Wednesday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 18, 2010 10:12 AM CDT
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Texas definitely brought the ugly last night. Anaheim lost, Oakland won, and so now, each of those teams is 9 games back of Texas in the loss column.
Jeff Wilson's game story talks about Tommy Hunter's inability to command his fastball right now, with the result being Hunter getting knocked out early, and Matt Garza being in a position to cruise to a W.
In the game story on the Rangers' website, at the end, it mentions that Bengie Molina was working with Hunter after the game on what to do about his command issues.
The notes on the Rangers' site talk about a couple of changes to the lineup yesterday -- Vladimir Guerrero starting in right field, and Michael Young sitting. Young's neck was bothering him, while Ron Washington wanted to get Guerrero out in the field to get him more "in the mix" in the hopes of him breaking out of his slump.
Meanwhile, Wilson's notes talk about the Rangers signing Alex Cora, whom they apparently hope can help fill in at second while Ian Kinsler is out. Cora has been signed to a minor league deal and is going to Oklahoma, but it sounds like, if he doesn't trip over his own shoelaces or lose a limb in the next few days, he'll be up in the majors by next week.
Evan Grant thinks the Rangers are about ready to cut bait on Joaquin Arias, and runs down the utility infielder saga from this year.
Grant also writes that the Rangers' problems on the road this year does not bode well for their playoff chances.
Tim Cowlishaw says that Cliff Lee isn't the end-all be-all, pointing out that Texas is 3-5 in his starts.
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Our lineup today is... well, um...
it’s something.
Fuck.
It reminds me of the names you
saw during the strike. Who?
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
Where can this magically lineup be found?
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
x
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Thanks, I couldn't for the life of me remember that website...
all I could think of was Inside Pitch.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
I can't believe they gave Arias another shot....what about Mr. White?
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
F, I'm stupid.
I can’t read.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Mr. White
I’m thinking Mr. White needs to send Jesse to take out Arias the way he did Gale…
(those who don’t watch Breaking Bad may not get this)
You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize.
/Mr White (Resevoir Dogs)
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Unless he's too heavily sedated.
Then he won’t wake up, he will slip into limbo.
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
I just started watching Season 1 of Breaking Bad.
That show is phenomenal.
by michael bluth on Aug 18, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
that it is
and it gets better
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Absolutely
I watched Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD before Season 3, and wondered how the hell did I miss out on the show the first 2 seasons. The show gets better and better too.
"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
have any other TV rec's cahill?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Honestly,
other than Breaking Bad and Mad Men, most of the show aren’t really grabbing me.
My TiVO list is drying up quickly with shows like Lost disappearing.
"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
sell me on mad men
havent watched any of it, but heard nothing but good things about that show..
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
weeds just started back up didnt it?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah season 6
started this past Monday. We’ve watched the whole series twice over now on Netflix. I have an unhealthy obsession with Mary Louise Parker.
Meh.
yes, yes, hell yes
I have an unhealthy obsession with Mary Louise Parker.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I always heard the guys on the ticket
talking about this show and that show, but never watched any of them. I finally watched Breaking Bad and The Wire. Those two were so good that I will give any show the recommend a shot.
Vlad is supposed to be in RF
But they figure we’d actually do better if we just have Murph and Borbon cover the whole outfield.
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Vlad as a short field rover?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 18, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Tim, thanks for the Hard Hitting Journalism.
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:16 AM CDT reply actions
The only reason he has those losses...
….is because the offense doesn’t play as hard when he starts. They no longer think they have to score runs when Cliff starts, so they just don’t swing the bat.
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
That's why he won't sign with Texas this winter....
"If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
Our only hope...
… is Arlington’s proximity to Arkansas.
"If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
Well I for one don't want him back until he learns to start throwing some balls.
It’s easy for other offenses to hit him when they know he’s going to throw a strike every pitch.
by michael bluth on Aug 18, 2010 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
And if he can't rack up more wins
who needs him.
"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
The real problem..
….is that because he’s not getting winz, and it’s the Rangers fault, we are going to cost him money in free agency, so he hates us most.
