Friday a.m. Rangers stuff
by Adam J. Morris on May 28, 2010 9:50 AM CDT
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PrintOff day yesterday. Rangers start a three game set in Minnesota today. And then, of course, they are off on Memorial Day, because MLB can't get their stuff together on scheduling.
Jeff Wilson has notes on Nelson Cruz's balky hamstring and the possibility of a Roy Oswalt deal.
Randy Galloway says that the Rangers don't have the pieces to do an Oswalt deal, because the Astros would insist on Elvis Andrus or Neftali Feliz as part of a deal, and wouldn't take Derek Holland and Matt Harrison as the top pieces in a trade for Oswalt.
A week or so ago I said that an Oswalt trade would take at least one of the Rangers' top five "prospects" -- Neftali Feliz, Derek Holland, Justin Smoak, Martin Perez, and Tanner Scheppers. Perez and Scheppers are not mentioned in Galloway's column, and he dismisses Smoak as not having much value because of his major league struggles.
Nevertheless, having thought about it, I'm not so convinced the Astros are going to be able to get a huge package for Oswalt. He's owed a lot of money and has a full no-trade clause. There are other pitchers that are going to be shopped at the deadline, including Cliff Lee, who is probably better than Oswalt.
I don't know that the market is there for the Astros to be able to turn up their nose at, say, a Holland/Harrison/Font plus a couple of live arms deal, although I'm personally not all that keen on dealing Holland for Oswalt anyway.
Galloway says the Astros want major league ready talent, which makes sense, because Houston's history is that they work on a short timeline...but it seems like an offer of Scheppers, Feldman and Hunter, for example, would probably trump anything anyone else would offer.
I'm not saying I'd do that, but something like that would be something that could get a deal done, particularly if you were willing to kick in a couple of your live arms in A ball or lower, guys like Kennil Gomez or Neil Ramirez or Matt Thompson.
Although in any case, it is all moot unless and until the bankruptcy judge approves the sale to new ownership. Until that happens, the Rangers aren't adding payroll.
mlb.com has an update on the bankruptcy court proceedings.
T.R. Sullivan writes that, at age 21, Elvis Andrus is showing that he deserves to be on the All Star team.
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just looked up cliff lee
after reading that. didn’t really know how he was doing this year.
wow. 1 walk. 32 strikeouts in 36 innings and only 1 walk. i know he’s been a 1 walk per game guy, but 1 in 5 is ridiculous. wow.
yeah...
Cliff Lee is good. He’s going to be a lot more expensive than Oswalt.
And to preempt tball – I still think he’s a terrible idea for the Rangers. He’s going to want huge, huge dollars this offseason – there is no way the Rangers could, or should, sign him for what he’ll want. So you’re talking about a 3-4 month rent-a-pitcher. The M’s will demand a lot more for those 4 months than Oswalt will ultimately require for a year and a half.
Go Rice Owls!
Yeah, I'm not crazy about the idea.
Though you do get the draft picks…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
If the ownership deal goes through...
…I wouldn’t be surprised if the Rangers make a strong push to sign him this offseason, regardless of whether they trade for him or not.
by Adam J. Morris on May 28, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
really?
He’ll be 32 or something, and will require somewhere between AJ Burnett and CC Sabathia money. I’m sorry – but 5/90 for a 32 year old Cliff Lee seems like it could (not necessarily will) be a contract that haunts the club.
Go Rice Owls!
Seems like Lackey would be a good comp
5 yrs/82.5
And no, I wouldn’t want to give him 5 years. 3 with option for a 4th? At 18 per, that’s $54 million for 3 or $72 million for 4. I don’t think Lee would do it, but I hate the idea of paying a guy $15+ million for his 37 y/o year.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Good point.
But he’s also been healthier, which matters for those seeking the 5th year when that old.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Lackey had a more serious injury in his recent past than Lee does/will (at least if he makes it through the years healthy).
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Lee is going to NYC
and will replace APettitte.
Imagine the contract will fall somewhere between Burnett & CC.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
If it's NYC.
