Stat of the Day
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2009 12:27 PM CDT
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PrintIan Kinsler, since coming off the d.l.: .283/.377/.696
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What is the difference between Ian hitting leadoff vs middle of order?
Since he came off DL, anyone?
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
Yeah, it's probably not significant enough, but I wonder if he is taking to the 5 hole.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 28, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Quick math
so don’t hold me to this, but in 4 games hitting leadoff since coming off the DL I’ve got him at .143/.250/.250.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
its settled then
"There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means" - Calvin Coolidge
by hubcityraider on Aug 28, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
batting 5th or 6th
since coming off the DL….. .344/.417/.563
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
Judas
SO…..am I in the minority in thinking that vs. Lefties we should put Andrus in the lead off spot and keep Kinsler in the middle of the order?
I know this is a SSS but we’re in the middle of a run here.
Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
Correllation does not equal cause-and-effect
It is not the position in the batting order that improves his performance. It is WHY he is moved, which is the LHP v. RHP splits.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 28, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
he is hitting leadoff vs. lefties and 5th vs. righties so shouldnt he be hitting better in the leadoff spot then?
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 28, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
actually is should be .344/.417/.875
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
Well...
….just realized I hit 1,000 comments on LSB. Oh, what a day!!! I think I’ll bake a cake shaped like Happy’s right arm and throw a little party for myself complete with hat’s, noisemakers and a “Pin the Labrum on Hurley” game.
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 28, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I doubt 1000 posts even gets you a NRI invite to LSB Spring Training
You will need to linger in the Independent Leagues for a while longer
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 28, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh I know
I’m just happy to be playing the game that I love. Taking it one game at a time. Giving 110%.
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 28, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's all one can ask of him/herself.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 28, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Heh
Well played.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
The LSB 40 man is going to be insanely difficult to crack
A newcomer would need a Derek Holland summer ’08-type run to warrant even the consideration of getting his contract purchased.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 28, 2009 12:55 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Or really good bribery skills.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 28, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
LSB 40 man?
when did I miss al the talk about this?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I think yesterday GDT
"We have a better chance to win with other guys in the lineup," said Blalock, who is hitting .190 the past 30 games. "That’s something I’ve got to deal with."
by diamond_dave on Aug 28, 2009 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it was two days ago in a GDT Ben started
AJM was MIA so the talk was DFA.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
If the VP is such a VIP
shouldn’t we keep the PC on the QT? Cause if it leaked to the VC we could all be MIA and be put on KP.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Dykstra has all the money!
ElectricOkra.com
It was the post game thread from yesterday
great stuff
It all started with this comment.
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 28, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel like that subthread will almost certainly be my crowning LSB accomplishment
If someone actually does publish this roster.
I may just retire from posting at that point.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
To my untrained eye
it doesnt look like his swing is different but he does seem to be having more singles and other non – HR hits
Success!
And welcome to your blog. The day after the Rangers take 2 of 3 in NY is an odd time to sleep in.
"There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means" - Calvin Coolidge
I was in court all morning
I had computer issues at home, and then court took much longer than expected.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Judge Mills Lane?
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 28, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Was this morning as annoying as yesterday's?
You know, the one I asked you about?
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
We'll show you Obama's birth certificate as soon as you show us Sarah Palin's high school diploma...
by Brian Thomas on Aug 28, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
No
My car got booted yesterday at a parking lot I have been parking at for 10 years. I park there every time I go to the courthouse. I pay when I return. The lot charges a sliding scale based on how long you are there.
Yesterday, I park. I go to the courthouse. I come back an hour later and go to the booth to pay. I look over, and my car is booted.
I say, wtf. The guy is very apologetic, and he tells me that a new company took over that week, and their policy is that if you don’t pay in advance, you get booted. He said he didn’t see they had booted me.
I go talk to the boot guy. He basically says, too bad, it is in the system, nothing I can do, you have to pay $100 to get your car back. The cashier says, he’s a regular, he always pays when he comes back, cut him some slack, and the guy says, too bad, it is in the system, he has to pay.
I call, they say two cars are ahead of you, but then the cashier will be there. It takes me an hour to get my car. I talk to a couple of cops in the meantime. They tell me it is a new city ordinance that has just passed that allows a lot more booting, and it sucks because they are having to break up fistfights and stuff because the boots are going on cars all the time in situations like mine.
