Rangers are calling up Julio Borbon
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 6, 2009 10:15 PM CDT
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PrintT.R. Sullivan says that Julio Borbon is traveling to Anaheim to meet the Rangers for tomorrow's game, and is expected to be activated, either in place of Nelson Cruz (who would be sent to the disabled list) or Doug Mathis.
Sullivan also says that Jarrod Saltalamacchia is dealing with a "dead arm," which resulted in him being pulled from today's game, and I suppose the Rangers would have to look at adding a catcher as well, if it looks like Salty could miss time.
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Salty's arm
looks more like it has Chuck Knoblauch/Steve Blass/Mark Wohler’s disease than it looks dead.
"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
You copied me from earlier in the day but also
forgot Mike Ivie/Steve Sax/Mackey Sasser…but your knowledge is very limited.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
oh, boned on the knowledge of players with throwing diseases
that must hurt
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Williams
never really had good control (said without looking at stats) but that was because of his wild ass pitching motion.
I like Mitch Williams on MLB and he’s much more intelligent than I thought he would be.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Intelligent people can be headcases too
I just knew he threw the hell outta the call and usually you had no idea where it was going. Kind of like the long drive golfers. They can hit, but you’ll be damned if you know where it’ll go.
Ankiel
went all wild ass didn’t he?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Yep
which is why he transitioned from pitcher.
"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
And then
started injecting himself with that awful satan hitler juice…sinner.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
No, it's the opposite of Grit, Scrappy and Playing the Game The Right Way.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by LSJ on Aug 7, 2009 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions
You're telling me.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
haha,
i really hope he plays, just cuz he’d be a welcomed break from Marlon Byrd
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I'll start...Borbon needs to play everyday or not be brought up at all.
I doubt he plays tomorrow with a lefty and Wash likes his match ups. So ugh on that one.
If they want bench warmers,they shouldve brought up Golson.
Borbon needs to play,not play catch,play as in playing games. Sheesh.
by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 6, 2009 10:33 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
cmon
at this point byrd is better than borbon and should play against the angels…
yet again, the unadulterated hate for Byrd continues…good lord youd think the guy is posting a 600 OPS
It's that bad?
Jesus. Actually, I shouldn’t be surprised – he’s hitting cleanup, and Ron has a knack for slotting whoever is coldest at any given time either leadoff or cleanup.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by LSJ on Aug 7, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, post all star
he doesn’t have many options for hot hitters. Cruz is hurt, so Young, who I think is hitting in the right slot for him, Andrus or Murphy (who should be leading off as a platoon in my opinion), or Andruw Jones.
Since everyone here throws a fucking cow when Andruw bats cleanup, I have no idea what Ron is supposed to do.
"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
With Cruz hurt, Andruw is probably the best option for cleanup.
Which is more of a testament as to how bad this lineup actually is than anything.
No matter how bad it is though, there’s no excuse for hitting a slumping Marlon Byrd cleanup.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by LSJ on Aug 7, 2009 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions
yep
"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
God I hope Cruz isn't DL bound
Obviously if it has to be done it has to be done, but we need him.
Anyway, Cruz or no Cruz Borbon still isnt going to start so if you are going to complain do it now not a hour before every single game.
the preceding post was a great success.
What could Brandon Boggs have done
to have been treated like this?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I believe you per his shoulder...
why is he still playing in OKC?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
He's going to need surgery at year's end, most likely
From what I understand, shutting him down isn’t going to fix him for this season.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 6, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Aside from the injury... hit 217 in 300 at bats
Not that players havn’t done worse and gone on to become good players, but mediocre prospects have to take advantage of whatever time they get to stick around. The major league team isn’t designed to give his tier of prospect constant tryouts just to see if he will click. Not while still somewhat in a race anyway.
the preceding post was a great success.
Boggs
has some MLB experience, is older and knows how to get on-base + he plays defense very well.
