72-57
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:17 PM CDT
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Worst loss of the year.
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9th inning failure of epic proportions.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 4:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Only 8 runs in this series
When does Rudy pay for this inexcusability with his job?
Defending Big D | TheStarsFans | But a Hawks fan since 1989
by Brandon Bibb on Aug 30, 2009 4:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
When we say we can’t afford to pay him what he’s worth in the offseason.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Aug 30, 2009 4:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
we've had a lot of worse losses, havent we
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Mizzou12 on Aug 30, 2009 4:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not in significance.
When you go to your bullpen with a run lead in the eighth, you expect that to hold up.
When you have the bases loaded and no outs, you expect to score at least one. Just mind-boggling that this team can’t score more runs.
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 Aquaman56 on Aug 30, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by lonestarJon on Aug 30, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Hochevar loss rings a bell. The Oakland loss rings a bell.
Melky Cabrera says “Buenos noches”.
by Too Legit To quit on Aug 30, 2009 4:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't get much worst then the Oakland one...
There’s nothing worst then dominating all game to let it slip like that with a couple cheap hits and 1 strike away from victory.
by slimshadty12 on Aug 30, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Red Sox Game
That Red Sox meltdown a week or so ago was the worst. Watching FF die in the 9th against Wild Card threat was worst in my book.
by atlantaranger on Aug 30, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
many losses to the Twins has been this painful
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
by eclou on Aug 30, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
blown 4 & 5 run leads last week wasn't it?
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
by eclou on Aug 30, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Metrodome
Should not be destroyed. It should be preserved. Like Auschwitz. Or a Holocaust museum. I think the only Ranger who has ever hit well there was Dean Palmer. Even houses of horror should be commemorated.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
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~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Aug 30, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHY
Is blalock, Millwood, Byrd, Jones, and Teagarden still on this team? Why is Washington still the manager??
Free Palestine!
by The Ahmad on Aug 30, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Why do you still post here.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
rec this post
"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 30, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
millwood is in the top 10 in the AL in ERA
byrd is very consistent. the others can leave though
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Mizzou12 on Aug 30, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Millwood sucked a dick today. Cut his ass.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You just start watching baseball today? Neat.
"Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, right, tells his wife, Silda, that you have to pay double for the kind of f*cking Neftali Feliz gave the Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)" --benmor78 caption on AP picture of Eliot Spitzer and wife at Yankees game.
by Section 339 on Aug 30, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
millwood
what a great ace he is….when your ace goes less than 6 innings and gives up many runs in 2 of his last 3 streets..that isn’t impressive. Millwood is melting and fading and they would be better served to let him go and sign Sheets to take his place for 2010.
Morris, watch your mouth. for a lawyer you sure do speak like an 18 year old wanna be thug.
Free Palestine!
by The Ahmad on Aug 30, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
**
starts not streets **
Free Palestine!
by The Ahmad on Aug 30, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go away.
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
max
you can go suck a monkeys nipple and floss your teeth with his butt hair. you go away. i have just as much right as you being here as i’m also a rangers fan spitting our my opinion. if you don’t like it, you can go to hell homeboy
Free Palestine!
by The Ahmad on Aug 30, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He can't hear you with Josey's balls in your mouth
Taint licker
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by Parman on Aug 30, 2009 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who's speaking like an 18-year old thug?
Go away and die.
Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 30, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I will rec this.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now!
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he gave up 2 runs this start
and went six today. maybe you have a point, but you have shitty timing
by cashman on Aug 30, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ill tell you the same thing i tell josey...
Go fuck yourself you dumb sack of shit
Fuck Mike Estabrook
by Horns130 on Aug 30, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate the twins so much
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Mizzou12 on Aug 30, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Toronto series
Starting to think that a split would be acceptable.
by LiamP on Aug 30, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
a 4 game home series
they need to win it 3-1.
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 30, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
3 lefties and Scott Richmond
Yeah, good luck with all that buddy.
by LiamP on Aug 30, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they split this comoing series
with Toronto then they don’t deserve 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
by RangerMad on Aug 30, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Murphy for Elvis for cripes sakes.
The guy mashed a 400 foot line drive that just missed being a game tying HR two nights ago AGAINST THE SAME PITCHER.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It wasn't 400 feet by any means.
Though I agree with you.
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah...
although personally i wouldve done it for Borbon instead since I trust Andrus more at this point and we wouldnt have to make any actual changes if we do that
PH for elvis and you have to pull murph and bring in Omar
Fuck Mike Estabrook
by Horns130 on Aug 30, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not going to win
many games scoring 3 runs.
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 30, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Most Dumb Ass So Called Manager I have Ever Seen
Elvis should never have batted with 3 left handers on the bench, purely stupid, i wish the hell they would dump wash next year
Larry Parrish Was Da Man!
by TRFAN on Aug 30, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
is there anything more annoying
than the ‘is there anybody you would rather have up in this situation than michael young?’ talk? there atleast 35 guys i’d rather have up
by selppuc on Aug 30, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I remember when Young was so good with 2 strikes on him.
Now it doesn’t matter, cause he’ll be damned if he’s gonna let it get to that point.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not always. It's the RISP that chokes his throat all up
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JD - "Wash can't use him if he ain't here"
DFA Blaylock
"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 30, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
5 and 3.5
It ain’t happening this year, folks.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:22 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
nope
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 30, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not when you can't score anything.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by lonestarJon on Aug 30, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely disappointing
but I can’t complain too much because we are playing better than I expected. We still have a shot at the division, we just need to TCB against the Halos.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll need to go 6-1 against the Halos in the final 7 games against them.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still suspect 5-2 would likely get it close
5 games better in the last month. Hard but possible.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really hope you're right.
Will be interesting to see what the odds calculator spits out this evening.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The odds calculator
predicted us to be in 4th place right now and getting worse.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The current calculator, obv. The one that takes into account that we're 15 over and 5 back of a team we've dominated.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's going to say the odds are long.
Just like it’s been saying for a while now. What are you expecting to see that’ll be interesting?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All the projections were saying we should fail
much earlier than this. And while its bleak now I still wouldn’t say we’re doomed.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't, either.
In fact, I didn’t. And I still don’t find anything interesting about what the “odds calculator” is going to say tomorrow, relative to what it was saying today.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, indeed: bully for me.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its sorta an odd spot for me
being the optimist at the moment.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The growth in the fluctuations over a one day period as we get deeper into the season.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which are what, exactly?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, Snark
That’s what I’ll be looking to see tomorrow and over the next week. That’s what I think will be “interesting.” Do you understand the statistical point I’m interested in observing?
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand it well, thanks, JDT217.
I think it’s interesting that you find the day-to-day fluctuations in the playoff odds so interesting. For example, did you know that the unadjusted 1-day change, according to BP, was ~ +5.5 for the Rangers after yesterday? What does that tell you, exactly? What’s interesting about that?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That should probably read, "from yesterday to today."
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, man, I'm not sure why you've got such a boner for me...
But you’re still not getting my point (or at least ignoring it for the sake of some ridiculous condemnation of my interest in the odds). The impact of one loss on playoff odds will naturally increase as more games are played (and fewer remain). I’m curious to see how much bigger the impact on our odds this loss had over the loss we had 5 days ago to the Yankees, and so on and so forth. Run along now.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, man, go fuck yourself.
