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Vicente Padilla designated for assignment

The Rangers have designated Vicente Padilla for assignment.

Dustin Nippert is replacing him in the rotation, and Julio Borbon is replacing him on the 25 man roster.

Wow.

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get in your orange lambo and drive off into the sunset, amigo

defeatist pussy lives here

by sam in so cal on Aug 7, 2009 7:16 PM CDT reply actions  

not so fast

smoltz is .160/.227 lifetime hitter

he could bat 6th

defeatist pussy lives here

by sam in so cal on Aug 7, 2009 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice

Wonder if he could work the count?

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009

by boomer1 on Aug 7, 2009 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

say maybe to smoltz!

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Aug 7, 2009 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

poor Vinny P

smart he forgot to be!

The I.Q. test has been abolished.

It is now the Gardner Scale.

by BigGuns on Aug 7, 2009 7:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Is this the white flag?

Or does this make the team better?

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009

by boomer1 on Aug 7, 2009 7:18 PM CDT reply actions  

T.O. theory?

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

why would we wave the white flag going into a crucial series with the angels?

I think the whole team is behind getting rid of a guy who doesn’t give a crap about his teammates.

"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09

by Jason Brynsvold on Aug 7, 2009 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

with the way he was devouring our bullpen

might as well start nippert, he’d get into the game regardless, anyways.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

I just read that

Well that is good enough for me then.

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009

by boomer1 on Aug 7, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't see it as a white flag

The clubhouse didn’t like him and he was expensive. Since he wasn’t in the Rangers plans past this season, it seems like a no-brainer in hindsight.

I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.

by DerekSTheRed on Aug 7, 2009 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

expensive don't matter

he still gonna get paid

" 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

by gossamer on Aug 7, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

They threw up the white flag a week ago.

Making the playoffs terrify them. The prospects of winning, and the expectations that follow, are contrary to their “carrot” philosophy…unless you just arrived.

by Clueless on Aug 8, 2009 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

This is the season's catastrophic moment

I’m extremely disappointed.

2010 or bust.

It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin

by txranger7 on Aug 7, 2009 7:19 PM CDT reply actions  

hyperbole much?

I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.

by DerekSTheRed on Aug 7, 2009 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

are you joking?

It’s not like we just gave up a Cy Young candidate or anything. The guy is a headcase who could go out there and throw a 7 inning shut out, be hes more likely to go 4 innings, give up 6 runs, give the team no chance to win and deplete the bullpen.

Losing his “me” attitude and his 4.92 ERA is not a catastrophic thing.

"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09

by Jason Brynsvold on Aug 7, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dear God

this is Padilla we are talking about

by Houston27 on Aug 7, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think

This has more to do with contending/not contending this year. From JD’s quote it sounds like he was a hinderence to the clubhouse. Padilla is very inconsistent, and it gives some of the guys who will be with us time to mature.

I’m all for it.

by rangersfan32 on Aug 7, 2009 7:20 PM CDT reply actions  

I wish

one thing management would consider is giving the ball to Feliz instead of Nippert.

by rangersfan32 on Aug 7, 2009 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not yet.

We need that 100MPH RH Pitcher in our bullpen right now.

"Clearly, the season is over. Fire Daniels, fire Washington, fire Maddux, burn down TBIA." - AJM

by aggierangerfan00 on Aug 7, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not really.....

Starters are more valuable then relievers to start with, and we had the 3rd best bullpen ERA in the AL before Feliz was called up. The bullpen was fine.

by Darrell McKown on Aug 7, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Feliz's arm is not ready for starting pitcher innings.

You can’t rush him just for this season. He will be a centerpiece for years to come. They will have patience with him and not rush him.

by AceJC on Aug 7, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow.

Now can I say our SP depth is terrible? I still think Nippert sucks.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Aug 7, 2009 7:20 PM CDT reply actions  

He's terrible when complacent.

Not when he has something to prove.

by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 7, 2009 7:23 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Well

Padilla will get to prove it with someone else.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 7, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

no they'll probably wait till he clears waivers and sign him then

for the league minimum with Texas picking up the rest of his salary.

