Tuesday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Sep 1, 2009 9:15 AM CDT
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Texas is now 6 back of Anaheim and 4 back of Boston.
The one move from last night I really have to wonder about is the decision not to use Frankie Francisco in the 9th. He hadn't pitched the night before, and keeping the deficit to one is pretty huge. I have to assume that Ron Washington figured he was going to need Frankie in at least one of the games today, and wanted to hold him back, but still...not that it probably would have made any difference, but I think that's a situation where it would have made sense to bring him in, even though it wasn't a save situation.
Jeff Wilson's game story has some quotes from Derek Holland about his lack of command yesterday.
Evan Grant's recap comments on the sparse crowd yesterday, a pretty poor turnout to see a team that is in a playoff race.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia has gone from hoping to be called up today to hoping to avoid surgery, as he had a setback in his comeback. Kevin Richardson and Brandon McCarthy are coming up, and aren't on the 40 man roster right now, so the Rangers are going to have to make at least one move today, with Salty going to the 60 day d.l. being a possibility. Joaquin Arias is another guy who would seem to be in danger of losing his 40 man spot, given that he's out of options after the season and hasn't done anything for a couple of years now to warrant a roster spot.
Dustin Nippert is starting one of the games today, and it could be his last start, with McCarthy coming back.
Jim Reeves says the Rangers need someone in the clubhouse to step forward and speak out, the way Dave Valle did in 1996.
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Beau Vaughn blog greatness
http://rangersprospect.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/09/were-talking-debuts-in-more-ways-than-one.html
Craig Gentry is getting called up apparently.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Awesome.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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Less than 17,000 for a team in playoff contention when there is near perfect weather
is really bad but the team has had a hard time drawing on Mondays all year. There was a Monday game in late June with the Angels that also drew less than 17,000.
Nolan Ryan has done a great job helping bump up attendance (3500 more per game than last year) but the franchise is still struggling to earn credibility with the fans lost in recent years.
How else do you explain it?
It’s not the price (you can get an upper-deck seat for $ 5), the product is very good and the weather hasn’t been that bad this year.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Sadly, I agree.
The Cowboys are getting ready, and even though their futility extends longer than that of the Rangers, they have rings and the Rangers have zilch.
There will be plenty of fair weather assholes at RBiA the minute they can grab a WS title, or at least an extended playoff birth.
"Look out, Itchy! He’s Irish!"
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I think a new owner is going to help tremendously.
So many good things have happened to the team this year but Tom Hicks being forced to sell the team is the very best thing that happened.
Yes, the Cowboys have THE foothold in the market but the Texas Rangers are the sleeping giant of MLB.
A good owner who understands marketing and reaching out to the fans who also has the passion to win that Mark Cuban has, could clean up with the Texas Rangers.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
You go, or don't go to the games because of Tom Hicks?
Does Jerry Jones keep people away from the Cowboys? Does Al Davis keep people out of the seats in Oakland?
Jerry Jones
made a huge difference as a hands on owner in 1989.
The Cowboys were routinely getting 45,000ish to their games (with lots of black-outs) when he took over the team and although the Cowboys have had several sub .500 teams since he took over, they almost always sell-out regular season games.
I’m not a Cowboys fan but he is an excellent owner, amongst the best in professional sports.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Facepalm
Right above: Jerry Jones is hated but helped attendance and is great for the team.
Here: Tom Hicks is hated but hurts attendance and a new owner is needed.
You seriously are a moron.
I don't know of anybody
who could ever question Jerry Jones’ desire to win and the same cannot be said about Tom Hicks.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
You can say it about any owner
and 99% of the time it’s not really warranted. You could rightly say that Hicks was very foolish in the ways he tried to win, but I really don’t believe he just didn’t want to. Evil bogeymen are very convenient scapegoats when things don’t turn out the way we want them to.
I think it’s at least as reasonable to question Jones’ desire to win given his ridiculous fantasy-life as GM when he has no business actually running a football team instead of just owning it.
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If Tom Hicks doesn't - or didn't - want the Rangers to win, what did he want?
Why the A-Rod and Chan Ho deals? Why giving Daniels authority to go way over slot in the draft for years? Why invest so heavily in LA FA?
I think it is very silly to say Tom Hicks doesn’t want to win. How he goes about it is the questionable thing; same as Jerry Jones.