I was asking honest questions: what you find so interesting about the day-to-day change in playoff odds, and what you think the difference in fluctuations is of those odds as the season grows to a close. I honestly don’t know ~ I don’t follow these things day-to-day, so I can’t tell you what the change was after the loss to the Yankees five days ago.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you've been duly educated then.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope ~ you still haven't answered either question.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stop being obtuse.
I just answered it above.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, what you find interesting
is that playoff odds change more on a one-day basis as there are fewer games remaining? That was your whole point?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gosh
You are awful Snarky.
Your 2009 Snow Monkey Ambassador
by Parman on Aug 30, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only when pressed.
And beware, beware if your Snark be a Boojum.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I'm not condemning anything.
Jettison that persecution complex, it’s unattractive.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never tell me the odds.
Hear me baby, hold together?
Who’s scruffy lookin’?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Aug 30, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The odds of the Rangers making the playoffs are approximately 3,720 to 1?
by philkid3 on Aug 30, 2009 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or 725 to 1.
Depends on whether you see the rest of the schedule as navigating an asteroid field or spending the night outdoors on Hoth.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 31, 2009 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guys, guys.
JDT217 says it ain’t happening. Time to mail it in.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What?
This year was our only chance this year. What kind of contrarian bullshit are you trying to pull?
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 Aquaman56 on Aug 30, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i really doubt this pitching can continue to be this good.
and our franchise history isnt too good either
by Stevoo on Aug 30, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think
the defense is likely to fall apart next year. If anything I expect it to get better. If the defense gets better the pitching will really have to fall off.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's September
They’ve done it all year…I believe the pitching/defense is probably going to be okay.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What does "our franchise history" have to do with anything, Stevoo?
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too many people look at what has happened here for the history of the franchise
and can’t seperate the fact that this franchise is being run differently than I think it has at any time in the past.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi. You win the award for most baseless and outrageous statement for the week.
See what you’ve won!!!!!!!!
Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson
by SarasotaRanger on Aug 30, 2009 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Proctologist?
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 30, 2009 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I cant believe this chickenshit bullshit gets recd
i hope our team has a bigger pair than you guys
Fuck Mike Estabrook
by Horns130 on Aug 30, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
word
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya know, every week we have a "end of the world" loss but somehow we still hang in there tight
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
by eclou on Aug 30, 2009 4:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sure. Only problem is, you can only hang in there so long
before there’s no in there left to hang in.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hang in there tight?
4 games out of the division and 2.5 games out of the Wild Card (coming into today) isn’t “tight” with a month to go.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't remember the last time we were within 2.5 games of anything except last place in previous years
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
by eclou on Aug 30, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"2009 Texas Rangers: Now Built for 2010 as of Aug. 30."
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 4:24 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That beats
not even getting to June.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 31, 2009 7:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank God
we didn’t piss away our future on Halladay
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Aug 31, 2009 7:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate the AL Central so much
Screw the White Sox for being one of the biggest collections of douches in sports history, screw the Tigers, screw the Indians for trading Martinez to the Red Sox, and screw the Twins for their mystifying ability to beat us when our starters put out QS’s.
And then there’s the Royals, biggest punch line in MLB, and they stike us out 28 times in a game.
Top to bottom, that division can get chlamydia.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Aug 30, 2009 4:25 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
And yet, these same Twins turn into shit when playing the Angels.
Fuck them.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same with the Tigers
I hate them all- so, so much.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Aug 30, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Evan Grant makes a good point
Why wasn’t Davis at 1B in the 8th inning?
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 30, 2009 4:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Blalock and his veteran glove, obviously.
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be called a "defensive substitution" and that is waay too big a term for Wash.
As is “situational hitting”
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Wash hates situational hitting. It is his fault. All of it.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Wash is a good tactical manager
but right now with a young team I think we’re probably better off with a better motivator. Thats one thing you have to give Wash is he does have the team playing with more fire than they have in ages.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never said "all of it"
But he needs to not be afraid to pull a guy because he isn’t the best person for that situation. IMO it seems he doesn’t want to hurt the feelings of the guy by yanking him. What about the the guy who’s getting snubbed by sitting on the bench. Murphy must be fuming seeing Elvis and Borbon getting AB’s vs. a righty when he smacked a hit into right field the last time he say Nathan.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
Murphy must be fuming seeing Elvis and Borbon getting AB’s vs. a righty when he smacked a hit into right field the last time he say Nathan.
I don’t care if he’s fuming or not. He’s got a sub-700 OPS in August, he’s 4 for his last 27, and he’s a DP risk. Letting Elvis and Borbon hit made sense.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Murphy has a better OBP and Slugging than Elvis vs righties
and the same AVG. So the stats back Murphy. If you want to go with who’s been doing better lately, look at Murphy’s at bat versus Nathan two nights ago. Nathan was rattled and seeing the guy who almost ripped a game tying HR the last time he saw him would also work in our favor. Murphy was better.
Also, Davis’s glove in the 8th is much more important then Hank’s bat in the 9th. That’s another miss.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fascinating. A statistical argument based on one AB.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, if you will look that was my arguement for who's been doing better lately
Also, Elvis is 4-21 the last 6 games. Again, stats aren’t overbearing large to have Elvis in over Murphy. And I don’t care if Murphy is blue and playing in just his jock, he has a better chance versus a righty than Elvis does.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the upgrade in that situation is minimal
If you are going to PH someone, it needs to be someone who gives you a significant upgrade for it to be worthwhile.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This.
And in that situation, speed also comes into play.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree on the speed.
Which is why I don’t back the thinking that Borbon should have been PH for. But to think that putting Murhpy in for Elvis doesn’t give the Rangers a better chance is just not right.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree.
And one at-bat the other night does not convince me of anything.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Elvis's three pitch K doesn't convince me to your point either.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I never used that as the basis for an argument.
I think Andrus and Murphy bring different things to the table in that situation, and I don’t agree that not pinch-hitting the latter for the former was a stupid move (or lack thereof).
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you're telling me that
a 21 year old RH’d rookie who has only seen a RH pitching Nathan twice brings more to the table and has a better chance to succeed than a 3 yr LH hitting Murhpy who has seen Nathan 10 times?
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Different" != "More,"
but I don’t believe that Murphy represented a significant improvement in run-scoring potential over Andrus in that situation.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But Murphy is an improvement
even if it is marginally in your thinking. So why not do it? That’s like telling Cruz, “Hey, this guy usually hits shallow left field, but don’t worry about taking those 5 steps in.” and then the batter hits a ball that lands 6 feet in front of Cruz.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's not. (And no, that's not my thinking.)
And while I wouldn’t have been upset with Washington if he’d decided to pinch-hit Murphy for Andrus, I don’t think the decision not to was stupid. I think there are justifications on either side of that coin.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't say it was a stupid move.
It wasn’t the best move to make/not make. Murphy put the team in a better chance to score runs, win the game. The decision not to put him in was Wash’s and it was a bad decision.
Also, saying there is justification on either side of the coin isn’t the best arguement. If you read the posts around here, there are justifications for some completely ridiculous things. Does that make them right?
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're right: you didn't say "stupid."
You said “situational hitting” was waay too big a term for Washington. I made the connection from there.
I still disagree about Murphy.
And when I used “justification,” I meant “a legitimate rationale” ~ not “completely ridiculous arguments.”
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn't PH.
