Friday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on May 14, 2010 8:54 AM CDT
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Ray Buck's game story has the players saying that they aren't paying attention to the standings, they are just trying to win games.
T.R. Sullivan has quotes from C.J. Wilson, with C.J. saying he didn't have his best stuff, but is still disappointed he gave up a run.
Nelson Cruz returns to the lineup tonight. Sullivan's notes indicate that David Murphy will return to a reserve role, and Ryan Garko will be put on release waivers to give him an opportunity to sign with another team.
Gil Lebreton has a column on Wilson's conversion to a starter, and how he's changed his approach in making the switch.
Jean-Jacques Taylor has a column about how the Rangers expect to win, and need to take advantage of a weak upcoming schedule.
Jeff Wilson has a story up about the Rangers sale situation.
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Thanks for posting these links for us, AJM!
Boy, this quote from Wilson’s ownership article sure makes you think that maybe the long-standing quote in my signature was right, eh?
Though Ryan said Selig did not reveal how or when he will move, he made it clear that he wants to go forward after months of haggling with the 40 lenders who hold $525 million in debt piled up by Hicks Sports Group.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
it's actually the other quote in your sig
that concerns me…. Are you ok?
"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
Yeah....WTF is going on in thedirkatron's world?
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
It's like he's about to break out and sing "These are a few of my favorite things"
from the Sound of Music.
Apologies to Dirk, but I'm afraid I would have to end things with extreme prejudice if that happened.
Good god I hate that movie. More than I hated Wizard of Oz, I think. Which is saying something.
Those are like the worst movies in the history of mankind, and nobody even realizes it.
But I digress. I’m not sure why I’m hitting post on this, really, but maybe it’ll make someone laugh.
"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."
This just in... LSJ hates something...
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'd let you kill me, if that's what you realy wanted.
Hopefully we could have a beer (or soda pop, if you don’t imbibe the drink the old Al Key Hall) or two first and talk things over first, though.
Before the me letting you kill me part, I mean.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
I think soda pop would be better
Just because “soda pop” just sounds like something that could help more with the whole talking things out part than “beer”. Not that beer isn’t great, but I could definitely see myself still killing someone after I had a beer with them. But right after I had a soda pop with them? I dunno, man.
"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."
So basically what you're saying is...
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Shouldnt that read...
We should do some wicked mad rapes as we discuss baby punting until the wicked mad rape of the baby punting wicked mad raper.
While I hesitate to agree with Negative Nancy Jonathan, he's actually correct here
I have never watched the full SoM, as I don’t need to see the whole thing to know of its suckitude. But the Wizard of Oz, geez, what a terrible movie. It’s one of those movies that people say is great just because it’s something they feel like they’re supposed to say. No one truly likes that crap.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
The only musicals I can think of truly enjoying were comedies.
South Park the movie.
Team America.
And that one play I saw about spelling where there were actors in it.
There may be others, but for the most musical numbers that aren’t funny are just a bad idea.
They’re a terrible way to tell a story.
They just are.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
The only musicals I like: "O Brother Where Art Thou?" and "The Blues Brothers"
I don’t think either qualifies as a musical, but in my world, they’re the only kind of musical as I will support.
I agree, it’s a terrible way to tell a story. I don’t understand the purpose. A bunch of singing and dancing to explain a story? How about just effing tell the story?
Cue Rangers100 to explain why we’re uncultured redneck rubes.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
IN CONSTANTTTTTT SORROWWWWWW ALL THROUGH HIS DAY
"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 don't like O Brother Where Art Thou?" at all.
I know I’m like the only one, but that movie is up there on my all-time movies that I’d beg you “oh, please” not to make me watch.
Why you’d be making me watch movies, I don’t know.
We can come up with a scenario for this later.
For right now let’s just have fun imagining it ;)
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
While I am incredibly disturbed at your newfound demeanor and your posting a winky face, I have to ask, why don't you like "O Brother?"
It’s an odd movie, for sure. I know some people who absolutely hated it the first time they watched it, but came around, and others that still dislike it.
Me, I loved the concept of retelling an ancient myth in an American settings. That combined with great old-time music was good enough for me.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I sort of hate the music.
That, and it’s too long. And boring. And stupid.
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I actually kind of like the music, but it's so boring and long, yes. Yes.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, given your longstanding antipathy towards all things country music, it makes sense that you dislike the movie
If you hate the soundtrack, I can’t imagine that you’d enjoy the movie.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Yeah, to a point.
I like country….but the county that I like is just not classified in the modern sense of the term “country music.” I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning by Bright Eyes is a country record, pure and simple, and sogood.
But yeah, if I don’t like that silly whatever that music is, I probably won’t like the movie as a whole.
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Um
That ain’t country.
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
I've seen the Grand Ole Opry and I've met Johnny Cash
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I have done this
Except the meeting The Man in Black part.
Cue “jealous rage”…
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
It's a lyric
He didn’t really meet him.
"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
by Aquaman, Esq. on May 14, 2010 11:30 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
We're having fun here, no?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I just listened to a few tracks
and, no, that is not country music
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
x
but the county that I like is just not classified in the modern sense of the term "country music."
Album also has lots of Emmylou Harris. This is old school country, not what people define as “country” today.
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
X
I absolutely agree with you that what most of what appears on “country radio” today is not country music and I refuse to call it such.
Question is: what do you consider “country music”?
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Depends
Modern country is drivel and should never be listened to by anyone, ever.
Classic country is some good stuff, though. Who dislikes Mr. Cash?
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Agree 100%
I hadn’t heard of Bright Eyes until today, so obviously I havn’t heard all of their stuff. However, what I did hear was not country by any standard.