I’m thinking Burnett, but more per year.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Lee is NOT going to NY
Lee is going to the Dodgers. or St Louis, or back to the Phillies. but defintely to the NL.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
The Dodgers are just as ownerfucked as we are right now, right?
Has that shit gotten solved?
And why would he definitely go to the NL?
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
That's what I thought...
…yet you still seem their names popping up all over the trade rumors.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe that whole mess is close to being sorted out?
I dunno.
I haven’t heard it, but I often miss things like that cause I pay very little attention to news from the NL.
Pitchers hitting is stupid.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Seems like the sort of high-profile type signing..
…that could rev up the fan base. Still, I’m kind of hoping that the next year consists of CJ, Colby, Holland, Feliz and Scheppers/Hunter. With Marteen has an ASB call up.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Bleah
If we’re hoping to compete in 2011, I hope that’s not the rotation.
by Adam J. Morris on May 28, 2010 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes
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.
Darn
I guess it make sense for the Royals to hold onto him, somewhat…
But, I think they are risking becoming stuck in a state of mediocrity.
Whereas, they could acquire a Holland, Sheppers, Moreland -type package that puts them in better shape for the future
I wish Adam would impose a Lookout Landing type rule
banning anyone who mentions Greinke. Zach Greinke will not be a Texas Ranger anytime soon.
Go Rice Owls!
Haha, alright but humor for a second
which part makes it so unreasonable? KC doesn’t want to give him up? Or, Rangers don’t want to pay what it takes?
KC isn't going to give him up.
They’d need a godfather offer. Even then…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Why would KC ever give him up?
He’s their face of the franchise, he’s the most valuable/best player they’ve had since George Brett. He’s young, he’s cheap, it just doesn’t make any sense.
Wanting the Rangers to go get Greinke is like saying that I hope they can trade for Jason Heyward, Ryan Zimmerman, Matt Weiters, or Tim Lincecum. Yeah, those guys would all help the club. No, we’re not playing video games or trading baseball cards.
Go Rice Owls!
Greinke is easily distinguishable from the players you've mentioned
$9M is a steal for a pitcher of his caliber, but let’s not compare him to Heyward, an all-star 20 yr-old OF who makes $500k per year, or Lincecum, who has 2 Cy youngs in his first two seasons.
Greinke is around for another 3 seasons. If the Royals believe they aren’t going to contend for a few more years until the likes of Hosmer, Moustakas, Crow et al have developed and begin to enter their prime…
They’d be in a unique opportunity to offer the greatest trade deadline option I can ever remember.
It would be in their best interest to add 3 or 4 more sick prospects to their farm and make a run at greatness. Just my opinion, but if there is no speculation come trade deadline, so be it.
Couple problems.
First, they need Greinke for attendance purposes. While it sounds good in theory to totally tank, their franchise has been bad for so long that it would lose attendance/interest/money.
Second, while Greinke technically isn’t in the same category since he isn’t on the rookie contract any more, he might as well be. It’s so close that it doesn’t matter; he’s the reigning Cy Young winner and is a good bet to add another during the life of his current contract.
Third, their prospects aren’t that far away. It’s feasible that they could be up there while Greinke is still there. Also, it’s not entirely unrealistic for them to expect to be able to keep Greinke a Royal his whole career. All the more reason it would be hard for them to part with him even if the package was right.
It would have to be such a ridiculous collection of close-to-the-majors talent that I doubt any team would really do it. I mean, probably like Holland, Perez, Ogando, and Profar and Font.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Coupled with the fact that they are actually building a little offense now..
Trading him off makes zero sense.
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
Fair enough.
But there’s a lot of potential there. There’s a lower floor as well, but still…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Surely there is a better option for improving it
other than overpaying the premier pitching talent on the market
Go Rice Owls!
But...
When we gonna get some pitching up in here?
/Casual fan base
"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
And I'll note
this is why I think Oswalt may be a good idea. He’s not remotely as good as Cliff Lee. But his cost is time-limited. By 2012, the Rangers shouldn’t need an overpaid ace – they should have found theirs internally by then. At that point, Oswalt wont’ be on the club – he’ll be here for 2010 and 2011 when the team needs a solid leader in the rotation.
