Monday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on May 3, 2010 9:57 AM CDT
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PrintI would be willing to bet that Eric Byrnes refers to money as "cheddar."
Very nice three game sweep against the M's this past weekend. Three in Oakland the next three days, and looking at how the schedule shakes out, the Rangers have an opportunity to put a solid stretch together and see if they can stake a claim to the A.L. West. Continuing to hover around .500 the rest of the month is not acceptable...this is a stretch where the Rangers need to add some wins.
Jeff Wilson's game story talks about how the Rangers have moved into first place with their win yesterday, although Ron Washington says being in first right now doesn't mean anything.
T.R. Sullivan's game story has quotes from Elvis Andrus and David Murphy on their big 9th inning hits that led to the tying run.
Evan Grant's post-game comments are here, and Richard Durrett's are here.
Evan Grant has a story up on the key moments from this weekend's series that saw the Rangers move from last to first in the A.L. West.
Frank Francisco believes his early season struggles were related to a mechanical flaw which he has fixed. If so, I expect he'll be the semi-official closer again sooner rather than later, with Neftali Feliz going back to a setup role.
The S-T's notes include Rich Harden looking forward to his return to Oakland today, and Ron Washington saying he's not concerned about Michael Young's throwing, despite Young's three throwing errors in the past two games.
Grant writes that the Rangers' less-heralded pitchers out-dueled the M's aces this weekend.
Gil Lebreton writes that Ron Washington has survived another slow start to enter May in pretty good shape.
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Why do you think Byrnes refers to money as “cheddar”?
by jasonhh on May 3, 2010 10:01 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
byrnes
is a douche. he looks like a 6 year old kid riddled with a crack cocaine addiction
by I am Neftali Feliz on May 3, 2010 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
I get that
I was just curious as to what about Byrnes make Adam think he uses “cheddar”.
by jasonhh on May 3, 2010 10:07 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yes
I believe he is Dykstra-esque.
I think he also refers to his hair as “lettuce,” and probably is on the phone right now with Lenny, giving Lenny his credit card number so Lenny can put some jet fuel in his private plane.
by Adam J. Morris on May 3, 2010 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
I don’t know about cheddar, but I have always felt like he probably calls his teammates “bra”.
by jasonhh on May 3, 2010 10:11 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
One big difference is that
Dykstra was actually, you know, good when he played baseball…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, but Byrnes is GRITTY
And we all know that’s more important than talent.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
AND THE GOOD FACE!
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
"And here come Byrnes...
SPRINTING OUT OF THE DUGOUT!"
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
hopefully after this weekend
all of the “we should have five more wins” talk will cease. The Rangers were very lucky this weekend.
damn you
you just stole all my effin thunder. I had quite a diatribe worked up and you preempted it very efficiently with your succinct commentary.
Anyway, what he said.
"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 would love
some explanation why? Feel free to diatribe away…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
well, the Mariner's offense had a lot to do with it, granted
but that 12 inning win only came because the Mariners left the bases loaded twice in the 10th and 11th, and even then we needed a bloop infield single, a throwing error and a passed ball to score.
Saturday’s win was solid. We beat up Felix, nothing lucky there.
But last night was more ugly baseball. We got Fisted all night then needed extra innings again to put away an inferior (in my eyes) team. So yeah, I felt pretty lucky to have gotten out with a sweep.
"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 am giving the team a pass
on the Fister deal. As much as we want to pretend these guys are going to be locked in 100% of the time, it had to be a bit of a letdown to face Fister after having beaten Lee and Felix
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions
and Fister might just be better than people have given him credit for
"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
Talk about lucky
Fister gave up a couple of fly balls that would have been HR’s in any other park in America…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Letdown?
Fister has been one of the best pitchers in baseball the past month. It shouldn’t be so, but that doesn’t change the fact that it is.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
And that is my point
After you win games started by Lee and Felix back to back, human nature is to take a breather and say, okay, Fister today shouldn’t be an issue…
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"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
ah, good point
but I’m sure they were aware of what he throws and how good he’s been lately.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
They should have
but even Lewin opened with, he’s been good, against Baltimore and Oakland. I’m sure that thought creeped in to their heads also…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
And @CWS.
8IP | 2ER | 8H | 1BB | 4K
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Fister has been one of the best pitchers in baseball the past month
…at home
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes
as said above, a couple of those balls hit yesterday are bombs in most other parks
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"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Fuck the Ichiho
That little bastard caused Smoak a HR.
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
Jonathan Rigby'ish...
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes it is
Man I have no idea what happend there. Or what I was trying to say.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
i toyed with posting a picture of that dude
since there was like 1on facebook and he was from north texas…
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
You should you.
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
Jesus Christ almighty!!!
You should have.
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
start drinking a little early this AM? lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
I REALLY hope you don't have any presentations today...
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 might be writting up an offer today
Sure the other agent will look at it with the WTF face.
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
writting up?
LOL
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Dude I really don't feel well today
Woke up very dizzy.
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
Uh
yeah, his ERA at home is 0.39. That’s pretty good no matter where you are. Like I said, it’s not going to last, but this was most definitely not the Rangers just simply sucking with the bat. The guy has been way over his head good lately.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
CWS don't play in a cavern.
8IP | 2ER | 8H | 1BB | 4K
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
how were we lucky?
