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by benmor78 on Aug 22, 2009 9:38 PM CDT
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Where's that fork?!
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You can find that fork
…firmly lodged in one of Hank F. Blalock’s orifices.
by Black Francis on Aug 22, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Comment of the day.
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.
sadly
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 22, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Ditto--unless our pen is lights out every night, like it was earlier in the year,
we’re going to have a rough last month of the year.
Shut up.
No it shouldn’t.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 22, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
...sucks?
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.
What's it going to take for people to stop calling Hank, Hammer?
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 22, 2009 9:40 PM CDT reply actions
change his nickname to
rubber mallet
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
Even a rubber mallot
Can square up…HANK FUCKING SUX AND JOSEY DONUTS CAN SUCK MY LEFT NUT!!!!!!!!
"Thats all we got? One goddamned hit?" - Harry Doyle
"You cant say god damn on the radio."- Colorman Monte
"Ehhh, who cares...nobody's listening!"- Harry Doyle
by awillis111 on Aug 23, 2009 12:35 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Come back when you're sober, willis
"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 23, 2009 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions
lol
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 23, 2009 7:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Fork can probably go in the division race.
6.5 back with forty to play? We’d have to sweep the Angels the rest of the way.
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.
Does that sound unreasonable to you?
The Rangers have the Angels number this year. The Rangers can sweep the Angels the rest of the way.
by Mark from OC on Aug 22, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
No they can't...
the way the Halos are playing right now, yes that’s unreasonable.
The only chance the Rangers have right now is at the WC.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Rangers can take the WC
AND they can beat the Angels in every game they play for the rest of the year. Even if they do that, I don’t think they will take the division. But I believe in the resonabilitynessosity of sweeping the Angels.
by Mark from OC on Aug 22, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
The thing is
We can sweep the Angels and it won’t matter if they play .650 or .700 ball against everyone besides Texas and the Rangers play .550 or .600 ball against everyone besides Anaheim.
Well...
Just for the sake of argument, lets say the Rangers take the remaining 7 games head-to-head. That alone would erase the current deficit/lead in the division and would become a dead heat the rest of the way. Basically, its which team can rack up more W’s over the remaining 33,34 games.
Beat the Angels if you can... Survive if they let you.
If we assume...
…the Rangers have a 66% chance of winning each of their 7 games against the Angels — which is only reasonable if you assume the Rangers really have the Angels number — they’ve got a 5% chance of sweeping.
If you assume a 50% chance of winning each game, it is a 0.7% chance of sweeping.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 22, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Try this
What if the Rangers have a 83 percent chance of winning each of their 7 games against the Angels? Aren’t they 10-2 against the Angels this year?
by Mark from OC on Aug 22, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
As assumed above...
With that success rate, 4-game sweep would be 48.2% but no way are we dropping the last home game of the season.
Beat the Angels if you can... Survive if they let you.
I'm getting 48.3%
Must be doing something wrong. But if not then that’s a huge difference. If it’s 48.2% you know whatever…not likely. You bump it up to 48.3% i’m liking the chances. Just not sure which one it is.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Almost
I got 0.482253 and so forth. But we’ll see… off day at home on 9/24 then 3-4-(3) to finish out
Beat the Angels if you can... Survive if they let you.
I just started my day off realinzing how unsmart I am.
Appreciate it.
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 23, 2009 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Not dead yet
The Rangers have to get through this road trip no worse than 4-5 and then they have to do what they haven’t done all year, drum teams that they should beat (TOR, BAL, CLE, OAK, SEA) and the thing they have done all year drum LAAAAAA
Was rusty
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 22, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
You were hoping for Eddie Guardado, maybe?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 22, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
10th innning on the road??? lol
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 22, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don't see why people thought that was an option...
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.
Of course you don't, you just swim with the current
by oc on Aug 22, 2009 9:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
The way I've always thought about it.
When you get into extra innings, the only things that really matter are giving your offense a chance to win the game and keeping theirs from the doing the same thing.
