Sullivan: Rangers sign Endy Chavez
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 15, 2010 7:26 PM CST
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PrintPer T.R. Sullivan, the Rangers have signed outfielder Endy Chavez to a minor league deal.
An interesting signing of a guy who wasn't on any of our radar screens, I don't think. Chavez was the Mariners' Opening Day left fielder last year, didn't really hit well, but fielded well, which is pretty consistent with his career path...he's a guy who is considered well above-average at all three outfield positions, and who can't hit well enough to hold down a regular job, sporting a career 679 OPS and .300 wOBA.
As a well above average defensive outfielder who can run, he'd appear to be a great fit for the 25th man job on the roster, except that he's a lefty. I suspect that he'll get a look in spring training for a bench job, though, and will be the primary option in centerfield during the season if Julio Borbon misses extended time or if he falls on his face.
UPDATE -- Per ESPNDallas.com (there's no byline on this), Chavez is not expected to be ready for the start of the season, as he's recovering from ACL surgery.
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Always liked this guy
Can he hit?
Shadazz. She's sensitive. Just like jazz. SHADAZZ.
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 15, 2010 7:30 PM CST reply actions
You didn't read the post did you?
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You got me pegged
Shadazz. She's sensitive. Just like jazz. SHADAZZ.
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 15, 2010 7:57 PM CST up reply actions
yeah, not on our radars
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/25/1174020/white-sox-sign-andruw-jones#26148410
the whole world is on my radar, adam.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I wonder how
(if at all) this is related to any interest they might have in Baldelli.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
By giving him a minor league deal I think it still means Baldelli is of interest to them
I think if we sign Baldelli it will be to a major league deal for similar money to what we gave Chavez
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.
Okay, not perfect. Especially given handedness.
But I like it better than what we currently had in house. (Less than Baldelli, probably.)
Yeah, not perfect, but a nice fallback option.
"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 don't think he's any different than Gentry myself
But either way, the 25th man isn’t something to get that excited about.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
I don't expect Gentry to be replacement level.
I wouldn’t be shocked if he was, but I don’t expect it. Chavez is probably better. At the very least he has a track record of being better.
If the 25th man is all we have to worry about,
it will be a damned fine year.
"If this video was an ice cream flavor, it'd be pralines and dick." Clark
re: Matthew Wilder-Break My Stride, 4/17/09
or something amazing happens
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
fine
whatever
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Wow, this is out of all three left fields...
"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.
Chavez in CHONE
.318 wOBA and a 4.0 UZR/150
Nifty. For a 25th man who fits a couple of our needs, sweet.
The fans, btw, project him at like a 17.7 UZR/150. So. . . yeah. Go fans. Bill James gives him a .297 wOBA and Marcell gives him a .306.
Baldelli's unique health situation
makes me leery of expecting anymore than that.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
A small size sample but check out his splits for his career.
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -- Vince Lombardi
¿por qué?
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -- Vince Lombardi
Against LHP, we'd always have at least two of Borbon, Davis, Murphy, and Gentry starting
We can do better than that.
That's fine.
My point is that we need another option against LHP. Chavez is a terrible option against LHP. The fact that he’s also terrible against RHP is irrelevant.
I assume everyone in this thread hopes the Rangers are going after Baldelli.
So in the event we can’t get him who?
Gomes is still available as a RH bat
Really, we’re down to fifth and sixth options. We missed on guys like Garko and Reed Johnson. If we can’t even get a guy like Baldelli and thus have to settle on Chavez, then we will have failed to properly address the problem this offseason.
There's a reason
Jonny Gomes hasn’t been signed. It’s because he offers absolutely 0 position value. If your DH can play multiple spots, then you can definitely have a bench guy like Gomes. If you already have a cripple as your DH and not much positional flexibility, a guy like Gomes is one of the last guys you want to sign.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Agree to an extent
It would be hard to carry Guerrero and Gomes. However, we could use his offense at 1b more than Chavez’s defense.
I wish we had the roster room to carry both a RH 1b and a backup CF, but we don’t. Given Davis’s complete inability to hit LHP right year (and Murphy’s and Borbon’s platoon splits), I vote for the RH bat.
I think
if you’re expecting 200 or so ABs vs. LHP vs. say 400 innings of OF play, I’d take the backup OF every day and twice on Sundays.
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The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
by FirebatM3 on Feb 15, 2010 8:59 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Gomes has never played first base in his pro career
Not sure if you’re talking about him though, or just RH bats in general.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
I think people are getting him a bit confused with Baldelli here
Because to my knowledge, Gomes has never played there.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Whether or not he's played there is mostly irrelevant to me.
I’m confident with most baseball players’ ability to play first as long as they can stay healthy while doing so. The question is if their bat is good enough for them to be worth the playing time there.