So yeah, Cliff Lee would be great if he had Oswalt’s contract, here through 2011 or 2012. But he doesn’t. Signing Cliff Lee this offseason is also signing him for 2014 and 2015, maybe 2016 and 2017. And if the Rangers still need a 38 year old Cliff Lee in 2016, then this little build-from-within experiment with Holland, Perez, Scheppers and the dozen other young pitchers in the organization has failed completely.
Go Rice Owls!
Ill take Lee, CJ, Holland, Colby, Feldman
With Feliz as closer, Scheppers as the 8th inning man, Hunter and Kirkman in OKC as injury callups and Perez in OKC as a late season 40 man addition and callup
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.
Ubaldo Jiminez says hi.
Just sayin…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm completely blown away by him this year.
In particular after his struggles following his last two abdominal strain recoveries.
and in other news
Water is still wet
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
And the sky is still blue
"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
Not at sunset.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
twat
"There's really no way of knowing... Sometimes when I see their big eyes looking up from my lap I think, that's definitely a homeless guy in a fur coat." Betty White on SNL
by Pocket Ninja on May 28, 2010 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Keep your eye on Oakland...
they’ve won 5 of 6 since last Friday. 4 in Detroit followed by 3 in Boston.
And, uh…you can’t say you weren’t warned.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
They used up all their offensive prowess with 5 runs
"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
More Oakland stuff to ponder...
Thru 48 games last year, Oakland was 19-29 with a runs scored/allowed of 205/247.
Thru 48 games this year, Oakland is 25-23 with a runs scored/allowed of 188/197.
Their pitching has improved by 50 runs….if they get any hitting, we have problems.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll tell you what
Go do a FanPost about the greatness of the A’s.
by Adam J. Morris on May 28, 2010 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
That would require
him to create his first ever fanpost.
Nothing would make Josey happier than the A’s winning the West. NOTHING…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 28, 2010 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't drive the boat...
I let the boat pull me.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Can we tie another boat to you
and pull in opposite directions?
by MikeEl on May 28, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I have a friend with a boat we can use!
"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
It's a good day for you
when you can tie your shoes.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
That was
a wufdog-level comeback. Did he steal your handle or something?
by Whiskey in my Whiskey on May 28, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Babe Ruth didn't hit a HR
every time up either.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
Yeah, but I don't remember him shitting all over himself while standing in the batter's box, either.
"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
No TV back then
so you wouldn’t have seen it if he did. but he did have a drinking problem so it was possible.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
I like the way you drink.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
He had to sit out most of one
year (maybe 1925?) because he had an extreme case of The Clap Gone Wrong.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
x
But thanks for changing your picture back.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Holland/Harrison/Font
Better not be for Oswalt. That’s 40% of a decent rotation and a prospect that seems likely to at least be a late innings RP in the majors.
Maybe if it was for Oswalt and Bourn…even then I feel dirty just thinking about it.
Shouldn’t Feldman have a lot of value? He’s cheap, has an average-ish MLB track record (though quite variable), and he’s likely to give you more WAR than he costs for the next few years. Isn’t that exactly what a team like the Astros could use?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Feldman isn't that cheap
He’s not Oswalt expensive, but he isn’t droppable either.
I don’t think we’re going to know what the Oswalt market is for a little while – if he really is determined to limit the Astros to a handful of teams (and while I was accused of simply making up Atlanta, StLouis, and Texas; that is what reports suggest), then the Astros had better quickly come around to a Harrison/Davis/Font type deal. Because they aren’t getting a premium player back from those three clubs.
Go Rice Owls!
Maybe a premium lower level talent.
I saw something that said the Dodgers have talked to both Seattle and Houston, but neither were ready to sell at the time. It’s far from his home, but they have to be considered a contender, no?
Also, the Mets media is starting to put the pressure on as far as acquiring another good SP after their recent run. I’m not sure if LA or NY are Oswalt’s ideal places though..
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Feldman would have a lot more value if we hadn't signed him to that fucktarded extension.
