Monday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 1, 2010 8:41 AM CST
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There will be an intrasquad game today, with the expected Opening Day lineup facing off against the backups. It is supposed to go eight innings, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia is going to catch for the "A team," which is noteworthy primarily because catcher is the one job in the everyday lineup that is supposedly up for grabs.
Jeff Wilson has a story about Julio Borbon, and his transition to being the Rangers' starting centerfielder and leadoff hitter this season.
Richard Durrett takes a look at the Rangers' long and middle relief situation, with a gaggle of pitchers available for just a couple of roles.
Evan Grant has a new version of his projected Opening Day roster, with two changes from the last one. One, the boring one, is Khalil Greene out and Joaquin Arias in. That's to be expected. The other one is Max Ramirez as the 25th man, replacing Mike Lowell, the guy Max was going to be traded for.
Grant writes that Max made a good impression at first base this past weekend, and the Rangers like the idea of having a third guy who can catch, to give them more tactical flexibility.
I go back and forth on Max as the 25th man...the fact that he hasn't hit above AA, and had a lost year in 2009, makes me think he'd be best off going back to AAA, at least for a month or two, to get regular ABs.
But what the team really needs from its last guy off the bench is someone who can hit lefties and either play first base or centerfield, and while Max isn't going to be patrolling center, he should at least be serviceable at first. If he's recovered from his wrist injury and the team thinks he can hit lefties well enough to contribute that way, then he may be the best fit in that role
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Wishful thinking...
…but what do the Rangers do if Max comes in and absolutely tears it up at the plate? Somebody would have to get traded I assume.
It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard.
- Nolan Ryan
Good problem to have
I’d take that problem any day. If Max and CD both come back as serviceable to above average hitters we’ll have a really good problem on our hands. There is no doubt in my mind that one of CD/Max would be trade deadline fodder if this team is a contender in July.
Why do folks even worry about that problem.
Been watching the Rangers for 25 years or so. Too much talent has never really been a problem.
Worry about it when you see it.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Mar 1, 2010 10:11 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
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Pre-sale
I bought Opening Day tickets through the pre-sale 2 years ago and all they made available were upper deck and outfield seats, it was really shitty. I had much better luck last year waiting until the general publi sale. The pre-sale is a Travishamockery!!
by Topgun22 on Mar 1, 2010 9:06 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
yeah, one year i couldn't get any in the presale
and got good ones in the public.
i finally got through and bought 2 tickets way at the top of the stadium for 20 each though. On opening day I really don’t care where I am, I just want to be there.
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You werent kidding. The only seats "available" are the 20 upper upper deck tickets!!
Why even do a presale?
Elvis has "shook up" Arlington!!
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Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Speaking of...those guys have crazy operations
When I first moved to Houston a ticker scalper was one of the very few people interested in hiring me. He had some shitty office space on Gunspoint with 6 employees all hawking tickets simultaneously. It was maddness.
I got through
after about 100 clicks…best available was 335U about 15 rows up. Oh well…not terrible seats I guess.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Fucking sucks
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Question regarding Opening Day
Am I in the minority by feeling that Opening Day is the one day out of the season that I would NEVER want to go to Rangers Ballpark? Yes, I get that it’s the first game. But I’d SO much rather watch that one on tv.
Maybe I’m getting old and jaded and cynical, but I have no desire to be around the gaggles of spares in the parking lot and the stands who couldn’t name the Rangers 4th or 5th starters, yet they go to the game to get hammered and be part of the scene. Some of those knuckleheads watch about 2 innings of the game before they decide they need to go to the parking to drink more free beer.
As a kid, I loved to go to Opening Day. But the older I get, I’ve become less and less interested in it. Too expensive. Too crowded. Too douchey.
I go to a baseball game to watch a baseball game. So I’d prefer to attend a tuesday night game in late April against KC or Baltimore that has 15,000 in the stands.
I have made it a habit of going
It’s a great combination of celebrating a new season and missing work to do so. You almost feel like a kid skipping school again.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
I agree with these guys.
I’ve only been to opening day once, but it was a blast.
If I’m lucky, I’ll draw first choice in our ticket group this season and get the opening day seats.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
I've gone the last 5 years
this will be my first that I haven’t gone, but I’ll go to plenty of games this year.
Opening day is great because you’ve waited so long to be at the ballpark again, and the hope of a new season is upon you. This year, I’m especially hopeful that it will be a special year.
btw…I’ll still skip work to watch the game on tv.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Fair enough.......
I’m a 34-yr old curmudgeon, this I know. Hope everyone who loves the Opening Day scene has a blast. Maybe the weather will be above 40 degrees this year. It seems the last few have been very Chicago-like.
yeah, I understand that
last year was frigidly cold in our seats. we were in the lower level under the overhang. wind was gusting and we were having to bundle up while we could see people 15 ft from us in the sun and taking off layers. Damn, that was painful.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
This will be my fourth opening day...
….and the weather has been cold and shitty every year. I still love it.
Also, with the way this winter has gone, I fully expect the weather that day to be very poor.
Think I might go
This would be 3 in the last 4. Kind of a big undertaking since it’s 800 miles.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
Best game to go to outside of the playoffs.
Of course, walk off wins vs. the Angels or something are probably more exciting, but you never know for sure when that is going to happen. Even if I did see Hamilton HR off K-Rod to walk off beat those idiots two years ago. I admit, that game was better than opening day.
do casual, non baseball fans ruin the day?
