Chris Davis optioned to AAA
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 29, 2010 10:15 PM CDT
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PrintPer Jeff Wilson, Chris Davis has been optioned to AAA to make room on the roster for Jorge Cantu tomorrow.
I'm guessing we'll see a Mitch Moreland/Cantu platoon for the next month or so.
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on the gdt, pretty much 3's a crowd, the bus is waiting
This shit ain't over til Bengie Molina sings.
Well, you knew it had to be one of Davis or Moreland
I wouldn’t trade Michael Main straight up for Bengie Molina, even if my alternate catcher was a pointed stick. - KLaw
I think it depends on how wel Mooreland plays
Cantu is a know commodity, although I don’t know if he has many at bats against American league pitchers. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is a 50/50 split.
Chris better start learning some Japanese.
by rcreative on Jul 29, 2010 10:22 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
How do you say "that was a ball!!" in japanese?
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
no one argues balls and strikes
You bow low and avoid bringing shame and dishonour to your family.
by dolphinpuncher on Jul 29, 2010 10:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I think it's his 2nd
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
nvm, it's his 3rd
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
Third time hes been sent down
But hes still only on his second option year. He has one more left after this season
JD throwing Chris under the bus with his
comment of “we’ll be getting more offensive production than we have been” on acquiring Cantu … the writing was on the wall. I think the Rangers are pretty much out on Davis now. Wonder if they will try and shop him (along with others) for one last trade. 2b perhaps.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
agreed
he’s telling it like it is, Davis can take one look at his slash line and see that he’s not performing
by rangersfan32 on Jul 29, 2010 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
No he's not?
That comment fits nowhere to what I said.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
"JD throwing Chris under the bus"
he’s not. Chris is a big boy, who understands when he’s not performing. he’s not throwing him under the bus
Rangers FTW
i never told anybody this
But i ran into Davis at Panera once
I was wearing a Royals’ cap. He was wearing a business suit
I had a table by the door, and he was on his way out. I noticed who he was after a quick glimpse, but went back to my laptop because i didn’t think he would want it to be a big deal. But he continued to look in my direction even after he was out the door.
He was probably thinking to himself.. ‘Pffttt… Kansas City’…
davis is a gread dood
he was a groosman at my friends wedding. im’a miss him; i hope he gets it together and is back soon.
USA
No, he just wears the KC caps because he thinks it's cool
I wouldn’t trade Michael Main straight up for Bengie Molina, even if my alternate catcher was a pointed stick. - KLaw
I can't picture ever wanting to wear the cap of a team I don't care about.
Or the anything. I wear a Seahawks shirt. That’s about as far as I’ll go.
I'm a fan of baseball
so I have hats of other teams.
"...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 Jul 30, 2010 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll wear a cap of a team that is having a rough go at it.
Kind of my way of rooting for the little guy. Needless to say, I have a Pirates hat.
Got a Pilots jersey, but that's it for me...
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
My wife stuck a goddamned Vikings license plate frome on our Toyota
And guess what I drive 70 per cent of the time now.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
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Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
It's not permenant
is it? Just take it off.
"...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 Jul 30, 2010 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Just burn the car
or drop a cinder block on the gas pedal and drive it into a quarry. It’s tainted. It needs to go.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
Come on ...
are you serious? The GM coming out and saying that after Moreland was called up and trading for Cantu and you don’t think that it was obvious that Davis would not be sticking around any longer? He could have said “Chris is struggling a little bit at the plate but he’ll have some more chances to get it straightened out”… or some response like that … but he straight up called him out. Regardless of if he was “telling it like it is” … I’m saying that there were other ways to do that than be so blunt about it. There are many ways for an upper level guy to spin what he was saying and it not sound like he’s dogging his player.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
Who cares.
Chris has sucked. If his skin is so thin that he can’t accept the criticism that a .200 BAA with no power or patience is a fail then he shouldn’t be in professional sports.
no patience
9.7 BB% isn’t awful. Patience is what the Rangers don’t seem to show with all of the admittedly crap 1B production they’ve gotten from Smoak, Davis, Garko, probably from Cantu as well. Although I suppose .260/.310/.410 will be an improvement.
