Nelson Cruz out for a few games
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 4, 2009 4:32 PM CDT
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PrintNelson Cruz is apparently going to be out for a few games, after spraining his ankle on the last play of last night's game, but the Rangers are hoping he'll be back quickly so they aren't putting him on the disabled list just yet.
That said, Cruz being out means that the bench now consists of Joaquin Arias and whichever catcher isn't starting, so I wouldn't be surprised if, after tonight's Derek Holland start, a pitcher gets sent down so that Brandon Boggs can come back up.
I think it goes without saying that Cruz's bat and glove have both been huge for the Rangers this year, and the team can't afford to have him out for long.
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ugh...
We need him healthy and Kins and Hammy need to start hitting soon. After last night it looks as if Hammy is starting to come around. (knocks on wood)
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Looks like Mathis gets sent back down then
Unless you want to stick with Nippert in the rotation then either Hunter or Holland would get the boot
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Fuck you adam
I think it goes without saying that Cruz’s bat and glove have both been huge for the Rangers this year, and the team can’t afford to have him out for long.
We still have a chance at the playoffs. Why do you keep saying we don’t?
UGH
UGH
STOMP
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Mm .. Boggs .. this offense could use he of the .411 OBP in OKC.
He’s also hitting .333 with 3 bombs in his last 10 games, fwiw. Hopefully he can put that shoulder issue behind him and give this offense the boost it’s begging for.
"When he came up with that ball, hop or not, he looked exactly like a homeless guy who had found a long cigarette butt – only to discover it was soaked with gasoline. He could not have thrown out anyone there, even though Cust moves at about the speed of soil erosion." - Ed C.
by inactive lsb user on Aug 4, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions
That obp is only good if Wash plays him.
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
Brandon Boggs
Too smart for his manager.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Gardner, What you should do is tip your cap and then move forward with your tail tucked snugly in your gash."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I put the over/under on boggs mlb obp at .330
Granted the team obp is like .315
the preceding post was a great success.
I give the AB's at about 5.
And taking the under..
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
last year in 283 ab's
posted a .333 OBP, albeit with inconsistent PT. Still a small sample, but I would expect some improvement with more experience and more regular time. But that probably won’t happen…
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
It was not inconsistent playing time
He played damn near everyday
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.
No guarantee his performance translates to big leagues in small sample
Madrigal was the last guy everyone was clamoring for.
Just look at last year
He played almost everyday and was not very good
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.
If he's finally healthy again, he needs to be called up.
Period.
He does too many things well to stash him away in AAA while Arias clogs the 25-man and the bench is short as it is. If his power is back, all he needs to do is focus on making good contact, which he has struggled with in The Show. Everyone knows about his batting eye.
"When he came up with that ball, hop or not, he looked exactly like a homeless guy who had found a long cigarette butt – only to discover it was soaked with gasoline. He could not have thrown out anyone there, even though Cust moves at about the speed of soil erosion." - Ed C.
by inactive lsb user on Aug 4, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah I would have been shocked if he could play today after how it looked at the time
I’ll be less than shocked if it turns into a 2 week dl stint, but hopefully it is the best case scenario and hes back for the angels.. so critical for those of us holding out hope.
the preceding post was a great success.
Maybe..maybe just maybe we can hang around and stay 3 games out or so.
And when Cruz and Kinsler get healthy they’ll be the kick in the ass we need. We know they’ll be rested. Or Kinsler could still suck.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
I think Young was the first guy there
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
Hamilton to RF. Borbon called up and in CF. Mathis sent down.
Please make this happen.
by Jack Nicholson 1974 on Aug 4, 2009 5:00 PM CDT reply actions
I think it goes without saying that Cruz’s bat and glove have both been huge for the Rangers this year
It doesn’t go without saying for “Baseball Jesus” Mike Rhyner, who today said that Cruz has been a butcher wherever he’s played in the outfield all season.
Has he been doing anything
but coasting for the last decade or so?
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
Hey, once you’re tabbed something like that by the guys whose careers you made and can end, who needs to pay attention?
by Brett Perryman on Aug 4, 2009 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
He seemed fairly passionate
about the Rangers in the mid-late 90s. Last few times I heard him, he sounded like he was mailing it in during baseball talk
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
I heard that shit too.