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
I bet he doesn't talk to anybody in the clubhouse.
Just sits there and ticks off the days until he can GTFO.
"If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
Except he doesn't "X" them out...
….he draws an angry face in big red marker every day.
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
He has a Jeter poster pinned up in his locekr.
With XOXOXO scribbled all over it.
"If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
He has a Joaquin Arias poster right next to it
just to remind him everyday of why he is leaving.
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
by Gdawg on Aug 18, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I see you listened to "Newey" on 105.3 yesterday morning.
“You’re messing with a man’s money” was uttered approximately 500 times.
Of course that wasn’t idiotic as the people who texted in to say that Lee was overrated.
by michael bluth on Aug 18, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
what a buffoon.
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
who?
Newy, or the guy listening to him?
by elvis1isking on Aug 18, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, that is definitely sarcasm.
Somebody said that Lee should throw more balls during the Angels game a few weeks ago because they got a few hits in a row off of him.
by michael bluth on Aug 18, 2010 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
The UIF mini-saga
Highlights exactly how much has gone wrong for the Rangers to date this year.
-Key FA addition and supposed ace flounders
-Opening day starter flounders
-Star 2B has two DL trips
- Star RF has three DL trips
-Closer loses job
-Joaquin Arias
-Catcher is a roundabout of unbelievable suck and replacement level players
-First base is a roundabout of believable suck
And yet, somehow, 16 over and 9 up. Baseball is a weird thing.
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'll be so happy when the Rangers are done with him
he is the prototype for the type of prospect that drives me insane, the fast guy who can’t play baseball to save his life.
"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
Right there with you
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
His speed doesn't stand out
on a team of deers like the Rangers have, but he is fast.
As Charles Barkley said, they Run like Deer and Jump like Deer and Think like Deer.
"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
it's not weird at all.....
the AL West is a really bad division, and somebody has to win. TEX is +9 in the division and +10 against a very easy NL schedule (Pittsburgh, Houston, Cubs and MIL are 81 games under .500).
the problems have manifested themselves over the last several weeks. TEX is 19-18 since the midway point. The other playoff teams from the AL are 23-15 (NY) and 25-13 (TB, MIN) – all winning at 60% – 65%
you are what you are…
by sam in so cal on Aug 18, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
What kind of schedule have the Yanks, Devil Rays and Twins played?
"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
And...
What kind of injuries (besides Pettitte and Pena) have they endured?
"If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
Don't forget Morneau
"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
well, the Yankees and Rays have played TEX - successfully
but my point was directed solely at this single statement:
And yet, somehow, 16 over and 9 up. Baseball is a weird thing.
I am saying that there’s nothing surprising (or weird) about being 16 up when you are 19 up against your division and a gaggle of spares from the NL that are 113 games below .500
by sam in so cal on Aug 18, 2010 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
My point is Texas is far from healthy.
Not to mention they are playing the tough part of their schedule. Besides the Rangers who are the Yanks, Rays and Twins playing?
"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
my point is that you and Einstein are taking what i'm saying out of context
i agree with you, dipshit. TEX isn’t healthy.
he said, TEX is not healthy. isn’t it weird that they are 16 over?
to which i said, weak schedule; however, the injuries are starting to affect us over the last few weeks. (my point that injuries were starting to take their toll got you really on edge at which time you and your little buddy ironically pointed out that injuries are taking their toll).
you (wearing your rangers cheerleading outfit) get all fucking worked up and defensive. don’t take things out of context.
go back to growing dirt or whatever you it is you do… this is obviously too mentally challenging for you.
by sam in so cal on Aug 18, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Go get a tan. That seems to be the only thing you are good at.
"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
When will people stop saying that this team right now is in any representative of our playoff team?
The Rangers are essentially resting Kinsler and Cruz as long as needed to make sure they are 100% for the playoffs. We’ve been throwing out lineups with guys who aren’t better than bench players out there and still surviving (yesterday’s game being the exception) in the middle of a tough stretch against NY, Boston, and TB. Once the DL empties out, we’ll see how good this team really is.