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions
when i think of 'oldschool country' think of
i think of hank, and charlie pride, and merle, and George jones. Fuckin Reba.
"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
Love that post, jam0152
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
The Race is On
By George Jones. A perfect example of why all country doesn’t suck. You can Google it and listen to it for free.
"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
The Race is On
is not even one of his best songs. It’s good, but I wouldn’t have chosen it as example.
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I chose it
because it’s a fun song that I think anyone can appreciate as a good song. He most definitely has better, I agree.
"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
My Favorite right now
is Townes Van Zandt. If you’ve got something against country music, you’ll probably hate this. A lot (but not all) of his songs are dark, and sad, and twangy and can’t sing worth a damn.
But his songs and lyrics are truly brilliant. Pancho and Lefty was a song of his made famous by Willie Nelson. Lungs is a powerful song about his collapse into drug abuse. He’s truly brilliant if you don’t know his music.
"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
Townes is quality and I question anyone's country music credentials if they haven't heard of him
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
when I got out
of the service Townes came to the college I was attending and I got to meet him and hang out a bit. Over the years we had a on again off again friendship. When I was going to school in Boston Townes stayed at my apt for about week during and after the gig at Passim. (The old Club 47 famous in the folk music days of the 1960’s) We saw each other several times in the ensuing years. Then one day I hear he is dead. Damn shame.
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
Thanks for your service, HD!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
x
Steve Earle has a very good cd of Townes songs out now, I heard part of it on Mountain Stage last Sunday on KXT noonish or so. Guy Clark was and still is a big supporter of the music Townes wrote. Guy is an incredible songwriter in his own right.
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
Anything that was on Hee Haw
is real country. Hank Sr., George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall…
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
The great Buck Owens
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I can never get tired of Buck
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Yep, another great one
Charlie Pride, Loretta, Tammy, Dolly, Roy Acuff, Ferlin Husky, Charlie Rich
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Ferlin Husky
Wow, forgot about that guy.
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Love all those
and Marty Robbins also.
Country music. Number one in your hearts and 10 on your XM dial.
Ah yes, El Paso
Big Iron, El Paso City, Ribbon of Darkness, My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Big Iron and El Paso City: two of my all-time favorite songs
Marty sang a cowboy song like few are capable of doing.
If you’ve never heard his rendition of “Strawberry Roan” or his song “Cowboy in the Continental Suit”, check ’em out.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Agree, most of what I consider to be good "new" country never gets played on mainstream radio
It does get airplay it’s on Texas country/Americana/alt-country stations.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
You ever heard of Danny Balis?
He’s a dude on the Ticket, but really a musician. I LOVE his old school honky tonk throwback sound.
You can listen to a few songs on his myspace, or search “Too Much Living” at Amazon for snippets of the entire album.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Yep
Danny’s not bad. The music is awesome – straight up hard core country. The vocals are just okay for me…it sounds like he’s doing a bit. I can’t seem to get past that.
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Anyone up for a fanpost on this topic?
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I could talk about Townes all day
"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
Sure
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Fanpost published
http://www.lonestarball.com/2010/5/14/1472145/country-music-etc
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Nah, that's his real singing voice is all
He’s been in bands since he was about 16, but in the last two years or so has really gotten into old school country. And that’s OK, ’cause he grew up in a small town in West TX.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Yeah
I am aware of who Danny is…and his background.
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
We thought you was a toad
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Whoa, jinx
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
If I had put mine in quotes
you may have beat me.
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
"We thought you was a toad"
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I'm not a fan either
though many have raved about it to me.
I love Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Singing in the Rain, etc. But you just do not watch movies like that with the same expectation as when you watch, say, Apocalypse Now. Lonestarjon just doesn’t have any gear except one.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
T ball gets his mancard revoked for this post, right?
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
It's hard to do that when a dude's a dad.
Creating a life form via sexing a lady with your penis is the man-card equivalent of being awarded tenure at a university where they teach college students.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
It's really not.
Probably one of the easier things I’ve done today. Doesn’t mean I’m not damn proud, though.
"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
by Aquaman, Esq. on May 14, 2010 11:33 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Nay
only a real man would confess to loving musicals and opera. Besides, chicks dig this stuff.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
This much is true.
Plus music is your profession and love…I can dig.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
x
my wife’s hair dresser loves the sound of music and Mary Poppins, Singing in the Rain…nothing wrong with that though.
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
But your hairdresser couldn't
rehearse and conduct the show.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I just added Singing in the Rain on my netflix que..
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it. You can’t go wrong watching Gene Kelly dance.
Wash for this scene your role is to act like a manager who know's what the F he is doing. I know it's a creative stretch 'cus.....he do what he do.
Probably not
just ragging on you :)
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
the musings of a sophisticate.....
attaboy T Ball…educate em
Wash for this scene your role is to act like a manager who know's what the F he is doing. I know it's a creative stretch 'cus.....he do what he do.
Hey now, I've got other gears...
Musicals just ain’t one of them.
"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."
Yeah, I guess a musical about a tractor pull
would be kind of lame.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
That actually sounds pretty awesome.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Almost as good as my lawn gnome movie idea.
"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."
I liked Singin in the Rain...
Les Mis was enjoyable, though long.
I could say the same for Phantom.
I could handle Chicago, but Renee Zellweger drives me crazy sometimes.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I've got your back on this one tball.
All great movies. 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Poppins, Singing in the Rain. All great movies.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Yeah...
I’m not an ‘O Brother…’ fan either.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I have a strong dislike for O' Brother
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
And for Joel Piniero, but that's okay, I still like you, Eric.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I guess you didn't actually read that last email did you?
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
I thought I did, but you're a good person and I trust you, so I'll go read it again and see if I missed something.
Sorry if I did.
