Friday a.m. Rangers things
by Adam J. Morris on Sep 24, 2010 9:26 AM CDT
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PrintWell, that was a bang-up way to start off what we are hoping is the division-clinching series against the A's. The Rangers were one-hit by Dallas Braden and Brad Ziegler, and fell, 5-0. They've scored 7 runs in their last 5 games.
Anthony Andro's game story talks about the offensive slump that has resulted in the Rangers' magic number descending much more slowly than had been hoped.
T.R. Sullivan's game story has quotes from Michael Young, whom he said "snapped" responses about not wanting to waste his time thinking about the Rangers slump and the Rangers just needing to hit better.
Evan Grant says that the Rangers' first base situation is still unsettled with the playoffs less than two weeks away. Grant suggests that Chris Davis could end up displacing the slumping Mitch Moreland or the awful-since-being-acquired Jorge Cantu as one of the team's post-season first base options.
Darren O'Day is available again after being sidelined by back problems that, he says, were caused by his side-arming delivery.
Sullivan has an update on Josh Hamilton's status, and talks about Taylor Teagarden getting the start yesterday, only his second since being called up in the September roster expansion.
Jeff Wilson writes that Neftali Feliz has had a special rookie season as the Rangers' closer.
Sullivan has a piece on the top 10 series in Rangers history.
Gil Lebreton has a column on the Rangers' slow march towards clinching the division.
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I haven't thought of the name "Ken Hill" in a long time.
I loved that guy…
"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
Game 2 starter in '96
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Baseball North on Sep 24, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Rec!
"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 Sep 24, 2010 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions
You watch your ass...
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
I understand small sample sizes and all
But
Moreland 660 OPS in Sept (775 in August)
Treanor 486 OPS in Sept (267 in August) in 15 AB’s
Cantu 464 OPS in Sept (537 in August)
Molina 385 OPS in Sept (600 in August)
The Rangers might as well at least give Teagarden and Davis a few extra games to check them out. No chance Cantu makes this team.
You can add
Young 558 OPS in Sept (676 in Aug)
Team would be better with Blanco at 3B.
"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
If you're going to say that about Young
Don’t you have to say it about Elvis too? Either way I don’t want Blanco starting in the playoffs.
my better is better than your better.
by rangerjake on Sep 24, 2010 1:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Exactly, but Tiny E sits next to JD under the LSB Umbrella of Protection.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
hmmmm.....
guys LSB likes: Daniels, Elvis, Davis, Hamilton, Cruz, Schmidt, Kinsler.
Guys Wales likes: Randy Galloway, Ryan, Young, Dallas Braden, A-Rod, Hicks (j/k), Satan (the hockey player), anyone on the New Jersey Devils, and lastly, but most importantly, Himself. oh, and Jeter.
The guy everyone Hates: Washington.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
Is no one going to point out the obvious distinctions?
B/w Elvis (a defensive wiz, at a position with low offensive expectation) v. MY (a statue at 3b)
Actually
if you believe the defensive stats, Elvis is roughly replacement level defensively.
Personally, I think the defensive stats are still not real accurate, and may not be anymore accurate than the eyeball test yet.
"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'm not a huge fan, but I think they have value
Elvis hasn’t made the spectacular plays this year that he made last year, which might account for his league average UZR, but I think it’s safe to say his range hasn’t decreased, and he’s still one of the better SS’s in the league.
That should be
average instead of replacement level.
"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
an average SS has a lot more value
than a terrible 3B defensively. Both need to play better.
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
Murphy should start getting some playing time at 1b
If we can get Hamilton back for the playoffs, I think I’d rather see Borbon in CF than Moreland/Davis/Cantu at 1b.
Ugh...
Is this gong to be the new annoying meme?
It has been discussed and supposed Murphy was absolutely terrible at 1B when the rangers tried this
Josey Wales is stupid
Except
David Murphy has never, ever, ever played a MLB game at 1B, so I’m not sure the Rangers ever tried this.
"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
They supposedly worked him out there, no?
And the reports were not good.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
He "took some reps" at first base in spring training.
Whatever that means, but I’m guessing it was instructive and not in game situations.
by FuturePants on Sep 24, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
And the fact that we've never heard about it again suggests that it did not go well.
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.
x
Just the fact that it appears he never played any innings at 1B…in spring training….is an indication that he was terrible.
by FuturePants on Sep 24, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
You'd think for $16 million
you could at least be nice to reporters when you are one of the big boat anchors dragging this team down.
