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by Adam J. Morris on Aug 18, 2009 10:44 PM CDT
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Bah
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
How long do they let Hank struggle like this?
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Aug 18, 2009 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
He got on base twice today
That will buy him a week, at least.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 18, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate that this is probably true
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
It would really suck if he started doing just marginally better now
To keep his job until the end of the year.
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.
Wouldn't surprise me if it happened...
and I don’t get it. It was painful to watch Davis struggle like he did, but at least he has a future with this team.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Aug 18, 2009 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
We will fix this...
Since Davis is hurt, per JD’s comment, I have hope something will be done when he heals up.
Murphy is bugging me.
The Borbon Bunt is easily my favorite play in baseball. It’s like Wiffle Ball in the Majors.
Davis played tonight
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, at DH
Walked 2x
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
OKC got no-hit tonight
the bright spot was Davis’ 2 walks.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
heh
I love the Borbon Bunt
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 19, 2009 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm coming around on Borbon (still trying to find forgivness for that Sunday game v. Lackey)
and Wash is staring at a OF cluster-frank if he decides to keep him when Cruz is ready.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
we like to say "Charlie Foxtrot" in the business
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 19, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions
and at this point we HAVE to keep him up.
I mean we might send him down for a few days then call him back up on Sep. 1st, but the point is, Borbon NEEDS to be leading off for this team at least against Righties, and I’d say full time
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 19, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions
If Cruz is ready
you either DL or DFA JJennings and try to get by with this staff until help comes on September 1.
Somebody is going to lose serious playing time if that happens because Byrd, Josh, Cruz would be the givens so what happens to Murphy if Borbon is here?
I guess you could roll Murphy over to 1B but he can’t hit LH pitching and what about AJones?
Interesting decisions coming up.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Supposedly by the weekend if the rehab goes well...
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I don't see how Byrd is a given
36 doubles and all. He’s been pretty good for us, but not great, and he’s not a Cruz/Hamilton talent, so I wouldn’t include him. I’d say the guys that need to play every day are Cruz and Hamilton; the guys that should play more than the rest of the fillers are Borbon and Byrd; Murphy’s just a tad behind those two, so yeah it’s a tough decision, and keeping Andruw Jones and Hank, calling up Davis, there are going to be some difficult lineup management decisions to make. But that’s the beauty in this…
We can play splits a bit more now; we can put a lineup out there that smashes, or a lineup that kills you with “small ball” and OBP, or a lineup that mixes the two.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 19, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Byrd is a given because Wash loves him
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.
Trying to find forgiveness?
Why? The guy had a bad game. If you are trying to find forgiveness for Borbon, who is now hitting well above .400, I can’t even imagine what you are trying to find for your boy Hank F
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.
Small Sample Size or not...
.480/.536/.520 with a perfect 8 for 8 stealing bases and scoring every other time you get on base is a pretty “pinch me I’m dreaming” start for the kid. He has been nothing short of fantastic, both at the plate, on base, and in the field…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 19, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Exactly
being upset because the guy went 1-4 against Lackey a couple weeks ago when hes done what hes done lately is stupid. Especially when the guy youve been touting as “carrying this thing” just broke a 0-20+ streak last night and took his first walk since the Bush administration it seems
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.
bigsteve
Borbon struck out 4 times that Sunday and was unable to get bunts down twice. On top of that, he had an epic baserunning F up at a critical stage of the game (that ended up not hurting us).
Since then he’s done much better and was a nice factor in the Boston series.
A .367 obp (with no power) in AAA is okay (probably translates to .330ish in The Show) but I’m not sure he’s ready to play everyday yet but I like 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 19, 2009 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
we won 7-0
He had a bad game. So what. Like nadel said during the game yesterday if he can just slap the ball to the left side he will carve out a long and successful career for himself. And he stole 3 bases last night on one of the best catchers in baseball. I find it funny how you harp on one bad game for borbon but fail to mention anything about your boy shitting the bed the last week and going hitless in the biggest series of the year so far.
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.
Nadel also said last night
that Borbon didn’t get a good read on the ball hit (by Young?) up the middle and made another baserunning mistake.
I’m bullish on the future of Jules Borbon. I like some of the things he’s done but I’m not sure he’s ready yet.
"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 19, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Nadel said...
