Friday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 21, 2009 9:54 AM CDT
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PrintBig series this weekend...but right now, they are all big series, I think...
Jeff Wilson's game story talks about the young Rangers getting the job done yesterday.
Julio Borbon and Elvis Andrus are causing opposing catchers problems on the basepaths.
Nelson Cruz says he's ready to start contributing again, after missing time on the d.l.
Marlon Byrd has rebounded well from offseason microfracture surgery.
T.R. Sullivan has some bloggy notes up.
And Evan Grant wants to know, what would your OF/DH alignment be for this three-game series in Tampa?
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I got to attend last night's game.
It was a real thrill watching all the kids contribute last night. When I think of the next several years of Holland, Feliz, Andrus, Hunter, and Borbon, hopefully augmented with a productive Chris Davis, Justin Smoak, Taylor Teagarden and led by Josh Hamilton, Mike Young, and Ian Kinsler, I get very excited about where this team is headed. If things break right, that’s the kind of talent that could go on a late-90’s Yankee-type run.
I’m still so excited about baseball that I haven’t been keeping up with Cowboys training camp at all.
Yessir
There’s a reason Joe Sheehan threw out the word “dynasty” a while back discussing the type of talent this club has at the big league level and rising up through the minor league ranks.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
dynasty?
hearing that just tickled me pink
by kevinkinsler on Aug 21, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
At this point, I'd settle for a playoff series win
If the Rangers turned into a dynasty, I’d probably poop in my bald pants.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
With all the big-run games that have been happening lately
is it safe to say that the offense is back?
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 21, 2009 10:01 AM CDT reply actions
Now that you have said this
They’ll probably score a total of 3 runs this weekend.
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.
OT: email just sent by The Newberg
Am I the only one who was disappointed to learn it had nothing to do with Jamey Wright?
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
I guess I will have to wait
another 6 hours to find out what you are talking about. :)
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
you got
a yahoo email too?
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by studcrackers on Aug 21, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
surprisingly I got the email around 11:00
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'll break the suspense, the title of the email is "Electrician" and
he’s looking for an electrician in the DFW area, presumably not Jamey Wright
If you want some slack, bring your own rope.
by rangerfaninva on Aug 21, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
maybe miles cincy source told him that KC is going to put the electrician
on waivers and the rangers will claim him?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
"Taking steroids is only gonna make him whiff on those sliders in the dirt with more fury." -thedirkatron
by knockoutking on Aug 21, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
hmmm
Jennings or Wright?
Jennings or Wright?
Jennings or Wright?
Jennings or Wright?
Jennings or Wright?
Jennings or Wright?
There is not correct answer.
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
Jennings of Grilli is a real question.
AJM seems to think Jennings. I disagree.
by FuturePants on Aug 21, 2009 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
oh that one
yea i got that a couple hours ago
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by studcrackers on Aug 21, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
so you think AJ should play
over Borbon?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
He had a sore hammy recently
And his knees are prolly fairly shot too. He will play twice this weekend though, imo.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Maybe Borbon could push him around the outfield in a wheelchair.
by shroomer on Aug 21, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
does that mean 2 starts for pudge this weekend?
Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect
by 34express on Aug 21, 2009 10:09 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Well neither
Kazmir or Price are murdering lefties. Kazmir has actually been really bad against lefties this yr.
Vs. Kazmir: Byrd, Hamilton, Cruz and Borbon
Vs. Garza: Byrd, Hamilton, Cruz and Jones
Vs. Price: Byrd, Hamilton, Cruz and Borbon
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 21, 2009 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
So you play the righty versus the righty, but the lefty versus the lefties?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 21, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Jones
has fairly even splits against righties and lefites this yr. Garza has dominated lefties this yr and is fairly neutral throughout his career. Kazmir has been OPSed at .930 this yr by lefties. Price has allowed a higher avg against lefties but a lower OPS by about 20 pts. Isnt this the essence of playing the percentages?
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 21, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Its not like
we have anyone who can hit lefties who isn’t ice cold right now.
This team could really use ’07 Sammy Sosa.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
yeah
You can’t bench Borbon at this point, but Wash can be ridiculous sometimes. It’s a tricky situation because you’d want to get Murphy some playing time, but he just hasn’t been playing as well over the last few weeks. I’d say Cruz get’s benched once so murphy can play, or even Hamilton, to give them rest and keep them healthy.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Murph, or heaven forbid -- AJ
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 21, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Eh, against a lefty
gimme AJ and hope for decent glove work
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
If the Rangers murder the Rays tonight, will Josey credit the absence of Blalock for the win?
