Monday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 22, 2010 8:49 AM CDT
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PrintRough outing again for Rich Harden yesterday, who says he was leaving his off-speed stuff up in the zone.
Evan Grant has a game report from yesterday.
Gil LeBreton has a column on the importance of Rich Harden to the Rangers' hopes this season.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia is day-to-day after being scratched from yesterday's game with muscle spasms.
Anthony Andro runs down the big stories of the spring, and the questions that are still outstanding.
T.R. Sullivan writes about Colbyashi's experience in Japan.
And Eddie Guardado was back in the Ranger clubhouse yesterday.
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I wonder if 'ol Eddie could put together a decent lineup or knows anything about game strategy...
Highly doubtful, but when you’re driving a Ford Pinto, even a VW Beetle sounds intriguing…
Ron Washington is: The Bad Manager - Port of Call New Orleans
Apparently it's all that matters to JD and Nolan.
Ron Washington is: The Bad Manager - Port of Call New Orleans
Yeah
“nice” seems to be valued more than actual competence around here.
"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)
agree
"He do what he do" - Ron Washington
by dustinvandeman on Mar 22, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
17 seasons in the big leagues
He’s a guy who’s seen quite a bit. and he’s affable. Send him down to the minors for a few years as an instructor, (maybe pair him with another instructor with more experience) and in a few years maybe he’s a future pitching coach. Its not like he’d be taking a roster spot or someones job. and minor league instructors make nothing (plus, he’s already set for life financially)
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Hey now
My first car was a ’73 Pinto. Ran like a little top for a couple years, at least.
by JimBonnick84 on Mar 22, 2010 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Ford Pinto
My parents won one in a drawing when I was 6 months old, and my mom drove that thing until I was 14. Not a pretty car, but fairly reliable.
"He's not coming back. That chick was like, the Pele of anal."
-- Sterling Archer
The first new car I bought out of college was a Pinto
What a pile of junk that was. I had to put three new engines in it. Thankfully some drunk on Stemmons freeway rear ended me and totalled it out. I was lucky the gas tank didnt explode on me
probably because
NO one signals on Stemmons.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Is that to illustrate a towering foul ball?
The missile is oddly placed…
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
by Lord Humungus on Mar 22, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
It's a missile coming off his bat
You know, a Cruz Missile???
"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.
a Cruz Missile
heading straight for section 225
"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
Ho hum, 6-11 but we have nothing to worry about because ST means nothing.
If you’ve ever been to Arizona to watch ST, you know conditions are generally ripe for a lot of offense for a variety of reasons (wind, heat, pitchers working on things, spare pitchers seeing lots of action, very little pressure to produce).
Picking the number of 7 runs scored arbitrarily, this spring the Rangers have scored 7 runs or more in 5 of their 17 games (.294).
Their AL West bunkmates make for a good comp because everybody is playing most of the same teams under the same conditions.
Oakland has scored 7 runs or more in 8 of their 18 games (.444).
LAAA has scored 7 runs or more in 6 of their 15 games (.400).
Seattle has scored 7 runs or more in 3 of their 17 games (.176).
Nothing earthshaking because it is ST.
"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)
Weren't the Rangers like 18-10 a couple of spring trainings ago?
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
How they play over the next two weeks
(some may narrow it down to the last week of ST) is more important then anything they have done up to now.
Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
ultimately the next two weeks don't mean much either though
and the players on the team know it. There is a difference in exhibition/ST games than the real thing.
They’re just getting their reps they need and are trying to stay healthy for the season.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I didn't get involved in the debate yesterday mostly because I wasn't around a ton
But record is rather meaningless simply due to the amount of variables involved. Early on in spring starters are only going a couple innings and aren’t at their best velocity, the replacements you play, etc, etc, etc. I look for individual performance more than anything and see Chris Davis tearing it up, Josh looking more and more like the Josh of old, Michael seems to be in regular season form, Borbon has eased alot of fears about him so far, etc. Im sorry I can’t look at the W/L record and be upset about the Rangers regular season hopes when games are being blown by guys who are going to be riding buses in the Cal League all season and have less than a 1% chance of ever making a ML roster.
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.