If they have the good part of their order coming up, I use FF there if I have more confidence in him than Grilli. Let Grilli take on the next guys if/when you get there.
The whole “wait for the lead” thing means you could have a chance where, like tonight, you wait yourself out of using a good pitcher.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 22, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Eh, true
With the heart of the Rays order up, I suppose it would’ve made sense. Then if you can’t score in the 11th, you send Mathis, who can go multiple innings, out there.
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.
Yep
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 22, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Couldn't possibly agree more.
Give yourself the best chance to keep the game moving.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 22, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s see what’s better?
Bring in rusty No Frilli Grilli to come in and lose it for you right away or…
Bring in FF to extend the game at least one inning to give your offense one more shot….that turned out well didn’t it? The notion of holding onto your best reliever for that “golden moment” is silly and costs you games.
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
Meh
You’re going to need solid work from both Grilli and Frankie anyway.
I don’t think it makes sense to burn Frankie with the game tied, knowing you’re going to have to bring Grilli into the game anyway.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 22, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Herm has six words for you.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 22, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
But I want that solid work in the order that makes sense
I want a recently-effective and confident Frankie to go likely one, but possibly more, innings against Evan freaking Longoria and Pena and give the team the best chance to keep playing. As Aquaman noted, Grilli can come in against the lower part of their order if it gets there.
Damn, give yourself the best chance to win an important game. That’s the point, isn’t it?
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 22, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Baseball is a funny game, and you're almost never going to be definitely right, no matter what you do.
People put so much emphasis on statistics, The Book, or whatever else to tell them how to handle different situations that it makes them lose perspective on what is actually happening in the game.
For example, The Book and conventional wisdom as espoused on this board would tell you that you save your closer (likely one of your best, if not your best reliever) until you get the lead in extra innings. Therefore, you send out a guy like Jason Grilli, Willie Eyre, Jason Jennings, Doug Mathis, or whoever else in the tenth inning to keep your lead.
But that doesn’t take into consideration who you’re facing. In the tenth, Grilli faced Longoria, Zobrist, and Pena, the 3, 4, 5 hitters in the TB lineup. With the game literally on the line, is that who you want out their facing the heart of their order? It shouldn’t be. FF was the play there and would be “saving” the game just as much as if he had the lead going into the inning.
Another example is the Jones for Borbon sub the other night with one out and runners on first and second in the sixth inning. Conventional wisdom probably prompted Wash to do that, to make that move, a veteran righty to face a lefty rather than a rookie lefty.
Again, that didn’t take into consideration the larger context, the fact that the worst possible outcome there is a GIDP, which leaves your best hitter on deck with a RISP and the inning over. Borbon, who would have to hit into the absolute perfect DP to be able to be doubled off, just makes more sense to me, outside of the fact that he has hit like crazy since coming back up and would come around to bat again later in the game. But conventional wisdom, or The Book, or whatever, says PH Jones there.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 23, 2009 2:31 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
ok...you bring in FF
then in a couple inning we finally get the lead and have to close it out
Grilli then has to do that?
sorry, your ideas just arent right here
REC I totally agree..
on all counts. That would be thinking “outside of the box” something Wash has an aversion to and will never be accused of.
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
Terry Francona
doesn’t share your amusement with using a closer on the road in extra innings in non-save situations.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 22, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
To start the inning?
Or once Grilli let a couple of men on?
The latter, yeah, Francisco should have been warming instead of Mathis.
The former, though? Not really.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 22, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
A mulligan
The ONLY one he gets. If he doesn’t have it anymore, then so be it, it was nice while it lasted
by Mark from OC on Aug 22, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Starters in general need to take some
it’s been a week since we have seen a 6 inning start, and the bullpen seems to be feeling it.
"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
September 1
Gotta wait til then, it looks like, before he is back in the bigs
by Mark from OC on Aug 22, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
.256 obp in 277 plate appearances
with a smooth running .143 average/.491 OPS v. LH in The Show, shroomer
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
277 plate appearances
Coincidentally, .277 is Hank’s OBP for the 2009 season.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 22, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
That beats the
living shat out of .256 every day of the week.