Because he’s a strong believer that correlation automatically equals causation.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
No, but I will
just to irk him
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 21, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Love it
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
that's what i was wondering...
if that’s a possibility
defeatist pussy lives here
by sam in so cal on Aug 21, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Albatross Jones.
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.
They decided to start Holland for the improved offense..
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
When is the last time the Rangers had 4 guys steal at least 20 bases?
because Cruz, Andrus, Borbon, and Kinsler all will.
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
I think adding speed to this lineup is great
It also gives opposing pitchers an incentive not to throw balls in the dirt with those guys on base, because we all know with our hitters that a pitch in the dirt is an easy strike normally.
Go Rice Owls!
I do as well
I really believe we could lead the league in stolen bases next yr. Kinsler, Andrus and Borbon should be above 40 steals next yr, Cruz should be at 25-30 and Hamilton should be around 20.
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 21, 2009 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Kinsler is still yet to stay healthy a full season
I wouldn’t be against him just staying in the mid 20s in stolen bases, and don’t try to do too much. I want to see a full healthy season out of him.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I think with how
aggressive Wash seems is, im thinking he could at 60. I would love to have him and Andrus hitting 1-2 respectively in the lineup for years to come.
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 21, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
We'd set the record for double steals in a season
by the ASB
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
LOL
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 21, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Andrus, Borbon, Feliz, Holland
these guys get me excited every time I watch them play and their ages respectively are 20 (turns 21 in 4 days), 23, 21, 22. That is RIDICULOUS!
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Dont forgot
that next yr Smoak and Davis are sure to join them.
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 21, 2009 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
And that doesn't even include
23 year old Tommy Hunter
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
ah yes, I can't forget Hunter
like Cave said, Smoak (22, turns 23 in the offseason) and Davis (23) next year. Salty is still just 24. These are exciting times.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I would call this
the most promising and exicting time in the history of the franchise.
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 21, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions
IMO, far more exciting than the mid-90s
The talent level right now is incomparable in Arlington terms. You have to start looking at clubs like the Yankees, Braves, etc.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
and it's also the variety of talent
defense, speed, power, pitching. it’s all there, and all young
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Yep
2010 Texas Rangers: Built for Speed and Comfort
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 21, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
i still like
“2010 Texas Rangers: What would you do for $4 million”
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
"Taking steroids is only gonna make him whiff on those sliders in the dirt with more fury." -thedirkatron
by knockoutking on Aug 21, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Its too bad we cant have
Andrus and Borbon on for Hack every time. He would never drive them in but the lack of balls rolled to him would keep him from grounding to 2nd and getting K’d up everytime. Their speed would make DPs less likely also.
I like that we're adding speed but not really at the expense of any offense
Its not like we’re adding a Scott Podsednik or Willy Taveraz who can’t do anything but steal bases. Kinsler, Cruz, and Hamilton are all good for 20+ SBs over a full season and that just adds to the great offensive production we get from them.
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
2001
was the last time they had 4 guys with even 10 stolen bases, but you have to go back to 1978 to find 4 guys with 20. Bonds, Wills, Harrah and Campaneris. 5 guys had 20 the year before. Based on a quick search those are the only two seasons it happened.
I think it’s a bit early to assume that Borbon gets there this year, though it wouldn’t surprise me. Cruz is a tad hobbled and he might not make it either.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
With regular playing time, Borbon will be there by the end of the road trip
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
Anyone think Andruw gets dfa'd to make room for grilli today?
We have way too many outfielders on the roster and Andruw is doing the worst.
No.
First of all, Blalock is the worst.
by FuturePants on Aug 21, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
even at the mention of Blalock being released
i get excited, but alas that will not happen, especially since he had 3 hits last night
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I know it won't happen.
But I can dream. Recalling Davis and DFAing Blalock is the solution, in my mind at least. This is not a Josey Donuts bait, either. I really do believe this.
by FuturePants on Aug 21, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
You'd think
they could at least put Blalock on a mystery DL assignment to get him into roster expansion time.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
Nice little quote from Hank in the TR blog
“If I can get my swing back, start driving in runs and help my team get to the playoffs, as far as my future, that will take care of itself.”
At least it seems that he knows that he isn’t carrying This Thing
If you want some slack, bring your own rope.
by rangerfaninva on Aug 21, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Andruw has a .355 wOBA and is the only guy on the team willing to work counts and take walks.