So I wait an hour and have to pay $100 and have been calling the company to try to get my money back. In the meantime, while I was waiting, I told everyone who drove up to park there not to park there because they boot people, and instead to go park across the street.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
That sucks
I wouldn’t return there again. Booting for not paying in advance when the yard has an attendant is wrong.
Whoa, this is strange
As I’m reading this very post, I get a call from a friend in Dallas at Baylor Medical who just had his pickup booted under similar circumstances. He tried to prepay, the machine was out of order, so he went in the doctor’s office next door and asked them what to do. They suggested to just go on to the appointment. He came out to find his pickup booted and was about ready to whip the parking attendant with an attitude who told him pay the $100 or else.
I told him he probably didn’t have much choice but to pay the $100 if he wanted his pickup unbooted this afternoon. But now he wants me, as a recent bar exam taker waiting on bar results and working for a law firm, to find someone at the parking company to hassle until they agree to give him his money back. This should entertain me.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
Did they jack up your new i-rims?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
This has become a huge issue in Deep Ellum
The city just passed an ordinance requiring lots to have a person or machine on hand to give receipts out. People here were getting booted after paying.
Keepin it Classy Gentlemen
There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored. This passion tends to elevate the humble to the rank of the great; but there exists also in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, and reduces men to prefer equality in slavery to inequality with freedom.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
by Hamiltons Homey on Aug 28, 2009 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I have no clue how you could/would do it...
but what happens if you somehow get the boot off without paying?
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 28, 2009 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Heh.
I think you know the answer to this one.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 29, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Getting that divorce finalized on a friday
I bet thats got to start the weekend off with a bang
Worked for me...
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I picture him punching mirrors and doing martial arts a la Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now
"[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 28, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm extremely happy
about 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
x
Jason Jennings has been DFA’d, and Pedro Strop is coming up.
’thursday morning rangers stuff ’
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 28, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
other than the suckfest known as his right arm?
"There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means" - Calvin Coolidge
by hubcityraider on Aug 28, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL to that
The funniest though is the comment I saw yesterday about a post being sponsored by the “Jason Jennings DFA Store, your one Strop shop for all things middle relief.”
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 28, 2009 12:57 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think it was for sucking balls
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
Bad outtings for the last month
the same thing that got Blalock sent to the bench and Andruw sent to the DL.
What do voluntary mean?
60% of inherited runners scoring
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
Yeah, it drives me nuts when I hear about his solid first half...
Some folks tout his ERA for the first half, but that nagging little IR% just wouldn’t go away. Once he started letting in his own runners too, that was just no way he could stay.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
He'd been not good at all for a month or so
I think the organization felt he was done.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
It's man of you to admit it.
Touché.
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 28, 2009 1:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Why does everyone take glee in rubbing AJMs face with Jennings?
It isn’t like there was a universal call to release him, yet the Rangers held on like Adam suggested they should and he proceeded to ruin the season. AJM just said that he thought he was effective enough to remain on the roster.
It isn’t like he’s Mendoza or Botts or Laird, guys who Adam took an irrational liking to and so is fun to tease about. He’s just a middle reliever who no one really cares about.
Go Rice Owls!
ajm was
defending JJennings quite a bit within the past week.
"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, he and I got debated it a bit..
He seemed sure that Jennings’ season-long propensity for letting inherited runners score was just a fluke, since the stats didn’t show any reason for it.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
ERA can be a very deceptive stat
especially with relief pitchers.
Chances are that if you’re a starter who logs 180 IP and have a 3.50 ERA, you’re probably a pretty good pitcher (with lots of Game Scores of 50+) but Jennings was a classic example of where ERA didn’t tell near the story.
"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 almost don't trust ERA at all for relievers
Between inherited runners and the ability of a blowout to completely screw up an ERA, it’s extremely unreliable.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
He wasn't using ERA
He was using FIP, strand rate, etc.
He’s more sophisticated a stats guy than that…
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
IF he was using FIP to justify
Jennings’ existence on the roster, that blows the living shit out of that stat.
When batters have an obp of .475 on you, there’s no maybe about it, you definitively suck.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
don't agree with blowing the living shit out of FIP
but definitely agree on the magnitude of how much suck jennings had in his bag.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 28, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, my point was that Jennings was just good enough..
to get out of innings without HIS runners scoring, but he had to let in the inherited runners while trying to shut the door. Once he started letting his own guys in too, guh-bye…
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Probably on a beach drinking a pina colada.
