players acquired by the current GM.
Admit it, Hank has been just as bad, except for about a 1-2 week stretch.
Please tell me how a guy who is struggling as badly as he is, sees only 7 pitches in 4 AB’s? Have you even watched the games of the last week or two? Can you honestly say he has been even slightly productive?
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
Why would I admit it if it's not true?
Blalock was a monster from July 1- AS Break and coming into the Boston game he had an 8 game hitting streak (modest 9 for 30 with lots o’ pop). The other three weeks plus have been crap but he’s chipped in with some big hits despite the ugly numbers.
Hank took an untimely 0 for 13 this series but he hit the ball well his last two times at the plate.
His presence on the roster isn’t hurting the chemistry of this team and the same cannot be said for CDavis when he was here throughout the season but especially in June.
When Davis was here he went thru something like a 7 for 60 with 27 K’s from mid May to early June AND that was when the heavy platoon of Blalock started.
It didn’t play well in the room because everybody knew Davis had been hideous since Spring Training began (and was on a pace to K 266 times / 162 games in the regular season) and didn’t play well on the field because teams started running LH pitching at us and Davis never did hit LH pitching this year.
That’s why we went 11-15 in June and scored fewer than 100 runs.
When the platoon of Blalock ended, the fart hanging over the team left the room and a not so coincidental 25-15 record followed.
It’s not a tough concept to understand.
"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 16, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
You just dont like Davis
cause he’s a JD boy. And it’s not a tough concept to understand.
" I have no faith in the GM making a move to help the big club but I’m on board."
Josey Wales on the 2009 Rangers. A team with 18 active players acquired by the current GM.
I thought Davis was going to hit 35-40 HRs
before this season started and was very bullish on his future.
"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 16, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Hank was in a heavy platoon all year
Not just in June.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
The Rangers had 25 games in June
and I believe Blalock started in only 14 of those games.
Apparently it didn’t play well in the room.
"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 16, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Why do you say "apparently"?
Is this based on speculation?
Or they were losing in June, and thus one can only conclude from the record that Hank sitting against lefties (which he’d been doing all year) was causing the slide and wasn’t playing well?
What?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
"Apparently"
Code for “I have no idea, but it fits my version of things, so I’m going to pretend it’s fact and keep pushing that line in the hopes someone will believe it if I keep braying loudly enough.”
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Bullshit, dumbass.
25-15…get off JD’s dick, Lewinski,
"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.
LOL
Jules Borbon says he’s got a nice, hot cup of Shut the Fuck Up ready for you…
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
But Bill said..Bill said..."Top of the World Ma!"
Eh, how nice to play out all of our childhood fixations/fantasies.
I shall from hereon be known as “Conan, The Barbarian”.
And, Robert E. Howard is so much better than Bill James.
"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.
let's see here..
20-9 in May
Blalock sat out 9 games
11-15 in June
Blalock sat out 12 games
There doesn’t seem to be any direct correlation between Hank sitting out and Texas losing
He platooned for two months…the Rangers dominated one and got killed the next
CD started 25 of those games at 1B
So much for team chemistry and wins.
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
So now that Hank is throwing down a .207/.207/.371/.576
line since the ASB, with a whopping 4 HR’s and 33k’s to ZERO walks, how is that playing in the room?
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
Don't know, Randy
but a 25-15 record since the positive changes were made speaks loudly about the chemistry in the room these days.
"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 16, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
That doesn't even make any sense
They have a better record since that happened, but Davis’s replacement at first base is sucking as much shit as he did, but the team is still winning and must be winning as a result of Davis being sent down, so it must be the team chemistry instead.
You aren’t even trying anymore. You are like an upside-down wedgebot on Battlebots. You’ve got nothing.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Thank you for the inspiration
I’m now going to go and find some good ol’ Battlebots fights to watch.
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
Adam
This team’s brass seems to have a pretty good monitor on chemistry in the room.
When there’s somebody who is not a good teammate or whose performance is seen to be as a detriment to the team, those players are removed from the roster.
See Sidney Ponson, Vicente Padilla and Chris Davis.
You hate it but Hank F in the line-up every day is working and the team would be foolish make monumental changes in personnel or chemistry at this time (Davis for Blalock would constitute a monumental change) especially when the player you want back up was as terrible and overmatched in The Show as CDavis was this year.