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
Sam is missing the boat or as TAG would say
He probably couldn’t hit the water if he fell out of a boat.
"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
wtf??? that what his entire post was about - injuries and how they affect the team
he was saying that the team has been decimated with injuries yet we are still 16 over and 9 up
i explained how that was the case – and that the “mini saga” is currently taking it’s toll – that our “team right now” isn’t getting it done relative to the other playoff teams.
here’s a question for you: when are you going to learn to read and understand what people are saying? fuck. some people are so fucking ignorant.
by sam in so cal on Aug 18, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
This quote seems to indicate something different.
you are what you are…
"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
Should have said
We be what we be
"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."
"If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence." -- Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs about a Nelson Cruz line drive.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 18, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
recap - this is what we are
-Key FA addition and supposed ace flounders
-Opening day starter flounders
-Star 2B has two DL trips
- Star RF has three DL trips
-Closer loses job
-Joaquin Arias
-Catcher is a roundabout of unbelievable suck and replacement level players
-First base is a roundabout of believable suck
by sam in so cal on Aug 18, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
So what you are saying is...
…We are a bad team. Not just now because we have key players on the DL but all season long because of our schedule. Got ya.
"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
Next time, make a better post
it’s not weird at all…..
the AL West is a really bad division, and somebody has to win. TEX is +9 in the division and +10 against a very easy NL schedule (Pittsburgh, Houston, Cubs and MIL are 81 games under .500).
This part makes it sound like Texas is a crappy team that has just beat up on a weak division and a weak NL schedule. That’s wrong.
the problems have manifested themselves over the last several weeks. TEX is 19-18 since the midway point. The other playoff teams from the AL are 23-15 (NY) and 25-13 (TB, MIN) – all winning at 60% – 65%
This part makes it sound like you’re saying that the Rangers can’t play with the other playoff teams. Again, just wrong.
you are what you are…
And this part makes it sound like you are completely ignoring the AAA roster we currently have out on the field.
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
Correct
"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
Cowlishaw
It wasn’t as bad as AJM makes it sound. He basically said that the rangers were good before Lee. But he (Cowlishaw) still sucks.
he points out W-L record
with Lee (3-5) and every other starter (14-9). That, by itself, shows what a fucktard Cowlishaw is.
I hate that I read this article.
by elvis1isking on Aug 18, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Someone enlighten me...
Because I do not watch ESPN that much anymore, but does the collection of flaming douchebags on AtH ask Cowlishaw questions regarding the Rangers? Does he answer them?
Or is it all Cowboys talk, all the time?
Just curious.
"If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
Haven't seen AtH in forver
But I don’t remember watching a single time when they were a) talking about the Texas Rangers and b)looking at Cowlishaw for any insight.
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
Me either.
Curious if the Rangers were getting any sort of national attention, and remembered that Cowlishaw was their DFW “mouthpiece”.
"If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
the side effects from crack usage aren't ALL bad...
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 18, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
eh?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Let's hurry up and get to Baltimore
"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
With this line up thats no sure thing either.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
First time in history that line has ever been uttered.
Just another guy who changed his SBN name for (relative) anonymity.
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Aug 18, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Per EG, Strop optioned back to OKC
The Dutch Oven is taking his roster spot.
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."
I was watching the game and all I could think was...
….“Why the F is Strop here?”
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
We are putting people on the DL to bring up Holland.
It just seems strange.
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
because hes pretty fucking good?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
He sucked at AA Frisco.
How did he ever make it up here?
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
Then how did he get to OKC?
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
probably have this wrong, but
he was called up here from AA earlier in the season, and when he was optioned back he went to OKC.
I think it was a “he’s already on the 40 and we just need an arm to fill a spot” callup earlier. He wasn’t used and Moscasco was already here too.
At least, that’s how I remember it. I could be wrong though…
by elvis1isking on Aug 18, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Dude was killing it in OKC
1.0 WHIP, 11.7 K/9, one homer in 38 innings, had a negative FIP there for a while.
Then he kinda Madrigals it once he gets up here. I don’t get 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 like that term:
“Madrigals it.” Sums it up perfectly.