Possibly.
But given Chavez’s near-invisible splits and much better track record in center, I might like him more than Johnson. I’d definitely rather have Garko, but at least Chavez can be a plus outfielder at all three positions.
I’m pretty sure I’d rather have him over Gomes on the 25 man roster. I’d rather have Gomes as insurance for 1B.
Again...
But given Chavez’s near-invisible splits
How is this relevant? Explain to me why it benefits us to have a backup outfielder who is equally terrible against both LHP and RHP.
It's relevent because the only thing that would make me want Johnson is the fact that we could use a righty.
Two players being pretty equal, I’ll take the one who can play plus in center the way our team looks right now.
Johnson was a whole 1 1/2 runs farther above average than Chavez last year.
In four more plate appearances. Yes, I just used a very small sample size. Sue me.
Hopefully well enough that we don't have to carry someone around just to take a third of his PAs on the roster.
Otherwise I probably don’t want him on the team anymore.
Davis
Had pretty neutral splits against lefties in his minor league career, and did well against them in a SSS in the majors in 2008.
I’d expect him to improve bigtime over the .241 wOBA he had against them in 2009, or he won’t have improved that much overall.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
I'd say if Davis isn't putting better than a .300 wOBA against lefties his whole game is probably struggling.
And our problem extends beyond who will take his lefty PAs.
I'll let you know what Bill James says.
I’m ordering the book, just to prevent the absofuckinglute abortion of his theorems around here…
"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.
Oh yeah, sorry
Carry on then…
"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.
The Influence Continues
"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 Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Feb 15, 2010 11:24 PM CST up reply actions
I guess this conversation is moot.
UPDATE — Per ESPNDallas.com (there’s no byline on this), Chavez is not expected to be ready for the start of the season, as he’s recovering from ACL surgery.
I’m guessing we brought in Chavez in case somebody is either out for the year or falls on their face in April/May, which validates my original point:
Good guy to keep at AAA.
Bad choice for the 25th man.
I don't think it validates your point.
If it needed validating. It just means you get what I assume you were hoping for.
Well either way, I'm happy.
Chavez is a strong insurance option at AAA, and we still have room to add a bat to the 25 man roster.
Which kinda leads into my first thought on the dealio
Could it be a hedge towards trading Murph for a more balanced-split type fourth OF?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
by Keynes on Feb 15, 2010 8:06 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Could be just as much an effort
To get Rocko to sign the dotted line.
"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.
Yes, I am hoping...
He is just the fall back in case Borbon is injured for any extent…knock on wood.
Of course if Borbon misses any extended time my guess is that we would roll with the Murphy Hamliton Cruz outfield.
by death of the cool on Feb 15, 2010 8:12 PM CST up reply actions
So
Does this mean we get an ode to Craig Gentry from GoET?
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
I'd think
someone like Esteban German gets outrighted before Gentry does.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Apparently, he has
I’m sure Ben Snyder will develop a case of sudden onset rosteritis before the end of Spring Training. It’ll be tragic.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
How long can you make a rehab assignment off of a 15 day DL tip?
My 40 mechanics are pretty damned rusty- does placement on the 15 day even clear the 40 spot?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
by Keynes on Feb 15, 2010 8:35 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
He'll probably
show the first symptoms in early march, and get 60 day’d sometime before April 5. You can get a 10 day stint from a 15, I think.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Well, we kept Nippert in the minors on "rehab" for quite awhile in 2008
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Wasn't he on the 60 day DL?
He probably started his rehab before his DL stint was up then took the full 30 days
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.
Nah, it was the 15
Why? He's not going to be cut
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 15, 2010 8:26 PM CST up reply actions
It would be an epic...
not an ode. An epic is more fitting for a man with such a country western sounding name. I’d make sure to include illusions to Greene’s Hill being where he “roamed” or some such.
by ghostofErikThompson on Feb 15, 2010 9:15 PM CST up reply actions
No, not an epic
a country western sounding name gets a Ballad.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
But Bobby Gentry
sang an “ode” to Billy Joe.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Title says ode
but that’s a ballad in my book, ode being a less narrative form…Now Tom T. Hall’s I Like Beer could maybe be called an ode.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
Sir Mix-A-Lot's Baby Got Back
An epic ode.
Or Bocephus’ Texas Women.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Both great examples
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
Eh...
I don’t know. Ballads just remind me too much of early 1990s hair “metal”.
by ghostofErikThompson on Feb 16, 2010 3:46 AM CST up reply actions
OT
Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!
by philkid3 on Feb 15, 2010 8:33 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Someone should remember this.
So in 4-5 years we can have a gif that says “I AM JURICKSON, SON OF JUDESKA AND CHESMOND!!!”
by philkid3 on Feb 15, 2010 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Jurickson's kids are gonna be named like Qwerty and Kaelysta or something.