What a life.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 28, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
It's Alive!!!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
by Rodney on Aug 28, 2009 12:56 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 28, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I expected no less
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
From Sullivan's blog
A couple of good items:
Great quote complimenting the work of outfield coach Gary Pettis by Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon after the Rangers 7-2 victory on Thursday: “You always want to score as many runs as you can, but the positioning of the Texas outfielders, it seemed they moved on every pitch. They adjust on every hitter. David Murphy was playing Cano in the right spot and he’s constantly moving out there. Those guys are doing their homework and that’s a big reason why they’re winning so many games.”
and, not unrelated:
Rangers starting pitchers have 54 wins this year. That’s the most by any rotation in the American League.
I enjoyed reading both of those.
http://trsullivan.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/08/friday_happy_hour_at_the_elysi_56.html
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 28, 2009 1:04 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Wow...
1. Great to read.
2. Stunning.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Yep.
Yep.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 28, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
yepyepyepyepyep
"There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means" - Calvin Coolidge
by hubcityraider on Aug 28, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I love the z button.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
I just had to read this one more time
Rangers starting pitchers have 54 wins this year. That’s the most by any rotation in the American League.
WOW
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 28, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Ummm, What about Teagarden Salty?????
I found this quote a little strange.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia on his expectations for playing time when he returns next week: “I still expect to play four days a week, maybe five, but how can you complain when you have a Hall of Famer in front of you or playing with you. Wash will do a good job splitting it up but it comes down to who’s playing the best. If I’m doing the job, I should be there. If Pudge is still hitting seven thousand and throwing everybody out, he should be out there. Wash will handle it in the right way.”
I know he is competitive and wants to get back out there, but I just found this quote a little odd.
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 28, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope, seems diplomatic enough to me.
Were you looking for a politician’s take on it?
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 28, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know why
you’d expect him to say anything else. I don’t want a player of that talent level and age saying “I’m fine with being Tea’s backup”.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
True enough,
and I am not a Teagarden fan either, just something rubbed me the wrong way. I guess I am just a little sensitive to it.
I hope that Salty has a DL renaissance like Kinsler is having.
It will be interesting to see how Wash handles his three catchers the rest of the way.
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 28, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
So, the offensive equivalent of happy's pitching line??
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Struck me wrong a little too
But in all honesty… he’s the starter and starters don’t lose their spots to backups you are hitting below the Mendoza line.
Salty
is 31 for 143 (.217) and a .268 obp with 4 HR & 11 RBI since June 1.
The Black Hole wasn’t a very good bit so take your time getting back and STFU, paisan.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
June 1, 2009
So are you blaming Salty for the Air France Flight 447 crash? Nothing better than an arbitrary date.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
Salty was decent in April & May.
I chose June 1 because Salty had hits in his late 8 games of May but if it’d make you feel better we could switch it to June 2 because he didn’t play on June 1.
Do you think a .217 batting average / .268 obp is good and that Salty has any business making it public that he thinks he should be playing 4-5 days a week?
Hank F took his medicine and STFU and I advise paisan to do the same thing even if he’s one of “JD’s boys” (confirmed by Newberg on the last podcast).
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
OK - one reply
No, those aren’t great stats but I have no problem with starters saying their starters. It’s either that or the Nuke Laruche responses.
Yes, Salty is one of JD’s “boys.” JD traded for him. Pudge is also one of JD’s boys for the same reason.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
It's funny you would refer to Salty's performance since June 1st a Black Hole
and yet Hank F sporting a .224 avg and .262 OBP, since June 1st, was carrying This Thing.
If you want some slack, bring your own rope.
by rangerfaninva on Aug 28, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Blalock led the team in HR & RBI
from July 1 to mid August at a time when runs were very scarce.
I don’t disagree with Hank F going to the bench because he earned it with his obp and I don’t know what the hell was going on with all the errant pick off throws last week. He was very much gassed and needed a rest.
I’m still leery that Chris Daniels is going to make the team better than it was with Hank F but the early results are promising.
I do live in fear of having to watch Daniels throw down another 3 for 44 (with 24Ks), 7 for 60 (with 27Ks) or a .143/.491 v LH pitching the rest of the year with this team having a great chance to make the playoffs.
We’ll find out soon enough. The Twins are throwing a spare lefty at us tonight and the BJs have three of them going v us next week.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Daniels????
I think you’re getting your “targets of vitriol” confused there…
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Wasn't a mistake, bking.