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Yup
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Those two dudes
Either need to not hang out at all, to keep from rubbing off on each other, or hang out all the time and figure out why they both own AAA and then suck monstrously up here.
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 doesn't, Strop >>> Madrigal.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
You're getting too scientific.
It’s a generalization about their stuff when they are in the majors.
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
his delivery
I think he struggles with his release point. He’s got a live arm for sure, and hasn’t really pitched professionally for all that long.
I like Strop, but I think ultimately he becomes a throw in used to complete a deal.
by elvis1isking on Aug 18, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Killing it in OKC..
Where have we heard that before?
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
I remember people saying it about Chris Dav... oh, wait, I see what you did there!
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?
When is Joeactor's next fanpost going up?
by michael bluth on Aug 18, 2010 10:31 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
He must be auditioning
for Cowlishaw’s job with his hard hitting fanposts.
"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
Damn
You guys are harsh. I feel at home.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
Funny thing about Joeactor's fanpost before the Lee-Price game
Is that the one thing he did to contrast Lee and Price ended up manifesting itself in the game. Price was dominant but had to leave early because of a high pitch count. Lee was less dominant but able to stay in the game because of his efficiency. Credit where credit is due, I suppose.
Eh I don't know...
….until late in the game, Lee was looking like he had ~4-5 hitter, CG type stuff.
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
yep
until the defense failed him, Lee was cruising.
by elvis1isking on Aug 18, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'd say he was looking pretty dominant.
In fact, I think it was Buster Olney who tweeted something like, “Don’t be surprised if Lee throws a perfect game tonight, he looks great…”
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
So....anyone know anything about Round Rock's PxP announcer, Mike Capps?
Now that Larry Miller (old Prez of RR) has been hired I’m betting he brings Mike Capps up here to replace Barnett.
In fact, I would bet on it.
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:34 AM CDT reply actions
grey laserbeam in my post!!!!
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
*JAY MILLER
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
I keep looking at this
waiting for it to tell me 10% complete, 20% complete…
by elvis1isking on Aug 18, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
what is that grey thing in my post?
is it jacking stuff up? I didn’t put anything in there.
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
looks like the block quote feature to me
or maybe you were just trying to graphically represent what goes through Arias’ mind on a daily basis?
by elvis1isking on Aug 18, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thought it was causing something to load slow bc of your comment....but in essence, you were just making fun of me :(
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
not making fun of you
enjoying the oops with you. I try not to make fun of anyone, not even bigsteve. Well, anyone except Arias maybe…
by elvis1isking on Aug 18, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
I know, just messin'
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
block quote fail
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Lol, winner
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
From the S-T pre-game notes blog post:
Brandon Boggs, indeed, was almost asked to pitch the ninth inning Tuesday night, but manager Ron Washington decided to squeeze an inning out of Darren O’Day. Washington, who is opposed to using position players as pitchers, said that he told Boggs just to put the ball over the plate no matter how many runs the Rays scored. The outfielder threw a couple warmup pitches before Washington and pitching coach Mike Maddux went to O’Day.
Read more: http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.com/foul_territory/2010/08/some-pregame-notes-from-the-rangers-clubhouse.html#ixzz0wyJrBgBM
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
Shit
Just let Maddux pitch
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
HE WOULD REQUIRE A 40 MAN ROSTER MOVE!!!
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I dare someone to tell Nolan he can't pitch in a game
Dare ’em
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
In a suit and tie
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?
for some inexplicable reason we watched Caligula last night
wow. massive amounts of T&A, but epic failure of a movie. except it showed me that Peter O’Toole will always be old, no matter how far back in cinema you go, and that a young Malcolm McDowell looks like Sting and Mark Hamill had a love child.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 18, 2010 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Wow...
That’s awesome. Darren O’Day is now barely ahead position players in mop up duty in the pen.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 18, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah...
the usage of O’Day continues to baffle me.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
The ball would bounce 3 times
before it got to the plate.
