Still No Smoak
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 10, 2010 11:11 AM CST
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Anthony Andro tweets that Justin Smoak has been scratched today (he was supposed to DH) because of his hip issue.
One of the storylines that got a lot of chatter among fans this offseason was, "What will the Rangers do if Justin Smoak looks great this spring and Chris Davis struggles?"
That subplot appears to have died a quick and painless death. Unless you count Smoak's hip pain...
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Davis was always going to get at least a month
unless he came to camp fat and with a bad attitude.
But I don’t like hip pain. I would like to have the option of going with Smoak in June.
I agree
But there was a lot of talk on the message boards, and I think in some of the chats & Sullivan mailbags, about that issue.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 10, 2010 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
There's also talk in the Sullivan mailbags about trading Murphy for Pujols straight-up and McCarthy/CJ for Lincecum
So…
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
My sister thinks Chris Davis is cute.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 10, 2010 11:15 AM CST reply actions
My cat's breath smells like cat food.
Hipsters, Flipsters, and Finger Poppin Daddies! Knock me your lobes.
My finger smells like your cat's ___
"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.
KLaw on Harden
Rich Harden was a shell of his old self. His first fastball was 83 mph, and he was 83-86 for the first few hitters before finally cracking 90 twice on the last hitter of the inning, finishing with a 91 mph heater for the strikeout. His arm used to be fairly free and loose, but his motion is severely restricted and he’s visibly favoring his right shoulder, reducing his velocity and his command. After a smooth second inning, he was knocked around in the third and couldn’t finish the frame. The best case scenario for Texas is that he builds up strength over the course of March so that he can at least work with an average fastball when the bell rings next month, but this early look was very discouraging.
Sad to hear
With his injury issues though, I guess there is always the chance he will do as little for us as Mulder did his last few years.
"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
Never was an X files fan.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 10, 2010 4:06 PM CST up reply actions
It was one sluggish start
at the beginning of spring training. I don’t think I’m going to start worrying quite yet.
Or, as an alternative, we can all freak out and overreact
Go Rice Owls!
No no..
I mean the description, not the result.
I’m wondering why Keith Law is so down on everything about him?
Because
he saw what he saw?
Funny how folks like to shoot the messenger if the reports are anything but glowing.
"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
His take is completely valid
I was listening to the game and it didn’t sound like he was doing great either.
But there is one thing I have learned from following spring training my whole life – you can’t allow one or two crappy performances to affect any perceptions, much less the relatively strong ones KLaw is throwing out there. I’d say the same thing if he was saying that Harden looked like a future 200IP Cy Young winner yesterday. They really should play the first two weeks of games in giant warehouses so no one can see them.
Go Rice Owls!
The parts of that report
that are really damning are the visibly favoring his right shoulder part. Even if it is early spring training, you hate to hear that.
"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
Maybe because it is March 10.
Give me the same report on May 10 and I will be concerned.
Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
Where was I aiming for Law?
I had no idea Harden was coming in to camp in this sort of shape. I thought he was healthy. I’m surprised, that’s all.
El Nino makes Harden look limp
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
That may be more of it
Cold & damp are rarely good conditions for pitchers, especially in early ST. Sure, he was not good yesterday, but it seems Law is inferring he’s finished.
"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, it seems to be a slight overreaction on Law's part
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
As KG pointed out in his top 101 chat, you can deduce very little from watching a guy for 2-3 innings in an early spring training game
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
SSSESTG
Gotcha!
"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 assume "SSS" is "small sample size," but what is the "ESTG"?
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
especially spring training games
just a guess
by elvis1isking on Mar 10, 2010 1:56 PM CST up reply actions
Ahh yes, that makes perfect sense
Thanks
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Early ST Games
"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.
That's one hell of a Davis pic
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
texas tech actually won a game in the big XII tourney
I love tourney time in college basketball. This is the best sports month of the year with ST and NCAA Tourney — that is until October is owned by the Rangers and they win that November World Series.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I'm putting in a call that Tech makes the Finals of the Big XII tourney.
NO reason, just homerism.
"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.
Doubt it
they play Kansas today, right? Can’t imagine that they would win that one.
by GregoryM on Mar 11, 2010 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
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