What is Nolans job exactly
I always thought the club presidents focus was on getting people to the game.
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.
His job title is Club President.
What does he do?
When he sees a problem (pitching, defense, attendance), he makes suggestions and implements change.
He’s the Magic Johnson of baseball executives. Everybody around him gets better or they’re gone.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Wut
When he sees a problem (pitching…) he implements change
Strength and conditioning has done wonders with Millwood, who looks out of gas.
Did Nolan trade for Feliz?
Did Nolan draft Holland?
Did Nolan bring up Holland or Feliz (or Hunter or put Feldmania in the rotation)?
Did Nolan trade for Elvis?
Did Nolan make Face move for Elvis?
Get. A. Grip, Donuts.
Thanks a lot
You’ve just triggered a 50 post clusterfuck.
by bhudson on Sep 1, 2009 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah you're probably right.
I’ve just been extremely tired of Josey Donuts’ pure stupidity lately. Even for him, he is going above and beyond his usual moranic chatter.
You'd think so
But this is in reality, what he does all the time. There is no better posting from him.
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
Really?
It seems like the more the team wins the more desperate he gets, and the more he contradicts himself. Maybe (in my mind, at least) it’s just lately the cracks have been showing more.
Nope
When the team loses, he just has more things to use as ammo. When the team is winning, he concentrates on a smaller amount of things. Either way, it gets old real quick and I already hate Adam for mentioning attendance in his AM things post.
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 don't blame anyone for not coming out
The team, historically, has done nothing in most people’s minds to justify coming out (i.e. spending money) to support them. Hardcore fans will be there, of course, but I think it’s silly to expect more than 17,000 or how many ever people there were out there last night, even in a “playoff” race that’s looking less and less like a race every day.
They’ll get an attendance bump next season, if nothing else.
Monday + back to school
= lousy crowd.
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
RangerMad
What about that Monday game in late June with LAAA?
School wasn’t in that day and the attendance was almost the same.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Everyone was scared off the the Great War
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
3-4
since the latest changes were made, Diggler.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
x
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
All
one big coincidence, I’m sure.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
So is it your argument then...
…that the Rangers would have won last night if Hank Blalock were playing first?
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
Nope
just stated the record with all the new changes, ghtd35.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
So then you admit that your argument means nothing.
Gotcha.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
Not necessarily.
The situation is being monitored and data (wins & losses) are being observed.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
data is being observed.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
x
I’ve always imagine him as this guy:
by brettgardner on Sep 1, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions 8 recs
Or did it rain?
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
It was hot as hell the entire summer of 1998 (second only to 1980 that I remember)
yet they had one of their best years in attendance.
The heat makes no difference whatsover with the exception of day games in August (see Red Sox game last month).
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
36,000+ per game in 1998
in a year they won 88 games.
Don’t know where to validate 1998 was one of the hottest summers ever so you’ll have to trust me on that one.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Not at all..
That quote almost single-handedly broke up the “good old boys network” and gave us Anne Richards; how can we forget?
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
My subject line was going to be
“Josey is like rape” but that might get me flagged by people who didn’t get the joke.
Well Nolan is falling down on his job
He needs to give his business employees the high heat and get people in the door or he’s just a failure of an executive.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
School is also back now
I’m sure that has an effect on weekday attendance.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
I think it's more than that
Arlington is far, far, away from Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Mesquite, Allen. Mentally, I think fans perceive it to be a pain to get out to the ballpark.
And also, I think people underestimate the fact that we’re dealing with arguably the worst franchise in sports (1 playoff game victory in 30 yrs; only team in MLB without a playoff win); don’t underestimate that.
It is a pain to get to the ballpark
but Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Mesquite, Allen (all have a lot more people) were just as far from the ballpark in 1998 as those cities are now and it’s now much easier to get there.
Getting there is not bad but getting out can be an epic clusterfuck.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
But since 1998
you have 10 seasons more seasons of sucking (excluding 1999, of course). 10 more seasons of Tom Hicks, 10 more seasons of ill-will. And more of the metroplex is concentrated up north than in 1998, for sure.
Yeah...
…take Frisco, for example.
In the 2000 census, its population was 33,714.
On April 24, 2008, The Dallas Morning News reported that its population had topped 100,000.