Look at the fricking defensive alignment used for the second half of the game yesterday and tell me with a straight face that the Rangers were going all-out to win that game
You can’t.
If winning is the most important thing, we don’t see Irrabarren, Morrison, German, Brown, and Tomlin ALL in the game at the same time.
Much of this year’s spring training, and especially late yesterday, has been about evaluating the candidates for the back end of the bench and the rotation. I don’t get how that’s not extremely apparent.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
by WestTxAg06 on Mar 22, 2010 9:28 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Don't forget
letting Michael Kirkman getting kicked around.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Yeah, that was brutal, I felt bad for Kirkman
He didnt have terrible stuff, but every time contact was made he was hung out to dry by his fielders.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
That was a rough inning.
Double-play turned into nothing.
Easy out at 3rd turned into nothing.
Bunt single turned into a double.
Poor guy was just roughed up by a bad infield.
Not just that
But all of our utility IF options seem to hate playing well and aren’t wearing gloves out there on the field.
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
They are wearing gloves, dude
They just happen to be made out of flubber.
"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.
Okay, so I was sitting in that thread yesterday telling people there's reason spring training records can't just be entirely missed.
But, dude, that evidence still only points to adjusting your expectations down a couple wins at most. That’s it.
He has two more starts before opening day.
I would expect (maybe hope) that he treats them more like a regular game and focuses on getting outs instead of “working” on stuff.
Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
What?! I don't want him to pitch in a game...
but I sure as hell wouldn’t mind him being in the clubhouse…
Didn't Harrison's
TOS doctor tell him to expect 2-3 more MPH on his fastball after the surgery? Can’t we rip out like 6 of Eddie’s ribs to add like 15 MPH on the FB and make him perfect for CJs role?
by Whiskey in my Whiskey on Mar 22, 2010 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
haah
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions
If TOS surgery adds 2-3 on your fastball
How long until some little league parent has the surgery done to their kid
Does it actually ADD velocity
or is it like Tommy John surgery, in that there’s an increase on the pitcher’s most recent stuff, but in reality his arm reverts to where it was before the damage?
by Conjunction on Mar 22, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Has to be the latter
"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 sure about this
but I once learned that if you break your arm, the thing might heal up with extra tension added to your tendons enabling, say, a 12-year old to throw a 110 mph fastball. Thanks for the science, Rookie of the Year!
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
I'm at least less discouraged by Harden's outing
that’s a good thing, right?
"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
OT: Sharon Jones
and the Dap Kings… any other fans out there? Stax-style stuff isn’t really my style, but I’ve been really digging this for a while. Found a lot of stuff online to listen to, but don’t have albums yet.
I've heard
“I learned the hard way” but haven’t taken the time to listen to much else of her stuff. I really like that song and need to take some time and check out the rest of her stuff.
Hipsters, Flipsters, and Finger Poppin Daddies! Knock me your lobes.
First song I heard was
“This Land is Your Land” from the intro of Up In the Air and I’ve been hooked since. Found more stuff since.
One album is available at Amazon for 5 bucks…
Good stuff. I think they're Amy Winehouse's backing band.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Anyone know whoelse is pitching
today besides Wilson? Might we see a rotation of Harden, Wilson, Feldman, Lewis, Harrison?
Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
I think Feldman would be closer to the top than Ceej
I was thinking closer to a
Harden
Feldman
Ceej
Lewis
Harry
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Mar 22, 2010 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
If i read TR right
Sounds like they are going with
Harden
Feldman
Lewis
Wilson
Harrison
But I could be wrong
"Thats all we got? One goddamned hit?" - Harry Doyle
"You cant say god damn on the radio."- Colorman Monte
"Ehhh, who cares...nobody's listening!"- Harry Doyle
Maybe in the pecking order
but as far as who pitches when, its probably a good idea to break up the lefties. especially since Wilson and Harrison are similar pitchers: Mid-90’s lefties with strong secondary pitches and fair control. Putting a right junkballer like Lewis between them is a nice contrast. (especially since Feldman is also a righty junkballer.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
?
Feldman = junkballing righty?
How do you figure? I don’t think of a guy with command of a cut and 2-seam fastball as a junkballer …
Maybe he is thinking of
A right handed Jamie Moyer.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
yep
Feldman doesn’t throw “hard” (re: 95 or harder)
Feldman isn’t right handed.