Possibly and in advance, I mean.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
All it says was that you had previously been planning on doing an e-mail at me about it.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
and that was the email :)
but now I’ve got the dutchman so I don’t know how much need I have for a middle of the road guy
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Hated O Brother Where Art Thou.
Hated it. I am in the vast minority, and I don’t know why.
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Across the Universe
was a lot better than I thought it would be.
Plus there are boobies in it.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
That is the only musical I can think of that I can say "not too bad."
You know what may be the worst movie of all time? Moulin Rouge. Fuck me sideways that movie sucked.
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Actually, no
South Park and Team America were both musicals, I guess. South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut dragged a bit and many of the “Saddam Hussein is gay” jokes got very old, but Team America is fantastic and one of the most underrated comedies of the last decade, easy.
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
We're such good friends now.
The only musicals I can think of truly enjoying were comedies.
South Park the movie.
Team America.
And that one play I saw about spelling where there were actors in it.
There may be others, but for the most musical numbers that aren’t funny are just a bad idea.
They’re a terrible way to tell a story.
They just are.
The 40 trumps all!
If you’re reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Hah, nice.
More and more in common every day. Let’s go have a coke and murder each other.
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Let's DO coke and murder OTHERS!
Or your way sounds good, too.
We’ll play it by ear.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, thank you. That movie is the cinematic equivalent of Sex in the City.
Every guy in here knows what that means.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
At least there's live human acting sex in that...
Not enough, but hey it’s something.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
That was more of a really long visually interesting music video, imo.
I didn’t dislike it, though.
Certainly it had it’s moments.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
The musical I liked was
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog
oh yes
How could I forget this one??
Plus Felicia Day makes me feel like a schoolboy with a crush.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
Cannibal, The Musical
"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
Had its moments
But very unsophisticated from Parker, considering the genius he put out later.
by brettgardner on May 14, 2010 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
that's kinda why i like it
you see the seeds of the genius later to come
"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
As a kid
I was a big fan of “Little Shop of Horrors”. I haven’t seen it in many years, so I’m not sure well it would hold up today.
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
and of course, who can forget
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
It's just a jump to the left.
"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
And a jump to the riiiiight!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
If you get the chance to go to NY
see Avenue Q. Puppet Sex. That’s all you need to know.
If you’re a fan of the Four Seasons, Jersey Boys is good.
I’m not a big fan of musicals either. South Park and Team America, of course, were classic. Wife took me to Chicago, couldn’t stand it. Mamma Mia either.
wow I thought I'd never see the day when the muther effin Dirkatron would go all Mr. Rogers on us....
It’s a beautiful day in the LSB neighborhood!
Wash for this scene your role is to act like a manager who know's what the F he is doing. I know it's a creative stretch 'cus.....he do what he do.
He went to my college, and everyone there was so proud of him going there, especially when it came to what to write in the brochures.
It was always so weird to think of him being an actual, like, person.
Did he drink?
Did he have consensual with lots of pretty girls?
Did he call them after?
It nearly broke my man mind thinking of things like this.
Luckily I made it through those thoughts okay, and didn’t go insane at all I don’t think.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
You know what's wierd is I went though that same thing when I was like 8.
I used to watch him all the time until I came to that realization. After that I kinda found him too creepy to watch.
"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."
I can picture him changing into his pig stabbing sweater before hittin' the bars
in college. Would you like to touch King Friday and ride the Trolley?
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
You need a hug, champ?
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
WTF is this happy horseshit?
"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
by Aquaman, Esq. on May 14, 2010 11:28 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think the deadline is June 1
That is when the Rangers would have to tap into the line of credit that MLB extended them. I don’t think MLB wants them to have to do that.
"Thank God for Feldman." - Ron Washington to Eric Nadel, August 2008
While the 'No one will give MLB any money!' deal always seemed overblown, it's good to hear this
“We’ve talked to all our major bankers, and they’re fine,” Selig said. “There’s no doubt in my mind. I’ve read some of the things people have written, and I’ve talked to some of the bankers myself, and I have no doubt at all. We’re doing fine with them, and they’ve assured me of that.”
They’re not going to drop an account as big as an MLB team over Hicks’ doofusedness.
Especially once Hicks isn’t allowed in an MLB stadium without a ticket, a receipt, two forms of ID, and a full-body patdown.
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!
Also
“I’m concerned about the length of time it has taken,” [Selig]said. “I’m concerned for the franchise, for their fans. We have a lot of big events coming up this summer. They have a very competitive ballclub. It needs to be done expeditiously.”
My insignificant human brain can’t comprehend Bud Selig performing good acts.
Is this really happening?
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!
That's how I felt too.
MIght the Rangers become a model MLB organization, and would that be a good thing for Rangers fans?
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Gah, the thought of that made my brain do something very odd
I think it’s what normal people call ‘happiness’.
I usually only expereince that when my enemies fail… it’s… it’s been so long since I felt that from something I like succeeding…
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!
x
These comments are like the Anti David Stern. Bizarre. If this were the NBA, the commish would say something like, “They don’t have any superstars, have never won a title, and don’t drive ratings, so I’m going to do everything in my power to just keep them twisting in the wind. Go Yankees.”
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Showalter on CJ
http://espn.go.com/mlb/notebook/_/page/bbtn100514/baseball-tonight-clubhouse
Also a video link
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
I agree with Showalter that the starter's routing
of pitching every five days mitigates (somewhat) the increase in innings. It’s easier to have a routine then to be up and down multiple days in a row and pitching maximum effort in high leverage, late innings situations all year.
