Wednesday morning Rangers stuff
by Adam J. Morris on Jun 16, 2010 7:46 AM CDT
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PrintYesterday was one of the more improbable endings to a Rangers game that you could come up with. Down by a run in the 9th inning with two outs, Julio Borbon, as the go-ahead run, draws a walk, only his 4th of the season, and then pinch hitter Matt Treanor triples, only his third triple of his major league career.
Jeff Wilson writes in his game story that this has been an emotional road trip for Treanor, who spent most of his major league career with the Marlins, and who was dealt by the Brewers this spring.
T.R. Sullivan's game story includes Treanor talk and Ron Washington's thought on C.J. Wilson's performance and why he brought in Alexi Ogando.
Evan Grant says that the Rangers keep getting big hits from unlikely sources.
Wilson's notes has some updates on some injured Rangers and some draft picks, with the good news being that Nelson Cruz was pain-free yesterday, and could head out on a rehab assignment as soon as tomorrow.
The Rangers are pushing hard to convince supplemental first rounder Luke Jackson to sign.
Sullivan also has notes, including discussing the Rangers decision to give Colby Lewis and Scott Feldman an extra day of rest while having someone -- probably Matt Harrison -- start Thursday, instead of Saturday.
Meanwhile, Barry Shlachter has a story on the developments in the bankruptcy court from yesterday.
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30-19
since the shit-canning of CDavis (they were 28-19 last year before he was called up which makes us 58-38!!!).
Channeling Carmela Soprano…You can’t tell anybody that you weren’t told.
What a win. Jules with a two-out walk and Treanor….Matt Freaking Treanor with a two-out pinch hit TRIPLE?!!?!?!?
That’s the type of win that kick-starts a season and makes you believe this is the year. You could tell that win meant a lot to The Room and it’s good to see CJ on the bench in the 9th (I’m sure he rode the bike after he was pulled) fist pumping and giving out post-game hugs.
"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."
Oh how I wish more of your posts were like the last half of that rather than the first half
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
You've heard nothing but positives
from me in regards to Justin Smoak.
The Future is Here!!
"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."
What about Lewis and Vlad?
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Vlad has been awesome and after initial reluctance
I gave a thumbs up on him before the season but yes, he’s been better than expected.
I need to see more out of Cobra against different teams (5 of 13 starts came v Oakland & Seattle) but yes, excellent signing so far and oh yeah, it appears that he has the worst agent in the history of MLB.
"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."
Or maybe JD
Is just a good salesman.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
JD's Grade for this year comes later.
There’s a much tougher schedule in the second half & a trade deadline still on the horizon.
"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."
You struggle
With giving JD any credit at all. It’s not that JD was good at his job with Lewis it’s Lewis had a bad agent. Not to mention JD took this one away from the almighty A’s/Billy Beane.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Remember he picked the
rangers to go 83-79 for the season and finish 3rd in the division.
"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 Jun 16, 2010 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Yep
I should just let it go right now.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I'm standing by 83-79 (the second half schedule is
a bitch) but I hope I’m 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."
Did you take into account the possibility...
…of a mid-season trade? I thought they were a true talent 87ish win team at the beginning of the season, but I thought luck and mid-season trades would get them up to that 91/92 win level.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 16, 2010 8:47 AM CDT up reply actions
So you believe that they
will go 47-51 over the final 98 games?
"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 Jun 16, 2010 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, he does believe that
He so hope for that to be the case so he isn’t wrong. I really wish he would just go be a full time Dodger fan.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I'm letting the prediction made before the
season play out.
Yes, they could be better than 83-79 but …they still have a dumbass managing the team, ownership is murky, the GM has a very spotty history of assessing a team weakness and fixing it…on and on.
Enjoy the W from last night but let this season breathe some more. I’m not gonna change my pre-season prediction.
Fair enough?
"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."
This seems like an extremely reasonable position.
I’m not sure why people are itching to fight.
by brettgardner on Jun 16, 2010 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions
They're itching to fight
because the Rangers had a big win last night and they can’t forget the past.
"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."
Look in the mirror Josey
because the Rangers had a big win last night and they can’t forget the past.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
All i wanted to do is
see if you would change your pre-season prediction. You have not, fair enough.
