Game 124 Game Day Thread
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 25, 2009 5:00 PM CDT
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Chris Davis is back in The Show.
This is The Place and Time,peeps.
But it’s not The Place and Time to start sucking on Hank Fails’ rod. cough Josey cough* Texas Twat*cough*
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 25, 2009 5:04 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
He hit there last year, he hit up here last year, he struggled mightily at the beginning of the year this year, and then went back down there to get straightened out. Apparently the Rangers think he’s done that.
When my other option is Blalock, yeah, I’ll take the .327/.418/.521 line at AAA.
by Black Francis on Aug 25, 2009 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Really why can't you understand
that Chris Davis is not the same hitter he was in the beginning of the year. That’s like recalling Nelson Cruz’s old mlb statistics before he got called up.
So how well would
Davis have to hit over the rest of the season to admit you were wrong?
Just lick your wounds and enjoy the damn game.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 25, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 25, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm guessing that he's referring to the fact
That you’re predicting that Davis the rest of this season will be similar to pre-AAA Davis.
OK.
If he is much better than he was in the first half I will acknowledge that and admit I was wrong to think he wouldn’t be. And I hope he proves me wrong and the Rangers make the playoffs because of it.
I just find the Cult of Chris Davis funny, fwiw.
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Rangers lineup
Julio Borbon, dh
Michael Young, 3b
Josh Hamilton, rf
Marlon Byrd, cf
Ian Kinsler, 2b
Nelson Cruz, lf
Ivan Rodriguez, c
Chris Davis, 1b
Elvis Andrus, ss
Yankees lineup
Derek Jeter, ss
Johnny Damon, lf
Mark Teixeira, 1b
Alex Rodriguez, 3b
Hideki Matsui, dh
Jorge Posada, c
Robinson Cano, 2b
Nick Swisher, rf
Melky Cabrera, cf
Raise your hand
if you thought Julio Borbon would be DH’ing on August 25th, and if I told you pre-season that would be the case, would it be a bad or a good thing?
Go Rice Owls!
My hand is down
If you told me he’d be playing CF on August 25th, that would be a different question altogether. In neither case do I think its a good thing, though.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 25, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Have I completely missed why he isn't playing CF?
Borbon was touted as a defensive wizard, wasn’t he?
He is but the gut don't trust yet.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 25, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Because Byrd has been much better in CF than anybody gives him credit for.
And the coaches are still teaching Borbon how to be an everyday CF’er.
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 25, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
He seems to have a bit of a rag arm, which will get better with time.
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
Pattis is working with him on his throws.
Its not so much that his arm is weak (which it sort of is), its that his throws are not consistently accurate due to poor technique.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 25, 2009 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
That is a good looking line-up
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 25, 2009 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Crush --- aaaaAAAAAAA
he’s the hero of the universe.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
He'll save every one of us
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 25, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
FUCK THE YANKEES!!!
go here to view my blog: http://dirtfromd.blogspot.com
Yes. Yes.
Fuck those fucking Yankees.
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 25, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
To beat 28-19
the Rangers need to go 24-15 the rest of the way.
Good luck with all that.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
So you won't be joining us?
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 25, 2009 5:11 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You are unbelievable.
You’re not just cutting off your nose to spite your face here, you’re cutting off your whole fucking head to spite your body.
Can’t handle that the organization feels better with Davis at first than your butt buddy, eh? At least he’ll be less worn out after games for your extracurricular activities.
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 25, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I think we need to re-establish the penalty box
2 minute penalty for those people dumb enough to take Josey’s bait.
5 minute major for those who actively try to stir him up.
Go Rice Owls!
I am rooting for the Rangers to get a playoff berth
but I disagree with the strategy they are using in getting there. They are acting as though either the month of June didn’t happen or major league teams aren’t going to throw LH pitching at them the rest of the year.
I want Chris Davis to prove me wrong but I haven’t ever seen a player struggle as profoundly or longer than he did the first three months of this season. People in here don’t wanna admit how bad he was or how painful it was to watch him drown. A 1 for 22? A 7 for 60 (with 27K’s)? A 3 for 44 (with 24 Ks)? He enters this game rocking a 4 for 28 with 11Ks.
My gawd, I have never seen a hitter more out of place in the major leagues than Chris Davis in 2009. JD is using Nelson Cruz as an example and LSB is buying it not because it makes sense but because they want to, basically thinking with their hearts instead of their brains.
Players as bad as CDavis was this year aren’t permitted to get 277 plate appearances. Those that get close to what he did, usually don’t recover the next season muchless in the present season.
