Series Preview: The Swingin' A's @ The Buntin' Rangers
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:00 PM CDT
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PrintIt's an early May tickle fight for the AL West division lead this week in Arlington. The good news is there's only about a 1 in 12,000 chance an A's starter pitches as well as Dallas Braden did on Sunday. The bad news is there's a 1 in 1 chance that Ryan Sweeney was born solely to cause misery.
Tuesday, May 11 7:05: RHP Trevor Cahill vs. RHP Colby Lewis
Wednesday, May 12 7:05: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs. LHP Derek Holland
Thursday, May 13 1:05: RHP Ben Sheets vs. LHP C.J. Wilson
With Brett Anderson and Justin Duchscherer injured and Dallas Braden busy scheduling a parade for himself in the 209, the Rangers will be facing off against the soft underbelly of the A's rotation. However, this particular underbelly is ripe with potential smelly hazards. Trevor Cahill is going to be a really good big league pitcher someday soon. Unfortunately for the Texas Rangers, against them, he already is. Cahill is 4-1 against the Rangers and 7-13 against everyone else. But since wins is pretty meaningless stat, it's also of note that Cahill gives the Texas Rangers his best SO/BB, SO/9, SO, WHIP and opponent's OPS & OBP for any team he has faced more than twice.
Gio Gonzalez is a lefty, 'nuff said. However, Ben Sheets has been fairly terrible this year. Some of it has been a bit of bad luck as he is facing a .335 BAPIP, but it's not terrible luck. He's not striking out nearly as many guys as he has in the past and he's walking almost twice as many as his career average. That's a recipe that has him at a 5.46 FIP. Welcome to the American League, Ben.
The Rangers will be running out what could easily be their playoff rotation in five months (*fingers crossed*). Colby Lewis continues to be one of the best value signings of the off season. He ranks third in the AL in SO/9 and while he is walking nearly 4 a game, his success probably hasn't been luck so far. He has a BABIP is .278 which isn't exceedingly low. If he continues to strike dudes out, he'll continue to be good.
Derek Holland makes his debut at the price of Matt Harrison's left arm. There's been talk that Holland still needs some polish on his off speed stuff, but I think it's a good time to see what he can do in the big leagues. As bad Holland's ERA was last year in the big leagues, his peripherals weren't horrible and as a lefty with the ability to strike guys out, I wouldn't be surprised if Holland ended up being the second or third best starter for the Rangers this season.
C.J. Wilson is awesome, 'nuff said.
Oakland Athletics (17-15, 2nd place AL West)
Rangers' 2010 Record vs. Oakland: 1-2 at Oakland Coliseum
Oakland's Recent Results: 2-1 Series win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (And oh yes, a perfect game thrown in the mix)
SBN A's Blog: Athletics Nation
Match-up: |
Rangers |
A's |
Advantage |
|
Batting (RAR) |
33.5 (17th) |
22.6 (22nd) |
Rangers |
|
Starters (RAR) |
23.6 (16th) |
23.0 (18th) |
Rangers |
|
Bullpen (RAR) |
-1.6 (27th) |
6.6 (6th) |
A’s |
|
Overall RAR |
55.5 |
52.2 |
Rangers |
|
Defense Runs Saved |
11 |
11 |
Push |
Questions to ponder:
- Will Colby Lewis be able to keep his K's per 9 over 10?
- Does Ben Sheets miss being a 2009 honorary Texas Rangers?
- Will Vladimir Guerrero be the first man to leave a bruise on a building after his continued beatings of the Ballpark in Arlington?
- Will Ryan Sweeney make a home run robbing catch, ascend further to the heavens, before flying off into the sky exclaiming, "My planet needs me!"?
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YAY GOET!
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
congrats man!
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Congrats GOET!!!!!
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
+1
congratulations man, good preview there as well
by nicholas.rodriguez on May 11, 2010 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Cool
’Grats.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I'm not even finished reading this
and I already love 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
Way to go, GOET!
Now you need to throw in cheesey 80’s movie references in your titles…..
"Winning isn't everything, but losing sucks!"
by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on May 11, 2010 3:03 PM CDT reply actions
Nice.
Love it. Congrats, GoET!
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
this is going to be a great way to start every series
i love the ryan sweeney line at the end hahahah
by Jason Brynsvold on May 11, 2010 3:03 PM CDT reply actions
how much he payin you?
it ain’t enough. the quality of this blog just keeps improving. keep up the good work, y’all!
"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 May 11, 2010 3:04 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
REC IT!
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Why isn't the E capitalized?
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I've always thought we should refer to him as EGOT
As in, “Emmy Grammy Oscar Tony,” the combination of entertainment awards that has eluded Tracy Jordan these many years.
That photo has to be doctored.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Fuck Ryan Sweeney being tagged out.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Ahhh...
I thought you were referring to walkway between BART and the stadium.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
That photo is doctored...
in that I photoshopped out the homeless man taking a shit and the folks ghost riding the whip in the concourse.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Way to go!
Welcome to Planet GoET!
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
its GoET internet.
we’re just blogging in it.