We faced two of Seattle’s aces and went 2/2. Facing aces like that isn’t always going to be pretty, but Seattle has no offense whatsoever. We beat an inept team more than anything, but with the way our starting pitchers have pitched we should feel very good at this point.
On the offensive side Hamilton is starting to come back, we have Kinsler now, Andrus is full of win, and I could go on.
by rangersfan32 on May 3, 2010 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Friday
Two consecutive innings where we allow runners on third base with no outs and they don’t score either inning. Lazy looper to Elvis, fucked up suicide squeeze…..lucky stuff.
So
poor execution by the other team is luck?
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Having a fly ball go just beyond the infield....
…..and not making it far enough for a sac fly is pretty lucky. Was it a good pitch or poor execution? Dunno.
I think the point is...
…there were games earlier this season where we said, geez, a break or two had just gone our way, we’d have won 2-3 more games.
If Treanor spends one more second fumbling around looking for the ball on the botched suicide squeeze, if Rob Johnson catches a couple of decent pitches, if a couple of breaks had gone against us rather than for us, we could have lost 2 of 3 this weekend.
I think his point is that the breaks sort of even out.
by Adam J. Morris on May 3, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
isn't this what you nerds call
regression to the mean?
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Not exactly.
But it’s a pretty subtle distinction.
“Regression to the mean” is just the fact that if something’s gonna happen 50% (or whatever other percentage) of the time in a certain situation, then in future instances of that situation it will probably happen about 50% of the time.
So if we got unlucky in those early games where 3 50-50 plays went the other way, you can say “well, we’ll probably win future games at a slightly better pace than our current record since we’ll probably win half of those 50-50 games going forward.”
Here, though, we went 2-for-2 in close extra-innings games, and so while that does sorta even out our overall season luck record, it was also a bit unlikely.
Here’s a non-baseball example to try to help illustrate the difference: if you flip a coin 6 times and get 6 heads, that’s unlikely to continue. The “mean” number of heads per coin flip is one half, so over your next 6 flips you’d expect around 3 more heads; i.e., you’d expect it to be closer to (regress to) the mean. Getting 6 tails on your next 6 flips would be just as unlikely as the first 6 heads were, so even though it would even out your results over all 12 flips, it’s (probably) not going to happen.
thanks for the explanation
nerd :)
"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
Pretty much (for predictive purposes, at least).
You can’t rely on scoring on wild pitches all season long.
The Rangers are right where they should be right now but
I do find it interesting that both Lebreton & Grant seem to be assigning a “this team is always good in May” personality trait to this bunch.
May 31, 2007 (the first May with Wash) was one of the more disillusioning times to ever be a fan of This Thing.
"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)
But there's a difference this year. And you know why?
Because “Its TINE!”
(and the Rangers are in first place!)
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
What's somewhat fascinating in a dorky sort of way
is that LAAA, Oakland and Texas are all lumped together in the same sweaty sock as far as offense goes. OBPs between .315-.323 and runs scored between 102-113.
I think the team that can find a way to post a .335-.340 OBP will be the eventual winner of the AL West.
"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 I think the team that wins the most games will be the eventual winner of the AL West.
HAH!
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
x
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
The team that wins the most games in the AL West
will be the team with the highest OBP.
"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'll try to remember that.
But I have a feeling the team with the better pitching staff will have the most wins. I won’t really quantify it with a particular stat, but the pitching will be the key. Attrition and depth are the two keys for that to work. I think we are setup to make a run at being the best in both of those categories.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
How so?
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
That's why Elvis needs to bunt with men on base...
…so that MY can hit.
- facepalm *
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Post Steroid Era?
Is it me or does it seem like all MLB offense is down these days? I know April is a slow hitting month, but, is there an easy data point to suggest runs are down?
"I wish to believe. But my belief is a graveyard." - Charles Bukowski
Without looking up the details
it seems to me that every April we get a bunch of “why is scoring down?” questions that go away later in the year.
Pitchers took steroids, too, I wouldn’t put much stock in that being a cause or effect of anything. Look at home run totals over the last hundred years and you see a steady climb. The offense has more to do with expansion, shrinking strike zones, etc. than any sort of PEDs. PEDs are the most overblown thing in baseball, like, ever.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
PED's
I agree with the first part, but, maybe I’m not used to the Rangers hitting so poorly and pitching so well? Maybe that’s it.
PED’s…no one was close to 60 HR’s and all of sudden everyone seemed to be? Now we seem to be closer to the older norms.
I will agree that discussing PED’s is a drag.
"I wish to believe. But my belief is a graveyard." - Charles Bukowski
Everyone?
Granted, the top 6 home run seasons of all time occured betwen 1998 and 2001, but they only included 3 people: Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and Barry Bonds.
Even during that period only three other seasons over 50, Luis Gonzalez with 57, Griffey with 56, and A-Rod with 52 (Sosa and Greg Vaughn hit exactly 50).
Extend the time to 1996-2003 and we have 11 seasons over 50 homers, 39 seasons of 45 or more (there were a total of 134 seasons of 45 or more homers in history.)
Perhaps a better statement might be no one was close to 50 home runs and then everyone was. It did seem odd to go from a high of 35 in 1992 and 38 in 1991 (in the NL ) to 8 straight years where someone hit 50 or more (starting in 1995) even 1994 seemed odd with two 40 home run hitters despite the short schedule.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
See!