I just remember growing up that there were a bunch of rich kids (for lack of a better term) whose parents would take them almost as a status symbol – but they knew literally nothing about the Rangers (not just advanced stats).
Maybe
But last year I went with an old friend that lives in DFW but is a Yankees fan. He wore his Yanks hat and I wore my Rangers hat. He got a lot of shit in the parking lot but whatever. He might not know the Rangers but he knows his baseball and we had a good time.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
That game was pure sweetness.
My seats were behind the visitor’s dugout then, so we had a perfect view of that beauty arcing just over the right field wall. Hambone knocked the shit out of that ball.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
Opening Day
I go every year, I absolutely love it. Its practically a holiday for me, wife knows it, work knows it.
by Topgun22 on Mar 1, 2010 12:54 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I am getting that way
haven’t been working a long time, but long enough for my wife to realize a pattern forming. She was already asking me in January when I was getting tickets.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
There's only been One Opening Day
And I was there. :)
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
I was there in '94.
Nilsson Schmillson hit a bomb for the Brew-ha’s and I think Will Clark hit one as well for Texas.
Don’t remember score (maybe 3-2?) but we lost.
"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)
was there too
last row of the upper deck behind homeplate. It was great.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Got my seats a few days ago
Part of the season-ticket holder presale (I’ve had the weekend 16 plan for the past few years). Guaranteed 1st row on the second deck for 16 games a year is pretty damn good.
They were sold out of all the cheap seats during the presale, sadly; so I overpaid for some seats 13 rows back from the 3rd base dugout.
Normally my plan for attending baseball games when I don’t already have tickets is to just buy the cheapest ticket available then go pay the extra money for the Diamond Club buffet and just sit there the entire game (this strategy is especially useful during July and August).
How much is the Diamond Club buffet?
"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.
$25 per person.
All you can eat (though dessert and drinks are extra, naturally), and you get a nice view of the game from left field.
that's all??
hmmm I did the one at Royals stadium but it was up in the front. It was a lot more.
If the Rangers don't make the play-offs this year I'm gonna go all Epic Bearded Man on your ass.
It's a hell of a deal.
Watching from the Diamond Club for $25 per person (hooray top sirloin and baked salmon during a baseball game) and watching from the Dublin Up Irish Pub for free are the two best kept secrets of the Rangers.
FYI though… Regarding the Diamond Club; the buffet usually ends around the 5th inning, and you usually have to wait to get a table if you don’t get there early enough. You can stay after the buffet ends though. Regarding the Dublin Up Irish Pub; there’s only 3 tables that overlook the field so you’ll have to get their early. The pub closes after the 7th inning, but by then it’s usually cool enough in the summertime to sit and watch the last two innings comfortably from your seat.
Great info, thanks.
Steak & salmon seems like a great meal…gotta beat an overcooked, rubbery hot dog.
I assume the Dublin Up is the sports bar in the OF that changes names every 2/3 years?
I’ve arrived real early for a game, had a beer & munchies, and watched BP from there, it was really cool.
"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.
Not if that hot dog is a dollar.
And there’s nothing better then watching BP from the pub. I love that.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Dublin Up
It’s the bar located on the Club Level around Section 210-211.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Yep... and my seats are in section 213 row 1.
So when it’s time to get kicked out I just meander to my seats with a Guiness in hand and watch the end of the game.
You sir have just opened my eyes,
very useful info, thanks!!
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 1, 2010 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
Did not know that, thanks.
"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.
On opening day, there's a good chance you'll see some Ranger celebrities in the Diamond Club.
We went up there season before last and ran into Nolan and Sunny. I think Hicks wandered through at some point. JD made an appearance as well.
The food is pretty good too.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
If I didn't spend $200 on my seats I'd be in there.
But I don’t want to waste them dammit. I’m going to catch me a foul ball and get at least one glare from the opposing team due to an offensive chant. That’s my goal for 2010.
We were just in there before the game.
We still sat in our seats for the actual game.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
got mine
third base side, section 13
You hear about the "Electric Arms", they're all the rage.
"If the Rangers have marked improvement in 2010, I'm going to need to give JD credit." Josey Wales, Feb. 10, 2010 11:45 AM CST
If Max is gonna be on the bench backing up 1B and C
I’d just as soon make him the backup catcher too and carry a true backup CF with the worst of Salty/Tea in OKC. Because honestly I don’t think Davis hitting lefties is going to be bad enough this year to warrant a platoon (and if it is, Smoak will be taking over there soon enough anyway).
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Is Max
truly that awful behind the plate? That seems to be the general consensus, that’s he’s very poor defensively. I thought he looked passable when he was up in ’08.
It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard.
- Nolan Ryan
That's the ongoing debate
We’ve heard conflicting reports on his D ranging from people saying he has to tools to be average back there to people saying he has no chance of sticking.
My guess is the truth lies somewhere in between, but I think he’s passable enough to be the freaking backup catcher, at least.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Mar 1, 2010 8:53 AM CST up reply actions
i thought BA said he was good/decent
on throwing guys out & blocking balls in the dirt?
maybe 2 yrs ago?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Mar 1, 2010 10:13 AM CST up reply actions
I've never heard anyone say anything positive about his defensive chops.
But maybe I missed a positive comment or two.
