Monday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 26, 2010 10:59 AM CDT
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PrintWhat is particularly annoying about being two games under .500 is that you can sit here and say, if we had just won this game, or this one, we'd be at .500. Just one loss that could have been a win. And .500 feels a whole lot different than 2 games under.
Anyway...Anthony Andro writes that Colby Lewis bailed out the Rangers and a beleaguered pen by battling back and righting the ship after getting lit up early in the game. And Evan Grant has his post-game comments up at the DMN blog, also focusing on Lewis.
It is interesting...with Lewis, we thought we were getting a strike-thrower, a low-K, low-BB guy who would eat a lot of innings. What we've gotten so far is a guy putting up Nolan Ryan-esque numbers, striking out over 10 per 9 while walking almost 5 per 9. I don't expect it to continue, but this particular development is one of the more interesting stories of April.
Ron Washington says the starters have to start working deeper into games.
Grant has a story up about the adjustments the team is having to make and the adversity the team has been dealing with lately, the latest being a death in Jackie Moore's family.
Rich Harden has been the biggest culprit so far, in terms of not giving the Rangers the innings they need, and Gil LeBreton says that he's been the biggest mystery of the season thusfar, although the Rangers are willing for now to let him work through his problems. LeBreton says Harden should get a lot of rope:
As the Rangers struggle to balance the scales after a six-game losing streak, though, how patient can they afford to be with Harden as he tries to relocate the strike zone?Derek Holland and Brandon McCarthy have pitched well for Triple A Oklahoma City. When alternatives are available, Daniels has not hesitated this season to use them.
Harden again echoed Sunday what he's been saying for most of the spring -- he's healthy and he's not pitching in fear of another injury.
The mystery, therefore, continues. How patient can the Rangers afford to be with Harden?
Longer than one would think, if you ask me. The Rangers said they checked out Harden's medical status thoroughly before offering him a contract for $7.5 million guaranteed and a possible $11.5 million in 2011.
Once again, high risk for a high reward.
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My point is, Harden's recent track record doesn't suggest that he will suddenly exhibit pinpoint control.
He needs to find a way to get opposing batters to start swinging earlier in the count. He needs to start seeing a few more sixth innings.
And the Rangers, despite the way that Holland and McCarthy are pitching in Triple A, need to chill their heels and wait.
Wait, because Harden could be worth it.
Scott McCoy has a story that looks at highly regarded pitching prospects that broke in through the pen, and suggests that "experimenting" with prospects in the bullpen is a risky proposition. The problem is, all pitching prospects are inherently risky...the fact that Joba Chamberlain and Brandon McCarthy had mixed results as a starter after breaking in in the bullpen isn't necessarily suggestive that going that route is a problem.
In injury news, Ian Kinsler is starting a rehab stint today. Jarrod Saltalamacchia is still rehabbing, and the Rangers say he won't be coming back until he's used to the new pre-game stretching regimen that he's been given.
And despite his recent struggles, Taylor Teagarden still has Ron Washington's confidence.
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I know that stuff gets annoying
but really, what else can Ron say there. Until you get another catcher, Teagarden is going to have to play some. He’s probably not going to light the world on fire if Washington comes out and says, Teagarden sucks, I’m stuck with him, let’s pray he doesn’t have to play much…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
I doubt he has any confidence in him
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
I have confidence that he will strike out.
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
by RA Dickey on Apr 26, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
i agree with that..
My wife is a better hitter than he is..
"Sabe it." - Chan Ho
domestic violence at home, eh?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
You could probably strike his ass out.
Pitching coach Mike Maddux on Darren Oliver’s 0.00 ERA this spring:
"Economical work. He ain’t getting paid by the hour."
I traded a Josh Hamilton rookie card + Evan Longoria Rookie Card for a Rich Harden autographed ball on Saturday
and my internet at the house has been cut-off. No Twitter, no Facebook, no LSB for a whole weekend = torture
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Apr 26, 2010 11:07 AM CDT reply actions
karma's a bitch
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
by sunlegend54 on Apr 26, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
It was either the baseball gods
or my ISP found that I had downloaded Transformers 2 from a questionable source. /suckage
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Apr 26, 2010 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
baseball gods
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
by sunlegend54 on Apr 26, 2010 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
How can I appease these Baseball Gods?
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Apr 26, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Only one way, really...
Next time you are at a game, hope that Tom Hicks is there and fling that sucker right at his forehead…
"I've had a lot of experience with semantics, so don't try to lure me into some maze of circular logic."
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Apr 26, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll be there May 22nd.
But I was kinda hoping he would have no reason to be there by then, and Mr. Handsome Greenburg would be inhabiting the Owner’s Box
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Apr 26, 2010 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
or
keep the ball with you, go to Harden’s next start, and if he gives up a home run, throw the ball onto the field (make sure your sitting near the infield so it’ll be funnier)
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
by sunlegend54 on Apr 26, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
That would be pretty damn funny
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Apr 26, 2010 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
That would be hilarious!!
I should totally do it!
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Apr 26, 2010 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, actually
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Apr 26, 2010 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Harden
I’ll restate my theory that Harden is having trouble with mechanical consistency due to his up and down injury history, and control has never been his specialty anyway. I feel he’s going to settle down over the next couple weeks, they should wait on him. The velocity is more troubling to me than the lack of control. I’m a little more confident that he can regain some control than I am about his FB velo, though with his repertoire it may not matter that much.
Beethoven sucks.
agreed
he hits 93 on the road, and 91 at home so take that for what you will.
yeah the FB velo doesn’t really worry me that much for the fact that he still gets a lot of swings and misses and his changeup still has the effective 10 MPH difference. It’s all about getting his pitches in the zone.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
tball: do you think
Harden needs the extra velocity if he can regain the his control?
Well, a little more wouldn't hurt
Last year his avg. FB velo was 92.1 and early in his career it was more often in the 93-94 range. This year so far it’s 89.8, that’s not good. But he may be able to succeed anyway because his changeup has been a good pitch for him in recent years. Without a lot better control, it doesn’t matter, though.
Born to be mild.
Could not agree more with your last statement
Now lets see if we can get the trolls going.
Millwood 4 starts 24 IP, 3.38 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 24 K, 6 BB, 0-3
Harden: 4 starts 17.2 IP, 4.58 ERA, 1.98 WHIP. 20 K, 18 BB, 0-1
Is it too early to criticize this past off season moves???
Wait...
I thought you were a troll.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Yes, it's too early
I will never ever regret Millwood leaving, no matter what he does this year. You make moves based on the most probable outcome expected for the future. Millwood is most likely to not be very good.
Born to be mild.
I agree it is too early but...
If you look below the criticism trolls are out already. Harden will find his control but Istill like the IP MIlly has proven he will deliver. Too bad we can’t have both.
Millwood won't be awful in
April and May or even June. Just wait until July rolls around and he’s getting shelled while clogging up a spot in the rotation.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I don't think the velo is an issue
he hasn’t been hit hard when the balls have been put into play (although he is on pace for over 20 HR); and that fastball has some nice movement on it
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Washington
must be managing for his life right now. You pull the plug on Davis 15 games in, have a team meeting this early into the season and then bring Feliz into THAT game yesterday.