Showalter’s point about Cole Hamels is a bit off, though, since his ERA was misleading.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
And CJ does too
After his last start he mentioned something about staying in his routine, as that was helping him stay so solid.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I sure like
6-1 homestands, Josh Hamilbombs, Vladdy ‘the clutch club’ Guerrero, the young Kingly one, and pitchers named Ceej, Colbyashison, Dutch, and Happy.
"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
Our rotation really is a motley crew when you think about it
We’ve got an underperforming Canadian, a loudmouthy twit-freak who’s shut all his critics down with his pitching, a former prospect bust who just got back from exile in Japan, and 12-year old Dutch boy, and the color vanilla, AKA Scott Feldman.
"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."
Who's a hawaiian Jew, nonetheless.
And we have two closers, and D-Day was going to be a doctor, and our 8th inning guy is almost exactly twice as old as our ninth inning guy.
It’s almost as much a cast of misfits as we are.
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!
Aren't we all Hawaiian Jews on, like, the inside, though?
Metaphorically speaking, of course.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions
we're all conflicted
because we like pineapple ham so much
"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
We should totally make renaming that pizza the Scott Feldman happen.
If Arnold Palmer can have a drink named after him, and if John Daley can have the alcoholic version of an Arnold Palmer named after him, then surely MUTRIHOF can have a delicious pizza called after him.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Awesome new profile pic
Looks like you just stepped off the set of the BBC’s “Robin Hood”.
"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."
You have more knowledge about the inside of people than I do, so I'm going to have to assume you're right
That is one serious beard you got there, too.
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 look like what would happen if an especially bearded hobo was granted a wish and he asked to be real handsome, but never did do anything about the beard.
And should we be surprised by that?
Of course not.
Everyone knows there’s nothing lazier than a very handsome hobo.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions
These two posts are more interesting than 99.9% of what has been written about this team in the media.
Evan or someone really needs to get on the ball and show the world the quirky collection of individuals that comprises a division-leading pitching staff.
It’s somewhat a microcosm of what appears to be the Rangers developing MO — sign talent anywhere, anyway.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
yep, let's see. we've got on this team
Dominicans signed as 16 year olds, 1st round draft picks who got paid way about slot, 30th round picks out of Missouri, talent pillaging other teams’ farm systems, a Rule 5 sidearmer, and a RF who before last season we were all convinced he was a AAAA 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
Plus the former coke addict,
the Dominican legend who may be one of the oldest players in MLB (who our division rival gave us for nothing), two castoff catchers who are outperforming two very highly-thought of prospects, the most wonderful being in the universe at shortstop, the US’s angriest Jewish second basemen, a Dominican center fielder who speaks English with a stilted southern accent, Joaquin Arias, three converted fields pitching in the bullpen in AAA, and Jurickson son of Judeska and Chesmond.
I legitimately love most of this team.
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 he older than Pujols, though?
I saw a pic of him the other day from his rookie season, and I swear to Jesus and his many-splendored beard that the caption said he was 21 at the time.
I nearly fell out of my man chair doing my man laughs at that one.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh yeah...
Who could forget about that?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I didnt realize we had two Jewish guys on this team.
I guess this makes the Rangers Hitler’s least favorite team.
This reminds me when my nephew heard a trivia question on the radio and tried to stump me. He told me that he had forgotten one of the answers but the question was “who are the only two Jews in the HOF” I told him that the one he had forgotten was Hank Greenberg and the one he remembered was Sandy Koufax. Ha ha. The look on his face was priceless.
Great list, and I love that you describe all of them in their own quirky way except for one and you just say "Joaquin Arias"
For some reason, it’s fitting. He needs no description.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Arod's replacement another name for Arias?
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
An eclectic mix that puts the characters in Major League to shame.
The Rangers don’t have an owner with a crack-dream plan of moving to Florida, but he had some pretty terrible ideas nonetheless.
BTW, a quote that seems to be appropriate now…
It’s starting to come together, Pepper.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
That's a perfect quote for this team
Speaking of Major League, given Warsh’s bunting propensity, at some point this season I’m expecting this club to reenact the final scene of the movie. Elvis will clearly be the one scoring from second on a bunt. It’s just a question of whether Warsh has Hamilton or Vlad do the bunting.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Treanor is clearly Jake Taylor in that scenario.
Old vet catcher with the hot, athletic wife…
So true
I feel like Warsh could work at a place like “Tire World” in the offseason.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Personally I can't wait to see what happens when
Feliz bangs Michael Young’s wife.
I just had a great visual of Young telling Treanor, "it was out of my reach, what did you want me to do, dive for it?"
That quote fits Face so perfectly.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
is this for a ground ball
or anything on the outside corner of the plate?
by kevinkinsler on May 14, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Reminds me of an old SNL Weekend Update joke.
Norm Macdonald was the host, and it went something like:
“There are rumors swirling that Cindy Crawford is having an affair with Shaquille O’Neal.
In other news, Cindy Crawford recently split in half."
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Norm McDonald
is my favorite weekend update host of all time. I know I’m in a minority on that
Very underrated.
Plus Dirty Work is endlessly rewatchable.
“Who’s that dude!?”
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
What are the dead hookers doing here?
"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
"I've never seen so many dead hookers in all my life."
“Lord knows I have…”
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
One of my top five favorite lines of all time.
"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
by Aquaman, Esq. on May 14, 2010 11:54 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
"Are you puttin' on some good fighting music?"
“Oh, yah! Rolling Stones, Street Fightin’ Man! Gee, Sevooon!!!”
“You hit G-8…”
The 40 trumps all!
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
You want Pina Coladas...let me show you the way....
"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 May 14, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, he's mine too, he killed it
Best part was when he would tell a terrible joke or one that got poor response from the crowd and then he would deadpan a mocking of his own joke.
I loved Norm.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
"Hey, that alien looks like a hot guy."
