Happy birthday, Jason Grilli
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 11, 2010 11:01 AM CST
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Grilli was the #4 overall pick of the San Francisco Giants in 1997, between Troy Glaus and Vernon Wells. He bounced around for a while until sticking in the majors as a reliever a few years ago.
Grilli was acquired by the Rangers from the Colorado Rockies in June, 2009, and did a decent job in a middle relief role for Texas.
He missed all of 2010 after having surgery in the spring to repair a quadriceps tendon.
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Talked with Jason a couple of times
Interviewed him for a paper I wrote in college. Nice guy. Really in to VoIP stuff.
by rockin_rangers on Nov 11, 2010 11:10 AM CST reply actions
Always seemed like a nice guy
I hated seeing him go, but it just wasn’t meant to be
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
GLAUS or GRILLI?!?!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
He was pretty good for us til he got hurt and went on the DL...when he came off he wasn't the same...
but he was nails for, I think, 4-6 weeks
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Wasn't there a game last season (09)
when Doug Mathis started, and Grilli closed it out, getting the W for the Rangers? Afternoon game, i think.
by rockin_rangers on Nov 11, 2010 11:38 AM CST reply actions
keeper of the hammer
hammer and wolf pack didn’t have the same staying power as claws and antlers
Chan Ho bobble head
by Powder Blue Red Shoe on Nov 11, 2010 12:10 PM CST reply actions
I can't handle two Jason Grilli pics on the front page in 2 days.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Also today?
The 33rd birthday of Mike Bacsik.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
Stupid Mex----
Oh wait, I don’t wanna get fired from LSB.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Speaking of Vernon Wells...
…did you know he and Michael Young are friends?
Did you know he went to high school in Arlington?
Did you know that his father is a semi-famous local sports artist?
"George, why would I, a Julliard trained dermatologist, send him to another doctor?"---Cosmo Kramer
He's friends with Michael Young!!?
Wow. Did he go to his wedding?
"I also have to say that I was pretty obviously wrong about C.J. Wilson. As recently as the All Star Break, I proclaimed the decision to move him the rotation a failure. That was epicfail of a, well, epic nature" - AJM
What team did Grilli end up striking a deal with last season?
I remember the whole twitter mystery but never followed up heh
!!!
According to Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun, the Blue Jays have inquired about the availability of Zack Greinke.
The Royals are reportedly looking for two “can’t-miss prospects” in exchange for their ace right-hander.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Big Game Hunter.
He can’t miss bats. ZING!
I couldn’t resist.
by AsDevilsRun on Nov 11, 2010 2:54 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Worst mistake ever following him on Twitter.
Who knew he was such a bible thumper.
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29
by TooLegitToQuit on Nov 11, 2010 1:46 PM CST via mobile reply actions
The whole "draw a cross on the mound" thing
didn’t tip you off?
"It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard."
- Nolan Ryan
I KNOW!
IT IS SO DAMN HARD TO HIT THAT UNFOLLOW BUTTON
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Nov 11, 2010 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
I did awhile ago, fucking moron.
"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."
"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29
by TooLegitToQuit on Nov 11, 2010 4:37 PM CST up reply actions
When I think of Grilli
I think of Jamey Wright and Chris Ray, pitchers that had really impressive stints with the Rangers, even though they shouldn’t have been any good.
Wright was actually pretty good his second year here.
Grilli has been pretty solid since he got moved to reliever.
Ray, however, was not impressive at all.
Circle of Trust?
If I had a gun to my head and had to pick one pitcher to pitch a game to save my life.... I'd pick 1999 Rick Helling.
by matthewbschultz83 on Nov 11, 2010 2:53 PM CST up reply actions
Ok.
But Grilli was legitimately good. Grilli had a a 4.78 ERA but a 3.74 FIP.
Wright definitely fit the bill his first year here, though.
There are two Jamey Wright performances that will forever stick in my mind
A road game in Boston in ’07(?) where he got the start and pitched well but we lost 2-1 because a run scored before the third out of an inning was recorded, a weird play at third by Vazquez I think
and then Photo Day in ‘08 when we were beating Oakland 7-3, until he came in out of the bullpen like on the 7th and gave the game away – A’s came back and won it
Also, we should note Grili for being injured on Newberg Night '09, which lead to the purchase and 25-man debut of Neftali Feliz
And the glorious moment of Feliz jogging onto the field right in front of us.
And then all the strikeouts and shutdown innings and stuff, too.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
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