If This Thing is 9-13 on Thursday does Wash get run on his birthday?
"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)
Hope so.
Misused Neftali again yesterday.
"When you play Happy," Andrus said, "good things will happen."
by Feliz es bueno on Apr 26, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Do you think Wash was involved more than a passing question out of respect
on the Davis for Smoak move?
by texasraider on Apr 26, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
If even that
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 think that's on JD.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
yet you stated that washington pulled the plug on him...
yeah, youre still stupid
Fuck Mike Estabrook
Wait....(and I know I'll regret this)
Did you just scold Wash for sending Davis down too quickly???
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
He is also overmanaging.
A sign that he feels he must get involved so he doesn’ tget fired.
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
Why bunt yesterday with Borbon
when you have a pitcher on the ropes? Just really dumb baseball.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
you sure he called for the bunt?
Borbon does bunt on his own. and sometimes for hits….
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Let me get this straight
Last year you were all up in arms about how Wash and Daniels screwed up by waiting until July to make a move on Davis. Now you are up in arms about him making a move too early on Davis.
also you are saying that if the team only wins 1 of the next 4 we should fire the manager?
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
I am not up in arms about JD
pulling the trigger on CDavis.
I applauded the move because he wasn’t going to let Davis kill his season again. It was a very bold move by JD (Wash had nothing to do with it) but also makes me wonder about his future if This Thing goes 80-82..
It seems like Wash is feeling the heat and managing for his life right now. Why else have Feliz close that game!?!? If we’re 1-3 in the next four games, I’m wondering if Nolan steps in and pulls the trigger.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
80-82 gets JD run out on a rail, justifiably so....cuz "It's Time."
Regarding the CDavis situation…the powers that be must not have been too impressed with what Davis did when he came back up last August which was smart because I didn’t think he was gonna survive with that approach. I said that over and over again and most of LSB stuck their heads in the sand and their asses in the air.
What I don’t understand is this organization giving the job to Davis in the spring and mocking any competition for the job. Smoak was given his papers around March 20 and in the last week of ST, Davis played every game and Max & Brown didn’t get in until the 7th inning / Davis got 4 plate appearances.
Davis got what, 12 starts this year before getting shipped to OKC? Doesn’t sound like everybody was on the same page with Davis.
"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)
Or maybe everyone was on the same page
In that Davis was here to hold the spot down until Smoak was Longoria’d, and if his shit got together in that time span, it would be a good problem to have.
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!
My recollection is that Smoak did very well with the Rangers in ST
which makes his early exit from camp that much more mysterious.
"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)
Why?
If the plan was to ‘Longoria’ him, why not send him down early to maximize the PA’s for every concerned?
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
Yeah, that just points to them having their minds made up
And making the Longo’ing just less obvious
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 don't think there was a Longoria Plan in place.
I think Davis shit the walls and they had an option to replace him when Smoak went crazy in OKC.
"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)
shit the walls
doesn’t have near the ring to it that shit the bed does
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
You weren't here that day.
Shitting the walls is far worse than shitting the bed.
Don’t remember which LSB member confessed but he said his diarrhea was so bad one day that he actually shit on a wall.
"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 misspelled "time"
should be “It’s Tine”
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
It's time
that joke get retired. It’s worse than watching Moyer try and pitch these days…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
it's probably much worse than that,
but I couldn’t resist. I’ll stop now
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
Sounded to me like
The team had confidence after his strong second half that Davis was going to be the guy.
When he didn’t struggle in spring training (forgot his numbers, but I remember feeling that they were good) they felt that he was going to be fine during the regular season. he wasn’t (though he didn’t seem to be as bad as last years first half) but they made the switch anyway.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Smoaks "early exit from camp"
Maybe the organization knew they wanted Smoak up but didn’t want to make the same mistake they made with Elvis last year and lose a full year of control over a couple weeks of playing time. So they decided Davis would start out in the majors and Smoak would come up as soon as he was Longoria’d.
Sending Smoak down was probably more to allow Davis to get as many ABs and get as ready as possible for the start of the regular season while also allowing Smoak to get alot of ABs in minor league games. The thinking was probably that if Dvais got in a groove late in spring it could lead to a fast start for him which would help the big club. It obviously didn’t so as soon as Smoaks Longoria’ing was done he was brought up
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.
Letting Elvis start in the majors last year
was not a mistake. Michael Young would have gone back off the deep end and eyebrows would have been raised in the player’s union if you said all offseason Young was moving to 3B to make room for Andrus as the future SS and then he spend just enough time in the minors to keep that year of service time.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it could have been played off
Given the fact that Elvis hadn’t seen AAA yet, just say ‘Gosh, we got us Vizquel here, and maybe he’ll hold down the spot for a year, so we’ll review it after a month.’
But, yeah, Face’s pissy fit kinda overruled good sense, and we lost a year of Elvis in the deal.
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!
Ummm, we haven't lost a year of Elvis...
We can most likely have all the years we want to pay for. We lost a year of cheap Elvis, but that’s not near as bad as actually LOSING a year of him.
Sorry to nit-pick….
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I see what you're saying
But having that year of control guaranteed rather than being a maybe-sorta-if deal is pretty huge, beyond the cost differences in it.
Semantics, I know. But don’t you dare try to take me off the Face Rage I’ve had going for the past few months.
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!
If we were trotting Joaquin Arias out there then yes I would aqgree
But if we had let Vizquel start there last season for two weeks and then brought in Elvis I doubt much would have been made of it.
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.
I think
a lot would have been made of it. You can’t say Young is moving for the SS of the future and then play a 40 year old. The first dude the Union would have contacted would have been Young.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions
You say Young is moving because you feel Elvis will be in the majors at some point this season (2009)
And signing Vizquel and his amazing defense at SS helps the club out at that moment. Then after Elvis is done being Longoria’d you bring him up and say the future is here.
I realize there were extenuating circumstances regarding the whole deal but I think it could have been done and handled publicly and privately so Young does not go running to the union while also keeping Elvis in the minors just long enough to get that extra year of control out of him.
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.
And what recourse would they have had?
Beyond bitching and/or pissing Face off further?
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 really don't know
they could go to the league. I just know the player’s union is probably not a group you want to upset as an individual team.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, they haven't complained about a Longoria'ing yet
And no one is going to set the precedent of letting a player/union dictate personnel moves like position swaps. And generally a position move like that is going to piss off the player (or, a player, in general) in most circumstances.
But, then again, since they don’t have a leg to stand on with regards to Facey Face, they might have tried to make a stand with Elvis against the Longoria Protocol. But would the union really stand up for a 20 year old who hasn’t even received his card yet over a 40 year old who’s going to the Hall of Fame?
I’m thinking the worst that would have happened is a stern letter to Bud and JD saying they think the situation is, like, really uncool, and maybe stir up some shit with a few interviews.
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 can't believe I'm going to do this.