I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.

by DerekSTheRed on Aug 7, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

will anyone even

give him another chance?

Milwaukee? Florida? Kansas City? Minnesota?

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

i was thinking more nationals... but thats just me

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd sign him

if I was another team, after he clears waivers. He’ll probably be on his best behavior for a month and a half.

"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

by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep

Headcases are worthwhile on short term contracts. As long as you aren’t dumb enough to lock them up long term.

"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

by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2009 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

I could see plenty of teams willing to give Padilla a chance for the rest of the season.

He probably ends up with a team from the NL West.

I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.

by DerekSTheRed on Aug 7, 2009 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

can someone please provide some history

People always allude to Padilla being a headcase and being disliked by his teammates.

Can anyone provide specific reports or instances of this being the case? I know he throws at hitters a lot and that this has caused retailations and fights in the past. What else?

by alon91 on Aug 7, 2009 7:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Teixeira bad mouthed him this year and said he hated him when they played together.

In Grant’s piece you have a Byrd quote that pretty much says the clubhouse is ready for Padill to be gone.

I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.

by DerekSTheRed on Aug 7, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't think

there is anything that indicates that.

"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

by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well

He got A.J. Burnett suspended by not taking care of his problem with Padilla himself.

by Darrell McKown on Aug 7, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

what about the

story where he was the only player on the team to not sign a bat for charity, because he wanted to get paid? that pretty much ended his relationship with his teammates

by blueballlefty on Aug 8, 2009 1:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

if true,

ouch, what a jackass move.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Aug 8, 2009 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

Link?

"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

by DJCahill on Aug 8, 2009 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions  

Takes a douchbag

to know one?

" 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 7, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

After MY got hit in retaliation of Padilla's beanball

Padilla was seen on television laughing.

Who knows what exactly he was laughing at, but he could pick a better time to snicker…

I don’t think anybody is going to provide you with specific reports, but if you add up bits and pieces you can get a sense for the dislike the clubhouse seemed to have for him.

"You want to give me poo poo?" - Josh Lewin 7/1/2009

by TXRangersFan on Aug 7, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

The A's feed showed pretty clearly that he was laughing at the situation and being warned

He even mocked the ump’s warning back to him as he gave it, with a big smile on his face.

by Mike E on Aug 7, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nothing specific on the record I can recall

But I think he’s pretty widely perceived as not being popular with his teammates.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 7, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

OT: The Red Sox has a player

who wears glasses when he bats. I think those things should make a come back.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:26 PM CDT reply actions  

I know

there’s another guy that’s doing it. I love batters wearing glasses.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think

K-Rod permanently ruined that for me.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ryne Duren

Get the women and children out of the stands, then start the inning.

"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 7, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hopefully Lewin concentrates about the game than the Padilla DFA.

Usually it’s a beating when something like this happens.

by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 7, 2009 7:27 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

want to put money on it?

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Meh...

It’s not surprising at all really…

by N41D on Aug 7, 2009 7:28 PM CDT reply actions  

Burn Baby Burn
“When we have a disciplinary issue with a player, we talk to him,” Daniels said. “It had gotten to the point where the club was better off without him.”

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 7:33 PM CDT reply actions  

JD has some harsh words

for players he release for disciplinary reasons – ala Sid Ponson

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

With the 'spec he has to have in the league now

I think those words carry even more weight now too.

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

It gets harsher every time

I’m fully expecting JD to mock someone’s mama the next time he DFAs them.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

good riddance to bad garbage

"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

by randyd on Aug 7, 2009 7:34 PM CDT reply actions  

He is a drunk

Lots of great guys are, lots of sports guys are, but he is a drunk, and with that comes his immaturity and lack of responsibility.