And by my eye he’s a terrible receiver, he’s got iron hands.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Well
The problem is, he’s not viewed as good enough defensively to want him out there 40-50 games per year.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 1, 2010 8:58 AM CST up reply actions
If that's really the case, then we need to trade him while we still can.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Mar 1, 2010 9:11 AM CST up reply actions
Because he's largely useless to us if we can't play him behind the plate?
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Mar 1, 2010 9:33 AM CST up reply actions
I dunno
.280/.360/.450 maybe? Good, but not good enough to really warrant DHing him, at least not ahead of Smoak or Davis.
And if he’s not good enough behind the plate to even be a backup catcher, he’s not really flexible enough to be a bench guy, IMO…
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Mar 1, 2010 9:38 AM CST up reply actions
In the long-term I'd still hope we could find a better DH than Max, really.
And we have Moreland too, though he’s prolly not gonna be any better than Max.
Hell, we might need the DH slot reserved for Hamilton in the future, at the rate he’s going.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Mar 1, 2010 9:47 AM CST up reply actions
I don't see the point of trading Ramirez right now,
at what’s arguably his lowest value, unless that trade clears up the DH/reserve situation, whether short term or long.
yea +1 here
you never, ever, ever trade a player at their lowest value
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Mar 1, 2010 10:13 AM CST up reply actions
I know I'm not a talent evaluator.
I just didn’t think he looked that bad when he played. He didn’t play much, but he didn’t look terrible.
If you're going to be conclusive with Max's poor defense
how did you rate his stint as a 23 year old hitter 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"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
I'm not being conclusive
I’m using the numbers to respond to the very-frequent “he looked fine to me” comments.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 1, 2010 9:36 AM CST up reply actions
To be fair, I didn't see he looked fine.
I just said he didn’t look that bad. If the numbers support him sucking then I’ll believe the numbers.
-1
Don’t let yourself get bullied.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 9:46 AM CST up reply actions
By the numbers
and the people posting them. Take a stand and stick with it!!!
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 9:52 AM CST up reply actions
That's disappointing...
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 10:16 AM CST up reply actions
Not really a stand
but a decent start.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 10:18 AM CST up reply actions
That's always a healthy attitude.
Don’t let any cockimamy evidence stand in the way of your preconceived notions!
I would hardly call
defensive metrics hard evidence.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 1:32 PM CST up reply actions
Now that I actually clicked the link
those weren’t defensive metrics. I will, however, argue that stolen bases against is tough because it doesn’t take into account the pitchers role in keeping the runner close.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 1:33 PM CST up reply actions
Arguing a flaw in a statistic is fine.
It’s certainly not the same as digging in your heels because it doesn’t agree with what you decided you want to think after watching some games on TV.
In fact, I don't even know what was posted as I didn't click the link.
The point has very little to do with a specific situation.
My response had
nothing to do with a specific situation either. I just think it’s funny that people come on here, take a side of an argument, someone else number whips them with a bunch of imperfect statistics, and they change their mind to fit in with the “in” crowd.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 1:45 PM CST up reply actions
Was that your
attempt at a witty nose turned up I’m better than you comment?
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
Yep
no need to think for yourself anymore, just piggyback off other people’s creation. Anyone can be a baseball expert as long as they can read someone else’s writing!!!!
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 2:10 PM CST up reply actions
Is that your argument towards scientists who read the works of those who studied befor them?
A physicist using the works of Albert Einstein to help him gain knowledge in his field isn’t thinking for himself?
No
those scientists are attempting to create or discover something new. They aren’t using the writing to try and look smarter than everyone else in the room.
The number whips on here, on the other hand, remind me of the guy from Good Will Hunting that memorizes passages from vague historical texts to try and impress eveyrone else in the bar.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 2:25 PM CST up reply actions
If you don't think people are trying to advance the study of baseball to understand the game better. . .
. . . you’re more clueless than I thought.
And don’t use movies to make your point, think for yourself.
by philkid3 on Mar 1, 2010 2:27 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
But
you aren’t one of those people. You don’t do anything to advance the study of baseball, you just numberwhip people with other people’s creations.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 2:28 PM CST up reply actions
Ignoring for a moment that you're wrong. . .
Let’s say I don’t advance the study of baseball. Because I don’t design, say, WAR myself, I can’t cite it myself, even if I understand it?
That’s hilarious.
Do you apply this to every walk of life? You never use the intelligent research done by people other than you because you didn’t do it yourself?
Do whatever you want
Bottom line is you add nothing original or creative to the discussion when you just run around citing numbers someone else created. Being able to read and being intelligent are 2 completely different things.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 2:56 PM CST up reply actions
If you want to get in to a discussion about baseball study, start one.
I use to write for Beyond the Boxscore for a reason: it’s what I’m interested in. And several other people are, as well.
But the goal is pretty often just to present evidence that corrects someone’s line of thinking. You equate that to “not thinking for yourself” because you don’t understand what they’re saying. That doesn’t mean they don’t understand what they’re saying.
Why did you quit?
"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)
I was actually, technically, "fired."
I was going to quit, anyway, though, and it wasn’t heated or anything.
When I started working for Disney, I was just too busy with too unreliable internet access to be a regular contributor. Sky (who isn’t there anymore, of course) invited me to come back when I ended up having time again, but I haven’t pursued that with the new leadership yet. I feel pretty bad about pretty much just disappearing still.
But yeah, it’s pretty much just as simple as not having enough time there.