But enough with the JD shit already man. He has done the best he can do with the limited resources he has. If you want to blame somebody for the way this team is put together, then blame Tom Hicks. JD tried to build through free agency, realized he didn’t have near the resources to do that, so he blew it up and built through the farm system. The problem with that is, that while a lot of those players look great in the minors they’re not all going to make quality major leaguers. You have to have a balance of both bringing up your homegrown talent and bringing in proven guys (that don’t come with a whole lot of risk) through trades or free agency. JD isn’t going anywhere. He’s done the best he can possibly do. Maybe if he had a little more wiggling room as far as the budget goes he could put together a good team and keep it together. He hasn’t been given that opportunity.
Pitching coach Mike Maddux on Darren Oliver’s 0.00 ERA this spring:
"Economical work. He ain’t getting paid by the hour."
Hidalgo, FCat, Broussard, Jennings...
Nick Johnson, Abreu, CDavis, not replacing Milton Bradley with equivalent “bad-ass OBP monster” in the middle of the order…
I was wrong about Davis
I thought that he had found it or that they would give him till Memorial Day but Smoak was hot so they made the swap. Nothing is set in stone. I still think they give Wash through Memorial Day (or even the ASB considering our fairly soft schedule through then….
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
The shot clock on Wash goes off if they lose the next 4 games, I do believe.
Wash must be feeling the heat…why else bring in Feliz yesterday when he wouldn’t do it last Tuesday in Boston?
"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 agree that Wash must be feeling the heat
The Smoak move seems to indicate that JD is feeling it too.
You are correct, sir!/ Ed McMahon
"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)
Bringing in your closer
with a 4 run lead is bold.
bringing in your closer in a tie game on the road is against the book.
And, after blowing the save on Friday due to a bunch of bloops and bleeders, Sunday seems like more of a confidence booster than anything else.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Yep
Plus we don’t know the availability of anyone else out there.
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.
And hes pitched alot lately like everyone else
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.
Will Ogando and Scheppers go to AAA?
Or straight to majors? How much longer in AA?
"When you play Happy," Andrus said, "good things will happen."
by Feliz es bueno on Apr 26, 2010 11:09 AM CDT reply actions
I was wondering the same thing.
Surely they spend some time at AAA, right?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
I would think it depends on the team's needs and the AAA roster
If there’s open spots in AAA and the ML bullpen is looking solid, then they’ll probably spend some time there waiting for their opening on the ML team. If the Major League team though needs some fresh and good bullpen arms and Ogando and Scheppers are still in Frisco, I don’t think the team will hesitate to call them up even though they’d be skipping AAA (and basically the entire minors)
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
Cole doesn't think Scheppers will go to AAA
Thinks will go straight from AA when he’s called up. Ogando will probably do to AAA though when they start getting him back into a relief role.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Who comes off the 40 for Shepp?
Boggs?
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
probably
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
What's the emoticon for 'I am crying here, seriously, this isn't a sarcastic tear; it's a manly tear of manly emotions'
Because I would be using that one
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!
concur
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Already on the 60, no?
But, yeah, they were beating down the door to dump that guy a few weeks ago
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
lol, we tried that once already
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
at this rate
the Rangers are going to have 24 pitchers and 12 position players on their 40 :)
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
and what??? 4 goalies???
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
with those numbers
I think it’s not necessary to go to AAA. They have overpowering stuff, and the numbers state that they are men among boys
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Plus they're putting up those numbers
against lineups not including the Roughriders.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
problem is that both
will likely have restrictions on them similar to Feliz last year. I can’t see both in the Rangers bullpen at the same time.
Also, neither are really long men. Ideally they would replace Ray or O’Day.
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
Scheppers I think
could most certainly be a 3 inning guy
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I disagree that it's limiting to have both
it’s like having 2 Feliz’s. Use one for two innings on one day and the other another day. That’s quite deadly, considering Feliz is also in the 9th. WOOT!
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I don't think it's the simple
with Ogando having that issue of slowing his body down when he throws the slider, going to Triple-A for awhile and being around older, more mature hitters that can pick that up might be a benefit to him.
Was just reading Scott Lucas' report
and thinking the same thing. We need to slow down just a bit despite his jaw-dropping numbers.
Born to be mild.
or be even more aggressive
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
well, I think the issue is quite fixable
but it’s going to take a few games at least. And I’d rather he did it in AAA than in MLB.
Born to be mild.
Do you mean promoting him to the majors to fix that?
Or just move up his to-OKC timetable?
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 was just joking
I have no problem with him getting more itme in the minors if that’s the best thing for him.
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
It also appeared on TV that he
short arms the ball. Is that a problem?
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
AAA
As I said preseason, and AJM disagrees.. you won’t see either before July. Ogando will be first… Scheppers isn’t coming till August at the earliest, if that.
I still think Ogando will be first, but I could see him being here in June. Otherwise, the rest is still on par.
no chirp!
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Beltre may get the call before
either of them.
7.2IP 5H 2ER 0HR 4BB 10k
and then there is Pedro Strop
6.2IP 7H 2ER 1HR 1BB 0 8K
of couse, SSS applies
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
inherited runners
Strop also allowed his inherited runners to score in his last two appearances.
Born to be mild.
I actually said that intially (Strop being up before any of them)
And AJM said no way cause Strop is having a terrible Spring. (as if he couldn’t turn it around in the season heh)
we. have. some. amazing. arms.
I am so excited.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think they spend much more time in AA
but I would hope they both get quite a bit of time in AAA before getting the call (ideally at least two months/30+ innings)
I saw Ogando throw in a major league game during ST against he Angels, and while you could easily see how good his stuff is, he simply got lit up by the big leaguers. This kid has faced minimal competition his whole career up to this point, so it would be foolish to think he can get big leaguers out right now. I’d much rather see him struggle through some outings in AAA before he gets the call.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
saturdays game
went to saturdays game after we went to dollar days at lonestar park…. the crowd was doing the wave in the 4th F’n inning… I am going to stick with going to the week games.. to many fair weathered fans on the weekends concerned with post-game concerts, nachos, bobble-heads.. it was annoying to say the least
by I am Neftali Feliz on Apr 26, 2010 11:10 AM CDT reply actions
I love nothing more
than a Tuesday nighter in the summer. Best time to be at the yard.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Indeed...
"I've had a lot of experience with semantics, so don't try to lure me into some maze of circular logic."
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Apr 26, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Friday Night
No wave all game. I was shocked….and so happy.
by FuturePants on Apr 26, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I was there too
Agree with what you said
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Saturday
was much worse than Sunday. This sounds terrible, but I think we are skipping any game with a christian pre-game concert. They are by far the worst game audiences – no one pays any attention to the game whatsoever.
"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
you're telling me Jesus Christ can't hit a curve ball?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Jesus Christ
Went to the pre-game concert, got the Elvis bobble-head, then sat and talked with his friends until they got bored and then stood up and tried to get the entire section to start the wave.
(yes, I intentionally missed the reference. I’m still mad about Saturday’s game.)
"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
Is that gonna replace the Mickey Mantle joke?