Anyone know of a place to find out how many times a manager makes a sub in the game? I can’t recall the last time Wash made a change in the lineup other than an injury.
Wash has his good points, but for some reason when I watch him during a game, he does a poor job with in-game managing. His lineup is set in stone. It even looks like it pains him to remove a pitcher, especially a RP.
The guy in the game is his guy, bottom line. It’s like he doesn’t have a bench. It hurts the team at time. This was one of them IMO.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I can tell you that
the Rangers are tied with Toronto for fewest pinch-hit PAs in the AL. Of course, in that very small sample size, Texas is also second-worst in the league in PH production.
I’m not sure you can say much given those stats, especially without more context (such as who’s been available to pinch hit, and in what situations), but there you go.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Murphy has better numbers against RHPs, no question
Murphy has also been ice-cold.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Murphy has the same amount of hits the last 6 games as Elvis.
So is Elvis ice-cold?
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Letting Elvis bat in that spot was the most stupid non move i have ever seen
in a major league game, no way in hell he bats there, and I am a huge Elvis fan, but there is a time and place for everything.
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by TRFAN on Aug 30, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that's the most stupid non-move you've ever seen in a major league game
This must have been your first game. And you must not have seen anything before the 9th.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
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by Brian Thomas on Aug 30, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hooray hyperbole
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by studcrackers on Aug 31, 2009 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Murphy may be slightly better
But Elvis is going to have to come through in the 9th inning against a tough closer in the future for this team to be successful. Why not give him a shot? I could see PH Davis for similar reasons but not Murphy. I bet Davis wants revenge against Nathan after shitty call the other night.
by nathanbaum09 on Aug 30, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about because we are in a WC race and this win would certainly help that.
That’s why Murphy should be in. And I would think that Murhpy would want more revenge on his 18 in miss of a HR of that same inning you’re talking about. I would have more faith in Murphy than Davis.
I’m all about giving Elvis some time, but he’s 21 for crying out loud. He’ll get his reps. He has plenty of time to do that.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How much do you think hitting Murphy increases the Rangers chances of winning?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even 1/100th of a percent is enough for me.
Murphy would have a better chance to succeed in that situation than Elvis. That’s my stance. What difference does it make how much better Murphy would be?
How much does having Elvis in there instead of Murphy help the team? I know it’s hindsight and I hate to use it, but Andrus struck out on three swinging strikes. There is not much worse you can get.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not to me
That is not a situation you can replicate often. I’d rather see Elvis give it a go. The fact that he struck out in three pitches in that situation proves to me that he needs more work in clutch AB’s like that one. I would have like to have seen him come through but players dont just automatically become great clutch hitters.
by nathanbaum09 on Aug 30, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me rephrase...
How much more likely do you think Murphy was to not make an out than Elvis in that situation?
1 in 100? 2 in 100? 10 in 100?
And how much more likely would Murphy have to be to not make an out in that situation to justify pinch hitting him, do you think?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just to interject
Check the K rates. Maybe it’s just my impression, but I’d think Andrus (with less power) makes better contact than Murphy, i.e. stikes out at a lesser ratio. Maybe I’m wrong about that, without checking.
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by Ed Coffin on Aug 30, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know. That's what I'm trying to say.
I can’t quantify a number because you can’t prove it either way.
I think that Murphy would have a better success rate in that situation, versus Nathan, than Elvis would. I don’t know how much more likely Murhpy would be to get a hit/bring in a run/not strike out than Elvis. But I believe that Murphy is better in that spot than Elvis.
To try and answer your question, I think that if Murphy and Elvis were put in that spot 100 times, Murphy would succeed at least one more time than Elvis. And that is all I would need to justify putting in Murphy.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To me...
…that one more time doesn’t justify what you lose on the basepaths with Murphy vs. Elvis, the lack of flexibility you have later in the game by losing Murphy, and the downgrade from Elvis to Vizquel for the rest of the game.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This wasn't in the 5th or 6th inning.
Muphy would have been the 2nd lead run if he gets a hit. The winning run if someone in front of him gets out from a later at bat.
You still have plenty of flexibility on the bench. You still have Borbon who can play outfield from DH and CD and Tea and Omar. It’s not like he was the catcher.
And the rest of the game? It would be the bottom of the ninth in a perfect world. It’s not always like that but even if it is extra innings, these aren’t relief pitchers. They can go out for more than a few innings after sitting on the bench all day.
Long term thinking is great, but here we needed to get those runs in, especially at the anemic rate we have proven to score.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Many other implications in that move
Are you prepared to throw a 42-43yo SS out there on turf for the 9th? Is that player suffering from a sore knee, hamstring, or back that has not been disclosed to the general public?
Are you prepared to run Murph out to the OF? Is he hurting at all, he does have a history of knee problems?
If you pull Murph after one AB, are you prepared to play with an even short(er) bench for a potential extra inning contest?
Answer all of those questions, in real time, with the expectaions of many, many people and millions of dollars on your head, and then we’ll talk.
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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 30, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
It’s one inning. You act as if he is going to walk on hot coals. Should he not walk on the turf with the rest of the team during a win to slap hands with those poor old knees? If it goes extras, they guy certainly can play. He played two nights ago on this field. He obviously can play nine innings, why can’t he go out there for a bottom of the inning or gasp, maybe a few extra?
Murphy is done after the at bat. Omar goes in for him. Non-issue.
You still have Tea, and CD. If you saw what the Twins did with their pinch running, I would say that was quite helpful in them beating us today.
And don’t be a dick about real time, millions of dollars.. blah blah. This is the LSB and Wash is in the majors. I post things here, he makes the baseball decisions. That’s what I do and that’s what he gets paid to do. I disagree with his decision.
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd prefer Murphy to fume about the .214/.261/.429
he’s put up for the month of August.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But give me grit and The Good Face over stats any day.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Murphy is white, from Texas, and wears his socks high
That’s all you need to know.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It makes my head hurt.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody wanna defend the defense of Nelson Cruz now?
CJ’s lead-off walk killed us and Kubel hit a good pitch for a single but if Cruz keeps men at 1B & 2B so many other things would have been needed to happen to score those runs.
He’s a great physical specimen and has monster tools but he takes a lot of very dumb routes (how the F does Redmond get a triple?!?) and isn’t a very smart OF.
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by Josey Wales on Aug 30, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He shouldn't be in LF
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 30, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geezuz give it the fuck up, he shouldn't be in left
by blueballlefty on Aug 30, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
we've gone over this in the GDT
he has been one of the best defensive RF’ers in major league baseball this year, that is why he should be in RF, you don’t close to GG OF and move them to LF, RF is a more premium COF especially against a team with some of the best LH hitters in the league
by blueballlefty on Aug 30, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Josh is probably as good defensively as Cruz
I think it is a coinflip which you put in LF and which you put in RF.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not a
coinflip if one of them has been playing RF all year, in that case it is an easy decision you Hamilton in LF. As far as I’m concerned I think the whole OF was out of position today, Byrd should be in left Hammy should be in Center and Cruz should be in RF, you wouldn’t take Elvis and Kinsler and switch them one game just cause, even though they are both well above average defensive players
by blueballlefty on Aug 30, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
Josh has also played more RF than LF this year. And Byrd has played more CF than Josh.
In any case, I don’t see that it makes any difference.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are you talking about?
What do you want measured?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's your problem?