This is the kinda LSB response I prefer at the LSB. Data filled reasoning!
As for my use of “everyone” and “60” it’s a simple case of exaggeration for effect. It’s a device used by people with little data.
"I wish to believe. But my belief is a graveyard." - Charles Bukowski
A few months ago someone posted the league average OPS values for first basemen over the past decade.
And there was a really big drop after the first few years (I think around 2002 or 2003, but I could be mistaken).
Prospectus Q&A with Eric Nadel is up today
Very interesting read about Nadel, his interactions with the players, and his view on the radio broadcaster’s duties in bringing the game to the fans: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=10726
I especially enjoyed this quote:
Texas is a warm-weather state with a very rich history of baseball and a lot of people who appreciate the history of baseball. It also has a lot of people—and this is important for me—in their cars; it has a lot of people on tractors. It has a lot of people on boats and on golf courses.
I’ve spent many an hour doing just that, driving a tractor listening to Nadel call a Rangers game on AM radio. Many, many good times from my youth spent with that combination.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
by WestTxAg06 on May 3, 2010 10:11 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Nadel
hands down one of the best in the game
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
I have strong memories of listening to WBAP while lawn mowing
then they switched to KRLD and I couldn’t hear anything since my wrist watch interfered with their crappy signal.
Go Rice Owls!
Yep,
WBAP was very tuneable in Austin most nights, KRLD never. Thank goodness for the internet and laptops and wireless. Had a great day Saturday, working in the yard listening with the laptop.
Speaking of the Great Nadel...
I was in the car listening to him on Saturday and he said “more than a few eyebrows in the clubhouse were raised when it was learned that Matt Treanor was in the line-up for Saturday’s game” so upon further review, I don’t believe my questioning of that was just carping on Washington.
"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)
Do you ever post anything
that isn’t either A. negative or B. self-promoting?
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I was taken to task on Saturday by Adam
for questioning the insertion of Treanor in the line-up and I also said something about Max needing a dog collar because it was very obvious that the thought of him in his line-up made Cocaine Ron’s skin crawl.
I didn’t see the game yesterday but it appeared from the play-by-play that Wash ph for Ramirez in a rather odd circumstance, albeit successfully with Vlad. It just seemed odd because Max had singled in his previous at bat and Wash suddenly found himself short a player when he had to lose his DH.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Well
Max was catching. The issue I believe was having Gentry run for Smoak which meant Garko had to move from DH to 1B. Vlad hitting for Max had nothing to do with burning the DH.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
It seemed like an odd time to pinch hit for Max when I read the
play by play of the game. Gotta wonder what was going thru Max’s head because he’s been scuffling, gets a hit and then the next time up he gets ph for…didn’t see the game so the situation might have dictated Vlad come into the game but it seemed odd.
"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)
down a run
2 outs in the 8th and a man on 1B. I was good with using Vlad there. Possible go ahead run and legit gap power to score the guy from first.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Adam wasn't the only one taking you to task on your lineup preference for Sat.
And the PH of Vlad for Ramirez was the least questionable call that Ron made. That was one I actually agreed with.
Both games were won, so it looks as though the decision that was made worked out, wouldn’t you say?
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
It worked out but I also don't think
Ron Washington cannot stand to have Max Ramirez on his major league team.
I also think the decision to play Treanor on Saturday was strange.
"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)
Good gawd...
should say “It worked out but I don’t think Ron Washington can stand to have Max Ramirez on his major league team.”
"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)
Wash and MaxRam
it wouldn’t surprise me if Wash didn’t like him. Wash is the type to irrationally prefer and dislike certain players.
The hope is that Max can do what Nellie Cruz did, force his way into Wash’s picture. I think the Ramirez, Cruz similarity goes deeper too, both are offense-centric players (though Cruz’s defense>>>> Max’s defense) who had trouble translating their minor league success to the majors. Cruz proved he deserved it, hopefully Max can too.
Go Rice Owls!
We've seen Wash do this with both Boggs and Botts
in the past. It looks like Max is getting the same treatment.
"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)
We all know he do what he do
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
Botts was a terrible, terrible baseball player
I wouldn’t use Botts against Wash.
And the other thing with MaxRam is that I suspect the organization in general has soured a bit on him.
Go Rice Owls!
I'm just examples of players
that Wash has done this with in the past.
Boggs came up last week, sat for 2 weeks and then Wash puts him in there v Haren…what the F did he think was gonna happen?
You may be right about the organization souring on Max but why is he here?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
You really have to ask that?
There is no one else who the Rangers can put in the MLB. Tea failed horribly, Salty can’t get the ball to the pitcher, and Garko, is well Garko and he’s up here as a RH DH platoon guy.
Max is going to play once a week until they think Salty pulls it together or they make a trade.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Wash doesn't care if Max can hit or not...
he wants a catcher who can play defense, ok no problem.
Roll with Treanor and have Teagarden as his back-up until or if Salty recovers but why have a player on the team who makes your skin crawl?
"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 think Wash does care that Max can hit.
This way he has a decent bat on the bench to ph with. Say a time comes and Blanco is up, or Borbon is up versus a lefty. Max comes in, gets the AB and hopefully a hit, and then takes the reins for Treanor in the ninth. Teagarden does nothing, I mean nothing for this team right now.