Borbon hesitated because he was waiting to see if the pitcher made a play on the ball and then apparently the SS was shaded up the middle so he may have had a chance on it.
I didn’t see the play i was driving at the time so i have to go by what nadel described. But if thats true its not the colossal mistake you make it out to be. Plus 1st and 3rd no out is still a run scoring situation. You focus way too much on the little shit
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.
none more days please!
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on Aug 18, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Watching him ground pitches down and away to second base..
Is getting highly frustrating…
The worst sight as a Ranger fan this year
has been Hank’s weak dribbles to 2nd base and Ian’s pop ups into left center. Ian has corrected his for the last 2 weeks. Hank has not. How is this not a simple observation? Even Manny fucking Ramirez can hit oppo or take a walk. I do not get it. At all. Hank is done after this year.
Well, to be fair...
Manny Ramirez is arguably the best right-handed hitter of this generation after Pujols…
5-0 lead..........gone.
5.5 out.
Tied in the wild card.
But hey you kept the wild card lead for 2 days. Kudos.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Time to whip out the DFA stick.
"Damn right. damn right, great idea or maybe just make the punk his bitch right on the mound so all the christers in the audience can start praying and speaking in tongues and perhaps handling snakes – kind of like the scene in Bruno in the cage fight" –Stuntman Mike, on the idea of putting a hardened criminal on the team as an enforcer, and what it would be like to watch him charge the mound.
"How about during the 7th inning stretch from now on we have mass abortions on the field!!???!! Gritty nom nom nom baby JESUS donkey fuck spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We can dig up TY COBBS BONES!!!AND USE THEM TO EVACUATE SOME LUCKY FANS UTERUS!!!!" –Section 339, in response to Stuntman Mike
Jennings, Guardado, Blalock
All need to be gone.
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 Aqua on Aug 18, 2009 10:46 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Yup
"Damn right. damn right, great idea or maybe just make the punk his bitch right on the mound so all the christers in the audience can start praying and speaking in tongues and perhaps handling snakes – kind of like the scene in Bruno in the cage fight" –Stuntman Mike, on the idea of putting a hardened criminal on the team as an enforcer, and what it would be like to watch him charge the mound.
"How about during the 7th inning stretch from now on we have mass abortions on the field!!???!! Gritty nom nom nom baby JESUS donkey fuck spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We can dig up TY COBBS BONES!!!AND USE THEM TO EVACUATE SOME LUCKY FANS UTERUS!!!!" –Section 339, in response to Stuntman Mike
is it so difficult for Blalock to close his stance
just a little? Jesus christ. I have a better chance of hitting that pitch away than Blalock does
bah. wasted game.
tied for the wildcard again. lost a game to everyone, al west looking dead.
Jennings, Guradado and Blalock need to appear less.
the preceding post was a great success.
the closest I want to see Jennings near the Ballpark
is at his home in Frisco
And mankind is naught but a single nation - Qu'ran 2:213
i wish he would move - leave the state
defeatist pussy lives here
by sam in so cal on Aug 19, 2009 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions
can't dfa guardado
too bad for team chemistry. I don’t think they will DFA blalock even though they know it makes sense. But Jennings needs to happen.
Then DL Guardado with old man syndrome or something
But he doesn’t need to be pitching for us.
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.
Can't DFA him because he and his wife have that charity bowling thing coming up
The telecasts have been promoting that for two months and Eddie has to be on the roster for that. Keep him for the kids. However, I expect him to be released as soon as the event happens.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
It was Saturday.
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
I saw hank walk but wasn't paying attention to the at bat
did he actually work a walk or was it one that even pudge himself would walk on?
the preceding post was a great success.
pitches were way out of the zone.
didn’t foul off tough pitches. 5 pitch walk.
IIRC he swung at the one strike.
don’t know if it was fat or not.
anyone
could have walked
the 3-1 pitch went all the way to the backstop
x
guys on the radio (Nadel I think) wanted to know if there was a plaque for Hank F for walking. I laughed
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
i was surprised he knew you could go to first base after the 4th pitch out of the zone
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Jason Brynsvold on Aug 19, 2009 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I went tonight, and was trying to explain everyone in section what a special night this was
because Hankles actually walked. No one could believe it was his first walk since7/10. I also bet three times and won $8 :)
that Josh would swing at the first pitch. I love easy money.