You responded to AJM asking why Cruz shouldn’t be in left by asking him to provide you with a measure of… what, exactly? Why do you have such a hard time answering questions?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A MEASURE OF HIS DEFENSIVE PROFICIENCY, YOU FUCKING DOLT.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CAPS MAKE YOU LOUD ON INTERNET
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by ghtd36 on Aug 30, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOUD NOISES!!!!!
I love lamp!
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by rentz on Aug 30, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I've posted a link to one below.
It shows Cruz has been an excellent outfielder throughout his career. I’m not sure why anyone would use those numbers to conclude that he’d be no good in left field, but whatever.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, you're acting like a complete asshole.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I STAND WAY CORRECTED
http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/blogs/2009/08/07/diggin-in-the-defensive-dirt-part-6-right-field/
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOW didn't realize it was that good
AJM read this and then rethink your above replies to me
by blueballlefty on Aug 30, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing on that chart
says he can’t play left field.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 31, 2009 7:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One year is nice and all,
but how about fielding stats for Cruz’s entire career, all pointing to the same conclusion?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course...
The UZR/150 metric also ranks CD 12/14 among AL 1Bs, so take it with a grain of salt, I suppose.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Using one season's worth of UZR
to determine the true talent of a defender is a bad idea.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because he's a great RF'er
if it ain’t broke don’t fix. Put Hamilton there it’s not like he’s a very good RF’er anyway.
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 30, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will
Nelson Cruz has been a very good defensive player this year.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but one or two plays
that stick out in jaded memory are all I need to discount all the statistical data that says so. /Josey
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 31, 2009 7:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
I’ve wondered why more people haven’t talked about him as full-time DH next year. Does Borbon’s arm scare people more than Cruz’s general ineptitude out there?
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
People haven't talked about him as a full-time DH...
…because he’s a pretty damn good defensive COF.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
um THIS dude
apparently the coach’s believe his bat is his weakness
by blueballlefty on Aug 30, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ineptitude?
Unbelievable. One play where he is sent to a no doubles position and a ground ball single is pretty sure to score a run. He overruns it trying to make an unlikely run saving play and messes up. Get some baseball perspective. He’s a good COF.
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by Ed Coffin on Aug 30, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good luck, Ed.
When he starts typing in all caps and calling you a fucking dolt, you’ll know you’ve have started getting through to him.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
(Scratch that "have.")
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some people don't want to hear
and they won’t.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your petulance is apparently limitless.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your entertainment value is rapidly fading.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who are you?
I’m trying to remember the last time some new guy made this big of an asshole of himself…and I’m coming up empty.
Maybe Gardner? But he was a kid, and ended up acquitting himself pretty well, eventually.
And limitless petulance? Good one.
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by Brian Thomas on Aug 30, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to bother you, Brian.
I’m a newbie around here. No problem if you’re protecting your tribe.
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a tribe?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its useless arguing
same types that want to dfa everyone
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by rentz on Aug 30, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nellie has been one of the best RF's in the league this year.
not his fault he was stuck into Left where he’s played all of 3 games this year.
by behindthebag on Aug 30, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That may be the real manegerial error of the night, now that you mention it.
People will bitch about Elvis not being PH for, but that may well be the real non-move that hurt us.
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by lonestarJon on Aug 30, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ron has too much faith in his players, it's his biggest downfall
by tyd3311 on Aug 30, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is true..
I was listening to the Twins announcers they were in dis-belief that he didn’t use a pinch hitter.
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
by BigGuns on Aug 30, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even a little league manager knows to pinch hit for Elvis in that spot
Wash is the Dumbest Manager in the Bigs without a doubt, he may be a good coach and teacher, but a manager he is NOT
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by TRFAN on Aug 30, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think CD gets Gomez
one of the fastest runners in the game
by JPenn on Aug 30, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But you still put him in anyway.
Get your best gloves on the field.
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by t ball on Aug 31, 2009 7:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ron has subbed CD
for Hank in the past. Did the fact that Hank was due up first in the 9th keep him from making the move?
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 31, 2009 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A good throw gets Gomez easy!
"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 31, 2009 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it were a force play. :)
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
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by RangerMad on Aug 31, 2009 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That play was 50-50 at best
because Gomez was there when Pudge caught it.
The big problem (other than lead-off walk) was Cruz kicking that ball allowing runners to move up.
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by Josey Wales on Aug 31, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why wasn't Davis inthere in the FIRST inning?
is a better question……and how long can Nuke LaLoush Wilson keep jerking the heart outta this team? I’m so sick of that 5c head surfer boy….walk the lead-off hitter, give up 0-2 hits consistently….shit!!!
by tklawless on Aug 30, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wash
He goofed that 9th up as bad as u could. I’m ok with elvis batting but borbon should not have been the batter when davis and murph were on the bench. His in game management is just the worst. I won’t even argue that ODay should have been up in the pen and ready to face the righties once CJ didn’t get the lefties out, o wait I just did. Ron u suck
by murph22 on Aug 30, 2009 4:26 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
If you're going to type up a rant like that, at least spell out "you".
Makes you appear older than 12.
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
seriously?
Thats your reply?
by murph22 on Aug 30, 2009 4:30 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just bitter.
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Texas_Dawg?
Is that you?
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by Aquaman56 on Aug 30, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're comparing me to him why?
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 12 years old thing.
He always says that.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 30, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been trying to ignore his posts as of late, so I didn't get that reference
FWIW.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty sure he was banned by Ben a few days ago
after being super annoying and accumulating many troll flags
by alon91 on Aug 30, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure
JDT217 is Texas_Dawg.
by brettgardner on Aug 30, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Incorrect.
Is that ex-Justice Souter as your avatar?
by JDT217 on Aug 30, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No,
bg has progeria. Please be delicate, he is very sensitive of this fact.
"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 30, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn nice use of progeria.
I don’t think I’ve seen that one on LSB before…
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are sad similarities.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
by Snark on Aug 30, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Borbon
I have no problem with him hitting. Hes been pretty good since coming up and his speed could make the difference in beating out a double play ball.
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.
by bigsteve on Aug 30, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by lonestarJon on Aug 30, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
I think Borbon has a better chance of getting on base in that situation than Davis or Murphy do. And he’s the least likely to hit into a game-ending GIDP.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DP
At the time the only thing good I could think of was that Borbon would at least pretty much insure MY a shot. But I wasn’t confident in him getting a hit in that situation he has cooled off lately. Seeing ABs murph and davis had vs nathan the other night were positive and I just thought they were the better options at that spot.
by murph22 on Aug 30, 2009 4:41 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I we needed an extra base hit or a home run then yes PH for Borbon
But only needing a single and the possibility of a DP being there I think Borbon was the right call
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.
by bigsteve on Aug 30, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just askin
how many DP’s has Davis hit into?
I think i’d take him to PH there.
" I have no faith in the GM making a move to help the big club but I’m on board."
Josey Wales on the 2009 Rangers. A team with 18 active players acquired by the current GM.
by red3biggs on Aug 30, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But CDavis is the biggest disappointment in MLB this year.
A .258 obp with 300 PA’s?
Child, please.