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it's a mixture of Chester and Desmond
and you are correct, sir
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Feb 16, 2010 12:42 AM CST up reply actions
That sounds outstanding
Kind of like the “I’m Ian Kinsler, bitch!” picture, throw it down every time Jurick belts a 440 ft homer or turns a heroic double play.
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Link now
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
On a side note
did anyone see Tomas Telis’ facebook display pic? That’s ballsy.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
literally
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 15, 2010 8:54 PM CST up reply actions
Seriously
that shit is glorious. I am rooting for Tomas to make it to the majors so badly.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Nah, just Profar.
His Facebook was talked about a bunch here one day, so I added him. He and Greenberg are the only people in the Rangers organization I’m friends with.
Yeah, I thought that was exclusively for teeagers and pornstars now
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
what's that from?
His facebook or something?
Rangers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Thursday, February 18.
Spoofed account?
"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.
Why would it be a spoofed account?
by TooLegitToQuit on Feb 15, 2010 8:43 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
It's a common way of deflecting the eternal shame
that is a dude having a cat.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
by Keynes on Feb 15, 2010 8:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I thought it may have come from a twitter account.
"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.
If it is him ...
it kinda nails home his desire to hit rather than play once every 5 days.
Rangers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Thursday, February 18.
Nice to see an English post from Jurick
He normally posts in Papamientu (sp?) and I never looked into finding a translation.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
by Keynes on Feb 15, 2010 8:37 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
added
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Nope
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
The Former
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Gong Xi Fa Cai
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
I like how he liked his own status
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 15, 2010 8:55 PM CST up reply actions
I guess so because he just did
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 15, 2010 8:56 PM CST up reply actions
How many young women follow this kid around?
I suppose if you’re a chiseled 16 year old who’s going to be rich it’s like flies to honey.
In other news, who here is Adam and Joseph?
We need to get the ole LSB facebook thing going again.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Rangers CF prospect from the same place
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 15, 2010 8:58 PM CST up reply actions
Me is Joseph
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
by Keynes on Feb 15, 2010 8:59 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Say the name of your parents too!
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Adam
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 15, 2010 9:02 PM CST up reply actions
I am Lothar
of the hill people.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
by t ball on Feb 15, 2010 11:50 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
OT
In other news. It’s quite obvious that either Julio Borbon or his mother edits his Wikipedia.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
heh
His brother, Edwin Borbon, plays college baseball at Trevecca Nazarene University. He is an outstanding outfielder as well.
That’s why he plays at Trevecca Nazarene University… lol
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 15, 2010 8:57 PM CST up reply actions
oh
it was much better before, when it listed like 3 cousins on top of him and his brother.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
haha... I love it
Jurick and Chuck Greenberg are now friends.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Feb 15, 2010 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
I suggested them a long time ago.
I wonder if this is the first time Jurick’s been active in a while.
The name thing on Jurick's profile is pretty funny...
J : is very sexual
U : is loved by everyone
R : funny
I : is really sweet & romantic
C : selfish
K : hot
I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!- Jurickson Profar 2/15/2010
This is where bigsteve comes in and talks about how you shouldn't expect a LA guy to understand the concept of acrostics yet.
by LiamP on Feb 16, 2010 12:07 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Well, it's not that he wouldn't understand it
he just wouldn’t be very good at it yet./bigsteve
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
Awesomely awesome, but does this mean Jurick won't be in camp until March 12?
Cuz if so, I’m definitely pushing back that trip I had considered for the weekend of March 6.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
OT - Another pic of RBIA adrift w/snow
Rangers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Thursday, February 18.
Another pic - amidst the Ventura/Nolan Ryan brouhaha
Bo Jackson, Big Hurt, Kevin Kennedy
Rangers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Thursday, February 18.
by shroomer on Feb 15, 2010 9:27 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
pretty great seeing Dean and Juan in the background...
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Who is biting Bo?
Even funnier is Frank’s expression. Looks like he just saw someones head explode.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Feb 15, 2010 9:58 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Biting Bo ...
Is that … CWun?
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OT: Who willl be the first Ranger to get into a fight this year?
I’m sure there is still some bad blood with Ian and the Sox, but we seem more like a passive team. I’ll say a pitcher, and I’m going with Dustin Nippert with Salty jumping in the scrum. Hopefully the opponent is Teix, and he comes away with a slightly bloodied nose. I would hope for Youkilis, but we’ve already seen him make a douche of himself in a brawl, again would be overkill.
On a somewhat related note I say we sign Johnny Gomes.
Shadazz. She's sensitive. Just like jazz. SHADAZZ.