I was Tea’s biggest supporter and he had every chance to do his thing. He did horrible and Max is her for that.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
You're reading an awful lot into that PH move..
After all, PHing for the last (or next to last) man on your bench WITH THE MAJOR OFFENSIVE FA SIGNING THIS PAST OFFSEASON is clearly all about Wash’s distaste for Max.
geez…
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 joke
it’s not like he sent Blanco up there for him…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
The article said
that his lack of hitting was affecting Teagarden’s defense, and that he just needed to work the kinks out.
I think that before May is over, both Salty and Tea will be in the majors again.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Teagarden only gets back
if Salty has full-blown Mackey Sasser.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Maybe because
Max and Nelly have coke, but won’t share. :D
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Wash is pretty fond of the starters-starters-backups schedule anyway,
dunno if it mattered to him that it was Max specifically or if it was just Wash being Wash.
Max was going to play one game against Seattle this weekend
Would you rather that be against Felix or Fister?
Treanor has been on a roll lately so I think the decision to play him against Felix was the right one. Max needs to realize he is the backup and the best way to get more playing time aside from assaulting Treanor in an alley is to do something when you get the chance. One base hit doesn’t mean he is immune from being PH for in certain circumstances. I have no problem with Wash PHing for Max late in yesterdays game
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.
If I'm going to play Max one game over the weekend
I have him catch either the Friday or Saturday game.
Not sure if it’s been discussed here or not but is anybody else worried about Matty Ice going 127 pitches on Saturday?
"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)
Not worried
Because if he can’t recover we got this Dutch kid in AAA who looks like he is primed and ready to come up
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
I'm actually hoping he breaks down
so we can get Holland up here faster. Holland is a beast in waiting.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
What a fucking idiot...hoping a young pitcher with
promise breaks down.
We can revisit the entire Wash irrationally hates Max on his team story when Matt Treanor inevitably begins to shit the walls as a hitter.
"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)
Once again
flip flopping on Max. All of a sudden, that nobody we got from the Lofton deal is the new player that Wash irrationally hates, not because he’s not good defensively or hasn’t hit this season.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
He's had 6 at bats in The Show, dumbass.
"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)
Harrison's promise
is not nearly the level of Holland. The only reason that Holland was in AAA and Harrison in the Majors to start the year was the minor foot injury that Holland had at the very beginning of spring training. Since then, Harrison has pitched just barely well enough to keep his job.
Its become plain that the team won’t demote him and bring up holland on merit, so it might take an injury to make it happen.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Maybe... just maybe...
They have some specific things for Holland to polish, with the intent that when he comes up he never has to ride the bus again??
It’s been one freakin’ month. I know it seems like a long time with all the moves they HAVE made, but it’s only beena month. Also, Matt has looked fairly good in 3 starts, so he hardly needs to be branded a failure.
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
19 - 18
that’s runs allowed vs strikeouts.
sry, but its TINE!!!
ok….. here’s another comparison:
Harrison vs Holland:
Starts: 5v5
BF: 132 v 134
IP: 29 v 33.1
H: 31 v 28
R: 19 v 6
ER: 16 v 2
HR: 5 v 1
BB: 11 v 6
K: 18 v 29
HBP: 1 v 1
WP: 2 v 0
BABIP: .271 v .281
ERA: 4.97 v 0.54 (oh, BTW)
failure or not, I don’t think that Harrison is a better pitcher than Holland.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Well, I think you're reading too much into this.
As of this point in the season
Treanor >>> Max
Wash was trying to win each of these games. Having Max’s lower defense and hitless self in against Fister was much more appealing than having Max in against Felix.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Max did well with Feldman (got him to the 7th inning with one run allowed)
and with CJ as well yesterday.
I believe Treanor is the superior defender but Max (.345 career OBP in The Show going into the season) is the better hitter and other than that one terrible moment with Nipples, hasn’t completely shit the bed defensively just yet.
It seems as though Max has been slotted by Wash which is fine but Matt Treanor is starting to look like Matt Treanor and that’s not an acceptable every day option.
"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)
Still better than what we were running out there, when it comes to hitting
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
Ugh. That .345 OBP is with 55 PA's.
It’s down to .328 including this year. Please pick a better defense for putting Max in. His SSS OBP in “The Show” doesn’t work for me, sir.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
What is Max now, 1 for 6?
Are you saying he can’t hit based on those 6 at bats?
"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)
No, I'm saying using his OBP in 55 PA's is not a good reason by you to use him over Treanor.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Any day now
Matt Treanor is going to become Matt Treanor.
Nice guy but a career back-up spare who is going to struggle to keep his OPS above .600.
We’re going to need to ph for Treanor quite a bit and it’d be nice if Wash didn’t treat Max as though it made his skin crawl to put his name in the line-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)
He's been here for 5 days and he's started in 2 games.
Prove to me how that is making Wash’s skin crawl to put him in the lineup? He is the backup catcher. If anything, I’d say he’s getting some pretty sweet PT.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
My skin crawls at the thought of Max
starting more often than that.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Thursday (Max's first game) was a day game after a night game
which made me wonder why he didn’t play on Saturday. Both of us know Max is not going to play 2 of every 5 games.
I thought Saturday’s line-up was strange and according to Nadel, many in the clubhouse were thinking with me.
"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)
So...what are you arguing here man?