Fuck that extension, and fuck Scott Feldman.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah...I figured you'd chime in. =)
$2.5 million this year, $4.4 million in 2011, $6.5 million in 2012. You don’t think he can beat 0.7 WAR, 1.25 WAR and 1.85 WAR over the next 3 years? Basically, do you think he can be league average?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
But that's not the point.
He was under team control for those years regardless.
Guaranteeing him that much money for those seasons seems risky at best, outright stupid at worst.
I wanna drown something in the ocean when I think about that extension.
It was an unnecessary risk for a franchise with an uncertain financial situation that put us in a situation where we can’t be taking unnecessary risks, imo.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
If RA Dickey can throw a shutout, then
oh, wait… RA Dickey just did shutout the Phillies…
well I’ll be damned.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
It's not a bad contract.
That’s not a lot of money to pay for a 3-4 starter.
Yah, you're right.
But it was still a stupid extension.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm not sure
extensions to buy out arb make that much sense. I understand buying out FA, but not arb.
"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
Maybe if we'd gotten a real team friendly dollar amount for those arb years, or even for the option year, but I don't think 4.4 or 6.5 are all that TF, and 9.25 for a year of FA ain't cheap at all for a guy like F,FATH.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
BASEBALL TODAY AND IT'S FRIDAY GET PUMPED PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"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
Well fuck. Try it again
Jeff, is that you?
"Ooooh....I want some fucking pancakes!" son of willamos2
FRIDAY...FRIDAY....FRIDAY...NIGHT!!!
"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 5/13/10
by GhostofSteveFoucault on May 28, 2010 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Man OldHoss has been on the ball lately
OldHossRadbourn: An advantage of my era: the median life span was such that 1/2 of the “Sex and the City” harridans would have been dead before filming.
"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
by RangersSD on May 28, 2010 10:08 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
some times he's funny
and sometimes it just seems like he’s trying too hard. I like MacGruber’s twitter feed. He may not tweet that often, but when he does, it’s solid gold.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Ya but I hate sex and the city.
It might be the dumbest thing ever
"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
As unpopular as it may be to say this around here
The show really wasn’t bad at all.
by brettgardner on May 28, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
I've never watched it, but as expected.
It was popular when I was young and I thought SJP was ugly then and she’s still ugly now. I put it in the Twilight category extremely over hyped.
"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 liked her in LA Story
but that’s about it.
Of course I had a crush on Kim Catrall ever since Big Trouble in Little China
Not so much these days though
I've had one since Porky's...
any time I hear a dog howl, I still get wood…
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
Corby's Kim Cattrall impersonation
makes me giggle.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't believe I haven't heard that one.
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
Corby can irritate me greatly at times (see College Football Blowhard)
but his KCattrall impersonation pulls laughter every time.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I watched the last few seasons with my wife.
There was just enough naked to keep me interested. The first movie was really freaking long though.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I watched the 1st movie the other day (on my own)
Going to see the sequel this weekend with girl.
I remember back when it was on HBO and I would catch an episode here and there..it was alright. Seeing the reruns on TBS now though I don’t really care for. The other day I posted about watching an episode as well heh.
There's pretty much no point to watching it on TBS
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
It's Entourage for females.
If you like Entourage, you can’t hate on SATC, imo.
I fucking hate Entourage, so I feel perfectly fine saying SATC fucking sucked.
Vapid lifestyle porn masquerading as a comedy.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Entourage sucked
and then went and made it worse when Vince lost all his money and they tried to make you feel sorry for him. Like I give a shit about a movie star who blew all his money making shitty career choices.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 28, 2010 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought the show meandered but had
some good moments.
Count me as a fan of Ari Gold. Character supposedly tailored after Rahm Emmanuel’s brother.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Also
I’m not a fan of Sex and the City. I just didn’t think it sucked as bad as a lot of people say now.
In any case, I don’t have much tolerance for any shows.
by brettgardner on May 28, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Ha ha...
In any case, I don’t have much tolerance for any shows.
That’s the Brett Gardner we all know and love.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't know what that means
But all I meant was I have a short attention span and don’t like to follow complex, weeks-long storylines.
by brettgardner on May 28, 2010 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah..that's why I didn't watch an episode of Lost beforehand and just skipped straight to the series finale
It was still pretty good that way. heh.
you know...