“Yah, we better have sex with it.”
The 40 trumps all!
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Most underrated part
Chevy Chase as the gambling doctor..
“You bet against Rocky in Rocky IV???”
A Cowboy fan from Dallas residing in enemy terretory since 1990..
Speaking of... I mean, she's just going to die, right?
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
It's only a Rick Vaughn if he doesn't know who she is at the time of said banging.
If he does know it’s called going the full Rafael Palmeiro.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Hey I got a guy on the other line about some whitewalls
I’ll talk to ya later.
the former coke addict
…and then there’s Josh Hamilton.
BOOM!
"We are no longer a ride at Six Flags, we are in contention to do some things that will make our lives complete. I have been waiting for this for a long time." - Chuck Morgan
Wilson
I am continually impressed by his focus. Bad strike zone calls, balks, errors behind him, nothing has gotten to him this year. He’s a freakin’ rock of ice out there, cooly planning his next ground ball inducing pitch. He’ll give up some homers eventually, of course. But his ground ball rate and man-on-a-mission focus makes me think he can keep the extra base hits to a minimum and remain a pitcher with an ERA in the mid-3’s even after regression.
If Lewis keeps striking out one of every four batters, and Wilson and Holland both maintain ground ball rates in excess of 50%, they are going to be a great 1-2-3 punch in the playoffs.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I thought his quote from the article was uber.
along the lines of, “Well, I didn’t have my best stuff out there, but even so, I was upset that I allowed a run.”
THAT is the kind of attitude I want a pitcher to have. Shutout or bust, damnit. Not, “My stuff was pretty good, and I was hitting my spots, I don’t know how they scored 5 runs off me in 2 and 2/3rds”
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
PLAYOFFS!?!?!?!?
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
No raping?
"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 problem with thinking we'll have a Siege-Colbyashi-San-Dutch three man roto in a hypothetical playoff series
Is whether the org would have the intestines to sit Feldy and Harden.
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!
Oh believe you me
The GUT has intestines.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
if they keep pitching like they are now
I have no doubt whatsoever that’s how it would go down.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Well, I hope you're right
But I also hope you’re wrong, and Harden and Feldman get their acts together over the summer.
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!
Actually, one tiny worry I have
is that Feldman and Harden pitch a little better but not really good, but better enough that Wash thinks, yeah, these are my guys.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I'm optimistic Feldman won't be doing this.
Which is actually a form of pessimism, but… yes.
As soon as we signed him to that pointless extension I knew bad moons were rising, probably to try to destroy the sun, cause that’s what I would do if I was a real bad moon and I rose.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions
well Harden wouldn't be a bad play
in game 4 of the ALCS
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
The ultimate hail mary if we're on the verge of elimiation
"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."
This post right here shows
how unbelievably negative you are. We’re talking hypothetical playoff rotations (after a bunch of really solid starts lately) and you assume we’re on the verge of being swept in game 4.
I wouldn’t want you anywhere near me when watching a game.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I would...
But mostly because I’d someone to beat the crap out of when things go bad.
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
No expectations...
No disappointments man.
I refuse to start dreaming about being up 3-0 in the playoffs when we’re just barely beating the A’s and Royals in May.
"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."
You refuse to enjoy life
Go do some charity work or something so you can feel good about yourself, jeez.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
On the contrary
The most enjoyment I get out of life are those fleeting moments when its completely unencumbered by expectations.
Which is why life sucks, those moments hardly ever happen after you’ve reached the age of 10 or 12.
"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."
Wrong
those moments happen many times a day, every day, if you’re open to them. Your attitude prevents you from enjoying things that are just fine and dandy when not colored by your “oh, this is probably going to suck” attitude.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
So ignorance is bliss?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, you're right, life doesn't suck
It’s just full of endless annoyances, and the more-than-occasional soul-crushing.
But yeah, the actual living part doesn’t suck. Unless you’re a Royals fan, or you’re stuck in a Ukrainian prison or something.
"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."
I love that we're talking about the playoffs.
This is crazier than that time I saw a pack of wild dogs take over and successfully run a Wendy’s.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Now there's a mental picture.
"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."
It's from Tracy Morgan, fwiw.
Didn’t want somebody to think I was stealing his jokes.
Morgan is hilarious when he’s embracing his crazy.
I like to think of him as an older more minority-y version of me, only with a weird body that’s gross, instead of all this granite I’m smuggling under my shirt.
I’m such a bad granite smuggler.
Always smuggling it, all the time, 24/7, bro.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
I’m picturing Scooby Doo asking, “Would you like fries with that?” in that Scooby Doo cartoon dog diction. “How about a delicious Frosty?”
This post gives me a hearty chuckle.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Scooby snacks at Wendy's
with Huckleberry Hound as your genial greeter.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I wanna be a genital greeter!
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't worry, I see "Wal-Mart greeter" on your career arc at some point
followed by a grisly news article soon thereafter
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
Oh, whoops... Misread... NVM.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions
But I'd still like to be that, if I could.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions
What I thought it was at first, I mean.
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Not sure you'd want to greet
Scooby’s other Great Dane friends…
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
actually
depending on who I’m facing, I may prefer Harden to pitch game one.
Imagine this team is facing CC Sabathia. An extremely good tough lefty who the Rangers simply aren’t going to hit (or I guess any lefty, craftier the worse for Texas).
Anyway, by virtue of who the other team is running out there, the Rangers are probably going to lose that game regardless. Harden is the ultimate boom/bust pitcher – he may dominate, giving you a chance to win a 1-0 game; or he may get killed. But even if he is average, something Harden doesn’t do all that well, you’re going to lose. So if you spot me only one run, I’m going to pick Harden as the fall guy and hope he has a miracle game in that arm.