Exponential growth north of town definitely doesn’t help the Rangers’ attendance situation.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
One of the Rangers biggest problems with attendance (and there are several)
is their inability to market properly to Collin County.
It’s one of the riches counties in the country. Within that county are lots of upper-class families that love all sports yet the Rangers have failed miserably tapping into it.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Collin County
continues to grow and is not going away.
Not aggressively marketing to the area is flushing dollars down the john.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
It's simpler than that
win and more people from Collin County will come. Otherwise they just go to Frisco for a cheaper, less hassled ballpark experience.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
The team is winning this year
but the franchise has lost credibility in recent years with the fans.
Tom Hicks treated the fans like shit so in turn, the fans treated his franchise with apathy.
That’s why you get less than 17,000 at a game with the Angels in June.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
The team has been losing for a long time
a few months aren’t going to make the team sell 30,000 tickets on Mondays. The overall attendance is up nicely and I’m sure the team is pleased with that given the economy. I’d expect it to rise again next year.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Putting the AA team in Frisco was a good move, though.
Still, it’s an uphill climb to convince people to drive ~45 miles each way to watch a team that has one winning season in this millennium.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
How are they suppose to market it differently
than any other county?
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
Don''t know, RangerMad
but what they’re doing now is the wrong strategy.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
x
I think most people in Collin County think driving for an hour to go see the running joke of MLB is the wrong strategy. Win some damn games and they – like everyone else – will show up. Maybe even you will watch a game?
The #5 media market team is winning
yet they still pull less than 17,000 while still very much in the playoff hunt and had been gone for 10 days.
They have made a nice improvement this year but nights like last night are inexcusable.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
When you quote media market size why don't you cite our tv ratings increase?
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 mind driving out there from McKinney
3-4 times a year. But I definitely won’t go on a school night. Nor would I buy any type of season ticket package. Winning would draw a few more from Collin County. But I doubt it would be noticeable.
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
Can only speak for myself
but the 1 to 1 1/2 hour drive to Arlington from Plano/Garland between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM is a total nightmare. You are in rush hour traffic the whole time. I brave it several times a year but on a Monday after a weekend I am more inclined to just stay home and watch on TV.
They need
to set up a DART rail out to the ballpark. They are always packed for events at the AAC.
by P1 on Sep 1, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
The new 190/161 straight shot to 30
makes it much easier to get to TBiA.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
not really
you have to go through a stop sign since they aren’t done with it so everything backs up
by P1 on Sep 1, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah the interchange isn't great
But the reduced traffic over 360 more than makes up for 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.
i guess i don't see the relevance in frisco population
did dallas county get smaller? no
did tarrant county get smaller? no
did the ballpark get bigger? no
it’s actually EASIER to get to the ballpark with the HOV lanes on 30 (breeze last night!!!) and the toll road cutting through the north side of the metroplex.
the fact is that there are more people in the entire metroplex and filling a 50,000 seat stadium should not be a problem IF the team was perfroming at an acceptable level on an ongoing basis.
defeatist pussy lives here
by sam in so cal on Sep 1, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Tarrant County's population has increased 21% since 2000 also
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Sep 1, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
So you don't think...
…that the exponential growth north of town (call it white flight, or whatever) has an effect on the attendance?
I’m obviously not saying that it’s the only reason for the slipping attendance. I’m just saying it’s a factor.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
Sure it is
But you have 1.75 million people living in the same county as the ballpark. That is an increase of 21%. Collin County only has about 775k total. Let’s not overstate how important Collin County’s population is to the Rangers.
Tarrant:1,750,091
Dallas:2,412,847
Collin: 762,010
Denton:636,557
Granted there are income differences of course — but the fact is Collin’s total population is a relatively small piece of what they can draw.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Sep 1, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Think about how much this area has grown since 1998
when it was one of the hottest summers ever and the team was still able to pull in 36,000+ with an 88-74 record.
The Texas Rangers are the sleeping giant of MLB and an owner that understands this concept will make a killing.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Population increase means fans of other teams live here now
You know, since there are so many recent transplants here, I wonder if that affects attendance a bit. Most of those people don’t have any baseball loyalties, and the ones that do probably still follow their hometown teams. But the people without previous loyalties represent a lot of potential fans. When the team wins a lot of those people will consider a game or three if they’re interested in baseball at all.