"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
Eh let him off the hook
He’s clearly frustrated. I, for one, am happy he’s frustrated. He and the rest of the team should be. They are not playing well and the team is getting close to playoff time. $16MM or $1MM, I don’t care.
meh
when you’re talking to incompetent ones it’s excusable.
"what I have learned in 11 years in the sports business is that the dumbest guys in the room are always the media guys." - mark cuban
The point he's making is that it is generally considered acceptable
Not just by the readership but also by their bosses and review panels.
Quiet Professional Grit McHuslteSauce ain't cheap man...
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Murph gets by on his 400K
and his QPGMcHS rating is almost at Facey Face’s level.
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?
There must be some sort of non-linear correlation at the top.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Craig Calcaterra says it best. Preach on!
Likewise, I know of no other field besides sports writing where ignoring relevant data, scoffing disdainfully at advancements in analysis and belittling those who seek to broaden knowledge and understanding of the subject at hand is thought of as a positive thing.
Well, that's also one of organized religion's things, actually.
If you count organized religion as a field.
I don’t always have sex with men…but when I do, I prefer Josh Hamilton. - AJM
by LSJ on Sep 24, 2010 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Offsides on LSJ.
Take that shit somewhere else.
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.
Ummmm....
I dont want to get into it….but
the world is flat….sun revolves around the earth
say otherwise and the church will kill you…yeah, its valid, even if you count yourself as a religious person
Josey Wales is stupid
Yeah, I wasn't trying to start anything
That’s just kind of a fact.
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
Meh.
All of those things were religion getting involved in and trying to be the authority on something they should distinctly not.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
good example
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
No, I'm not speaking as a champion of organized religion or as someone who wants to stifle conversation on the issue in its entirety
I think it would be a fascinating debate…
For another board.
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.
LoL
they need some comments and commentors.
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
Ok, I agree
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
Hey t ball. Thanks for the heads up on the Rolling Stone circus thing.
We actually talked about it in our music class! That was the first time I heard audio from the event, though. Props.
Fuck Arias
by hornedfrogs45 on Sep 24, 2010 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I still haven't seen the entire thing
pretty fun.
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
I have the audio of it.
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
You are correct, sir. (Ed McMahon)
"Borbon in CF gives us a much better fielding outfield in both CF and LF. It keeps Josh out of CF, which alone would make it better for Borbon to be out there."-- DD Aug. 2
by diamond_dave on Sep 24, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't think so.
I think organized religion’s problem comes from making statements on issues they shouldn’t address.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
But that seems to be more an issue of self-preservation and poor morals than ignoring advances in analysis.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
This is a good point and an important distinction
Does the obtuseness have its roots in greed, self-preservation or some other motivation or is it inexplicable like it is in baseball?
When I listen to ESPN Radio I get goosebumps and shivers because of the fear defendants caused me.
For baseball, I can only assume...
..that it’s some combination of laziness and self-preservation.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait...
…isn’t this a pretty good description of (part of) what happened in the sub-prime mortgage crisis?
When I listen to ESPN Radio I get goosebumps and shivers because of the fear defendants caused me.
Isn't that the opposite?
They trusted their formulas too much and didn’t take account problems in their basic assumptions?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I baked you something last night since today is YOUR......
This shit ain't over til Bengie Molina sings.
That. is.
AWESOME!
And here I thought the height of my birthday cake-dom would be that Ninja Turtle Cake when I was a kid…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
They did trust their formulas too much
But their default models were increasingly obsolete (see, RBI, runs, BA, etc.) and any attempts to introduce new models that accounted for reverse incentivization and/or soft information were turned away (speaking generally here).
I see what you’re saying though. I just think it’s interesting for a former finance attorney (Isn’t he?) to say that he can’t think of any other field where people stick their fingers in their ears and go “LALALALA” when new, valuable information is being presented to them.
When I listen to ESPN Radio I get goosebumps and shivers because of the fear defendants caused me.
Ah.
You’re talking about different models than I am. I was referring more to the formulas for how much risk could be taken on and how to spread it out compared to the incentive structures for the executives/employees of the companies in determining what the goals should be in the first place.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Politics?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, the "no other field" claim is patently wrong
Most fields have a conventional wisdom that is reflexively resistant to new approaches. Even scientific and academic fields, which also have systems for rewarding innovative perspectives, will only accommodate certain kinds and degrees of challenge to the prevailing logics.
Well, at least at first.
But that’s because they’re supposed to be skeptical.