Feldman doesn’t strike out a huge number of people.
therefore, junkballer. (as opposed to flamethrower)
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Feldman isn't right handed?
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.
Forget it, he's rolling.
"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.
Great movie.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
to see a couple guys
that haven’t started a major league game in several seasons is a little spooky eh?
This is exactly how I see it turning out.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Grant thinks Harrison 3rd and Wilson 5th
RHP Rich Harden, RHP Scott Feldman, LHP Matt Harrison, RHP Colby Lewis, LHP C.J. Wilson.
Splitting Scooter & Cobra seems very prudent to me
And I suppose CJ would have the least impact with short starts at the 5, although I don’t think he’ll so much like being the 5th starter.
"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.
Is it Cobra or Colbra, we need to come together as one around here.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, I like Colbyashi....or Colbysan.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I had to google that....you are quite the fan if you know that.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Nah
I knew it, and I hate TOS. I’m more of a TNG fan.
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
Yeah, that was in the Chris Pine version last year, no?
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!
I have no knowledge of Star Trek films or the tv series.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
You should check them out.
I didn’t really watch any of the series after TNG, but it and the original were very good.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
Let's not call him that.
Naming him after a no-win scenario is bad baseball ju-ju.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
We've previously decided it will be his nickname on days he pitches like shit
Ron Washington is: The Bad Manager - Port of Call New Orleans
How bout on those days
Colbyfuku
"My expectations today are that we're going to be extremely competitive and if we don't win our division, I'll be disappointed." Nolan Ryan
I go for Colbyashi-San
Colbra just seems lame and too Tickety for my tastes.
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!
so many options
Colbyhiro, Colbytaro. I’d go with Colbysuke, though.
"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!!" - Jurickson Profar
I don't think he'll really care
Since he’s known the entire time that he’s been competing for the 5th starter spot
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
That would be 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.
I don't get it
If the guy can’t throw 6-9 innings regularly, then why isn’t he in the pen.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
CJ
It’ll be really interesting to see how he does the second time through the order today. He hasn’t faced many guys twice in the same game in a couple of years. If he can’t get through an order at least twice he needs to be in the bullpen.
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.
but see
the thing about relieving is that you never know when you are gonna play. really puts a dent into your twitterin’ time
Who is first to announce that
CJ made the rotation? CJ via twetter, a beat writer or the Rangers.
Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
A beat writer
I don’t think CJ would be all atwitter with, “I did it suckaz! I only have to work 2 days a week!”
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Mar 22, 2010 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone else notice
Andro never mentioned Oliver in his list of bullpen guys?
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 10:19 AM CDT reply actions
sometimes I wonder about these professional sports writers and opinion makers
Mike Rhyner didn’t have Colby Lewis in his rotation at all Friday. I had to turn off the radio.
"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
It is kind of sad
you have one thing to do work wise for the day. Sit down and write a decent article about the questions left in Spring Training. How does no one double check that and say, hey, the Rangers resigned Oliver and he’s pitching well this Spring. He will be in the bullpen. It’s really unfathomable…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I agree, but interestingly (for whatever reason) I don't think I ever even saw Darren Oliver anywhere this weekend
I think I saw everyone on the ML roster but him and all the stud prospects but Martin Perez. Odd.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Yeah
seems like they slept through the offseason.
"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!!" - Jurickson Profar
I can't believe there hasn't been a healthcare debate yet on here.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Shutup, babykiller.
"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.
by Rodney on Mar 22, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Welp Rodney I've slathered on some sun screen and now I'm off to a party..
There’s going to be a pothead (Timmy!) and a “crackhead”/Wales there. My kinda party!
I’m bringing a block of cheese for Feliz to sign an emptry sunflower seed packet for Wash to sign. I shall send your regards to the boys.
If the Rangers don't make the play-offs this year I'm gonna go all Epic Bearded Man on your ass.
I hate you!
Lol, you have arrived at ST, huh?
WE NEED MOAR PICS!!!
"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's the middle of spring training
and we have 2 undecided pitching spots. you starved for conversation?