Hopefully the ownership situation will be resolved prior to the trade deadline so money can be available to spend on an acquisition. Will i be disappointed if Lee, Haren, or Oswalt get dealt for a fair collection of prospects and it isnt to us? Yes i will.
"JD gets complete blame or credit for what happens in 2010 and I think Nolan wants it that way. JD is paid to be a real GM and needs to start performing like one." - Josey Wales
by Michael Cave on Jun 16, 2010 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions
I also forgot to mention what a bear
of a schedule we have in the second half.
7 games out the gate of the ASB at Boston & Detroit by itself is a MF but there’s a 3 week streak in August filled with NYY, Boston, TBay, Minnesota with some LAAAA / Oakland also sprinkled in the mix.
"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."
Oh no doubt the schedule is going to be tougher
and that is exactly why I am in favor of trading for Lee as soon as possible. I may be in the minority there but i believe that the price wont be as high as Oswalt or Haren plus if we dont sign him we get two comp picks in a very deep and talented draft with a new owner who will want to show the fans he is willing to spend
"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 Jun 16, 2010 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes you are correct on this
they still have a dumbass managing the team.
Yet they keep winning with him making moves. They are beating the teams they need to beat.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
YUP the less moves he has to make, the better the team does
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 have noticed
that the dumbass bunting has been muted recently. Maybe someone in the front office told him to cut that shit out already.
by Whiskey in my Whiskey on Jun 16, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
More likely
the fact that the lineup is hitting better and we have fewer really close games is the reason.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
Most likely
I think he was over-managing out of a perceived need to create runs.
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
C'mon now, boom...
we’re basking in the afterglow of a very nice W that could kick-start the season and nobody wants to tear open this scab.
I’ll put it to you this way…I have major trouble giving JD credit because I saw what a mess This Thing was before Nolan Ryan arrived. Losing records, 967 runs allowed, leading MLB in errors, worst attendance in 20 years…this all happened because of JD’s performance as GM from October 2005 thru 2008.
To his credit, JD appears to have had a good off-season to date but there’s still a lot of golf to play this year.
So leave the scab alone and let this season breathe.
"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."
Yes please do this...
…So leave the scab alone and let this season breathe.
No more of you talking about the past let’s focus on this year. Let the healing begin.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
However
you did say that this offseason was ALL JD.
Right now he has hit BIG time on 3 out of 4 FA signings.
Lewis has been the most consistent and best starter on the team all year. Darren Oliver has been nothing short of dominant in the bullpen. Guerrero? He is a MVP candidate. Yes Harden has not been great however JD has hit massively on the 3 others.
"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 Jun 16, 2010 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions
No doubt
Not only did he hit it big with Oliver and Vlad he took them away from our main compition. This just makes it that much better.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I haven't wavered
on giving JD credit/blame for this season.
At 6-9, 10-12, 25-18, 26-24 and now 36-28….this has been JD’s Baby all the way.
"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."
ow it didn't take you long to turn this thread into a beating.
You’re really on your baiting game today
Funny
before the season, if you asked me what would be bigger – the A’s stealing Sheets from us, or us stealing Lewis from the A’s – I’d have said there’s no way in hell the A’s would come out a loser
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
X
"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 Jun 16, 2010 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
-URNS
"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 Jun 16, 2010 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I was saying
Boo-urns. Hahaha
by Apes and Androids on Jun 16, 2010 8:38 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
It's his glute blowing out
and if you want the site back you can have it.
I was trying to move it to my godaddy account so I can use their hosting but domains.com wont allow that for 60 days. I actually paid for hosting at domains.com but they’re fucking useless. They took my money and gave me a password to login which didn’t work I emailed and they said they reset it and gave me another one that didn’t work. I think that site is run out of some dudes mom’s basement and that dude happens to be mentally challenged.
"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 Jun 16, 2010 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Yah, I still don't understand debuting Ogando there.
“We were behind one run,” Washington said. “I just felt like it was a good situation for him to come in.”
That tells me fucking nothing.
Or… actually I guess it explains it all.
“I just kinda fucking do whatever I feel without really thinking it through or basing it on any logic.”
Yah, okay.
The Gut.
Gotcha.
Hate you a little, but I get it.
The 40 trumps all!
WWMOD?
by thedirkatron on Jun 16, 2010 7:55 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Yep.