Guy goes to heaven, St. Peter shows him around. There’s a baseball game being played, guy asks St. Peter, “Who’s that wearing the #1 jersey?” St. Peter says, “Oh that’s God, he thinks he’s Elvis Andrus.”
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
I stopped just short
of saying that it was the “I am Second” & “third day” crowd that was annoying… we had good tickets in section 16 and my GF was in town so I tried to cool it… but after my 6th budweiser I was a little upset at the wave and the ill-timed lets go rangers chants…
by I am Neftali Feliz on Apr 26, 2010 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, I'll say it
By far, the Christian concert crowds are the worst.
"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
And
I’ll temper my posts by saying that I’m extremely cranky this morning.
"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
Well, any crowd that's there for a reason other than baseball
is likely to have its share of wave-friendly folks. I’m ok with that. If stuff like that sells more tickets and allows the team to spend more money, good.
Born to be mild.
Dollar Hot Dog crowd says "Hi!"
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Also known as
little kids who have no interest in baseball but love hot dogs night!!!
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey I love dollar hot dogs too!!!!
I’m too old to be a kid but love the saying: You can only be young once can you can be immature forever!!!
Ooooh
I forgot about those.
It’s a toss-up. The country concert crowds aren’t nearly as bad as those two.
"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 cause it's gotta be Christians doing the wave
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
what's your point?
I’ve seen people do that at RHCP and Dave Matthews concerts
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Its funny what a few games can do for a player's overall line this early in the season
Michael Young at the end of the Boston series .230/.246/.344. Now, he’s at .278/.316/.389. Its still bad, but a whole lot more bearable than where he was at a few days ago. This is why the team needs to stick with guys like Harden longer and its not time to completely panic about guys like Hamilton and Borbon who are showing flashes here and there and we know have the talent to be better.
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
Two games under .500 is troubling
but I am more concerned that we are in last place (though only 3 back) in the AL West. I am also troubled we are in a tie for 8th place in the 14 team league. While it is early and I like the team make-up this year it is concerning we are coming to the close of April and believe we need to start winning more before we get too far back. As the sayiing goes you can not win the division in April but you sure can lose it!
Eauxe Kaighe
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Only 3 back
The Rangers have been playing like absolute crap at times, posting a .695 OPS as a team, having their original closer blow 3 games already, and having their ace not last more than 4 innings in a start. Yet, the Rangers are only 3 games back still when the A’s have been playing the best that they could probably be expected to play. We’re nearing the end of April and are still right there in the division race without coming close to peaking as a team.
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
Thanks
I needed that.
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on Apr 26, 2010 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
when you put Kinsler in the lineup
and a healthy Salty (not much of an upgrade) that will improve our lineup.
The question is where will Kinsler hit? There is no way Cruz should be bumped back. He’s this teams best player.
Andrus
Young
Hamilton
Vladdy
Cruz
Kinsler
Smoak
Salty/Treanor
Borbon
I have a heck of a lot more confidence in this lineup scoring than I would with Arias, Blanco, TT clogging up an inning. Granted, Arias has been ok, but he’s station to station and that really doesn’t help too much.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
If Smoak is going to start hitting the ball along with being walk-happy
I would love to see him in the #2 spot.
Won’t happen, because Mike Young poops out winning and sunshine and puppy smiles, and Smoak would be hard pressed to outrun the peanut vendor, but, still.
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!
Is Smoak gonna roll with a .000 for his career?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
As long as he keeps up the 33 % walk rate, does he have to?
But, yes, that is going to happen. The question is whether he hits as a rookie or holds up a middling BA/SLG combo for the rest of this year.
I probably should have phrased that better, but I spent all my post mojo on the Mike Young poops good things joke.
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!
it was worth it
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
by sunlegend54 on Apr 26, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
I mentioned this to somebody else
and I think Smoak fits as the perfect 2 hitter – Nick Johnson type with a little more pop. It’s interesting how the rest of the lineup would shake up. I, personally, would keep Young at 3 and bump Hamilton down to 6, and that would mean Kinsler would be the 7th hitter. It’s never going to happen, but I think that would be our optimal lineup to score more runs.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
negative
who’s to say it isn’t a good thing to have a OBP guy at the lower end of the lineup until he starts stroking?
WAY too early to move him up to the top of the order.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not saying you should just put him in the 2hole now
but he fits the description of that type of hitter. I suppose we can compare him to two yankees, if he’s no 2 in the lineup – Nick Johnson, if he’s number 7 – Nick Swisher. I’d take either of those.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
concur
future lineup would be nice to have Elvis, Smoak, Young, Hamilton, Cruz, Kinsler, Davis/Moreland/Max-Ram, catcher, Borbon
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
how future are you talking?
cause Guerrero is missing from that line-up
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
exactly
future when Smoak’s polished enough to handle the 2 hole and Davis has made it back up or Moreland/Max come up; so the non-Vlad future; which makes me sad to think about
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
gotcha
just wasn’t sure how far into the future you were going
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
Not quite the
“Damn dirty apes” future, but not this year certainly
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Hamilton might be moved
but it does seem tough to just plug Kinsler into this lineup right now. Vlad and Cruz have earned their spots, Andrus has done fine leading off, and Young might be finally heating up. So if Wash sticks with Hamilton in the 3 spot, Kinsler would have to come in hitting 6th.
And man, with no more Teagarden and plugging a healthy Kinsler into this lineup, I do feel a hell of a lot more confident about this team’s offense.
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
Kinsler should hit 3rd, imo
Kinsler hits 3rd, and move Hamilton to 6th. Hamilton hasn’t done much in over a year, I don’t see why his work in 2008 constitutes a 3rd spot in the order. If he turns it around later then the lineup can switch then.
by texasrangerfan on Apr 26, 2010 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Gee, a .695 OPS you say?
Just like the superawesomelybrainiac GM’d As…
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
You are correct Gdawg..
Sure I am concerned about Harden and Francisco so far but over all the pitching has been very good. IMHO. Fielding could be better but the statistical sample is small and we are without our starting 2B, C and have swapped our 1B already. The biggest concern is the offensive performance overall. The team will hit better eventually especially when we have Kinsler, Smoak and salty back and healthy. We are no where near peaking as a team yet. I just wish they were warming up a bit faster.
Sort of Off Topic
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It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
yeah they had this last year too
I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.
by DerekSTheRed on Apr 26, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
yep, it's on my iphone calendar.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Apr 26, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
what else is was supposed to say?
a backup backup catcher has made tt look like a freaking jv cheerleader and his swinging-miss rates are simply atrocious.
but you like the way he handles the pitchers well, right wash?
"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
by jam0152 on Apr 26, 2010 11:17 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Bad numbers
Texas starting pitchers have 98 IPs (lowest in AL) in 18 starts which puts them on a pace for 881 IPs for the season. Your starters generally need to give you close to 960 IPs if you wanna make a run at the post-season. Key word is generally. That number is also significant because that means the bully is logging a lot of early work and that will show up later.
"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)
Troubling, but I think part of that can be blamed on the stomach problems that made their way around three of our guys on that second go-round
Something to keep an eye on, definitely, though.