Do you want Max playing the majority of the time?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
He only has a stance...
and that is defending his thought that Max should have played Sat. It has a slight merit to it, but the right call was made by Wash to put Treanor in there.
That is all.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
A few things in play, Ryin.
Nadel confirmed exactly what I thought so I wasn’t just carping on Wash. What I said was a legitimate concern and Wash putting Treanor in the line-up Saturday/pinch-hitting for Max on Sunday confirms that Wash can’t stand having Max on the team.
Per Max, I think there’s a chance he could be a decent hitter in The Show based on what he did over a long period of time in the minors.
He’s caught two games up here and in both games the starters went to the 7th inning having allowed one run so he hasn’t completely shit the bed in that regard.
Wash is treating Matt Treanor as though he’s Johnny Bench circa 1970 and pretty soon we’re going to have 2010 Matt Treanor on our hands and it’s not going to be pretty.
I also know Teagarden probably can’t play at this level and I have major doubts about Salty getting his act together.
As ghastly as it may sound, we may need Max this year.
"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)
Seriously
pinch hitting Vlad for Ramirez as the go ahead run in the bottom of the 8th is proof Wash can’t stand Max on the team? That might be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
You're overembellishment regarding players and decisions baffle me.
Bench? Really? I’m out.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
x
Wash putting Treanor in the line-up Saturday/pinch-hitting for Max on Sunday confirms that Wash can’t stand having Max on the team.
Your standards of proof are interesting.
by Adam J. Morris on May 3, 2010 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
We disagree, Adam.
I thought playing Treanor on Saturday was highly irregular.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Yes, I do think Wash is
a dumbass.
I don’t know what Max is other than a high OBP guy in the minors so no, I wouldn’t say Washington’s usage of Max is more proof of that.
"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)
.318 is high OBP for you?
If I recall earlier in the thread, you said .315-.320 wasn’t going to cut it for an OBP this year for a team wanting to win the AL West.
.318 is all Max has shown in anything above AA. That would not help get us to the magical .335-.340 that will win the AL West.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Ace
Max was hurt last year.
Maybe he can’t hit in The Show…but he didn’t drown when healthy two years ago and his minor league pedigree as a hitter is very strong.
He may be weak defensively but he should be a decent hitter and that’s our biggest problem this year.
To say a hitter with his pedigree can’t cut it as a hitter after 6 at bats this season seems foolish to me.
"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)
Can you read?
.318 is all Max has shown in anything above AA. You turn that into stop making decisions on 6 at bats. Are you really this stupid or do you just pretend to irritate people?
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Max had a .345 OBP
in 2008 in The Show as a 23 year old.
Got that, ASL…. .345 OBP as a healthy 23 year old.
SSS and all but he didn’t drown.
He may not be a catcher but to give him the Boggs/Botts Treatment doesn’t seem like the best way to determine whether or not he can contribute.
"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)
ok, I don't get it.
you can’t stand Davis, even though he’s raked all the way up through AAA and in the Majors in 2008, but you are defending Max Ramirez, who can’t hit AAA pitching and hit .217 over 55 at bats two years ago.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Are you saying that
Max definitively can’t hit in The Show?
"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)
if he can't hit AAA pitching,
then… yes.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
I'm not.
But what I am saying is that for you to trot out stats of 55 PA’s of .345 (it’s now .328 in 61 PA’s, please update your scorecards everyone) as your reason for him being a great hitter, using AA stats as well, and ignoring his entire AAA career of 375 PA of .318 OBP if not a good course of action in making a a case for Max.
Max may be able to hit, but right now, Treanor is the starter, is hitting better, and should be getting the most PA’s, games caught, and face time in the lineup.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
He apparently
has problems catching in the show.
"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
Did Max have a .345 OBP in The Show
as a 23 year old?
Given his extensive minor league record as a hitter, I’d say we need more than 6 at bats this year to determine if he can contribute as a hitter in The Show.
"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)
wow, so....nevermind.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Did Davis have a .331 OBP in the Show
as a 22 year old? did he do it while hitting 17 bombs and posting an .880 OPS?
is there ANY relavence here?
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
55 PA's
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you also saying Max
definitively cannot hit in The Show?
"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 haven't said anything of the sort
I said pinch hitting one of the most feared hitters in baseball over the last decade for Max was a good move yesterday. And I said your reading comprehension skills are on par with a 1st grader. Other than that, I haven’t made any other statements in this thread.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
moutain out of a molehill
no one does that better than you.
by elvis1isking on May 3, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Archive this thread..
a new meme is born – “makesa his skin crawl”.
I set the O/U at 1,000 uses this season.
and I’m betting the over.
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
bking
I’d take the under…Max won’t be here long enough / Wash won’t play him when he is.
"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)
Any day now
Elster was going to become Elster. Although I do agree with you on Treanor I just think sometimes a player can catch lighting in a bottle and ride it all the way through the season.
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
lol, don't ever change Josey Wales.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
I have many memories of listening to WBAP...
all the way in Jamestown, New York. I had to hold that piece of shit radio at a certain angle to get the faint signal but I got it…..barely.
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.
yes i went to jr. high and high school there..
Lucille Ball was born down the street about a half mile.
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.
I grew up in the Gowanda area
went to Chautauqua two summers for piano/trumpet.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
oh wow very cool...
yes I know Gowanda, drove thru there a few times on my way to Buffalo. Chautauqua Lake was right down the street from me. Nice lake except it was loaded with seaweed, used to ice fish on there sometimes. It’s really a beautiful part of the country, that area, albeit a tad provincial.