I realized that its not TV I hated, but TV sit coms…. I like my comedy in stand ups. Larry the Cable guy, Steven Wright, Steve Martin,
Sketch comedy was only ok when it involved John Belushi.
but dramas. I love Law and Order RIP :( Like Bones, like Chuck, like some others. Hate Lost and 24 though….
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Reminds me of too many relatives
except he is less annoying
"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
3 off days in 8 days
and we’re talking about Sex and the City. Look what you’ve done MLB! Stop with the excessive off days
The off days suck something fierce now, but they may not suck when the team comes back and kicks ass with more rest.
"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
Larry the Cable Guy is not a comedian.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
No thanks, I'll keep the Dutch Oven
"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
Yep...
and along with his workload, that equals a serious concern for me.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Here is the weekly DMN newsletter
EG is talking about the load on the bullpen
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."
am i missing something
the rangers are ranked 12th. in a list that includes NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL.
i really doubt a .470 winning percentage is really gonna rank you 12th in the bottom out of about 120 teams. really? they are also counting the senators in the % which drags that record down (their percentage was .415 over 11 seasons)
Well
It is the third worst among MLB teams, ahead of just Tampa and San Diego.
by Adam J. Morris on May 28, 2010 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I could use
some baseball…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 28, 2010 10:14 AM CDT reply actions
Norm says the player the Rangers need to target
is Paul Konerko.
No thank you.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
And said we may have to give up M. Perez.
"When you play Happy," Andrus said, "good things will happen."
by Feliz es bueno on May 28, 2010 10:28 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Norm needed to retire
5 years ago.
"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
He basically is
2 hour shift on the radio on that format is like stealing money. 6 commercial breaks, to cross talks, and basically does 5 real segments a day. 50-60 minutes of material…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 28, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Why would we give a potential stud,
for a meh catcher. I’m still holding out minimal hope for Salty, granted the light is dimming, but there is still light
"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
B-b-but!
HOME RUNS!
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Granted, I wouldn't give up a lot for him
But, a .255 .359 .569 slash line with a .217 BABIP is not exactly terrible. His first basemen skills are, however.
But would give us a solid option against lefties. Average 947 OPS against lefties in career.
Salary implications are always a bitch
But, I’m under the assumption that we can’t make a deal before we have flexibility, anyway.
I wouldn’t be opposed to sending Kiker, Moscoso, and Paisano their way, for instance (Kiker is hurt, though, isn’t he?)
Perryman update
Rangers prospect update – Friday edition -
"When you play Happy," Andrus said, "good things will happen."
by Feliz es bueno on May 28, 2010 10:34 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Ok
Who wants one for Christmas? C.mon, I know you do.
http://www.battingstanceguy.com/2010/03/18/batting-stance-guy-the-book
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
What is the appeal
of that guy? Do people really consider that a skill? Imitation is not that impressive of a skill. What’s worse is this guy is making money off it…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 28, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
I can do the same thing,
I just look uber retarded doing stuff left handed since I’m a righty. Luck guy his 15 minutes of fame has made him a good amount of money.
"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
Saw his book last nigth
at Barnes & Noble. I believe they had 3 or 4 copies on the shelf.
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
I'd rather have the Old Hoss book personally
"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
He's pretty good, but way overexposed
It’s interesting for about 15 seconds, then it’s just old.
I believe we have sufficient internal options
to improve the offense but we may take slight hits defensively.
Keeping Treanor & Borbon in the line-up is the problem. These players are worse Black Holes than Salty & Davis last year and our production is not going to improve in June when we start mixing in pitchers to hit.
Can you just imagine how fast Wash’s heart will be beating when he gets to play extreme small ball with pitcher’s in the line-up?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
That accelerated heart rate
might be from the coke. If he were to mix coke and small ball, we might not have to worry about firiing him…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 28, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Just let that resonate...on top of everything else
with Ron Washington…he flunked a drug test last year.
57 years old, decided to smoke/snort/shoot-up cocaine …“for the first time.”
AND HE’S STILL THE MANAGER OF THIS THING!!!!