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
No I hate polictics
Just usually when some big thing happens there is a huge debate brewing on here.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
But then we wouldn't have time for the gratuitous ...
RW did blow and should be fired meme from some of our more beloved posters. It’s priorities, dude.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
Yeah, man...why would we wanna fire RW ?
That’s a violation of his personal freedom and as long as his bosses think he’s doing a good job, he should be able to use coke recreationally even if he is 57 years old, even if he is held to a higher standard, even if he is supposed to be respected by the fans and his decisions held beyond reproach.
I don’t know what the big deal is, man. And if you say he was doing crack, that’s racist, man.
All this is gonna do is distract the team from winning and if you haven’t tried coke, you have no business criticizing Wash, man.
/ the deepest of all sarcasm.
"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 Mar 22, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I would change it to
if you say he was doing crack, you are an uneducated racist, but other than that, looks good…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
So it's insensitive or racist to call a black person who used cocaine
a crack head instead of calling them a coke head?
The part that loses me is that there is somehow more dignity in being a coke head.
"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 Mar 22, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
The part that loses me
is your inability to comprehend basic things. It’s not more dignified to be a coke head or a crack head, but it is educated to know the difference between the 2 drugs.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Since we don't know how the 57 year old Wash ingested his coke before one of the most important games of the year
isn’t it every bit as wrong to call him a coke head instead of a crack head?
Call me crazy but I don’t have romanticized notion that the manager of our baseball team snorted / smoked his cocaine in the most sophisticated of settings.
"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 Mar 22, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Cocaine River.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Does that flow thru the Big Rock Candy Mountain?
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
just to the west of it.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
BAD Radio (remember the Great Fern Bit?)
about to discuss Ron Washington on with Dale Hansen last night.
I saw the tail end of this.
"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 Mar 22, 2010 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to punch you in the taint!
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Let the sleeping dog lay
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I bet Dale used to do a bunch of bumps in the bathroom at Louie's on Henderson.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Do a lot of fat-asses do blow
and look as fat as Hansen?
"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 Mar 22, 2010 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Belushi
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Yes.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Those were some conceited SOBs that hung out in there.
All thought they were Jimmy Breslin hanging out at the Algonquin.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
where's Margaritaville?
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
That's what se said
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
damn *she*
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
The parrot says
crack head…most important game of the year…squawk…cocaine river…no hiccups no hiccups…squawk…last September…thousand of decisions…squaaaaaaawwwwwk
by Panorama on Mar 22, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Josey
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
"I'm having trouble believing that this was a one-time
deal for a 57 year old man…"
“How do you make a cocaine buy in California when you live and work in Texas?”
"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 Mar 22, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Its not hard
I have never ingested drugs in any form whatsoever and have been offered illegal substances many times in varied locales
Who said he bought it?
Never heard anything to that effect. One time users are usually that way because someone shoved it in his face and said, here, take a snort of this stuff, you’ll love it!!!!!!!!!
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
"One-time user" at 57 years of age?
Suuuure.
"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)
Are you 57?
Have you ever used cocaine?
Personally, I am not that old, but I am over 40. I have never used cocaine. If I tried it at this age, I would be a one time user. Everyone has to have done it the first time. If the first time I tried the stuff nearly cost me my job, several million dollars, and the chance to do something I love with people I care about, I’d never touch the stuff again, even if the hottest chick in the world offered it to me on her bare breast.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
No on 57 (mid 40s) and no on cocaine.
And you’re painfully naive if you believe that was the first time Wash ever jumped into the Cocaine River.
"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)
Screen-shot it or it didn't happen
a) without proof, you are an asshole and no one will believe you.
b) you can’t even prove that you aren’t a regular cocaine user yourself.
c) its not inconceivable that a person can wait 57 years to try something and that be the first time he ever does it.
d) unlike heroin, its actually possible to only snort cocaine once.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
ugh
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Well... yeah.
and its innaccurate to boot.