You see, the problem with making a change like that is that CDavis was a worse player than Hank F has been this year.
He’ll get his chance next spring and I’ll be rooting for him but we’ve got a post-season berth to nail down 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"
by Josey Wales on Aug 16, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
So
You are lumping Davis in with Padilla and Ponson?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
CDavis performance in June
was hurting the product on the field and apparently the chemistry in the room.
CDavis seems like a great teammate and a nice guy, but nice guys that hit .143 v LH’s with a .491 OPS are worthless to your team and need to be shipped out.
"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 16, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
You have zero evidence...
…that Davis’s performance was hurting chemistry.
Given that Hank F.‘s performance over the past month has been worse than Davis’s performance, it must be hurting team chemistry, if you are correct.
What about nice guys who have sub-.200 OBPs, like Hankles over the last month?
Still think Nolan needs to sign him to a 3 year, $30 million deal?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 16, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
And while I'm here...
Since July 1 when the Hank was given the every day gig, he’s rockin a .250 BA to go with a .269 OBP over about 165 ABs… Not a far cry from what CD did over his 275 ABs…
I’ll be damned if he isn’t carrying This Thing…
Why would we give Davis another chance next season
If he’s so bad for team chemistry, why would we ever bring him back to the locker room?
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
Heysoos Kristy
You perpetuate this bullshit 24/7.
Get the fuck outta my life and go back to nmlr.
"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.
they were winning, yet getting very little from Davis;
and they are winning, yet getting very little from Blalock.
So, it would seem to me they are winning in spite of lack of production from either guy. The difference is, Davis may actually have fixed some things and gotten better; Hank has gotten worse with more exposure.
Chemistry may be like momentum-it is as good as tomorrow’s pitching(and defense).
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
You can believe that glorious evening in July
that saw the team ending the June Swoon and turning it’s fortunes on a dime and the heavy platoon of Hank F was all one big coincidence but I don’t.
"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 16, 2009 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Because you don't want to.
You have absolutely no evidence that team chemistry is better now with Blalock than it was then with Davis. None.
You can cite no relevant statistics to show that Blalock has been anything but a terrible player at first base. Absolutely horrible.
All you cite is our record, which is what it is for so many other reasons than one fucking first baseman playing every day. What about pitching? What about defense? What about kicking the shit out of the Angels, Holland having two fantastic games, Hunter dominating, Borbon/Andrus turning it on, Face playing well, or any one of a dozen other things?
Our record is better since the switch, but there is absolutely no rational way to connect the two things as one causing the other. None.
And if you really want to get into it, if Blalock has been so terrible (which he has, you cannot deny) and our record has been good, how much better would we have been without him?
I’ll say this, I think we win Friday night with Davis rather than Blalock, because Davis sells out to stretch for that throw in the ninth.
Blalock is terrible and you’re a joke. Get over both things because I doubt they are a-changing.
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 16, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
"You can believe that glorious evening in July that saw the team ending the June Swoon and turning it’s fortunes on a dime and the heavy platoon of Hank F was all one big coincidence but I don’t."
Sigh … are you practicing to preach on 5 AM cable TV? Better run out and get a polyester suit – maybe maroon, over a pink dress shirt and powder blue tie.
Why anyone takes the bandwidth to respond or argue is a mystery. As many good baseball comments as you make, and are clearly capable of, you continue to obscure them with this anti-JD, pro-Galloway, faux-pro-Nolan tirade crap. If you sold advertising pencils from a tin cup out in front of the East Fort Worth Salvation Army, they’d be imprinted “N. Ryan has rescued the Texas Rangers”. And no one would buy any.
"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 17, 2009 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
x
What good baseball comments does he make?
I understand the compliment from a rhetorical standpoint, but let’s be honest—he’s nothing more than an intentional troll with a pullstring, and it’s getting really boring.
by brettgardner on Aug 17, 2009 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions
About 40 games ago....
I started wearing a red shirt to games instead of a blue one. My only conclusion is that the team has noticed this and this has boosted team chemistry.
by groundingout on Aug 17, 2009 6:56 AM CDT up reply actions
But he hit the ball wel in his last two at-bats?
Did you see those at-bats?
In one of those ABs he tried to yank a high and outside fastball down the right-field line and he hit a relatively weak ground ball into the hole that Pedroia smothered.