Nah
I don’t discuss things with arrogant asshats who say things like I am correcting someone’s line of thinking. I can think for myself and I can understand what all of those stats mean. Thanks for proving my point though you arrogant prick.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 4:35 PM CST up reply actions
You've made quite an impression
in here over the last 10 days or so.
"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)
What point of yours did he prove?
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
If I decide I want to work on my engine. . .
. . . I should think for myself, right? I shouldn’t look at the work of people who know more about cars than me and have dedicated their lives to researching the topic. Instead, I just need to go in there without any influence from anyone, look at it, and start fiddling.
If I’m talking to someone about cooking, I shouldn’t cite the works of any great chefs or nutritional scientists. That wouldn’t be thinking for myself. Sure, they know more about food than I ever will and have the evidence to back up their assertions, but they have no place in the conversation. And when I’m in the kitchen, I’d be a damned thoughtless idiot to use any of their cookbooks. They know more than me and can help me know more about cooking? Big deal, that’s not thinking for myself.
Lord knows thinking one has something to gain by pursuing empirical knowledge isn’t actually thinking.
Reply above
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
The numbers aren't definitive
It is way too small of a sample size. As I said elsewhere, I think that people remember that play where he got run over by Mathis, held onto the ball, and threw the other guy out at third base, and thus he gets overrated.
But the scouting reports say he’s bad, and the numbers from the time he was in the majors are consistent with that.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 1, 2010 9:50 AM CST up reply actions
Adam
Do you really have any reservations about Max eventually being a good hitter in The Show?
I don’t.
A .398 OBP amassed over six seasons is pretty good indicator that he’ll be okay and he didn’t drown (.345 OBP in 55 plate appearances) in 2008.
Max can be the safety net when/if Davis shits the bed, he tortures LH pitching and he can also ph for our catchers when needed. The fact that he give us some depth at a couple of key weaknesses from last year should be in his favor.
"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)
should say
“didn’t drown 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"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
This is a complete guess
but if he was given 300 ab’s in The Show this year (and wasn’t dicked around by The Mensa i.e. benched for 2 weeks and brought in to face somebody like Haren or King Felix) … I could see 15 HR & a .360 OBP/.800+ OPS.
"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)
If he's facing primarily LHPs, probably
If he’s facing a normal mix, I think that’s overly optimistic.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 1, 2010 9:25 AM CST up reply actions
So do we give him 200 ab's instead?
I’d still expect 10-12 HR with an OPS above .800.
Imagine the following scenario…the Angels throw Weaver at us and Salty gets the start. It’s a 3-2 lead going to the 9th and Davis & Salty are both supposed to hit.
Scioscia brings in Fuentes to close.
Wouldn’t you want Max to be available to ph for one of Davis / Salty (depending if they’re struggling?
"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)
In nearly 300 plate appearances against LH pitching
in The Show, Salty has a .587 OPS. Last year he was at .657. I’m expecting Salty to have an OPS v LH pitching below .700 this year.
If Davis does anything he did in The Show prior to September 20 of last season, his struggling is going to be evident.
We don’t have an obvious ph to use late v LH pitching in the scenario I painted above and Wash has been very reluctant to ph for his catchers in the past.
"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)
Let me be more clear: how many PAs
do the Rangers need in order to make their determination about whether Davis and/or Saltalamacchia are struggling?
I ask because Ramirez starting out in AAA and taking a couple months to get into a rhythm seems like a decent idea.
I give Davis the month of April
to get his act together.
The Rangers are going to have 6 games with the M’s (and C Lee) by May 2. I also suspect in April they’re also going to see Buehrele, CC, Pettitte and all the spare LH starters that the BJays are going to throw at us so The Mensa should be able to find some ab’s for Max if he’s fair.
With Salty, it would be a monumental upset if he hits LH pitching in The Show worth a damn.
It just makes sense to throw LH starting pitching at this line-up until we prove we can handle 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"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
If we're talking through the end of April,
I’d rather see Ramirez start out in AAA, getting regular playing time, and get the call up if/when necessary.
I don’t think putting Ramirez’s initial comeback from a tough year into Washington’s hands is an especially encouraging plan.
If Max is in OKC
that means your bench (if Salty wins the job) would be what, Murphy, Teagarden, Arias and …Boggs?
You’re going to need a dependable ph of some sort because I’m also expecting Tiny E to throw down an overall OPS of close to .700 and for Borbon to struggle v leftys as well.
As it stands right now, Tiny E, Davis, Salty & Borbon all stand to get a lot of playing time and it’s be nice to have a dependable ph to roll out in the late innings when needed.
"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)
We don't use enough PH anyway
I think our 25th spot should be a guy who is a good clubhouse guy, has experience, and can play 3B at least average in case something should happen to Young.
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.
Just say Mike Lowell
and save everyone else time
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 1, 2010 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
You
are correc
"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)
You are dead-on in saying
we don’t ph very much…we were last in ph ab’s last year. We were also the least effective in using a ph (.119/.372 OPS).
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting/split/87/league/al
That’s a weakness that could be shored up with the right player and it’s not like we’re going to lack opportunities for a ph with Salty, Davis, Borbon and Tiny E.
"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)
It'd be nice, and Ramirez could well fill that role,
but given the way Washington approaches pinch-hitting?
And just for April, assuming the Rangers don’t make any moves, Boggs is a possibility I wouldn’t mind them considering ~ though that is a ton of outfielders to carry even for a month, especially if they intend to get Guerrero into the field on occasion.
I also wouldn’t be hugely surprised if the Rangers made another move or two, especially if Arias disappoints.