Crack is not coke. its kinda like coke, but its not coke. The reason its racism is because, back in the 80’s and 90’s (when you were running that paper route of yours), Coke was considered the “white people” drug, while Crack was considered the “black people” drug. To this day there are stiffer penalties for the use of Crack than the same dosage of Coke, because of the perception that Crack-heads had to steal to afford it, whereas white corporate coke-heads just purchesed it with the change found in their BMW’s car seats (oh, look what I found there, its a stack of $100 bills. well, I’ll use the first 10 to score some coke, and roll up the last 2 for my girl and I to snort through.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
politics and religion
let’s stay away from those topics
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
good call.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Mar 22, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Obama is the greatest President God either did or did not create?
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Mar 22, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
then I'll just turn buddhist or something
"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!!" - Jurickson Profar
Thor
is the one, true God!
That Odin is such a fag.
"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
I do wish Norse mythology would make a comeback in mainstream America
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!
Well
America’s health care system is second only to Japan, Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, well…all of Europe. But you can thank your lucky stars we don’t live in Paraguay!
Ron Washington is: The Bad Manager - Port of Call New Orleans
I respectfully disagree.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Mar 22, 2010 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a Homer Simpson quote
I thought somebody would get that, given the picture for today’s thread.
Ron Washington is: The Bad Manager - Port of Call New Orleans
I missed the GDT yesterday... was there a separate thread just for
the serious fan only?
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
lol
that person took the Fanpost down. I guess the vote was overwhelmingly not in his favor
"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
Or it could be
that everyone here wanted him to die a horrible death in a fire.
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
or a tragic blimping accident.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, it appears the repeated suggestions to go and make fuck with himself worked
"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
'fess up, Morris
You only used that pic b/c of Homer’s face in the bg.
"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!!" - Jurickson Profar
Has to be the reason
"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.
Homer was obviously impressed with the catch.
Either that or there was a naked chick carrying a bottle of Duff and a spoiled gigantic subway sandwich chasing after Tomlin.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
Getting close
Using the magic calendar to guess at the roto …
- You gotta believe Feldman is gonna pitch in a AAA game on tomorrow’s off-day. That sets him up to pitch in rhythm on April 7th – 2nd spot. Harden’s already sync’ed up for opening day perfectly.
- 3rd spot – If you go off a 5-day rhythm, whoever starts this Wednesday will be lined up for the 3rd spot on April 8th. BMac is the scheduled starter. But there is also a B-Game scheduled and you gotta believe Harrison is gonna go 60+ pitches in it. That leaves the 2 of them sync’ed up for the 3rd spot – Harrison being the front-runner.
4th spot – Colbayshi is in sync already to pitch on April 9th.
5th spot – Going by every-5th-day it would be Harden’s day, but we know Mustache Jesus doesn’t dig skipping the 5th starter. CJ Wilson would only have to squeeze his rhythm a day to sync up with April 10th. Holland could easily get in sync for it, BMac would have to really finagle his rhythm. Pitching CJ here would appear to be the best guess.
So … Harden, Feldman, Harrison, Lewis and CJ in that order might be the roto – if you stare at the magic calendar long enought.
by shroomer on Mar 22, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That would make me most happiest
For the reasons I listed above.
-BMac may soon equate to Bernie Mac…dead to me.
"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's a sailboat
"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
When do i get to see the GD sailboat
"My expectations today are that we're going to be extremely competitive and if we don't win our division, I'll be disappointed." Nolan Ryan
Good Stuff
When you look at it like that … it appears that the only way BMac makes the rotation is if Harry falls over himself in the next 2 weeks, and that CJ has a spot fairly locked down …
Anybody else see the drunk guy on the OF grass yesterday
get in a fight (verbal) with and then fall down with that blonde chick at the end of the game?
TAG said something like “Get ya another drink, pal.”
"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)
lol. it was funny
didn’t really see it as a verbal argument though… just looked like horseplay.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
or what about that guy directly behind RHPs
beer in hand, no shirt, no hat, sat there the whole game getting redder by the shades
"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
Who the hell is James Tomlin?
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
I didn't want to ask
but I agree with the question….
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Broadcast mentioned him as a waiver claim.
I was looking over LSB trying to figure out who and why we claimed some 28 YO guy for the outfield but haven’t seen anything.
Where did this guy come from, and why is he here?
A MiLB Rule 5 guy from LAD
"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 Mar 22, 2010 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
10 year MiLB 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.