If he’s hurt, he’s hurt – but if so, shut him down and get him ready for next year.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Yeah, I don't buy that
he’s being kept up to propel the AAA squad into the playoffs or whatever.
If he’s hurt, let him get healthy. But don’t waste his valued prime years.
"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 6, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
It seems to speak to a pretty low opinion of him as a contributor at the major league level.
by brettgardner on Aug 6, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Wouldn't mind seeing him stay this time for good, although I'm sure that's a pipedream.
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
me too
i like me some bourbon
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
borbon even
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I didn't get why everyone was certain that
Boggs would be the one called up. Boggs walks a little more, and that’s about it offensively. Borbon figures to offer a bigger defensive bonus in CF and gives them an extra baserunner, which I’m sure the field staff overrates.
Why was Boggs called up earlier in the season?
"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Aug 6, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
He had much more MLB experience than any of the other outfielders.
OT: I never was good at knowing which then/than to use. Any easy suggestions?
than when you’re comparing items
then when you’re sequencing or concluding (if-then)
by Brett Perryman on Aug 6, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
"That's about it offensively"
We could use somebody to lead the way on walks, perryman. Don’t underrate that skill.
Nice article by Joe Posnanski concerning teams with small market payrolls…
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/08/05/market.size/
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I'm not
but until the last few days they were only a few points a part in OBP. And presuming that someone who relies on walks in AAA to have a high OBP will continue to do so immediately in MLB is iffy.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 6, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Isn't it more iffy
for Average to translate? If Borbon doesn’t hit 280 or so, he will be a below average OBP guy.
"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
not when you walk alot and dont hit for alot of power
Borbon’s game is tailored towards getting the ball in play and running, that still plays at the ML level. His BABIP may drop some, but not a ton. Meanwhile, ML pitchers take away alot of the walks to a player who is patient but doesnt have a lot of power.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I haven't done an in depth study,
but my belief is most hitters see their averages drop significantly in their first few hundred ABs from the minor league to the majors.
Its why everyone says you have to be patient with minor leaguers.
"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
Which is why he needs to get
a significant numbers of ABs this year instead of 2010 when we are suppose to seriously compete for the division.
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
After we are out of it,
sure.
"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
We're already out of it, unless this offense suddenly goes apeshit.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by LSJ on Aug 7, 2009 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions
4.5 games out with
3 games coming up this weekend vs. the Angels? I think you can wait til after that series to stick a fork in them.
"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
We may be alive mathematically
But we’re not going to catch anyone if we can’t score runs.
That’s why I said “unless this offense goes apeshit”.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by LSJ on Aug 7, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions
But, our run prevention is good enough
that our offense doesn’t need to go apeshit, it just needs to start averaging 5 runs a game again
The offense averaging 5 runs a game...
Wouldn’t that be the definition of them going apeshit compared to their recent performance?
plus the Yankees could likely knock Boston behind in the wildcard race
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
If we lose two of three to LAA
we’re still in it.
5.5 GB has been made up post August 7 many, many times.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
and 2 games out right now
in the WC. If the Yanks can beat up Boston this weekend…
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Back 2 games of the wildcard yet we're out of it?
You really need to shut it when it comes to your outlook.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
Probably.
I don’t know why everybody gets their knickers in a twist over me presenting the likeyhood of our situation, but they do.
We’ve had a great season in what’s really been an off year for the offense. I don’t see why more people can’t just be happy with that, instead of needing to salivate over winning the division. After all, half this board was against making any moves at the deadline, so…
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by LSJ on Aug 7, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
More deep thoughts
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
Because the likeyhood isn't that bad
Me likey likey their situation.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
They have a chance to Jimmie Johnson their way into the playoffs, sure.
But I don’t know why people are obsessed with it. From here on out, I’m just going to try and enjoy the games, and hopefully see the young guys play as much as possible (because playoff race or no, they can’t possibly be worse than our regulars right now).
If it gets down to the last couple weeks of September, and we’re a game, game and a half out or somehow leading the WC or the West, then I’ll get excited.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
I don't know if people are obsessing about it
but when folks start talking about raise the white flag type moves, it may be premature.