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.
WBAP was one of the staples of my childhood out in West Texas
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
its free by the way
not behind the BP paywall
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Hey Meno
Are you going to put up a Mike Young diatribe today? If so I’ll just keep my powder dry until you do.
Was anyone else expecting a Newberg Report this morning...
…defending Michael Young’s clutchiness?
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
i was suprised that we had a post
that didnt mention the horrendous mismanagement of the rangers bench
say what you think about buck, etc but no way they run out of position players in the TENTH (!!!) inning when no one gets injured/needs to be replaced
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
It's Warsh
He do what he do.
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
the gutfather strikes again
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I think not
I was going to, but I decided to let things play out a little longer. And besides, on the heels of a sweep, it would harsh my mellow to get myself all worked up about that this morning.
by Adam J. Morris on May 3, 2010 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
good thinking
Let it brew a little longer. After watching his moments on the condensed game at MLB.com I surprisingly came away encouraged that he could right the ship and get back to being solid. Time will tell.
Beef against Young from this weekend
Defensive lapses, right? I saw at least one error on my cell gameday, didn’t get to watch the games.
Also, you will love this. You may’ve already seen it.
Here‘s what I’m listening to right now. They’ve been a tough sell for me in the past, but these are both good.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on May 3, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Ok Adam, don't you go spreading this "harsh my mellow" thing.
It sounds like something that Eric Byrnes would say and we need to let it die just like his career.
Please.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Francisco getting his command back would be huge
If this team is going to be pitching-defense, it needs its late innings guys to be spot on more often. This (obviously) doesn’t look like a team that is going to have many blowout wins.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
x
Watching Saturday with a couple of friends, bases loaded for Borbon then Elvis, we were all just saying how badly we wanted to simply blow out the Mariners and not be worried about this game at all, how we wanted to win one by 10 or something. Not in the cards.
OT: Chris Davis
So i was out this weekend for a friend’s bday. Went to dinner and then went out to KSP. I was talking with a buddy when these two cute girls starting talking to us. We pounded a few adult beverages and talked with them for a bit (as much as we could with crappy Lady Gaga music playing in the background). Come to find out that one of the girls is Chris Davis’ ex gf from the last 2 yrs of HS and first 2 yrs of college at Navarro. It was quite funny ha.
I talked to her and was like “wow, i wish Chris Davis could hit..” I was to about to say a slider but she interrupted me and said “a F@#$ing baseball!!! What the F@#$?!?” and went from there haha. Just thought it was pretty funny.
"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
No wonder he
got ride of her with that blasphemy coming from her mouth
I was a Ranger fan when being a Rangers fan wasn't cool.
heh
guess we know why he got rid of her…
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
maybe she got rid of him
she could have seen the flaws in his game that were only obvious to most people in hindsight. Very important skill when scouting the opposite sex.
Go Rice Owls!
M-Y Errors
Very puzzling. After making some of his best plays of the year, he goes Knoblauch on us.
"I wish to believe. But my belief is a graveyard." - Charles Bukowski
no its not puzzling at all
hes simply not good at 3b on defense.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I wonder how much of that is due to not having Davis' expert scoopiness
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Smoak at 1st
Exactly! He hurt Andrus also. Davis was an excellent picking machine.
"I wish to believe. But my belief is a graveyard." - Charles Bukowski
Davis did cover up
how erratic the left side of the IFs arms are. But hopefully they can straighten Andrus out. MY is probably a lost cause at his age.
"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
right
cuz the knock on Young has always been his arm.
by elvis1isking on May 3, 2010 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Arm strength vs. throwing accuracy
He’s always had the arm strength. He doesn’t usually get many great reviews on his throwing accuracy
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
I wouldn't be surprised if...
…they got used to rushing throws, knowing they didn’t have to be super-accurate because Davis could dig them if need be.
It may just be that they’ll have to take more time to plant and throw accurately, which would mean fewer throwing errors (but more infield hits).
by Adam J. Morris on May 3, 2010 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I seem to remember Davis not scooping Young's throw
in the Cleveland Debacle.
"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 will stipulate that...
…Davis didn’t scoop every single throw in the dirt that has headed towards first base this season.
by Adam J. Morris on May 3, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
What's the opposite of an umbrella of protection?
Shovel of spite?
by Closure GT on May 3, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Not sure
but Young could walk from one end of Texas to the other without getting wet when you consider the size of the umbrella of protection Josey has over him…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Also, he's been with Texas an awfully long while
It’s only a matter of tine before TOS strikes again…
No one
who uses the phrase “harsh my mellow” has any right to comment on someone else calling money “cheddar”….“harsh my mellow”!?!?!?!?!?!
and
anyone who leaves Caps Lock on should follow that same advice.
You hear about the "Electric Arms", they're all the rage.
"If the Rangers have marked improvement in 2010, I'm going to need to give JD credit." Josey Wales, Feb. 10, 2010 11:45 AM CST
Norm defending Wash and his moves yesterday
Fuck Norm
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
Norm also thinks...