"Anyone that isn't pro-choice never met you" ~Brian Thomas on Seth...
So...
When are you going to add Brett and GOET at the bottom of the front page like every other SBN site AJM?
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
I am
Intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
by Keynes on May 11, 2010 3:09 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
The stinky underbelly of LSB
Is now the Ryan Sweeney of Interwebs
Congrats my friend.
And BTW, it was me f*cking up the other day, I got sidetracked watching Braden’s perfect game, so sue me.
A-Stell, out.
"Support the Dutch Oven"
In fine LSB tradition...
Thanks, bitches.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:10 PM CDT reply actions
We can't all...
be Dallas Braden perfect.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to go wherever my mood...
takes me from series to series. I didn’t even cover the offenses of these teams too much because hey, they don’t have much of it.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Series Preview: Forced Rivalry @ Who Cares About A Golden Boot?
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Or, alternate title
Forced Rivarly@No, we should NOT trade for Roy Oswalt or Lance Berkman
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Will these be known as 510 or 925 posts.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
A better response would be...
Get the fuck off my post!
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on May 11, 2010 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Congrats breaux
I’m glad you decided to do it.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Thought really hard about it.
But I’m trying to be productive in the lab before going to Costa Rica in a couple weeks…not the best timing. Besides, writing’s not exactly my forte.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 11, 2010 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I never even emailed him because I was on vacation.
And because Mike E is right, I’m prone to leaves of absences.
And also because I was pretty sure there were better options (like GoET), so it would just be embarrassing.
Yeah, GoET really did a great job.
Hope it sticks.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 11, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd like to see Mike E work up a series too
It would be, in a word, succincT.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Rangers win.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Aaaahhh...story time.
This happened a few years back, when my wife was still my girlfriend (but we had still be dating for a while). Our good friends had recently gotten engaged and asked us to be their maid of honor/best man. We were happy to say yes; the girl is from our hometown, so we knew almost everybody who would be at the wedding and were familiar with the area for those in the wedding party traveling in from out of town. They asked us if we wanted to go to the wedding shower that was being thrown by his grandparents out in West Texas. We said yes, thinking, well, it will only be a weekend, how bad could it be? He’s from Odessa; it’s not like it’s a one stop sign town.
So we get to Odessa and are staying with his parents and the find out that the wedding shower is actually going to be in Monahans, which is about 45 minutes away and is smaller than Odessa. We get there early to help set up, small home; very grandparent-like. A lot of people would be coming and going, so they decided to put the newly-engaged couple by the door. My girlfriend got put on punch- and appetizer-filling duties with his sister and cousin (because, duh, girls do food things) and so we figured the best place for me would be in between the groom and the door (to help the elderly in), first person they see as they come in. Whoops.
Almost all of the attendants were over 55 and all were white. Most of them were just very surprised that a brown guy was opening the door; they had never met or heard about me. Most were friendly, some of them gave me the cold shoulder. A few called me boy, a few wouldn’t shake my hand. So it was already kind of awkward for me (though not noticed by any of his family, they were all farther down the welcome line and busy). The oddest response I ever got was when I opened the door for this ~50 y/o couple and at first they wouldn’t walk in, they just stared at me. The wife walks in, careful to be facing me at all times (even when turning her back to everyone else), never blinking, never saying anything. Her husband comes in, makes a big sign of the cross in front of my face and chest, and then starts muttering stuff in Latin for about 30 seconds. The groom caught it and was just as weirded out as I was. He closes his eyes, mutters more, then says Amen and walks on. He avoided me the rest of the night.
So very odd…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 11, 2010 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
So, you in a hurry to go back?
heh
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
i grew up in Amarillo
and never spent much time near Odessa, but yeah….odd is an understatement
by kevinkinsler on May 11, 2010 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Monahans and Odessa, weird anyway, but that is really weird
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
TL;DR
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on May 11, 2010 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
x
The oddest response I ever got was when I opened the door for this ~50 y/o couple and at first they wouldn’t walk in, they just stared at me. The wife walks in, careful to be facing me at all times (even when turning her back to everyone else), never blinking, never saying anything. Her husband comes in, makes a big sign of the cross in front of my face and chest, and then starts muttering stuff in Latin for about 30 seconds
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 11, 2010 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I know it's been said but for the life of me I can't remember what TL;DR is
/don’t shoot me
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
too long, didn't read
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
gracias senors
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Oh West Texas...
I don’t really miss you. I spent 7 years in Midland and yeah, everything about West Texas is odd to say the least…
Wow
It’s one thing to know people are racist and uncomfortable, it’s another to have someone be so blatantly, flagrantly rude right to your face. It sounds like you handled it with undeserved class, kudos.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Honestly...
…it was more confusion than anything else.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 12, 2010 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I think that's a bit generous on your part
bit that’s good to hear. I hope they’ve come to be less “confused” since then.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Nice preview
I’m a fan of the wit.
The question is of stamina…There’s a lot of the season left to go…You up for it?
2 out of 3 is necessary for my warm and fuzzies to not go away after the nice 8-2 record. I predict that we eke out a win tonight, we lose a tough one, pal against G-G-G-Gio! tomorrow, and beat the hell out of Sheets on Thursday (only winning by 2 runs 8-6).