For all the bitching and moaning about our dearth of plate discipline, you’d think a guy with a 14.6 BB% would be like gold around here, but unfortunately he has a low batting average, so he’s the terrible.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 21, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
He hasn't been
particularly hot in August, and Andruw is a guy who definitely runs Hot and Cold. I’m sure he will go on one of his tears eventually, but I’m not real optimistic about him right now.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
One more thing about Andruw: .220.
That’s his BABIP.
Normalize that and everyone would be bitching about how he’s not getting enough PT.
I hate people who think Andruw is bad.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 21, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't have a problem with AJ
I have a problem with the fact that no matter when he plays, he’s in the cleanup spot. AJ, who has been a starter his entire career being a bench player on this team without complaining about playing time is a great thing. He knows his role, and I like that about him..
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Yeah, I don't get that.
I also don’t think you’d hear a peep out of him if they moved him elsewhere. The Gut just believes he is a cleanup hitter.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
Given the numbers he's put up with RISP
I’m ok with him at cleanup.
Okayer than I am with Byrd, at least, nonwithstanding last night
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
I've thought Cruz should have been in the cleanup
spot the entire season, and now that Kinsler is farther down in the lineup because of Borbon, he could be another cleanup guy.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Both very true
but I’m still adjusting to life with Cruz and Kins in the lineup again
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Kinsler
I’m afraid that putting him at cleanup would cause him to Blalock his approach.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
I think he Blalock's his approach in the leadoff spot as well though
I’ve been worried about him turning into the right-handed Blalock with him swinging for the fences so much.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I think his
LAWTDSOHF ( loafing around with that dopey smile on his face ) is the highest in ML history. AJ just rubs me the wrong way for some reason
Maybe this is the demeanor you'd rather him sport on the mound?
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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I know he's trying to be versatile and all
but if AJ’s on the mound our season is fucked.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
lol touche'
I woke up today for the first time in a year before 8 AM. Give me a break.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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So I'm gay with Matt Purke now?
When did this start up?
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I don't know if that's an attempt at humor at my expense simply because I was ok with Purke pitching for my school,
but it failed.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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I laughed...
….not “out loud” but inside a little.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
by Chad Crudup on Aug 21, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
LIAL
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 21, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
I can't speak for you, but for me getting gay with Matt Purke started the first time he looked at me with those big beautiful Christ-obsessed eyes of his.
So… dreamy…. can’t… resist…
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 21, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
That man's a goin' a heaven
You sir, are not.
"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 21, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
To be fair, my first thought was
‘If there’s runners on, I’d actually rather have AJ pitch than Jennings…’
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
And a 377 OBP 'gainst lefties
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
BA TRUMPS ALL!
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
"Taking steroids is only gonna make him whiff on those sliders in the dirt with more fury." -thedirkatron
by knockoutking on Aug 21, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
why?
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by studcrackers on Aug 21, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
AJM and 'Dozer broke up
He has a mancrush on Jennings now.
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
If only we were in the AL Central...
look at the percentages
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 21, 2009 10:19 AM CDT reply actions
If we were in the AL Central
We would probably be in like 3rd place……look at our record against the teams in that division vs. our record against teams in the other 2.
AL Central
shouldn’t we have been in the central. I heard something about the White Sox owner screwing us out of it though. I don’t exactly remember though
i believe
we were supposed to be in the nl central instead of milwaukee
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by studcrackers on Aug 21, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
if only the Angels would go on a long losing streak
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
true dat
it’s really quite ridiculous how much they are winning.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 21, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
We have to remember, though
we are 5.5 games back, and we still have 7 head-to-head with them. With the way we’ve been performing against them so far this year, I’m not quite ready to hang my hat…despite my knee-jerk reaction the other night.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 21, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
the infamous Neftali Perez
made another appearance on Sportscenter this morning.
that dude that wears a hiking boot?
I thought he was a myth?
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 21, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Great idea.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Anyway they could combo it
to Be Neftali and Martin Perez?
I would drive to Arlington just to own that shirt
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
I might have to consider it too
Let’s see… 1,622 miles from my home to the ballpark… if I average 29 mpg… 111.862 gallons round-trip… Gas here is 3.099 a gallon so if I consider that “average” that’s $346.66 in gas, plus $12 for parking, plus the cost of a ticket… so I’d be looking at about $400 for a T-shirt.
:D
I'd sell you mine
for 250.
Helluva deal, dude- anyone offers you a better deal, you take it.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
or that he's not even real!
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Aug 21, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
did Sportcenter really call him Neftali Perez
I haven’t watched ESPN ever since the MLBN. I advise all to stay away from the ESPN idiots
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
most certainly
it was the guy that hosts with Hannah Storm. Josh Elliot maybe. they are pretty terrible.