Go Rice Owls!
The team just more than held its own
against several top of the rotation pitchers. You don’t give up anything in game one no matter who is pitching, that’s crazy. You risk eviscerating your bullpen, too, if Harden is still throwing like that.
Right now I’d stack Wilson or Lewis up against anyone. They’ve shown they have it in them.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
just throwing it out there
Don’t want to get all LSJ on you, but I can’t get too optimistic from winning a bunch from the Royals, A’s, and M’s. It is great that Lewis and Wilson are doing what they can do against those anemic offenses. But I’m not quite ready to say that either of them stack up very well against everyone in the league, given that this offense is still a huge negative against a certain class of pitcher.
Go Rice Owls!
If we had beaten up some teams we'll never play again this season, say, the Astros and some other NL teams, I would agree
But we play the As and Mariners a bajillion times this year. Destroy those teams all year, do a little better than .500 against the rest of the league, and it’s playoff time.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Well the A's fans seem to think that they are
a couple of healthy players and one bat from consistently beating the Rangers. Especially if the Rangers keep giving up one to three outs a game. The worse thing that could happen to them is the Rangers getting rid of Wash.
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 May 14, 2010 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Their offensive reinforcements are freaking Coco Crisp and Mark Ellis
We’ve yet to have Cruz and Kinsler in the same lineup at once.
No offense to A’s fans, but a healthy Cruz/Kinsler combo will pwn whatever they stand to gain from getting all their players healthy.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Yeah
I don’t see Chris Carter doing any better than Barton this year and Rosales is probably a better hitter than Ellis anyway. They do get Suzuki back but he’s average at everything.
"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 14, 2010 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
We didn't really crush the A's
except for 1 game. The other two went into extras. That’s a pretty tight series.
We seem to be pretty even
Their bullpen is a little better and we have a better offense maybe.
unlucky
yesterdays afternoon game should never have gone to extra innings. 16 baserunners and only 2 runs? 2 guys thrown out at home? 2 guys caught stealing, 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position? 11 k’s….
and yet we still beat them……
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
I don't mind being optimistic about winning the West
but this team needs to get it’s offense clicking reliably to be any threat in the playoffs, even if Lewis and Wilson can muster Cy Young votes this year.
Go Rice Owls!
I feel good about the offense right now, in large part due to the fact that we're about to finally see Kins and Cruz in the same lineup together for the first time
If we can get just decent production out of C and CF, I would have no offensive worries whatsoever.
I think we’ll be fine, offensively. And if we swing a midseason trade for a bat, we’ll be in great shape.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
I would consider this year a win
even if we get swept in the playoffs.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Colby Lewis is such a man
He reminds me of John Wayne when he’s on the mound. I love John Wayne.
by elvis1isking on May 14, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Agreed, and I really would like to see the crazy, strikeout-at-all cost guy come out on occasion.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Have I mentioned lately what a good idea
it was for this organization to let CJ try to become a starter? This isn’t Kenny Rogers ’93, this is Ron Guidry ’78.
The team in the AL West with the best OBP? Your Texas Rangers at .330 – this, to date, is a weakness that was assessed and improved.
Also, in a very related matter… 14-6 since Justin Smoak was called up.
"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 10-3 since Kinsler came back
"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
4-2 when MaxRam plays.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
20-0
when I feel good after a game.
by txranfanted on May 14, 2010 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nobody has a longer trail than Chris Davis...11-15 last June with him, 28-19 streak (with Davis riding
pine or in OKC), 18-21 with Davis, 6-9 with Davis….followed by a 14-6 without Davis.
Just be thankful Justin Smoak is here and Chris Davis is in Oklahoma.
"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 like Ranch Doritos...
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
20-0
in games after Ron Washington snorts coke….err, i mean….wait i didnt say that…..
"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 May 14, 2010 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions
What was Chris Davis' record last May?
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.
We are 20-0 when we out score the other team this year.
Amazing….
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron 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
Team walk rate
8.9% right now, vs. 7.7% in 2009. I’m not going to just credit Hurdle for that, but I think the team taking the step of replacing Jaramillo with Hurdle and talking up a patient approach so much encouraged several players to make that a goal this year. It’s showing.
Kinsler, Cruz, Hamilton, Andrus, and Young all have higher walk rates right now than last year, and Smoak replacing Davis is another plus in that area. Max also has a good history there.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I'm trying to decide if I believe the higher walk rates will stand up over time.
I definitely believe this is a shift in approach for Andrus. It might be for Kinsler and Young.
For Cruz, it seems to be the continuation of a trend that started in AAA a while back.
I don’t know what to think about Hamiltong, since his tick up seems minor compared to previous years, since he in those previous years he’s had similar rates. It appears to me that his performance boost over last year is likely from regaining his health for the most part.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Hamilton
his stats look quite similar to 2008 right now, with the exception of a lower BaBIP and slightly higher K rate.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
We need a term for 'I just pee'd, pooped, and ejaculated in my baseball pants at the same time'
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'm interested in the type of pitches he is hitting/swinging and missing.
For some reason I feel like he is still a little behind the fastball at times.
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I share that perception
he’s had some off games, but I think we forget that he had those games in parts of 2008, too.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I don't care
the pitching is one trillion times better than 2008, and much better than 2009. They don’t have to be better than 2008 at the plate.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Is the pitching really better
or is it the defense again
/sarcasm
It really is an interesting question...