Maybe we should go to namby pamby land and get him some self confidence
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by Tex2044 on Jul 29, 2010 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
yeah, my first time posting an image.
I didn’t think it would even show up, and then it had all that extra shit.
Chris Davis is not a Little Leaguer.
He knows he has been terrible. He has to. He also has to know that his team is in the hunt to win the whole thing. Chris Davis, for lack of a better phrase, is a big boy. He can handle it, and Daniels knows that.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
No one is saying he can't handle it.
This is going way beyond what I was getting at. IMO, with what JD’s comments were about 1b and it’s production… I saw that as, “Oh boy, Davis doesn’t look like he’ll be around much longer”. No one is debating on whether Chris Davis could handle what JD said.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
I think JD has a pretty good handle on the mental faculties of the club.
Somehow I think he knew that comment wouldn’t matter, and it doesn’t.
yup..Ade doesn't know what he's talking about
or quite understand what he’s even saying himself it seems
Enlighten me on how I don't understand
what I’m saying. Please … I’d love to hear what I mean. Elitist cunt.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
really he is throwing Smoak under the bus
considering he’s spent more time up with the big league club than Davis
by NellieCruzin4abruisn on Jul 29, 2010 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sad
always liked Davis. He was definitely making some changes and looked like he might be turning it around. Will have to be for another club I guess
why would it have to be for another club?
i don’t see anyone who can be considered a long-term 1st baseman here yet…
USA
Doesn't have to be
but I think they’re done with him and tired of 1B being a problem. They’ll give Moreland a shot to be a regular and if he’s not, they’ll go out and buy a 1B that’s at least average.
I will miss his D. Dont worry he will go to AAA and crush the ball thats what he do.
by mainiac1717 on Jul 29, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Thats what
all AAAA players do
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
no, he'll get every shot to get the 1B job next year
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?'
Hopefully not
I hope we get a FA 1B that’s decent. I’m tired of going into seasons with bad 1B.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Too many good ones around
to jack with it anymore. Davis’s next shot will have to be the result of an injury to the 1B we buy in the off season.
"I think that Rangers is good team." ~ South Korean Ranger Nation
by hubcityraider on Jul 30, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I think at this stage
Davis is either trade bait, or you use him as injury replacement or bench bat. I think going into a season with him as a starter would just be completely insane.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
especially not
Davis
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Same here...
during late 2008, I really thought we had something.
by lost in space on Jul 29, 2010 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
The Claw on sportscenter
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
moreland better get with the program
by dolphinpuncher on Jul 29, 2010 10:30 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
He looked good tonight.
Got around on some balls and his swing looked natural.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
x
JimBowdenXMFOX
Moreland’s going to hit and with platoon with Cantu…weakest offensive part of lineup fixed! Jon Daniels Exec of Yr? Lee,Molina,Cantu,Lewis 3 minutes ago via web
USA
Forgot Vladdy and Grandpapy Oliver
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Fixed seems like a bit much.
As does just assuming Moreland is going to be fine (I am, of course).
Better, though. Which is good.
by philkid3 on Jul 30, 2010 3:15 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cantu - srsly - somebody give me a brief scouting report
My impression is that he’s a righty with meh pop and a .250 avg – ’bout right?
above-average pop
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
it's more like average pop
but when you take into account the position, it’s probably closer to meh pop
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Bland year so far
Was taken out in SF today while playing 3B. Before today’s game was batting .259, OBP-.308, 39 Rs, 10 HRs, 54 RBI’s in 370 AB, 75Ks, 15 errors!
I think his power improves simply on the basis
that he doesn’t have to play in Florida. as a righty, you really have to crush the ball to get it over the wall, especially in the power alley
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Offensively, Florida is very slightly above-average for righties.
Home runs, though, are deflated for righties. That should improve, definitely. Of course that doesn’t mean the value improves, just the actual numbers.
Probably a below average offensive player.