Then I had to turn off the radio for a biz call…prolly stopped me from having to buy a new radio.
Dumbass.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Why don't you tune into
a sports talk station instead of a talk show?
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
cause the two sports talk stations in D/FW
Suck ass. I don’t even know who’s on the fan or if they even broadcast outside of Rangers games. And galloway is the most listenable show on ESPN….galloway! Michael Irvin has mushmouth…and I love michael irvin.
"I tend to like young Latinos" -Jason Parks
by SaltyDawg on Aug 4, 2009 7:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
It is rather sad that the 5th largest metropolitan area in the US
has 3 crappy sports talk shows. Actually only 2. I am not sure what The Ticket is suppose to be. Seems like the only time they talk sports is from 10:00 – 12:00 with Hitzges. I moved to the DFW area back in 2002 from Orlando. I think they had a better sports talk station then what is here.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
I listen to all of them when I'm in the car
I’m not a big Salisbury guy, and Michael Irvin is disappointing in this format, but I think that most of the stuff is pretty good, in all honesty. Most of the guys are just really lazy when it comes to the Rangers. The Ticket guys use the “we’re just average Joe sports fans talkin’ on the radio” excuse, but that doesn’t cut it to me when it comes to being completely misinformed and uninformed about the second biggest club in the area.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 4, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh and
the fact that 105.3 calls itself a sports station and yet has Jagger for its big morning show is much more appalling than anything the ticket does.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 4, 2009 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's promise this board doesn't go in complete meltdown if Boggs gets called up and doesn't play.
He’s nothing more than a bench player.
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 4, 2009 5:09 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
complete meltdown is inevitable here
I, personally, don’t want Arias up here. I’d much rather see vallejo if need be. Arias is no major leaguer.
Let’s hope Boggs can do well when called upon. I feel bad for Boggs. I think he deserves more than the Rangers can give, even if that is only a backup major league job, he should be at least that.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
agreed on Arias
He’s no better than replacement level, and you can’t afford to play replacement level players in a playoff race. I think he hurts our chance to win every time he gets on the field.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
I wish Arias was a 40 man casualty already
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
Arias made a contribution or two
He’s kept a bat clean and fresh, unbroken, with no ball scars on it. And turned easy plays into either game changing or chance shriking screwups. And even spent some time yakking back to Andrus, with the revered Omar Vizquel between them on the bench.
Arias needs to be deported and a visa hold guy or two released to the minors.
"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 5, 2009 1:46 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, it gets old
when folks whine that guys who are basicly 4th OF at best sit. Guys like Arias and Boggs should just sit on the end of the bench, barring injury or a guy needing a game off.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
just means
hammy is gonna step it up!
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
sweet! my shoes need a good polish to them
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Man, Ivory bar soap is lame. Thing breaks in half when it's barely half-used
Otherwise, Nelson Cruz should have attacked that ball last night instead of running back to trap it.
It would have saved his injury
Brian Matusz getting the start for Baltimore tonight
The Tigers are sending an all-righty line-up to face him
random Elvis observation
Did you realize he’s about a year and a half younger than Hanley Ramirez when he made his debut?
I’m very curious as to what his PECOTA comps will be at the end of the year.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Ozzie Smith?
Ozzie: .262/.337/370
Augusto: 263/329/368
Small sample size alert but pretty similar.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
you forgot
about the backflip.
a backflip > xbh
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
Ozzie was 23 his rookie season, compared to Elvis at 20
And Ozzie’s line his rookie year was .258 .311 .312, which is pretty similar to Andrus this year considering league and park context. But doing that at 20 is a whole different animal than at 23.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Edgar Renteria
same age at debut
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
I think Andrus will be better than Renteria
Andrus looks like he might develop a bit more power than Renteria had for most of his career plus I think he’ll end up with a better BA.
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
Interesting question
Overall, his season this year (.263/.329/.368, 84 OPS+) looks a lot like a typical Ozzie Smith (career .262/.337/.328, 87 OPS+) or Omar Vizquel (career .273/.338/.355, 83 OPS+) season. The stolen base numbers are similar (Smith averaged 37 per 162 games with a high of 57 twice; Vizquel 23/162 and above 40 twice). Elvis likely already has more power than Smith ever did. The defensive numbers relative to league are all pretty close to both Smith and Vizquel.
