Happy Birthday, Ned Yost
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 19, 2009 2:45 PM CDT
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Yost, the former Brewers manager, was acquired by the Rangers prior to the 1984 season from the Brewers in exchange for Jim Sundberg, whom the Rangers decided was washed up. Sundberg went on to have a solid season, while Yost put up a .182/.201/.273 line in 80 games while making Brad Wilkerson look like a fan favorite here.
That was not one of the Rangers' better trades.
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heh
"When he came up with that ball, hop or not, he looked exactly like a homeless guy who had found a long cigarette butt – only to discover it was soaked with gasoline. He could not have thrown out anyone there, even though Cust moves at about the speed of soil erosion." - Ed C.
by inactive lsb user on Aug 19, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
What is this Top 50 Rangers list you speak of?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
while only in my first year on this earth
I remember decrying that trade as well.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Well past first year
and was so bummed by that trade. Sundberg had come to speak at my school when I as in third grade (I think it was) and so of course he was my fave Ranger.
Interesting that both of Texas’ great catchers had to leave to get their WS rings.
Yost
I’ve probably told this story to a few people here before, but as a teenager, me and my baseball-loving friends adopted the word “Yost” into an insult after that trade was made.
As in, “dude, you’re being a real Yost.”
We also used the term “boof” as shorthand for anal sex, as in “I’d like to boof her.” So I giggle a little every time I see Boof Bonser pitch for the Twins.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
boof was still around
when i was in hs…
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
In my senior year book in HS
I will my dill to Boofo Buffy. No one caught it and it went straight to printing.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Cool
So it wasn’t just my circle of friends. That’s awesome.
I graduated HS in 1988.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
I love made-up words
“Wenis”
“Mung”
“Waush”
Those were a few of our favorites
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 19, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, our track record of deciding when it's time to put catchers out to pasture sux...
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Am I wrong,
or isn’t his OBP in that stretch still better than Hankies’ post-ASB line?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Aug 19, 2009 3:03 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
may God bless him
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
Teagarden type numbers
Good to see we have a great young catcher starting. Yost would be proud…
by De Peche Ranger on Aug 19, 2009 3:08 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I always thought it was a shame
that Sundberg almost because Orel Hershiser and Dave Stewart and then became Ned Yost…
And to think, if Sunny had gone to LA, maybe Mike Scoscia never gets a full time catching job, and he doesn’t somehow end up getting the Angels to all hit .300 despite being a collection of crappy hitters.
Go Rice Owls!
That would have been one hell of a trade
Those Rangers would have been the first to the playoffs and beyond!
Fuck Scoscia and the Angels!!
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
+100000000000
La naiba cu Monkey Rally !!!!!
by Captain Fubar on Aug 19, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah that trade was VERY upsetting
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 19, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
You seem to suggest Brad Wilkerson wasn't a fan favorite.
"[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
My favorite Yost story...
…was something like this:
He changed his uniform number from 10 (Sunny’s number) to 7 during the season and was asked why. He said there was a somewhat obese fan who sat near the Rangers’ on-deck circle every night who screamed at Yost before every at bat that he was not worthy of Sundberg’s number. So he decided to switch numbers before that guy had a heart attack and died in the stands.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
Hey-o!
About time we get a Mizzou presence on this blog!
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
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