Just me getting cute.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
1st...go fuck yourself
2nd, TT isnt doing anything to take the spot so it stays with salty
This is like the bs with blalock jackass, the numbers arent there for TT
Did anyone see this comment at the bottom?
I noticed Mendonca playin 3rd base for the Blaze last night. I didn’t know that not only did he get promoted, but he skipped a level again. Not too shabby for a guy who we just drafted.
By shed on August 28, 2009 9:22 AM
Is that right?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 28, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions
yep
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 28, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks
like if Borbon’s route running and positioning is lacking then we have the right guy to “cure” him of that
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 28, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
What did he say about it?
"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
what you'd expect
we do it more than other stadiums, thinks its meant for blowouts and such not the close games it still appears in here.
though he had the diplomatic “but as long as fans show up its fine” at the end.
the preceding post was a great success.
I get the feeling that Kins
isn’t impressed by Rangers fans. He’s had a few comments on BaD radio before.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 28, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
well the fans havn't been real impressed with the rangers during his tenure.
the preceding post was a great success.
Nah, he's just catering to their style..
His interviews with them always seem like they are all trying to define new heights of aloof.
Which makes the Marty B interview the other day even more delicious. They generally treat interviews as circle jerks, and then get flummoxed when the interviewee doesn’t pay attention.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I suppose
But he has this defiant attitude and it just comes across like he doesn’t like Rangers’ fans in general. I just get the feeling he wouldn’t be heart broken if he was traded or anything like that.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 28, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I get the same feeling
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
I'd say so
He just exudes the qualities of being the guy that the fans gravitate to and the players look to for guidance and leadership.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
I used to feel the same way..
and still do on occasion, but I think he’s just playing to the room. Case in point – the one when he was on his way back from rehab and Dan fluffed him about hitting home runs, like the fans were idiots. I think he just plays to that.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I heard that
one too. kinsler just seems a bit douchey to me.
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
by Michael Cave on Aug 28, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not going to expend much energy disagreeing..
Because a lot of evidence is there…
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Why does anybody care if he really is a douche?
I don’t necessarily agree with that premise but how many people in LSB are going to be hanging out with him on any kind of regular basis?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Call us crazy..
We actually like to LIKE the guys we root for..
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
"Like" is almost entirely tied to performance.
One of the supposedly nicest guys to ever play for the Rangers was Jeff Huson but I like Ian Kinsler a lot more because he’s a borderline star with a chance for superstardom.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Then why would you " like "
Hank Blalock? I looked up the phrase sustained futility in the encyclopedia the other day and there was a picture of Hank there
I wanted CD out of the line-up because he was killing The Thing.
As soon as Blalock began playing every day the June Swoon immediately ended a 28-19 record evolved.
People in here think I was crazy for Blalock but I’m much more concerned about the team instead of individuals. If somebody is killing the team with performance and costing us games, I don’t want them in the line-up.
CD went 1 for 22, 3 for 44, 7 for 60 – hitting .143 with a .491 OPS v LH’s and on his way to striking out 260+ times this year.
The kid was allowed to suck the biggest dick for longer than anybody I can ever remember watching and should have been sent down in early June when he was hitting .189.
Blalock’s performance blew hot for 3 weeks but extremely cold otherwise and I can’t argue that he shouldn’t have been benched. At then end he wasn’t catching any breaks and was clearly gassed.
I hope CD is back to what he was last year and he’s had a decent start (4 for 12 including a weak-ass squib) but I’m not convinced he’s back to where he was just yet.
I’ve said many, many times that I used to love CD’s future but now I just like it. Reason being, I’ve never seen anybody as bad as he was for as long as he was ever recover and have a good major league career.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
This is literally
A copy and paste post.
Yawn.
by brettgardner on Aug 28, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Elephant Boy
with shovel & bag in hand and yet another non-take on the Great Game.
Shocking, I 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"
x
I’ve never seen anybody as bad as he was for as long as he was ever recover and have a good major league career.
Mark McGwire, 5/18/91-7/28/91:
.152/.290/.330 in 232 PAs
Pat Burrell, 5/22/03-8/2/03:
.179/.291/.311 in 227 PAs (with 57 Ks).
Rafael Palmeiro, 5/29/89-9/5/89:
.220/.299/.293 in 352 PAs
Hank F. Blalock, 5/24/06-end of ’06
.238/.295/.347 in 457 PAs (although this doesn’t help rebut your point).