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i need to quit watching sports
shit like this totally ruins my day
when it was 5-0, i put my gym shoes on and was about to head out
now, im eating 2 frozen pizzas and drinking bourbon and trolling people on facebook
as i said before the GDT was closed...
I really think I hated tonight more than last Friday night.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
Friday was sudden, like pulling off a bandaid.
Tonight was a gradual meltdown, like getting cancer.
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.
fyi
getting cancer can pretty sudden too…
but yeah, tonight just kept getting worse and worse.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on Aug 18, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought Feldman's performance from okay to disaster happened just like that...
Seemed to catch Wash off-guard
Why? Feldman almost always goes quick and ususally in 6'th or 7'th.
by diamond_dave on Aug 18, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
please tell Ron's gut this
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
-Rogers Hornsby
by Haeger Champ on Aug 18, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
There have been exceptions
But twice through a lineup sure seems like Scooter’s boundary. For all the raves about his cutter, he is still hittable unless he has a night with plenty of sink. And he, like every other pitcher alive, is not going to be “on” every time out. Dunno, maybe he can’t adjust like Millwood and Hunter seem to be able to do.
"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 19, 2009 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Not this year
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.
maybe its just me
but i think the ball off his finger took a difficult inning into a disaster
every single pitch he threw was breaking over the plate like a traditional 2 seamer. he could not seem to throw the cutter that would go away from the righties after that pitch.
Nah, this was like getting infected by a flesh eating virus.
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 18, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
don't do that
please don’t compare a meaningless sporting event to cancer.
…unless you’ve watched your Mom (or someone that you love) die in front of you, and i’m guessing that if you had experienced that horror you wouldn’t have said what you said.
defeatist pussy lives here
by sam in so cal on Aug 19, 2009 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Anybody mention OKC got no-hit tonight...?
And…Davis drew a couple walks.
I’ll take that silver lining.
"[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 18, 2009 10:51 PM CDT reply actions
Saw that
Didn’t want to mention it since everyone is down already.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn it
Davis should be up here.
I’ve always hated chemistry. Then again, I hated physics even more.
by Conjunction on Aug 18, 2009 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I have mixed feelings about physics
When reading about Schrodinger’s Cat, I realized I loved it and hated it simultaneously.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 18, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
The cat?
I hate cats.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
chris davis is rockin a 420 OBP
but we won’t call him up anytime soo. Fuck.
Well bright side is
They are still first in the wild even if it is a tie.
And Pudge+millwood tomorrow. 5-0 lead thing just is frustrating.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Going to the game tomorrow
and I hate to say it, but if I’ve been to a game that the rangers won, I don’t remember it…
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Aug 18, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
We cannot carry JJ & EE much longer
Because you must be on 25 man roster or DL at end of August to be eligible for play-off roster. You can’t put those 2 in a play-off game, so they are useless to us.
Who do you bring up to replace Eddie?
Jennings can go for all I care but we don’t have a real LOOGY guy in the minors which I assume is what people would want to replace him with.
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.
Can't we just treat Eddie like Milton from Office Space.,...
Justr emove him from the roster but don’t tell him. Let him hang out in the pen..
I can see it now — “Excuse me… I beleive you have my glove…”
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Is Milton the guy who burned down the building?
Might not be a good strategy.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I'm...I'm...I'm...
going to set the ballpark on fire.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Sure I guess
But the question still remains…who do you replace him with. Because if your answer is AJ Murray I would just as rather keep Eddie
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.
Since Eddie seems to have developed reverse splits, I'm not sure we have to stick with a LOOGY..
It would be preferable to have two lefties in the pen, but we’re not really getting LOOGY results out of Eddie anyway.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
FWIW, my first cut is Jennings...
I’m just riffing on the idea of keeping Eddie in the pen without using him.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I know Eddie isn't performing like a LOOGY
But thats what hes been asked to be alot of times even though hes had bad numbers against lefties. So I would imagine we would want to bring up a guy we could bring in against lefties and from what ive seen of Murrays stats he isn’t much better against them.
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 pretty sure that's a large part of why Eddie's still here..
The cupboard is a bit bare on LOOGY types.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Hank and Byrd in the 9th.....