…the Rangers need to put Ian Kinsler in LF, Young at 2B, and Chris Davis at 3B.
by Adam J. Morris on May 3, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
It is very hard to listen to Norm
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I doubt very well
I’m resigned to him either being a bad defensive 3B or a mediocre DH the next 3+ years.
by Adam J. Morris on May 3, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Many in the LSB Nation were ripping on Young last year thru
the first two months of the season.
We played the Yankees in late May/early June and Tex spun a ball off his bat that was a tough play for Young and from the reaction in here you would have thought Face pinched JD’s wife on the butt.
He’s scuffled so far this year but he’ll be just fine (did have four hits on Friday / Saturday).
"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)
There is always a lot of Face hate around here...
…just comes with the territory.
by WildcatPhoenix on May 3, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
mostly because hes not that good of a player
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Only the team MVP
last year from an 87-75 team…that’s all.
"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)
Not according to me, or BP, or Fangraphs,
or anyone who has a sliver of knowledge about defense.
Kinsler and Cruz were far better than Face last year.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Josey and Young
under the Josey Umbrella of Protection…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
michael young
FOTF career average: (5396 PA)
.300/.346/.442 – .788 OPS, 102 OPS+
FOTF 2009: (593 PA)
.322/.374/.518 – .892 OPS, 128 OPS+
2nd highest ever BA, OBP, highest career SLG, 2nd highest career OPS
wOBA was on par with matt diaz, brad hawpe, seth smith! what a player!
FOTF is one of a small handful of guys who can have a career year at the age of 32 and no one. NO ONE bring up steroids at all… (compare to ibanez who all of the sudden everyone thinks is juicing because of him increasing his stats) — and i have no inside information on FOTF + roids nor am i accusing him of taking steroids…
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
and a negative 335 wpa yesterday
Just for grins.
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!
When I was in 5th grade I pinched my best friends mother's ass.
she still hates me for it, 25 years later.
True story.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Ryin,
Nice piece?
"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)
Gotta say she was.....
definitely worth it to lil’ ol’ pre-pubescent Ryin A.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
He still laughs about it, and he likes to remind his mom of it when I'm around.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
When he plays better
he’ll get less hate. That’s how it works. You of all people should know this.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Maybe the Cubs would want him...
They’ve taken Soriano, Bradley, Byrd and Silva among others. I hear Aramis isn’t hitting all that well either.
And it would reunite MY with Rudy!
Ozzie was our best hope
but he’s probably lost too much leverage at this point to force that. But yeah a traditionalist, loose spending GM like Hendry or Sabean is probably our only hope at this point, and Texas would still have to eat a good deal of it.
by Brett Perryman on May 3, 2010 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe the Mets..
and move him back to SS when Reyes goes down
ughh MY at DH...
.622 OPS the first month of the season…this place would be going nuts
Horrible
Have you seen him try to sprint? I know this sounds ridiculous, but I’m not sure he would have much more range than Vlad.
by Brett Perryman on May 3, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
That's pretty bad
I guess I just assumed he’d be at least an average outfielder.
Its what we thought about Young at 3B
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
Did you agree with every move he made yesterday?
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
Pick one
Sure things worked out but…
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
So it was ok
to remove your DH and stick him at first and leave you with out a DH? It was a cluster fuck yesterday. Ron was lucky. Answer this did you like all of his moves yesterday or for the season?
Sure guys play hard for him but as far as in game management goes he sucks. Ron is probably a nice enough guy to hang around and go do a line of blow with but he sucks as a manager.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I'm going to assume this is in reply to Texas...
Because “The Room” knows I’m not a big Wash fan. : )
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
No i dont agree with every move Ron makes
but i think that he receives a bit too much criticism on this site from time to time. What other option does he have other than to move Garko to first?
Murphy
to first, Gentry to right, keep the DH thus not having to PH blanco for Oliver and having a position player left on the bench.
"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 3, 2010 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
murphy has how many games at 1B in his career?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on May 3, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
None
but better than losing the DH IMO. Despite making a good play during the inning Garko isnt exactly a wizard over there.
"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
Garko
made a killer defensive play. Probably game saving. Would Murphy do that?
"I wish to believe. But my belief is a graveyard." - Charles Bukowski
Is Murphy taller than Garko
if so, then doesn’t Murphy make that play without jumping? or maybe he does jump, but from what I understand Murphy is more athletic than Garko as well, so he jumps higher and its no longer a killer defensive play. just a plain old out.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
No way...
It was a double play with a perfect throw to second. No way Murphy has that sort of confidence at 1B.
"I wish to believe. But my belief is a graveyard." - Charles Bukowski
It was an 80
ft throw. If Murphy doesnt have the confidence to make that 80 ft throw anywhere on the diamond he shouldnt be playing major lg baseball.
"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
80 ft throw
These 80ft throws are off every night in the MLB.
"I wish to believe. But my belief is a graveyard." - Charles Bukowski
Yeah
and since Dirk Nowitzki is even taller and a good athlete, he could have made it a triple play!!!
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
well F,
shouldn’t we be putting in a call to Manute Bol?
You hear about the "Electric Arms", they're all the rage.
"If the Rangers have marked improvement in 2010, I'm going to need to give JD credit." Josey Wales, Feb. 10, 2010 11:45 AM CST
just one more example
of JD not addressing this teams need
You hear about the "Electric Arms", they're all the rage.
"If the Rangers have marked improvement in 2010, I'm going to need to give JD credit." Josey Wales, Feb. 10, 2010 11:45 AM CST
He'd make the catch, make the throw, AND flop to draw a baserunner interference call on the guy on first.