Does anyone else thinks Borbon
looks like a much older man in the photo. We have older guys that look young and younger guys that look old.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
As I said on the post-game thread, Borbon looks a little like Rickey
Whether he will become the greatest of all time, though, still remains to be seen.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
Of course I don't actually expect him to become as good as one of the greatest players who ever lived
But in the face, he does resemble Rickey.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
Ah
Gotcha. I don’t see it, but I gotcha. Borbon is kinda goofy, I think he’s got some pretty severe OCD. But with the way he bunts and runs….I don’t care what he has.
TR note
Opponents are hitting .183 off C.J. Wilson since the All-Star break. He has also struck out 29 batters in 161/3 innings.
Felizian numbers. Yet … Neftali is considered The Godchild and C.J. is Li’l Nicky.
If Feliz
starts tweeting I’m through with him. Actually, I predict that next year, when Feliz is starting, after any bad outing we’ll see lots of comments, especially at the DMN blog, about putting him back in the bullpen.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I feel for Ceej
The nine nights he dominates, he gets nothing said about him by the sturm & drang. The tenth night, when he’s human or he gets beat, the yokels come out of the woods wanting to tar & feather him.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
CJ
His home ERA is 0.81. A whole bunch of people need to Shut The Fuck Up about him…
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
That
and note that he’s allowed to tweet/have weird facial hair/not drink/drive fast cars/be from California/have liberal political views.
Shutting the Fuck Up would be easier, but if the DMN commenter/‘wen we gon’ git sum’ peeechin’?’ crowd could just swallow that ’It’s ok that he you think he’s kind of a douche, he’s a fucking awesome reliever’ pill the world would be a better, better place.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
gotta love your sig
heh
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
"Taking steroids is only gonna make him whiff on those sliders in the dirt with more fury." -thedirkatron
by knockoutking on Aug 21, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Exactly.
The mentality with most is that CJ gives up too many baserunners, even in his scoreless outings.
Looking at his last 10 outings, including the OAK blown game, he’s given up 9 hits and 3 walks in 10 innings. 4 of those were the OAK game in only 1/3 IP. Also has 18 SO in that same time.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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that's about as money as it gets
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
You're allowed to give up some base runners
When you’re striking out that many
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
Yeah, but the flip side is..
you HAVE to strike out that many when you give that many base runners.
I love the guy and think he’s a helluva asset, BTW.
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
You don't HAVE to strike out that many
He’s got a K/9 of 16.2 with a WHIP of 1.2. He’s not loading the bases up each inning he goes out there and has to strike out the side or get weak IF pop ups.
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
This is one place where the SSS thing impacts people's perceptions..
For every 3 outings where he doesn’t put anyone on, there’s the one where the first batter or two reaches and results in a Wetteland flashback.
Again, I think he’s nails, but he does cause heartburn fro time to time.
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
it's also because Feliz has only given up 3 hits and 0 bbs
but I agree with you about CJ. The guy has been really good, yet he gets blasted.
I don’t like the Feliz and closer talk. The value of having a guy like Verlander (Feliz) in our rotation who can hit triple digits into the 7th and 8th innings would be huge. It is much bigger than the closer role. CJ and FX2 and a number of other pitchers can turn into good closers.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
im not sure whats more impressive about feliz
the overall picture or the 0 BBs
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
"Taking steroids is only gonna make him whiff on those sliders in the dirt with more fury." -thedirkatron
by knockoutking on Aug 21, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
But, a good closer can impact twice as many games as a starter!
/JJT
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
JJT sucks so bad as a writer
JJT is to writing what Hank Blalock is to ugly swings at low-and-away sliders with a 1-2 count.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
But he saidthat baseball players are basically jocks!
He’s bad business, man.
Truths like that can be tacitly acknowledged, but never said aloud!
Duh!
BAD SEED!
BAD SEED!
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 21, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
This would be a real good time
for Hank to sleep funny and mess up his shoulder, or strain his taint or something and go on the 15 day DL.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
Where's Padilla and his weird South American communicable diseases
when you need him?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
It's weird .. we're about due by now, aren't we?
"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 21, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
CD on CD
http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/08/i-talked-to-chris-davis.html
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Aug 21, 2009 11:17 AM CDT reply actions
good to hear
but it sure sounds like he thinks WAY too much.
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
On the OKC tip ...
Max sez he’s going to play Winterball again just like he always does and not rest his wrists.
Thinks he needs to make up for lost AB’s due to the time he missed this Summer.