Here’s a comparison of some of FanGraphs Plate Discipline numbers (MLB rank):
First Pitch Swing : 09- 61.2 (30th); 10- 58.2%(18th)
Outside Swing : 09- 27.4 (27th); 10-30.0% (27th)
Zone-Contact%: 09- 85.1%(30th); 10- 86.9%(21st)
For the O-Swing%, I think this is being inflated by the Outlier known as Vlad. The second highest on the team is Borbon at 40.2%, third is Blanco at 37.5%. Vlad is 49.1%. Insane. Though, you could argue that it’s counteracted by Elvis Andrus and Nelson Cruz, who are at 17.8% and 20.4% each. That’s good for 11th and 26th best O-Swing% in the majors.
Overall, it seems like the Rangers are taking more first pitches and making better contact. They have not become awesome at those two skills, they have merely moved from the worst in the league to below average, but it’s making a big difference. Their current OBP is .330, 17th in the majors. Last year, it was .320, 24th in the majors.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
I get the Rogers comparison of course
but im lost on the Guidry one other than them both being lefty
"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 May 14, 2010 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Guidry '78 was one of the great performances ever...25-3 with an ERA below 2.
"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 12-4 since Cruz went on the DL
How does that blow your mind Josey? It must mean Cruz is a scrub right?
Wouldn't this actually fit his theory that Cruz is bad at routes and can't hit lefties and so is therefor secretly terrible and that his terriblness is somehow the result of JD going to bathroom on a bed or something like that?
The 40 trumps all!
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
I wonder what the Rays would give us for him?
"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.
Carl Crawford.
The 40 trumps all!
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Someone would have to throw in some pitching
by txranfanted on May 14, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Them.
~3.75 seasons of Nelly >>> ~.75 seasons of Carl Crawford.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I just cant tell you
how much I have missed that quircky stance of Cruz and the way he uncoils on a pitch that meanders into his wheelhouse. Just really looking forward to seeing Little E, MY, Hambone, Vlad, Cruz, Kins and Smoak in a row night after night after night
Does Josey's lack of response mean
his head exploded?
No
it just means MS Word is running a little slow so he can’t get to his copy and paste clipboard quite yet…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 14, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
The Chris Davis Trail of Tears is
now extended to 108 games.
The Bitch of it all is how exact it is to follow.
Yes, it pisses you off but it’s one of those magical things in the Great Game that can’t be measured with any thing but common sense.
"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 May 14, 2010 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
it appears
the AL west may just plain suck
"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
What's funny is that the Mariners have the highest walk rate in the West
but rank 26th in OBP. :) Tied with the Angels. :):):):):):):):):):)
And the A’s are just ahead of them at 23rd. :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Um
I’m sorry, but I seem to remember someone (cough, YOU, cough) who said that the team “Did nothing to address their OBP in the offseason.”
care to revise that statement?
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
The first part of the season...oh, 15 games or so...our OBP was in the .310 range.
And then came Smoak and there went Davis to OKC.
It’s a fluid situation but for the last 20 games, our OBP has started to improve greatly.
I applaud JD’s boldness in bringing up Smoak and shit-canning what was becoming a very entitled Davis to OKC.
JD recognized that Davis killed the team last year, that the numbers we saw in his come back were indeed a fraud and that he wasn’t going to let Davis kill another season.
"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)
One thought on moving from relief to starting
sparked by the article on Wilson:
Wilson’s time in the bullpen has served him well, Washington thinks.
“When C.J. gets into trouble, he doesn’t panic,” Washington said, "because he’s been in tougher situations before. He seems to make the pitches that he has to.
“He knew he had that quality. And now we’re beginning to find that out.”
Late innings high leverage situations mean a pitcher has to figure out how to handle tough spots. Wilson is thriving and keeping his focus in these situations. Perhaps this bodes well for guys like Feliz and Scheppers making a transition to starter at some point. Perhaps it’s nothing, I don’t know.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I can see that
It seems like that is a common ailment for many of this team’s young, high ceiling pitchers – they do great with no one one but have trouble with guys on base. Kind of makes sense too – when pitchers are dominating in the minors they simply aren’t used to having base runners and pitching in trouble, simply because they’re dominating and don’t get in trouble.
Go Rice Owls!
i dont know how much it may mean
but it certainly isnt immaterial.
"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 May 14, 2010 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions
That's a huge pat on the back.
Neat for Ceej.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I liked CJ's attitude of his complete game
he basically said that when he came out for the ninth, he wasn’t the starter anymore, he was the closer…
by kevinkinsler on May 14, 2010 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
CJ Wilson can't possibly be any good.
As everyone knows, you can’t learn anything about starting while pitching in the bullpen.
"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
Well, to be fair, the real test for Ceej is coming up
When he starts exceeding last year’s IP total, which is where the real fear begins.
But, I don’t wanna LSJ everyone’s good times, so let’s shelve 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!
At the rate he is going
even if he is only good for 120-150 innings, he still is probably worth more to the team.
"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
Should we have Wilson fake an injury
so he can go on the DL so he can avoid a real injury due to too many innings?
Go Rice Owls!
This I understand
But does he go for that amount of innings, walk up to JD’s office, and say ‘Hey, I may be getting tired. Whatsay I just take the rest of the year off before my performance drops and we call up that hot Kirkman dude while I go tweet, flex my muscles, wear a hoodie, and not be injured?’
No, it’s uglier than that if he can only go that far.
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!
You forgot to mention that he doesn't respect the game!
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
OT - CNNSI
Not sure if this was mentioned but did anyone read their Hot Clicks and see 2 Rangers related items .
by icouldusesomebaseball on May 14, 2010 9:44 AM CDT reply actions
link that shit, dog
"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
yea
well i never link anything so here u go
by icouldusesomebaseball on May 14, 2010 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
x + y = woot!
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
I prefer wonderboy to dutch oven.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Is it just me...
….or does she look more dude-like every passing year?
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
No one can look dreamy standing next to Der-Hol, though.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
If by dude...