Sweeney will continue to drive us all insane and further insult us by spitting into all of our first born’s collective faces and telling their mama’s that while the first born has lost their baby fat, they haven’t. Fuckin Sweeney
What's the rumpus?
Way to pop that cherry GoET.
Here’s to many more good threads started by you.
May they not be trolled by Rangers100 or hijacked by a Wales Rant (yeah, I capitalized it. Wanna fight about it?)
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
LOL! Congrats E
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
It's just not a solid LSB thread
withouht a random reply from JW.
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Did You Know:
The Rangers are second only to the Blue Jays in swinging at pitches out of the zone?
I’ll bet you’re shocked, frankly. I mean, I can’t believe anyone does it more.
Yeah...
but then I couldn’t make fun of the Rangers for bunting.
Also, I think Vlad by himself is going to push the Rangers over the top before the year is out.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not too bad...
especially because Vlad is pretty good at hitting balls out of the zone, but it is rising compared to his previous years.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Question about Vlad
How much underground would a pitch have to be before Vlad lays off of it?
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Choices:
A. Under home plate
B. 6 feet under
C. China
D. That’s unpossible, he’s still going to swing.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 12, 2010 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm curious why people are congratulating GoET.
Is this a job or something? Do you get paid for this, GoET?
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
it's like sainthood i guess
into the really upper echelons of LSB.
by kevinkinsler on May 11, 2010 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
He gives those things out like candy now.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
yep
They just aren’t that special anymore…
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I'd feel pretty bad...
if I didn’t get them, though.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
What's the conversion ratio between Smile Dollars and Schrute Bucks?
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Can you sponsor
the Travis Metcalf baseball reference page using smile dollars?
Just for the heck of it: a little stroll down memory lane, goET style.
I miss your Devo Hat pic.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Why to you hate GoET fishman?
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I never said I hated GoET.
And I definitely don’t hate anyone here… except … eh, let’s go with just not hating anyone.
I was just curious.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
It means he's been recognized as a great poster..
and Adam trusts him with front page material. This isn’t some dinky-ass blog, you know?
Sir, I'll have you know
that we are all unemployed and overweight nerds sitting in our mother’s basements wearing nothing but He-Man underoos.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
They make those in a t-back, wow?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Now now, at least we have the highly educated Rangers100 amongst us
He singlehandedly doubles the mean education level on this blog. After all, the rest of us are just teens and uneducated morons.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Damnit
I’m employed. I’m wasting good company time on this blog I’ll have you know.
and grats goET!
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
My guess is at least 75% of this board
is at work right now.
Luckily, I get to delegate the majority of my work.
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Well deserved sir!!
This site has needed something like this for awhile and think AJM picked a great fan for the job.
At first, I thought.. maybe a Josey Wales column...
Then I thought, it was going to be “diseased dick pic of the day” with special guest Spadedsnake.
Spadesnake will send you a pic via email
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I actually know the story...
although I’m pretty sure I never clicked the link (unless I’ve just repressed the fuck out of it). Just kind of seemed like a random comment now in this thread, unless there’s something ELSE I’m missing.
I turned this job down.
Just so everybody knows. A little below my pay grade.
by SaltyGoesYard on May 11, 2010 3:22 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Series Preview: FUCK YOU CC SABATHIA
by SaltyGoesYard on May 11, 2010 3:00 PM CDT in News
Does anyone have a spare liver?
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice preview, and good pick
Is anyone else the most scared of Ben Sheets. Coming off a pretty good start with I believe a changed arm slot. Not much change in terms of velo but still a little scary.
I'm not thrilled about Sheets
because he’s a good pitcher, although obviously rusty from the time missed. I could see him really stringing together some good starts along the way this year, and well, the Rangers are definitely a team that could help him do that.
Yeah...
Right now seems like a good point in the season to start to get an idea of what the A’s will get from Sheets. I don’t think he’ll be great but I think he’ll begin to string together some good starts. Hopefully, that will start after the A’s get out of Arlington. Of course, like Harden, he could get hurt at any moment.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
this
lefty with a career 9.5 MLB k/9 rate (10.3 k/9 in minors)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 11, 2010 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone check with Wash's umpire report and see if the guys we have call the low strike.
We need to get these guys!
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
I'm actually not
I think he is going to get abused with HR’s. Call it a hunch (or regression to the mean). He hasn’t pitched here yet.
Yeah...
I hope Derek Holland is on in his debut.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
More stuff.
GoET has inspired me to actually look at the team we’re facing instead of just going in to the series and being shocked by things angering me.
On the plus side, the A’s are below average at hitting every single pitch except for curveballs. They are among the absolute worst teams in baseball at hitting change-ups. Ceej and Colby’s changes have been fantastic this year and neither throw anything that could be called a curveball very often.
By the way, Happy’s change-up (SSS) has been more than 6 runs above average per 100 times thrown.
So I'm betting the unders all week eh? Let's make a fortune guys!
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
The second you do that, Wash get Fx2 some work.