I believe the team could draw 3.5 million fans, but not until they’ve already won a division title or two and look like a serious contender for the WS after already either winning the division or WC or coming very, very close to doing so.
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those of us that did go....
were rewarded with holland shitting the bed and posting a 30.00 ERA for his three innings.
it’s too bad that there’s a recession, kids are back in school, people spent their reduced entertainment dollars on increased cowboys season tickets….. etc. they really missed a lot.
the team is playing well, but as the last four games have shown they really aren’t a playoff caliber team – sadly.
i wonder how many playoff teams in the last 20 years have given up 18 runs in a game in august/september.
defeatist pussy lives here
by sam in so cal on Sep 1, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Please stop posting a pitchers ERA for one game. Thanks.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
b/c saying "he gave up ten runs against nine outs"
is more accurate?
i was trying to state the significance of his failing. should i have focused on the fact that his ball to strike ratio was 1:1?
i think going with 30.00 is as good as anything else…
whatever – he was pretty horrific.
defeatist pussy lives here
by sam in so cal on Sep 1, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Defeatist. Pussy.
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Sep 1, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Holland Game Score = 3
Lowest I have ever seen.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Agree with everything you said!
"We have a better chance to win with other guys in the lineup," said Blalock, who is hitting .190 the past 30 games. "That’s something I’ve got to deal with."
by diamond_dave on Sep 1, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm depressed
That game yesterday had me horrified, hopeful, and then crushed in a matter of about one and a half hours.
If they had won, this team would have had the boost it needed to go on a long tear. But that is a stomach-punch game right there. I have trouble seeing how this team recovers from that.
Go Rice Owls!
Frankie had warmed up in th 8th inning
and was going to come in if the Rangers had taken the lead in the bottom of the 8th. I wouldn’t have had a problem with Ron using him in the 9th.
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'm on the fence
It might have changed the outcome of yesterday’s game (as far as W/L) but we still have two today (that i DO NOT want to go to but will anyway).
"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08
It just wouldn't have done much good to anyone
We would have had to score twice in the final inning to win the game. Extra innings completely screws us for the doubleheader today and we already are down Mathis, Strop, and O’Day. Yesterday’s game was horrible, but Wash also has to think of the 2 games today
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
Frankie should have come in...
in the 9th. The way the Rangers were scoring if they could have got out of the top of the 9th still down by 1 I have to think there is a good chance the Rangers tie or win that game.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Everyone here is surprised about the attendance numbers
because anyone who posts on here cares about the Rangers. But guess what? Apparently people outside our little club think they are, as a franchise, a pretty great running joke, and a nice distraction until football and basketball seasons start, two sports which are, sadly, now more popular than baseball, especially in a market in which the football and basketball teams have had far more success than the baseball team.
This year was a huge step in the right direction, and hopefully got people’s attention, but it will take a lot more than a nice 120 game stretch to change years of reinforced disappointment/indifference from a fanbase. Hopefully we will finish strong and generate some preseason hype next year, instead of it taking until August before any local or national media take serious notice.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
that said
attendance numbers have been pretty solid on the year, right? This seems like a pretty solid one year turnaround for the team, all things considered.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Its not just attendance
This team has gotten a whole lot more TV viewers than in recent years too.
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 forget...
tremendous promotions necessitated by abysmal attendance
people here complain about ticket prices being raised, but i assure you that the gate revenue is far below face value for any given game
obviously, the team makes up for it somewhat with in-stadium revenue, but increased attendance can be a little deceiving
defeatist pussy lives here
by sam in so cal on Sep 1, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Yup.
It’s sad because Texas produces enough baseball talent that obviously there is a big interest in baseball. But you can’t have one good season in 10 years and expect everyone to jump back on board when it begins to show signs of maybe starting to begin the process of looking like it’s about to turn around. Sure, that’s overstating it a bit, since they’ve been in contention all year this year, but I don’t think you see the kind of turnaround that most people were hoping for in one year unless you have Dodgers/Yankees/Cardinals/etc type of season. If the Rangers were 3 games up on Anaheim right now, to where there was plenty of drama but it looked likely that the Rangers would make the playoffs, I think it’d be different.
I don’t think it’s unfair to expect people to hold off on becoming invested in the Rangers again until they have a team that is a true contender for a full year or two. I’m not sure you could even call this team a true contender, despite the results, because I think there are 3-4 teams that are significantly better.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 1, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
they are headed in right direction it will just take time to bring back the fans and a little better results.