"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 30, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
What would you do if you couldn’t cop random names/catchphrases? Originality is overrated anyway.
by brettgardner on Aug 31, 2009 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You still can't hit both Elvis & Borbon
with Davis AND Murphy on the bench……nothing against the kids, but at least one of them (CD?DM) has to hit in that situation……btw, who’s calling pitches and why do they continue to let CJ throw so many pitches? Someone (Maddux, Wash) needs to get on his ass, so he’ll quit dickin around (walk the lead-off hitter, so many full counts, hit after hit on 0-2, etc)….it’s crazy with his stuff for this shit to keep happening.
by tklawless on Aug 31, 2009 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially since on the road, you typically would go for the win
Davis has the power, imo… especially once there were 2 outs and a strikeout wasn’t going to hurt you as much
by BuckyB on Aug 31, 2009 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry, I'd repressed the game
Just occurred to me MY was up with 2 outs… so excuse this post, please
by BuckyB on Aug 31, 2009 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep.
i guess the advantage of 121 Ks is that you aren’t good enough to hit it to 2nd or SS
defeatist pussy lives here
by sam in so cal on Aug 31, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You want drama
Just watch the Rangers, Not TNT.
by txglfcstman on Aug 30, 2009 4:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Angels up 7-1 in the eighth now.
3.5 and 5 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.
by Aquaman56 on Aug 30, 2009 4:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Four Weeks of Baseball Remaining
It’s still possible they pull it out. Appearing more and more unlikely but it would be that much more awesome to watch if they did.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We pretty much have to hope for Boston or the Angels to completely choke
Because I know the Rangers can’t win 12 out of 14 games or whatever streak they need to have a chance.
by Slick-ish24 on Aug 30, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
offense
4.6 runs/gm is not going to get this team into the playoff. That is what they are averaging since the ASB.
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 30, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know what we need?
Some pitchin’.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boston and the Angels are not going to choke, unless
they have several injuries and that did not seem to slow the Angels down, not the Rangers have to have a Manager who knows what the hell is going on, the rangers don’t have that, all this team needs to be a better team in 2010 is a new manager and 2 or 3 clutch hitters to replace Hank, AJ etc.
Larry Parrish Was Da Man!
by TRFAN on Aug 30, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Angels might choke
if we can put our hands around their throats.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good god the idiots came out in force tonight
Fuck Mike Estabrook
by Horns130 on Aug 30, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I'm kind of depressed. But 3.5 still isn't dead.
I would call it on the fringe.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Aug 30, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd say we have
a better shot at making up the 5 than the 3.5.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why don't you stroll over to dictionary.com and look up "fringe".
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Aug 30, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
by Mike E on Aug 30, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Chrsit people - settle down
Will the Rangers make the playoffs? Probably not (but possibly)
Has this year been a coming of age for the younger players? Yes.
I’ll take this season right now. The rest of the year is just gravy (and maybe way better than we expected).
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
by WyoRanger on Aug 30, 2009 4:43 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Rec
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by lonestarJon on Aug 30, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can "take the season" and still want something better.
People seem to believe that next season will definitely be better than this one, no matter what. They forget that a lot of things had to come together to get us to the point we are right now, like Scooter winning 14 games, Face having a career year, and the bullpen pitching very well (with a few obvious exceptions).
We have no guarantees that things will get better next season, that’s why it sucks to see us squander opportunities today. Opportunities like having the bases loaded in the ninth against Nathan that may not come around again.
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 Aquaman56 on Aug 30, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the other hand
there’s plenty of reasons to think that next year should be better than this year.
The young pitchers, the core of our rotation now, have experience behind them. Our offense is likely to be better, mostly because I think its going to be hard for it to get much worse. I think Borbon in leadoff with Kinsler hitting lower in the order for the whole year should be an advantage. One has to hope that Hamilton hits like something more than he has been this year.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TB had plenty of reasons to think 09 would be better than 08
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
by tricer on Aug 30, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That doesn't mean 08 wasnt a great season for them
even though they came up short.
In fact, to me, this season just validates what the Rays are doing. Ya, they wont make the playoffs, but they were pretty damn good for a second straight year. Its the second best year in franchise history for them, and they are still on a great track to being a top team for the next ten years
by nathanbaum09 on Aug 30, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
right
My point was that it still hurts to see the Rangers blow a good chance to make the postseason. Even though we should be better next season, it’s far from a guarantee that it actually happens.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
by tricer on Aug 30, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course
I think we agree. At the same time though, nothing is a guarantee. But I feel like this organization has as good of a chance to win next year as anyone else, and frankly, they have as good of a chance as they ever had before.
That being said, it sucks to blow chances to get into the playoffs bc you are right, this doesnt happen often
by nathanbaum09 on Aug 30, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This.
I hate seeing the Rangers waste a season like this by not making the playoffs when they are able to beat so many of the playoff contending teams, especially the Angels. They should only be getting better, but Tampa is a good example of how that still isn’t guaranteed.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Aug 30, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is a learning experience for the team
Fuck Mike Estabrook
by Horns130 on Aug 30, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding
The reaction to every loss around here is like taking icecream away from five years olds…many posters here do not have the mental fortitude to handle a pennant run.
This is something to be cherished, enjoyed, and respected. Revel in the fact that every pitch means something, we’ve been waiting for this a long time.
"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 30, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of a story
I was five y/o and my mother promised me if i behaved all morning then I could have icecream that afternoon.
I was on my best behavior, and she told me we could stop by earlier than we had planned.
Up to Dairy queen we went. Those chocolate dipped cones were the best stuff on earth. So in the backseat I sat licking away until 5 mins later we pulled into the driveway.
I stayed outside (cause i couldn’t make a mess in the house).
My older brother walks up to the house having just got outta school. He sees me eating the icecream and asks me where I got it.
“Mom gave it too me b/c i was good today.”
He knocked the icecream outta my hands and I sat crying watching the ants eat all that sweet stuff I was suppose to be enjoying…..
Thats about how I feel after each loss this season. Sure I got to enjoy the 5 minutes of it driving back home. But that doesnt make up for the greater loss of what was wasted.
" I have no faith in the GM making a move to help the big club but I’m on board."
Josey Wales on the 2009 Rangers. A team with 18 active players acquired by the current GM.
by red3biggs on Aug 30, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The problem is they play so many close games you can always find just a play or two that could/should have been different and it is very frustrating.
"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 31, 2009 8:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus would want me to tell you he'll forgive pretty much anything except misspelling his last name.
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
by TedFord on Aug 30, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
hahaahha
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You sure seem to relish your role of self-appointed spokesperson
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 31, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, there is a chance that the highest combined run total today will be 11
I wonder when the last time that happened with a full schedule of games.
by tyd3311 on Aug 30, 2009 4:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This year will be known as
The year we got some pitching in here and it still didn’t work out. Curse of the Rangers continues into the next decade.
by Slick-ish24 on Aug 30, 2009 4:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So you're viewing
whats likely going to be a 90+ win season as a failure for one of the youngest teams in the MLB?
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did I say failure?
I said didn’t work out. I think the playoffs are the goal of every season, am I wrong?
by Slick-ish24 on Aug 30, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
a Millwood interview will cure insomnia
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 30, 2009 4:48 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Not exactly ready for the mensa boards, either
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 30, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grant:
“He’s older than he’s ever been”. Well I guess that’s true.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 4:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes Evan
just like every picture ever taken of you is a picture of you when you were younger.