Average power, weak on base skills, average striker outer.
Probably clings to replacement-level at first, but that’s better than we’ve been getting. Stable platoon split over his career, pretty even from both sides (reversed recently, I believe, but for a split that’s a SSS). Nothing good, but better than we’ve had and certainly likely to be better against lefties than most off of the bench.
Cantu
I just fear they will try to roll him out at 2b…. i get shivers at the thought
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
btw
I seem to recall back in Spring Training some local scribe relating a story where he asked a scout who would be playing 1st base for the Rangers come August, Smoak or Davis? And the scout replied, “Moreland.” Did I recall that correctly?
Yep
Galloway, but he said 2012. Here’s the LSB item about it.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 29, 2010 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
DAMMIT I HATE WHEN GALLOWAY GETS SOMETHING RIGHT
Yes I meant to do that in all caps.
Galloway didn't get anything right ...
the scout did.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
I don't think Moreland is a platoon guy though
he hits as well facing lefties as he does righties. You’d hate to play Cantu at 2B, but you at least see what he’s got there for a week or so. Of course, when Kinsler comes back you can go to a straight split and give Young some off days at 3B without downgrading the offense to Blanco levels.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I don't want to see what Cantu has at second for a week.
Cantu also has an even split, but most pitchers don’t.
Give me a straight split or Cantu on the bench.
and hopefully
sucks much less in the majors.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
by DJCahill on Jul 30, 2010 4:15 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Except Cahill is right a lot more often
and doesn’t just dig in on an agenda. Cahill is what Josey pretends to be, or thinks he is, just someone who calls it like he sees it without any spin.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
by t ball on Jul 30, 2010 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Probably a result
of all the morons wanting Smoak sent down and Davis brought up, and all the morons who crucified Law for daring to say that as a hitter, Davis wasn’t going to be one of the best in the league after his fluke SSS call up in ’08.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
I guess somehow
not really buying in to prospects with High K rates and low BB rates in the minors makes me a troll.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
you're not a troll
I just don’t understand the pleasure y’all seem to take in seeing them fail. Comparing you to Josey was too far as he seems to jump into random conversations trying to instigate arguments about this.
I don't believe
I take pleasure in seeing him fail. I take pleasure in seeing us getting a different alternative at 1B after seeing Davis fail at it so often.
For most teams in the majors, 1B is one of the best positions for offensive production. We got .226/.272/.411 OPS .684 out of it last year and so far have gotten .201/.298/.318 OPS .615 out of it this year. That is completely fucking unacceptable. We are playing to win, not to try to fix guys with craptastic batting eyes like Davis.
I could give a good god damn if he ever gets another chance for the Rangers, and I damn sure don’t want to see him as next years starter. Going into the season with shit at 1B and C is getting way old.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
What a depressing fate for Chris...to perennially be AAAA...he probably does need to be in another organization, preferably NL
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
Thats what many said about Cruz too
and he wasn’t as young as Davis
by NellieCruzin4abruisn on Jul 29, 2010 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Fuck Chris Davis.
He’s not good enough to play on this team and thank god somebody stepped in and killed the candy-assing.
There is one answer to his problems…hit the ball and STFU.
It’s Time.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Jul 29, 2010 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Davis is gone so you can go away again.
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
by RangersSD on Jul 29, 2010 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Liking what I see out of the Moreland Kid...
Not shitting the walls in Game 1 was a very good start.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Jul 29, 2010 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Good hire by the O's.
What do you think? Seriously.
by robert_d_wilfong on Jul 30, 2010 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions
The O's will be at
or above .500 by 2012.
Very good hire.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Jul 30, 2010 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Would love to see them competitive again
in the next 3-5 years.
by robert_d_wilfong on Jul 30, 2010 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Seriously, if they're not
he should be fired.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
touche
I did quite possibly the weirdest thing anyone has ever done on LSB, and all I got was this crappy signature.
by rockin_rangers on Jul 30, 2010 8:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Um, you've been an apologist for bad players.