Wanna talk about how CDavis hits v LH’s this year?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Aug 22, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I just thought it was a funny coincidence
I know that you and Texas_Dawg, though, will be on the scene within seconds to remind us how much Davis sucked this year and how stupid we all are for wanting to see him back right now.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 22, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
A 2.1% increase is that big a difference. You are talking about getting on base essentially an extra two times over the course of a month. Two times.
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.
Whats up the .415 SLG?
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 22, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
question
Chris Davis
4 for 5 tonight for OKC
there’s no answer, but what would hank be batting in AAA? it is, after all, triple a
defeatist pussy lives here
by sam in so cal on Aug 22, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Think the best he can get
is an NRI to ST?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
yes
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 23, 2009 7:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Heckuva game by David Murphy tonight.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Yep
Failed to make a catch on a reachable ball on top of the wall padding, and shut down going after a popup that fell about a foot foul. Hurtful glove.
"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 23, 2009 1:05 AM CDT up reply actions
He could have made a better effort on that pop up down the line but I was more concerned with how
he looked at the plate and why the F he was hitting 3rd while in the throes of that slump while your boy Cruz rode the pine.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Yep
It may be like cracking a safe to ever get RW’s lineup notions to change based on performance.
"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 23, 2009 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Why wasn’t O’day left inn???? Forks on the Grilli……this blows
by camsdad on Aug 22, 2009 9:48 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Pena had killed us all night
And ODay is not as effective against LHB. CJ was the right move he just blew it. He gets a pass on this one based on his seasons work from me
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.
Is that Avatar Cam's mom?
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 23, 2009 7:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Can the Rangers go
28 -12 ovr the last 40?
That would put them at 96 wins and surely that’s enogh to get in right?
no
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 22, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Reminds me of a Becker episode.
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.
Ok, we found the one guy who watched Becker.
Call off the search.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 22, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Who has a longer win streak
this year: Rangers or Nats?
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
Nats, probably
I know they where just on a big one recently.
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.
8 games vs 7 for the Rangers
The Rangers sure could use an 8 game win streak. But that probably means they have to score over 6 runs each game.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
I hearby proclaim...
…that 2009 has been and will continue to be a great success. Unfortunately they seem to be running out of gas.
I understand the goal of This Thing is to eventually win the World Series
but you’re absolutely right…who on earth thought in March that this team was capable of what they’re doing (I thought 85 wins and everyone laughed at me)? Who thought that Holland, Feliz, etc etc would be contributing at the level that they have been? Unless they lose every game left in the year, this has been a HUGE success in my book. Remember: JD has been building this team with 2010 and 2011 in mind. If we’re that far ahead of the expected pace at this point in the timeline, imagine how bad ass next year is going to be! That glass is half full, brothers!
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
I've been saying this for awhile.
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.
Yeah... given the expectations at the start of the year, "great success" doesn't necessarily involve the playoffs
Me always posting that fork image is only about the playoffs this year, not that the team sucks or that the year has been a failure.
I'm throwing in the towel
The starting pitching is showing signs of fatigue. Rooks can’t take the heat.
And the bullpen has been inconsistant ever since the Oakland series. Not enough Neftalis out there, just a bunch of spares
Fuck you CJ
by oc on Aug 22, 2009 9:55 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
what about the offense?
A team should have a pretty good chance at winning when you limit the opposition to 4 freaking runs. We just don’t have the juice on offense this season.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Yeah the pitching/defense has been outstanding this year
I fault them for nothing.
Last year’s offense and this team has the division sown up already.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 22, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the rookie SPs still have something left
Holland and Hunter haven’t had great starts lately, but I don’t think they’re tired, but learning to master their craft. Neither is a pure power pitcher or 1-pitch novelty pitcher, but rely an array of pitches. At times, not all of their pitches are going to be working, but they still gut out decent starts. Tonight, Hunter had basically one pitch working, but, most importantly, he didn’t get shelled and kept us in the game (the DPs didn’t hurt). They’re younger than they’ll ever be, and, I think, should have the stamina to last the season.
