Saturday a.m. Rangers stuff
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2010 11:07 AM CDT
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PrintThe BP Playoff Odds Report has the Rangers as having a 98.05% chance of winning the A.L. West right now.
Jeff Wilson says that the Rangers haven't played as many games this season as well as they did yesterday, with solid hitting, pitching, and defense leading to the 7-3 win.
T.R. Sullivan's game story says that, while the Rangers aren't going to get Manny Ramirez, they do have David Murphy and Julio Borbon, who contributed significantly to last night's win.
Evan Grant says that, while the race isn't "officially" over, and the Rangers haven't officially clinched, for all intents and purposes, the A.L. West race is over...the Rangers are going to win.
The bad news from yesterday is that Frank Francisco had to be removed with an injury. Frankie is supposed to have an MRI on his rib cage, and while he may not go on the disabled list, since rosters expand on Wednesday anyway, he may be limited the rest of the way.
That would likely mean that Alexi Ogando would fill in for Frankie as the 8th inning guy, and Tanner Scheppers could potentially get brought up to audition for the 7th inning role. I thought that Scheppers would surely be up by now, and would likely be on the playoff roster, but we've yet to see him...he's seemed to be running out of gas late in the season, so the Rangers may decide not to use a 40 man roster spot on him and instead let him stay in the minors all year, and take a look at him in 2011.
Jeff Wilson's notes from yesterday include discussion of the Rangers putting in a waiver claim on Manny Ramirez, a move that could have put new ownership on the hook for $4 million, along with Ian Kinsler going out on a rehab assignment and the possibility of extra rest for Cliff Lee after his Tuesday start.
Anthony Andro writes that, while the Rangers still have to decide where to slot Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz in the lineup when both return, one thing that is a given is that they won't be hitting third, which is Josh Hamilton's spot.
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If Scheppers does come up on September 1
what LSB posters are closest to that date in the pool?
Go Rice Owls!
Early September contenders
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/5/1115449/the-tanner-scheppers-challenge
GhettoBear – 9/1
Michael Cave – 9/2
Haifax – 9/3
JBIMAKNEE – 9/4
iblum called 9/5/2012(!)
bigsteve 9/9
rothe 9/10
A couple of posters double posted some of the above dates…
Go Rice Owls!
I was hoping to see a Scheppers debut this September.
But maybe it is for the best to leave him in the minors.
Looking at the 40-man for candidates ...
Beltre might provide some decent bullpen IP
Zach Phillips could use a little big league taste maybe
Would you want Chris Davis hanging around the clubhouse in Sept?
Why?
Im more and more leaning toward just wait till next spring and let he and Moreland fight for the starting spot in ST
there is an extra bench spot up for grabs in the playoffs
AJM thinks Taveras should get it. I think it depends on who Ron intends to start in the OF. If Murphy starts, Borbon is a PR/defensive replacement. The bench then needs a LH power bat.
No, he really doesn't.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 28, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
He has had
plenty of opportunities.
"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
Don't confuse me saying he
needs an opportunity to be a bench bat with him starting in the playoffs. Does the org. have another LH power hitter that could fill that role?
The org doesn't have one at all if...
Chris Davis keeps leaving his bat in Oklahoma City…
"I said I got this guy out a couple of times already, I get him out historically and I really need to work on my neck tan," -- CJ Wilson getting pulled with 2 out in the 8th.
He should be up in September
to get experience and what not. He’d have to do something really special to justify carrying him in October
Go Rice Owls!
he's gotten plenty of experience
let him grown in the minor league for the rest of this season. then start next year in AAA. After he gets going to start the year, maybe you give him another shot, but he’s gotten his fair share and I think he has one shot left with us.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
The minor league season will be over in plenty of time for him to spend a good part of September in the bigs
THE RANGERS ARE FULL OF UNBELIEVEABLE SUCK GIVE UP NOW IT DOES NOT MATTER GOOD BYE.
"It has been said that baseball is to the United States what revolutions are to Latin America, a safety valve for letting off steam. I think baseball is more serious than any Latin American revolution. But, then, I am a serious fan." -- George F. Will
Phillips is my choice even though I admittedly know little about him.
I am in the mindset that Beltre and Davis should finish the season at OKC and probably start the 2011 season at OKC. I think Moreland deserves his shot without having to look over his shoulder at Davis. It would be nice though to give Davis some playing time that doesn’t have a whole lot of pressure. But I am not sure if it should come at the expense of Moreland’s playing time.