I want the Rangers to get to the playoffs far more than I want to be proven correct on this issue.
I said the Rangers would be better with Blalock playing every day and was proven correct. The June Swoon ended on a dime and the team somehow found a way to keep the Angels in sight.
I have doubts they will be better (24-15 or more) with CDavis playing every day but let’s hope I’m wrong.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
You must be new but Josey is our resident troll.
He sometimes is hard to understand because he got Hank F.’s balls in his mouth.
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 25, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I love Hank too
Errrr….used to, but ever since he turned to garbage he’s a tough man to support…though I do still keep his Ball-ble head doll on my desk at work….mostly due to the Rangers logo though.
As bad as Chris Davis was
…Hank Blalock wasn’t exactly doing much better. If any. They sent the kid down to AAA where he worked on some things and the numbers he put up were more than just solid. After looking at Blalock’s horrible ABs I’m ready to see if a younger player can overcome his sophomore nightmare.
I’m sure that’s the line of thinking that most people have. What is there to disagree with? If you can’t admit Blalock has been horrible I really don’t know what to tell you.
by Black Francis on Aug 25, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I can say that
Ever since 2003 or so, I have had a huge man crush on Hank, but even I have come to grips with the fact that he just sucks….bad. At least with Davis you get a younger player with more upside and better defensive skills.
Even if he sucks as he did early in the year, that is what we have now with
Failock, however with better defense.
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
Not quite.
Blalock: .238/.274/.473.
Davis: .202/.256/.415.
Blalock’s been pretty bad. Davis, significantly worse.
Blalock has hit .193 in the last 30 days, i would bet his OBP is about .198
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
And I could selectively screen you out something from Davis
even lower than the numbers above.
Doesn’t work that way.
It wasn't really selective, it is the current state.
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
Um, you could do the same with Murphy too then.
Slumps happen.
But even then Davis’s full season numbers aren’t any different.
And yeah, it was pretty selective.
Selectively screening huh?
It says he’s been a fucking corpse at the plate for a month. It’s not like he’s picking out random weeks. He’s picking out the last four most reason weeks. What is the problem with that?
by Black Francis on Aug 25, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
The only player I could think of who was permitted to be worse longer
than Chris Davis was Doug Flynn (as a Texas Ranger / Montreal Expo in 1982).
485 plate appearances with a .225 average / .236 obp.
I’ve looked far and long at players over the last 40 years and haven’t found one who was worse than Chris Davis was this year.
Let’s hope he turns it around because this is a helluva gamble by Little Boy Donuts.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Gamble?
It’s a Gamble to sit Hank Blalock and his “lowest OBP in the AL” on the bench? If Davis doesn’t get a hit the rest of the season, it’s hardly a gamble to bench Blalock.
Sure.
It’s a gamble b/c the person replacing him has been significantly worse in his MLB games this year.
Um, yeah. Significantly.
~40 wOBA points lower over the course of the season.
That’s a significant difference.
You seem to have forgotten how unfathomably awful Chris Davis was the first half of 2009. It was truly historic stuff actually.
No, I didn't forget at all.
I watch about 150 games/year, if not more. But at least with CD we can have hope based on SOMETHING. With Hank….he’s hopeless
Don't disagree, but it wasn't his fault they kept him up here.
Looks like he figured things out pretty quickly once he went down. Had to get away from Rudy to learn how to swing I guess.
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
Yes....sigh....
Jaramillo has a history of turning Steroid filled ball players in a hitting friendly environment into sluggers who crush fastballs and bad pitching. I’ll admit, I know NOTHING about the mechanics of hitting….but a good buddy of mine from the area plays AAA ball and has spent some (limited) time in the majors. His agent lined him up with Rudy, and he said that it was nothing different than what just about any other hitting coach taught him. I’ll trust his opinion….
Yep, b/c every single player
Who goes down to AAA after struggling in the majors proceeds to tear it up.
These are the AAA pitchers that Cruz and Hamilton went a combined 1 of 20 against
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 25, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah...
Like one player determines whether we are a playoff team or a sub-.500 team…
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
worse seasons than Davis 09 before he was demoted
you didn’t look very hard.
There are many players who were permitted to suck worse than Davis did for just as long or longer.
Surely you can’t forget George Wright 1985. Maybe the worst season of anyone with (close to) 400 PA in MLB history.
Even if you just want to limit it to 1st basemen, check out Tony Muser’s brilliant 1976 campaign. He was massively worse than Davis and was given nearly 100 more PAs than Davis had at the time he was demoted.
by brianphayes on Aug 26, 2009 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Attention.