Down by 3 runs, neither was the tying yet, yet both made sure to hack at the 1st pitch they saw.
Until you are the tying man at the plate, you’ve got to take until there’s a called strike in that situation.
That, in a nutshell, is why I hate both of those fags and will be glad when they are playing elsewhere in 2010. That’s not “winning baseball”. That’s just stupid and selfish.
by Hard8 on Aug 18, 2009 10:56 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Jennings
Don’t care about his ERA or FIP. He has allowed an earned run or an inherited runner to score in 26 of his 42 appearances this year. That sucks for a middle reliever.
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
poking around Fangraphs
coming into tonight, Jennings had thrown 1014 pitches. Eigth most for a RP in the MLs. The man is worn out. Time to put him on the DL.
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
Jamey Wright redux indeed.
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'm tired of hearing about team chemistry.
You are telling me these fuckers wouldn’t like to have a teammate that could actually help the team win, instead of being down 2-4 spots.
by diamond_dave on Aug 18, 2009 10:59 PM CDT reply actions 11 recs
Rec this up.
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.
for real
Chemistry is great, but not when you’re talking about guys who come in and give up big runs or hitters who can’t hit.
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
Someone
Figure out how many runs Blalock has cost us in the last month.
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.
Blalock can still be a part of the team....
from the bench (and not as the DH). It’s not like bumping him from the line-up DFAs him
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Aug 18, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
And Eddie can remain in the bullpen...
as an assistant or something
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Aug 18, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd like him off the 25 before Sept 1
That way his replacement is eligible for the playoffs.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't think of that
scratch my previous posts then
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Aug 18, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Blalock can be our mascot
and Davis our first baseman
by SteveP on Aug 19, 2009 2:09 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Amen brother.......
La naiba cu Monkey Rally !!!!!
by Captain Fubar on Aug 19, 2009 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Well the gut tells me they won't cut ties with Hank until the season ends
Is this because he is a vet? Rangers seniority?
And now they are talking about sending Borbon down
He is about 1 of 4 players carrying this think and none of vthem named Hank.
DFAing him only made sense when we could've replaced him with Nick Johnson or the like.
At this point he’s worth keeping around as a power bench bat/DH.
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.
And he has like 18 walks in the past 22 games.
We know he won’t hit for average,never has,but he’ll try to get on base at the very least.
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 18, 2009 11:10 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yep.
I would like to see his role more marginalized, and Borbon take a more prominent one while Hamilton and Cruz share DH (or Byrd gets less playing time) though.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
This game was like a bad dream where
we’re standing around high-fiving over the trade for Pudge, fist bumping over the WC lead, then Joe Mauer walks over and “wipes his junk on our hats” while we do nothing
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
It's been a rollercoaster couple of days.
The win on monday, then the failure to sign Purke… then everyone goes apeshit over a trade for a backup catcher, and we lose in degenerate fashion.
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.
Joe Mauer
Wiped his junk on our hats, grabbed us by the hair, pulled our heads back, dropped his beanbag in our mouth, and wiped a booger on our forehead, all the while smiling and whistling a happy tune.
LOL
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait. That's not funny.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
There was a huge error in the box score tonight
it said Hack K-walk had a BB. I laughed, then cried.
Who wants to bet Newberg is talking about Hank F?
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 18, 2009 11:08 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Coulda been Face...
I hear Newberg doesn’t like him very much…
my better is better than your better.
On a night when he gets on base 2 of 5 times (with a triple) and plays stellar defense.
Who really gives a F what JD’s widdle teacup poodle has to say?
"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 18, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Because it's one night?
In a month of total 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.
Even worse
The chances he had to make an actual impact on the game, he shit himself violently driving an inside ball to the second baseman.
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.
1 for 4 with a walk and XBH from a 1b
should not exactly be an argument crushing night. it should be average.
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Not a banner night from Hank F but very far from the reason the team lost the game tonight.
To say “There are two players on this roster I just can’t watch any more, and I can’t even bring myself to mention the second one” ,,,,really? Fuck you.
Didn’t hear a word from him when Davis started the season 1 for 22. Nary a peep during the 4 for 48 in late May/early June. Not Jack Schitt along the way to a sweeeeeeet 3 for 25 before his ass was shipped to OKC (when he had a .256 obp).