Washington didn't use his ph's very often
last year probably because he had nobody to do it. Andruw Jones led the team with 8 ph appearances.
In 2008, Washington used the ph a lot more (99 ab’s with a .253 average/.687 OPS) because he had the Cat and Ramon V.
Boggs went 4 for 13 with two walks in that role in 2008.
"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)
And this is why I think Max should stay in AAA.
He will be rotting away on the bench in the bigs as the 25th man. At least in AAA he’ll get to see live pitching every game and be able to work on things. If he’s our 25, he’ll be hitting BP and talking to Hurdle for about 5 secs a day.
Max will need to blow away AAA for about 2 months, then be considered, secondly, after Smoak. This will of course depend on injuries or other needs, but I think if all things are running ok, this would be how it is handled.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
So in AAA
we have Moreland in LF, Smoak at 1b, Lemon at 2B, and Ramirez at DH.
For Catchers, do we still have Kevin Richardson? Or are we talking Gradoville or even bumping up Elio Sarmientio. (nah, I send him back to AA to fight for a job with the double jumped Vinny DiFazio) so, Gradoville I guess. (Tom Tellis in Hickory. can’t wait for him…)
Shortstops? With Arias in the show, I guess its Gildur Rodriguez.
3B, do we still own Metcalf? otherwise Johnny Whittleman (maybe Whittleman anyway).
CF: Gentry
RF: Steven Murphy.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
I agree with this:
Ramirez starting out in AAA and taking a couple months to get into a rhythm seems like a decent idea.
I’d like to see him hammer AAA pitching before bringing him up. If his bat is eventually going to be worthy of a DH role, having him sit in the majors as our 25th man seems wasteful.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
Although he did drown in his last MLB look
J Botts carried a pretty hefty .395 OBP in his minor league career. And he dominated AAA.
by Whiskey in my Whiskey on Mar 1, 2010 9:17 AM CST up reply actions
Max, to my understanding
was hurt for almost the entire year so I’m not sure how much you take from what happened.
"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)
He gets a pass from me for that year
for what it’s worth. We just need to see more from Max to believe he won’t drown in the bigs.
by Whiskey in my Whiskey on Mar 1, 2010 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
was he healthy though in winter ball?
if so, the issue with his increasing strikeout rate is of great concern, and a continuing problem.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Anyone able to get through
for the pre-sale this morning?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
No
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
thats what i get
for making fun of reply fails…and never posting
Max
His ceiling is higher than 25th man.
If he’s sits on the bench all year, gets 100-some PAs, does it hinder his development?
At his age, yes. He needs to go to AAA and get caught up. He’s got something to prove there anyway.
Nobody cares whether this guy is a catcher anymore. It’s the hit tool that has value.
Go Strangers.
I agree
Sitting on the end of the Ranger bench does nothing for him. He needs to go to AAA and continue his development so that he can compete for the Ranger DH in 2011. I would prefer a true 1B backing up CD.
Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
in 2011 he'll be out of options
so If you are going to give him a shot, I think you try it out this year knowing you can option him back to AAA. Next year you won’t be able to do that, and people like Moreland and Smoak could have surpassed him by then if they haven’t already.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Next year, one of those three will not be here.
Moreland, Smoak, or Max will be traded.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
I don't think so
Either Davis has a big year and we keep him
or he sucks and we bury him.
either way he doesn’t get traded (unless its a pure dump, but with no salary attached, I just don’t see a need).
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
That's my thinking.
We may be able to get a buyer if one of the aforementioned three don’t do too well in the bigs. CD will have had plenty of time to work out his growing pains, so if he sucks after this year, there will be NO market for him IMO.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Not only his age
But his option status as well. Unless he is up all season, thus not using an option, this will be his last option season and next year he will have to either make the club or get DFAd.
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.
except, I think he'll be out of options regardless of how we handle him
is that wrong?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
No
If he spends all season in the majors (or less than 20 days in the minors) he won’t use an option up and would then have one next season.
But if hes relegated to 25th man all season I think that effectively losses a year of development and then next year we are looking at a 27 year old who may need more AAA time before being ready to play everyday in the majors, even if it is at DH
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.
The Marriage Ref
So…let me get this straight. You and your spouse annoy each other to the point that you humiliate yourself on a network show only to have the bastion of the happy marriage, Alec Baldwin, attempt to resolve the dispute?
No wonder I don’t watch network TV….
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Mar 1, 2010 9:38 AM CST reply actions
I'll never understand
why this sort of terribly contrived drama is popular.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
while it certainly has been popular, surely this show won't actually succeed?
my webcomic - Fanatics
I guess one redeeming thing that came from watching only a small portion of the show...
I was thanking the good Lord above for my wife…
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Mar 1, 2010 9:52 AM CST up reply actions
I don't know
But someone from my office just spent 10 minutes explaining to three others in my office how awesome and funny the show was. Yes, this person was my boss.
I thought it was pretty funny
Baldwin was great, and the guy who wanted to keep his stuffed dog on the mantle was hilarious.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 1, 2010 10:00 AM CST up reply actions
I'm a sucker for Alec Baldwin humor
The promos made it look like he was a permanent member of the panel. I probably won’t watch unless I’m really into one of the panel members.
meta-signature
He was way funnier than Seinfeld
He killed.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 1, 2010 11:21 AM CST up reply actions
TR's mailbag is up:
He eloquently breaks down the difference between the stretch and the windup, answers a Blake Beavan question from Blake B. in Irving, TX, and claims that Twitter is making him consider retirement.