"We have a better chance to win with other guys in the lineup," said Blalock, who is hitting .190 the past 30 games. "That’s something I’ve got to deal with."
by diamond_dave on Sep 1, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
And
they played the Blue Jays. It’s not like they are playing the Red Sox or the Angels.
by GregoryM on Sep 1, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
The game was fun to be at.
Especially heckling Adam Lind in left, though he absolutely killed the Rangers. The crowd was extremely sparse, but Mondays have been tough on the Rangers’ attendance all season.
If you have the means, get out to the Ballpark. And yell at Adam Lind.
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
So
Richardson’s coming back up? So there’s another chance of a Heidi appearance…
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
I woke up with one
I guess I sensed this coming.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Why is Richardson coming up?
I’m sure it’s something very obvious that I’m missing…is three catchers the norm after September callups? Am I just losing my mind?
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
Wash really wants to DH Pudge
without that nagging feeling of being without any other catchers.
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on Sep 1, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
I'd like to congratulate those of you who perpetuate...
…the same arguments every day for making what was once a thing of beauty and enlightenment into something that at its worst is unreadable and at its best must be fought through like the densest of forests.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
Fair criticism...
…the sentence did run on a bit and could be viewed as unwieldy.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
It's just so depressing to see the same pattern several times a day...
…troll puts out bait…posters fight each other to scoop up the bait with both hands…the process starts over again.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat (as unnecessary).
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
As far as I can tell
we’re just kicking the ball around on attendance, Chad.
I could throw down the gloves and have a protracted argument with some of the Usual Suspects but I’m staying on point.
Do you have a theory as to why a team in the #5 media market that’s been gone for 10 days and is winning plus is in post-season contention can only draw less than 17,000?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Because they are basically an afterthought to most sports fans..
Sure, they draw for the Bostons and MFYs, but until they put some success under their belt, most casual fans see their record and don’t see “in contention”, they see “close but no cigar”. Until they get a track record sufficient to get more attention on the nightly news, they won’t be a regularly well-attended team.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
bking
The 2001 team, coming off a 71-91 (or somesuch record) had more than 34,000+ at their games and went something like 73-89.
Attendance went way down in 2003 (25,000ish) but jumped back up the next two years.
Something happened before/during/after the 2005 season that made the fans turn their back on This Thing.
I doubt it was one thing and probably the confluence of several things but something happened that killed the credibility with the fans.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
It's not a credibility issue..
Every year removed from the brief playoff run of the 90’s means fewer and fewer casual fans even follow them, much less plan a weeknight trip to the park.
Viewership is up, which I’d suspect is a leading indicator to attendance as long as the economy and the team both trend upward.
Yeah, we’ve had some ups and downs in attendance this decade, but you’re trying way too hard to find a single smoking gun. But you’ll find one I’m sure.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
What happened in 2005?
"We have a better chance to win with other guys in the lineup," said Blalock, who is hitting .190 the past 30 games. "That’s something I’ve got to deal with."
by diamond_dave on Sep 1, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions
damn you
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Attendance
Let’s see what happens next season. I’ve read some studies that say that a contending team (which was previously bad) usually doesn’t get the big attendance boost you’d expect until the next year.
Officially gay for Neftali Feliz
Donuts seems to be indicating that a change in GM affected attendance.
Which is, in a word, retarded.
Let's just say it was the confluence of many different things
(some more important than others) that have caused the major dip in attendance.
The addition of Nolan Ryan seems to have helped a great deal but nights like last night confirm there is still a lot of work to do in this regard.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
It's retarded for you to say people buy a ticket to see Nolan Ryan sitting there like a blob.
People go to games this year because the team is pretty good. People skipped out in 2005 because it was a Steaming Pile.
Get a grip, idiot.
I...
Why can’t…
I thought…
How…
But when…
I just…
I love…
I don’t get…
I hate…
Ugh…
This team…
Sigh…
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
This is needs to be on a T-Shirt.
And on the back, it can say “Texas Rangers: Built For Fun.”
"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009
the ticket
heh listening to a podcast from yesterdays hardline….
Rhyner calls Cruz the worst defense outfielder hes seen come through texas in a long time, the otehr guy says he makes manny look good…….
sigh
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Funny stuff...