There are certain examples of science being too critical/disbelieving in the past 50 years, but most of the time the process is Crazy Idea with minimal evidence → Roundly criticized → More evidence presented → Much debate and commentary → Even more evidence → Tipping point.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I think that is a good description of the process for the sciences.
In the humanities, you can see truly astonishing resistance for a generation or more.
Interesting.
Maybe it’s because it’s harder to accumulate evidence?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
That is certainly part of it.
It’s also more difficult to mobilize large amounts of evidence in a way that fits the expectations of journal editors and peer reviewers. Using the basic methods for presenting large amounts of data, i.e. charts and statistics, can get your work described as too social scientific.
There is also generally greater likelihood for taste and politics to come into play.
Scientists are trained to objectively evaluate evidence
If sufficient evidence is presented to them, they will believe. In other fields, people tend to have fixed beliefs and are not open to others’ points of view.
"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 Sep 24, 2010 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, scientists do have fairly fixed beliefs about standards of evidence and research,
but that’s part of what enables the relative openness to others’ points of view within the those broad parameters.
I’d also say that openness to others’ arguments and evidence and critical reappraisal of your own is something that you have to work at, lifelong. Science does seem to build strong habits of mind that help with this, and I think it has somewhat stronger sanctions for people who get lazy about it.
As a former scientist
I can tell you that Science is all about being wrong. And telling other people that they are wrong. and proving it. Every graduate student, post doc, scientist, researcher, whatever, who is involved in the world of science and acedemia would like nothing more than to prove an existing theory incorrect. The more high profile the theory, the bigger the reputation for debunking it.
But its in that proof that scientists must adhere to. You come up with a brilliant idea, something that can change the world, but now you have to make it work. You have to prove that its right (or at least prove that it isn’t wrong) before you can get recognition.
That’s why those people who do the perpetual motion machines get laughed at, because they can’t make it work. Same with Cold Fusion, etc. Its not that scientists don’t want them to work, its that they just don’t.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
That's why they call it experimenting
Puke.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I've never done any experimenting with Puke
(I was a physics graduate student, and no, I didn’t study projectile vomit either).
My wife did work in a GI lab for a while. their motto was SSDD.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
Heh
Puke because I hate when post docs/profs tell you that.
I’m a biochemistry grad student, so no puke for me either.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
well, maybe
perhaps you can do your thesis on the chemical breakdown of alcohol and its effects on the human nervous system. then the experiments could include consuming large quantities of Beer.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
Heh.
A lot is already known about that, though.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you need test subjects?
"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 Sep 24, 2010 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I love the expectation that some hypotheses will be disproven by experiment.
Of course it is frustrating for the researcher, but it seems less maddening than spending months in an archive looking for evidence that may or may not exist.
months?
google is your friend. also look in peer reviewed journals.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
Google is relatively useless for archival research in a field like history
Electronic databases of primary source material are becoming more accessible, but sometimes you have to go to a library or museum and hunker down with paper, often with significant restrictions on how you handle it.
And if the matter was already published in a peer reviewed journal with persuasive argumentation and evidence, then there would be little need to do the research in the first place.
I thought Bengie Molina Proved that perpetual motion works
when he gets the fat moving in 2 different directions at once this actually causes true perpetual motion, it’s a fact you can look it up. :}
No, Bengie Molina proved Newton's Third Law
Whenever he jumps in the air, the earth temporarily moves out of orbit
LOL, poor ole Bengie catches hell here on LSB
i do think he has to be the slowest player ever in the major leagues, i can’t remember anyone as slow.
Ben Grieve
was pretty slow. kinda in the mode of, his feet are moving, but he’s not going anywhere.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
Like Fred Flinstone?
"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 Sep 24, 2010 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Like Fred Flinstone
anyone ever notice that barney rubble was so short, he could probably have blown fred without bending at all?
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
I've decided
that Bengie is actually Santa Claws, here with his (antlered) reindeer to give out playoff victories to all the good boys and girls who are Rangers fans.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
didn't watch the game last night
but, no mention of Lee this morning? Bad defense again?
"what I have learned in 11 years in the sports business is that the dumbest guys in the room are always the media guys." - mark cuban
Bad luck, poor defense and also a control meltdown.
I don’t always have sex with men…but when I do, I prefer Josh Hamilton. - AJM
oh, yeah....
and he was almost impaled by a broken bat…….that was scary…
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Not just impaled
But damn near hit in the head.
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.
That was scary.