…you mean horse, then yes.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I dunno
there were a couple of times it looked like she might just lean in and plant one on him…
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
I had to read that multiple times before I realized that said cLicks and not cHicks.
I was very confused.
The 40 trumps all!
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh, Winnie Cooper
Those were the days….
OT – changed my profile pic too after last night’s events. Hey, we can all wish the King would land in Dallas, can’t we?
Well, I've Been Listening to my Gut since I Was 14 Years Old, and Frankly Speaking, I've Come to the Conclusion That My Guts Have Shit for Brains.
OT
I’m already sick of hearing Lebron James free agency talk. ESPN was talking about it before the game was even over.
Between now and 60 days from now, we’ll hear that virtually every team is ‘now in’ on Lebron. Tuning out… now.
"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
I'm still waiting to find out who's more now.
I thought I was very now, but they virtually ignored me, AJM-doing-a-podcast-style throughout most of it.
Not sure if they brought me in at the end, though.
I’m so now I sometimes forget to watch to see if I’m the most now or if maybe they made a mistake and accidentally said that I’m not, probably because of creative differences on the set.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
did they switch your medications today?
"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
Nah, dude.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
well, gee.
now this is awkward….
How bout them Rangers?
"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
Hooray!
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
OT: Does the new found positiveness of dirkatron concern anyone?
"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
see my first comment in this thread.
It feels like playing baseball in a dress and thong. Kinda nice, but not quite right.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Naah
It’s just his way of sending love rapes to everyone.
He’ll be back to being our very own Raperaham Lincoln before long.
"We are no longer a ride at Six Flags, we are in contention to do some things that will make our lives complete."
-- Chuck Morgan
I think this, too.
Which is unfortunate.
I like this hapiness thing.
I’m sure someone (proly AJM, lol) will do something incredibly cruel and mean to me soon and reverse the condition, but until then I’m going to sleep in this bed and then probably I’m going to call all my friend on the telephone as soon as I wake up to let them know I’m okay, just in case they were worried about me.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions
miles will talk.
Which is cruel enough.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
He doesn't exist anymore, I don't think.
I am very excited about this, oh yes, oh yes.
I actually liked him and found him ironically hilarious there for a while, but then he actually started trying to be funny and it was like being kicked in the penis thousands of times, with each of the kicks coming from a big strong mean guy who’s good at doing hard kicks!!!
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought of him
metaphorically as having my cocknballs stomped on by an elephant. A heavier than average elephant.
no
all the rape talk was getting old, time for a change.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Yah, I need to stay fresh!
Like you with how sometimes you do dad jokes, and then other times you also do dad jokes!
Ha, ha!
j/k
You know I’m gay for your dad jokes, T ;)
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
heh, now that made me laugh
I don’t know what you’re talking about…
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I appreciate you.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't know what that means, but you're welcome anyhow.
The 40 trumps all!
If you're reading this, I like you very much and wish you a wonderful day!
by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Something I forgot about CJ's start yesterday
He set the Ranger record for consecutive quality starts to start the season with seven.
"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
This thread needs to go in the LSB Almanac.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
I agree.
Wait… Why?
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by thedirkatron on May 14, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Mormon Ad
right under this thread is kind of unusual. Wonder if they know that our fearless leader is into breaking up happy homes
That is hilarious
Your haircut is only limited by your imagination and how far we are into the semester. Hah hah hah. thats gold.
Even if we mess up, its only $2. heh heh
HOLY SHIT!
The girl at 0:27, I’m pretty sure that’s a girl I use to sort of date. She’s (a very jack) Mormon, she’s from SLC, and I’m pretty sure she went to school for cosmetology.
Also, that has to be tongue-in-cheek.
And by "use to sort of date," I would say "friends with benefits" is more accurate.
But that sounds really bad.
She’s really cool. Married now.
Yeah, these dudes do all sorts of "local commercials'
Genius idea.
"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 May 14, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
NO, it is.
People go to their website and push for those dudes to come to their city to make a commercial for their business.
The two guys are the two sitting in the chairs at the end.
There are some others that, the mobile home one is funny, here
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on May 14, 2010 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Frank Catalanotto to retire.
He goes in the Hall as a Ranger, right?
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
Any
Lsb’ers at the game yesterday in Section 11 closer to the left field wall? I heard some fans talking about the Newberg report and thought surely they read LSB as well.
by icouldusesomebaseball on May 14, 2010 11:06 AM CDT reply actions
No
but I was in Section 30 and heard a guy yell out “Let’s go Perez!” when Feliz was pitching. I figured he had to regular here.
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
There is one alternative.
That the dude’s name really is Neftali Perez and it’s just us at LSB who are confused.
by FuturePants on May 14, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm starting to feel that way.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
That just blew my mind
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on May 14, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
There is no spoon.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 14, 2010 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I also
left the game after the 9th to beat traffic.
by icouldusesomebaseball on May 14, 2010 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Kasey Kiker
This was discussed some last night on various threads, but warrants mentioning for the full daytime crowd. By all accounts, his start yesterday was atrocious, but Hindman, writing on BBTiA (is this a temporary thing or is he becoming a contributor?) says it was much, much worse in person.
Kid has to be injured, right? He’s lost velocity, he’s completely lost control, and Hindman says his mechanics were terrible, all over the place, and different on seemingly every pitch.
I really hope it’s an injury, not because I wish ill will on him, but because it would be a much more reasonable explanation than him just falling completely apart. At least with an injury he can get it diagnosed, rehab, and get things put back together.
Regardless, it’s a bad deal.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
It was HORRIBLE
and it didn’t get much better after he left the game.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Man...
my previews don’t have enough charts.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 14, 2010 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
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