FWST - today's pitching probables
Here are the pitchers for today’s intrasquad game.
.
Home team: Rich Harden, Scott Feldman, Brandon McCarthy, Tommy Hunter, Neftali Feliz, Doug Mathis, Tanner Scheppers, Alexi Ogando.
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Visiting team: C.J. Wilson, Colby Lewis, Darren Oliver, Darren O’Day, Matt Harrison, Pedro Strop, Kasey Kiker, Ben Snyder.
Looks a little lopsided to me. heh
yeah, I'll take the home team
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I suppose.
But by that logic shouldn’t it be super ultra refreshing that someone like Chan Ho Park got set for life with a big fat contract and still took it upon himself to work hard and stay in great shape? It’s good the kid realized his mistake and good for him for putting in the work to remedy the problem, but a guy getting fat and then losing the weight isn’t something I find particularly refreshing when it’s the guy who got himself fat in the first place.
Maybe that’s a bit harsh, and I’m really not trying to pass judgement on Harrison here, though.
That part wasn’t really the point.
The point was to make a little joke about the rampant optomisim of Spring Training and all the “… reported to camp in the best shape of his life and is primed for a big season” fluff article we get each and every year.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Mar 2, 2010 12:45 AM CST up reply actions
Ha, I know what your point was. Fangraphs had an retrospective article...
…on the “best shape of my lifers” from last year.
But it’s not like Harrison was noticeably fat or anything.
possible "visiting team" makeup?
c – Tea
1b – Smoak
2b – Olmedo
3b – German
ss – Arias
of – Murphy, Gentry, Moreland
just for fun
1. Gentry – CF
2. German – 3B
3. Murphy – LF
4. Smoak – 1B
5. Moreland – RF
6. Teagarden – C
7. Arias – SS
8. Olmedo – 2B
by JimCrankshaft on Mar 1, 2010 11:48 AM CST up reply actions
Heh @ CJ being on the visiting squad
Wonder how long it’ll be before we get an outraged tweet from him for Evan to write about…
by JimBonnick84 on Mar 1, 2010 10:35 AM CST up reply actions
who's that little dude with the big eyes?
He must be a “scooter” or somesuch?
If the Rangers don't make the play-offs this year I'm gonna go all Epic Bearded Man on your ass.
You've got some competition
Check out the sweet clean 2010 Rangers (with 1987 Topps wood backgrounds)
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Boy,
if you are ever feeling down about your team, all you need to do is read that flowery prose from MLB. Kinda reminds me of being 12 again, and everyone is an All-Star.
"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 break stuff when I see him
No thanks.
(but I get your point)
"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.
Man...
those ’87 Topps cards were the best.
by ghostofErikThompson on Mar 1, 2010 10:44 PM CST up reply actions
They were amazing, but I think the 1988 and 1989 Upper Deck were the best.
God I spent every penny I made on those cards. I wonder how much my collection is now…? I need to go fishing in the attic at the parents house.
Damn those Upper Deck cards were gold back then to me.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
I mean c'mon, just look at this Twittering son of a B.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
With our UTIL being Arias now
I think it makes finding a guy who can play both 3B and 1B more of a priority.
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.
OT: Otter resigned
4/12 is the rumor.
Good.
"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.
Didn't watch the Marriage Ref...
but I did watch a movie last night with Alec Baldwin called ‘Lymelife’. Highly recommend, really good flick. Had a couple of Macaulay’s little bros. in it along with Timothy Hutton.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Cool, I'll put that on my list of movies to watch
I like Baldwin, contrary to many.
"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 you like foreign films, check out Revanche
Austrian revenge excellence.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 1, 2010 11:26 AM CST up reply actions
I borrowed this, and watched it last night
The Proposition, an Aussie Western. Much bleaker and more hardcore than any US western, but really rather depressing…like it ruins the rest of your night. I am always on the lookout for good westerns to refer my Dad to, this one will not make that list.
"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.
Agree
I had to finish it though.
"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.
Yeah, the scene with the little brother getting what he gets
Still oogs me out.
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!
Seen it
I didn’t find it depressing or hard to watch at all, but it was a little slow at times. Pretty good, could’ve been better.
I’ll watch anything w/ Winstone in it. Check out Scum, made when he was a teenager, it’s about British reform school life.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 1, 2010 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
Have you seen Nil By Mouth?
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 1, 2010 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, it's been a 5-7 years, but i remember liking it a good deal
Awesome lower middle class angst.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Depressing movie
“Depressing” doesn’t describe the movie, it describes the reaction.
My reaction to this movie is remembering nothing except Nick Cave did the soundtrack. And Guy Pearce played the lead.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 1, 2010 12:54 PM CST up reply actions
Have you...
or anyone else seen sin nombre?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Yep, outstanding film. Get on that.
I think Randy saw it too and felt the same way.
Revanche vs. Sin Nombre. two best foreign films I’ve seen this year. Hard to say which is better.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 1, 2010 12:21 PM CST up reply actions
Cool...
Blockbuster gave me free movies for 30 days just for signing up for a membership.
I’m trying to rent everything I’ve missed and watch it in a month. Figured that one would be up there. I’ve heard some good things about it.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
If you had netflix, you could be streaming them right now
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
If you liked Lymelife, you might like The Ice Storm
I haven’t seen Lymelife yet, but I assume the themes have some similarities, except The Ice Storm isn’t a comedy.