They need to address this issue now. If Colvin’s situation wasn’t enough of a wake up call, I don’t know what will be.
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
no kidding...it'll happen this offseason.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
What are the solutions, do you think?
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
$Texas
heh
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
This is the obvious answer, SD.
What’s the less obvious one…?
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Probably they will look into making the handle more proportional to the bat.
Or outlawing maple bats.
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
I don't think they'll do anything about the handle...I think they'll just outlaw maple and see how it goes.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Maple bat replacement suggestions:
1. Whiffle Ball bats
2. The severed limbs of political news anchors and hosts
3. Santonio Holmes’s junk
4. Emo kids
5. Actual bats covered in maple syrup
When I listen to ESPN Radio I get goosebumps and shivers because of the fear defendants caused me.
4. Emo kids
I happen to know everything there is to know about Maple Syrup
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
everything?
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
Damnit.
My post cut-off. I was saying that my serious answer was number 5, because I can quote Wedding Crashers in regards to the Maple Syrup dialogue.
Oh well.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
When I saw it in realtime, I immediately thought of Colvin but didn't think it was that close..
After I saw the replay? Wow….that could have been just horrible…..
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
wOBA's by month: Elvis Andrus
April: .342 (Yay!)
May: .349 (Whee!)
June: .308 (Uh oh)
July: .255 (Oh shit)
August: .308 (Well… better than July!)
September: .195 (Holy gaping hole at the top of the order, Batman!)
I don’t always have sex with men…but when I do, I prefer Josh Hamilton. - AJM
I think Robin probably talked about gaping holes often with Batman.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
by jam0152 on Sep 24, 2010 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
*snicker*
Batman was the bear, Robin was the twink.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
LOL close..
Batman was the bear Daddy, Robin was the twink.
Bears are usually fat furry guys.
Although I always thought Alfred was an old queen.
This shit ain't over til Bengie Molina sings.
Pretty Borbonesque
2 pretty good months then Oh Shit.
"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
Borbon's only 9 points behind him in overall wOBA right now
He’s had a nice September, if he keeps it up he might just catch or even pass Elvis at this rate.
I don’t always have sex with men…but when I do, I prefer Josh Hamilton. - AJM
Yeah
I’m actually kinda surprised Borbon’s 10 point edge in UZR doesn’t put him over the top in fWAR. Right now they’re both tied at 1.4.
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
Elvis has been a massive disappointment this year
more for his defense, than his offense. I wasn’t surprised to see him have a sophomore slump offensively, but that defense has been crap. Maybe having Vizquel here last year was a bigger influence on Elvis than we thought.
"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
His defense has been fine this year
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
Below average defensively
which isn’t going to get it done given his bat.
"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
Another fun fact
According to UZR, for road games this season – Michael Young has been a better defender than Elvis
Same WAR
Despite Borbon in far fewer games
Funny that one is beloved and the other is hated and constantly mocked with everyone desperately searching for a replacement?
Josey Wales is stupid
First impression means a lot
Elvis is also a lot less funny looking
That's why I just changed my sig to Bill James 5th commandment.
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
I think there are only so many
all glove no bat players you can have before your offense sputters on a regular basis.
"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
than you're too dependent
on your starters being lights out. Luckily the team is in a good place to address weaknesses in the offseason, money, farm system, smart front office, etc.
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
Oh i agree
And im not a big fan of Borbon myself. I merely think that the difference in the way the two are perceived is very funny
Josey Wales is stupid
How many would you deem to be acceptable?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah
which is why Borbon sat last night so we could play David Murphy in centerfield.
(ron washington fuckup.)
Basically he had his second worst possible defensive outfield out there behind a pitcher who forces batters to put the ball in play. genius. (the only worse one would involve the use of Guerrero. Its like Washington thinks, “Lee is pitching, therefore I can fuck around with the defense all I want because he doesn’t need good defense to win”. When the reality is that he’s more dependent on his defense than CJ is.
And it turned out that it didn’t matter what offensive players we had out there, every line drive was going to be hit directly at a fielder.
Sir Warwick Harrow: I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Mal: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
And every fly ball to center went over Murphy's head
"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 Sep 24, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
two of them did.
and Borbon catches both of them. Hamilton probably as well, though he probably runs into the wall at least once, makes “top plays” and gives himself a concussion.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
OR drops the ball
OR throws to the wrong base.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
I don't care what bag he throws the ball to
if he catches it.
and you can’t drop something you can’t get to.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
And if Borbon is out there
we still don’t score runs, and we still lose.