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!
No faith in the oncoming ScheppOgando?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
and other than Ogando and Scheppers
Beltre, Strop, Moscoso, Phillips, Rapada (perhaps Kirkman or Kiker later in the year), I think Gutierrez would have factored in if he didn’t get suspended and when he returns, he may still provide even more depth, but I wouldn’t count on that happening this year.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Kiker is interesting to me.
If you’re going to bring up Holland and Feliz in the bullpen, shouldn’t he be brought up the same way? I say this mainly to quell the Kiker-as-starter believers. Still, even if he still has the wildness issues (HBP/BB), couldn’t he be situational lefty?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought Kiker would be a lefty bullpen option
but he seems to walk a lot of guys and he also seems to hit a few too.
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
It only shows up
If you are relying on the same set of pitchers all year. The guys that will be used the most due to the starters inability to go deep into games will be replaced if they show signs of fatigue. Ogando and Scheppers are going to need someone’s spot to take in the bullpen, and if Nippert and Mathis are fatigued by the AS break, they’ll be given some time off while the Rangers get some fresher arms.
Also, to be clear, I agree that the Rangers need to get more innings out of their starters.
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
Look at the first several games compared with the last several
and you get a starkly different pitcher. The starters were good and went deep early on, then faltered on the road trip. It’s a bit early to say they are consistently good or ill in the innings dept.
Born to be mild.
More bad numbers
The Rangers have given up 11 unearned runs. Only Baltimore has given up more (12),
The OBP is basically what it was last year but the slugging % is way down. We’re 13th in doubles and the Oakland A’s have more HRs than Texas.
We’re in a bad way right now.
"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)
Thanks!!
your numbers are actually giving me confidence. With all those bad numbers we are STILL 8-10. Ill take that considering the bad numbers.
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
by Michael Cave on Apr 26, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Cave
This team could go extremely south in a hurry…I’m not going to be shocked if the bottom falls out and they roll a 3-8 in their next 11 games.
We don’t get on base, we don’t hit with power, our defense isn’t as good, the bullpen is overtaxed 18 games in, we may have the worst catching in the AL…there’s a bad moon risin’ in Texas right now.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Which means the opposite could happen as well.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
And given the Josey theory
(That super patient hitters somehow infect the rest of the team with on-base-a-lot-itis) the OBP problem should be fixing itself, with Andrus and Smoak (and kinda Josh) going walk-crazy.
Plus, Kinsler’s probably going to hit the ball pretty damned hard once he comes up (whih will probably annoy us, because his LD rate and OBP will suffer for it, but, power is power, 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!
lol
this team could go south in a hurry, like losing 7 out of the past 10 games wasn’t anything
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
There isnt a bad moon risin' in Texas
It rose and it has been weathered to an 8-10 record. We were on the road in Boston and NY and we are 8-10. There is alot to be optimistic about right now. Sure it could go south, but it could just as easily get back on track.
It's not just one thing
we’re doing wrong that can be addressed. It’s several things and given JD’s struggles in fixing the weaknesses of the major league club plus we haven’t played well for this manager over a significant time frame…we’re very susceptible to unraveling.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Hmmm.
Low OBP: Andrus moved to leadoff, Smoak brought up
Low K totals from pitchers: Signed Harden, Lewis; moved CJ to rotation
No floor for catchers: Brought in Treanor
No floor for Arias: Brought in Mr. White
Concerns about replacing CJ’s versatility in bullpen: Sign Darren Oliver
Concerns about Frankie’s struggles last year: Feliz
Next question.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
So why are we rocking 8-10?
It’s not fantasy baseball.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, SSS
18 of 30 teams are within 2 games of .500. Obviously you’d rather be 10-8 than 8-10, but the season is hardly over.
I am far more focused on
the peripheral numbers than I am with the record.
We’re in trouble and I’m not sure Washington is managing This Thing in two weeks.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
I dont care if we have a winning record over the next 2 weeks
He needs to be gone. Its like he’s doing an scientific experiment to see how many times he can have borbon bunt before I fucking murder someone
FJM pretty much exploded that day
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!
What was particularly disturbing about that bunt
is that it came when it looked like the ball was really carrying / Cobra didn’t have good stuff and that it was going to be a 13-11 type of game.
The score was 4-2 in the bottom of the second and Porcello has nothing yet we were going to give away an out.
The situation yesterday wasn’t entirely different than the game in May ’07 when Wash had Lofton bunt with two runners on and the Rangers trailing the MF Yanks 4-1.
That tells me that Washington hasn’t grown into the job and is just as stupid today as he was the day JD hired him.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
And then using Feliz in the 9th...
Even in a winning game he shows that he has no business managing a baseball team.
I don't have a problem
with him using Feliz yesterday. Managers occasionally do use their closer with 4 runs leads for various reasons. However, bunting in the second inning is sort of desparate and reflects how hot his butt feels right now.
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
Well
Feliz had pitched the night before, and we have a game today. Also it was a perfect chance to us 2 Frank in a low leverage situation. Or Chris Ray
Or keep Oliver out there
Since I believe he had only thrown 12 pitches to that point. Why not put him back out there for the 9th and let your tired bully rest?
I worry about the miles on DO's arm
Given how good he is and the fact that he’s 93 years old.
I’d hate to lose that asset late in the season.
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!
Feliz didn't pitch
on Saturday. he pitched on Friday.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
I don't necessarily agree with the bunt
but like Josey said, that is Ron’s philosophy and he is going to follow it blindly not matter what. He reminds me of the Russian coach from that baseball movie with Joe Mantegna who keeps quoting the famous baseball strategist Manuel. At the end, Joe realizes the guy is carrying around a baseball strategy manual and has no real sense of when to go off script. Long analogy for my feeling about Ron. He has no idea when to go off script.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I really don't care if Ron gets fired or not
I don’t think that the Manager really has an impact on the number of wins or losses over an entire season and we will just begin moaning about the next guy.
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on Apr 26, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Tell that to the 2009 Colorado Rockies.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Who also fell on their face the next year
I think that run had a lot more to do with luck than the manager change.
But I will give you that one. Who would you expect to become the new manager that will lead the Rangers on a Rockies-esc run?
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on Apr 26, 2010 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know if it's going to be
Hurdle or Buechele.
Both of those hires are considered “Nolan Guys” within the organization.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Did Mrs. Mench tell you that too?
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
You'd be surprised what you learn
if you just ask.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
So that's what I've been doing wrong with my life all those years
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
I look at spring training and I look at the 8-15 finish.
I look at a lot of key peripheral numbers (like OBP, Slugging, unearned runs allowed, innings by starters).
And when evaluating JD, I also look at what happened here from October 2005 to February 2008.
You boys can keep saying it’s early and we’re only 18 games in but This Thing is covered with red flags.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
BABIP says hi
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I was addressing your assertion...
..that JD doesn’t address the major weaknesses of this club. Even more impressive when you consider the budget…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Not impressive if he wasted $ 7 million on Big Dick Harden
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Penis envy?