…that show has never been a good source for informed opinions on baseball. It’s so laughable when it’s referred to as the show of record for “The Great Game”.
I have no objection to man walking on the moon.
Rhyner's dead...
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
The poster child of why I don't completely believe in the current defensive metrics available
is Nelson Cruz.
Yes, he has the monster arm and I believe he has excellent range as well.
But he fucks up a ton out there with bad routes, overthrows, missed cut-offs or stone hands (see Oakland where he hurt himself or Sunday in Minnesota).
I gagree with Rhyner somewhat about Nelson Cruz and the fact that he can’t hit LH pitching plus he turns 30 next year makes him prime trade bait in my book.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
even if UZR overrates cruz
its not all the way from one of the worst defensive corner OFs to one of the best.
and if you trade cruz its as he enters arbitration, next year he is likely to be worth far more than he will earn no matter how down on him you are.
can’t hit lefties? no this year he hasn’t, but hes right handed, he did in the minors, and prior to this year he had no real career mlb split vs them. besides, you face righties more often than lefties and hes got a .976 ops vs them!
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Nelson Cruz batting average v LH pitching in The Show.
.217 in 2006.
.212 in 2007
.204 in 2009
2008, when he came up with a chip on his shoulder and pissed off at the world (hit .419 v LH) would seem to be an aberration confirmed by his worst batting average ever v LH pitching in The Show this year.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
thanks for posting numbers I clearly just looked at!
2006-2007 were bad all around and dividing up small sample sizes has no purpose. Here are the stats that matter.
Pre-2009 MLB ops vs lefties: .735
Pre-2009 MLB ops vs righties: .745
2005-2008 minors vs lefties: 1.014 ops
2005-2008 minors vs righties: .984 ops
2005 is as far back as minorleaguesplits wants to go.
To say this player, right handed no less, can only hit righties because of 108 at bats vs lefties this year is foolish imo.
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Dshepp
The Cruz track record in The Show means much more than what he did in the minors.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
when determining a players lefty/righty split ability?
and I clearly included mlb numbers prior to this year.
So say its april 1st 2009 and you take a look at those numbers. You clearly tell me he has no discernible split. 5 months of a bad split later and thats just who he is? No question about it?
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Cruz
looks like he should be an absolute beast v LH pitching in The Show agreed but I believe much more in actual performance and he’s terrible in this regard.
Such a strange player and very little about him makes sense.
Built like a freight train and almost as fast with the athleticism of a graceful power forward in the NBA.
Facing the end of his career after getting cut from a shitty 2008 team he promptly terrorizes the world that year and it didn’t matter who was pitching (AAA or MLB).
Finally makes it as an every day player in 2009 and has an excellent year but he still can’t hit for dick against LH pitching.
Same can be said for his defense. Not sure who has more tools than Nelson Cruz but my gawd, he fucks up a bunch in the OF.
Strange, strange player.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I think we should agree on that last paragraph and move on..
Not sure what he is either, but that’s why I’m not completely convinced what he isn’t either.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Ok then
In 2006 (in the show), he hit better against LHP than RHP, but stunk against both.
In 2007 (in the show), he stunk against LHP, but still wasn’t much to look at against RHP (.714 OPS)
In 2008 (in the show), he hit massively better against LHP than RHP.
In 2009 (in the show) , he HAS stunk against LHP.
So, are we to beleive that the 06-07 numbers indicate that he can’t hit lefties or just that he couldn’t hit anyone? Based on his 2008 epiphany, I’m prepared to discount those seasons somewhat.
I just don’t think the data clealy indicates what you’re saying. If you want to make the case that he’s too old and too iffy to be a core contributor going forward, then I’ll give you that. But to say he’s basically a platoon guy isn’t supportable.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
bking
I don’t what he is at this point which makes me wonder if I should trade him at his highest value (to date) just before he turns 30.
We’re going to need to replace about 300 IP’s from a starting pitcher next year and Nelson Cruz could be a helluva trading chip to somebody like SFO.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
30-yo enigmas arent really what I call "helluva trading chips"..
And where is this 300 IPs we have to replace? You lost me there.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Padilla gave us 108 IPs this year.
McCarthy is going to give us 85-95 IPs this year.
Nipples will probably give us 70 IPs this year.