Davis now plays 3rd, 1st, and corner outfield....
that sounds like something we could use down the stretch, and his 1st play is superb.
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 28, 2010 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
give me blanco or guzman at 3B
Davis is not a COF
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I haven't heard how he did when they played him there a couple of weeks ago.
Did he suck?
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
I think
we are going to regret not signing Brad Hawpe if we could have. I don’t think he would have been an ultimate game changer for us, but if he gets back on track he will be hell to play against in the playoffs.
Why would he have signed here?
There’s no playing time for him.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 28, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Underrated, shroom.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 28, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't have minded him
just as a bench bat in the playoffs – he’d be better than sending Blanco up to pinch hit for Borbon in the 9th of a game, down by 1, two outs and a guy on 2nd
Go Rice Owls!
Except if Borbon is in the game...
…then Murphy is on the bench. And either Cantu or Moreland.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
well his career OPS against LHP
is just a little below Cantu’s and there would be some AB’s for him and if he had any success I would rather have him on my playoff roster WillyT
by blueballlefty on Aug 28, 2010 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
He's spent his entire career hitting in Colorado
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
which is how
much different than hitting in Arlington for a left hander and how does that change the fact that he hits LH pretty well
by blueballlefty on Aug 28, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Colorado is more hitter friendly
Hawpe just isn’t that good. There’s no reason to have him on the roster. He’s a waste of time.
And there’s especially no reason to bring him here, as a lefthanded hitter, so you can have him pinch hit against lefties in the playoffs. That makes no sense.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think I ever
suggested pinch hitting him against lefties, but you could start him at 1st against a LH pitcher. more than anything I just didn’t want the team we will end up playing in the first round getting a bat that had an OPS+ of 128 as recently as last season
by blueballlefty on Aug 28, 2010 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions
you're wasting your time
Hawpe exactly fits the profile of a player Adam hates. A bat guy with strong platoon splits who is getting over the hill coming off a down year. He’ll almost never advocate someone like him.
Add in the fact that he doesn’t address the one actual weakness of this club – a right handed bench bat – you’ll never convince him.
Go Rice Owls!
yeah I get it
so he is really just a better version of Cantu from the left side, but I know that
by blueballlefty on Aug 28, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Given those points
Why would ANYONE be convinced we needed him???
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
I don't know why anyone would be convinced we need Hawpe
I just think it helps to have bullets in the chamber, even if they’re about the same quality as Murphy.
To be fair to Hawpe though, he isn’t as bad as Adam says (the Borbon is more likely to hit 2-3 homer comment is amusing). Guys with platoon splits can be useful, bats often age okay, and down years are sometimes just down years.
Go Rice Owls!
his home/road splits aren't bad for his career
home: 286 /.378 /.513 /.891 60 HR 355 SO
away: .274 /.369 /.471 /.840 58 HR 356 SO
but he’s completely fallen off in that department in 2010
home: .290/.373 /.559 /.931 6 HR, 37 ks
away: .211 /.305 / .272 /.577 1 HR, 31k
"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
Meh on Hawpe.
The post-season OF is Murphy, Josh and Cruz.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 28, 2010 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
barring injury - yes
and Borbon can replace for defensive purposes
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I doubt it.
I suspect Hurdle has a reasonable guess on Hawpe’s situation
"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 don't I just think they
thought they didn’t need him, which they probably don’t, I’ll just really hate it if he drops 2 or 3 bombs against us in the ALDS
by blueballlefty on Aug 28, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
That's about as likely...
…as Julio Borbon hitting 2 or 3 bombs for us in the ALDS.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2010 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
We break out the party hats
when Judy can clear the infield.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 28, 2010 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
watch Andrus hit 2 bombs in the ALDS
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I'd be very surprised
if Hurdle doesn’t still have some contacts in the Rockies organization.
"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
Brad Hawpe
Is never really “hell” to play against, whether in the playoffs or any other time of year.
At this point...
with Scheppers I think I’d leave him down and save the spot on the 40. Bring up Strop and let him have an extended shot in the ‘pen. The Rangers still have Oliver, O’Day, and Ogando that they can use in the 7th and 8th innings.