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
If we let it resonate...
won’t be all be driven deaf by the feedback when you keep mentioning it anew?
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
Fortunately, I've found the node
All the waves are canceling each other out, so I just see Josey open-mouthed, purple-faced, and wildly-gesticulating…but absolute silence.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Bravo Sir, Bravo
"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
bking
So you think if Buckles had snorted/smoked/shot up cocaine and failed a drug test in 2005 that it wouldn’t have been mentioned in here the following year?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
were they drug testing managers back then?
I wonder how many sobriety tests Bobby Cox and Tony La Russa have blown?
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Some place, somewhere, somebody knows the back story
on why MLB happened to show up with a cup for Wash to whiz in on that particular day.
Of all days for them to show up, within 72 hours of Ron Washington’s alleged first dalliance with the Devil’s Dandruff.
Imagine the bad luck for that to happen!!!
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
that or it was a trap
Someone talked him into trying it, then narked on him…..
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
You really need to learn the difference between "mentioned" and "OCD'ed to MF'ing death"
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
But every time I hear "That's the way baseball go" OR think about
The Ned Beatty Game OR about Tiny E leading the league in both batting average and sac bunts OR about forgetting to get Feliz ready OR leaving him in the Fenway bully OR about skull-fucking the Treanor / Max situation OR about letting Borbon swing away in Oakland OR about this team being tied for the MLB lead in stupid baseball (runners lost) I keep coming back to a 57 year old manager in The Show who thought it would be a good idea to jump into the Cocaine River for the first time.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Fucked up
my Tiny E rant…should read -
“OR about Tiny E leading the league in both RISP batting average and sac bunts”
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Not enough detailed stats from memory, but nicely played....
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
Sorry....
Cocaine is not the reason to dump Washington.
Being an idiot when it comes to running the team is.
maybe they just need to bring in a strategist, put him on the bench next to Washington, and tell him to make all in game decisions and if Washington doesn’t like it, he can STFU and GTFO
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
he could've skin popped the cocaine, don't forget that one.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
hilarious
rec’d (even though I don’t generally find Ron/coke jokes all that funny, this was the exception)
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
If your big items this year are going to be Traenor and Borbon...
then you aren’t going to get nearly as much argument as last year
My big items
this year are Borbon & Treanor (playing), Max (not playing) and the construction of the bench.
JD was bold in April and needs to be bold again by June 1.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Also....less important.
A CF and Catcher who can’t hit!? An 8th and 9th hitter who suck!? An overly conservative bench bat!? A bad long reliever!?
I mean, you can make the argument that JD isn’t Epstein from those mistakes, but it’s not like you can call him Ed Wade either…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
JD still has work to do and hard truths to face.
His off-season grade to date is a very firm Incomplete.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Would it improve if he fired Washington?
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
IF he fired Wash what would we talk about?
"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
Today? It wouldn't fly well in The Room. It would also depend on who he hired to replace him.
He’s not going to be fired unless there’s another failed drug test or we lose 15 of 17 games.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
he won't be fired.
He just won’t be resigned. Kind of like not offering arb to one of your FA.
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
as far as the room
just send Ryan in there. once he’s illustrated the boneheadedness of Washington, no one will say nothing
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
If he demonstrated the Ventura treatment on Wash...
He might break his knuckles.
by bhudson on May 28, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Clearly incomplete bc of the point we are in the season
But our needs were: upgrade staff, get a LHP bully arm, and add a DH, without adding payroll.
Vlad, Oliver, and Colby were all steals. Harden, granted, but he doesn’t detract from the others.
He had a stellar off-season, all things considered.
Our primary need was to collectively improve the offense (need more runs!!)
and that hasn’t happened. In fact, the offense has taken a step backwards but there is upside (OBP is better).
To call it a stellar off-season at this point is wrong.
The season needs much more time to breathe and JD can’t piss his pants again at the trade deadline.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Unless JD gets an influx of cash over the next 8 weeks
He gets a pass if he can’t pull anything off at the deadline
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.
So basically,
You wanted him to:
Foresee an injury to his MVP-caliber 2bman and provide a good bat to hold us over there.