Gambling’s a bitch. But fun.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
My best day ever was pulling together a 13-game parlay ending with a Rams comeback win over Houston.
I bet $5.00 and won over $1300, if memory serves.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
I should do that every now and then
it’s like the lottery but you have the slightest bit of control over it.
You shoulda got $3750, that's a once in a lifetime hit.
Not that $1300 is anything to sneeze at.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
I think the Rams game actually ended up being a push, and there was probably at least one other push in there.
I needed them to win by six, and they won in OT on a fifty-five yard TD to whoever that white receiver was that they used to have.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Proehl.
That makes sense w/ the pushes.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Considering it was the very last game of the entire thing...
I went ballistic when the Rams pulled it out. They were down 28-7 to begin the fourth quarter and tied it up at 35-35 to send it to OT.
I paid for an entire semester at Baylor though sports betting one year. I loved it. The only problem was that I took it a little too far and started obsessing about it, doing research about teams/games all the time.
For a while, though, Baylor was a shockingly good play to beat the spread in football, partly because they were terrible, but not as terrible as people expected them to be.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
damn
I paid for an entire semester at Baylor though sports betting one year.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 11, 2010 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I need to qualify that.
I was National Merit in high school, so I was on what amounted to a 3/4 scholarship to Baylor. I paid the difference plus my rent, books, food, and fraternity dues through sports betting.
I didn’t make $30k, though I know a guy who made a lot more than that.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
I was gonna say...
…if you paid for a full semester at Baylor with gambling wins, I’ve got a horse race or two I could use some advice on!
Baylor’s scholarships are kinda strange. I got a full tuition schol. for National Merit, but valedictorian/4.0 gpa/massive overachiever brother only got a half tuition. Go figure.
by WildcatPhoenix on May 11, 2010 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
When I took the PSAT, I barely even knew that Baylor existed.
So I didn’t put them down on the test as the four (or five, I don’t remember) schools that I wanted to receive my scores. I was convinced at the time that I was going to Duke, financials be damned.
When I decided to go to Baylor, I asked why I didn’t get a full scholarship for being National Merit, and they told me it was because of that listing. They only gave full scholarships to kids who put Baylor down on the PSAT.
Who knows if it is true.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
That makes sense!
I did put Baylor on the list for my PSAT/NMSQT scores, although I was aiming at Rice for a while.
Man, that PSAT is a lot more important than people realize! Screw the SAT- if I ever have kids, they’re going to study for a month before that PSAT. :-/
by WildcatPhoenix on May 11, 2010 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I wish the ACT counted more 'round these parts.
I dominated that thing.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
As did I
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I think it's the science sections
But I’m really glad I don’t have to take the 2400 version of the SAT.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Agreed
I took the ACT way back in 85
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Heh, that's how I made it thru college.
Still a fan of Michigan St. to this day, because they covered 12 B-ball games in a row for me.
It can become ridiculously obsessive. The wins are great, but the losses always made for the best stories. Blocked extra points, no defense as a guy lays one in at the buzzer, Matt Sinatro getting thrown out at home from 3B on a single to the OF!!! Damn Jesse Barfield….
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
That was the only redeeming quality that Big Ben R. has for me.
Miami made me a ton of money that year.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Yeah, I think it's unlikely Oakland's going to score much this series.
I’m just concerned our offense will be in a bad streak.
Feliz's offspeed
I’ve been saying this for a while. His offspeed stuff is really really good. Maybe it’s good because he doesn’t throw that often but I think he should throw it more.
It sure looks good to me.
But everyone tells me he has no secondary stuff, so I just assume they’re right.
Yes, I'm getting tired of hearing it
it’s a lazy thing to say.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
That was the only thing that Teagarden was good at
calling pitches. Both Salty and Treanor suck at it.
"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 May 11, 2010 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I've been saying that for a while too
but it is really hard to prove someone is bad at calling pitches
I remember a game in Cleveland...
last year, right after he was called up, where he was striking out everyone on his offspeed stuff. It was glorious. When he has control of it, he really is unhittable.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Its good because guys are geared up for the fastball
And he only throws a couple each outting if any which makes it look even better
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.
DON'T ASK THE QUESTION!
I did above and got nailed for it.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
He made it with your mom last night.
Yep.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
How ironic is it that my dad's name
is Rodney?
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 11, 2010 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
GAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Yeah that's just coincidence.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
It's a free ride when you've already paid.
Right?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
No, I thought it was a traffic jam when you're already late.
Right?
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 11, 2010 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
no no no
it’s rain on your wedding day.
Hipsters, Flipsters, and Finger Poppin Daddies! Knock me your lobes.
No, but please do
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
about how
it’s intentionally not ironic so it’s actually ironic in a way, but probably in a way that was too cool or funny for her to have thought it?
"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
ha HA!
"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
Actually, I think my friend gave her credit for being clever.
I’m not sure that’s not giving her too much credit, though.
what's ironic
is how bad that song was, and we’re still discussing it to this day. I’ll have the voice stuck in my head for the rest of the day now. It’s powerful voodoo
"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
Ehhh
I’m gonna go ahead and say that qualifies as “irony.”