Only I don’t believe Wash was the one behind it, which explains him not having an actual answer for it.
"I think it's funny because everybody wants Ozzie Smith range," Young said. "I want people to show me a guy that has turbo range like that."
Ehh, actual answers and reasons for the decisions you make are way overrated
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
Yeah I dont understand.....
how down 1 run in the 8th is a better situation than up 5 in the 9th…..
by death of the cool on Jun 16, 2010 8:19 AM CDT up reply actions
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
Personally, I've come to think Mike Maddux is the one driving the van when it comes to bullpen managment.
Ron is just the idiot in the passengers seat fiddling with the radio.
"I think it's funny because everybody wants Ozzie Smith range," Young said. "I want people to show me a guy that has turbo range like that."
by LSJ on Jun 16, 2010 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
No argument that
probably wasnt the best place to debut ogando however I was pleased with how he performed. Two groundouts and a weak popout after a nervous walk and single given up a really good hitter.
His slider looked good, fastball had good velocity and movement and his command wasnt too bad. He definitely could be a nice piece in the bullpen going forward. Future power setup guy?
"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 Jun 16, 2010 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Hopefully he'll at least push Chris Ray to mopup roles down the stretch.
"I think it's funny because everybody wants Ozzie Smith range," Young said. "I want people to show me a guy that has turbo range like that."
Ray
just scares the crap out of me. Im sure people know that more about peripherals will validate my concerns.
Id love it if Ogando does well and then perhaps Ray can be a scale tipper in a midseason deal.
"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 Jun 16, 2010 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions
He's got
closer stuff, that’s for sure.
by Whiskey in my Whiskey on Jun 16, 2010 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
good to see
that he can handle big league pressure…….just another bullpen chip that we could definately use.
he looked great in spurts
kinda like a better version of Strop; I’m hoping he stays up. When we get Scheppers up we’re going to have an amazing pen:
Feliz
Frankie
O’Day
Oliver
Ogando
Scheppers
Ray
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm wondering if this will end up playing out well for him
Just out of pure luck.
Ray seemed like a more confident pitcher yesterday and it seems likely that rescuing the save from Feliz played a role in that.
Having Ogando come up in such a tough situation (especially considering who he was facing) could have very easily turned out poorly, but now that he’s gotten his way out of that, I wonder if he’ll have a lot more confidence on the mound for his next appearances? You certainly have to like the combination of heat on the fastball and movement on the offspeed pitches. Be interesting to see if the location improves…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 16, 2010 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I was pleased
that when Ogando missed he seemed to be missing close to the target. I think only once did he miss across the plate with a fastball.
"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 Jun 16, 2010 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah and I'm sure the Marlins were thinking
“new guy, first appearance, don’t chase anything – make him get you out. it’s a 1 run game…”
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I mean...he's pretty good
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm just happy
that he didn’t sit 10 days before his first appearance…
And the Angels lost last night!
Last night couldn’t have gotten much better.
"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
Surely the Angels
are gonna stick another one in McGeehee’s ear before this series ends.
"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."
have they said
how long Aybar’s gonna be out yet?
http://www.examiner.com/x-50872-Dallas-Stars-Examiner
^ Updated often. Check back often for articles :)
I have just heard
day to day
"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 Jun 16, 2010 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Likely DL stint
I got him on my fantasy team and my report this morning said “meniscus damage”. can’t remember how severe but it did say a DL stint was likely
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.
Yeah, that's not good
Could be worse…but that’s not good.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 16, 2010 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Erick Aybar (knee) will be re-evaluated on Friday after an MRI on Tuesday revealed left meniscal damage.
Monday’s injury was originally termed as a hyperextension of the knee. “There’s still pain a little bit,” said Aybar on Tuesday night. “Today I feel a lot better.” We should learn more about his status later this week, but look for Maicer Izturis to fill in at shortstop until he’s ready to return.
rotoworld
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
that's probably 3 to 6 weeks
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Angels are 4 games back in the loss colum
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Same
I was catching it on Gameday via my calculator-sized cell screen. Viva low tech! I gasped when I saw the Treanor hit come across.