Then, he needed to give up on our CF, 1b, and C prospects and sign cheap-to-free replacements and automatically stick them into the lineup…
Interesting.
Me thinks you would have signed NJohnson and Pudge?
In a heartbeat
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 28, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Everybody gets injuries and nobody wants to hear
excuses.
JD’s job was to assess weaknesses and improve a team that finished 87-75.
Let the season breathe some more before giving him credit/blame.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Rangers wOBA, by month
2009:
April: .358 (5th)
May: .352 (5th)
2010:
April: .306 (26th)
May: .350 (3rd)
SSS applies for looking at stats by month, but you have to think that injury time mattered here. As did the proactive approach of the FO this year.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
The scab of last year reopened just when we're in the midst of healing and sitting pretty in first place...
I strongly backed JD sending Chris Davis to OKC in April and I’ll leave it at that.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
by Josey Wales on May 28, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
last year was a scab?
we did win 87 games last year….
its not like 2008 or 2007 or anything
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Adam
What is it you don’t like about Ghetto Bear’s pitching rotation for 2011? Too young? Who would you like to see in it?
In your rotation...
…you have two guys entering their second full season as a major league starting pitcher, Holland, who will have had parts of two seasons as a starter, and Feliz and Scheppers, both of whom will likely have never started before in the majors.
I don’t think that’s a recipe for success, if you’re trying to win in 2011.
by Adam J. Morris on May 28, 2010 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't imagine the price for Oswalt can't be THAT
high if he’s still planning on retiring next year.
If a package of Davis, Hunter, McCarthy and Font doesn’t get it done, fuck ’em.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
Maybe with Neil Ramirez or some such?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah
that package is essentially my upper limit. And I think that come mid-July and there are no takers, the Astros may consider it.
And I think the Astros should be very happy to get that deal also. That’d be a great return for them, even though it generally isn’t costing us pieces that we don’t already have alternatives for.
Go Rice Owls!
I'm wondering if they'll want...
…one of Profar or Sardinas?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Heh.
They could use some MIFers. That’s fun to say. Miffer.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
How about
Davis, Feldman, Beltre (Omar), Font. That sets them up to turn around and trade Berkman.
Plus they get an innings eater, a live arm for the pen, and their new number 1 prospect.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Mayeb replace Beltre with Harrison.
And add a reliever? I’m wondering if Beavan wouldn’t be the sort of guy they’re looking for?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
im
with u on the A’s, they are going to be a headache the rest of the year
by icouldusesomebaseball on May 28, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Edge?
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Ahhh.... after the old WWE wrestler.
Gotcha.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Oswalt
I don’t trust him — You have to take his numbers with a grain of salt, given that he’s played his entire career in AAAA. I certainly wouldn’t want to give up Holland for him.
The good news going into this series is that....the bullpen is relatively well rested
which is nice considering how much they’ve been used up to this point..
Nippert – last 5 days off
O’Day- pitched 1 game the last 5 days
Frankie- same as O’Day
Oliver- same as FF and O’ Day
Feliz- pitched 2 days out of the last 5
Moscoso- hasn’t pitched in 8 days, is he still around?
Ray- needs a break, pitched 3 out of the last 5 days
Harrison- coming on board
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.
Just means more bunting
/LSJ
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
glad the guy I want to see least is the guy with the most work recently
As long as that trend changes.
Not counting Moscoso I suppose..since he’s rarely seen and when is it doesn’t matter.
Wow I didn't expect 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
does anybody else worried about how much we are using feliz?
dont want to blow god’s gift to baseball
by jonathan rigby on May 28, 2010 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really... he's being used like a closer, which doesn't concern me terribly.
He’s not being abused or anything.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
The 13-7 game says hi
That was moronic to use him let Moscoso figure it out, but I’m still sold that our managers panic button doesn’t take much to trigger. I think sugar on his desk might trigger it if JD walked in.
"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're talking about his overall usage as it concerns his future.