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
by DJCahill on Aug 18, 2010 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
As did I
As did I xD
Me: But if we move to some state where our views are in the majority, I won't have anything to rant against all day long! What will fuel my rage??
Girlfriend: Well...you'll still have the Yankees.
by WildcatPhoenix on Aug 18, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Because Darren O'Day...
is apparently now just a small step above Brandon Boggs on the bullpen depth chart.
It goes ANYONE, Darren O’Day, Brandon Boggs, now.
Darren O’Day’s usage continues to be really annoying.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 18, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Or at least someone...
who hasn’t had serious shoulder issues the last couple of years like Boggs.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Arias?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 18, 2010 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
x
Washington, who is opposed to using position players as pitchers
i would assume that 100% of managers in MLB are opposed to using position players as pitchers…but thats just me.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Some things....like the possibility of Boggs pitching...need
to be kept in-house by the Old School Brutha.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 18, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
He was warming up in the bullpen, yes?
Kinda hard to keep it in the house when it’s on TV.
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?
Not sure if you mean he shouldn't talk about it to the press or he shouldn't think it at all
but people saw Boggs warming up during the game yesterday.
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
But if he was pitching the 9th
we would have scored at least 9 in the top of the 9th…obviously we’re trying to get Boggs in as closer so Feliz can be in the rotation next year
by fightingengineer on Aug 18, 2010 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
why not Moreland?
I guess it’s safer to use a guy they don’t really want on the roster long-term
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 18, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Nothing washes the taste of a blowout loss
out of your mouth like an early day game W, featuring a gem by Dutch. Too much wishful thinking? Maybe.
my better is better than your better.
by rangerjake on Aug 18, 2010 10:37 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah,
this is still the Angrydome.
"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 started trying to drink myself into oblivion
in the 9th last night to try and wipe the memory of that game out of my head. I woke up dehydrated and even more pissed. Still pissed.
Meh.
It's annoying that there's a game in like 80 minutes...
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 18, 2010 10:38 AM CDT reply actions
I am so lost at night when there's either no game or they played in the afternoon.
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Plus...
it’s freaking 8:45 here. I shouldn’t be preparing mentally for a Rangers game right now.
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 18, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
jeez
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Looking at the lineup...
Mental preparation may not be too consuming today.
"If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow."
You guys keep talking about this lineup...
but no one is posting it. How are we supposed to yell and complain as a group if no one is willing to share?
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 18, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Commence bitching:
Julio Borbon, cf; Andres Blanco, ss; Josh Hamilton, dh; Vladimir Guerrero, dh; David Murphy, lf; Jorge Cantu, 3b; Mitch Moreland, 1b; Taylor Teagarden, c; Joaquin Arias, 2b
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Pretty much what you are saying
when you put Vlad out there.
"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
After watching Vlad play yesterday
Its better if Borbon doesn’t even think anyone else will get to a ball there
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
Borbon has one discernible skill ...getting to the ball...and
he didn’t make the catch last night and his throw to home plate was laughable.
That play not being made (it could have been caught / not necessarily should have been caught) took the score to 5-0 and was the nail in the coffin.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 18, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Yep
He’s a horrible Sack of Shit. I heard that in his free time, he liked dealing smack to orphans. Someone should put an end to this madness.
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
Borbon can't throw and his OPS post AS Break is below .500.
He’s sucked all year except for one month of the season (which also happened to be the weakest part of the schedule) and has no business being on this team in the Year of It’s Time muchless being the lead-off hitter against a team like Tampa.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 18, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
I feel like I've heard this somewhere before
Is there anyone who isn’t a starter that you don’t hate?
Me: But if we move to some state where our views are in the majority, I won't have anything to rant against all day long! What will fuel my rage??
Girlfriend: Well...you'll still have the Yankees.
by WildcatPhoenix on Aug 18, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
FOTF!
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
oops who ISNT a starter
my bad
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
He hates anyone JD has acquired
Unless:
-they are playing so well that even he can’t hate on them. In which case, he moves on and goes to a different player (see Cruz, Nelson. Andrus, Elvis, etc.)