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2009 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
ajm
I don’t see a .256 OBP in there or anybody who struck out 41% of the time.
If you strike out 41% of the time in 650 plate appearances you will have 266 K’s. That’s the pace CDavis was on until the plug was pulled.
I also think McGwire had a really bad case of platar f and it hurt him for a couple years.
The players I looked at were Bo Jackson in ‘93 when he’d had it and Inky in ’91, Inky was decent in ’93 but quickly done.
Rob Deer, Gorman Thomas, Dave Kingman were also candidates and although none were as bad as Davis, when they came close to his numbers they were quickly out of baseball.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Well, shit
I guess we should go ahead and cut Davis now, then.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
That's why I no longer love his future
and now I only like it.
These are uncharted waters because I don’t know of anybody in the last 40 years who was that bad for that long in The Show and ever fully recovered.
"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 don't know.
Interesting take.
by brettgardner on Aug 28, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well Newberg's prize is a dinner date with IK and co.
IIRC.
It’d behoove the winner of that charade to represent the community well.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 28, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
the wave is epically dumb
But I suspect that it is something that you really only notice as a player in your home park. Yeah, Rangers fans do it a lot, but so do fans in other stadiums (Padres fans would probably do it more, but when they see it they run out to grab their surf boards.)
Go Rice Owls!
They were doing it in Fenway during that last series there
in the 7th or 8th inning. It’s epically stupid, but it drives me crazy that people think it’s more of an issue here than other parks. It happens in every single stadium I’ve been in.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Aug 28, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
I was in Fenway for Bucholz’ no hitter two years ago and they were doing the wave in the 6th or 7th inning of that game, too. Also, some guys started talking about the no-hitter in the 4th inning. Maybe the ‘real’ fans have better seats than we did…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 28, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I personally can't stand the wave
SI did a poll a few months back, most players didn’t like the wave and thought it was distracting.
The Wave is some stupid shit, and i hope the brain dead so called fans
who continue this thing will some day get the message about how foolish it makes them look, for the most part it is done not by real baseball fans, but by tourists or those just on a family outing of some sort. i just wish the ballpark was not the capitol of the “Wave”
Larry Parrish Was Da Man!
last time i was at a rangers game last week....
a group of fans in the section next to us started trying to get a wave started and i booed them and told them to shut up…
Post Your Own Friday Video???
Here is my entry – Texas Rangers – Built for Fun That was a pretty damn funny moment last year.
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."
Outstanding call
That had me giggling and grinning like a 5yo at Christmas.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Spare LH pitching and watching Wash manage the bully
has been our kryptonite this season plus the Rangers have a terrible record in domes recently.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
10-8 in domes this year...
right in line with their overall record.
If you want some slack, bring your own rope.
by rangerfaninva on Aug 28, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
How about domes with turf
since Safeco, Minute Maid and Chase Field all open & close their roofs and have grass fields?
I consider Toronto, Minnesota and Tampa to be different animals because it’s turf with a dome.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Losing to both Toronto and Tampa
Toronto being earlier in the year when they were playing far better than us, and a really good Rays team at home is nothing to scoff about. Let’s see how they do this series.
2-4 in domes with turf so noted
but with any luck, Hank F and his .120 dome average, 3-25 with 7 K’s and 0 RBI’s, this year will be on the bench.
If you want some slack, bring your own rope.
by rangerfaninva on Aug 28, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
x
SI_JonHeyman: #twins get jon rauch. if a basketball game breaks out, theyll be golden.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
They picked up Mahay today as well.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
OT : What a crazy ass story...
Not only her, but now 11 and 15 year old kids too. And I thought people in Utah were sheltered.
Do those 3 girls have any shot of now leading a normal life from here on out?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Umm...
anyone care to talk about this.
Halos are going to get Kazmir. I’m surprised the Rays would sell low on him like this while in the hunt for the WC. They must really think he’s done
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Really???
That’s crazy…but they do have the depth.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
We'll get to see him a couple of times in September.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
S-H-I-T
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 28, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Boston
is supposed to be affected by that hurricane this weekend.
This may cause a DH to be played on Sunday which could wreak some havoc on Toronto’s staff when they have to turnaround a play a DH in Texas on Tuesday plus they will be making a 4 hour flight to DFW for a Monday game.
The way I figure it is that we will be starting Nipples & Ichabod in the DH on Tuesday and will need all the help we can get.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
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