And I like the Rangers chances in the playoffs with a lineup of Andrus, MY, Hamilton, Vlad, Cruz, and Kinsler. That looks so much better than what we have seen recently.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I'd bat Kinsler leadoff and Andrus ninth
The way Ian has gotten on base, I’d definitely want him in front of Hambone.
It's fun to do bad things.
Why have Tiny E ninth?
How about…
Kinsler
Face
MVP
Impaler
Murphy (observing left, right, left, right)
Cruz
Moreland
Tiny E
Treanor/Fruit Loops/Fat Fuck
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 28, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
With this lead
I want a Josh in LF and Borbon in CF at least 4 times a week. No need for extra risk right now.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Aug 28, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I like Elvis coming up before Kinsler
rather than one of the auto-outs, I’d put them 8th.
It's fun to do bad things.
Teagarden.
BP said he was going to be “Mickey Tettleton with defensive chops” (he has 16 bombs in 350 plate appearances or so in The Show) and I ran with it because I find “Tea-bag” disgusting.
Yes, a very big stretch because the original FL was one of my all-time favorite (albeit a short-timer) Rangers.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Aug 28, 2010 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Just give up with the Fruit Loops nickname
It is dumb, and every time you use it, you end up having to explain it.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2010 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
That, and Teag has about 100 points of career OBP to make up before that comparison is anything but silly
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?
Tiny E ninth so he can turn the lineup over.
But I agree Kinsler should be hitting leadoff is Hamilton is going to stay in the 3rd spot.
A healthy Ian
changes this entire team. He’s been hurt so much this year I’ve come to kind of accept replacement level play out of the second base position. Fangraphs has Blanco at 0.0 WAR for 2010, and Arias’ -.2 with a -1,9 FLD puts it below replacement level play (thank-you-very-much-Ron-Washington, but I digress…) Kinsler had amassed 2.2 WAR in just 76 games.This team is talented enough to have found many other ways to win this division without Kinsler for a sizable portion of this season.
But to get Ian’s OBP back at the top of the lineup and of course his defense back at second is just going to be huge for this team. And hopefully his ankle will be fully healthy and we’ll see a return of some of his power as well… I guess a boy can dream.
"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
Blanco's catch
I don’t think he actually caught it. He reached down with his right hand very quickly to pick it up after he fell over the wall.
by LoneStarBallUser on Aug 28, 2010 11:17 AM CDT reply actions
Is so tired of Strasburg talk
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Nice to see that Jesus was at the game last night...wearing red to boot!
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
New contender for Epic Beard Man
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
The Rangers are the main focus on "This Week in Baseball" today
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
I'm ready and excited about LSB Suite Night tonight!!
I’m not expecting a win with Harden on the mound…….so let’s hope the LSB shenanigans can keep us distracted.
GO RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
our year??
I'm headed out to a fantasy draft now, see y'all hoes out 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 28, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
So who will be drinking the most?
I won’t know anyone, so I’m gonna say me.
by clintone on Aug 28, 2010 12:21 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
just make sure you've got a driver for the trip home
unless Chuck G breaks out the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” sleeping bags and lets you guys crash on the outfield grass. If that happens, by the way, I will vomit anger for not going…..
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
So do any of you LSB city guys know each other personally?
If not, I can foresee a bunch of awkward silence even if you all do have a similar interest in the Rangers.
I'm for it.
"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
Adam, what do you think of Durrett reporting that Wash is going to have Cora start the next few games?
It looks like they are always trying to find a replacement for Blanco. It seems like he’s played about as well as you could hope for and more for a replacement player.
I didn't see that
Regardless, Cora is a free agent after the season. I don’t think him starting a few games impacts the fact that they will bring Blanco back at the league minimum next year.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 28, 2010 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I meant for the rest of this season than for next.
They already tried Guzman and that didn’t work. I’d like to see them ride out Blanco for the rest of the season and playoffs as the UIF. But I guess if Cora is an upgrade, you have to evaluate him.
Damn, I can’t find that link.
Never mind.
It says Cora will play 2B today and tomorrow, while Blanco will play SS tomorrow.
Most def
I’m a Blanco Believer now
Pete Campbell: A man like you I'd follow into combat blindfolded, and I wouldn't be the first. Am I right, buddy?