"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 have to assume that is so.
but we don’t burn as many relievers in the process.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
Left work after an hour and then got blindly lucky on a free ticket to Rangers ALDS game 3!
This day just got frickin awesome.
"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
On top of leaving work after an hour!
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
hangover?
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Comp time
My company doesn’t pay for overtime, but if you collect it (which I did last week), you can make up the off hours on a day you ain’t got shit to do.
"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
Could you possibly, somehow parlay this into a win for the Rangers tonight?
please……………………………………………………
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Sure. Why not?
Hell… might run up to Winstar real quick and see if I can parlay this good luck into some spending money…
"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
Then fly up to Oakland
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
i don't follow...
"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
If you have a ticket that says Rangers ALDS game 3
then that means the 3rd home game… as it is not certain that the third game is going to be in Texas. There will not be a 3rd ALDS home game for the Rangers… it is all but certain (if it is not already certain).
haven't seen the physical ticket yet, my brother has it
whichever the first playoff game the Rangers will play at home, that’s the one I get to go to.
"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
wow!!!
motherfucking rec, sir
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions
I rec this and it already has 6 heh
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
... and you just made my morning.
I don’t always have sex with men…but when I do, I prefer Josh Hamilton. - AJM
I was going to make an off-color joke about the A's not having enough Japanese players for the comparison to work
But I decided against it.
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.
I think Mr. Legraph has already made the perfect retort.
No need to add anything.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
You could go post it on LL and I could still laugh.
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
Clinch at home
I think they just want to clinch at home… it’s part of the new effort to improve the fan experience.
Football=Fling... Baseball=Relationship
by Wemedge on Sep 24, 2010 10:12 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I blame this awful playing on everyone who wanted the Rangers to clinch in Oakland or Texas
instead of AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Selfishness is rewarded by pain and agony. Which is certainly what GoET got from Cliff Lee and the Rangers last night.
Go Rice Owls!
see: Newberg, Jamey
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes.
Boneheaded, and inexcusable. Awful, awful move on my part.
by Jamey Newberg on Sep 24, 2010 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
haha!
I never see you in here until your name is mentioned.
I think I’ve said your name twice in the last month, and BAM! You show up. Interesting, Jamey.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
I read what I can.
But I do try to respond when I’m drawn in (probably a mistake).
by Jamey Newberg on Sep 24, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
No, you're right.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
lol, probably
but I appreciate what you do Jamey.
"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
or offsides...
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm more teasing the "Clinch in Oakland instead of Anaheim!" crowd
but it applies to the “Clinch at home!” crowd too, unless they were hoping for a miraculous clinch against the Tigers a week ago….
Never hope that the Rangers lose, even implicitly. You may get your wish…
Go Rice Owls!
I'll go out on a limb......
….I predict the slump for most of these guys (especially Young) ends monday evening against Seattle.
In Arlington, Young is Ryan Zimmerman (at the plate, anyway). On the road, Young is Ronny Cedeno or David Eckstein.
"Whenever I'm about to do something, I think 'Would an idiot do that?' And if they would, I do not do that thing."
Seattle's scheduled start is some guy named Pauley
David Pauley, a righty who is the same age as Ryan Rowland-Smith.
He’s gone six innings in his last eight starts except one (went 5.2), but never more than 6.2. He’s given up 24 ERs in his last eight starts.
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.
So we're going to be one-hit again, then?
"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
History is recursive, Lisa...
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
nah
he’s not a lefty. The Rangers usually do okay against crappy righties. Crappy lefties though… they’re trouble.
Go Rice Owls!
Maybe we need to see if we Wakefield is available
on the off day before the playoffs start.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I doubt it
we’ll steal one, probably today, but I wouldn’t be surprised to lose the series.
"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 would be one thing
if we were throwing a split-squad out there and resting our regulars. But no. Our regulars are just playing to the split quad level
we're from Texas
CJ says "Relax"
I certainly hope this bad streak is easily explainable, like "they're pressing"
This is starting to feel like when Laura Miller scheduled the Mavs victory parade at the beginning of the NBA Finals in 06…
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Don't talk about those Finals.
That series never happened.
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 Aqua on Sep 24, 2010 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who is D. Wade?
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Go Spurs Go!
heh
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
look at my latest Tweet
that means the Spurs will lose 50+ games because the other team will shoot 250 free throws a game.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Saw that, stupid rules.
That would be like baseball stopping the home run trot, celebration of a walk off.