So, clearly, talent isn’t all that matters to you. Nor should it be for anyone else.
Delmon Young
wait, he’s only a little older then Davis.
Oh yeah,
I was listening to Ben & Skin this morning when they told him that Moreland had been called up.
The Davis reaction was priceless.
Have fun in OKC!!!
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Really?
You seemed to take more than a ridiculous amount of joy in the demise of Hank F last year…seemed to be a lots of LSB headlines fanning the flames when he wasn’t doing so well.
Throughout the off-season and during the season there was a lot of fingerpointing and laughter from you in regards to Hank F.
It’s usually The Newberg who has a blind spot with minor league players but Chris Davis was your bear-trap player who you continued to make excuses for when you should have known better.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Jul 30, 2010 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Find an excuse.
Go. Link me.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
Pics or it didn't happen pops
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
See LSB August 2009
when Hank F was struggling and Chris Davis was killing it at OKC.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Jul 30, 2010 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Dodging the links, back up your shitck with evidence.
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Get off your ass
and do the research yourself.
See LSB, August 2009.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Jul 30, 2010 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I would love, for once, to say this to a judge instead of me being required to find, analyze and submit evidence
is is customary in America for the accuser to do. Just sayin.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Healing. Let it begin.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Jul 30, 2010 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Really?
I defy you to find anything I wrote that compares to this:
I was listening to Ben & Skin this morning when they told him that Moreland had been called up.
The Davis reaction was priceless.
That’s the very definition of schadenfreud.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 30, 2010 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Sure, whatever you say.
You were in Hank F’s corner all the way last year and didn’t use your very expansive podium and very loud microphone to exercise any influence whatsoever in getting Chris Davis back up here after he “altered his swing plane” and terrorized AAA pitching.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Jul 30, 2010 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
I wasn't in Hank F.'s corner last year
I thought he wasn’t good.
I wouldn’t yuk it up over him hearing live on the air that he was losing his job, though.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 30, 2010 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions
I saw it live finally.
It was all the way down to a non-Equity cast, but it was still so awesome to see in person.
The only joy people take in Blalock failing is that a douchey dude who rams him down our throats is wrong on him.
One of the single most depressing things about the Rangers’ history is Hank Blalock. Absolutely no one here takes joy in what happened to his career.
by philkid3 on Jul 30, 2010 3:27 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed
I still remember Hank making his big league debut and slashing balls all over the field for base hits. I was so freakin’ pumped that we had a young infielder with what appeared to be a tremendous approach to hitting. After that, the steady decline into yank your entire front side out and see how far you sky the ball to right wasw downright depressing…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jul 30, 2010 6:52 AM CDT up reply actions
I liked him a lot....
Especially when he hit that game winning home run in the all star game. My guess is that injuries took a toll on him, and caused his play to diminish. But I always hoped he might be able to come back to his former self. It just never happened. There are probably more than several Rangers that had three or four good years that helped the ball club. And there is no joy when their skills diminish to the point when they don’t really help the club. But that’s baseball and hopefully he made some good money for his family during that time.
i don't get your out right hate for this kid, whats the deal with you?
He like Smoak tried his best, it just did not work out and the rangers being in a race could not afford to stick with him, given time i still think he will be a very good first baseman, how about the try to be just a bit human for a change, try it, you might like it.
Baseball ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays. ~Yogi Berra
Over on the Facebook Ranger fan page about half the people had a fierce hatred for Smoak...
and wanted Davis back for his excellent defense. I guess some people just have to hate. It takes too much energy for me though.
Maybe Davis has a shit ton of hot chicks in OKC who give him hot steamy sex everynite.
and thats why he doesnt hit here he wants those OKC chicks
by mainiac1717 on Jul 30, 2010 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
The Gutfather: He do what he do.
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
wondered that myself, no way to guess along with Washington
Baseball ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays. ~Yogi Berra
For a RHP no less
I thought it was odd, but the pitch count at 105 and runners on…I guess I can see it.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jul 29, 2010 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Who does a poor job with inherited runners!
by diamond_dave on Jul 30, 2010 7:41 AM CDT up reply actions
that was my biggest beef
surely they know by now you can’t bring in Ogando w/ runners on. it doesn’t end well.
