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8/27 Pre-Adam GDT..

Not sure where anyone is. So I guess this can be the haven until Adam, Ben, or Zebra Cakes show.

1. J. Borbon, DH
2. M. Young, 3B
3. J. Hamilton, CF
4. N. Cruz, RF
5. I. Kinsler, 2B
6. D. Murphy, LF
7. T. Teagarden, C
8. C. Davis, 1B
9.

E. Andrus, SS

 

 

Dustin Nippert vs. AJ Burnett

I'm not enthused.

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How come Davis can't hit 6th?

He’s either good enough to do it or he’s not.

The training wheels need to come off asap.

"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 27, 2009 11:17 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Josey Donuts believes JD controls the lineup.

Or something. His comments contradict themselves with regularity.

by FuturePants on Aug 27, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The line-up is controlled by the FO

because Wash was told to hit Kinsler 6th 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"

by Josey Wales on Aug 27, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

By FO you mean Nolan?

And if so, does your head ASPLODE?

by FuturePants on Aug 27, 2009 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, Nolan is setting the lineup now?

He’s in charge after all.

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Plus he thinks Davis shouldn't be here at all

but wonders why he hits low in the lineup

by bhudson on Aug 27, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He wants to have his cake

and stuff the entire thing in his mouth…

by bhudson on Aug 27, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

another ruined thread

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

by RangerMad on Aug 27, 2009 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like this lineup, sans Teagarden

Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.

-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 27, 2009 11:19 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Pudge has played a lot and needs off

in a day game following a night game.

TT has shown that if given steady playing time, he will hit.

He’s started 12 games in August (most of the year) and he has a .770 OPS. He didn’t look good last night but hadn’t played since Saturday.

The worst Ranger news I heard last night is that Salty is due back in 7-10 days.

"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 27, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pudge was the DH yesterday

I don’t think day game after a night game is the issue.

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What do you think the issue is?

"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 27, 2009 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Someone made mention of this last night

Among active players, Pudge has grounded into the most double plays since the 50s or something

by oc on Aug 27, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pudge doesn't hit RHP well

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Plus...

He was always susceptible to GIDP. Didn’t he lead the league once during his heyday?

by bhudson on Aug 27, 2009 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nearly every year

that was his main fault as a hitter.

Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."

by LBBRangerFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...

It’s all starting to come back to me now.

by bhudson on Aug 27, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He led the league once: 1999

That would also be the year he won a little thing called the MVP.

His next highest finish was 9th (which he did three times)

I love B-R

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Life before B-R

is like life before the invention of the wheel and the discovery of fire.

"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 27, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think many people view that stat as a huge red flag

Lots of really good hitters led the league in GIDP

Check out the single season leaders on B-R

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 27, 2009 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

He hits the ball very hard, so it gets to the infielders quickly. Combine that with the good hitters he had in front of him and he had lots of opportunities to GIDP.

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well...

Maybe Rudy can teach him his specialty… the uppercut swing.

by bhudson on Aug 27, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

770 ops... with a 188 average and 290 obp.

Why do you buy into the everyday playing time bit so much? Its fodder for mediocre players like Mench, Laird, GMJ, **cough**Hank**cough**, etc…

Im sure its nice to play everyday and occasionally get into a groove (or long slump…), but at the end of the day hitters will hit rather than its 7 out of 7 games or 3 out of 7.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Aug 27, 2009 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Observation on Teagarden, DShepp

Look what he did last September in 14 games or somesuch.

I’m more than a little iffy about This Thing down the stretch right now and if Salty comes back playing 5 days a week, it’s over.

"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 27, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That can be accounted for a hot streak in a small sample size.

We still don’t know what we have with him, but right now, you can’t feel good with him in the lineup until he starts to produce at the plate more regularly.

Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.

-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 27, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Look at what he did playing everyday at AA/AAA last year in...

April.. May… June.. July… August…
I don’t care about Tea vs salty but Tea’s offense should be in high question right about now.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Aug 27, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

DShepp

I don’t like excuses but he’s a rookie plus he was playing once a week when Salty was healthy.

In June his obp was .136.
In July his obp was .176.
In August his obp was .291.

Granted, all those numbers suck but you can see improvement and it came with more playing 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"

by Josey Wales on Aug 27, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"

by blalock84 on Aug 27, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where have Adam, Ben, and Z disappeared to?

"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 27, 2009 11:21 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Probably busy with work

Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.

-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 27, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lacking Byrd...

I’d say that’s about the best lineup you can do.

"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks

by hightowersmith on Aug 27, 2009 11:21 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

OT- Padillia going this afternoon against the Rox

Who gets hit?

Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."

by LBBRangerFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:22 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hot dog vendor?

Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.

by TheJeezus on Aug 27, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mascot

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and given his last few starts

probably a lot of bats.

Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.

by TheJeezus on Aug 27, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoever gave him the Swine Flu.

You know how these things work with The Thrilla ..

Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?

by Chase Irwin on Aug 27, 2009 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Statement game

Need to win it. Sox need to lose theirs. Launch us into a fairly easy run on the sked with some nice mo.

by shroomer on Aug 27, 2009 11:22 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Four games left in the roadie

and I would love to go 2-2.

"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 27, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately

The Angels are up against the A’s. So, not holding out much hope for catching up there.

"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 27, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ignore the Angels

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

NEVER!!!

"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 27, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

A watched team never loses

Heisenberg at work

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unless Adam forks over a few hours to watch the game.

Then we’re done for.

Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?

by Chase Irwin on Aug 27, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's up with Adam and forks?

Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.

-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 27, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Over the next four games

we need to be in Ali rope-a-dope mode.

We don’t need to be 4.5 games behind the Bosox on Monday morning or it might be time to start shopping for a form-fitting fork.

"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 27, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Geez their game starts at 9:25 central.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Aug 27, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like any lineup that has Borbon leading off

Strangely enough that’s the same way I lead off my nights……..Fail?

Be careful....to a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

by Bezekira on Aug 27, 2009 11:26 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No doubt

whatever he says just sounds awesome.

Way to not lurk and instead shit all over yourself during your first fanshot.

-FirebatM3 to Ryan2907. 6/3/09.

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 27, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or James Earl Jones

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 27, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i agree

you could also throw “the most interesting man in the world” into the mix and it would sound cool

"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"

by blalock84 on Aug 27, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just go down there

and start calling him “Pop up”. I bet that would piss him off.

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

by RangerMad on Aug 27, 2009 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahahaha

i wanna be at that game. I cant imagine how hilarious it would be if you just see Kinsler stop for a moment while in the box and look over into the stands with a cocked head trying to figure out what this dude is doing standing next to Nolan’s seats just chewing the shit out of him “stop popping the fucking ball up to SS!!!!!!!!!! you mother f’ing jew! Stop listening to Rudy, Bitch!!11”… the best part would be you getting dragged away by security guards still directing profanity towards kinsler as he proceeds to hit a HR and thinks all is well with the world.

"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"

by blalock84 on Aug 27, 2009 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's GO RANGERS!!!

C YA Thurder Thighs…BEEN FUN!

HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?

by BigGuns on Aug 27, 2009 12:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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