Ang Lee, with Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, and Joan Allen leading a stellar cast.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Thanks, I'll check it out...
Kline is great. He’s very underrated imo.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Keep the rec's coming you're filling up my netflix instant queue
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Check out the Pusher triology
Danish. Very entertaining. #2 is best.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Thanks, added all 3
Im pretty happy with the netflix instant stuff. lots of documentaries and foreign films and older indies i never saw
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Yeah, the documentaries are the best selection Instant has
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
And by the way
About 2/3 of the way through Dexter season 3. Much better than the 1st 2 seasons.
His sister i wish would quit acting, though. She is beyond turrible.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 1, 2010 11:30 AM CST up reply actions
She is like an annoying puppy to me
You want to hate, but just can’t, for whatever reason. Also, I remember reading up on Revanche, but never followed through. I’ll check it out now, thanks.
"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.
Well
Now that she’s married to Michael Hall in real life, there’s no way she’s ever going to be off the show.
I didn’t like season 3 as much as the first two, but season 4? Holy shit was that awesome. Since you’re still on season 3, I won’t spoil anything, except to say that John Lithgow seriously brought the creepy as season 4’s Big Bad.
"Jesus, Spanish- our jobs aren't enough, now you want our words?"
-- Sterling Archer
Oh that's fucking creepy
I don’t think I ever knew that.
"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.
Jennifer Carpenter/Michael Hall
They got married early last year, but I don’t think it was publicized much until right before season 4 started.
"Jesus, Spanish- our jobs aren't enough, now you want our words?"
-- Sterling Archer
Every episode my wife feels compelled to ask aloud why he married that annoying twat
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 1, 2010 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
Not every time, but yes
I guess I wore off on her, as that word passes my lips daily…
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Yah, she hears it a lot from me, too.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Mar 1, 2010 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
True
She said you often suffer from a stinky pussy…
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Okay, okay. Enough is enough. We really should get off of wives.
Especially since I just got off of yours.
BOOM.
GOES.
THE.
DINE.
OH.
MIGHT.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Mar 2, 2010 12:48 AM CST up reply actions
You no email answering pirate hooker!
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Damn it!
I don’t know if ESPN has re-set my shit yet and I wanted to check your team first.
I’ll send you something soon.
Long story short: I love Youk, but he’s worth more elsewhere as a 3b due to position scarcity than he is to me as a 1b, cause I’m not benching Roid Rod.
I’ll trade any of my non-Granderson/ARod keeprs for a draft pick or combo two of ’em (like, say, Paplebon and Youk) for one premium keeper if anyone has one for sale.
I’m remembering you have The Lady, right?
I love me some Lady.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Mar 2, 2010 12:35 AM CST up reply actions
I was going to ask...
…if she kisses you with that mouth, but I guess that question is moot now.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 1, 2010 4:42 PM CST up reply actions
So Bethany never has a potty mouth?
Kiwis call em like they see em.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
"For whatever reason..." Uh, I know the reason.
Also, Dexter is not a good show.
It wants to be, and it has its moments, but it’s pretty cheesedick.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I mostly don't disagree
As usual, you exaggerate, but yeah, I wouldn’t quarrel too much w/ that assessment of the 1st 2 seasons. I think the 3rd is better, as I said. Jimmy Smits was an deft choice on a show whose weak link is it’s casting.
Except I wouldn’t use the term cheesedick. I think the word you meant to use was hacktastic (ha ha).
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
I stick by cheesedick, but I prolly should've said it's not a "great" show as opposed to "good".
It’s okay. My sis and her useless stoner BF love the show so I get roped into watching it from time to time. I only watched the first two seasons, though.
I don’t begrudge those who like it and/or think it’s great like I do shows like Weeds and Entourage or any of the true abortions out there. It has it’s strong points, the whole package just seems so… I dunno. Meh.
How are we defining cheesedick vs. hacktastic, btw?
I’m genuinely interested in this, cause I’m always looking for ways to expand my verbal warchest for when I need to ridicule the shitty shows/movies you like.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Mar 2, 2010 12:56 AM CST up reply actions
I'll just throw this random movie question in a reply to you
Traitor? Any good?
I love the shit out of Don Cheadle, but haven’t read much on it.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Not to whom you asked but it's OK
Pretty hamfisted with its message. Don’t want to say too much more than that.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
I started watching it, but the subject matter pissed me off
"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 was asking everybody
Guess I didn’t word it clearly enough.
What was annoying about the subject matter, Rodney?
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
I just wasn't keen on Don Cheadle playing a terrorist
So I jumped out after about 20 minutes. Maybe it’s a good flick, dunno.
"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.
It was alright...
like BT, I really like Cheadle.
It’s worth seeing, but don’t expect to be wowed.
BTW BT- watched SIn Nombre last night. Fucking fantastic.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Wyo pretty much nailed it.
It’s a perfectly okay movie that you’ll completely forget about by the next morning, if that makes any sense.
Basically if you’re a fan of the genre or find yourself in the mood for that type of a spy movie, by all means go ahead and give it a watch… but don’t go out of your way to see it or anything.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Screw that movie
I don’t do subtitles…
"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's part, or even half of the movie, I'm fine with that
If it’s the entire movie, then no.
"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?
It’s not like most movies you are going to watch will have them. You will miss some very good films if you just refuse to watch subtitles altogether.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Maybe I'll give SIn Nombre a go
"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.