Grilli's Facebook...
You’d think he just killed someone accidentally or lost a member of his family.
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.
You expect rust coming off the D.L.
I’m not sure why Ron put him in there. If Mathis could have thrown I think he should have been in there. Hard choice either way.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Shows you how much confidence he has in JJ
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
Two games ain't no big deal.
Tampa is 3 games out and they think they’re in the playoffs already. Not sure why the fork is in us. If we win tomorrow and Boston loses we’re back to one game out, and two games up on Tampa.
I just have a good feeling about the Yankee’s series I’m feeling a sweep for us. Sounds crazy, but I think it can happen.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Really would like a win tomorrow heading into an off day.
The extra day off should help out the SPs next week.
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
BMac
Decent game for OKC tonight. 95 pitches 7IP 7H 4ER 3BB 7K
Might he take Nipperts rotation spot when Nippert is due to start on Sept 2?
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
God please no
Put Mc in the bullpen or just shut him down for the season.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
without looking anything up
I’m going to say not very many innings, not very many strikeouts, a whole bunch of walks, and a bunch of flyballs. Am I close?
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
his strikeout rate this year was better than I remembered
other than that I was right on.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Sounds like Nippert
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
not really
Nippert has a better k rate, k/bb ratio, gb ratio, era, whip, FIP and none of them are particularly close.
Not to mention that Nippert’s stuff is better by leaps and bounds.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Nippert
Actually has the second-best K/BB ratio among our starters (behind Holland) and the second-best FIP among our starters right now.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
Probably 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.
Nippert and it's not even close
Nippert has more talent, better results, and to top it off – BMac is working on a new delivery and he doesn’t need to be experimenting at the ML level in the middle of a playoff race.
"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 they're both going to give you something similar everytime out.
So really it won’t matter all that much, but I’d rather give B-Mac at least a shot, and see if he can pick up where he left off. He was getting better and better with every start.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
If he is really experimenting with a new arm slot...
I’d rather not have that experiment going on in the middle of a playoff run.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 23, 2009 2:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Really tough loss...
it’s starting to look like this team may not have enough this year. The fact that the AL has some very good teams hurts too. Still not ready to say it’s over though. Still a shot at the WC, but they better get it turned around on this road trip or it could be done by the time they get back to Arlington.
How about Michael F. Young. Talk about carrying a shitty (at times) offense. The guy is doing everything he can at the plate to keep this team in games.
No more Murphy over Cruz. Why does Josh have to be “protected” in the 5 hole after a good month and Murphy who has been very bad in August takes a couple days off and then is hitting third? Murphy is a 4th OFer the rest of the way. Especially on a team with Hamilton, Cruz, Byrd and Borbon. Period.
Bah…shitty game.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
a contending team
just can’t have David Murphy and Marlon Byrd batting in the 3 and 4 spots.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Or Cruz inserted against LHP
I wish to God someone would call Wash’s hand on Nellie’s reverse splits. He’s out of the lineup against RH power pitchers, who he kills, and inserted against offspeed LHP who he couldn’t hit with a shovel if they were both in a horse stall.
"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 23, 2009 1:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Byrd's got a .953 OPS in August
Overall on the season, he’s now one of our best bats. Putting him in the 3 or 4 spot isn’t a bad thing. Murphy on the other hand is ice cold and could use some time off
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
Face is carrying this thing and he needs som help.
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 23, 2009 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Good lord.
Reading the comments here, and listening to the postgame show you’d think we’ve just been eliminated out of the playoff race.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
That's because
That was written on the title of the thread. Only 2 games back WC. Easy to overcome. Just play good ball.
by Mark from OC on Aug 22, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
It wears me out, it wears me out
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Aug 22, 2009 11:06 PM CDT reply actions
Let's play a game...
Name the players in the AL who have been better than MY offensively this year.
I’ll start with the most obvious one.
Mauer.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Teixeira?