Josey Wales officially rooting against the Rangers for the sake of his own argument.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
sounds like
a politician
" 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
Sad. He's a 50 year old twat rooting against The Rangers because his sexual healing got benched.
We know where Outlaw stands now.
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 25, 2009 5:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Wrong.
I am rooting for the team and while I think playing CDavis is the wrong strategy, I will be cheering for him because if he shits the bed as much as he did the first three months of the season, we will need to start thinking about 2010 – and there are no guarantees will be in this position next year or 2011.
You won’t see me doing what was done in here over the last 47 games. The team was winning yet most of the idiots couldn’t enjoy it because I was eventually proven correct (on the exact date no less) and one of JD’s boys was shipped out.
If CDavis shats the bed, This Thing starts to lose and this day becomes known as the beginning of the end, yeah, I’ll probably have an opinion. but make no mistake, I want this team to go 24-15 or better down the stretch.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
And
I’m not 50 years old.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
You were probably pissed that we didn't get Halladay huh?
Probably wanted to ship Holland, Feliz, Borbon and Smoak off for him. Didn’t you?
Nope
I wanted an OBP monster who could torch LH pitching.
JD’s answer to our offensive woes is Chris Davis who happened to hit .143 with a .491 OPS v LH pitching.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
And who was this OBP MONSTER
that you are referencing? Or did you just hope one would fall out of the sky?
Nick Johnson was very available and cheap.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
And hows he doing right now?
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.
Does he dominate LHP?
I don’t know b/c he’s a fat goon who can’t stay healthy enough to have a career worth following.
Not to be a dick or anything, but
“alot” is not a word even though everyone seems to think so. It’s “a lot”.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 25, 2009 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes he was, but now that everyone sees how stupid that would have been
I’m sure the story has changed. That’s another part of his schtick. Criticize JD for anything bad give credit to Nolan for anything good. If Tom Hicks is broke guess whose fault it is? If the Rangers have the #1 farm system in baseball guess who gets the credit?
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 25, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
go team go!
" 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
by gossamer on Aug 25, 2009 5:10 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Predict Milly's Line
I’m thinking he won’t make it through the sixth, but he’ll only have two or three on the ledger.
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 he throws like he did earlier in the season.
7IP, 2ER, 3BB, 4K, more importantly a W.
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
The Rangers avg 5 runs/gm
with CD on the roster. Around 4.6 when he was in exile. They had better avg >5 runs/gm for the rest of the year if they want to go to the playoffs.
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
A .143 average / .491 OPS v LH pitching is not going to cut it either.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
My trollscript is busted
Greasemonkey doesn’t get along with the new Firefox, I’m guessing. Not sure if I dare follow the GDTs anymore.
working fine for me
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
I don't know
I systematically eliminated everything else and it wouldn’t stop crashing until I removed greasemonkey. Will look into solutions about that later because it did work for me for a while and apparently it works for others.
by Black Francis on Aug 25, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I had the same problem
on my Mac – I downgraded back to Firefox 3.0 something and it’s much better
"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
Busby nor Emily Jones know the playoff rules.
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 25, 2009 5:34 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
win your last game
and you are the champion :)
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
I'm sure JD told him if he K's in his first AB they will DFA him.
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
heh
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 25, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Obviously if he K's in the first at bat...
He’ll be immediately pulled out of the game and DFA’d. And JD and Wash will be fired.
Just to please Josey
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
My feed for the game tonight looks horrid.
I hope when it turns over to 7pm it goes HD. Emily Jones looks like some sort of cartoon character.
MY just came up and hugged Chris and Radigan said people are so glad to see you.
Seem OK in the room.
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.
Pleased to see Pudge behind the plate tonight.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
Go Mother Effin Rangers!!!!!
and fuck Brett Gardner!!!
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
the yankee* not the LSB brainiac btw :)
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
Sums it up in 8 words
and 8 exclamation marks.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 25, 2009 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Lets Go Rangers!
And Lets Go Chris Davis! You have 98% of LSB fans rooting for you tonight. Do work tonight!
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
by Smoak Some on Aug 25, 2009 5:54 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
that 2% can suck it.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 25, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
word
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 25, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Down with the
Evil Empire and all the ex-Rangers on the payroll. How much do Tex and A Rod make this year? Is it equal to the entire Non pitching Rangers?
"Purity of heart is to will one thing" - Kierkegaard
Easily.
Young, Blalock and Byrd alone equal what make Arod makes in a year.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 25, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Happy Tuesday to you, space.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 25, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Likewise sir!
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 25, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
YES!!!!