Judges?
by WildcatPhoenix on May 11, 2010 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
The older Family Feud
was so much better than the newer versions
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
The likes of Louie Anderson and Al Borlin as hosts
and the questions just became really generic and unoriginal.
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Correcto,
the man seduced every woman, no matter age or who was standing by her!!
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Seduced or violated.
Just depends on the perspective.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
And every female contestant chose him for the final pairing
on The Match Game. A true pimp.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
If I could pull that off.
I’d wear it to court tomorrow. No questions asked.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
You were serous about that?
/ Vincent Gambini
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
He owns 56 better than DiMaggio in that pic.
It’s like a running tally for the month.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
At first you were talking about me, then I realized you meant the number.
But I think it might still fit for me, too.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
You do know his wife was a contestant. That's how they met.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
The host absolutely KILLS me...
everytime I see him I think “Hey, there’s J. Peterman”
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
And didn't he replace Al Borlin?
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I believe you're referring to the great Richard Karn.
and, yes he did.
"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
Richard Dawson was dope,
and kissed more women than any man alive.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
I'm also going to be helping with the...
GDTs. So, if I link to the previous one when making a new one, does that merit a kudos?
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, yes, yes.
And make sure you don’t do the little check mark thing.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Depends if the Rangers are winning.
"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)
300 comments in GDT2 then close it!
/sarcasm since it never works that way
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
We need a magic number of post
on the GDT 2 so we can get on to GDT 3. If we all have the number we can get there faster.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
congrats goET
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
Andy's new Supp mock
link
Has us taking Austin Wates, OF, Virginia Tech and Cameron Bedrosian, RHP, East Coweta HS (GA).
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Both
"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 May 11, 2010 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Goof job, GoET.
I’ve always enjoyed reading your fanposts and I’m sure your “official” articles will be no different.
On topic, let’s hope that the A’s are still too busy patting themselves on the back about Braden’s perfect to try and win tonight’s game.
OT: Ernie Banks's career is crazy to me.
A toolsy, elite shortstop becomes a mediocre two-true-outcomes first baseman for the second half of his career. That’s some kind of decline.
Heh, random. You working on a topic?
Banks is a guy I never think about in terms of all-time greats. Not sure why.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
lol
That’s an idea. I’ll post one FanPost a week about some old player. I’ll spend the whole week looking at him, then we can all argue about whether or not he was actually great.
Anyway, I don’t think Banks belonged on the All-Century team, but I’d probably have him in the top five shortstops ever. The first half of his career was incredible. He was quite possibly the best player in baseball for a little while.
Seconded, I'd be all over that
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Like a jockstrap over nuts?
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Awesome, now I have to actually do something.
At some point, I’m going to pay Rally for his downloadable WAR database so I can also reproduce Baseball Prospectus’s great “Best Player in Baseball” series.
It’s mostly just for fun, but I thought it was really interesting. It basically just used WARP to determine the best player in baseball year to year by weighting that year and the surrounding years. Some very interesting names. For instance, Ron Santo was the best player in baseball for four years running (by that method). Bonds and Ruth both topped like 16 straight years.
Better than Mays, Mantle or The Duke?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Yeah, those were weird years.
Jensen and Fox MVPing the AL.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Rosenthal tweets on Mariners team meating regarding Griffey
Sweeney called #Mariners’ meeting: “We will support and fight and take a bullet for Ken Griffey Jr. if we have to. He’s our teammate…”
“Nothing is going to divide this clubhouse, especially a makeshift article made up of lies…”
“We don’t think there are two players who said that (about Griffey sleeping). I challenged everyone in that room – if they said that to …
"…stand up and fight me. No one stood up.
It's like a really good movie
that isn’t really good.
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
With a piss-poor script writer
Let’s count the clichés!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
It's a drama to them, comedy to us.
I challenged everyone in that room – if they said that to …stand up and fight me.
:popcorn:
heh
cwyers Apparently “clubhouse chemistry” is maintained through brute force.
"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 May 11, 2010 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Heh. I can see lookout landing right now...
“Someone start shooting at Griffey until Sweeney, Jack Wilson, Rob Johnson all jump in front of him and take the bullets. Then another come up from behind and shank Griffey with a broken bat handle.
Problems.Solved.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
by AceJC on May 11, 2010 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
team meating
Yeah, I know it’s just a typo, but it conjured many mental images. Some funny, most disturbing.
by mgb5 on May 11, 2010 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Made me laugh when I saw it up above
but then I live life by the motto – You’re omly young once but you can be immature forever
What?
“IF WE AREN’T GETTING ALONG, STAND UP AND PUNCH ME IN THE FACE, DAMMIT!”
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Griffey must have a very high activation energy
by Telegraph on May 11, 2010 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
He has a very fast K-off.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 11, 2010 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank God no one challenged Sweeney....
Then we be hearing all week how the M’s can swing and miss both on and off the field…
Matt (Denver, CO): Congratulations, I heard you won a gold glove!
Klaw (1:18 PM) : Thanks, I had a great year at the plate!