The problem with banging the drums in an attempt to sway public opinion is that JD doesn’t have the onions to do anything other than stand down.
"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 19, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Except the fact that Davis is a young player and has a future with this team...
I couldn’t see how the Rangers possibly re-sign Blalock. And the age difference/time in the league is a little substantial. It was hard to watch Davis, but was easier to watch that than a struggling (I’m being kind here) seasoned veteran who won’t be here next year.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Aug 19, 2009 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I love that you're bitter
Just because you got banned.
How fucking old are you?
by brettgardner on Aug 19, 2009 7:22 AM CDT up reply actions
But the .274 OBP this year is what?
What about the .240 home OBP? What about not taking a walk against a lefty all year? Rockin a .200 OBP over the last ~6 weeks is killing This Thing… Just like Chris Davis, he’s drowning and his weak dribblers to second base are the fart in the room…
Well the options are 000, 200, 400, 600, 800, or 1000
Of those 5 options for a 5 PA night. With 5 plate appearences blalock should reach twice more often than he doesnt. Reaching twice in the last month is quite scarce for him.
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Funny, Josey.
But a good point. Whose has time to give a F what JD’s whatever-you-called-it has to say when everyone’s fully occupied giving half a flying flip what you have to contribute.
So tired.
by Jamey Newberg on Aug 19, 2009 7:14 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
replace hack and andruw with Davis and Cruz
let Moscoso keep JJ’s spot/I don’t know who for Eddie(Madrigal, Murray, waiver-wire pick-up)
"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
Possibly. I forgot about him.
"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
He tends to slip through the cracks.
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.
and break his own back
(I see what you did there)
How long is he going to rehab?
I think he’d be an excellent addition to the bullpen, but would he take Nippert’s rotation spot?
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Aug 18, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I dunno
I think he’s still working on his new armslot or whatever, so it could take awhile if he;s restructuring his delivery.
As to whether he goes into the roto or not, I would guess that depends largely on Nippert.
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.
He's probably ready for a BP spot
He threw over 73 pitches in his last start.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably won't come up till September
To ease the roster crunch.
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.
If you replace Eddie, you need a lefty
So maybe the Pirate. Not Mad Dog.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really
Eddie sucks against LHP’s, so we’ve basically already been getting by with one lefty in the bullpen.
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.
Well, he's _supposed_ to be a situational lefty
Just because he’s not good at it, doesn’t mean you don’t want to have one in the pen
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Meh
Situational lefties are more of a luxury, IMO. If you have a righty who is better than your situational lefty, you should probably dump your LOOGY.
That said, I might rather see Pirate than Mad Dog myself – I just don’t think you have to replace a lefty with a lefty.
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.
Murray.
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.
Why?
It’s not like Eddie can get lefties out.
"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
Have to remember Grilli is coming back soon.
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.
Just so we know -
From May 16-July 5, CDavis went 23 for 137 (.168) with 61Ks and hit 5 HR & 12 RBI
From July 1- August 18, Hank has gone 41 for 170 (.241) with 45Ks and 9 HR & 26 RBI
Have the lack of walks from Blalock been a problem? Oh yeah.
Has his defense at 1B been better than expected, dare I say “good”? Absolutely.
Did the team play much better when the positive changes were made? 26-16 sez it all.
If you have an agenda, you can isolate Blalock’s numbers and find some really ugly stats (the post AS Break stats are staggering) but on the whole, Blalock’s last 49 days have been significantly better than CDavis’ last 49 days 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"
i think the point everyone is trying to make tho
is that davis should be better now. and anything would be an improvement over the 1b position right now…
by mikeyoungfuturehof on Aug 19, 2009 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions
The problem is
that CDavis was terrible beginning in spring training and so profoundly bad at the end (pitchers brazenly throwing 90 mph heaters right by him) plus the games now mean too much to find out IF (because we don’t know) Davis is better now.
If the Rangers were 16-26 and coming off their worst month of offense in the history of the team (which they were with Davis playing almost every day in June) and out of any post-season contention, hell yes I’d bench Hank for Davis because I can’t stand bad teams playing olds in front of youngsters but that’s not the case.
Next spring, Hank will be gone and Davis (whose future I like but used to love) can fight it out with JSmoak but the team is playing quite well right now and there’s no reason to upset the present chemistry.