From you? Shocking!
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
It's too early to call anything or anybody a waste
I know that means we have less to talk about, but saying you were right or wrong about anything at this point is very foolish.
I'm not ready to call Harden
a Failed Bit yet but he has issues.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
xkcd ran a really bad comic about year back
regarding meme density.
I am reminded of that with your posts often.
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!
Prove it.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Post it.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Anon delivers
But remember I told you it was bad.
And also most likely NSFW in most circles, but questionably so.
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!
hmmm....
lets see: 2 blown 9th inning leads by our ex closer.
two walk off losses in Boston, one of which should have been a victory due to a blown call.
Swept by Yankees after none of the starters could “find the strikezone” (thanks umps)
offensive problems from Borbon, Davis, Murphy, and Teagarden.
Kinsler and Salty hurt.
Hence: 8-10
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
8-15. 10-19, 8-10 = 26-44 (.371)
Throw out what happened in ST…ok.
You get 16-25 (.390).
Under Wash, they are what they are.
"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)
How many months have 28 days?
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
All of them
(man, is that old…)
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Vlad, Smoak, Harden, Lewis, Wilson the starter, Treanor,
This team has 5 guys in the same position as the second half of lastt year: Young, Elvis, Feldman, Cruz, and Teagarden. that’s out of 25. tell me how this 8-10 has shit to do with last years 8-15 ending?
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Keep your head in the sand
and your ass in the air, iblum.
"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
we have our newest additon to the Josey Wales talking doll. Pull the string, and hear Josey say one of his 8 catch phrases!!!
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
"8?????"
"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)
well played
Norm
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess you agree with me then
because when you don’t, you generally say why. when you have nothing to refute with, you pull out the insult.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Yeah, I kind of feel the low point was last week in Boston.
They’re not that bad a team, and likely to be better going forward than how they played in NYC and BOS.
Born to be mild.
Saturday night was a very bad loss
and I need to see much more before declaring Boston as our moment of clarity.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Its possible the team could tank at any time
but I doubt it. The Rangers got swept by New York and lost a series to boston. If we win tonight we’ll have 3 series wins, 3 series losses (including a sweep). The we play the White Sox, Mariners, A’s, Royals, A’s, Toronto, LA, Baltimore, Cubs, Royals, before getting the twins at the end of May. by that time the team could easily be 5 to 10 games over .500 as NONE of those teams scare me in any way. After the Twins we get the White Sox again, then the Rays (who do scare me). then the Mariners, brewers, Marlins, Astros, Pirates, Astros again, Angels, White Sox, Indians Orioles going into the ASB.
our interleague schedule is pretty soft this year. Astros, pirates, brewers, marlins, cubs. No phillies, no Braves, no Dodgers, no Giants or Rockies. Too bad we miss the Metts. OTOH, our September might be brutal. Twins, Jays, Yankees, Indians, and then closing out the season with 17 straight division games.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
The Dodgers team ERA is over 1 run worse than the Rangers, and they are limping along 2 games below .500
How long until that stupid fucking Torre gets fired. Because, like, the manager is responsible for everything right? And little tiny segments of a 162 game set are so damned important!
See, if you try hard enough, you too can be all anti-logic :)
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Reply fail?
I’m not calling for Wash’s head.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Bad Numbers
That would be a good name for a band.
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 26, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Paul Rodgers on lead vocals
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
scoop
Have you heard “Plundered My Soul” ?
One of the songs from Exile that didn’t make the cut. Supposedly some of the lost songs from those recording sessions are being released in May.
Not greatness but definitely not bad – should have made the original cut.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
No I haven't.
That’s good news, I’ll be looking for it. Listened to ‘Stripped’ last nite, love them in a small setting.
Where’d you find that ‘Plundered’ song?
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
XM has been playing it on Channel 45 (The Spectrum)...that's become one
of my favorite channels. Alt-country, rock, some slow, some fast, some new, some old.
Not sure if it’s exclusive to XM or not. If I had to compare, the song is kind of a poor man’s Tumbling Dice.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I miss satellite radio.
Sirius had an all Stones channel when I had it. They keep it after the merge?
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Don't have it any more
but they do have a Grateful Dead and a Springsteen channel.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
IIRC they rotate those in and out.
For a while there was a Zeppelin channel as well, and they didn’t something for Michael Jackson after he died, etc
Just checked it out on Youtube.
Nice work by Taylor. Sounds like they’re re-releasing Exile w/ 10 new, buried tracks from those sessions. And they’re putting a DVD of ‘Cocksucker Blues’ with it. May 18?
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
hidden amongst josey's angst
2009: .260/.320
2010: .245/.324
seems to me that this team is walking alot more. Elvis has an OBA of .423! Cruz is at .417!
Even hamilton’s OBA is .338 despite hitting only .230.
so……. while our power isn’t there yet, we’re doing a much better job of being selective (or, at least Hamilton, Andrus, and Cruz are). Murphy, Borbon, Young, Vlad, Arias, Treanor, at all have someting to point to.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
More bad numbers
I am now 2-3 in games I have worked. Planning on righting the ship tonight and Wednesday.
"Support the Dutch Oven"
Gagreed
I’m going to try some new superstitions tonight, first one being sitting in the stands for BP. I feel my presence alone will wake the bats up. So we will see how that works tonight.
"Support the Dutch Oven"
by RangerFloppy on Apr 26, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
I have high hopes for Harrison tonight
We really need a big game from him, and he needs it for himself, because it has to be pretty tempting to the FO to place Holland in the rotation and move Harrison to the bullpen these days.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
The other day I just about came around to the Harrison-->bullpen, Holland start idea
but then I realized that the people in the FO are probably almost as high on Harrison as I am. Which is pretty high. I don’t think they’ll ever move him to a bullpen role – if he has some more troublesome outings, maybe he goes down to AAA. But not to the bullpen.
Guess how many games Harrison has pitched out of the bullpen in his major league career.
Guess how many games Harrison has pitched out of the bullpen in his professional career.
Go Rice Owls!
I don't see the rush to move Harrison out of the rotation and into the bullpen
What Holland is doing in the minors shouldn’t be that big of a factor. Let Harrison lose his spot rather than someone else to take it over.
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
well
he’s well on his way to doing just that — losing his spot that is.
by elvis1isking on Apr 26, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
He had one bad start at Fenway in the middle of the team’s 6 game losing streak and he’s already well on his way of losing his spot? If you liked what he showed in ST enough to give him a rotation spot, then there’s no reason, based on what he’s done this season, to kick him out. Not everyone was for Harrison in the rotation though so that’s another issue, but if you are one of those people, then just say that and don’t try and say that he deserves to be out based on 3 starts (2 good, 1 bad).
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
I like
how everyone quotes SSS on here until they want to knee-jerk. Than, SSS goes right out the window.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
But you're only talking about a small number of posts
Born to be mild.
by t ball on Apr 26, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Damn
good point, I SSS’ed posts. I apologize.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, really.
I’m not using this season at all, though he’ll show as the season goes on that he should have been in AAA all along.