He isnt a criminal, nor a murderer… Is he a bad teammate? Ya… And I think his use of alcohol has something to do about it…

by FormerLSBUser on Aug 7, 2009 7:35 PM CDT reply actions  

You may be right

…but you’re pulling that out of your ass, too.

by Black Francis on Aug 7, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

At some point

people have to be stop being idiots and assigning their assumptions to players. Sometimes, guys are just assholes, and let’s not look for personal reasons to call them assholes, let’s just be thankful that the said assholes are off our team.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow, where have you been... This is well documented...

Drunk at all star game, Keith Law states that Padilla has such a problem it impeeds his play…
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2008/01/25/did-vicente-padilla-ruin-the-all-star-game/
http://seattlest.com/2007/03/25/who_was_too_drunk_to_pitch_in_the_2002_allstar_game.php
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/baseball/rangers/stories/080106dnspopadilla.1559bbe.html
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/18944

Vicente was drunk, driving at 150mph, and got in an accident and killed his friend who was in the car…

http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2004/febrero/02-febrero-2004/nacional/nacional10.html

There was also an article by a baseball beat writer back in 2004 where the writer claims Padilla has a serious anger problem, drinking problem, and is often intoxicated during starts.

by FormerLSBUser on Aug 7, 2009 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

It's not 2004 anymore.

You are not a Texas Ranger so you wouldn’t know. That’s where my comment came from.

by Black Francis on Aug 7, 2009 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

You are right that I dont have personal expierience with him to prove my thoughts

But the people who do know him, spend time with him, have said this, and his performance and mindset has not changed… The same issues also still exist around him, so I am inclined to think the drinking problem is also still there…

But, if we want to go this route, nothing anyone of us sais about a player is reasonable because we dont know them, we havent spent time with them, we arent Texas Rangers, so we shouldnt ever look at what the people say about him, those people who do know him, and should just sit back and not think or say anything…

by FormerLSBUser on Aug 7, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's pretty convoluted

Even if correct. Whether you know him or not, presume that some of the good and some of the bad about Vicente Padilla is exaggerated, or out of context, or both. He’ll sign on somewhere else. Too bad he is/was a disruption to the team.

"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 7, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

I like the Klaw

but when exactly did he become a clubhouse insider. Really, those links PM threw up where just the same second hand accounts we’ve seen a million times.

Like I said, let’s just agree that he’s an asshole and not look for ways to explain his assholishness. He ain’t our problem any more.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

FWIW I was wrong about Padilla

I thought he’d survive teammate upset with him and not piss off the manager and GM. “Fit” to the team is more important than I had given credit.

"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 7, 2009 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

x
But, if we want to go this route, nothing anyone of us sais about a player is reasonable because we dont know them, we havent spent time with them, we arent Texas Rangers, so we shouldnt ever look at what the people say about him, those people who do know him, and should just sit back and not think or say anything…

When it comes to the personal shit, I believe this is the route to take. In all cases. At one time I was guilty about saying certain things about Hank F. Blalock, but even though there were lots of rumors I still don’t feel right today that I said them. His hitting is enough for me to want him gone and I don’t need any other reasons.

by Black Francis on Aug 7, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wasnt saying that its wrong

just saying that there is a difference between saying something with NO proof, and saying something because those around him say it is true…

Example: Michael Jackson took painkillers… = public opinion is he had a drug problem…

I am 100% for not convicting someone until you have evidence…

BUT, he has a history of this, he killed someone doing it, his performance hasnt changed, I think it played a role, and it more than his assholliness is what bothers me because of the effect people like him can have on members of society, not just the Texas Rangers…

by FormerLSBUser on Aug 7, 2009 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

he didn't kill anybody doing it

keith law is the only “respected” journalist that has ever said it and that link you have doesn’t say shit about him killing someone.

"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)

by ab03 on Aug 7, 2009 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

seriously though

KLaw has a big asterisk next to anything he writes as long as he keeps posting that shit on the internets that padilla killed somebody based on a newspaper article that doesn’t say a thing.

"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)

by ab03 on Aug 7, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sorry

assumed you could translate spanish… The article from the argentinian newspaper states that padilla was driving, 150 mph, got in an accident, passenger died, padilla survived without a scratch, and was suspected but never convicted of being heavily intoxicated…

by FormerLSBUser on Aug 7, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

argentinian?

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sorry if the spelling is bad, I type fast

From Argentina, of/the origin of Argentina = Argentinian

by FormerLSBUser on Aug 7, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know

why would an Argentinian Newspaper write about something that happened in Nicaragua?

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sorry again

I spoke with a customer today from Argentina… Getting confused…

by FormerLSBUser on Aug 7, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Come on

That was pure speculation on the author’s part. He even said he wanted to see the police report.

by brettgardner on Aug 7, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

This gets back into the original

argument over whether you should put your opinion of somebodys character onto someone even though you dont know them…

Think what you will, your entitled to your opinion… I just think his documented history of having a drinking problem was a factor, and thats why I harp.

by FormerLSBUser on Aug 7, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

All I'm saying is

That article about his career/life isn’t proof that he had been drinking at the time of the accident.

That could very well be the case, but I wouldn’t close the book just because that dude thinks “nobody with all their senses” would be driving 150.

by brettgardner on Aug 7, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've driven 93 before

and I wasn’t the fastest person on the road (and I don’t think the other guys were drunk).

"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)

by ab03 on Aug 7, 2009 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was ticketed at 110.

Although I was 17.

I was on Bush at the time, and I wasn’t exactly blowing by everybody.

by brettgardner on Aug 7, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

never thought you could get a ticket on a tollway

but 110 is a bit extreme

"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)

by ab03 on Aug 7, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

It is.

And the ticket amount was commensurate with that extremity.

by brettgardner on Aug 7, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dont you mean

I was on blow, and I wasnt exactly Bush at the time.

" 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 7, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

i applaud the effort

saw the words Bush and blow and had to try.

"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)

by ab03 on Aug 7, 2009 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

If it means anything,

that was the 1st Bush on cocaine joke i have ever made

" 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 7, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Man

Padilla + DFA + Drinking Topic = WIN.

"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 7, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

150 mph?

he was in a ferrari? try km/h which is 93 – fast but not ridiculous.

and it is ridiculous that you would just factually state that padilla killed somebody when drinking based on that article – which doesn’t say he killed somebody.

you are basically saying because he has been known to drink and because he got into an accident drivign 93mph that he must have been driving drunk. do you realize how irresponsible that is.

i mean, you’re a fucking nobody. this is more directed at keith law.

"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)

by ab03 on Aug 7, 2009 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

*the article doesn't say he was drunk

he technically did kill his friend.

"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)

by ab03 on Aug 7, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

oh I'm sorry

you’re somebody. you’re hot shit.

relax, I’m not anybody famous either. it doesn’t really matter what i say.

"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)

by ab03 on Aug 7, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wasnt angry

I was just giving you an option for a witty comment… LSB is the home of the stubborn a-holes and they usually enjoy an opportunity to rile with sarcasm, but hey if you wanna take the high road then its fine by me…

by FormerLSBUser on Aug 7, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

It kills me to watch him play...

but that’s all I’ve ever heard of.

by bhudson on Aug 7, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

AND

if the national media, BBTN and MLB network gets ahold of this, they will all address this very issue and rip him a new one, I promise…

by FormerLSBUser on Aug 7, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

i don't think getting rid of him

increases the rangers chances of winning.

i mean i’m not gonna miss him but come on. the dude typically goes 6 innings and usually is solid. he has blow up innings every now and then, but certainly… i dunno, guess i trust him more than nippert.

" 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

by gossamer on Aug 7, 2009 7:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Everyone is overlooking the morale aspect.

JD is getting run over the coals for not doing enough for his team by getting a big name before the trade deadline. This shows JD has their back, and gets rid of an obviously douchey guy out of the clubhouse. Looking at all those comments and the bruise on Face’s back, the team is glad he’s gone.

I would put money down that 95% of the clubhouse thinks this is a great move. The guy was warned by being put on waivers and still fucked up.

The players are going to move on and someone is going to step up and take his spot. That’s what a good team and good players do. They’re the Texas fucking Rangers and they’re going to do this thing.

by AceJC on Aug 7, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

The last paragraph completely ruined your point.

Ugh

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ok, I'll let it slide, just this once.

:)

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Byrd's comments
“There are 25 guys in this clubhouse who are behind management on this. They showed that they are serious. They did their job. That just serves as assurance that they are doing the right thing here."

Seems like the team’s behind the move.

"You want to give me poo poo?" - Josh Lewin 7/1/2009

by TXRangersFan on Aug 7, 2009 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey iorange555

I’m sorry if you can’t read that quote.

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

how sorry are you?

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

What's this about

I’ve seen it a couple of times now but I must have missed where it started

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 7, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Josey needs to read this

After per Josey JD gets no respect in the clubhouse.

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009

by boomer1 on Aug 7, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

can we just stop

invoking his name and his mannerisms? It’s beyond played.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just saying.....:)

Josey really isn’t that bad.

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009

by boomer1 on Aug 7, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's like saying a blister on the foot isn't that bad

it’s not if you get to sit on the couch for a week not moving, but if you have to walk a mile a day, it can be very annoying

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

word

and some folks here seem to want to run a marathon

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

There are 25 guys in this clubhouse who are behind management on this.

Man, it didnt take Borbon long to get cut-throat about who had to lose a spot for him to get back in the show.

" 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 7, 2009 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

I applaud someone

who does whatever it takes to be on the same page with the team

"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

by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2009 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Depends how divisive his bullshit was.

It could be like dumping that really hot gf, who is super-kinky-awesome-in-bed-and-a-nympho, but who annoys the hell out of you at all other times…

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Rodney was probably drunk at the time

and an alcoholic /PM productions

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

i am right now... oh wait, this isn't AA

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ohhh, am I in the movies?

Awesome, I always wanted to be a star!

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've actually watched about half of that movie at the dozen or so

White/Rob Zombie shows I’ve been to. I should rent it someday.

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

hahaha

captain Clutch FAIL

GB to 3B with bases loaded on the first pitch.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:40 PM CDT reply actions  

Ugh, Jeter.

we are rooting for the yankees firebat!

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by DShep on Aug 7, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's a tight game

there’s still a chance for the Yankees I like to come through like A-Rod or Cano or….

like A-Rod or Cano

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jeter

Varitek would have struck out looking on a 2-seamer.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

On the 2nd pitch of the AB, no less.

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

umps across the league

start Varitek with one strike. It’s the baseball equivalent of taking Old Yeller out back

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

So

Millwood
Feldman
Hunter
Holland
Nippert

Yikes. Obviously it looks much better now than it did preseason, but still… there is quite the disaster potential in this rotation right now.

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by DShep on Aug 7, 2009 7:42 PM CDT reply actions  

let us pray

I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'

by iorange555 on Aug 7, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok MC Hammer

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's what happens

when your posts are monosyllabic

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

What syllable is that.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DShep on Aug 7, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes or no

mostly

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

frown?

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

and that was

one of his longer ones.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Aug 7, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice

Short, sweet and to the point. E. Mike E.

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009

by boomer1 on Aug 7, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Did you say Dried?

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

???

Maybe

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009

by boomer1 on Aug 7, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Geez ...

Only one guy left from our initial 5 man rotation … although Feldman should have been there.

by northtexan95 on Aug 7, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm sure

he’s back to AAA when Ian comes off the DL

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nelson

is not on the DL. Is there anyone we absolutely need to have up?

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

He's not on the d.l.

However, I suspect when he’s healthy, we’ll see Borbon go back down and a pitcher come up.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 7, 2009 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Is there really

any arm that we positively need to have up? I’d rather we stopped rolling with 3 man benches.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

doubt it

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

though in 3 weeks is sept call ups

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

tell me that if we had money we wouldn't be going after pavano

"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)

by ab03 on Aug 7, 2009 7:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Yeah, that sucks

"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.

by Rodney on Aug 7, 2009 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

fuck that

nippert is better than pavano

by Horns130 on Aug 7, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yikes @ fan shown on MLBN

Guys got blood all over his face after taking a dive onto the field.

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by DShep on Aug 7, 2009 7:49 PM CDT reply actions  

he can't believe

he paid that much money for those seats

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

He also

just got more national coverage than the Pittsburgh pirates organization.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

f dish network =(

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

will mccarthy be up before mid sept, and be worth a damn?

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

he'd have to try pretty hard

to be as bad as Padilla

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

then it's still an upgrade

since Bmac is not a douche. Right now, I think it’s probably smarter to ride the hot hand of Nippert. I don’t think this costs us much.

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow

and his teammates aren’t sorry to see him go, judging by Byrd’s quotes in Evan Grant’s post.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Aug 7, 2009 7:52 PM CDT reply actions  

what'd he say?

I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'

by iorange555 on Aug 7, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

click the link

kemosabe

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

i'll click you bitch

I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'

by iorange555 on Aug 7, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

I'm so sorry Iorange

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

he said "It's about time" and some other stuff along that line

"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

by randyd on Aug 7, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gee, I wonder why

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 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

ugggh

" 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

by gossamer on Aug 7, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

its the rangers.... compared to the "nation"

Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect

by 34express on Aug 7, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

and it's a classy HOF

vs. Padilla

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

sarcasm

is incredibly easy through a written medium

I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Walter, you got your answer.

http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/6/24/924385/38-32#17382820

"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

by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2009 8:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Wow

you were only off by a week. Although in your defense, he probably would have returned to headhunting earlier if it wasn’t for H1N1.

I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.

by DerekSTheRed on Aug 7, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

WOW.

I know the guy’s a moron, but in the middle of a supposed pennant race… wow.

I’m impressed with the FO’s ballsyness again.

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 9:12 PM CDT reply actions  

Hamilton rocks

What did he do to improve so much recently?

by Mark from OC on Aug 7, 2009 9:17 PM CDT reply actions  

get healthy

and off the adhd meds?

"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

by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Works for me

But obviously I posted this in the wrong thread. Talking about a 4-0 lead in the 1st is much better than saying anything about the ex-Rangers pitcther though.

by Mark from OC on Aug 7, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

This just in...

The Dallas Cowboys have expressed interest in signing Padilla for the league minimum.

by AmnGuest2006 on Aug 7, 2009 9:28 PM CDT reply actions  

We're running low on "second chance" guys this year. We've got a quota to reach.

Plus, I think Jerry gets a hard-on whenever he hears that someone with disciplinary issues is available. He’s into the bad-boy types. Come to think of it, with that and the plastic surgery, he very well could secretly be a chick.

by AmnGuest2006 on Aug 8, 2009 2:16 AM CDT up reply actions  

This unintentional comedy is just infinite. What a fitting denouement.

"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 7, 2009 10:27 PM CDT reply actions  

This was how it HAD to end for the Thrilla.

He is the example.

"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 7, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't mind saying it now.....

Padilla was actually fun to be around while doing “fun” things, which always involved drinking. He acted just like any other guy out having drinks with the guys.

However, the most I saw him was during this season, and laughingly during his time on the DL and during the swine flu period of time. All I can say is that Padilla loved to play some cards with the boys.

But it’s like any other person you may go out drinking/partying with. They’re fun to be around at those times, but you might not want to work with them, live with them, or be around them in any other activity.

No, I was just there….not going there with him.

I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.

by Chaim Witz on Aug 7, 2009 10:55 PM CDT reply actions  

I think Padilla would be pretty cool to hang out with.

Why or how did you end up hanging out with him?

"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin

by benmor78 on Aug 8, 2009 1:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

Does he speak English?

I didn’t realize it until tonight, but I’ve never actually heard him speak. Not one word in an interview or anything. I don’t normally watch the pre/post game shows, but that still seems kind of weird.

by AmnGuest2006 on Aug 8, 2009 2:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

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