Benson / Mathis gave us 20-30 IPs as starters this year.
That’s approximately 300 IPs from starters that I’m not expecting to come back next year. Mathis & Nipples will be here but not as starters coming out of Surprise.
I see Millwood, Holland, Feldman, Hunter starting off but we’re gonna need somebody who can be depended on to soak some quality IPs as a starter next year.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Why won't McCarthy and Nippert be back?
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.
They either suck too much or can't stay healthy enough to take the bump 30x's a year.
Or both.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
How does that equal 300 innings though?
Millwood, Feldman, Holland, Hunter as 4/5 of the rotation. When was the last time a #5 starter threw 300 innings? Are you expecting 33 complete games out of that spot in the rotation?
And I can almost 100% guarantee McCarthy is back next year and would put the percentage of Nippert being here at about 80% right now
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.
From Millwood, Feldman, Holland, Hunter
somebody is going to get hurt or be ineffective or both.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Which is why we have the depth in the minors
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.
Yep...
the replacing 300 innings is bullshit.
Do we expect Holland and Hunter to only start as much as they have this year? They will combine for just over 200 innings this year. Some of that from the ’pen for Holland. I expect them to be in the rotation from the start next year and be closer to 325 innings next season. So we are cut that 300 down to 200.
Nippert will be around and probably in a similar role. Long man/spot starter. He will probably see as many innings or more next season. Since he was hurt the first half of ’09. So we cut that 200 down to 125.
McCarthy will also be here. Not sure how many innings his health will allow him to pitch, but let’s put it on the low side and say only 50 from McCarthy.
125 down to 75.
Benson / Jennings? Please. Guys like Feliz, Strop, Moscoso, Harrison and Madrigal can easily not only replace those innings but upgrade them as well. 75 down to 0.
To summarize, Josey is full of shit.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Feliz is my favorite option
McCarthy and Nippert are returning next season. As will Harrison (remember him, the guy you wanted to drive the bandwagon for) and Hurley. Past that, you have Kiker, Moscoso, and Mathis who could give you some of those emergency starts. Its not that hard to replace the innings that Padilla/Benson/Mathis/Nippert/McCarthy gave us this year
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
Nobody (including Feliz) you mentioned can be depended on
to take the bump 30x’s next year and pitch effectively.
And I love Feliz.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Why do we need one of them to take the ball 30 times
I’d love for one of them too, but if they struggle or get hurt then that is why you go to one of the other options. The exact “problem” you’ve pointed out for next year is how are we going to replace guys that haven’t started 30 games for us this year due to a DFA, injuries, or ineffectiveness.
The arms are here. The most important thing would be to make sure to not jeopardize the defense for next year so we can continue to have our pitchers look like scrubs at times and still leave the game after 6 innings with <3 ER given up.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
The way those stats work
If he keeps taking bad routes to balls, then it will affect his overall UZR, +/-, PMR, or w/e if it is preventing him from making the play. Instead, all of his horrible routes have caused him to still reach the ball with time to make the out.
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
Gdawg
You never post at NMLR these days.
Why?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Mainly just because I got bored of some of the people over there
and didn’t like how any statistical argument was often looked at like some nerdy crap if it wasn’t for their argument. And its much easier to keep up with big threads when I can just hit z through posts rather than have to scroll through 15 pages of posts.
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
t ball
You are correct.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
I am amazed at how people sitting thier fat ass on
thier couch can pass judgement on play of the field based on a few glimpses from thier TV.
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
Same here since FSN usually sucks in this regard
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
Damn, now how will I know if Albert Pujols is better than Joaquin Arias.
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A pleasant diversion
Check out Nelson Cruz power to all fields.
Fun website to click around on, few players have the number of 400+ and 450+ feet bombskis, especially spread to all fields.
Related discussion question: Is Cruz likely to improve next year?
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Seems like nearly all of his are no doubters. I can’t remember a time this season when I couldn’t tell if it was gone off the bat or not. If he gets it square, it’s waaaay gone.