FSSW on extra innings.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
Come on
Rangers, show that you can roll off a f’in win streak
by icouldusesomebaseball on Aug 25, 2009 6:01 PM CDT reply actions
Booooo no HD.
We get HD for that hell hole in Tampa, but we don’t get HD in New Yankee Stadium? What the fuck.?
I'm putting money down now
In this series, Hammy goes yard once…….
And then John Kruk comes out of no where and determines that Hammy will be a Yankee in the next couple of years……
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
Anyone have a link?
Apparently YES is not on Dish Network.
Defending Big D: A Dallas Stars blog on SBN: easy to use, free to join.
Let's do this, bitches!
I see the GDT is already boatloads of fun. Love that troll script!
"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
Again, I hope like hell I am wrong (because I have been wrong
on a lot of things having to do with the Rangers this year) but I have the worst feeling going into this game.
The feeling that this evening is the beginning of the end of what has been a very special season.
I hope to hell I’m wrong but I have a bad, bad feeling about the rest of the season going forward.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 25, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Who is the active career leader in doubles? The ML, not Rangers
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
Pudge, actually.
MLB.com still lists Luis Gonzalez, but he hasn’t played all year. Manny and Griffey are behind Pudge.
by Outworlder47 on Aug 25, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy Crap
Go Rangers, I’m watching this game on MY9 in NY. Not Michael Kay today, Ken Singleton and David Cone with the call.
me too
i hate singleton..
A Cowboy fan from Dallas residing in enemy terretory since 1990..
Thanks for that heads up!!
I thought the game was on YES and I was pretty pissed I would miss it.
Defending Big D: A Dallas Stars blog on SBN: easy to use, free to join.
by Brandon Worley on Aug 25, 2009 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel a HELL of a lot better watching Borbon trying to make contact and beat it out to first
rather than watching Kins uppercut popups.
Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.
-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.
get on base kid
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
Is it just me
or is TAG’s mike really low in volume?
"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
It sounds kind of muffled
Like his shirt is covering it or something.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Aug 25, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Stopping by for a bit tonight
It’s been awhile. Anyone miss me? HA HA…JK
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
I'll have to see about that
Everything seems the same so far….
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Aug 25, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Abso-freakin-lutely!
Where you been?
"There is the Vegetarian Hot Pocket for those of us who don't want to eat meat, but would still like diarrhea." Jim Gaffigan
by Suicide Prince on Aug 25, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I've been around
Just haven’t been here…in at least a month.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Aug 25, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Stay around for a while
Have a drink, take off your coat…the usual.
"There is the Vegetarian Hot Pocket for those of us who don't want to eat meat, but would still like diarrhea." Jim Gaffigan
by Suicide Prince on Aug 25, 2009 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I figured you would :)
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Aug 25, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I was just about to ask Rachel where the hell you've been..
or put an Amber alert out or something….
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
Amber Alert would imply kidnapping
That would never happen. No one wants me. Ha ha.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Aug 25, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions
lol oh please...well you've been missed :)
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
Welcome back!!!
I’ve definitely missed seeing you around these parts.
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by Brandon Worley on Aug 25, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
That was ball 4
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
So was 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.
So was that.
Nice AB from Borbon
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by SarasotaRanger on Aug 25, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Its hard to type when you are cupping Hanks balls
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.
hahaha. Nice.
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by SarasotaRanger on Aug 25, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
good job
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
Borbon looks like a player.
I was way off on him. He’s made these adjustments so quickly.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 25, 2009 6:12 PM CDT reply actions
He's clearly doing what they've asked him to do to improve his game.
I don’t think you or anybody else expected that he could accomplish that so soon. He has addressed his weakness and impressed everybody.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 25, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Fast as hell
but dumb as the day is long.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Not looking for mathematicians here, JW.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 25, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Coolio.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
Borbon. Meast.
Way to go, Rocky Topper.
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Ugh...
Face FAIL. Needed a productive out there.
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WTH was that.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
Be patient, Josh.
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If Josh hits it to the fence
will Borbon be smart enough to score this time?
"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 have faith in Josh.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Do we get baserunners
for faith?
Your uncle molests collies.
by 3k on Aug 25, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Jobas slider is pretty nasty FWIW
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.
+ 1 I keep hoping the great Hambino will show up Greenie...
but as a consolation prize I keep getting the Great Shambino. :(
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
Yay Josh
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.
Attaboy, Josh.
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Ehh
Ill place the blame 50/50 on that one
Borbon is so fast I think you got to send him there even if he hesitated for a second
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.
He hesitated longer than a second.
It was the right call. Borbon just didn’t run on a clear single.