I think Jason Heyward is ready to be promoted to the AL. He’s mastered the NL - Matthew Carruth
by SCDP on May 11, 2010 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Zing!!
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Bazinga
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
waka waka waka!
"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
Easy to say
We will support and fight and take a bullet for Ken Griffey Jr. if we have to.
Didn’t they ban guns in the locker room this offseason, after that incident with the Wizards?
Just in Washington
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
and people acted like this is the first time he's napped during a game
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
It's the soda withdrawls
Griffey needs to start slamming 12 sodas a day again. Preferably Jolt Cola or Mountain Dew.
Wait, I want the M’s to lose. WATER! DRINK WATER!
The Ghost
It couldn’t have happened to a better-named individual.
Not mediocre. Right about average
I LOVE GoET!
no homo
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Earlier than they said
Great.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
And Ogando is there!
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
I believe so
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Don't worry...
I like C.J. Wilson.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
let me explain - tentatively optimistic about the Oakland series
this writing series I am very optimistic about – great work!
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
I like it - a little bit of detail before things started. Here's a question
Does adding all the RARs provide much information?
"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.
Yes.
Each is roughly 1/10th of a win over a replacement-level roster. Which is just shy of a .300 record in the AL, I believe.
This early in the year...
not really. However, it is useful because it shows just how damn close these two teams are right now.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 11, 2010 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, and to respond to your questions to ponder:
- No, probably not.
- Yes, probably so.
- I’d be surprised if they bruises didn’t already exist.
- No, because Ryan Sweeney is, in fact, The Devil.
"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
Vlad
He’s gonna break one of those windows in left field. shatter the fuck out of it. and its gonna go on youtube. (think Darrell Dawkins breaking backboards in the 70’s)
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
From the planet Lovetron.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
+1 for the late 70s Sixers reference.
"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)
Hound Dog McClain
"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)
Thumbs up on Saturday morning's tickers
Wasn’t listening Saturday, but heard the audio this morning.
Also....
I openly invite you all to tune into Diamondtalk tonight after the game on the Ticket. I know I am hated by some here (Rodney), but I know this online community are some of the sharpest Ranger fans out there. Feel free to call in and talk about the game. I want this to be a show for you guys. Thanks for allowing me to inject this shameless plug.
LSB will take over if you don't watch out!
Damn Sea Bass calling out Rodney!
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Who else is hoping that "Jay in Grapevine" calls in to explain how This Thing looks so much better with Justin Smoak at first and the greatness of Nolan optioning our clunker of a 1B to the Davis Redhawks
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Davis for Cy Greinke straight up!
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Smoak got called up?
when did I miss that?
by kevinkinsler on May 11, 2010 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
It was right after the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Stalker...
Ha, I don’t hate you, I find your tickers great.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Besides yourself, who else is doing Diamond Talk now?
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you miss Bacsik?
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Seemed like a good dude just to hang out with
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I saw a picture...maybe on deadspin
that showed a Mexican wearing a black t-shirt with a Spurs logo and the caption of “Dirty Mexican” on it.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
allow me to shamelessly plug you
please?
"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
Boobs or gtfo.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
Who's your...um...partner now?
Haven’t been able to listen lately. Who co-hosting?
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Fuck Rodney. He's an absolute freak.
Over at NMLR, he got his widdle baseball feelings hurt and sent me a pm wanting to “meet.”
You do good work, Sea-Bass.
"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)
Heh
That was before my time, but any obsession Rodney may have with you is rivaled by your obsession with his being obsessed.
It’s amusing, at least.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
No, Josey is on an island alone
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
and Josey's the BB
stuck in everyone’s hand.
"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
Ah good point
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I may just watch that tonight,
I got it for Xma and still haven’t watched it.
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Watched it tons of times man.
It’s been awhile though, so I’m sure I’ve forgot a lot.
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Good lord Josey
Let the healing begin. You are the worst about hanging on to things yet you are the first one to pull out the “let the healing begin” card.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
and I believe he's taking it out of context..
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
I know he is
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
No, you don't know.
"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)
Yes, yes I do
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
At first I misread it as "Diamondbacktalk"
Then I was going to accuse you of baiting us into a debate on the Arizona immigration bill.
Congrats man.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
It's about time we got some talent up in here
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Yes, we need to improve on the effortless comment-herding we've seen out of Adam Von Marriagesmasher
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
You're welcome.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
I meant
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
What's this "McGriddles" you speak of heh
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Is Mike Wilbon ever going to be convinced that Ken Griffey Jr isn't a good player?
“Ken Griffy Jr being on the team, how is that going to hurt the Seattle Mariners?! [tough guy posturing]”
BY USING A ROSTER SPOT ON A VERY BAD BASEBALL PLAYER FUCK HEAD!
I’ll never forget, when asked how he would help the White Sox, his answer was simply “he’s hit 600 home runs, that’s how.”
Give us another stupid trade.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I suggested Smoak, Profar, and DiFazio
for Liriano, but it wasn’t published. I think I’ve already worn out my welcome with T.R.
