USA Today Feature on Rangers' Young Pitching
by Oddibee on Sep 8, 2009 12:22 PM CDT
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PrintThat's right -- a national news outlet making a big deal out of Texas' pitchers. In related news, a pig flew across my backyard an hour ago.
My favorite part:
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?' "
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Ha ha ha, greatness.
“So when I did that,” Feliz says, "I told my mom, ‘There you go. There’s your present. Don’t ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?’ "
I love that damn kid.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Beware 2011: The Fortypocalypse is Nigh...
This cracked me up
“[Hunter] reminds me of the fat kid in school who got all of the girls,” Rangers general manager Jon Daniels says of the 6-3, 255-pound right-hander.
Feel free to speculate as to how much tail JD got in high school…
hahaha, what? where did that even come from
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
That would be none.
None tail for JD
"If this video was an ice cream flavor, it'd be pralines and dick." Clark
re: Matthew Wilder-Break My Stride, 4/17/09
"We’re tired of hearing how bad the Rangers pitching staff is and we’re doing all we can to change it." - Kevin Millwood, 5/6/09
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Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by LSJ on Sep 8, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I think this should be my new signature
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Good article
but this is why the MSM sucks — fact check plz.
Holland challenged hitters, and his fastball began to improve dramatically. His velocity increased to 91 mph after his sophomore year. He accepted the Rangers’ $200,000 signing bonus, and his fastball went from 94 mph at Class A Clinton (Ind.) to 96 mph at Class AA Bakersfield (Calif.) to 98 mph at Class AAA Frisco (Texas).
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
They also screwed up Class A - Clinton is in Iowa, not Indiana
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
Hilarious
There is a small town Clinton in Indiana (and several other states) but it would take most of them to have enough population to field a team in the A minors.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Sep 8, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope there's a correction.
That should be embarrassing for a writer, but some don’t care how many mistakes they make.
That's why they call them business sox
It's just minor league baseball, it's not like it's a real sport!
If it was the NFL, then that would matter.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
Especially
When they pull all of their crap from the internet and don’t actually make a phone call. We all know the internet is a medium without mistakes.
"If this video was an ice cream flavor, it'd be pralines and dick." Clark
re: Matthew Wilder-Break My Stride, 4/17/09
"We’re tired of hearing how bad the Rangers pitching staff is and we’re doing all we can to change it." - Kevin Millwood, 5/6/09
Not (m)any MLer's...
can say they struck out Big Papi and A-Rod with 98-100 mph gas in key situations during their rookie season.
The fact that Feliz says he can tune up his fastball to 100 whenever he was is orgasmic. Fucking orgasmic.
As for Hunter, this shit made me laugh : “He reminds me of the fat kid in school who got all of the girls,” Rangers general manager Jon Daniels says of the 6-3, 255-pound right-hander.
Overall a pretty good article, always nice to see the Rangers get some love. Especially the young pitching.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I don't believe he can just dial it up to 100 "anytime he wants."
Otherwise he’d do it more often.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Sep 9, 2009 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Nah, he knows he's more effective when he varies the speed of his fastball
When a guy throws 100 with good secondary stuff, that can be highly effective. But when a guy can throw 100, but the hitter never really knows what speed the heat will be coming in at and has to stay guessing, to go with good secondaries, that’s borderline unstoppable.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
by WestTxAg06 on Sep 9, 2009 6:57 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
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Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Ryin A on Sep 8, 2009 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Moms...
its never fucking enough, is it?
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Sep 8, 2009 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
They forgot to include Matt Harrison.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
That's cause Matt Harrison sucks.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
I actually liked that article....mistakes and all
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
Yeah, it was pretty fluffy
but I enjoyed reading it nonetheless.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
i wonder
if a larger version other than the “enlarged” version of that photo exists, that’s a pretty sweet photo
"I hope a bartender appears, with a shot and a beer everytime ya holler, cause yeah man, that's lucky"-Pat Green
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