I’m as unimpressed with his 2010 ST as I am worried about his last start in BOS. Neither move me in and of themselves. All in all, Harrison is a pretty meh pitcher, and every start he makes over Holland is a mistake made by the Front Office.
by elvis1isking on Apr 26, 2010 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
okay
everyone would agree that Holland long term has better potential than Harrison. That isn’t the issue
But can you tell me why you are so confident that Harrison is horrible, keeping in mind that from a scouting perspective his stuff is significantly different, and better, than pre-surgery.
Go Rice Owls!
why?
One awful start, one in which he was sick? He’s given up 1 run, 3 runs (1 earned), and 6 runs in his 3 starts this year. He’s been the 3rd best starter on this club this year.
Go Rice Owls!
Winner! Come on down!!
I'm straight for Heidi Richardson.
by BigGuns on Apr 26, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
funniest thing I've ever seen.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
It really is.
Check out the shirt, ‘Pick me, Ohio Rocks’
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
looks like that guy in the top right pushes her down
"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 Apr 26, 2010 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I missed that. Fuckin' hilarious.
Magic.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
LOL
You know what would make that pic even better?
If it were accompanied by the Price is Right fail horn…
"He's not coming back. That chick was like, the Pele of anal."
-- Sterling Archer
x
"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 Apr 26, 2010 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that our sound for the season so far?
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
It's practically a visual representation of the Rangers season so far...
“Oh My God! BASEBALL! WOOO!”
“It’s Time! YES!”
“Oh God, why? Fuckin’ McGriddles!”
by ghostofErikThompson on Apr 26, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
because he just isn't very good
and Holland is a much, much, much better pitcher.
As Harrison continues to put up replacement level performances, at some point the Front Office is going to figure out that the better pitcher needs to be in the ML rotation.
by elvis1isking on Apr 26, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Regarding the whole Feliz/bullpen/closer issue
does the fact that the immediate situation in the short term that there are not enough pitching slots for all the talented arms make anyone feel better about Feliz closing in the intermediate term?
Because if Feliz were in AAA right now starting with Holland and the team had no one capable of closing games, people would be calling for heads
Go Rice Owls!
I dont mind the Feliz issue right now as long as
they dont see him as the long term closer. It would be really nice to have Scheppers come up and perfom like Feliz did last season to the Rangers would possibly feel comfortable having Scheppers be the closer all next season.
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
by Michael Cave on Apr 26, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Has it been preordained
that Scheppers will be our closer over the long-term? Beltre, Strop, and Ogando aren’t exactly talentless weenies. With FF most likely gone as a FA after the season, why not hold an open competition during spring training? They’ve all got good stuff too. Don’t think a 1st-round draft status should guarantee you a job.
Troy McClure: "Don’t kid yourself, Jimmy! If a cow ever got the chance, he’d eat you and everyone you care about!"
by stupidsexyflanders on Apr 26, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
And another nominee for the "Screen Name of the Year" award.
Rec’d solely for that.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
And pic.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
It's his stuff more than draft position.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Where did i say Scheppers would be our long term closer?
I dont care who steps up to knock Feliz out of the closer role, i just would like someone to because I believe he would have more value as a #1 or #2 starter.
First round status wont guarantee Scheppers a job….His 100 mph FB and knee buckling curveball will :-)
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
by Michael Cave on Apr 26, 2010 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Well,
over the last 4 years in DET Zumaya hasn’t been able to beat out Todd Jones and Rodney and now Valverde for the closer job with his 100-mph FB and knee-buckling curve. Scheppers has mind-boggling stuff but we sure do have a lot of other nice candidates.
Troy McClure: "Don’t kid yourself, Jimmy! If a cow ever got the chance, he’d eat you and everyone you care about!"
by stupidsexyflanders on Apr 26, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Should add
I’m not down on Scheppers who’s prob the favorite, I just like cheering for the underdog in general or in this case the underdogs.
Troy McClure: "Don’t kid yourself, Jimmy! If a cow ever got the chance, he’d eat you and everyone you care about!"
by stupidsexyflanders on Apr 26, 2010 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Zumaya isnt scheppers
We do have a lot of other nice candidates however I think any and all scouts would agree that Scheppers is the most talented of them all. Add in the fact that he has been utterly dominating and he would have the inside track on being the closer if the Rangers went that way.
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
by Michael Cave on Apr 26, 2010 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah
The org has said a few times that they envision him a starter, even though he may pitch in the MLB BP this season.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Im just thinking
that he will be handled the same way feliz has been handled.
Question: If either Scheppers or Feliz was going to be the closer for the next 10 years and the other would be a starter which setup do you think would benefit the Rangers the most?
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
by Michael Cave on Apr 26, 2010 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Mmm..
Beltre, Ogando, Scheppers..
Just having that kind of potential future bullpen sounds ridiculous. I’m not so high on Strop, but he’s got potential.
And if Ray is in any type of decent shape next year, we could have like 4 different “closer-quality” bullpen arms after moving Feliz out.
Find two decent lefties (Kiker, Phillips, Snyder?, another year of Oliver?) and that’s one helluva 6-man bullpen. Keep Nippert as the longman and there’s some serious potential there for a 6/7 inning shut-down ballgame..
Padilla to the DL with the forearm tightness
I seem to remember this happening many times in the past and I’m glad we aren’t dealing with it anymore
I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.
OT: I don't live in TX, don't listen to the Ticket...
but you have to figure Mike Bacsik is getting fired today, right?
I assume
you’re referring to the “dirty mexicans” tweet? I heard he deleted it. I know of a screenshot though.
"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
Found it
"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
"About 12 deep and some shots"
I think that explains everything, haha.
TY for the link.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
It'll be interesting.
He’s conspicuously absent today. He’s either going to get canned, or he’s going to be on a two-week suspension and come back with a lengthy on-air apology.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
I'm not sure but don't they sometimes say "Dirty Mexican" on The Ticket?
Bacsik may have throwing down some Ticket humor that wasn’t well received. I hope he doesn’t get fired. He doesn’t come off as particularly bright but he does give some insight about the inner-workings of what happens in the major leagues
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Considering the barrage of vile Tweets that preceded the "dirty Mexican" one...
…I doubt it was an attempt at schtick.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
"Dirty Mexican"
is not what I would consider “humor” or “schtick”.
"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
Considering they call their fans
dirty P1s, I’m not sure if it was just failed schtick
"No, I'm not a pessimist. At some point the world shits on everybody. Pretending it ain't shit makes you an idiot, not an optimist."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
What if the Mavs were getting worked by the Raptors in The Finals
and Bacsik said something like “Dirty Canadians”?
Does he get in trouble?
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess
Mike Bacsik falls under the Josey Umbrella of Protection
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
HA!
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
by sunlegend54 on Apr 26, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really. He was a dumbass
for losing his cool and judgment while forgetting he’s now a public person and then tweeting his thoughts.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
It seems you're defending a guy for what he said a whole lot
despite disagreeing completely with what he said
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
Okay
I usually like to pile on Josey, but he hasn’t defended him anywhere. He said he likes some of his insight and asked a hypothetical question.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not defending him.