He's never heard of Profar and DiFazio, that's why you weren't published
He thought they were just made-up names.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I figured Leslie was a woman heh
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Michael Young for Perzynski and Bobby Jenks
Get Hank Blalock back here to play 3rd.
by Leslie in Burleson on May 12, 2010 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions
tonights lineup
SS Elvis Andrus (.298)
3B Michael Young (.277)
LF Josh Hamilton (.277)
DH Vladimir Guerrero (.339)
2B Ian Kinsler (.324)
RF David Murphy (.229)
1B Justin Smoak (.196)
C Matt Treanor (.197)
CF Julio Borbon (.206)
by I am Neftali Feliz on May 11, 2010 4:51 PM CDT reply actions
Free Max
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Free Mrs. Richardson's bra
"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 May 11, 2010 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Free all the hot players wives
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Umm, I'd prefer to free all the players hot wives
But I’m not really a good judge on whether a player is “hot”. To each his own.
"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.
Like goET mentioned recently,
it seems like Cruz has been gone forever.
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I love looking at the line up every day just to see Elvis at the top.
I can’t handle how outrageous this mancrush is becoming. And he’s not even playing as awesomely as Cruz was before he was hurt or Kinz did two years ago. I can’t put my finger on what is so awesome about Elvis, but it definitely goes beyond actual performance.
by philkid3 on May 11, 2010 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That middle thing might be my favorite.
A 21 year old Venezuelan shortstop with a history of a contact-first approach came in and said “I want to work on increasing my OBP.”
Then he fucking went and did it.
21-yr. oldness
he’s only 21 and it makes you have completely unrealistic fantasies about what he’ll do at 25-26.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
At 26 he may be doing it in a different jersey
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'd like to think
in 5 years this ownership situation will be settled, and we’ll be owned by someone who can pay a top contract for a top player.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
OT: Baseball Cards
I got an old-school style Chris Davis card last night. I will never cease to be impressed with their ability to find something positive to say about every player.
Gail is a good longball hitter. He was also a good HS footballer
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
I wonder how they'd put it with a card for Teagarden's 2010
A chance to start regularly was an opportunity for Teagarden to shine. His generosity showed as he watched Matt Treanor take over. He also prevented the team from not having a 2nd catcher on the roster for several weeks. He moved up the franchise career hits chart into the top 500 players.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Late to the party but,
congrats GoET! Very nicely done.
"Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move." - Satchel Paige
This series preview?
It’s not enough!
We demand MORE Asbestos! MORE Asbestos!
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
I absolutely agree with this.
I would host a show from 5-7am, for sure.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
The post-game show just has to be an hour, and NSFW.
Then someone can actually do the reasonable discussion after.
Meh...
Anyone can do a series preview. How about a series recap before the first game – now THAT takes skillz.
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
OT: Griffey as the best player in the game
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/05/11/junior/
Yesterday (I think) there was some discussion on here about Griffey being the best player in the game in the 90s and philkid I think pointed out that he probably never was. JoePos wrote today about the manner in which great players retire, about Griffey’s current status, and about Griffey in his heyday.
This is absolutely the perfect explanation for why people like myself view Griffey as the best player of the 90s despite the fact that he may not have actually been the best. He was just such a joy to watch. JoePos mentions Nolan as a comp and I think it’s a great point. Regardless of whether Nolan actually was the best pitcher of his time, he’s still viewed as such by people who watched him, because there was just something about him that made you think he was the best:
On the field, Griffey radiated joy. That’s the point. Some of it was his expressiveness, his classical swing, his grace. And some of it was just a wordless gift, this ability to convey happiness on a baseball diamond. In different ways, Kirby Puckett had it … Cal Ripken had it … Nolan Ryan had it … Brooks Robinson had it … Ozzie Smith had it … Sammy Sosa had it. There was something electric and dramatic in their games. They looked like they were having fun. It didn’t really matter if they WERE having fun anymore than it matters if Humphrey Bogart enjoyed acting or Taylor Swift enjoys performing. Ken Griffey made you feel that being a great Major League Baseball player was the most fun thing any person could ever be. He made you feel alive.
Griffey was so much fun to watch that he probably inspired people to think he was better than he was. For a long time the consensus seemed to be that Griffey was the best player in baseball … he probably was not. He was ONE of the best. He hit the prettiest home runs. But in his prime years, Barry Bonds was probably better all the way around, Frank Thomas and Jeff Bagwell were probably better offensively, Mike Piazza was a savage hitter, Mark McGwire hit more home runs, Craig Biggio did so many things well that he may have contributed more to the team.
But Griffey fit the eye better. He was a Gold Glove centerfielder who hit beautiful-looking home runs. That’s the place for some of baseball’s greatest heroes — Mantle, Mays, DiMaggio, Snider, Speaker and so on. He was not especially fast — Griffey never stole 25 bases in a season or finished Top 5 in triples — but he was so graceful. He struck out quite a bit more than he walked, but he looked GOOD striking out. He was Buck O’Neil’s favorite player, and I think the reason is because there was something timeless about him. He would have looked good in any era. When the 2000 season ended, he looked to be a good bet to break Hank Aaron’s home run record — he was 30 years old and he had 438 home runs.