Crafty Euros.
To make that play...
Dirk would need Nash at SS.
"I wish to believe. But my belief is a graveyard." - Charles Bukowski
but can Dirk hit a curveball?
being German, I doubt he’s ever played baseball in his life.
Though if Mark Hendrickson can make the “leap” from the NBA to baseball, why not. its not like Dirk’s going to win anything playing basketball!!!!
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
wow just WOW..
even Boomer has turned on Wash. He used to be one of the “last of the mohicans” of people who didn’t rail on Wash, this does not bode well.
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.
Yeah it started in NY
Now it is just full blown hate for Wash.
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
Welcome on the bandwagon! Standing room only though...
I never thought it would happen, yes one can only take so much of watching a ninnyhammer at work.
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.
Slow to the party
But I’m a trusting person and wanted to see the good in Wash. He is dead to me from here on out. Thanks for saving me a spot.
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I'm a little shocked by this, boomer.
What was it in NYC that made you see the light?
"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 really can't pinpoint it for you Josey
Maybe it wasn’t any one thing just a combo of things that lead up to this. Maybe its my sister that is a Yankmee fan making fun of all the Rangers fans and the Rangers. Either way fuck Ron.
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
Wash was playing for the win
He was risking losing the game with more extra innings for the better chance of winning it right now. It was a risky move, but one I’m okay with him making. If he can start doing that with his bullpen management, I’d be even happier (abandon pitching roles to play for the win).
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
Doesn't the book say
Play for the tie at home and the win on the road?
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Probably not after using the pen so much in the last two games..
Oliver had gone both nights, Fx2 too, so they were unavailable.
Probably a good time to try and roll the dice a bit.
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
Someone may have posted this, but I thought this was an interesting opinion
from Callis Friday:
Pat G (Long Island)
Bigger impact in 2010: Holland or Tillman…..better career?
Jim Callis (2:51 PM)
Holland for both.
I just have this feeling
that the team takes off when Holland is called up (for Harrison).
The sooner he’s up — the better.
by elvis1isking on May 3, 2010 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions
The team is 8-3 in its last 11 games
how much more do you want them to take off?
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
11-0
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
you're right
and that’s certainly sustainable with a replacement level pitcher in the rotation. wtf was I thinking?
Yeah, it is
he only pitches one out of 5 games and they’re not going to let him stay if he keeps pitching like that indefinitely.
Obviously, I support bringing up Holland soon. Just wanted to point out that the team has won 8 out of its last 11.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
I know
but I think things like this build on themselves. 8 out of 11 is great — really really great. But getting on a 7 or 8 game winning streak is even better, and replacing Harrison (or Harden) with Holland makes that more possible — at least to me.
A bit emotional and hyperbolic for sure — I’m just ready to see Holland come up and I believe good things will (continue to) happen when he does.
definitely
I said before the season that I expected Holland to be a good mid-rotation starter no later than this year. I’m even more excited to get him back up here than I was for Smoak to come up.
Ceterum censeo, Ron Washington esse delendam
Face's throws
I haven’t been watching games, only listening of following on Gameday, so I haven’t seen for myself. And I know this has probably been discussed ad nauseam in the GDTs which I have been too busy at work to follow. But I’ll ask this anyway.
Have MYs throws been worse recently than in the past, or is it just the CD was really, really good at picking errant throws out of the dirt, while Smoak is just average. I’ve definitely seen some plays where Smoak is not catching those short hopped balls which CD always seemed to snag with no problems.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on May 3, 2010 12:06 PM CDT reply actions
From my perspective
it appears they are a little of both. Smoak should have had a one hopper that was bounced about 7 feet in front of him. But some of MY’s throws have been way off, even when he has a decent amount of time to throw.
I just believe MY is in a little slump on defense and hopefully will turn it around. Couple his slump with losing CD who has a better ability to scoop and stretch over Smoak, and the suckiness gets amplified.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
To me
Young’s throwing issues are due to dropping his elbow below his ear and slinging it over there three quarters. The throws all seem to fade down the first base line towards home plate making Smoak stretch into the runner. It could be a bad habit or it could be he is having some elbow discomfort and trying to compensate for it.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on May 3, 2010 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Some of both
Two of his throws, we’re used to seeing scooped up but in this series they were not. One throw, after a pretty good stab immediately behind the bag at 3B, was so far or the plate side of 1B that converting it to an out would have been a small miracle. Even on that one, Smoak left his feet and tilted, rather than taking the two steps necessary to simply catch it and let the runner have 1B.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on May 3, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I remember one missed pick in particular (but don't think it was the SEA series)
Smoak swiped at a ball, left to right, that was coming straight at him on a short hop, rather than just holding his glove in place and letting the ball land in it. He ended up knocking the ball to the side.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on May 3, 2010 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I think so.
Wash said so in the post-game stuff yesterday I think.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Vlad did a heck of a job running down that ball in the corner Friday night
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
That he did, he's not immobile in the field, just not that quick
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
Never said he was worthless...
But Oakland is a cavern, where doubles and triples thrive. Range is nice to have.
"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz
Yeah, but it's not like the A's are filled with a bunch of fast guys...
…wait, what’s that? They’ve sacrificed almost every other tool just to get guys who are fast? Well, eff.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
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