I also hope CDavis is great next 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"
Actually they played better in May you dumbfuck
Check the records
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 dont get this...
they say he is the backup and TT is still the starter…but now TT has seen the bench in 2 of 3 games?
please they are just doing it once for the fans before we hit a long roadtrip
the preceding post was a great success.
You'll get it tonite with an attendance bump plus Pudge is batting .250
I'm tired of hearing about team chemistry. You are telling me these fuckers wouldn’t like to have a teammate that could actually help the team win, instead of being down 2-4 spots.
by diamond_dave on Aug 19, 2009 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Just to give you perspective in the last 30 days Blalock WPA -.54
Chris Davis the last 30 days before being sent down for sucking WPA -.35
Talk about shitting the bed.
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.
Those are both negative, right?
You didn’t just put in a dash?
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.
Don't two negatives make a positive?
We need Davis AND Blalock!
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Davis sucked very hard for 3 months straight.
"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 18, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Talking to yourself now, eh?
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.
Speaking of tired bits...
Again, it’s hilarious how in lockstep this place is over something obviously ambiguous (at best) enough that the decision makers running one of the best teams in MLB this year have chosen the opposite action of what the herd here wants.
You may be right...
That was funny.
Truthfully, Pudge’s return may be a bad concept. This Rangers team is so unique, young, and energized, and all of a sudden I’m sorta wondering about Pudge’s playing time? Anyone else feel that anxiety tonight? Definitely not the Sammy Sosa thing, but I dunno.
I would except that Wash has been very clear that Tea is the starter.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
If you truly believe this you're an idiot
Teagarden had played 9 of ten before his rest Monday night and now we traded for a Ranger legend and only have a couple games before we go on the road for a week and a half. The Rangers want their fans to get to see Pudge now so it was either Wednesday or Thursday.
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.
The pre-game was filled with Pudge love.
Riding in on Harley’s, a video retrospective and Pudge taking the line-up out to the umps. I heard there was going to be walk-up crowd. Not so much. I did cheer quite loud as he was always my favorite Ranger.
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Given how late the deal got announced...
I’m suprised anyone really predicted a walkup the first night. Hell, I didn’t expect him to even get there by gametime.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Yeah me either
Usually guys who get traded take a day to get where they were traded. I figured if he showed up at all it would be mid-game.
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.
It DOES seem like he hauled ass to get here...
That’s one thing that has me hopeful he can regain some of his offense – that he’s energized about getting out of Houston and back here.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
David will be brought up before September.
Hank is our only 1B on roster, if he got injured in last 35-40 days. If we made play-offs no 1B for play-offs
I'm pretty sure they'll let you sub for an injured guy on your playoff roster
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.
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.
I highly reccomend watching the Nick Schuyler story.
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 18, 2009 11:27 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I don't know but I was told had to be on 25 man or on injured reserve as of 8-31
I kinda presume that was why German was put on DL with mysterious muscle strain. I expect more of this, maybe Borbon.
Here is playoff roster rules
Playoff Rosters: Playoff rosters must be set at 25, not including disabled players, on August 31. For each player on the 60-day DL, teams may add players to the eligible list during the playoffs at the same position, provided that they were in the orginization on August 31… Teams must choose 25 players from their playoff eligible list before each round of the playoffs.
by diamond_dave on Aug 18, 2009 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
Which means that the 25 guys on August 31st, plus the guys on the DL (both 15 and 60 day) are eligible. Once the playoffs start you must choose a 25 man roster from those players. Now for a guy on the 60 day DL you can replace him with someone of the same position as long as they were in the organization before August 31st.
For instance, Eric Hurley is on the 60 day DL. We could put him on the playoff roster and then substitute another pitcher, even if they weren’t on the active roster on August 31st, in his spot.
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.
anyone else get the feeling that ricochet off the hand of scooter
might of impacted the game a bit? maybe just threw him off a bit. i think if he fields that ball right, the game goes completel differently.
i also think mauer should be intentionally walked for the rest of the week, i used to think Pujols was the best hitter in MLB, now im kinda starting to wonder…
by mikeyoungfuturehof on Aug 18, 2009 11:31 PM CDT reply actions
They are both so incredibly good...
We shouldn’t be messing around with them.