"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
It would also behoove
everybody – Nolan as prez, GM, manager, players – to get a sniff of the post-season.
You never know what’s going to happen if you can put your ball on the post-season green.
Ask the ’03 Marlins or ’06 Cards.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
well, we are obsessing over it b/c its the entire fucking point
at least thats what i thought
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
by blalock84 on Aug 7, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Something else to ponder...
I came up with that list of 31 teams (there are probably a few more) that have come from 3 games behind or more on August 4 (or whatever day that was) and one of the teams that did it several times were the LA Dodgers.
For almost forever it seems, the LA Dodgers have been built on the foundation of pitching and sometimes defense.
Of Texas, LAA, Boston, Tampa, the Texas Rangers have the better starting pitching . At 2/3 thru the season, it’s no longer a fluke.
Of the four teams competing for those two spots on the post-season green, we have the best pitching.
If we had shitty pitching and were 5.5 games out on August 10, I could see why people would want to stick a fork in the team but we don’t and there are two avenues to make it.
Like it or not, we’re in this thing.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Huh?
The Rangers do not have the better pitching than those teams. Would you really stack the Rangers rotation up against those teams? Boston has terrible defense, but the Angels are adequate there, and the Rays are as good or better than the Rangers and have better pitching to boot.
The Rangers might have better pitching than the Angels, especially in the bullpen. But the Rays and Red Sox rotations are better than TX.
I agree, though, that TX is still very much in the race, and if the offense wakes up they will remain so.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Let me clarify a bit
I certainly don’t mean the Rangers isn’t good or improved, but to say they’re better than those 3 teams is a bit much.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
ERA is not a good individual stat
to evaluate a pitcher but when looking at a pitching staff collectively, it’s not bad.
Texas starting pitchers currently have a better ERA than LAA, Tampa & Boston.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
One unfortunate aspect of your post
I agree that, 2/3 through the season, the pitching/D probably isn’t a fluke. But the same can be said of the offense.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
yes, wreck this man blalock84
You are absolutely correct, it is the entire fucking point.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
yes, wreck this man blalock84
You are absolutely correct, it is the entire fucking point.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
heh, must have forgotten
forgot what I was doing in the midst of dbl posting.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Spreading the disease...
heh
"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.
You seemingly haven't been happy with anything
for a few months, and it is probably rubbing through with some people.
"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.
Exactly
We all knew 2009 was a rebuilding year. This has been a pretty damn successful rebuilding year.
Gagree
"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
In my mind
when you are 2 out of the wildcard and 4.5 out of the division with 10 head to head to play in August, you can still hope your team is trying to win it.
Now, if the Angels and Red Sox sweep this week, I may go around to the dark side, but I don’t see much reason to concede it before then.
"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
We also catch a reeling Boston team in Texas next week
as well and we’re missing Beckett. Best I can tell, we will get Lester but we’re also supposed to catch Penny & Smoltz (suppose Wakefield is coming back soon).
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
and Boston signs Byrd
can someone explain to me why they don’t use Buchholz and/or Bowden over Smoltz and Penny right now?
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Do you know anything updated about Wakefield?
He went on the DL with a back problem a couple weeks ago and I don’t see him scheduled to come back next week.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I'm not saying we're definately out of it
There’s a fair chance this team can get healthy and make a September run. If somehow we end up winning more games than the Angels or Red Sox, that’s fantastic. Stunning, really.
But if we don’t catch them, and our chances aren’t that great, I’m still going to enjoy these last two months, not just waste them being upset and constantly staring at the standings.
I will be constantly staring at the standings
and upset if the Rangers don’t field their best 9 men on the field up to the time they are elimintated.
"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
And the next time anybody in here says
I’m nothing but shtick and have an agenda to kick This Thing in the nuts every time I can, let’s remember who THE beacon of optimism was in some of our darkest hours.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
And upon further review...
I’m kinda the Michael Young of this place.