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
they should double T Duncan
whenever he hugs the ball with both arms and makes that look on his face where his eyes bug out (like the guy in Caddyshack right before Al Czervik runs his yacht over the little rowboat).
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Heh.
In med school, NBA playoff time was a time when many trash talking e-mails were sent. Let’s just say Tim Duncan was diagnosed with Graves Disease by the Mavs and Rockets’ fans.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
What is your twitter name?
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.
Things I never thought I would never read.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
human_man282
Someone, I assume from LSB, send a request to follow me the other day, but I accidentally didn’t accept it. I’m still new to this whole twittering whatnot.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
I'll add you to my follows when I get home later.
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.
was wondering who that was.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Still makes my stomach hurt.
"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
Well, Salvatore is no where to be found is he?
"Borbon in CF gives us a much better fielding outfield in both CF and LF. It keeps Josh out of CF, which alone would make it better for Borbon to be out there."-- DD Aug. 2
by diamond_dave on Sep 24, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Not just in light of the more traditional save statistic,
but also considering BP’s secret sauce, I do not understand why Feliz isn’t the runaway ROY.
Why not? It’s even a weak field.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Sep 24, 2010 10:37 AM CDT reply actions
Most thought Elvis was a runaway ROY,
but Bailey ended up winning. I think there is something to be said about the pressure cooker position he plays in.
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
I don't remember most thinking that Elvis was the runaway choice
I think we all thought he was, but will all the good pitching last year, I was surprised that he was 2nd.
Yeah, I definitely don't think anyone thought of Elvis
as a runaway ROY.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
I saw an article recently
that threw a bit of cold water on the secret sauce. Basically, the tenets of the SSrecipe have been less true in the last several seasons since the article was written and maybe the original article didn’t have a big enough sample to really count on that much.
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
Well, I don't see why a RP should win it, myself
But since they insisted on giving it to whathisface in Oakland last year, Feliz probably ought to get it if he’s gonna break the rookie saves record.
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
I thought he already broke the rookie record?
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
The high-pitched "dink" of the bat and the smell of the hotdogs...
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
and cracked craniums of thirdbasemen everywhere.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
poor, slow MY would be the first to go
It’s a bit Darwinian
"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
3B? What about the pitchers?
If they used aluminum bats, Dustin Nippert would probably be dead after that shot he took off of his head earlier this year…..
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I forgot about that!!
Geez, that was ridiculous.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
If not seriously injured.
They can get away with it in college, guys don’t throw as hard or have near the batspeed.
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
Aluminum bats in college are kind of inane
also though, I think. I wouldn’t be opposed to wood bats in college. Maybe even high school.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't think high schools would put up with the expense
Also, I thought that part of the problem was the supply of ash.
There was a pretty bad head injury here in CA recently
Pitcher took a like drive to the head. He was in a coma for weeks. Came out of it, but still hasn’t fully recovered. They have now outlawed aluminum bats in HS baseball.
It’s pretty silly if you ask me. A lot of over reaction to a fluke injury. Why not say the pitcher has to wear a helmet? And who’s to say the same thing can’t happen with a wooden bat.
"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 Sep 24, 2010 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
it was ridiculous in the mid 90's when the weight differentials were -6 ozs.
34 inch bat at 28 oz…..
A bunch of pitchers were getting killed so eventually (I think my senior year) they capped it at -4 oz differential….made a big difference.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Yeah, we were swinging -3's in college. (and in high school for that matter)
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think it was -5 oz and then they changed it to -3 my senior year...there was such a huge difference.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
I couldn't believe how big the barrels were becoming,
and how light they felt.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, exactly.
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.
It reminds me of the drivers that everyone
is using in golf now. You can generate some serious club head speed with those monster drivers now.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Like the "Killer Bee?"....
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
It's not a bee!
/ClosureGT
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Ha ah!
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
Not to mention all of the crazy alloys that increase the sweet spot to almost the entire club head
And the aerodynamic technology they have now that they’ve never had before.
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.
You're right
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I had a -6 in select baseball one year before they changed the rules in most leagues.
Ridiculous how much power you could manufacture through just that kind of difference in the bat.
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.