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 15, 2010 9:35 PM CST up reply actions
My money's on Kinsler
He’ll charge the mound against somebody at some point.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
He sure was...
jawing a lot in a few of the games against the Halos last year.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see something happen this year involving Kinsler. I hope it doesn’t happen though.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Kinsler's two greatest enemies
John Lackey and Dustin Pedroia are on the same team now. What time do we play those bastards?
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Didn't Lackey
start jawing at Davis one time after a homerun. I don’t know why I remember that and am no good at looking up stats, but just remember Davis trotting around and Lackey yelling at him for some reason. Maybe it was 2 years ago
I think that was last year.
I seem to remember the same thing. CD was having a tough time at the plate and when he finally connected it was more than apparent he wasn’t trying to show up Lackey. He was upset because CD was running the bases too slow I think.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Feb 16, 2010 12:36 AM CST up reply actions
I think CD had a strained hammy or something, didn't he?
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Yep as a matter of fact,
I think you’re right.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Feb 16, 2010 12:41 AM CST up reply actions
It'd take a damn fool to try and hit Nellie
Shadazz. She's sensitive. Just like jazz. SHADAZZ.
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 15, 2010 10:05 PM CST up reply actions
I think we've all drooled over the thought of this scenario
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Feb 15, 2010 10:10 PM CST up reply actions
It would probably be rather dissapointing
He’d just drop-kick the guy and sit on his face until both benches arrive.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 15, 2010 10:13 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
that visual rules
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
yes...
yes it does
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Feb 15, 2010 10:26 PM CST up reply actions
You win.
lol, damn funny visual!
"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 think we'd see an expert hiptoss
Shadazz. She's sensitive. Just like jazz. SHADAZZ.
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 15, 2010 10:16 PM CST up reply actions
Awesomeness
Whatever happens, it will no doubt be more impressive than Feldmania’s sidearmed slap punch.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
I'm hoping Boggs makes the team at some point
and he’s the fighter
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Feb 16, 2010 1:12 AM CST up reply actions
I hope Feldmania, simply because I want to learn whether he's switched from a sidearm punch to a more overhand delivery
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
Like 500,000 other people
I was at this game (front row of Section O in the outfield).
I’ve never seen this photo. Thanks for posting.
Frank Thomas’ expression is hilarious – like he just got a whiff of somebody’s fart…OH MAN!
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
OT...
I just finished watching Ong Bak 2. The story and acting were pretty bad and I hate voice overs (I just wish they would do subtitles), but holy shit is Tony Jaa one hell of a martial artist.
I couldn’t believe some of the shit he did in that movie.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I loved the first one. Can't wait to see this one.
Shadazz. She's sensitive. Just like jazz. SHADAZZ.
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 16, 2010 12:29 AM CST up reply actions
amazing
Ya know, the next time Dirkatron punts a baby off a bridge he needs to set his ankles on fire first.
Rangers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Thursday, February 18.
So I take it he doesn't have a stunt double?
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Feb 16, 2010 1:09 AM CST up reply actions
That reminds me...
it has been far too long since I went shoulder-walking on a group of people.
Thanks for the link. Dude is fucking talented.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I love that this movie is catching on
Me and my friends stumbled upon this movie a while ago on one of those HD movie channels. It was only subtitled and we had no clue at all what was going on in the story, but Tony Jaa is all that is man.
You should also check out the District B13 movies.
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
someone is taking that bit a loooooong way
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Feb 16, 2010 8:39 AM CST up reply actions
Spellman
He knew after what happened to Fin that it was better to make peace with The Newberg. Smart man.
"Jesus, Spanish- our jobs aren't enough, now you want our words?"
-- Sterling Archer
This
Better to buddy up with The Newberg than have your body dumped in a shallow grave beside the East Fork of the Trinity.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
Did y'all see this on Baseballmusings.com?
FEBRUARY 14, 2010
PLAYERS A TO Z, NEFTALI FELIZ
Neftali Feliz pitches in relief for the Texas Rangers. Feliz generated a lot of buzz with his impressive major league debut in 2009. He did not allow a walk over his first eight appearances, covering 11 2/3 innings, while striking out 17. He finished with an impressive 39 K in 31 innings with just 8 walks and two home runs allowed. Opponents managed just 13 hits, good for a .124 BA. Probably his most amazing stat was that opponents managed line drives on just 4.6% of the balls they put in play.
Feliz pitched mostly as a starter in the minors, where his numbers were excellent, although not quite as amazing as his short stint in the majors. He was still a high strikeout, low hit pitcher with worse control. That was in general improving as he came up through the leagues.
His role for 2010 is not yet defined, and won’t be until the middle of March. Whether he starts or relieves, he’ll be an exciting rookie to watch this season.
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"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
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