But they attacked me with the fastball. The thing about me missing fastballs up there is not only was I late but I was swinging so uphill that even if I made contact, I was probably going to foul it off or pop it up. I wasn’t going to drive the ball. We cleaned that up the day I got down here. We concentrated on figuring out how to smooth out my bat path.
they cleaned that up the day he got down to the minors. where was Jaramillo? I really hope they let him walk.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I'm thinking
the finances of HSG are so bad that we’ll have to go cheap on our batting coach next year.
Conveinient, no?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
From your keyboard to God's ears....
or inbasket, depending on how you think He rolls.
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 Jaramillo's contract up at the end of the season?
I though it ran one more.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 21, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Googled his contract.
This is the best I could do, couldn’t find the specifics. But yeah, it looks like it’s up after this season.
"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
He's a young player.
Clearly Jaramillo doesn’t have time for the youngins’. Too many veterans who need work on their stuff. Look at his work with Blalock!
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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yeah, the rapport with the veteran guys like....
um…
well…
maybe, Young, yeah, he’s really good with Young, and these guys can really hit the homeruns. wow
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
interesting
that they could only clean it up at AAA but not with rudy…
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Taking steroids is only gonna make him whiff on those sliders in the dirt with more fury." -thedirkatron
by knockoutking on Aug 21, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I was going to try and defend Rudy but
I can’t. If they can fix CD’s swing in AAA then Rudy should have been able to do it here also. They play just as many games per week as the majors and they have the bus rides to contend with. I think CD just didn’t take to Rudy’s cookie cutter approach. I also don’t want him back next year.
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
Playing Satan's advocate here...
…but the big leagues are a results driven endeavor, whereas the minors are not.
It’s entirely possible you could see a problem that needs fixing but not be able to make the necessary changes at the big league level because the results here actually matter and you can’t risk a rebuild like that on the fly.
The quote that he began the rebuild the very day he got down to OKC makes me think they already had a pretty solid idea of just what the fuck had gone wrong and had sent him down with a specific idea of what he needed to fix and the AAA was the spot chosen for the fixing, not the place where he was sent in the hope that someone there would be able to fix him, if that makes any sense.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Aug 21, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
The quote of “its not gonna happen overnight” also lends me to believe that.
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 offense of This Thing
appears to be turning a corner.
92 runs in August with (he says while beaming) a smooth running .354 obp/.829 OPS.
If we get that obp/ops the rest of the way, we’ll get the WC at least, if not more.
I’d tap the breaks on canning Rudy just 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"
Too bad your boy has had little, if anything, to do with that.
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.
I think Rudy tried to make a small improvement to CDs swing
to fix a small problem, but it messed him up. Once he was messed up, the tinkering continued and made things worse. When he went back to AAA, he went back to his old swing with his old coach and got the old results.
I think Rudy tinkers with everyone’s swing a little bit. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t. In CD’s case, it didn’t.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 21, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Doesn't Rudy
work with Tiny E? Everybody happy with that production from a 20 year old who had less than a .720 OPS at AA?
What about his work with AJones (who was as lost a cause as there was in MLB last 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"
I'm not bashing Rudy for CD
His success rate is pretty good. No one is perfect, though. To say that he couldn’t help CD doesn’t make him a bad hitting coach. It just means he couldn’t help CD.
I’m not defending Rudy either. In June, it wasn’t just one guy having problems, it was an epidemic. That is when people were calling for his head. I don’t think the success in August has made people forget the futility in June and July, though.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 21, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
He's not back to his "old" swing.
He’s modified his swing in a similar way to how Cruz modified his swing before.
that was the angle I was originally going to take
But why keep him up so long when you knew what the problems were? Did Rudy think he could fix his problems?
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
EG's question...
about playing time, not only this series, but the rest of the season this is how I’d roll:
Borbon / Andrus
MY
Hamilton
Cruz
Kinsler
Byrd
CD / Jones
Pudge / TT
Andrus / Borbon
I keep Borbon in the lineup as long as he’s hot. Even against lefties. Andrus can leadoff against lefties and Jones can spell CD at 1B against some lefties. I think Pudge will take over the majority of the catching duties here shortly. Murphy can start against a RH pitcher to give Byrd a day off although we all know it will take an act from God for Wash to sit Byrd.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Borbon/Andrus
leading off just makes too much since. Does JD need to do another intervention to get Wash to do it?
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 think i have found the problem in the sixth inning of the last few games
the RPs were not riding this beauty in from the bullpen
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
"Taking steroids is only gonna make him whiff on those sliders in the dirt with more fury." -thedirkatron
Sickels on RRs
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2009/8/21/997898/scouting-report-frisco-roughriders
"[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
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