I did quite possibly the weirdest thing anyone has ever done on LSB, and all I got was this crappy signature.
by rockin_rangers on Jul 30, 2010 8:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Pennington is a switch hitter
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
bing badda bing
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?'
See, there is a reason for every Wash decision
We just haven’t looked hard enough in the past
Not writing off Davis,
he’s still young and has plenty of career left in front of him, but if there is anyone who has ever needed a change of scenery, it’s him.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
by ElMerkoMuffley on Jul 29, 2010 11:51 PM CDT reply actions
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
While the Rangers and Marlins were working out the trade that sent Jorge Cantu to Texas, the Rangers also took a chance to “reach for the sky” and inquired on the availability of Josh Johnson. According to MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro, the Rangers were willing to offer their top three prospects, but were told the Marlins’ ace is “unmovable.”
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
Perez...
Scheppers, and Beltre?
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 29, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
you would think that a rotation of Lee, Johnson, CJ, Colbayashi
would guarantee Lee resigning (if he wants to win, that is)
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Hunter says hello.
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
You have to think that's the most reasonable offer.
And while that’s a ton to give up as far as prospects, I build a flux capacitor so that I can pull that trigger yesterday.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
I do it
I’d do wonderful things for Marteen to reciprocate my love. And I’d do it. Josh Johnson is the definition of sexy.
http://oursaviorchuck.ytmnd.com/
by Conjunction on Jul 30, 2010 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree
That would hurt really really bad….but i think youd have to do it
would you make that same deal for Greinke?…i wouldnt
yep
writing’s on the wall that JD is leaving this offseason :(
Jon Daniels > Nolan Ryan > awesome
by dstar442005 on Jul 30, 2010 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Not sure you cant write off a GM that's put together a team that is winning like this
Even if the new management WANTS a new guy, you can’t just cut success
Really?
JD has cleaned up the offseason 40 situation while helping the current roster.
Smoak hurts. Beaven/Main sting a little. The rest? Who cares.
the fact
that he tried Josh Johnson is why the writing is on the wall.
Jon Daniels > Nolan Ryan > awesome
Yeah, if losing Lueke wasn't a clear sign, shipping off Reed really sealed it
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
I'm sad about CD...
Because I think he was starting to get good looks and do some things. But really, if you’re going to platoon Cantu with someone, Moreland is probably a better bet.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 29, 2010 11:55 PM CDT reply actions
Hey, I asked this in the other thread
But, I wanted to know if anybody else caught this…
Did the camera get a shot of Arias in the 5th inning in the field with a cockroach going by in the background?!?! I swear that’s what it was! Did anybody else catch this? I was stunned/amazed/confused…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jul 30, 2010 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
lol i saw that but was not on the net at the time, what the heck was that?
a mouse maybe, when i saw it i said the guys on LSB are going to have a field day with Arias about it
Baseball ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays. ~Yogi Berra
maybe someone has it on DVR, i thought it was very strange indeed
Baseball ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays. ~Yogi Berra
I can look it up on MLB.tv...
When was this? What play was it?
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 30, 2010 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Top of the 5th Inning
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jul 30, 2010 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Top left of the screen
Over Arias’ right shoulder.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jul 30, 2010 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Holy shit that thing is huge we dont have those in maine
by mainiac1717 on Jul 30, 2010 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Must...resist....
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jul 30, 2010 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions
You missed the layup, so I'll come in with the follow-up slam...
…THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
So, I'm not crazy
There’s something crawling on the field, in the vicinity of Arias, right?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jul 30, 2010 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions
.gif-able?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jul 30, 2010 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Yesssssss!
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jul 30, 2010 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Here you go...
It’s definitely a cockroach. Unbelievable.