I like these dudes: http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/2734-tame-impala/1
The record sounds better.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 16, 2010 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I was at a bar and they were interviewing Traenor
went home, watched it on DVR, forgot I saw a happy Traenor, and was SHOCKED when he did that
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Schlachter...
he used to live across the street from us on Park Place, Adam.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Ogando has a little Easter Island in him
"I think it's funny because everybody wants Ozzie Smith range," Young said. "I want people to show me a guy that has turbo range like that."
He looks like...
Chris Singleton.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jun 16, 2010 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
We all look alike to you, don't we Costanza?
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
he wishes he did
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.
Really?
It’s good?
The previews I saw looked terrible.
Hmmm…..
The 40 trumps all!
WWMOD?
by thedirkatron on Jun 16, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Check it out
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
It's a lot of fun.
But then again, one of my favorite shows this last spring was Human Target. So if that indicates anything.
Previews give away some of the jokes, but reveal nothing about the plot.
by FuturePants on Jun 16, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
x
ACTION → (usually) Flashback/setup → Hot Girl → Travel to some Exotic Locale → ACTION → Hot girl and Main Character ACTION. EXPLOSIONS!
by FuturePants on Jun 16, 2010 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I found myself dismissively wanking to a ridiculous degree during the whole "PARACHUTING IN A FUCKING TANK FUCK YAH BRO" scene I saw.
Just seemed like they were Vin Dieseling that shit a little too hard, gnome saying?
Well now I just don’t know what to think.
The 40 trumps all!
WWMOD?
by thedirkatron on Jun 16, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Answer me this
Name me one other movie that has a tank flying out of a plane, parachuting to the ground, and while they are falling down to the ground, blow up some more shit. I will see this movie for that scene alone.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
Yeah, that part is kind of ridiculous.
But remember, this IS the A-Team. A show where their hook was that every week they put things to use that it was not normally used for.
Funny, that's also the hook in most of the pornography I watch.
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
by thedirkatron on Jun 16, 2010 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Not once they bring in the gimp...
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
by thedirkatron on Jun 17, 2010 3:24 AM CDT up reply actions
See?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Looks like Abybar may be out longer than the Angels thought
so this should cause the Angels to reel off another 11 of 14.
by death of the cool on Jun 16, 2010 9:37 AM CDT reply actions
I know whatcha mean
but these injuries have to catch up with them at some point this season. Right?
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Did you forget what team we're talking about?
They should just change their name to the Anomalies.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 16, 2010 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions
in that vein...
Kevin Frandsen, in 56 PAs for the Halos this year:
.377/.411/.472/.882
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
The Angels seem to be where utilitymen go to have career seasons.
It’s really uncanny.
"I think it's funny because everybody wants Ozzie Smith range," Young said. "I want people to show me a guy that has turbo range like that."
God forbid Arias
ever goes there hahaha
"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 Jun 16, 2010 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions
The LA Anti-Christs of Anaheim?
La naiba cu Monkey Rally !!!!!
by Captain Fubar on Jun 16, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Nothing better...
after a great Rangers win than a pissing match in the morning thread.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
they appeared to have full bladders today, too
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
We should re-name the AM threads
The Urinal Cake Threads.
"I think it's funny because everybody wants Ozzie Smith range," Young said. "I want people to show me a guy that has turbo range like that."
Nice
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
Where's the pissing match?
I see a very reasonable disciplined discussion with firestarter capabilities that stayed in it’s own lane.
"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."
This is true
I agree with this.
"The 2010 Rangers...winning despite Ron Washington"
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
In his defense, you are a retarded cuntbag by LiamP on Mar 4, 2010
I do as well
Not a bad discussion at all.
"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 Jun 16, 2010 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Some people just won't let themselves heal
and they can’t forget about the past.
"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 Jun 16, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
yes, yes he has
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.
too many ejaculation references
"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
im still trying
To clean my mess up.
by Elvis4Prez on Jun 16, 2010 10:16 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
The only thing that would have made that better....
……was if it had been Max Ramirez or Justin Smoak hitting the triple.
While I always want the Rangers to win, I would prefer that the wins are never the result of one of Wash’s favorites getting the big hit.
"Don't confuse the outcome that a decision produces with the intelligence that went into making that decision."--Tony LaRussa
I'm okay with it being Treanor
(and I’ve been really tough on him).