/mitch hedberg
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 30, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just a Manager and a couple of clutch hitters away this year
Maybe next year will be the break out season
Larry Parrish Was Da Man!
by TRFAN on Aug 30, 2009 4:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OT: Fucking Motorcycles
What is the fun in sitting in a parking lot outside of a ten story apartment building revving a motor with no mufflers? That shit’s illegal.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 4:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure I'd fuck the motorcycle after he's been doing that.
Probably burn your pecker right off.
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 Aquaman56 on Aug 30, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably
I’d like to have a 50 cal sniper rifle and put a round through his block. Actually it’s several idiots.
Motorcycles don’t have to be inspected like cars do or what?
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes they are inspected
I understand your frustration with people revving their bikes but the purpose of loud pipes is so that car can hear you because 80% of motorcycle accidents are caused by a cager not seeing the motorcycle because they are on the cell phone,putting on make-up, texting, etc.
"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 31, 2009 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not it
It’s some kinda penis thing. No matter how loud the exhaust is you cannot hear it while traveling unless the bike is in front of you. If it’s beside you at low speed you can hear it. Otherwise, nope.
I would imagine they’re inspected by people who look the other way, because I’m pretty sure having what is an “ineffective” muffler is against state law, too.
If safety were the reason I’d still hate the motherfuckers who do this in the parking lot. They park in a garage. If they want to warm up the block do it in there and then drive the fuck away. There’s no reason to sit out there and do it except for “hey, look at me I have a loud ass fucking motorcycle and that makes me so cool”.
But, no, at 40 mph and up you cannot hear even the loudest bike until maybe it’s right behind you. The faster you’re going the closer you have to be to each other to hear it. Routinely I’m passed by motorcycle guys who are going in between lanes, going at extremely high rates of speed, or both. You can’t expect anyone to see you when you’re going thirty to forty miles faster than the flow of traffic. Doesn’t matter if you’re in a car or on a bike. And you’re certainly not going to be heard by anyone you haven’t passed already. So I don’t buy that this is for safety….I drive too much and have seen too much. The only time loud exhaust is going to help you would be on city streets and traffic jams, or whenever people are going slow.
It’s a nuisance.
by Black Francis on Aug 31, 2009 8:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a very
self-serving reply, or if you’re not a motorcyclist, a comment one would highly approve of. They do not need to be that loud. That’s just a convenient excuse for a macho display of noise.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Aug 31, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
warming up the engine is one thing.
This dude came out of the garage, drove out onto the street and into the parking lot, and sat there and revved it for about ten minutes, no lie. I live on the seventh floor and it was drowning out the conversation in my apartment. I even watched him pull into a part of the street that was blocked off as a “median” and do it again. Then he turned slowly around and drove past the building in the other direction.
Truly annoying.
"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
by lisa w on Aug 31, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
because it makes you look cool
and you look even cooler if you are drinking and smoking while doing it
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Aug 30, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or actually having sex while doing it.
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 Aquaman56 on Aug 30, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We heard that d-bag earlier too.
At least the club that meets in the parking lot down the street makes a ton of noise but gets the hell out.
"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
by lisa w on Aug 30, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, it's illegal
I don’t know why the cops don’t crack down on that. And I never saw this guy today, but from the sound of the motors I heard there were at least three.
It really baffles me. Why on Earth would someone want to ride something that goddamn loud? I bet they have tiny, tiny penises.
In reality I love the sound of the combustion engine like most people — or guys anyway — but I’d much rather hear it restrained a little. Take that “crack” off the sound and it’s sounds cool. Fuckers.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a loss, people.
One that sucks, to be sure, but only one loss. They get back out there tomorrow and can be right where they were before today. The season’s not over by any stretch of the imagination.
This “sky is falling” mentality has got to go. I’ll be at the Ballpark tomorrow cheering just as hard as if they had won 100-0. It’s one game; literally 1/162nd of the season.
Chill.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
by ghtd36 on Aug 30, 2009 5:00 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Careful, there
People bitched at me when I tried to say things like that.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't care. Bitch at me all you want.
The idea that it’s all over after one loss, when Texas is AT WORST 3.5 games out of a playoff spot with more than a month to go, is ludicrous.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
by ghtd36 on Aug 30, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I agree but if you “tell people” not to be emotional in a game day thread (that’s what they’re for, you see), they’ll really become twats and direct their anger at you. Fair warning, that’s all. “Sorry we can’t be as level headed as you”, blah, blah, blah.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh.
You and I have been around long enough to know that it’s pretty much par for the course. Just trying to inject a little perspective into the conversation.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
by ghtd36 on Aug 30, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, Greg.
"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 30, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For us (fans) every pitch
and every game is critical. For the team they HAVE to think in 162 games mode, and they’ve been pretty good at rebounding off tough losses (Oak, Bos, Minn recently) but how many times can you have your nuts jerked out & keep coming back?
by tklawless on Aug 31, 2009 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, I'm gonna fight you on this...
Because what we need to understand is that the team is looking inconsistent. And has been for a long while now… every since the Oakland series, I think
This is no time to relax. Everyday is one less game on the schedule. And before you know it… it’s September 18th… and the Rangers are 5 back in the West and 3.5 back in the Wild Card
by oc on Aug 30, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it's not September 18th so the season is not over.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
But on August 18th this team was tied for the Wild Card and was 5.5 games out in the West. Not looking so good now is it?
Since then, it’s been a combination of the Red Sox being better and the Angels being good enough
Not exactly the kind of trends that get you into the playoffs
by oc on Aug 30, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The angels have had an easy Schedule since then. we've had a hard schedule.
The fact that we gained a half game on them during that stretch sounds good to me.
I’m telling you. IF IF IF IF IF this team plays like they can, then it’ll be no problem getting this lead back down to 3 before we play the angels.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Angels had an easy schedule and went 4-7 in that time
by oc on Aug 30, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly.
Hopefully they get even worse with a tough schedule. I said IF we play like we can then it’ll be no problem gaining those two games. If we suck like the angels did then we’re screwed.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's late August and we are fading out of a pennant race
Of course people are going to take it harder than an early season loss. It’s not often that we have been in this position, so I think it’s natural for people to be upset at blowing a winnable game that we really needed.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
by tricer on Aug 30, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we don't take 3 of 4 from Toronto,This Thing is toast.
You can quote me on this.
by Too Legit To quit on Aug 30, 2009 5:18 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Actually
it depends on what the Halos do at the same time.
What do voluntary mean?
by JKolar on Aug 30, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we can't win a series against Toronto,we have no business fighting for a playoff spot. Absolutely no business.
No matter what LA does.
by Too Legit To quit on Aug 30, 2009 5:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Evidently, you aren't too legit to quit
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 30, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They should fire Wash, release Millwood, DFA Wilson, and execute Michael Young
OH LAWD JEBUS THE SKY IS FALLIN’ THE SKY IS FALLIN’!!!!!!!!
"Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, right, tells his wife, Silda, that you have to pay double for the kind of f*cking Neftali Feliz gave the Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)" --benmor78 caption on AP picture of Eliot Spitzer and wife at Yankees game.
by Section 339 on Aug 30, 2009 5:24 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Execution for Michael Young?
I’m as knee-jerky as they get, but don’t you think that’s a bit harsh?
Let’s execute Teagarden first… just to see how it goes.
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 Aquaman56 on Aug 30, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My word, what would you do with Hank?
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
make his sit down and watch..
re-plays of all his at bats for the season?
Or is that considered cruel and unusual punishment?