It’s a sign from the baseball gods.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 30, 2010 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions 10 recs
The Roach Wisperer
I wouldn’t trade Michael Main straight up for Bengie Molina, even if my alternate catcher was a pointed stick. - KLaw
by LSJ on Jul 30, 2010 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
His family gets the best seats in the house
"Dear New York Yankees and Los Angeles Anaheim Disneyland Orange County California Angels,
On behalf of the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and the fans of those two organizations, I cordially invite you to suck on it."-LOL
looks more like a water bug, but in the same family
just so strange that it’s next to the guy with the same nickname (unwanted i’m sure) very weird
Baseball ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays. ~Yogi Berra
The strange part is that it looks like Arias
is whispering to it.
Dude holy shit...
I mean, I’m assuming it’s a cricket.. but sitll. That’s a LSB Encyclopedia worthy,
Thank you
My gast is flabbered.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jul 30, 2010 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh my.. does he have many brothers...one of them being.... EDGAR ARIAS?
by cmkelly29 on Jul 30, 2010 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
honey, you're skin is hangin' off your face.
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
I am laughing
my ass off. Everything about this gif is full of epic win. Just seeing the roach scamper by with Arias in the foreground is perfection.
Happy birthday to Kenny. Happy birthday to you.
full of awesome
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Jul 30, 2010 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I can't believe at least 10 LSBers noticed that all at the same time last night
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
I...
win?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Jul 30, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I think they want to get a feel for what Moreland can do
If they make the playoffs, I wouldn’t be surprised if Davis were on the playoff roster, since it isn’t like they’d want/need 12 pitchers.
If they cut back to 10 — 4 starters and 6 relievers — that would let them have a bench of Murphy, Moreland, Davis, Arias, Blanco, and Teagarden.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 30, 2010 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
You think Treanor is done this year?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Goet...you and a lot of LSBers
were making excuses for Chris Davis.
Cmon now, It’s Time.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Jul 30, 2010 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Good of you to show up after a win by JD's baby all the way.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
Funny...when This Thing was 6-9
not too many in LSB were saying it was JD’s Baby all the way.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Jul 30, 2010 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes they were.
But you had run and hid, so you weren’t here to see it.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
by ghtd36 on Jul 30, 2010 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
When did I run and "hid" (hide?)?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Jul 30, 2010 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
But you had TO run and hide....
But you had run and hid. Makes sense to me.
"Dear New York Yankees and Los Angeles Anaheim Disneyland Orange County California Angels,
On behalf of the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and the fans of those two organizations, I cordially invite you to suck on it."-LOL
When you got castrated
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
you are such a beating
you delight in the old misery of the Rangers and don’t know how to handle them beating your favored A’s
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Time for Mitch Moreland?
Eh, I don’t know if I buy it.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 30, 2010 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Wrong, sir
It is in fact tine.
http://oursaviorchuck.ytmnd.com/
by Conjunction on Jul 30, 2010 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
You misspelled time, the saying is Es Tine
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Can you go on vacation again
It’s really like a vacation for everyone when you do!
Also...
you’re misjudging the temperature of LSB regarding Chris Davis since he was brought back up. Most people here had a ridiculously short leash. You’re not alone in you Chris Davis hostility. You’re one of the masses.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 30, 2010 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Anyone catch Olney...
and the BBTN guys saying some nice stuff about this Thing. Olney says already a WS contender and thinks we already have the division. Boone says this weekend puts the nail in the coffin. Also talked about Cantu being a great pickup. Think he will flourish in Texas with his family and large following being there. “Professional Hitter”, think I’ve heard that somewhere before.
"Dear New York Yankees and Los Angeles Anaheim Disneyland Orange County California Angels,
On behalf of the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and the fans of those two organizations, I cordially invite you to suck on it."-LOL
though Davis’s approach was much better lately… but he wasn’t producing.
and I would LOVE that deal for Johnson. hell of a lot to give up but Johnson is the pitcher that we hope Perez can be, Beltre’s a work-in-progress, Scheppers looks like a dominant relief pitcher and that’s it… for a probable nl cy young? hell yes. Wilson, Johnson, Lewis, Hunter? (Bringing CJ out of the pen?) god that would’ve been great. plus he’s locked up. too bad.
