New DMN Rangers newsletter up
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 8, 2010 10:48 AM CDT
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Evan Grant has a new edition of his Rangers newsletter up...
He explains why Justin Smoak is a better option than Chris Davis right now, even invoking BABIP to explain why Smoak should be better going forward, rebuts someone who thinks that the problem with the Rangers' pitching the last few days is Bengie Molina, and deals with, not one, but TWO different people who think the Rangers would be better with David Murphy starting than Nelson Cruz.
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Great rebuttal question from Evan
Can Davis hit, Dick?
Life is pain - we've got to scrape the joy from it every chance we get.
by jshcmp on Jul 8, 2010 10:52 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
What is it
With the casual Ranger fan and their love of David Murphy
by TheHuntforRedOctober on Jul 8, 2010 11:00 AM CDT reply actions
Grit and hustle
You don’t see those talented guys getting that dirt on their jerseys.
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?
The old school looking white guy that looks good going to get the ball
I don’t think the average fan seems to be appreciating Cruz, probably cause of the injury and the occasionally sloppy looking OF play.
What do voluntary mean?
The dude abides.....
I agree with both of above
It’s true though, something about a white guy who looks like he is playing hard is very attractive to the casual baseball fan.
by TheHuntforRedOctober on Jul 8, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I believe that it is projectability
The casual fan feels like he looks like a David Murphy and thus can project himself out onto the field. Much like Wash and Utility Players. This makes it easy to root for him since he is also the underdog to make it.
Godwin's Law Version 2.0 (Rangers Edition)
"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."
by LBBRangerFan on Jul 8, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Cruz & Murphy
Can someone loan me an extra pair of hands? A double facepalm isn’t enough for how stupid those questions were…
We all know what this means
They are 28-17 when Murphy starts; 21-22 when Cruz starts.
THAT IS SIGNIFICANT AND OBVIOUSLY CAUSED BY NELSON AND PROBABLY HIS BAD ROUTES.
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?
No
It is because they play with more “energy” when Murphy is out there.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 8, 2010 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Augh!
We know it’s proven fact, given those records, that Murphy is making the team better than Cruz, but for which reason?!?
But Cruz and Murphy in the game last night AT THE SAME TIME
Wouldn’t that be like dividing the game by zero?
"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.
x
While I will agree that Murphy is not Nelson Cruz, I think Murphy plays a pretty important place on this team. He is the 4th OF. You can call me a casual fan but if I had a team I would like a player like Murphy on my team. He sits quietly and don’t bitch about not playing. He goes about his business like a professional that he is. Unfortunately he is just not quite as talented as others on the team.
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
That's not the discussion
While I personally would like to see a guy like Boggs get a shot at the 4th outfielder spot, most here don’t have a problem with Murphy himself or his position on the team as a bench outfielder. It’s the notion that he is more talented and has a more positive impact on this team than a guy like Nelson Cruz. Especially considering the fact that defensive metrics bear out that Cruz is a good fielder and has a great arm and his hitting numbers speak for themselves. Murphy is just that.. a 4th OF, not a replacement for Cruz
by TheHuntforRedOctober on Jul 8, 2010 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok
I am just too much of a “fan” to see that. Cruz is without a doubt a much better fielder/hitter/general player than Murphy. Please remind me why Boggs got sent back down. Was it last year? I remember him pounding the ball when he first came up but now I have forgotten his particulars.
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
I have to wonder
if there’s some racism there — perhaps not even at a conscious level…
I remember that Juan Gonzalez got a lot of heat for being “lazy.” He was injury prone, but I always heard that he was too lazy to play — he never got the benefit of the doubt. And he never did get the appreciation that I think he was due given some of the really great seasons he had here (especially 1993 and 1998). I always wondered if there was some latent racism going on there. In retrospect, it is widely assumed that he was on steroids, but people didn’t think about that stuff in the 90s.
This just seems like more of that same thing with Nelson Cruz. He’s probably been one of the best outfielders in the majors this year and people here want to bench him in favor of David Murphy?! Even from a purely visceral standpoint, I feel like Cruz “hustles” and “shows grit” at least as much as Murphy. I can’t help but wonder if “hustle” is a characteristic that is only attributable to white players…
white, hustles, dives, white, wears his leggings up, white
could you imagine if he didn’t wear batting gloves and had pine tar caked on his helmet?
Perfect storm.
"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 8, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh, for science's sake
I realize that the “OPS” stat is very popular.
He actually makes a fairly interesting point after that, but, I’ll be fucked by a broomstick if that isn’t just about the worst way he could have opened up that question.
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?
Yeah, he has a good point, but that sentence sounds like he's channeling Lewin's "that OPS stat..."
What he’s doing seems pretty close to wOBA, except without the fancy weight calculations.
if he's gonna mention BABIP
might as well go all the way :)
I thought the same thing...
Uhhh.. there is a metric for that.. lol
by TheHuntforRedOctober on Jul 8, 2010 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Great choice for a picture, AJM
"Don't confuse the outcome that a decision produces with the intelligence that went into making that decision."--Tony LaRussa
Sickles never answered my question yesterday. In fact, he deleted it.
That’s bullshit man. He never specified that the question had to be about minor league baseball.
If I go blind because I heat peared my right hand too many times, I’m going to be really upset.
Molina
rebuts someone who thinks that the problem with the Rangers’ pitching the last few days is Bengie Molina,
This is hilarious. Blame Molina not Beltre and Feldman’s big bags of suck
no shit
there is a large contingent of “fans” that want Pudge to come back at any cost. Or at least can’t understand that the Rangers got out bid on the Pudge front last year. Sometimes it is amusing but a lot of time it is a beating.
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
WHY THE FUCK DOES THIS BUTT SHIT GET POSTED I ACCIDENTALLY READ SOME OF IT AAAAAUUUGGGHHHH MY EYES ZEE GOGGLES DO NOTHING!!!!!!!
The 40 trumps all!
"WHY IS LIAM POPPINS STICKING. IT'S AN ABSURDLY BAD NICKNAME"
-LiamP(oppins)
Sadly, there once was a time where I was even more naive of a fan than I am now.
Where I liked Murphy as much as Cruz and thought trading Teagarden would be a really bad idea. Oh how I regret those days.
Trading Teagarden is still a really bad idea.
You’d have to give up someone like Smoak or Holland for anyone to be willing to take him off of your hands.
Hypothetical
Does he get exposed & picked in the Minor League phase of the rule 5 this winter?
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
Hes on the 40 man roster
Even if he gets dropped from that he won’t be exposed
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.
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