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
by BigGuns on Aug 30, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could just imagine what he'd be saying:
“Damn, just missed hitting that one out of the park. Damn, I hit that one really hard, just right at the right fielder. Damn, that one was just a little too high for me too hit. Damn, that one was just a little too low and outside for me to hit.” Repeat
Then the occasional: “See bitches!!! A HR. I’m the hardest hitting, greatest 1st baseman that ever lived!!! How dare you say I should hit the opposite field or hit for contact. If I could just face a RP w/ an ERA of 12.50 in a game we’re winning by 6 every time, I’d have like…. 280 homeruns this year!”
Give me team chemistry and emotion over stats any day. Do you think 34,000 Ranger fans were screaming their asses off over Pudge and his .275 OBP?
by AceJC on Aug 30, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep that sounds about right...
excuse…repeat…excuse…repeat….excuse..repeat … etc…
HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?
by BigGuns on Aug 30, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Half of you guys are fucking crazy.
At the beginning of this road trip if at the end of it you would have said we’d be only 5 out and 3.5 out I think you’d take it. I remember a lot of people saying as long as we make it past this road trip, and we did. It could have been a lot better, but it could have been A LOT worse. But this one isn’t deciding anything, look at the Giants after that crushing lost against the Rockies they fell 4.5 out. Guess what happened? They played the Rockies again will take 2 of 3 and they’re only like 1 or 2 out now. The fans said the season over when clearly it’s not.
If we get it together after this loss, and get the division down to 3 or 4 games before we play them….then why the fuck can’t we do it? We sweep one series against the Angels we’re tied or one game out. We just have to stay 3 or 4 our till then. If we’re 7 games out when that time comes then yes we’re screwed. But not yet.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 5:31 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
thats true
Boston is going on the road for tampa and NYY… we host toronto and go to baltimore. If this thing is playoff quality anyway we will gain a couple games on boston this week.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on Aug 30, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They need to have it in their mind that the season starts right now.
This upcoming two weeks is the biggest two weeks of the season. I really think our best shot still is in the West. Since we play the angels 7 times. People say it’ll be hard winning 5 more games than them in one month, but we play them SEVEN times. We can beat them 5 times just by ourselves.
If they can get it to 3 games out when we play the Angels I’ll feel really good, and it’s possible. The angels have a tough stretch after the Kansas series. If we play like we can play it’s entirely possible to get it down to 3.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The next 9-10 games will make or break the season
Toronto, Baltimore, Cleveland…..we might win 6-7 outta 9…….7-2 would probably put a pretty good dent in Boston’s WC lead as they go on the road at TB & CWS……but if we go 4-5 or something it’s probably over.
by tklawless on Aug 31, 2009 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its 10 gotta win 7 at least to stay in
"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 31, 2009 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your right, my bad...
Forgot about the DH Tuesday…..we gotta make hay the next 10 or it’s over
by tklawless on Aug 31, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also to further my point.
Giants just took the lead, and will probably tie for the wild card lead now. After SWEEPING the team they needed to beat.
It’s not over. Just a week ago they said their season was over.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We've also dominated the teams that are competing with us for playoff spots....
by nathanbaum09 on Aug 30, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which is why I think the west is easier.
We don’t play Boston anymore.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbour?
I thinks not.
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 30, 2009 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harbour?
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by t ball on Aug 31, 2009 7:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what's funny?
I lived there for 5 years.
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 31, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's ok to misspell anything
but your wife’s name. That’s dangerous.
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by t ball on Aug 31, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He merely spelled the British way
I have read so many English authors I constantly have to think about which way to spell what…
"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 31, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just thought it would be fun
to taunt him for it.
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by t ball on Aug 31, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question:
Should Kris Davis have been brought in as a defensive replacement in the Top of the 8th inning?
I mean I know Scioscia loves doing those Reggie Willits-like substitutions late in the game. But he usually saves it for the final at-bat. As would I
Never real see that out of Wash
Don’t know why Ogulnick suddenly expects Wash to start doing that
by oc on Aug 30, 2009 5:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He really slammed that texter saying that Hank is better than CD
"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 30, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depending on how this series goes....
is anyone opposed to sending the young guys out every day from here on out? Why not put Borbon, Davis, Elvis, Salty/Tea (I love Pudge so maybe one of them at DH when pudge is playing. I could be talked out of this one.), every day, even against lefties. Once we have little chance to make the playoffs I see no reason why these guys shouldnt get all the time they can.
With all that being said, we are only 3.5 out. Thats one series.
by nathanbaum09 on Aug 30, 2009 5:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sigh...
that really sucked. I’m trying to keep this year in perspective though.
This is a very talented and young team. They’re inconsistent. People keep saying they keep fighting back, and they do. However they also find a way to lose games that they need to win to not just fight back, but to pull even or ahead in the WC or AL West. I’m not throwing in the towel yet, but time is running out in ’09.
Just about every player that can help this team continue to improve next year will be back. There will also be some dead weight cut loose along with the infusion of more young talent. I can tell you this, the experience this team is gaining right now will help them in the next few years.
Your ’09 Texas Rangers. The calm before the storm.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Aug 30, 2009 5:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
interestingly this thread is virtually troll-free
hmmm — wonder why.
by alon91 on Aug 30, 2009 6:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ahmed is a troll!
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
by NYTXFAN on Aug 30, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahmad and steal home are filling in for Josey and TD.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by lonestarJon on Aug 30, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
full of stupidity instead
Fuck Mike Estabrook
by Horns130 on Aug 30, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
C.J. is NOT clutch. Period.
is a fan of Derek Freaking Holland!
by ortonius on Aug 30, 2009 6:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh how quickly NY is forgotten.
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 30, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope...I've posted this before
He routinely gets into trouble and works his way out. The problem is…he wouldn’t blow situations near as much if he didn’t put the first guy on about half the time. It’s brutal.
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/7/10/944904/why-c-j-wilson-drives-me-nuts
is a fan of Derek Freaking Holland!
by ortonius on Aug 30, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn your name
Every time I read it my mind sets it to music Duran Duran style (O-O-Ortonius! Notorious!). I’ll hemorrhage soon.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
C.J. has pitched in a lot of clutch situations for us.
He has two things that go way against him. He thinks too much when he gets in trouble, and he has the worst luck ever. I don’t think there was a single hard hit ball that inning, and thats the same for every blown loss for him. A couple of bounces don’t go his way, and he over thinks and walks a batter. Except this time he fucked up by walking the leadoff hitter.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That 8th innning was a team failure
Wilson is only one part of the team. Throw some shit luck in there and I’m not nearly as concerned about that as I am the 9th inning, where they had a chance to take the lead right back and blew it like a valley porn star. They’ll live to fight another day, though. Twins seemed to be trying to give that game away though. Stings.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ninth hurt a lot.
I just think it’s ridiculous how people are saying the season is over. We just need to get hot, and now would be the perfect time to do so. We go into an “easy” stretch and the Angels and Red sox go into a “tough” stretch.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just wondering....
How many times (just recently) have we failed to score with the bases loaded and NO OUTS? I can think of 4-5 the last few weeks, not to mention 2 on NO OUTS or 2nd & 3rd with one out….it’s happened a bunch……Someone, what’s the Major League avg for scoring with bases loaded no outs? I bet we’re in the lower half.
by tklawless on Aug 31, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we are a very poor situational hitting team
"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 31, 2009 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That'll happen
when you have the third worst OBP in the AL.