He’s a career spare and should be used that way but Max hasn’t been hitting…give Treanor full credit for taking advantage when opportunity knocked.
"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 Jun 16, 2010 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
It's nothing personal against Treanor
He’s probably a decent guy. But now he could now go 0 for 32 and the manager will keep the faith and keep believing that Matt will come thru in a big spot.
"Don't confuse the outcome that a decision produces with the intelligence that went into making that decision."--Tony LaRussa
FFS
This board is the only place I could expect to find negativity after that kind of win.
"Doctor, I'm getting a little tired of all the innuendo."
"In-YOUR-end-o!"
by WildcatPhoenix on Jun 16, 2010 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions
No, it's really not.
The 40 trumps all!
WWMOD?
by thedirkatron on Jun 16, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Not trying to be negative
Just being honest. I’d rather the team win and, at the same time, Wash’s pets fail.
It was a very exciting and unlikely win. Good teams do that.
"Don't confuse the outcome that a decision produces with the intelligence that went into making that decision."--Tony LaRussa
ughh...
Max could go 0-32 and some people would still say him playing ahead of Treanor is a good idea.
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
The Catchers
Is it possible that the plan Ron has for them is working? Two days Treanor, two days Max seems to be working fairly well. Max gets some playing time while Treanor stays somewhat fresh.
the catcher position certainly appears to be less of an impediment
than earlier in the year. We still have two backup catchers splitting time as starting catchers, but it’s better.
"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
how do you qualify
“working.” What, to you, means it is or isn’t working?
by elvis1isking on Jun 16, 2010 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Blasphemy!!!
You’ll never get anyone to admit that Wash may have a clue. Move along…
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
Insert "Only thing better....Misty May Treanor...bla bla bla" here
"Doctor, I'm getting a little tired of all the innuendo."
"In-YOUR-end-o!"
by WildcatPhoenix on Jun 16, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Anyone notice
that the ball he hit leaves most other yards? He hit it like 400+ feet to left center.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
Who was it yesterday that said the Marlins
were allergic to walks. Drew 8 in the game.
Couldn’t watch on TV. Was CJ that erratic or were the Marlins just having good PAs?
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
Looked like Ceej was overthrowing a bit
Especially to Uggla and Ramirez.
"Doctor, I'm getting a little tired of all the innuendo."
"In-YOUR-end-o!"
by WildcatPhoenix on Jun 16, 2010 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
CJ was basically effectively wild.
Great stuff, zero command, especially on the breaking ball. He totally lost command of that late.
"I think it's funny because everybody wants Ozzie Smith range," Young said. "I want people to show me a guy that has turbo range like that."
A was visibly frustrated by it
"...he’s subliterate and needs to have a cork on his fork to keep from hurting himself when he eats" - AJM on Ron Washington
by Anonymous New Guy on Jun 16, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
He maybe threw his curveball for a strike twice and he kept throwing it over and over again
that was really frustrating to watch. When you can’t throw a pitch for a strike, just dont throw it.
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
Yup.
12 curves thrown, just three called strikes and nother shows up in the bottom of the zone. Most weren’t even close.
Was there a "sweaty Misty" sighting
in the GDT or post-game Circle Jerk?
"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."
yes
Pretty early on in the postgame thread, I believe
"Don't confuse the outcome that a decision produces with the intelligence that went into making that decision."--Tony LaRussa
Read:
the San Francisco Jacks
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Gotta hand it to Julio...
…came up in the 9th with a hitting streak on the line, still had the discipline to draw only his 4th walk of the season. Ended up scoring the winning run.
Good stuff.
"Doctor, I'm getting a little tired of all the innuendo."
"In-YOUR-end-o!"
by WildcatPhoenix on Jun 16, 2010 10:20 AM CDT reply actions
I kinda have the feeling....
that the Marlins (who know Treanor best) were pitching around Borbon. Borbon has been hot lately, and always has the chance to beat out an infield single.
I still give credit to Borbon for recognizing the situation, and seeing that they were trying to get him to get himself out.
by death of the cool on Jun 16, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Lonestarjon, is that you?
"I’m gonna go on record here and say a great many things excuse throwing a chair at someone." – D.A. Tron
ugh
I heard a caller on The Fan postgame talking about how we should bring up Salty for Smoak.
wut.