He’s hit 16 of them 425’ or further.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
as a point of contrast
Here’s another guy on the team that likes to pull the ball.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
If you think that's bad
Take a look at Johnny Damon. You’ll see why he wants to re-sign with the Yankees so badly.
by LiamP on Sep 1, 2009 11:31 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
hahaah
I just saw that
Must kill Moe. Weeeeeeeee
by Baseball North on Sep 1, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I worry less about Cruz than I do about FOTF falling off next year.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Sep 1, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
75 point spread b/n avg & obp for Cruz
Is cause for real optimism IMO.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
his babip is .279
So if that normalizes next year and everything else stays the same, uhhh, well beast.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
Do you keep Cruz or deal him, tricer?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I think he's worth keeping..
For one thing, all the flaw you pointed out are probably known by other teams.
I wouldn’t count on him to be our main run-producer, but he’s useful and cheap.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I keep him
and bat him cleanup behind Hambone.
I’d only consider trading him for Josh Johnson or something similar.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
I keep him
I do not bat him cleanup behind hambone. This team needs a real clean-up hitter, a hitter who can hit good pitching. Cruz would be lovely at #5.
If we can ever take the training wheels off
Chris Davis (it’s fucking time this happens) maybe we have our clean-up hitter.
Nobody in this place will throw out a bigger red carpet for Smoak than moi and you know how I feel about kids who haven’t done a thing in The Show.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
a real cleanup hitter?
.265 .340 .551 with immense power to all fields and a batting average that is likely to increase if his BABIP normalizes – that is a real cleanup hitter in my book.
Sure if we bring in Manny or Prince Fielder or Miguel Cabrera, I’d bump Cruz down in the lineup, but I can’t think of many realistic options that would be a better cleanup hitter for this team next year than our own Nellie Cruz.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
I wouldn't bet on them being better next year
since neither are particularly better than him this year
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
neither of those guys have been better this year
and both are declining.
"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out
They are both better hitters
Vlad especially. Have you seen Vlad swing the bat recently? He’s gonna make a great DH and middle of the lineup bat for a couple more years.
I don’t quite trust Nelly yet to be a good hitter throughout a full year. If Nelly can be what he’s done since the beginning of July, then I’d be happy to have him bat 4th and Hideki 5th.
Cruz in his last 553 PAs (since last year)
has a .280/.360/.564 line. That’s better than what Vlad since last season which includes his current hot streak. Cruz is for real people. He’s proven himself for the past year now and doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon.
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
Concur...
Cruz > Vald or Matsui.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I'm in for 100
What was the question? Vlad the Impaler may have another good year, but he’s getting close to deciding between UHC and Medicare.
"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 Sep 1, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think people are selling Vlad a little short
He is showing his capabilities right now, it’s still in him.
You pick some odd battles
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
by Rodney on Sep 1, 2009 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The return will have to be pretty good to trade him
Cruz is one of the top defensive COFs in the league with great power and has developed some good patience at the plate. Like Tricer said, his BA should go up next year if all things remain equal so you’re looking at a guy who should crack the .900 OPS mark. Since most of our problems this year have been offensive related, it would be foolish to give up such a strong player for anything that isn’t greatly upgrading another roster spot.
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
ef aefvevf
From Rosenthal…
After years of spending recklessly on losing teams, owner Tom Hicks has left the franchise in just the opposite position due to his financial troubles.
The Rangers are in contention and seemingly unable to spend a dime.
The team had interest in Garland and Contreras but could not afford them. It also did not make a trade before the non-waiver deadline, sign a major-league free agent last winter or reach agreement with their No. 1 pick in the amateur draft.
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
It might have been nice to have either of those guys for the number 5 spot
But they weren’t going to be the difference between making and missing out on the playoffs
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
Sturm from BAD Radio (remember the genuis "fern" bit?) said the
stake thru his Ranger heart was the Kazmir trade.
Red Sox have lost 11 of their last 12 games as a visitor playing a winning team and they get three straight v TBay beginning tonight.
If good things are going to happen this year to the Rangers, those things need to start happening this afternoon and tonight.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
I like Bob a lot...
but any opinion he takes on baseball generally directs me to the opposite end of the spectrum, and that’s usually the right place to be – opposite his opinion.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Don't know about that, bking
Sports Sturm & Steeler Dan are taking on Hicks right now and ripping his ass to shreds.
That’s the right opinion to have.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
The sox are almost guaranteed to win tonights sonnanstine vs lester pitching matchup
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That's why they play the game
Pat Burrell will go yard twice and Andy will have his best outing of the season
The one game the Sox won v a winning team as a visitor?
Frankie meltdown.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
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