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by DJCahill on Aug 31, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, leading the Majors in KO's
while being 3rd worst at taking BB’s, will kill a lot of rallies.
by tklawless on Aug 31, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if CJ and Feliz switch spots?
Who would be opposed to have CJ be the guy to come in the sixth and get that tough out and then pitch the seventh and then have feliz take the eighth?
by nathanbaum09 on Aug 30, 2009 6:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think that would solve anything.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes I did
CJ looked fine but that doesnt mean that Feliz isnt better at this point.
by nathanbaum09 on Aug 30, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feliz
Awfully young to be put in the 8th inning role day after day in a race. At some point the kid’s going to struggle and I don’t think I’d like to see it happen in that role.
by Black Francis on Aug 30, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has gotten some really tough outs the last couple weeks
I’m just saying. He has been thrown in difficult situations and has pitched great. CJ has been good this year, but Feliz has been downright dominant. What do you have to lose? Worst case scenario he blows a couple of games that CJ might have blown anyways. Best case scenario is he solidifies the 8th inning which for some reason has given us problems all year.
by nathanbaum09 on Aug 30, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
plus the 8th inning guy needs to be able to go back to back nights
Feliz is in the perfect role right now, a bullpen ace that puts out a fire, then is able to give you 1-2 more innings.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
by tricer on Aug 30, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully Strop wasn't just teasing us
and he and Feliz can alternate being “firemen”.
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 30, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
C.J. is fine.
Just needs to do more charity work cause karma is still on his ass.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I do not know if it was the worst loss of the year or not. But it certainly was the hardest one to take. I can handle the rob job of Friday better than the rollover and submit of today.
by Trosey on Aug 30, 2009 6:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Trosey, what's up buddy?
"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 30, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Salty
0-2 K so far
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 30, 2009 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's ready to catch both games on Tuesday. :(
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 30, 2009 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Black Hole Lives!!!
Hello 87 wins.
"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 30, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i thought it was 73?
and go fuck yourself
Fuck Mike Estabrook
by Horns130 on Aug 31, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mets
The Mets have cancelled thier fall instructs. They can’t afford the ~$300K in would cost. That is one fucked up organization.
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 30, 2009 7:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WTF?
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 30, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 30, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wish i had
a mr. met costume, i think id wear it all the time
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by studcrackers on Aug 31, 2009 1:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do the teardrops represent the people killed by Mr. Met?
Good coffee...good bowl...and it's Saturday
- bdls
by Clueless on Aug 31, 2009 7:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
unbelievable
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
by tricer on Aug 30, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Though I think that today's loss puts the playoffs way too far out of reach.
…it’s been one hell of a season to remember. I can’t remember if I’ve been this excited for the future of one of my favorite sports teams (except for the 2006 Fighting Irish, but they we’re way too overrated). Watching Feliz, Holland, Borbon, and Elvis all have really good success this year is very gratifying in it’s own. Add Smoak to that mix next year and we have a fantastic core of good players.
by jdh90 on Aug 30, 2009 7:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol way too far out of reach.
The only thing I ask is in two weeks if we’re 3 games out about to play the Angels. You admit that you were wrong. If they’re not I’ll admit I was wrong.
If they just play terribly then we’ll call it a draw.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh hell yeah I'll admit I'm wrong.
And happily do so.
And when I say way too far out of reach, I don’t mean like it’s going to take everything we got, just us getting lucky.
by jdh90 on Aug 30, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on fellas
Breathe.
Plenty of baseball left.
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 30, 2009 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Every poster needs a forum
For rants, and ……….
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by Ed Coffin on Aug 30, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
THE SEASON IS OVER, YOU GUYS.
ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 7:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
YOUR MOM IS OVER
the hill.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just because you don't think that they'll pull it off
doesn’t mean that it is over
by BuckyB on Aug 30, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need to bring your computer in.
The sarcasm meter on it must be broken.
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by Maximilian on Aug 30, 2009 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I PREFER OVAAHHHHHH
BOSTON STYLE
Fuck Mike Estabrook
by Horns130 on Aug 31, 2009 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A lot can happen in 33 games...historically, that's been proven time and again...
Boston has a ton of gut-check games left. Plus, if the Rangers have taught us anything this year it’s that they fight back when we least expect it.
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
by TedFord on Aug 30, 2009 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't figure out all the remaining matchups
But at a glance, 11-4 over the next 15 would go a long way toward establishing things. The mid September date (17th or 18th) should be a much clearer picture.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Aug 30, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we're 3 out possibly 4 when we play the angels the 18th? I think. We're still in it.
If we’re not then boo.
But you know its possible for the Red Sox to go on a three game losing streak while we win 3. That’s not like impossible it happens all the time. If that happens we’re right back in it in just three days. A lot can change.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You may be taking this Toronto series a bit too lightly.
by LiamP on Aug 30, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way too many people here are.
We haven’t done well against them this year at all.
by jdh90 on Aug 30, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm afraid of the double header.
As long as we win one of the games on Tuesday then 3-1 is fine.
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am afraid cause they sucked horribly against the red sox. they're due to play better
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could be
But I hadn’t considered taking any game lightly, or any opponent. If it happens that the Rangers get beat down a game or three, that happens. But it seems they will have to win an extradordinary number of the next 15-16 games to stay in it.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Aug 30, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Evan Grant has never made a good point in his life. Nothing but a big bag of hot air.
by Big Tex on Aug 30, 2009 8:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So, you've made 17 comments total on this blog, 9 containing the word Grant
by tyd3311 on Aug 30, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sullivan
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by iorange555 on Aug 30, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only 19 comments and yet he's on my troll script?
I’ve forgotten exactly who I have on there, but this guy must be a pretty big buffon for me to have blocked him that fast.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by lonestarJon on Aug 30, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Er
17 that is.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by lonestarJon on Aug 30, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sounds like love
Fuck Mike Estabrook
by Horns130 on Aug 31, 2009 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh, yeah!
The bigass bag of substance has decreed it so!!
Yeah!
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 30, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey guys, great series
it was a lot of fun to watch. I really hope you guys go on a big run, I’d much rather see you guys in the playoffs than Boston.
Good luck :)
P.S. Sorry about playing like shit against the Angels, although we swept them in the beginning of the year. And uh, if you happen to play the Tigers, beat the shit out of ’em
Thanks!
Son, when you participate in sporting events, it's not whether you win or lose: it's how drunk you get. ~Homer Simpson
by thewild_viking_twins on Aug 30, 2009 10:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You're forgiven...
for how the Twins played he Angels.
Since the Tigers made the Rangers their bitch this year, we can just call it even.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Aug 30, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you seem nice and i mean this in the best way, but umm......
fuck the twins
Fuck Mike Estabrook
by Horns130 on Aug 31, 2009 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thoughts about Sean Salisbury?
by Too Legit To quit on Aug 30, 2009 10:57 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
did he die?
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by studcrackers on Aug 31, 2009 1:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad that I left after the game yesterday, looks like it was tough around here. I feel better today. Lets take care of business with Toronto.
"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 31, 2009 8:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Over the next 10 games if we go 7-3 or 8-2 we still have a shot over the last 3 weeks.
"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 31, 2009 8:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We're fine
We have better pitching than the teams we’re chasing and lots of game left v LAAA.
"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 31, 2009 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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