Morales? Abreu?
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 22, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Not sure about Abreu...
Teix and Morales, yes.
How about Zobrist, Morneau, Kubel, Youk, Longoria and Cabrera?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Morales is 10 points behind MY in wOBA, and 7 behind in wRAA
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.
You're forgetting one guy.
One guy who has carried a team on it’s back.
One guy who was named after a cow dog, but is more of a stallion.
One guy who lost his homies, but didn’t let it get him down.
One guy who is the baddest fucker around.
This one guy. Hank Blalock.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 22, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
No way on Kubel.
Cabrera is a solid choice I hadn’t considered. Youk, too, though I think he benefits a lot from playing in their ballpark.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 23, 2009 2:47 AM CDT up reply actions
In terms of wOBA
Mauer, Youkilis, Zobrist, Bartlett, M-Cab, Teixeira, Morneau, A-Rod.
In terms of wRAA, only Mauer, M-Cab, Tex, Youk, Zobrist and Morneau.
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.
Forgot about Bartlett...
damn is he having a great year too.
It’s just crazy to me that the list is that short. If the Rangers found a way to get the WC (and that damn Mauer wasn’t around) MY could get some MVP votes. Along with Teix and Morales of course.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I just wish
I could have seen the cycle tonight… that would have been a great baseball memory for me.
I just wish that you'd be content watching the games on TV
Didn’t you say that the Rangers are winless over 2 years when you go watch?
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
They are now 0-7...
in games that I’ve attended in the last 5 years…
Don’t worry, I go back to Tallahassee tomorrow… so I can’t be at the game.
you need to find you a slump buster tonight
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
what would it take to get you to stop going to games??
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
You could try to get the rest of the league
to agree to you giving me grady sizemore, or something like that.
2 games out with 40 left to play = elimination?
It’s like you are totally unfamiliar with the game, imho.
Even though I agree with you....I still don't agree with you.
I think it has to do with the “imho”
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
I didn't follow the GDTs
Curious if anyone else felt that those pickoff throws at first (yesterday w/ Nipps and today w/ Feliz) were catchable? I thought Hank’s effort on both those plays looked pretty piss poor.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
The Feliz throw was thrown hard and well behind the runner.
Only someone looking for any possible thing to bash Hank Blalock about would think that one should be blamed on him.
I just watched it again, and you are full of shit
Hank didn’t move his feet at all and the ball missed his glove by about six inches. That was a very catchable ball, and the one last night was worse.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Pathetic, tricer.
"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 22, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I haven't participated in the great Blalock war of 09
I have no axe to grind, I’m just pointing out that his effort looked bad when I watched it live, and after rewatching it in slo-mo, I still feel the same way.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Who gives
a F what YOU think?
If it would have been an error on Blalock (on any of the three throws), the official scorer would have given it to him.
Nobody behind the scenes with the Rangers brought that up or has made it an issue. That is crap you are making up.
Bitch at him all you want for actual performance but I don’t know of anybody who has ever questioned his effort in the past (which also helps explain why he is beloved by the room).
Quite simply, you’re making shit up which is something a chick who doesn’t know a freaking thing about the Great Game would 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 22, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
Yeah, scorers always correctly assign errors.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
The short answer on both throws is yes
If you are Mark Teixeira or Chris Davis or somebody else 6’3 or better. Or a fielder who leaves the bag and doesn’t freeze in pickoff position waiting for the throw. Hank couldn’t reach either throw, and other 1B might also miss them. But catchable, hell yes.
"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 23, 2009 1:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Dead, bleeping wrong Ed Coffin.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Might be
That’s my perception though, and Hank reached but didn’t leave the bag or shift his feet until the ball was gone. I see lots of pickoff attempts not fielded, though, and believe it’s a very minor thing compared to other worries – not just about Hank.
"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 23, 2009 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I was going to say I've caught wild pickoffs myself
But what I may have done years and years ago has nothing to do with anyone’s failure to use protective mechanics.