Renteria’s got a career .288/.346/.402 line for a 95 OPS+. Like Elvis, he debuted at age 20, although it wasn’t until his age 23/24 seasons when he finally started showing more than just rare power.
Then you’ve got guys like Campaneris, Aparicio, and Appling, all of whom are similar in certain aspects, but nothing as a whole. (These names weren’t random; they’re the top comps of Smith and Vizquel.)
So, for the PECOTA comps, you’re probably looking at Smith, Vizquel, and a potpourri of defense-first shortstops from the past 50 years. But that’s just me guessing.
Ozzie played on turf
I’m guessing that had something to do with his SBs. Course that could also make his D that much more impressive. But I agree. Aparicio is beyond my time but I think Ozzie and maybe Omar are good comps.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
I think Andrus bat will be FAR more productive than those two
I’d say more like Roberto Alomar (.266 .328 .382 his rookie season at the same age as Andrus),
than either Vizquel (who only beat Andrus current OPS+ number once in his age 22-28 seasons) or Ozzie (also only beat an 84 OPS+ once in his 23-28 seasons).
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
I think those models will look at a pool of players
that debuted at 19-21 and held their own, and that is a pretty small group of comparables. My guess is that you’ll see a name or two that will be pretty impressive.
Renteria had an incredible rookie year, and his second season was very comparable to what Andrus has done. Renteria at his peak posted consecutive seasons of 130 and 113 OPS+, winning gold gloves both years. His peak was pretty short, but I hadn’t realized just how good he was at age 27-28.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
I think Tiny E has a chance to be 90% of
what Robbie Alomar was on offense.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Gardner, What you should do is tip your cap and then move forward with your tail tucked snugly in your gash."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Lineup:
2B Joaquin Arias, 3B Michael Young, CF Marlon Byrd, DH Andruw Jones, 1B Hank Blalock, RF Josh Hamilton; LF David Murphy; C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, SS Elvis Andrus
No stream link located yet.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
MF'er!!!!!
"When he came up with that ball, hop or not, he looked exactly like a homeless guy who had found a long cigarette butt – only to discover it was soaked with gasoline. He could not have thrown out anyone there, even though Cust moves at about the speed of soil erosion." - Ed C.
by inactive lsb user on Aug 4, 2009 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
is this today or yesterday
if tonight wtf in Arias doing playing over Vizquel? OMFG, this really pisses me off!
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Vizquel getting a second day of rest
due to jet lag, afterall he is 42.
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
if someone can't play after a plane flight
i sure a f@#$ don’t want Arias up here getting playing time. At least call up someone who can be usefull. ie Vallejo or even German was hitting the ball much better in AAA. God this aggravates me. Then to top it off, our worst hitter in the lineup is going to come to the plate more than anyone being in the leadoff spot. F#@$ing ridiculous
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Ron knows best
I also prefer German over Arias.
Arias will get starts Monday and Tuesday as a concession to Vizquel’s age (at 42, he’s the oldest active position player in the game). Washington cited the long Sunday night flight and the belief that fatigue often strikes on the second day following a long road trip rather than the first for giving Vizquel back-to-back days off.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
you would have thought
Omar needed a walker to get around the clubhouse. it’s not like the guy is out of shape.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Vizquel dinged up?
Damn I hate seeing Arias in there back to back when we are playing crucial games.
ESPECIALLY LEADING OFF!!!
$%^&%&(&^%$^&*(Muthafu@<in bullspit!!
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
I'm right there with you
if he has to play, at least bat the bastard 9th, and hit Andrus 1
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
infuriating
I think this road trip is basically make or break, and it just kills me to see a guy included in the lineup that is replacement level production (or below), especially one that carries himself like an outcast-girl-daydreaming-in-the-playground, especially LEADING OFF!
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
I am right there with ya!
Omar has made so many of these trips he can do them in his sleep. Hell, he may can play 2nd in his sleep, too!