No, I like to rock n' roll all night and *part* of every day. I usually have errands... I can only rock from like 1-3.
He took alot of pitches but he still looked lost at the plate
by mainiac1717 on Jul 30, 2010 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Davis...
This has been mentioned before somewhere (Jamey maybe??), but it doesn’t look like the head of his bat stays in the zone very long. It’s like he flicks his bat rather than swinging it on a level plane through the zone. It’s really weird, and I think Teagarden does something very similar.
Anybody else see this?
5-29-09
I‘m no hitting coach and won‘t suggest to you that I‘ve spotted a correctable flaw in Chris Davis‘s swing, but to my baseball eye it sure looks like the head of Davis‘s bat is flipping – almost flicking – through the zone, causing him to swing through average fastballs. The swing looks level enough but seems like it‘s not staying in the zone long enough.
by Jamey Newberg on Jul 30, 2010 6:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Borbon was doing the same thing
earlier this year when he kept hitting those looping pop ups to left field.
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"Hello Win Column!!!"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jul 30, 2010 6:57 AM CDT up reply actions
That is because CD does not know what type of pitch is coming so his reaction time is slow.
In his head all he thinks about is trying not to SO so he fouls a ton of pitches off to stay alive in IMO. I will give him this that he sees a lot more pitches that before but he has given up his power not to SO. I think its all a confidence thing. If I was Wash I would tell him to go up and not worry about SOs and swing out of your shoes.
Thanks Jamey...
I knew I had read/heard that somewhere before. I really think there’s something to this, he’s not even giving himself a chance with that swing.
Actually...
sometimes it is called a loop in the swing. When Teagarden’s arms were extended, the bat went through the strike zone level, which helped him drive that home run to right-center field. I noticed on the low, inside pitches the swing was not level, looping down towards the pitch and then looping up on the follow through. That’s something very specific that Clint Hurdle can have him work on, droping his hands lower towards the level of the pitch. The problem is some batters never get a loop out of their swing.
Off Topic
How do I fix my timestamp to show central time instead of PST?
go to the main page
and on the side where it says create a fanpost, etc… one of the options is edit settings. it’s in there
win win and smoak is stinking it up
of course look back 3 years from now and it could all really hurt
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?'
yeh Smoakie 2 for his last 36...no bueno
maybe the Mariners will get sick of him and trade him back to us for 50 cents on the dollar.
This shit ain't over til Bengie Molina sings.
Almost has identical stats to Lee, in respect to strike outs and walks.
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
Moreland is 2 for his last 4!!!
I can’t help it, I’m glad Smoak is not doing well.
"Do you understand probability theory? Yes, I do. The Rangers will probably lose."
shell-shocked kiddos
they will start to put it together soon…
by corbsclinton on Jul 30, 2010 2:30 AM CDT up reply actions
WTF
dkaplanSBJ
hearing rumors that greenberg will try to short circuit tx rangers auction today. never boring
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
August 4
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
what does this even mean?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Jul 30, 2010 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions
He's going to make the power go out
and kidnap the judge during the ensuing chaos. He got the idea from an old Happy Days episode I think.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
that was quick
I guess Mitch will get his shot. How is he defensively? I guess Davis will spend the rest of the season in AAA ball and he’ll have his next shot spring training 2011 if he’s still on the Rangers.
by Ryan2907 on Jul 30, 2010 8:51 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Don't know that anyone can be sure, given the tiny MIL sample
But I’d hazard a guess that either the FO thinks he can float defensively, or the difference in offensive value he’ll bring so greatly outweighs CD’s that it won’t matter in the end.
I could jive with either of those.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
He's the roach.
Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM
I KNOW, RIGHT?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chain saw?
Did anyone see the older lady who looked kind of like an alien in the broadcast last night?
She was on the screen for about five seconds coming back from commercial, but I wasn’t watching the GDTs last night to see if anyone commented.
Apologies in advance if that was anyone’s grandmother…
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