"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 23, 2009 1:20 AM CDT up reply actions
"Bitch at him all you want for actual performance"
OK.
Hank Blalock – despite being talented, you suck dick as a baseball player because you’re so fucking stupid that your hacktastic approach to hitting has resulted in a .240 / .277 / .480 line this year.
Like that better Wails?
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
No problem with that opinion, tricer.
The crap about you claiming his effort on those pick-off throws wasn’t there puts you on a very lonely island and also puts into question everything you know about the Great Game.
"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 23, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
I’m thinking JW’s irony detector is busted again.
Nice re-emergence of the misogynist comments as well.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Aren't there some pussies
somewhere in the world playing soccer right now to distract you?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Oh, wow
That really fucking hurt. Not.
Really funny that the guy who still hasn’t offered any proof that JD isn’t liked by the veterans on the club accuses other people of making shit up.
Or that anyone gives a fuck what YOU think.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Nah...
both those throws were on the pitchers.
Hank didn’t have a chance at them.
It’s just funny to me now that Hank is struggling that we are hearing the same quotes from Wash about how it’s not effecting his defense and that’s all he cares about. Really? If defense was all you cared about CD would have never gone down in the first place. I don’t care how they do it, but they need to find a way of getting CD on this roster before heading out to NY.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Wash actually said all he cares about is Hank's D?
Dear god.
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.
did he really?
That is the dumbest fucking thing he’s ever said. The absolute dumbest.
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 23, 2009 7:56 AM CDT up reply actions
The quote I saw
“Nobody hurts worse than he [Blalock] does, but he’s not swinging the bat the way he wants to,” Washington said. “He tries hard and he’s certainly doing a good job on the defensive end. At least that’s not affecting his game. It’s hard when you know you’ve got it in you.”
Not exactly an “all I care about is his D” quote. Maybe he said that somewhere else, or maybe it is this same thought being paraphrased and/or misinterpreted.
You know, I just noticed something shuffling through the Fangraphs leaderboards
Ian Kinsler has the lowest BABIP of all qualified players in the American League (.235). The suddenly unstoppable beast of St. Pete’s (Carlos Pena) is actually second-lowest at .241.
Oh, and Hank “F, I shit my pants” Blalock is fourth-lowest at .256.
Interesting.
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.
where does Kinsler's fly ball pct rank?
popups don’t fall in for base hits very often.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Oh, he's tied with Pena for the highest among qualified players at 55.1%
And he has the third-lowest LD% as well.
Hackity hack hack.
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.
nothing wrong with his swing
Where’s Rudy?
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
They need to send Kinsler to OKC to get his swing worked out.
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 23, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Do foul outs count towards BABIP?
I know HRs don’t. Seems like by definition foul out wouldn’t either.
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 dunno
But technically a foul out is in play, so…
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.
Okay, looking it up it would appear you're correct
Both HR’s a fouls are excluded.
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.
Barf
"You build 1000 bridges and suck 1 dick, you are not a bridge builder, you are a cocksucker." SaltyGoesYard
I have the solution on how to bring up CD
Option Murphy. From EG…
OF David Murphy finds himself in another long slump. Murphy, who went 0-for-23 to start the season, was hitless in three at-bats Saturday and his last 13 at-bats. His batting average fell to .260, the lowest it has been since the All-Star break.
Hank and AJ can DH. There would still be 4 OF on the roster so Wash can still sit Borbon vs LHP. He could even continue to DH him if he wishes. Murphy would have to stay down 10 day and could be recalled around Sept 2.
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
x
Hank…can DH.
You can DH Hank, but Hank can’t DH.
by brettgardner on Aug 23, 2009 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
Rec!
"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08
I'd rather
DL Hank by having someone Tonya Harding him.
"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
by DJCahill on Aug 23, 2009 5:49 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
what to expect from CD
Last year he had ~ a 20% decrease in he slash line going from AAA to the MLs.