Not that it's entirely germane
But tennis racket ‘technology’ is similar.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I think the main reason they switched (besides the people getting hurt) was the LSU Baseball team that year...
it was the “Gorilla Ball” year….everyone on their team had 20 bombs and I think Larson had around 45 or something crazy after hitting 5 or 6 at Blinn JC the year before (hmmm)….we played them in their tourney and Larson hit one off the end of the bat down the right field line (he was right handed)..after playing against him for 2 years in JC and then that year when he was with LSU I was convinced that he was on steroids, but maybe it was the bat…maybe both.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Good thing Strasburg was a strikeout pitcher in college.....
if he gave up any amount of hits, he would have had to go to the mound in hockey goalie gear…
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
You know what I mean though, he is the exception to the rule.
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
oh, yeah....I knew what you meant
but seriously with his velocity + aluminum bats…that could have been a recipe for disaster…
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed.
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
I used to watch Incaviglia in college
and thought to myself… “there is no way I ever throw him a pitch within 2 feet of the strike zone, cause if he hits it back up the middle I am dead.”
"there's no money in triples" - CJ, 3.23.10
Jose Bautista's jump in HRs this year would become the norm with metal bats.
Would be fun to see Pujols hit 120 in a season, though.
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.
The slash lines would have to include
the number of pitchers that you killed.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Include PKs (pitchers killed)
CCs (concussions caused), XBs (broken bones, since BBs is already taken), FKoFBs (fans killed on foul balls), and then a special category for Hamilton of FDoRBs (fans decapitated on released bats).
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.
What did you hit last year?
.480/.480/.850/04/13/02
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
No walks?
Psssssh.
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.
This isn't the Batan Death March (recycling material).
I was using Chris Davis’ slash line.
Where we’re going, we won’t need walks (BTTF reference)
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Blanco would be able to reach the CF wall instead of just having to settle for
warning track power……
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Michael Young would never field another ground ball.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
the offense really needs
hammy mcnhammerton to come back… :(
"Please don't hand Jim Knox your children."
- Josh Lewin
Well, I asked for a quick exit for Braden last night....
Dear Texas Rangers:
I meant a quick exit in terms of innings…..not in terms of game time. I will try to be more clear next time.
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 11:00 AM CDT reply actions
I know it's old and annoying
But is there a reason why the team can’t hit LHP? Isn’t it traditionally easier to hit a lefty if you bat right handed? When I played (only through 8th grade, not bragging), I always felt more comfortable when a righty was pitching (I hit lefty).
Fuck Arias
Too many LHB.
And many of the RHB are slumping.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Or just shitty, in the case of Frenchy and Cantu.
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
Frenchy has been pretty good here in TEX
BTW, that photoshoot of her is awesome.
Fuck Arias
by hornedfrogs45 on Sep 24, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
I have a few super high rez versions of some of the shots from that shoot
That are literally insane. I don’t even think they’ve been shopped, like the versions in the mag prolly where. Only downside is they’ve got stupid-looking tags on them from one of her fansites. Not flagrant enough to ruin them fortunately, but enough to be annoying.
God I hate photo taggers.
/Non sequitur
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
Put them in a photobucket account
I wants to see them.
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.
Okay
Photobucket ain’t gonna display them at full size I don’t think, so I reuploaded them to another site that unfortunately might have some NSFW ads. I flagged them as SFW, but it’s still throwing the NSFW ads at me when I view ‘em, dunno if that’ll be different for anyone else. So fair warning.
http://sharenxs.com/view/?id=4d0sjbs-38952851387-oh3f4xn
http://sharenxs.com/view/?id=2hg27pu-38952851369-vid7wqs
http://sharenxs.com/view/?id=g5vajwf-38952851357-zg2qkid
http://sharenxs.com/view/?id=2udo4dy-38952851320-eu8r6v3
http://sharenxs.com/view/?id=5qodoxf-38952851304-ekw3koh
http://sharenxs.com/view/?id=nny6s6j-38952851286-gd67h4d
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
Understatement.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, that site was a last resort
Unfortunately it’s the only one I know that’ll take pics that big.
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
ugh...Cantu.....
Even Elvis looks at Cantu just shakes his head in disgust…….
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Cantu's suck is oozing into the other players
"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 Sep 24, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Cantu does kinda sound like an infectous disease.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
I don't want to think about them.
If you’re going to suck, at least be handsome like Harden.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Alright, all of you read what I just posted below
the team hits lefties better than the league as a whole.
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
Yeah.
Didn’t realize that…that’s what I get for posting without researching. Sigh.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
the depressing numbers
are the offense the last week, 2 weeks, month, ugly stuff.
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
Yeah
I just checked the BABIP’s. There’s some pretty low ones…but they’re also accompanied by some crazy low LD%’s. Blech.