Atta boy Rodney...
baby steps.
I don’t think you will be disappointed either.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
From here on out, I will only watch Alec Baldwin if he's a) playing Jack Donaghy or b) is playing a character based on Jack Donaghy
He owns that role so well that it’s hard to view him in any other light.
I think it’s the sign of a good actor: he’s a raging liberal who absolutely nails the role of the ultraconservative big business exec.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
While he is a great actor and I love 30 Rock. . .
. . . he’s playing an extreme caricature of a republican, I would think that’s easier for a liberal than it is a conservative. I know I could play a hippie a lot funnier than I could play myself (not that I would play either as well as Baldwin).
I can't think of ANY acting on a sitcom that would be tremendously difficult
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Jack McFarland
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Who?
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Get with it....
…a character from Will and Grace.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
thought about watching that
but I get annoyed with that kind of camera work pretty quickly, and the wife even more so. After watching the trailer we moved on. Was the whole movie like that?
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
First 1/3 is all mock documentary style.
And very slow and boring, not to mention the main character is a total weiner. Gets good after that, though.
REALLY?
Because I just gave up on that movie about a third of the way thru for all the reasons listed above. Maybe I should go watch the rest. hmmm …
The final 1/3 is pretty awesome.
Once they go into full scale aliens vs. people war style, it’s bad ass.
The final 1/3 is exactly why it sucks
The redemptive move by van der Merwe is completely false, and the entire thing devolves into a bad shoot ’em up.
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I did not buy a ticket to see a weiner act like a weiner and whine for two hours.
I went to the movie because I thought it was going to be some kind of sweet intergalactic war movie. It so totally was not, and I was pretty heftily disappointed.
It definitely takes some time
to get into the action.
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
Pretty much how i felt
It was better towards the end but not as good as i expected
first part of it was pretty bad
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
See...
I know I’m probably one of the few who feels this way, but I didn’t care much for it.
I thought it was just okay.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Yah, I thought it was way overhyped.
Wasn’t bad, but I wasn’t all that entertained.
Tell you what the most entertaining movie I’ve watched in months was, and that’s “From Paris with love”. I’d been putting off watching it ’cause the reviews where terrible, but John Travolta and Jon Rhys-Myers where fucking brilliant, IMO. Abbott and Costello with guns.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Travolta is so....fat, rotund, moonfaced...
Not sure what word is best, but a trailer I saw I was like WTF, that’s Travolta???
And I like the guy.
"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.
Lol
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 1, 2010 12:27 PM CST up reply actions
Agreed
Meh, at best.
"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.
Borbon's main throwing concern is accuracy and not arm strength?
was that already common knowledge? seems like a reversal of the perception that’s been around him for a while.
Ouch.
Took CJ 26 pitches to get thru the first inning of the intersquad game today.
"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)
They put it in a Ticket Ticker.
"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)
Uh, small sample?
Jeez, the very first inning and you’re saying that?
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
Shhhh. Bashing everything CJ is the cool thing to do.
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
Nah, the cool thing to do is to bash Evan Grant, the rabble-rousing unamerican commie pinko...
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Cool thing is both
Throw some Kinsler hate in there for good measure.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
wow, you guys jump on everything huh?
I’m a CJ fan. I’m actually okay with the experiment. I really don’t get why people are not okay with trying things during Spring Training.
Yes, it’s a small sample size, and yes, that was an overreaction. But I was hoping for better performance from CJ the first time out.
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YAY!
Just took a denial from BoA and now have an approval, and an ecstatic client :)
"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.
Fake W2's huh?
just kidding.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
You'd better be kidding!
lol
"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!! Drinks for everybody on Rodney!!
If the Rangers don't make the play-offs this year I'm gonna go all Epic Bearded Man on your ass.
You betcha! Come and get it...
"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.
OT: True or False
In 2025, the All-Time Rangers team will be mostly players currently in the organization.
False
Certainly a couple will be on there, but not “mostly”.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
Who do you think is there?
We’ve had some good shortstops, but if Elvis is here his whole career, I’ll bet he takes it. Ian is probably just padded playing time from taking over Franco.
I think the big thing this current generation can take over is pitching. There’s not a whole lot of competition there. And Borbon kind of just has to show up a couple seasons to be the greatest Rangers center fielder (it’s a bit more difficult if you lump all outfielders together).
Agree with all of that
If a couple of these pitchers fulfill their potential, they are shoo-ins. Andrus would be a slam dunk if he does what we think he will for a few more years. Young and Kinsler perhaps, though Young could have a position problem. Borbon, sure maybe if you go strictly by position and he does well for a few years. CF sure has been a turnstyle on this club, forever it seems.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
Young's pretty difficult.
Shortstop is his only chance, but Andrus looks like the future, and the only thing he’s got on Harrah and A-Rod is having his entire career in Texas. There’s no way anyone could convince me he belongs over Buddy Bell, unless he has that Molitor career we talked about.
And, yeah, CF sucks for this franchise. It’s unreal.
OT: True or False
In 2025, ajayem will have his Top 50 Rangers list completed?
"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.
Harold Reynolds just talked about how great Randy Johnson was because he got lots of strikeouts while playing for terrible teams.
. . . what does playing for a terrible team have to do with strikeouts?
Well duh..
Playing with a sucky team means you HAVE to get strikeouts. You can’t trust your defense to make a play.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
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