AAA – .333/.402/.685……. MLs – .285/.331/.549
if the same % decrease is applied towards his 2009 AAA numbers you get
AAA – .342/.433/.544…….. MLs – .294/.355/.435
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
How do explain the massive drop for CD, this year, 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"
Rudy
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 23, 2009 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions
How do you explain Hank Blalock?
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 CD every day at 1B and making
Hank F / AJ platoon at DH doesn’t work – see June 2009 otherwise known as the least productive month from the offense in the history of the organization.
CDavis can’t hit LH pitching. A .143 batting average / .491 OPS from your 1B in the AL is unacceptable.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
x
But a .279 BA/ .916 OPS line is pretty good.
by brettgardner on Aug 23, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
At OKC?
LOL!!
"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 23, 2009 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Do you know what year it is, elephant boy?
"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 23, 2009 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Elephant boy?
That’s just lazy.
But the line just, you know, takes a giant shit all over your theory that he “can’t hit LH pitching”, so this is the part of the thread where you take some tangential argument and run to victory.
Away you go! School me!
by brettgardner on Aug 23, 2009 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions
No, you now run behind me carrying a big shovel (just like at the circus) and have been dubbed
Elephant Boy.
What CD did last year was nice but this year we’re in a pennant race and he hasn’t made the necessary adjustments to hit LH pitching in The Show – see .143/.479.
"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 23, 2009 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Ah I see.
Well, your cleverness knows no bounds. Pizza delivery jokes AND elephant boy? Whew, that’s talent-no wait, that’s PRESENCE.
Anyway, blah blah blah. This is where I go “you lost the great war/are old/troll” and then you rub your hands together and smile cause you got another hit, then proceed to write more indefensible bullshit to rile people up and think how awesome it is that you don’t have to pick up the A/C repair kit for just a few more hours.
Meanwhile I kick back and marvel at my awesomeness and giggle at how much closer to death you are than me.
And around and around we go.
by brettgardner on Aug 23, 2009 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh yeah, pizza delivery boy, I honestly forgot about that one.
Was it a job requirement to NOT wear deoderant?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Are you sure
Your real name isn’t Josey Seinfeld?
by brettgardner on Aug 23, 2009 1:09 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not really sure what your purpose is here, gardner
but it sure as F has nothing to do with telling jokes.
Know your role.
"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 didn't tell any jokes
But…thanks? I’m always glad to know your opinion on stuff.
It really helps break the monotony of having smart opinions in my head all day. It’s a real refresher. Big thanks.
by brettgardner on Aug 23, 2009 1:13 AM CDT up reply actions
When are you going to share a smart opinion on the Great Game?
4 years and waiting.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Ah shit.
I just realized that the term “monotony” probably doesn’t come up a lot when you’re removing urethane beads.
My bad, pops. I’ll get ya a link later.
And where’d 4 years come from?
by brettgardner on Aug 23, 2009 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Do you know what month it is Josey! CD sucking is ancient history.
the preceding post was a great success.
save us Chris Davis, you're our only hope
Seriously though, the serial overreaction by the Morris brothers is pretty stupid.
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
Serial overreaction?
What are you referring to?
by brettgardner on Aug 23, 2009 12:58 AM CDT up reply actions
uggh
" 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
Somebody ask Big50 to correct the spelling of that "Distrubing" thread.
If he does we go on a 11 game win streak.
Book it.
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Aug 23, 2009 8:01 AM CDT reply actions
5 Questions over at BBTIA.
Here is number 1:
1. What all-encompassing letter grade would you assign Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington based upon both his clubhouse impact and tactical ability (e.g. lineup construction, bullpen management, et al.)?
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.
And this:
3. Forget the “if” qualifier with respect to Chris Davis supplanting Hank Blalock at first base — when is it going to happen? Moreover, why hasn’t it happened yet?
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.
this team has 2 guys playing offense, you just can't win
on the road with 2 guys playing the other teams 9, if Davis is not up real soon (like now) then i am afraid the rangers are all done, and with this tough road trip they may be anyway, but i would like to see what davis could do, Murphy is slumping make up some injury (like fatigue, depression, lameness, anything ) and DL him.
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