Not well liked in LSB but sniffing the playoffs for the first time this fucking decade and leading the way towards optimism when the pressure is the heaviest.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Your hubris knows no bounds.
I’d say you’re more like the Mark Teixeira of this place.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 7, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Tex was at least a good hitter
Josey is the Kevin Mench of this place
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
I'd say you're the Sidney Ponson
Talks a lot and gets something right every once in awhile
But in the end, just a fat drunk that no one wants around?
/too harsh?
can't ever be too harsh to the outlaw
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
Yes, you're right...
No one else is being optimistic unless you “lead” us there. We’d all be wallowing in doom and gloom without you.
Classic definition of a narcissist.
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
So does this mean you're going to throw a hissy fit and demand to be traded when a younger poster with better range comes along?
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
What good is being an optimist if you have no perspective of reality?
You’re the same guy who proposes bad trade deadline deals and think that this team was built to compete in 2009.
All you are trying to do is set false expectations so you can say the team failed because they didn’t make the playoffs.
You know what's cool about this comment by Josey Donuts?
If the Rangers don’t make the playoffs he’ll go back to his preseason prediction that the team will absolutely suck. That’ll be fun.
Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.
No
Then its going to be JD’s fault for crapping the bed at the deadline and not doing anything to help a playoff contender.
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
It's difficult hearing someone calling doom and gloom
when things don’t go the right way. If it was Sept. 7 and we were 4.5 back, I could see the negative vibes. However, it’s August 7, and the club is well positioned to make a playoff run. No negative vibes man. Leave that to the pros, like AJM. He gets the team wins with his negativity. :)
Your 2009 Snow Monkey Ambassador
We are "seriously" competing for the division AND
the Wild Card this year.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
This is correct.
It’s one of the important points that they mentioned in Moneyball. There are very few incidences of walk rates changing between minors and majors (or throughout a career).
I think the point Z might have been trying to make is that if someone is struggling to make contact in AAA, they could have even more trouble in the majors.
Boggs is somewhat likely to hit .220 so that his walks merely make his obp "meh".
As he.. you know.. did so far. Hitting for a decent average at 26 in AAA doesn’t mean a whole lot. Botts style.
the preceding post was a great success.
Boggs had 330 plate appearances last year so this is not going to be new to him at all.
Are you expecting a .350-.400 obp from Borbon the rest of the year in The Show? If not, there’s no reason for him to be here over Boggs.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Are you expecting that from Boggs?
Cannot imagine he’s ever going to hit enough to maintain an OBP that high…
If Boggs played every game the rest of the season or 5 games out of 7
I’d expect an obp of .350 minimum.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Looks like you're applying the "play every day = success" theory that has proven so true with Blalock.
Absolutely carrying this team, especially in OBP post ASB.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 6, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Make sure you put the all important post ASB asterisk
as though July 1-AS Break didn’t exist, waterboy.
Since he started playing every day…
7 HR & 19 RBI with a .258 batting average. Several big hits along the way (including today when he got the team off the schneid).
You can figure out the OPS since July 1 but both of us know KKKKKKKKKKKKris Davis doesn’t come close and the decision to ship his drowning ass to OKC for the benefit of team chemistry was correct.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I thought the whole point was that he would get better the more he played?
Your little theory doesn’t seem to be working.
Over the last thirty days, when he has played every day and has the most ABs on the entire team:
.235/.257/.408 for a rousing .685 OPS. Just fantastic!
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 6, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Addition fail!
His OPS is actually .665 for the last thirty days.
Apologies to all!
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 6, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
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He had 3 good games—maybe 4 if you’re feeling generous—in the 2 weeks before the break.
That’s what you’re going to hang your hat on? Saying that Davis wouldn’t have been any better doesn’t validate your theory that Blalock has been good.
You were wrong about something. Big deal.
by brettgardner on Aug 6, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
He had a nice little two week run before the ASB...
And two nice games in the Boston series…
Aside from that? Pretty much shit.