The only decent swing he put on a ball was a solid fly-out to center.
Neither of those excuses an average of 1.75 pitches per PA over a ballgame.
Even Davis was doing more to wear the pitcher out by averaging 3 pitches, and atleast a strikeout was not a double-play.
Blalock has been piss-poor miserable all year.
And this coming from someone that thought he’d post a 300/350/500 line this year. Just let Blalock go. We could put Chris Shelton or Ben Broussard there and be better off at this point.
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by DShep on Aug 17, 2009 4:09 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
this
is a spectacular idea
"You'll meet them again on their long journey to the middle." -Lester Bangs
LSB'ers
If the Rangers make the playoffs would any of you be game to throw some money in the pot to block off a section or maybe even rent a suite?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
lol, good point
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Aug 16, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
positive thinking is all it is
It will happen.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
It's always worked the opposite way for me
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
I would love to do that suite thing
but too much going on with family budget these days for that kind of extravagance.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I have already said that I won't know when I'm taking my vacation this year until October
And that I could give a moment’s notice when it comes to post-season baseball
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 16, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice
I think we could get something done. If not a suite we could block of part of a section.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
I live in San Fran
but I’d be in Arlington for sure if we make it to October… so I’d be down for some live playoff action
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Aug 16, 2009 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Me too
(I live in SF Bay Area and I’d come down for a game – my first!)
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 16, 2009 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
nice
You know many Rangers fans in the Bay Area? You’re the only other one I know of. You been to any A’s/Rangers games this year?
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Aug 16, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Wasnt he the one
that got tased?
" I have no faith in the GM making a move to help the big club but I’m on board."
Josey Wales on the 2009 Rangers. A team with 18 active players acquired by the current GM.
Who? Me?
I’m always worried when I go to an A’s game wearing Rangers’ colors. If the Rangers win, everyone is angry at me and wants to kill me (think about Raiders’ fans – drunk A’s fans are similar). And if the Rangers lose, I get mocked (but at least I feel safe). I often take off the hat after the game as I’m walking out, regardless of the score.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 16, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
these A’s fans are pretty moronic… but nothing compared to the Raiders fans… no one ever really feels safe at the Colliseum if you’re a visiting fan….. going to Giants games is hella fun, very limited douchebaggery amongst the SF fans… I’m still hoping for a Texas/SF world series… or just the Rangers make the playoffs, lol
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Aug 16, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, me too
I have to go to San Fran the last week of October, and being there during that would be nice if I’m missing that action back home
by kevinkinsler on Aug 17, 2009 7:27 AM CDT up reply actions
My wife is sort of a fan. :-)
I haven’t been to a game this year. I usually make it to a couple. I wanted to go the the Giants game this year, but was out of town. I was also going to see the River Cats game when the Red Hawks were in town, but I was out of town for that, too. And I missed Bakersfield at San Jose in July, although they were swept, so I didn’t miss much.
I have a 4 year old who can’t make it through a whole game, so its tough to go with the wife and kid. If you want to go catch an A’s v. Rangers game in Sept, I’d be up for it. The play a 4-game set M-Th from 09/21 – 09/24. It would be the first time I saw a really meaningful game in a while. If you are interested in seeing a game email me: dan * at * ddnconsulting * dot * com.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 16, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
ya, sounds good
I’ll drop you a line, I always feel weird being the only Rangers fan in the Bay Area at bars and such… that A;s series will be big, so far so good though, I haven’t felt this kinda excitement since 04, but more like 99 though
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Aug 16, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
been in a suite before
and while it is private and the spread and ac are nice, i spent most the time sitting in the seating area in front of the suite, and you can get cheaper better tix than that.
" 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
it was years ago
and i was in the suite rented by anneheiser busch ( i think it was warren spahn). we got unlimited beer, soda, hot dogs, fish, etc…
but that was a suite paid for by a business for a season. the ones you rent for single games i think give you credits or something. so you get a limited amount of “free” beer.
i think.
" 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
Suites...
I have been fortunate enough to visit the suite level on several occasions, and I believe the food and beer is always paid for separately by the company who “owns” the suite, I don’t believe any of it is free.
That said, if you rent a suite for one game, I suppose they may roll a certain amount of food/bev credit into the overall price making a certain amount of stuff “free”
by Topgun22 on Aug 16, 2009 11:40 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
There may be specials or promotions...
but in general the suite/tickets, food, beer… everything, has to be paid for.