How about
the dude the other day from the Dodgers I think who played 3 or 4 years in the minors, spent 15 games in bigs in 2003 I believe, and hasn’t been called back up since. That is some dedication…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Major filler
Oh well, not a bad way to live your 20s.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Heck no
As a part time player, he has plenty of energy to Tiger it up :)
"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.
For real, yo
He probably knows every Annie Savoy across this great land.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
He's the guy in the picture.
: )
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
he looks just like Homer Simpson
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Marcum
named the Blue Jays opening day starter.
Game 2 will be Romero. They’re undecided after that.
by Randy Richardson on Mar 22, 2010 12:21 PM CDT reply actions
listening to bad radio
theyre replaying a dalen hansen/ron washington interview. since im not in the area currently this is extremely awkward to hear.
hansen is absolutely hammering washington though
I agree with the caller
for saying this was handled wrong by Nolan in the sense that they should have got in front of this story, just like they should have got in front of the Josh Hamilton Whip Cream pics.
"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 Mar 22, 2010 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
yea
the organization really keeps everything under really tight wraps
by studcrackers on Mar 22, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Wrong
They couldn’t get in front of it because it should have never come out based on MLB confidentiality laws. Nolan and JD would have been seriously punished for breaking those rules.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
that's something i was curious about
who was it that 1st leaked it, and did they mention how they got a hold of it?
by studcrackers on Mar 22, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I think I heard it was
Zack Minasin(sp) clubhouse guy. Remember he was let go during the winter.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
EG had a quote from Minasin
That said he positively had nothing to do with it.
I don’t believe a word that dude says though.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 22, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Nobody wants a blackmail case
least of all the Ranger organization.
Think JD or Ryan wanna testify in a court of law about all the different things they know about that ZM might know about?
Didn’t ZM’s kids also work in the clubhouse? I wonder if they were wanting jobs in MLB?
I imagine we haven’t heard the end of this.
"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)
Maybe Blalock got all liquored up and told Boras about it....then Boras gave Heyman the Scoop.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 22, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Perry Minasian joined the Blue Jays scouting department before the 2009 season.
The younger Zach Minasian has been in the Brewers org since he graduated college based on his prior friendly relationship with Doug Melvin.
Calvin just moved back to Chicago. Not sure what he is up to these days.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Neftali started today's noon B-game - per FWST -
Feliz done after three. 46 pitches, 3 ks, 2 hits, 1 HBP. Hit 97 in third.
No need to push him to 4-5 innings if
their plan is to put him into the bullpen in a couple weeks?
Fanatics - my webcomic
True, and I don't give a rip about his velo
Offspeed is the need, man, so report that instead.
"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.
x
I always liked Eddie. I thought he had a rubber arm but I liked him. He could help in the minors I think.
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
So, any chance today's mlb.com broadcast is a freebie?
"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.
Great, 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.
CJ's pitching and I would assume TT is catching...
Betcha JBlake still rails on Teagarden for those passed balls a couple of CJ starts back.
"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)
Yeah
it sucks having to listen to people harping on the same points over and over and never letting anything go…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
You're falling into bad habits again (not only stalking my every word but compounding the
sin by not being funny).
"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)
Strike 1
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 22, 2010 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually, it was quite funny.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
Anybody else kinda hoping for a slight CJ meltdown today??
And…….if he becomes a starter, what are the odds he could ever pitch a complete game??
Is 2010 our year??
Does he have to pitch a complete game?
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Fear not
Matty Harrison will handle the complete game.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Harden complete game o/u
over/under set at 1
Go!
"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
You kiss your dog with that mouth?
"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.
haha.....actually, yes I do.
She’s a blind little 15 yr old miniature pinscher named Sadie.
I luvs her so.
Is 2010 our year??
Eddie Guardado...
in the clubhouse is scarier than any cocaine related news.
<cue Guardado “zip it” gif>
by ghostofErikThompson on Mar 22, 2010 5:23 PM CDT reply actions
"Sniff it" gif?
That would be neat.
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!
I will forever miss the
“can I has beisbol” pic
I’m afraid it’s gonna be long forgotten.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 22, 2010 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Per request..
"My expectations today are that we're going to be extremely competitive and if we don't win our division, I'll be disappointed." Nolan Ryan
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