Rookie mistake.
It wasn't a clear single though
It was a line shot to an OF who, had they been playing normally, would have probably been an out. Maybe Borbon didn’t notice they were playing deep. I don’t know but him hesitating is not something to bitch about.
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.
Think of the spin coming off a LH bat.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 25, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
If he had been in a normal spot yes he would have been
But he was playing deep due to Hamilton being up
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.
wooo!!
"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
Attaway Hambone!
Worked it full and got a hit. Beautiful!
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
OK
Why the F didn’t Borbon score?
Brain-dead sonofabitch on the basepaths.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
That was a nice relay jackass.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 25, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
DOA jackass
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Aug 25, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Because baserunners are taught to make sure the ball falls.
And that ball was scalded.
by Outworlder47 on Aug 25, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
That was a hard hit
It got to Swisher fast and he has a pretty decent arm.
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I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on Aug 25, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
He didn't go back to second
He did pause but he never went backwards
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.
Fuck my life.
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FAIL.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
fuuuuuuuuck
"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
Fuck you.
He wasn’t scoring on that, it was right at Swisher and he made a good throw.
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 25, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL.
Swisher had to run about 10 yards to his left and fielded the ball 20 feet in front of the warning track.
It was square in the middle of RF.
And right as the ball was in Cano’s glove and he turned, Borbon came up right then.
He would have been out, and you would have masturbated violently as you typed up your terribly unfunny comment.
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Fucking Byrd the Native American pornstar strikes again
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
If I had a dime for every time Byrd swung at the first pitch......
I’d be a millionaire. Besides, Joba just showed he was all over the place to the first 3 batters, why help him out?
Nice GIDP Marlon...
Two steps forward and one step back.
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.
sure did...
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 25, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
So the first three batters have success working the count
Byrd swings first pitch, double play. Ugh
"Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." ---Red, The Shawshank Redeption
Marlon Byrd you fucking asshole
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
with Mike E sometimes u gotta fill in the blanks... I like it though
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
Byrd needs to not hit cleanup.
He’d make a nice asset in the 6-hole.
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.
in Josey's defense
Borbon should score on that ball with Swisher in right. Just bad baserunning.
Didn't he get the stop sign?
They didn’t show it on the NY feed.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 25, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
He got the stop sign right after he rounded third.
"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
How dare a rookie not run through a stop sign!!!
The 40 Trumps All!!!
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by thedirkatron on Aug 25, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
are you retarded?
he got the stop sign because he hesitated at 2nd on a clear single thinking it would be caught.
Yes, I'm retarded.
You caught me, Clever McInsult-Guy.
I’m the most computeriest retard in the world!
The 40 Trumps All!!!
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by thedirkatron on Aug 25, 2009 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions
It was hard hit, and nearly at the right fielder.
I don’t mind him being conservative in this situation.
Why do you insist on being so dense? Does it make you look better to “bash the rookie”? Get a grip, fuckwad.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 25, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Um, okay.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 25, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't think he made any great mistake pausing for a second there to make sure it didn't get caught, but maybe I'm wrong.
Either way, I don’t think he deserves to be crucified for it.
Uh, Greeney Beany.
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by thedirkatron on Aug 25, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
The stop was actually about 2 steps before he got to third and ball was already on way in.
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 25, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
what the fuck?
Did you even see the play?
He had no chance to score
by death of the cool on Aug 25, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
This is so weird.
The NY feed on Extra Innings is the only one in HD so I’m watching it as opposed to the Tex feed, but for some reason the feed froze up for a minute and when it came back up it’s now the Yankees’ Spanish announcers, and to top it off the audio is a few seconds ahead of the video, so I get to hear the Spanish announcers get all excited and start yelling jibberish-y in Spanish a few seconds before I get to see what caused his fiery Latin excitement.
It’s a truly bizarre viewing experience.
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You in the DFW area?
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by Suicide Prince on Aug 25, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
And that's what happens
when you have Julio Borbon running the bases.
One of the beautful things about Tiny E that I noticed in the spring is how well he ran the bases and Jules Borbon is the exact opposite.
Dumbest baserunner I have seen in a long time.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Give the kid credit for hitting well and hitting into good luck
plus drawing a few walks but a lot of that speed is wasted because he goes brain-dead on the bases.
It’s what I would expect from an 18 year old but not a 22-23 year old that played college plus a couple of years of pro ball.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
One more reason they need to fire the Cowardly Cattleman.
A real team president would command respect from his baserunners.
Nolan can eat a dick.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
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by thedirkatron on Aug 25, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
lmao
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 25, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions