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by Adam J. Morris on Aug 8, 2009 5:56 PM CDT
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PrintIt is amazing how irrational Rangers fans are in regards to the two lefties in the pen -- both of whom have pitched pretty well this season.
And I guess the glimmer of hope from yesterday that the bats might be back was just a tease.
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he sure is
that ball up the middle, i still cant believe that ass hole caught the ball
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
classless and unnecessary
"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
and you wonder why people think you are a douche
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Please leave and never come back
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
its amazing how close we were to winning that game
we got incredibly unlucky at the end of that game, that ball by Murph should have been a run scoring double
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Good weaver plus wide strikezone
Don’t blame the offense that much. Just not our day.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
agreed
tomorrow is the most important game of the year
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Jason Brynsvold on Aug 8, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
and the game after that, and the game after that
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
It's ok
take that one tomorrow. And Bench Marlon Byrd.
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
shit, i cant believe we had that ass hole batting third
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Free Julio Borbon!
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 8, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't particularly mind if he's playing
He just needs to be way further down in the lineup.
switch him and hambone tomorrow hopefully
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Jason Brynsvold on Aug 8, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
No Bench
the fuck until he stops swinging at every first pitch and guessing
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
1st Pitch Swinging
Byrd swings at 40% of first pitches.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Aug 8, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
the problem is, the entire team hacks away
and Wash defends the approach in his interview. they just don’t get how important it is to make pitchers work. Not only can you usually get a better pitch to hit, but the opposing pitcher usually can’t work into the 8th inning with a low pitch count
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
First pitch swinging in general isn't a problem
The problem is that most of our hitters suck at recognizing when the first pitch is a quality pitch and when it is not.
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
In the 5th today...
Hamilton and Blalock swung at the first pitches they each saw, and hit a 2B and a HR, respectively.
The problem isn’t swinging at the first pitch in general, it’s the fact that the team does it with such frequency that they swing at horrible first pitches far too often. They need to be aware of the pitcher and the situation they come up to bat in, and decide ahead of time whether swinging at the first pitch is going to be a good idea or not. Most of the time, it probably isn’t. But there are situations, like today, with a good pitcher on the mound who was ripping right through the lineup, where it’s perfectly acceptable.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Probably not
But against those three hitters based on the stats I would think long and hard about it
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.
Gah... you know, when you're playing the Angels, it's probably a good idea to toss your statbook in the toilet
by oc on Aug 8, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
So go with the gut then?
SO basically you just want to bitch because we lost and will find anything to bitch about
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 just doesn't have the fast ball to pitch to major league hitters anymore
86 just isn’t going to do it, especially when he doesn’t hit his spots with it 50% of the time.
Well before today the three guys he was brought in to face have sucked against LHP
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.
Tell that to the guys hes gotten out this year
you make it sound like guys are lighting him up and his ERA is in the triple digits or something.
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.
So hes just been lucky ALL SEASON LONG?
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.
So much logic fail, so little time.
"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.
How?
Hes been pretty damn good this year regardless of how fast he throws. The guy gets guys out. So he fucked up today. Move on to the next day and forget about it. Stop calling to waive 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.
Yes sir, I was.
"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.
oh ok sorry Rodney
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.
So what are they indicative of?
Is there a magic force field around home plate that causes his crappy pitches to get hitters out?
I agree that stats can sometimes be misleading (especially when a reliever’s numbers get skewed by one bad outing), but it’s folly to say “his numbers are decent but his stuff is crappy so the numbers are clearly wrong.”
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 8, 2009 6:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't have game film of Eddie G
But I assume that most of the people that he faces swing early in the count because of that frisbee that he throws up to the plate and they make bad contact. I would guess that other teams take a Texas Rangers approach to offense when facing him.
and....?
How is that Eddie’s fault? Could it be that he’s deceptive? Doesn’t his actual stats matter more then what he looks like? Don’t get me wrong. It’s completely unnerving to watch a guy with little stuff pitch, but in the end the stats don’t lie.
I'm just expousing on why I believe that he's been lucky this year
And why I wouldn’t trust him in any critical situation.
I gotcha...
but again you don’t know what it looks like unless you’re standing in the box. I mean, it’s not like his stuff was much better last year and he was pretty damn effective for us.
At some point you have to point to it being more then just luck.
It was apparently fast enough that righthanded batters
were only hitting 195/261/390 off him this year.
Yeah...
but lefties are killing him.
It’s crazy how extreme his splits are. He really hasn’t been a LOOGY this year at all.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
But he was brought in to face two righties who suck against lefties
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.
I know, relax...
I really don’t have a problem with him coming into the game when he did. I just didn’t know how bad righties had hit off him ‘til it was mentioned on the broadcast. I just knew he wasn’t getting lefties out like he has in the past.
I’m not a huge fan of Eddie, but I’m bot in the group that thinks he needs to be released either.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Who was he brought in to face?
Lefties? Becuase Guardado has gotten hammered by lefties this year.
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 8, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
2 switch hitters who have sucked against LHP and Abreau who is a lefty
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.
Ron thought it was opposites weekend
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 8, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
you bring in Darren O'day..
I have no clue what Wash was doing
O'Day?
To face a switch hitter who hits righties a hell of a lot better than lefties, along with Abreu?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 8, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
It must be nice to live your life in hindsight
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.
I thought he was going to blow it before he went in
Do you really think he was the best option at that time?
Best option.....no
I would have gone ODay.
But looking at the logic behind the decision makes a valid case to bring in Eddie regardless of the outcome.
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.
Given the choices?
He was one of the better ones. You could have gone with C.J. Wilson, unless Frankie was deemed unavailable today. Otherwise, Eddie was the best choice.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 8, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Why O'Day?
A guy who isn’t great against lefties, and with two switch hitters and a lefty coming up?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 8, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
ODay is the better overall pitcher
But the situation pretty much leveled the playing field between Eddie and ODay so really either choice would be acceptable.
I love how if ODay had gone out and given up the HR nobody would be bitching or at least thats what everyone sounds like
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.
Better pitcher this year, bar none
The time to use Guardado was in a game like yesterday’s. This is just my opinion of course, but I just have no faith in Guardado.
You've never sniffed a debate team, have you?
"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.
Looking at the results
is usually a really stupid way of judging things.
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
That's irrational
Unless by “look at the results” we are looking retrospectively at what happened today.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 8, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
GODDAMNIT WASH
USE YOUR CRYSTAL BALL YOU SACK OF SHIT.
And I would be willing to bet
I am not the only one who was pretty sure he would blow it. I am no baseball Nostradamous, but Guardado was the best bet to blow it.
Bullshit
You’ve got:
Figgins — switch hitter who doesn’t hit lefties well
Aybar — switch hitter with no real platoon split
Abreu — lefty
You do what Washington did — send Guardado out there to face those three guys.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 8, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I get your point. BUT STILL IT'S EDDIE
I just don’t want him pitching for us. Even if he does have a good week you know a fuck up is coming.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
So...
He’s been fine this season, but we want to get rid of him anyway, because he know he sucks regardless.
Who do you want to replace him with?
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 8, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
ooh ooh AJ Murray FTW
/puke
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.
You've got this other lefty in the pen who's pretty good.
And supposedly Wash said Wilson can go two innings. Just saying … Wash stinks!
Speaking of bullshit:
“It is amazing how irrational Rangers fans are in regards to the two lefties in the pen — both of whom have pitched pretty well this season.”
Uhh…what!? Let’s compare shall we:
K/9, BB/9, FIP, tRA, pRAA (rank on Rangers relief staff)
Eddie: 4.7, 3.3, 5.33, 6.19, -5.8 (LAST!)
CJ: 9.1, 3.7, 3.34, 3.40, 6.0 (2nd behind O’Day’s 6.2)
Eddie has not “pitched pretty well this season”. He has not even pitched average.
More:
Runs above average, WAR (both from fangraphs)
Eddie: -0.9 RAR, -0.1 WAR (worth -0.4 million)
CJ: 11.3 RAR, 1.1 WAR (worth 5.0 million)
Fangraphs.com and statcorner.com
Fangraphs for K/9, BB/9, FIP, RAR, WAR (though you can find the first two most anywhere).
Statcorner for tRA and pRAA.
FIP and tRA are meant to have a range similar to ERA, so that a 4.3-4.4 is about average. pRAA is runs prevented above average and I’m pretty sure they still use the 10 runs=1 win .
Using these stats, it’s very hard for a relief pitcher to have great counting stats like RAR, pRAA and WAR. Still, you want high strikeout, low walk, low run guys. We have one leftie who does that at an above average rate. We have one who does it at a below average rate. Why bring in a below average pitcher in that situation?
What manager brings his setup guy in
to start the 7th in the regular season?
"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.
The guys who play MLB: The Show 09
and live in fantasy worlds
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.
Wash may not have had a choice...
…and if that’s the case so be it. My main point in this is to kill the idea that Eddie Guardado has been a good pitcher for the Rangers this year.
He has been bad this year. And to group him in with CJ Wilson, who has probably been the best RP this year, is ridiculous.
That's what I was trying to say
But I couldn’t get my point across clearly. I’m not advocating releasing Eddie G, I just don’t want him brought in in meaningful spots of a ball-game.
He made the best "bad" decision.
Which I think is a huge part of a managers job, especially Wash’s. He is playing with a short bench, carrying hurt pitchers on the 25 man…at some point he runs out of “good” options in almost every game lately.
All in all, that makes some things seem incredibly stupid at first blush, but there is solid reasoning behind the moves/non-moves.
"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.
+ 1 let's 's face it Eddie is a scrub on a team with no better option
The I.Q. test has been abolished.
It is now the Gardner Scale.
To address luck:
Eddie’s BABIP: .260 (one of the 20 luckiest in the AL)
Eddie’s LOB%: 76.3% (average-ish)
So you would expect his BABIP to come back to earth and him to allow more hits.
Not necessarly
He’s a RP so you’re talking about 60 innings max. In Eddie’s case, you’re looking at maybe 45 for the season (he’s at 32.1 before today’s game). Over that few innings, a pitcher can easily sustain a BABIP that low. Just last season Guardado had a .268 BABIP. Another factor in that is that a good chunk of the hits he gives up are HRs which aren’t counted in BABIP. So if Eddie continues to give up HRs as he has, his BABIP won’t fluctuate too much.
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
who gives a shit...when lefties hit .364 off of Guardado?
Guardado is on this team to get LH hitters out. He is not doing that this year, and putting him in the game to do that in what is probably the biggest game of the year is just stupid and indefensible.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
Yep
Since he was brought in and the first two batter batted right handed against him your argument holds alot of water
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.
You're right...let's keep the LH pitcher in the pen
who sucks ass against LH hitters.
Makes perfect sense. Just ask Ron’s gut.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
He wasn't facing left handed batters dumbass
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.
i don't give a shit, asshole
Do you not have a LH in your bullpen to face LH hitters? When that guy gets raped by LH hitters all year long, wouldn’t you say he is a colossal failure
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
Then don't bring him in to face lefties
Which is what happened today?
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.
how about you just don't keep him around?
I like for LH specialists to, oh, I don’t know…be good at getting lefties out. You have plenty of other guys who can get RH hitters out.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
OK
So your point is you don’t like Eddie period. Gotcha.
You have plenty of other guys who can get RH hitters out.
They were switch hitters who would have batted left handed against anyone other than CJ. They both have significantly better numbers against RHP.
Eddie was probably the perfect guy to bring in that situation. a LHP who excels against RHB and two RHB who suck against LHP.
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.
I like LH pitchers who can get LH hitters out
If Eddie was performing as well against LH hitters as he was last season, I would not have an issue with him.
He’s easily though the guy I trust the least in the pen (outside of Jennings). I would only use him if I had no other options, and it’s obvious that Washington did. I would have gone with Wilson in the 7th and O’Day in the 8th.
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
Eddie.
He barely hits 85 mph and consistently misses his spots. He’s got batting practice quality stuff. He’s gotten lucky for the most part this year, and when he’s been hit he’s been hammered. He is not a good pitcher. He should not have been the guy to be used in that situation, it should have been O’Day. There were two switch hitters and a lefty coming up so the matchup was about the same either way. But if Ron was so hellbent on going with a lefty right there it should have been C.J. in the 7th and O’Day in the 8th. Only an imbecile would use Eddie Guardado in such a critical situation of such a critical game against such a hot-hitting team. Washington did it, and the results speak for themselves.
Agreed.
I was leaving the room when I saw that Guardado was coming in. As I was on my way back, I was 100 percent sure we would be losing…..I was right. Why the hell would you ever put that guy in such an imporant situation, regardless of who it is against.
You just don't bring in a back of the bullpen
arm against one of the hottest offenses in the entire league and expect good results.
OT: Foxnews has photos of that collision over the Hudson River
this morning…they are really chilling photos
"I'll explain, and I'll be sure to use small words so that you'll be sure to understand. You wart-hog-faced-buffoon!"
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 8, 2009 6:02 PM CDT reply actions
Has there been any word on Kinsler's return?
Soon?
With Hamilton looking like he’s turning a corner, it’d be nice to have Kinsler back ASAP…
Able to be activated off the DL on the 13th IIRC.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Do well tomorrow
take care of business against Cleveland, and then get ready for Boston and Minnesota. A series win tomorrow would be huge. Let’s go Dutch!
I can’t really be mad at anyone on the team today, except Marlon Byrd.
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
yep, that ninth was just so unlucky
we should have tied that game or taken the lead on those three ropes
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
And really
Eric Aybar home run? It was one of those Angels games.
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
Vlad hitting a ball off the fucking ground?
ugh
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
His #5...sigh.
"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.
IF the Angels make the playoffs
Fuentes won’t be thier closer. Fuck Jespen.
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
So, Holland tomorrow, with the playoff fantasies of LSB pretty much on the line
I’m not looking forward to the vitriol that will be spit in his direction if he loses to Lackey tomorrow.
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.
If we beat the Red Sox and Rays for the wildcard, I will eat several hats.
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 8, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions
The Rays
name someone in their bullpen but JP Howell.
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
Fuck
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
When you're in an AL only league
and you’re trying to figure out who the f-head Joe Maddon is going to turn to for saves when Howell is the obvious choice, you learn things :)
I think Luke French has a lot of potential. TORP potential.-Dstar
What kind of hat?
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Well done, LOL.
That looks like it would hurt.
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 8, 2009 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
its an 8 in stratego
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
he's going for the flag, its in the fucking corner
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
heh, that hat always remind me of the Simpsons episode
where Homer joins the navy.
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
"Don't fire the torpedos!"
“Fire the torpedos.”
“My Homer is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is not a porn star.”
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
oh really?
we are still 1 out of the WC, come on now… Boston pitching/defense = not great
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Don't do that
we’re still 1 behind Boston. Kinsler and Cruz are back next week. Chris Davis will hopefully be back and re-establish the Hank/Andruw platoon. Boston looks iffy, we’re still in this.
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
it would be really nice if all those things happened, if CD can be the CD of last year down the stretch
Born Again Josh + Ian + Cruz = success
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Just checked out Hank's platoon splits on the season
They actually aren’t too bad. It looks like he’s taken his suckiness against lefties and used that to bring his numbers against righties down too. The main difference seems to be that he absolutely refuses to take a walk against a lefty (o BBs in 96 PAs) which confuses the hell out of me. When you know you suck against LHPs, shouldn’t you just keep the bat on your shoulder and hope that the pitcher walks you?
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
Unfortunately, Hank's shoulder
Is allergic to wood and pine tar.
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.
You're the chief spitter, dummy.
"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.
Ha, not when it comes to Dutch.
And I don’t really have any playoff hopes right now.
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 8, 2009 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
That's dumb
Boston can suck it. THey’re a more talented team than we are, but they sure as hell ain’t playing like it. And they have one heck of a tough schedule to finish the year too
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
If I get my hopes up we'll fail man.
That’s what happens to my sports teams.
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 8, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Understandable
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
I'm a Texas Longhorn fan...
I can relate.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
CC dominated Sox, 123 pitches through 7 2/3 of 2 hit ball
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Glad to see Millie
have a good game. Hamilton looks like he needs to move up in the order. Any chance Borbon starts tomorrow? I would love to see Borbon, Vizquel, MY and Hammy at the top of the order.
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 hope he starts
Either Jones or Byrd could use a rest, they had a ton of K’s bt them today
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
I know we currently have Omar Vizquel leading off
And Ian Kinsler there when he’s healthy, but I don’t know why people are in such a hurry to slot a guy with a BA-driven OBP in AAA leadoff in what would be his second MLB start.
Fine, he’s fast. Let him prove he can OBP .360+ in the majors, then he can be fast in the leadoff spot.
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 8, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
It isn't Julio Borbon's OB greatness
It’s a comparative – if you are already giving up a top of the lineup out, at least fill the job with someone who pressures the opponent and makes it interesting.
"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 8, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
KRLD still running promos for Brad Barton, after he was fired the other day.
"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.
Where will I get my weather now???
I think Luke French has a lot of potential. TORP potential.-Dstar
why'd he get fired?
"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09
by Jason Brynsvold on Aug 8, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Budget/money
"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.
That sucks.
Only reason I’d listen to KRLD in the car is to hear weather and traffic reports. I can get traffic on any station.
by Black Francis on Aug 8, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
No way!
As a guy who loves TSN News over all other news outlets, state or national, this is extremely disappointing. I wondered why I hadn’t heard him on the Lone Star Farm & Ranch Report, thought maybe he was on summer vacation or something. He and Tony Purcell were a great combo at 5:30 am and noon.
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Aug 8, 2009 6:25 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
weekend board op must not have gotten the memo
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.
Young
He has been hot and carrying this team….
but what a terrible time to choke.
by death of the cool on Aug 8, 2009 6:17 PM CDT reply actions
Its funny to watch our fans rip our guys for not being able to touch 98+ mph heat
While we revel in other teams misfortune when Feliz comes into games
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.
I'm not really blaming Young, but I did expect more out of him
He’s probably one of our top guys in at least making contact with the ball and I really thought he could at least get the sac fly.
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 you're right
I guess it’s not too much to ask him start hitting .500 instead of that measly .403 since the ASB.
I understand what you’re saying, but Jesus, there are 8 other guys on this team who need to start producing. He can’t do it 100% of the time.
Jespen has some nasty cheese. It’s not like Face failed against some Eddie-esque pitcher.
Again, not blaming him for today's loss
But that was a crucial moment of the game and we really needed him to come through. Byrd did what Young needed to do, but unfortunately there were already 2 outs.
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 understand
but Face got hosed by the ump on two outside pitches that had him behind in the count Face was never able to recover from it. Byrd did his usual thing and swung at three straight pitches and finally got wood on the third one. It would have been nice for Young to fly out there, but it goes to show us that we have taken Face’s great play for granted and expect that from him every time up.
Is Kinsler back on Tuesday or Wednesday?
Getting him and Cruz back and rolling with the apparently-rejuvenated Hamilton makes me feel a lot better about our chances of catching the An-holes and the Sox. And not pitching Eddie in a tie game..
"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
13th IIRC.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Wash or the 'pen...
didn’t lose this game. The offense did.
When you have 6 hits 1 walk and 13 K’s you are usually going to lose.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Weaver's eighth in the league in Ks
Just came off a career high in Ks too
by oc on Aug 8, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
and matched that against the Rangers
Funny how pitchers seem to always have career highs in Ks when they face us
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
Sadly, Jones is probably our best option at cleanup these days
But I don’t really know why Byrd is hitting third.
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 8, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Not many options?
"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
Who else?
Not Omar, MY is gonna hit 2nd no matter what, Hamilton has been slumping until just recently and had a little incident today he had to deal with, Not Elvis, Not Teagarden
So that leaves Byrd, Murphy, Hank, and Jones
Out of those 4 Jones is the most reasonable choice without a doubt
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.
Having a short bench sucks too.
Pretty much couldn’t PH or PR either.
"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.
Actually, I'd vote Hank over AJ.
Gut.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
Believe me...
I’m no fan of AJ in the cleanup spot.
However with Nellie and Kinsler out, and Josh having been droppoed in the lineup because he was struggling there aren’t many options for this lineup right now.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
No hopefully he hits 3rd like normal
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.
This won't happen.
Even when Nellie and Kins come back, Byrd will still stay somewhere in the top half of the order, be it 3 or 4. Hamilton could revert back to his 08 self and I could still see Byrd up there.
Wash won’t give him a day off and won’t move him away from 3rd or 4th in the lineup.
I am so dangerously close
to rooting for an injury, and it makes me a bad human being.
Good job Marlon Byrd, your horrible play has made me feel bad.
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
What gets at me the most
is Byrd will rope a single/double late in a meaningless game to finish a 1/4 3K night and Ron probably uses that one pointless hit as justification for keeping him in a run producing spot. All the while forgeting the non existent plate discipline and his overall suckage.
Andrus is fine where he is against RHP's.
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 8, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
You can have it as your personal stance
but do you really think its something to blame someone over?
the preceding post was a great success.
and Borbon
likely won’t be all that much better than Byrd. I want him in the lineup, because Wash is less likely to put him near the top.
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
I would like to see Borbon in
just to see if his speed can create some things for the offense
"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
That's Corey Patterson logic right there.
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 8, 2009 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Except
Julio Borbon actually makes contact on bendy things
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
Yeah
I’m just saying speed alone is a silly reason to want a guy in the lineup. Joaquin Arias was fast too.
I want Borbon in there for his D and to get him acclimated to big league pitching, and because he can’t possibly be worse than Marlon Byrd.
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 8, 2009 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
No, it's nothing like corey f'n patterson
Why do u think his D is good? Because of his damn SPEED, and if he does get on base(as Firebat alluded to) his SPEED can make some things happen (like turn a random single into a double,as he did in his earlier callup)
If you had ever played any sport besides video games, you would know that speed, coupled with skill, can be a very disruptive element.
"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
Ugh.
That’s fine, but speed itself isn’t a qualifier for why a guy should be in the lineup. There’s a ton of speedy guys out there who suck.
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 8, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
correct
but we don’t know if he is one those or not. Look at my my statement-“to see IF his speed can create something”. Let’s see if he can-the big bopper idea isn’t working so well, at least not on a consistent basis.
"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
you're just biased
you’re just racist
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Boston gets shut out again.
VMart sure is turning offense around.
They got the Tigers next
for 4 games, and they see Jackson, Verlander, Washburn in that series.
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
Because I live in OKC, I must be either a Yankees or Red Sox fan because we didn't get the game.
Just out of curiosity, how was Hambone’s reception in Anaheim?
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
You should follow more closely.
I posted a link to a streaming feed.
"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.
If that's a computer thing, then I'm a bit lost
my computer locks up about 50% of the time I’m on LSB for some reason. It’s kind of a piece of shit, I guess.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Oh, that sucks.
I didn’t see any particular venom for Josh.
"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.
Holy jesus
look at this schedule
4 vs. Detroit
3 Vs. Texas
3 vs. Toronto
3 vs. New York
4 vs. Chicago
3 vs. Toronto
3 vs. Tampa
4 vs. Chicago
2 vs. Baltimore
3 vs. Tampa
2 vs. LA
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
Wow
It’d be a travesty if we weren’t up at least 2 or 3 games in the WC by the end of that monstrous stretch.
the Rangers' schedule isn't exactly a walk in the park
but it isn’t that bad-damn. *8 vs CWS (who are supposedly the team that claimed Rios) and 6 vs TB
"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
Here are the winning percentages for Boston's 53 remaining opponents (using home/away records accordingly)...
…and number of games in each series…
.691 (1)
.411 (4)
.638 (3)
.536 (3)
.545 (3)
.461 (4)
.415 (3)
.667 (3)
.552 (4)
.321 (2)
.436 (3)
.592 (3)
.512 (3)
.407 (4)
.691 (3)
.415 (3)
.418 (4)
The average is .503.
Here is the same for the Rangers:
.611 (1)
.444 (3)
.474 (3)
.400 (4)
.667 (3)
.691 (3)
.415 (4)
.519 (3)
.444 (3)
.492 (3)
.400 (3)
.593 (3)
.481 (4)
.436 (3)
.611 (4)
.560 (3)
The average is .509.
It was hot as hell at the game. For some reason the sun does not move at all at that stadium
fried all afternoon behind the dugout. Kins supposedly took some BP and ran some sprints today before the game
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
Anyone know of a place to get archived AP rangers photos?
rangersfans.com used to do it but they’ve stopped. looking for some high res neftali pics.
the preceding post was a great success.
Well
Here’s a few that are decent, but they’re not really HQ. I really dunno where you’d go about finding free archived AP photo’s out there, especially HQ’s. I’d be just as interested as you to know.
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.
thanks
One is good but not in a rangers uni unfortunately.
I gave that link above wrong, its rangerfans.com (one less s heh), if you go there and to the photo archives you can see what i mean, for some of the past years there are like 10 good pics for every game at good resolution. Probably illegal but too low profile to matter.
Although now it occurs to me that I can just take HD screens from mlb.tv archives and get something pretty good anyway.
the preceding post was a great success.
Eddie
has pitched pretty well this season?
selective use of advanced statistics against guys you don’t like?
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