Most home runs through age 30:
1. Alex Rodriguez, 464
2. Ken Griffey Jr., 438
3. Jimmie Foxx, 429
4. Mickey Mantle, 404
5. Eddie Mathews, 399
6. Albert Pujols, 373 (is in his age 30 season)
7. Frank Robinson 373
8. Mel Ott, 369
9. Andruw Jones, 368
10. Hank Aaron, 366
And … that would have been a chase that would have captured America. People would have LOVED for Griffey to be the one to break Aaron’s record.
Of course, it did not work out that way. Griffey got hurt. Griffey got old. Since he turned 30, he has averaged fewer than 100 games per season. He has not won a Gold Glove … and was not ever really a candidate for one. He has stolen 11 bases, total, about one per season. He has hit .261.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Don't know why, but I never bought it w/ Griffey or Ripken.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
i didn't either
maybe because I’ve always, ALWAYS, hated the hell out of the mariners, individual players didn’t matter
by kevinkinsler on May 11, 2010 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Really? JoePos totally nailed my perception of things as a kid
I wanted to hit like Griffey and pitch like Nolan.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Yeah, the article makes sense as to why Griffey was regarded higher than others.
I just never felt it w/ those 2. Of course, I’m a Bonds fan, so that probably pissed me off that Jr. was getting all the attention.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
I always liked Juan Gone.
him and Griffey always seemed like rivals almost, so I could never dig jr. griffey.
Oh, we're talking about something different.
I loved Ripken, though. Probably my favorite non-Ranger.
Billy was a Ranger at one time
Where do you get he wasn’t a Ranger?
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Okay, having now read the post and caught up to what we're talking about:
I never bought it with Griffey, either. As Ken Tremendous said, he always looked like a sourpuss to me.
Puckett's a good one.
I think he’s pretty overrated, as well, because he just seemed really fun to watch to people. A center fielder running around and smiling and doing things that looked special at face-value with the bat just seems to be a great way to be called greater than you are.
Not that Griffey isn’t an All-Time great. I actually think his place in history is pretty accurate. I’d say it’s more like Griffey’s peers were underrated than he was overrated.
Jeez...
…I had forgotten how good Young Andruw Jones was. This caused me to go look at his B-R page.
From age 21 to age 30, hit hit no less than 26 homers a season. And was a legit great defensive centerfielder.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
Yes.
I think Andruw Jones is underrated because his aging pattern was unique. He was a great player before 25, and you expect that player to be great after 30. So since he sucked in his 30s, people tend to decide he wasn’t an all-time talent.
But he very likely was. His 10 year run of greatness just happened at an earlier age. His career is right there with great players who didn’t come up before 22, didn’t become great until 25 and were done by 35, it’s just that he hit all those points faster.
gonna
break him back in on that toronto turf huh??? dont like that. may be an overreaction on my part though
by I am Neftali Feliz on May 11, 2010 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I followed ESPN's recommendation to start him in my weekly league because 4 days of Nellie are too valuable to not start
So he better wreck shop this weekend.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
GoET, I'd like to buy you a beer or 10...
unfortunately from what I recall you live far enough away to where the drunkin driving road trip home afterwards would be too much for me to handle.
Well done.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
You'd probably be sober
by the time you hit the Arizona border.
by lost in space on May 11, 2010 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
no hable engles
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
I know
summer time’s here – I’m getting darker
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on May 12, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll buy him a beer for you
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on May 11, 2010 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions
you're a real pal
I’ll drink remotely
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on May 12, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
heh 110 pennies maybe, I'd pay 200 pennies for Hack
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
A little bit, kind of out of the blue and put a dark dark cloud over This Thing
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Reading Old Post game threads, pure gold
McGriddles, Food Network Hotties, Ryin A’s Totinos Pizza Rolls story which never happened….I’m still saddened by this.
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
I'd put my prosciutto in Giada
"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
Not: Claire Robinson heh
I’m all for Giada though as well
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Agreed
Love me some rachel Ray as well
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
when was it the McGriddles thing started?
can’t quite remember
by kevinkinsler on May 11, 2010 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
It was a dark, dark period that we are best to forget.
In fact, it was the worst tiem ever for baseball in this country. Incontrovertible fact.
Just try to controvert it. Can’t be done. Like a grounder more than 34 inches away from where Micheal Young was standing before the ball was hit, there’s no way you can do anything but let it stand.
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 concern is that since I caved
and actually tried one a few weeks ago, we’ve been playing really well, so I can’t tell if I’m playing with fire, or just making the sacrifice
by kevinkinsler on May 11, 2010 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Do what you think is best
But be prepared to accept the blame if we go on a losing streak and you haven’t been McGriddling out regularly
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!
Here you go
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
ah, missed that thread
did anything actually happen during that part of the game???
by kevinkinsler on May 11, 2010 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions
A little bit, kind of out of the blue and put a dark dark cloud over This Thing
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
The reputation of the post game thread
was severely damaged by the 18-14 thread though.
Well done, good sir.
"I think it's funny because everybody wants Ozzie Smith range," Young said. "I want people to show me a guy that has turbo range like that."
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