He was a dumbass.
I do think he brings something to The Ticket and don’t want to see him get fired.
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Who said yesterday
that your life will be better once you quit basketball? Was that you cmkelly?
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope
not in this part of the country. Bascik’s main mistake was not knowing his personnel
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup...
…although, it does make for a more interesting LSB…
…LSB AfterDark.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
does it upset you?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
It'll be worth it if Gordo makes a fake Norm phone call to fake Bascik about the situation.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
eh?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
For those interested...
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
I don't listen to him at all
but given all the stupid things he’s said about the Rangers and baseball, I certainly hope he gets fired.
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
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Hi Ryan,
Here is this week’s summary for the Facebook Page: Adam J. Morris
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"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:35 PM CDT reply actions
For some reason I get these emails, I think GayforFeliz is responsible.....
"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 Apr 26, 2010 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
My new Nickelodeon enemy
"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 Apr 26, 2010 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
hey guys,
if you’re bored, check out the Rangers blog I started for fun, and feel free to leave your comments. In the latest entry, I handed out grades for each component of our starting rotation after the first month of the season.
Link: http://gametimeinarlington.blogspot.com/
Rangers in 2010.
It's ok in a Peter King-y sort of way, but
I wouldn’t exactly say it’s a cure for boredom.
by txranfanted on Apr 26, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Lewis
Did we really think we were getting a low-K low-BB guy? Or is that a typo? Sorry if already discussed.
I thought he’d continue to pitch the way he did in Japan, just with a little less sparkling results (which would still profile as a high-K low-BB guy).
I thought we were getting a medium K, low BB guy
a 3rd starter. That’s probably what he is. I can’t imagine he’ll keep up a 10K per 9 pace.
Born to be mild.
he's going up against a nice stretch of what seems to be
weaker offenses. Let’s hope he can cut down on the walks.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Yeah...
He may be over his head a little with the K rate, but I calculate 9.4 K/9 for his Japan career. He can come down to 7ish + and I’m fine with that. I don’t know… what do you guys think?
But his Japan walk rate was ~1.2 BB/9. It’s the walks that I’m more concerned about, as well.
I think the umps have been squeezing him a lot
early in the games until he shows that he can repeatedly locate the ball in those spots, and that’s resulted in some walks.
First time we hear rumors about umps wanting to keep him from getting uppity
I will set the internet on fire, I promise this.
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!
Everything continues as it happened in the first 18 games of the season
WHY WON’T YOU ACCEPT LOGIC?!?!?!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
that's what I thought, too
I wonder if he pitches better when he gets into trouble?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 26, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
OT: I think I just found Feliz's entrance music.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
The Punch Out theme still rules.
Pitching coach Mike Maddux on Darren Oliver’s 0.00 ERA this spring:
"Economical work. He ain’t getting paid by the hour."
I may get lynched for saying this, but I don't care
GO SPURS!!!!
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
man
I don’t even care anymore
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
I watched
10 seconds of the game last night. Down 4 with 22.7 left. Mavs play hot potato with the ball because no one has the stones to take the shot. Kidd airballs a forced 3 from the corner. Turned back to Versus to watch the Kings and Canucks.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
i watched all of the second quarter, the beginning of the third,
then disgustedly turned on adult swim
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
mavs rolling over in the playoffs
folks should be used to it by now.
"No, I'm not a pessimist. At some point the world shits on everybody. Pretending it ain't shit makes you an idiot, not an optimist."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
You said lynched
RACIST!!!
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
he should have said
waterboarded
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
I may get lynched for saying this, but I don't care
GO SPURS REFS!!!!
There, fixed.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I know
it sounds silly to constantly complain about refs, so I don’t anymore. Since the NBA refs suck, I just stopped watching games. Problem solved.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Apr 26, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I did after the Finals run.
But got sucked back in during last year’s playoffs run. And of course, now I regret it. That wasn’t a basketball game last night, it as a scrum that happened to have an orange ball tangentially involved.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Tangenitally
is now my “Word of the Day”
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
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If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
ummm.....no?
it’s not as funny without the word genital is what i was thinking…i think
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
OT -- Ryan Howard
The Phillies have signed first baseman Ryan Howard to a five-year, $125 million contract extension, a person close to Howard has told Phillies insider Jim Salisbury. The extension will kick in starting in 2012 and will go through 2016.
That is not going to end well.
"There's not a man alive who can whup me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty. I should be a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked." --Muhammad Ali
Unless he gets him some Barry Bonds 'roids
That’s going to be very, very ugly quickly
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 can't imagine he projects very well past about 2013.
Considering his B-R “Most similar batters” (by no means an end-all-be-all, but interesting nonetheless) include Richie Sexson, Mo Vaughn and Travis Hafner…
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
Thanks to Kinslerhomer for reTweeting Dave Cameron, who shares my thoughts:
5 year, $125 million for Howard? This might go down as one of worst deals ever.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
More from Cameron...
Worth noting: Ryan Howard has one unintentional walk so far this year.
and
Can’t wait until Jayson Werth signs for half that this winter, then they realize he was the better player.
"There's not a man alive who can whup me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty. I should be a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked." --Muhammad Ali
Further on that subject:
Juan Castro has a 16 year major league career despite never:
1) hitting over .260 (this year doesn’t count)
2) qualifying for a batting title
3) walking 20 times in a season.
4) stealing more than 2 bases in a season
5) hitting 10 homers in a season
of course, how can you hate a guy who’s backed up for Greg Gagne, Barry Larkin, Jason Bartlett, Alex Gonzalez, Alex Cintron, Rafael Furcal, and Jimmy Rollins
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Holy crap what a Wails abortion this thread is.
"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.
Write something engaging that pertains to the Great Game.
"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 first
"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.
by WyoRanger on Apr 26, 2010 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're the LSB pigeon who
does nothing but squawk and shit all over everything…give us your take on the Rangers.
"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 baited. Move along. I'm sure you have some fascinating insight on JD and CD to share.
"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.
OT: Mock Draft Grading.
Posted this in the last draft thread, but it’s got 877 posts, so here it is again:
2 systems, one from The Huddle Report, one from OCC over at BTB.
Rick Gosselin grades out better by OCC’s method than the Huddle Report method this year, but check out Gosselin’s 5 year average from the Huddle Report. Numero Uno. Mel Kiper also grades out better than some might expect, both this year and over the past 5 years (Number 3 in both).
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Gosselin is so good it's scary
Kiper made me turn off the TV this morning.
eom
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
The BTB post put Peter King up there with Gosselin
And I just can’t reconcile that.
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 think he got all of Dr. Z's sources...
…plus his own. I know he took over the column for Dr. Z.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Apr 26, 2010 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Only thing that got on my nerves was the Jimmy Clausen stuff at the draft.
The guy just wouldn’t get off it. I think he’s way too high on him.
Pitching coach Mike Maddux on Darren Oliver’s 0.00 ERA this spring:
"Economical work. He ain’t getting paid by the hour."
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