Don Draper: Let's take it a little slower. I don't want to wake up pregnant.
by DonDrapersOPS on Aug 28, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
He's a fairly fungible commodity
there are lots of blancos out there. If not him, we can probably get someone like 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
He has the sixth tool
Interview pie in the face stealthability
by robert_d_wilfong on Aug 28, 2010 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Yep
no reason not to bring him back.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 28, 2010 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
Looks like there’s another pre-arbitration year with him. He gives you good MI defense and it looks like he can be a capable fill-in for Kinsler when he inevitably goes on the DL next season.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
I thought about looking at
his contract status but was too lazy to do so. :)
I guess the only downside to Blanco is that he doesn’t have any options to use.
If he's bad, you just DFA him
and take your chances that you can send him down if keeping him is that big of a priority.
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
And now for something completely different.....
Cincinnati Reds prospect Aroldis Chapman threw a pitch recorded at 105 mph on Friday night.
...Holy hell, how much wind we talkin?
Either way, that kid is gonna be insane.
Starter or Relief? What ya’ll think?
"Now batting, number 32, Clutch Clutchilton."
It's a Feliz situation
he’s got an ungodly fastball and one breaking pitch with good potential, but the slider’s inconsistent and he’d likely have major control issues as a starter. They’ll keep him in relief for a year or two because he’s ready NOW to contribute there in a big way. But they’ll try very, very hard to refine his other stuff so he can start.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 28, 2010 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I keep forgetting the Reds are contenders this year.
He’ll be up in september, and I bet he can be their set up guy to coco for the playoffs. He’s that damn good.
I like the Reds. The Rockies are my team in the NL, but something about the Reds just reminds me so much of the Rangers.
"Now batting, number 32, Clutch Clutchilton."
Joel Zumaya's crying right now
The dude destroyed his arm to set velocity records. Then some Cuban lefty comes in here and prepares to take his crown? Life is unjust.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 28, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Did Rally Tumnus find himself some new Rangers diggs?
Or is that Dirk in heavy disguise?
"Biggest mistake in DFW history?" - Bigger mistake in LSB history.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
Sweet
Pete Campbell: A man like you I'd follow into combat blindfolded, and I wouldn't be the first. Am I right, buddy?
Don Draper: Let's take it a little slower. I don't want to wake up pregnant.
by DonDrapersOPS on Aug 28, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't get to watch the games
the last two nights. Did Chuck’s " Rally Manits" make an appearance?
handful of appearances over the two
last nights game featured the Mantis eating the Oakland logo
by deityofElvis on Aug 28, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep, bottom 4 and end o' game...it was Mantis devouring A's logo & going antlers on their asses
Pete Campbell: A man like you I'd follow into combat blindfolded, and I wouldn't be the first. Am I right, buddy?
Don Draper: Let's take it a little slower. I don't want to wake up pregnant.
by DonDrapersOPS on Aug 28, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
The specific Chuck "Rally Mantis" - no, it did not
Pete Campbell: A man like you I'd follow into combat blindfolded, and I wouldn't be the first. Am I right, buddy?
Don Draper: Let's take it a little slower. I don't want to wake up pregnant.
by DonDrapersOPS on Aug 28, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I was noticing that
He might be in witness protection
I think he shaved his.
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 heard it grows back full by 4 pm.
by dolphinpuncher on Aug 28, 2010 12:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Tivo-ing the game tonight in hopes to catch some LSB suite shenanigans
Somebody bring a mantis so we’ll know if you make it on.
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Aug 28, 2010 12:25 PM CDT reply actions
"in hopes of catching"
Stupid grammar is stupid.
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Aug 28, 2010 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I expect tomfoolery as well.
by dolphinpuncher on Aug 28, 2010 12:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I expect lots of gayness
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 28, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Line up when everyone is back.
Elvis
Young
Hamilton
Vlad
Kinsler
Cruz
Moreland
Catcher
Murphy
The only reason I put Murphy there is he can maybe set the table, if Borbon isn’t playing. That is a tough 1-6.
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
The only advantage is the lefties are spilt up.
These next two games will say how well we will do against them, too bad we aren’t at full strength.
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 think it is more likely
that Murphy hits behind Kinsler and everyone else move down. But would he bat Molina 9th?
No.
Wash likes have speed at top and bottom. I tend to agree it helps. Molina batting 9th could be a serious problem.