"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
Do they still have idiots
pining for the return of Chris Davis?
"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 Jun 16, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
i dont listen often
but anytime I turn The Fan on, there is some idiot caller pining for something idiotic on there.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
by jam0152 on Jun 16, 2010 10:40 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
When the shit hits The Fan
I won’t be there because I don’t listen to them except during the games themselves.
what an abortion their talking heads are.
Oh my god! What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing?
-Wash
yes
me
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
playing rookies...
you will have to live with these streaks…
Hopefully he turns it around to end this roadtrip. I want to see those Smoak lasers off his bat (even though half of them seem to find a glove)
by death of the cool on Jun 16, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Playing anyone, not just rookies, you have to live with streaks
I mean, we’re talking about 15 at bats, jeez.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
by t ball on Jun 16, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
still looks pretty bad
but you’re right on point
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Jun 16, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
15 ABs is a significant sample size to make really pointed decisions from.
I mean, in this softball league I play in, we only play 8 games, so 15ABs is like 62.5% of the season! So if it’s significant there, it must be significant here too. It’s practically the same sport, right?
Big Teix had a 5 SO game recently, I’ll bet he looked pretty piss poor that game. Time to DFA that ugly contract.
Ichiro went 1-15 against the Rangers. Put a fork in him, he’ll never bat above .300 again.
/sarcasm
Seriously, 15 ABs is just a bad week at the office. Everyone has them, even uber-prospects.
by Trickman on Jun 16, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Heh
OTOH, Teixiera in the all star game is a joke.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
I'm going to play Devil's Advocate for the moment.
There’s a reasonable argument that the game’s participants should be based more on track record prior to the last couple months.Teixeira hasn’t produced much yet this year, but he’s been one of the best 1B in recent baseball seasons and his down year is likely bad luck.
But I don’t really agree with any of that and certainly don’t think he should start over Morneau.
starting I mean
Sure, based on track record and the argument that the fans deserve to see their faves, Teixeira can go.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
I remember arguing with AJM about that last year
The AS game should be for the players who are having the best first half. Ideally, you look at who is having the best year, but that’s not possible with the timing of the AS game. There’s a reason there is an AS game each year.
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
BTW...congrats to Ogando....
It has been a long journey for him to the majors, and for him to get a win in his first game has to be special. He looked pretty nervous to start…and got unlucky with the seeing-eye single, but he settled down and got out of the inning.
He seems to have great stuff, and lets up he is able to pop the cherry of the circle of trust.
by death of the cool on Jun 16, 2010 10:35 AM CDT reply actions
I liked this quote from the bankruptcy judge
Lynn conceded at one point that the highest bid was not always the determining factor in selecting a sports franchise buyer. What, the judge asked hypothetically, if organized crime came and said they wanted to buy the team?
Then the robed jurist joked, “This is not the NFL.”
I'm telling you guys, Judge Lynn is sharp.
I love that guy.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
by Aquaman, Esq. on Jun 16, 2010 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I also think that once he said that the winning bidder didn't need to be the highest
that’s pretty much ballgame right there. There might be a few more twists and turns, but that says to me that Greenberg-Ryan gets the team.
Is that a DeBartolo joke?
The 40 trumps all!
WWMOD?
by thedirkatron on Jun 16, 2010 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Taht's the only thing I could think of...
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
Judge Lynn for the win.
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.
update from the biz
If Judge Lynn finds that there are no Class impairments, the creditors in the case would have no voting right to block the Prepackaged Plan. At that point, they could move to appeal the case to a federal court within the district, but any appeal would become “moot” as Texas Rangers Baseball Partners can still consummate the sale/plan over an appeall. The only way for the creditors to prevent that from happening wuld be by having the judge issue a stay on the Plan, but that action is seen to be rare.
USA
Did you cut/paste that or did you retype it?
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
by Aquaman, Esq. on Jun 16, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
It's a cut/paste from the link he gave at the end. (Last 'graph)
The 40 trumps all!
WWMOD?
by thedirkatron on Jun 16, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm just surprised that Maury would have so many typos.
"When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty."- General George S. Patton
by Aquaman, Esq. on Jun 16, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
He's had lots but it doesn't bother me
I think he’s trying to get things out ASAP since this an ongoing, quickly-moving matter.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
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