Failing to use him in ab efficient manner is not the same as overusing him.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Okay then nevermind
"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
So, it appears Boggs is not the answer:
Both his walk rate (7%) and strikeout rate (26%) are inferior to what he posted in his 2008 and 2009 spans in AAA.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I think that's Davis
Boggs has the 16% BB and 22% SO rate going, both of which are best in his AA+ career
Oops, my error.
Shouldn’t post and fill out Fed forms concurrently…heh.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
So THAT'S why I got a .279/.305/.389 APR......
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
thanks for that! Rodney pissed on my Brandon Boggs parade there for a few...
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.
Randy Galloway is an idiot
who would even entertain the idea that elvis for oswald( a rental) would happen…. that is completely absent any baseball literacy ….. maybe it is a good thing he will stat talking about the cowboys soon
Well
he did say he heard that from a scout and I don’t know if he was entertaining it as much as reporting it…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 28, 2010 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
how does that make sense?
leverage the future by making a move that would leave a big hole in our infield
it would not make us better now or in the future
not to mention the value in having elvis on the cheep instead of paying oswalt’s 16 mill
by jonathan rigby on May 28, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
No one is saying that the Rangers should do that
by Adam J. Morris on May 28, 2010 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, exactly. This was a way of saying the price might be ridiculous.
And, to be fair, that wouldn’t be the price.
Like, at all.
That might be what Houston opened with, but that’s how negotiations go.
I want the world!
Well, you can have a pile poop.
How about all the poop in the world?
How about 10 poops?
20.
Deal.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The only player I'd give a .0000001% chance of giving up Elvis for MIGHT be Greinke
and that is stupid, I think any team that wants a trade knows Elvis is pretty much off limits. Profar might be give, but that might happen after ownership changes and we can lock Elvis up for a while.
"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 trade Elvis for Jason Heyward. (Possibly Strasburg, Lincecum, Grienke... and I'd consider Junior Upton, Hanley and Longoria.... there are probably others, but I can't think of them... it's a short list)
And, yah, I won’t be able to get an erection for like a week after typing that sacrilegious butt shit.
I’m sorry, Elvis!!!
I’m so, so sorry!!!
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Hanley is a prima-donna
"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
much rather watch a smiling elvis than a disrespectful hanley
by jonathan rigby on May 28, 2010 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd rather watching winning, but to each their own.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions
i would rather lose with a team i liked than win with....
….. the yankees
by jonathan rigby on May 28, 2010 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Well then congrats on being an idealistic pussy, I suppose.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions
It's what I do.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
For 5.2, 5.6, 7.6, 7.2 WAR the last 4 years he can be whatever kind of donna he wants to be.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Sizing seesh
"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
Shut it.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you think Galloway even knows who Scheppers and Perez are?
And if he does, does he have a clue about their value?
SIAP
But, for chrissake, Roy Oswalt shouldn’t demand anything more in the way of prospects than Kazmir, Lee, or Halladay (all of whom were owed less on the remainder of their contracts than Oswalt; and 2 of whom are, you know, much, much better than Roy Oswalt). So if Houston wants to turn up their nose at Feldman, Hunter, and organizational fodder, well, good luck with all that.
The Jays had to pick up like 6mm of Hallady's contract to get the prospects they got.
And he absolutely should demand more than Kazmir.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
$$
About how much money does a home team lose by not playing on Memorial Day assuming they play a weekday game in May instead?
Thank you Houston for drafting Jason Castro.
I pick zero....
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:
Heading to the book store in an hour or so…any recommendations? Old or new, fiction or nonfiction, bonus points for any relation to Central America.
I’m thinking about getting one of the dual language books so that I can try to brush up on my Spanish quicker…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
The Basketball Book
by Bill Simmons.
Very light on the espanol but it’s the best sports book I’ve ever read.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
"Now run along, my question was for Jamey and not the diminutive, sawwed off little twerp from Arkansas who no longer sees the team up close."
Wow.
That good, eh?
I meant to post this in the preview thread. Going to repost.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on May 28, 2010 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Randy Galloway is fucking retarded.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Well said, Dennis.
The 40 trumps all!
Don’t throw a party for vengeance. It will turn on you. Like your wife, after your kid has fallen into a quarry.
by thedirkatron on May 28, 2010 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions
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