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
For me
Kins
Walking Error
Clutchilton
Vlad
Cruz
Murphy
MOARLAND LAWL
Treanor/Teagarden/Molina
Andrus
I don’t know why it is, but I just love having speed guys front and back.
Yes, Kinsler is a speed guy to me. Well, more all around skill. But I digress.
"Now batting, number 32, Clutch Clutchilton."
They aren't moving Vlad with the recent hot streak and Hamilton is not hitting lower than 3rd 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
Understood
I just want kins in the top half, worked quite well earlier this year…too many top of the lineup bats on this team when healthy
Mine...
Kins
PADMY
Hamilton
Cruz
Vlad
Moreland
Elvis
Catcher
Borbon
Would be different if Hamilton is in CF and Murphy in LF.
"No nuts, no glory"
I don't think they drop Vlad, he's been 4th all year.
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
If it's me.
Elvis
Kinsler
Hamilton
Vlad
Cruz
Young
Moreland
Catcher
Murphy
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 28, 2010 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Dear Mantis, I humbly thank you for your abundant grace. Amen
by dolphinpuncher on Aug 28, 2010 12:35 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
This actually appears to be from the movie "The Deadly Mantis"
Check out the trailer
“RELEASED FROM ICY BONDAGE…” this is great, I gotta find this movie
"In all the kingdom of the living, there's no more deadly of voracious creature
than the Praying Mantis" – William Hopper, The Deadly Mantis, 1957
Moths and Minnesota Twins both agree with that statement
"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
Icy bondage
Is the teaser line for THE DIRKATRON 2: RETURN TO ANTARCTICA
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan
by Conjunction on Aug 28, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm starting to miss his sociopathic ass.
"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
theDirkatron
hasn’t posted in over 2 weeks – somebody email him and tell him we’re sorry and to come back – I hope it wasn’t my “popped collar” comment – sigh – tear
You think Chris Hansen got him?
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
by Texas Jihad on Aug 28, 2010 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
he's too busy kicking some of our asses in fantasy baseball
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
At Southern Brewer's Festival. Pretty pumped.
by dolphinpuncher on Aug 28, 2010 1:35 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
30 vendors here...everyone from Abita to Yazoo.
by dolphinpuncher on Aug 28, 2010 2:12 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Cool, have fun
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Thanks. I am. Impressive cleavage and beer selections today.
Lots of potential rally boobies candidates
by dolphinpuncher on Aug 28, 2010 2:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Man
I just noticed that guy on the right has a pretty good beard going. Impressive. Had to cut mine off.
Partially helpful?
http://mlb.mlb.com/multimedia/tp_archive.jsp?c_id=tex
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Or here
http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/video/index.jsp?c_id=tex&tcid=mm_tex_vid
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Suite
Ey is there any mo space…?
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Aug 28, 2010 2:37 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Section 339 is the organizer
You can ask him, but I don’t think so.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
No, it's been full for over a week.
I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Aug 28, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
My new one
"There's really no way of knowing... Sometimes when I see their big eyes looking up from my lap I think, that's definitely a homeless guy in a fur coat." Betty White on SNL
by Pocket Ninja on Aug 28, 2010 2:47 PM CDT reply actions 7 recs
...Well folks, it's official- The mantis has motherfucking lasers.
"Now batting, number 32, Clutch Clutchilton."
Intergalactic Praying Mantis
If you want to battle you’re in denial
Coming from Uranus to check my style
Go ahead put my rhymes on trial
Cast you off into exile
We all probably thought Scheppers would make the playoff list a few months ago.
But from Lucas’ reports, it looks like he’s struggling on his command. I think with the surprising effectiveness of Kirkman in the bullpen so far, it kind of negates Scheppers’ recent ineffectiveness. If Scheppers doesn’t show any improvement, they should just leave him in AAA and choose from Beltre, Strop, Phillips, et al.
Have fun on Suite night. I'm insanely jealous.
If I was local I would definitely be there. Take some pics and post as a fanshot! Hopefully we see Good Harden tonight.
Reed Johnson?
It’s probably for the best that they didn’t submit the winning claim as seeing Ramirez or Vladimir Guerrero in the outfield would have caused some problems. Right now they should be fine offensively with Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler, two big right-handed bats, coming off of the DL soon. However, they had been interested in obtaining a fourth outfielder such as Reed Johnson.
He would be an improvement over Boggs and a decent bench bat in the playoffs.
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