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
Is Omar hurt?
otherwise I see no reason to play Arias, especially leading off.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
Apparently he needs a nap after long plane rides:
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
that's a long-ass nap!
"I’m not in the meetings and not part of the discussions; it’s not my responsibility. . My responsibility is to go out and win tonight. My focus is to win tonight. The club has to look at more than just this year." -Michael Young
Well, he's 42.
Or something.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
Angels vs White Sox
Contreras retires the side in the first.
And so, I am 1/27th of the way to fulfilling a prophecy that nobody believed in
Tell me, have you ever been locked in a coffin with a nest of scorpions?
by oc on Aug 4, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm just going with past precedents. That's what LAAAA does.
I hate it and so do you…
At least this way ChiSox wins the first two games right?
Hell, if we can lose like we did last night
then anything can happen. May your optimistic powers prevail.
PUT IT ON THE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOARD
Gordon Beckham takes Lackass deep
Good guys up, 1-0
by oc on Aug 4, 2009 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
i hate that HR call, but he’s consistent. and Go ChiSox
“Put it on the booooard, yes”
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I don't think he'll have the counting stats
only has less than 200 abs.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
White Beckham
Dude is looking like a stud.
.311/.374/.486
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Oh baby
Back-to-back walks by the Chi-Sox.
Still the bottom of the first; runners at first and second. Two outs for AJ.
by oc on Aug 4, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
HE GONE
Back-to-back Ks of Rivera and Morales to end the second
White Sox up 1-0; bottom 2
Contreras pitches have so much movement on them. And he’s mixing speeds well
it's not the Angels if they don't fall behind first
I think we were fortunate when we played the ChiSox
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Josh Johnson
is kinda good: 5 IP, 2 H, 0ER, 8K’s and a solo homer.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Whoa
what do you think it would take to get him? I’d shudder to part with the cost, and I’m watching his innings total. Don’t you think they eventually have to keep someone there?
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I don’t think that they have to keep anyone past six years, but I don’t know how things will change for them once their new stadium is built or on what timetable. It would take a ton, and the point at which I’d be interested in Texas doing something like that is when Holland/Feliz/Perez aren’t their tradeable arms, but more like Purke/Font/Scheppers, so I kind of doubt that timeframe matches. I was just throwing it out there because he does have some of the elements of a potential target: a) it’s possible that his team would need to move him as he approaches FA, b) they have Nolasco, Volstad and the lefties, and c) he couldn’t veto. There are some other fits.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 4, 2009 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
good points
I’ve had similar thoughts on Johnson as a potential target.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Jose is SO SORRY ORANGE
JOSE DOESN’T MEAN TO UPSET YOU
PLEASE FORGIVE JOSE ORANGE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
not funny there....
not that it isn’t funny, but it’s getting overused now.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
And action in the Sox bullpen.
Gee, that’s encouraging.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
Oh, for fuck's sake.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
Does anybody really say that???
I’ve heard it one time in my life other than on here – a Pink Floyd boot from 1977.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
3-2 Angers.
Yes the Angers. Cause they make me Angry.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Get him the fuck out of there.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
in case ya'll forgot
nefali’s career numbers:
0.00 ERA
0.00 WHIP
0.00 BAA
2 K/Inn
it’s all downhill from here…
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
In 2011 we are going to look back on this season and say,"Why were we worried about these guys?"
Talking about the Angels.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
lol at the sox announcers so mad about the benches being mad
wasn’t it the same announcers that got all mad about something similar vs the rangers and quotes shortly after the came pretty much confirmed their guy was throwing at someone?
something like that.. can’t remember it well obviously.
the preceding post was a great success.
Matusz with a nice debut against Detroit
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
kind of is
A 2 and 2/3 outing hurts the sox bullpen for all 3 games of the series now and lackey has been pitching well.
the preceding post was a great success.
Thome grounder with the shift, error are on Figgins
First and third, one out
by oc on Aug 4, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Ooh, if you jailbreak the iphone/touch you can run mlb gameday audio streams (or any other program)
in the backgorund while you do other stuff.. don’t have to leave the mlb program up. sweet.
the preceding post was a great success.
Hmm
I haven’t jailbroken mine since the 3.0 came out…might have to do that…
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
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