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.
completely agree
he could not throw his cutter or his curveball AT ALL after he took that hit.
i commented earlier that i really hope he doesnt go on the DL with a broken finger or something.
Mauer has the higher wOBA for this year though.
Actually a good bit higher after last night. .464 to .451.
Ridonkulously good.
Well we know what it look like for 2004-2008
Its going to take more than a 13 point edge in mid august to dethrone pujols.
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he was missing all night
basically hit that one dude twice. in the same at bat. kind of awesome actually. hope we don’t dfa his ass for that.
i guess this is what a game is like when the pitching sucks...
i guess we kinda forgot what it was like…
by mikeyoungfuturehof on Aug 18, 2009 11:36 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Funny how quickly people have forgotten the historically awful awfulness of Davis's 1st half...
The grass is always greener, imho…
Or
that the Texas Rangers had their worst offensive month in the history of the team (worse than the ’72 Rangers who collectively hit .217 for the year) this past June with CDavis playing almost every day.
That’s why he’s in OKC and the team is riding out Hank’s latest bad streak.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Bad streak?
When did that start/last one end?
He blows.
by brettgardner on Aug 19, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Have you actually heard anyone talk like they have forgotten it??
Seems like everyone talks about it a lot, especially juxtaposed against Hank’s current helplessness. The kid was awful, and got far too long of a leash which led to the ‘historically awful’ numbers, but (a) his numbers weren’t significantly worse than what Hank is sporting these days, and (b) by all accounts he seems to have corrected a great many things at AAA since the demotion.
We KNOW that Hank hasn’t corrected, or seemingly attempted to correct, anything noticeable.
It may well be a case of the grass being greener, but there’s a fair amount of evidence to support the willingness to find out. Personally, I think the only reason it hasn’t already happened is the perception in the room. Players always seem to be the last one to bail on a failing teammate, and rightly so.
Personally, I think management is truly staring at the calendar and PRAYING they make it to Sep 1 so they can call Davis up and give him a try without upsetting anyone.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I want a ps3 just for Fat Princess
Damn useless XBL with it’s terrible original content.
by LiamP on Aug 18, 2009 11:57 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
There will have been 3 XBLA games with better reviews than fat princess within the past few weeks
Once shadow complex comes out tomorrow. Other two would be ’splosion man and trials hd.
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I'd rather not buy a console with a 54 percent failure rate
PS3 Slim for me…good games AND a Blu-Ray player? Count me in.
"You want to give me poo poo?" - Josh Lewin 7/1/2009
by TXRangersFan on Aug 19, 2009 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, you got the Blu-Ray player part right.....
the good games?? not so much….
Let's hope the second half will be as good as the first half has been.
to each his own
I’ll take MLB 09 The Show, Infamous, Metal Gear Solid 4, Killzone 2, Gran Turismo 5, MAG, Uncharted 2…etc
Oh and I’ll enjoy not having to spend $100 for a WiFi connection that should be included anyways. I don’t play online much, but Playstation Network gets the job done
Too each his own though…if you want to play 360 go right ahead.
"You want to give me poo poo?" - Josh Lewin 7/1/2009
by TXRangersFan on Aug 19, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you think it's even remotely possible that Davis could prove
to be even worse… especially in much higher pressure situations than he has ever faced given a playoff race? And in addition to possibly being even worse at the plate (as he was for half a season this year), could there also potentially be additional baggage from being a young player needing extra support and encouragement off the field?
worse?
you mean like returning to fulfill his destiny as the destroyer of the franchise?
defeatist pussy lives here
by sam in so cal on Aug 19, 2009 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Justice Column from the Chron
I wonder how much offense Pudge has left in the tank.
The Astros did not get overwhelmed with talent. Second baseman Jose Vallejo hasn’t hit at Triple-A, but scouts do like him. The Astros got a couple of interesting prospects, nothing more. Considering the quality of their farm system, they made out OK. Drayton’s comments made it seem like he thinks the Astros are still a contender and that Pudge can still play. Who is he kidding? First of all, Pudge is no longer a great player. He hasn’t even been a good player in recent weeks, hitting .239 since June 1 and with one walk and one extra base hit in his last 67 plate appearances.
Sucks to be Houston right now.
"Golf is a good walk spoiled." Mark Twain
by Cactusflinthead on Aug 19, 2009 11:33 AM CDT reply actions
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