So in other words
You’re expecting a guy with a .322 career OBP in the Majors to post at least a .350 OBP (which would make him one of the best on the team in OBP) just like that? You’re predicting then that he has nearly no drop off from the minors to the Majors despite his complete lack of power and bum shoulder.
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
It's a little thing, really...
but the dude has been a highly visible prospect from the moment he was drafted. He’s plays for our team. Why are so many people unable to spell his frackin name right? It’s only 6 letters people. It’s not like you’re being asked to spell Salty’s full name. B-O-R-B-O-N.
Are you daft, or just slow?
It’s called wordplay…a play on his name.
"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.
Are you serious?
I’m talking about the occasional person that does it wrong because they don’t know better.
Consider that Jason Witten is one of the top three or four active athletes
in Dallas sports, and the fact that Jason ‘Whitten’ is just about as common of a spelling.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
What has Max done this season?
anything to warrant a call-up?
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
Not a freaking thing.
"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
the catching situation
a very good lesson in why you should trade prospect value before it loses its shine.
i was wrong in applying that theory to holland/feliz but it is still a good lesson to learn.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
On the other hand
if you don’t get prospects coming up from the minors, you don’t get those 6 years of control, which are crucial to an organizations success.
I think the Yankees did much better when Watson and Michaels were running them when they actually got young players like Jeter and Rivera coming up than they did trying to survive primarily on Free Agents.
Personally, I’d have loved to see what deals with the Indians would have cost the Rangers, but I guess we’ll never know.
"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
well, this could be completely turned around on you
b/c if we had dealt Salty like we all thought was going to happen, we’d be even in a worse spot this year and on in… You dont know which guy is gonna suck or get hurt, thats too hard to predict with these young guys and thats why it helps to hold on to alot of them as back ups too.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I'm not sure about that.
its not like Salty has been Joe Mauer back there or anything. I’m not sure he has played much better than a waiver wire pickup.
"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
And if we traded him for a reliever
and he turned out to be an all-star this year, what would you have said?
Picture Teagarden as the starting catcher this season. No chance we’d be in the playoff picture, imo
He's on the DL still in OKC.
Wrist problems. Pretty much killed his season.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
by LSJ on Aug 7, 2009 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm hopeful he's still what we thought he was...
After he has time to get things healed up correctly… but the fact is, he’ll be another year older by then.
AL Wild Card Standings:
RS RA
Boston 62 45 .579 – 35-17 27-28 560 475 +85 Lost 3 5-5
Texas 60 47 .561 2 37-21 23-26 512 474 +38 Won 1 5-5
Tampa Bay 60 48 .556 2.5 36-18 24-30 564 479 +85 Won 3 6-4
Our Runs Against is nearly identical. Imagine if Josh swings just a LITTLE better and Kinsler and Cruz come back effective. We could really do this thing.
Manny Pina
He has to be added to the 40 this winter anyway and if its only a 2 week DL stint then i think he’s the guy.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
He hasn't shown he is ready
Hopefully it is a very short stint.
by Mark from OC on Aug 7, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
He'd be up for his defense anyways
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
Yeah
but if Salty were hurt, you need another catcher up and the only thing you know is Pina is the best defensive catcher we have who could be called up.
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
JD mentioned Frostad or Richardson at Newberg Night
but there’s a case to be made for Pina, given his Rule 5 eligibility this winter
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Pina
Though theres a chance they plan to expose him to rule 5, if they did i’d imagine he gets selected.
I think he could play a solid backup right now, as long as a team doesnt expect much bat.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
i think if we expose him
we’ll lose him. sure his bat sucks but so do most back up catchers and if his defense is as good as most say he’s a goner. and id imagine a backup catcher is one of the easiest positions to keep in terms of rule V picks
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None of these guys looks like good options
What is the rule about getting players from the Mexican League, do the Rangers just have to pay them cash? Miguel Ojeda has been tearing up the pitching down there for a couple of years since he left the Rangers.
by Mark from OC on Aug 7, 2009 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions
is this a radio show joke?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
It's a "making fun of Dion (sp?) joke"
He called him Trabtree on his show. And also dropped “the phonge is ringing”.