I'll throw some money
down to go
I had the flu way before having the flu was cool
by TagDon'tTweet on Aug 16, 2009 8:56 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
i'm sure it's not
sold out. i also heard that prices have dropped.
" 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 love stub hub
" 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
LLWS
Some kid for one of the California teams is 6’2, 205 and 13 years old. Seriously. WTF?
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Ha, guess so.
And the kid up to bat right now, they just showed his homerun from earlier in the tournament and he probably hit it 400 ft.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Must be Finnerty's favorite player.
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.
Something else about the LLWS
who should we blame for the rediculous eye black by all these kids? Bryce Harper from the SI cover? Looks so stupid. If I had tried to do that when I was 12 my dad wouldn’t have let me get out of the car.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
I had it when I was 12
Hell our whole team had it and that was 28 years ago.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Heh
when you’re 12 things like that seem cool. My team did that ridiculous eye black thing and half of us snuck chewing tobacco down the bench and back every game. That was a graduation from those gum fake cigarettes.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
He is a beast!
I’ve seen quite a lot like that the last 2 years on fields here around the metroplex.
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
I got two tickets, with parking passes, for $20
for next Wednesday’s game. My girlfriend works at Cook’s Children’s Hospital in FW, and they got discounts for that series. Who’s jealous?
That's why they call them business sox
but where are the tickets at?
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
no way...
I need to get a girlfriend that works at Cook’s…..
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
You may get stuck with a fat chick
Most of the thin ones are taken
That's why they call them business sox
For 20 dollar seats behind Nolan
I’ll take one for the team. At least until I get my tickets.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
He'll be the guy
leaning over and saying stuff in Nolan Ryan’s ear the whole game.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 16, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Sept 25-27
The Rangers host the Rays. Could be a wildcard decider right there.
"A good start would be not giving up 900 runs again." -Jon Daniels
by Randy Richardson on Aug 16, 2009 9:32 PM CDT reply actions
This team is getting more confident with every win
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
they got moxy
" 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
We won the Battle of the Nips!!!
GO RANGERS!!!
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on Aug 16, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
That bird is trying to ruin her credit.
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 17, 2009 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
That is disturbing in so many ways
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
Josey, I know you will enjoy this
Today’s win brought Ron Washington up to .500 for his managerial career, 220-220.
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'm sure Texas_Dawg is fapping as we speak.
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.
If someone had told me at
the beginning of the season, that on August 16th, the Angels would have the most runs scored in baseball and the Rangers would have the fewest runs allowed in the AL, I would have laughed in their face and said, “that’s unpossible.”
"A good start would be not giving up 900 runs again." -Jon Daniels
by Randy Richardson on Aug 16, 2009 11:33 PM CDT reply actions
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4403245&categoryid=2378529
cute…i like winfield giving props to our offense…
by mikeyoungfuturehof on Aug 17, 2009 12:19 AM CDT reply actions
Dunno why it hasn't been frontpaged yet
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.
Just read the post-game write up from TR for the game on Satday… says Kinsler was hit in the shoulder. I thought it clearly hit his helmet and dind’t touch his shoulder? Or am I wrong here?? heh..
‘The night ended on a scary note. Second baseman Ian Kinsler, who had a home run in his first at-bat, was drilled in the shoulder by Fernando Cabrera’s eighth-inning fastball.’
They said that on the radio pregame too.
It certainly looked his head to me..
the preceding post was a great success.
glanced off his shoulder
would be accurate. Did TR even see the game?
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
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Waking up in a playoff spot.
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by ghtd36 on Aug 17, 2009 8:14 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Better than a wet spot
for sure.
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 does not want Borbon to be sent back down to the minors?
I don’t. He and Andrus are fun to watch play.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I don't
Send Murphy down.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions
How about waive German
Why send Murphy down even if it is only for a couple weeks?
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.
I'm just tired of his lack of power, can't hit leftys and his mediocre to below average defense.
he’s not walking that much either. But DFA’ing German is more likely.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 17, 2009 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Might they keep Borbon
and jettison German? Five OFers and 1 DH for 4 spots in the lineup.
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
Borbon will get sent down until Sep 1
We’re not gonna DFA our only viable backup-backup IF.
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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.
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