-they are players that he has championed at one time because he thought JD wouldn’t give them a chance. .In which case, he moves on and goes to a different player regardless of how this player has done (see Ramirez, Max)
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
2 DH's
I’d believe it from Wash.
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?
NEVER understimate the gutfather
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Lol, I just noticed that typo
All I did was copy/paste, promise!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
2 DH's, awesome
Just another guy who changed his SBN name for (relative) anonymity.
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Aug 18, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah and I didn't DVR it
so I can’t play it later and pretend it didn’t happen during the work day
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 18, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I hate the day when they trim the bushes right outside my windows
How are all these lawn jockeys not deaf?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Heh, I wish
Ground floor with an ~4 foot buffer of bushes/trees/plants in front of my windows.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
You too?
The lawn crew will spend a good hour on Saturdays outside my front door. Really annoying when I’m trying to watch TV…
Mine is always weekdays
So even worse, I am trying to work.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I could watch bushes being trimmed all day long
HEY OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
unless she's got shaky hands
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 18, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
at least you've never walked out of your 2nd story condo to see a Mexican working underneath the balcony
and then the entire balcony starts to collapse underneath you…only to find out they started construction on the supporting piers/beams without telling you. I could’ve killed that poor guy and myself, and really should’ve sued.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 18, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Wow, you should have sued
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
D.Lee may be going to the Braves
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:45 AM CDT reply actions
What's Posnaski's issue with Hamilton?
JPosnanski
Don’t get me started on Hamilton. Please. RT @zqxjk AL MVP. Cano was sure thing. Then Cabrera a lock. Now Hamilton virtual guarantee.
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:48 AM CDT reply actions
i promise I can spell
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
uhho
i guess hes saying that hamilton is no lock?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
FuturePants is on the case....
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
like he was for aTm vs texas?
facepalm
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Facepalm yourself, fuck face!
Boom. Gotcha.
by FuturePants on Aug 18, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
from other thread
JPosnanski: No issue. Terrific guy having terrific season. But … no, don’t get me started. RT @gspence1 What’s your issue with Hamilton?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Aug 18, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah, I saw that....weird
"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 Aug 18, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
you take that back!
you take that back right now!!
by elvis1isking on Aug 18, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe he means don't get me started
On how shitty/political/popularity contest the MVP voting is.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
In the past I'd think it was something like "MVPs shouldn't come from terrible teams,"
but the Rangers aren’t terrible now and that doesn’t really sound like him at all anyway.
Saying 'Don't get me started' = Now we need to get you started.
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?
When people say that it means...
“I haven’t finished looking through the thesaurus for the word I want to use yet.”
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 18, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Perfectly cromulent expression, then
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?
by Keynes on Aug 18, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
for win.
Me: But if we move to some state where our views are in the majority, I won't have anything to rant against all day long! What will fuel my rage??
Girlfriend: Well...you'll still have the Yankees.
by WildcatPhoenix on Aug 18, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
OBTW, LAAA is 8 games back, and OAK is 9
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Thank God for the big leads
so we can sit a lot of guys through most of August.
"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
x
Namesake Disease May Not Have Killed Lou Gehrig
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
That'd be odd...
if Lou Gehrig didn’t actually die from Lou Gehrig’s disease.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I view Arias as the "Not Me" character
in the old Family Circus cartoon.
Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Freude!
First thing I thought of
was the Simpsons where Bart gets a stage career based on the line, “I didn’t do it.”
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Aug 18, 2010 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I blame Khalil Greene for all UTIL issues
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Aug 18, 2010 11:49 AM CDT reply actions
Mr. White is a fine utility infielder.
It’s the strange obsession with Arias on the 25 that is screwed up.
LuJack
HT, Lucas…
I don’t get the quote from his dad. Or whether calling him aloof was sarcasm.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Aug 18, 2010 12:40 PM CDT reply actions
Rangers healthy
I cant even watch if Young and Cruz arent in the game.
Check out bettor believeit.com. I am up over $3000 listening to Baron Capper
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