"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.
It's a "making fun of Dion (sp?) joke"
He called him Trabtree on his show. And also dropped “the phonge is ringing”.
"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.
It's a "making fun of Dion (sp?) joke"
He called him Trabtree on his show. And also dropped “the phonge is ringing”.
"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.
Some serious duplacate comment action going on in this thread...
SBN servers must be going all funky.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
Yeah, I just got a 503 Service Unavailable error...
"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.
I don't see how he is either...
But it’s a helluva weird negotiating stance – “I want to be paid based on where people THOUGHT I should’ve been drafted.”
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
But
It seems like it’s his cousin that’s doing all this.
Crabtree may be feeding him the lines, or it could just be another family loser who slimes his way into a position of influence and then runs his mouth off.
But yes, trying to get above slot because the Raiders are the worst franchise in sports isn’t a good strategy.
I think his cousin is an official part of his advisor team.
or was, at least…. There may have been an HR move today.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I find that the story on Hamilton and his medication is a bit strange...
Seems like it took too long to notice its effects.
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
And that it took so long to diagnose the problem.
Everyone kept saying, “Something’s wrong with Josh. Something’s wrong with Josh.” Well, it turned out to be high doses of behavioral-changing medications! Fucking duh!
Boy I hope this was the problem and Hammy can get this thing really rolling again. 10 pounds is alot – I hope it’s enough.
Throwing it out there and not pointing fingers...
After greenies went on the banned list of PED’s, weren’t there an abnormal number of major leaguers who claimed they had ADD and started taking Ritalin because of it’s effects?
Josh, why the F would you take something that would cause you to lose 20 lbs.?!?!?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I can't say I heard about this one. Link?
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
It's over on BBTiA (Baseball Time in Arlington)
The link he offers doesn’t work. I’m not sure of the origin of the story.
Ah
That’s what I get for forgetting to check in with Joey this morning.
That’s really wierd. I wonder if this could be an excuse for Kinsler’s crappy hitting this year too?
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
OK, I need a stathead to 'splain something to me...
In Joey’s post, he mentions that a Hamilton resurgence could be worth 10 runs, which would equate to 1 more win. Now that’s my quandary: how does that work? It would seem to me, based solely on common sense, that 10 randomly-placed runs over the remaining 55ish games HAS to be worth more than 1 win.
I understand that total runs for the year divided by wins yields roughly 10 runs per win, but it just doesn’t seem logical.
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
one win over replacement, is my understanding
a scrub could probably put up 3 – 4 runs (complete guess) over the rest of the season
It has to do with the Pythag win math
read this:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/win-values-explained-part-five
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Correct
Also, when I say that hitting .270/.340/.450 would equate to a one-win improvement the rest of the way, understand that I’m speaking relative to his current .229/.280/.381 batting line — that is, we wouldn’t assume any improvement or regression if he were to continue hitting .229/.280/.381 the rest of the way. His current seasonal batting line is the baseline.
Additionally, 10 runs doesn’t always equal exactly one win due to differing run environments, but it’s generally going to be very, very close.
by Joey Matschulat on Aug 7, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't find it the least bit odd
He had more than one injury and surgery, and messed with his swing over the offseason, why would anyone just jump up and say “oh, it’s gotta be that ADD medication.”
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And furthermore
did YOU know he was on ADD meds before this report? This sounds like exactly the kind of thing that would only be asked after everything else had been ruled out.
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From the "it could always be worse" category
Nothing says you have a shitty offense like getting held to 2 runs over 6.2 innings by Bruce freaking Chen.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
Maybe
That just makes it look even more embarrassing, IMO. Ten hits off Bruce Chen and you score two runs. That’s some major fail.
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
The KC pitching staff is like a Louisiana graveyard
where all the dead pitchers rise again from the ground
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