Still, I don’t think you should throw out the past 5 months of data for the past 2 weeks.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Well...
1B has not hit LHP all year (though they really haven’t hit RHP, either).
C hasn’t hit shit
CF has been lefty all year
LF has been lefty all year
SS has not been a premium hitting position
So you really only have RF, 2B, 3B, and DH hitting LHP… and they all can hit RHP, too.
The team OPS
vs. LH starters: .720
vs. RH starters: .766
This is not too different from the Amer. League overall:
vs. LH starters: .717
vs. RH starters: .743
The real story seems to be the Rangers hit righties much better than most teams, not that they can’t hit lefties. Hamilton’s 1.175 OPS against righties has a lot to do with that.
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
I liked the second TR article, but did he really have to end it with the 2004 season?
I don’t think I’ve ever been as depressed as a Rangers fan as I was after the chair throwing game.
OT: more strikeouts than BA points
credit to baseball reference for this…
Mark reynolds is not very good…
he has struck out 206 times. his batting average is .200. that’s worse than mcguire’s final season. arizona is completely 100% out of the race. they need to bench the guy.
he started out this month hitting .217, after last night’s 0 for 5 he’s gotta be done for the year right? they won’t let him get below .200 will they? he’s 4 for 54 on the month!
other than pitchers, no regular player has ever struck out more than their batting average points.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/8366
though chris davis has struck out 34 times with a .204 batting average, he was in AAA for most of the season, i’m sure there’s a possibility that he would have straightened out a little bit given a whole season.
not trying to say anything here other than wow, that mark reynolds guy is awful.
"Please don't hand Jim Knox your children."
- Josh Lewin
Considering some pitchers hit around .036 for a season, not that hard to do.
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.
Good grief that is terrible...I had no idea he was so bad this year.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Why Mark Reynolds is much better than Chris Davis
he walks.
If a player can put up an OBP of .320 or .330, as Reynolds does, it still isn’t very good, but it isn’t so epically bad that I’ll dismiss him as awful.
However, if you struggle to get your OBP over .300, then you start having issues.
I’ll give Mark Reynolds a pass for all his Ks because he walks. He may not hit singles, but he gets on base somehow.
If Chris Davis could learn to walk without sacrificing his power, he could be Mark Reynolds. Right now, he only wishes he could be as productive a hitter.
Go Rice Owls!
This is quote OT.
But, I love the one where Homer bets her that she can’t throw a cat over the house.
Spoiler Alert: She can.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
I know it's a short sample, but Cramer's numbers against righthanders is much better than leftys
VS. LEFT: .357 / VS. RIGHT: .160 so wash will probably have the same right handed lineup in tonight, of course this is a 2 game sample but it is against 2 very good hitting teams. also i am not sure what Cramers minor league numbers were.
haha.
“There’s no obese lady in sight and I can’t hear any singing,” Braden said.
“I’ll see you in October,” said Braden, who has held the Rangers scoreless for 18 straight innings over three games since Aug. 6.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Yeah you will, Braden.
You’ll see the Rangers on TV while watching at your grandmother’s house.
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.
"I’ll see you in October," said Braden
OK…who did it? Who sold their ALDS ticket to Braden?
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Wait
All this tells us is that he wasn’t hanging out with Anderson…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Brilliant.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, I recced the hell out of it.
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.
Green
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
In honor of Braden's existence on "The List"
I have modified my sig.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden't grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
spelling fail
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
a little typo there champ
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Baseball North on Sep 24, 2010 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
STFU
I fixed it damn it. man that was too bloody quick
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
You got on TV and it's already gone to your head sheesh.
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
true, gotta keep it real
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Baseball North on Sep 24, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
ok, that does it
LSJ, add him to the List too!
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
GET OFF OF HIS MOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
then he thros a fucking no-no.
add that to the list of crazy shit that happened this year.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
throws, even.
"He recently scored as high as an 8.5 on the Ryin A Scale of Douchebaggery." -Ryan A on the douchebag that is Kevin Millar
by TagDon'tTweet on Sep 24, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
And he went to Tech.
Total tool
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
I thought the no hitter was before that
On Mother’s Day.
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.
It was after, the no no was on Mothers day.
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
The perfecto was Mothers Day
"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 Sep 24, 2010 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
btw
to sum something up from yesterday’s am thread:
I don’t count A-rod as a third baseman from a historical standpoint. He’s still the worlds greatest shortstop for me. the fact that he’s currently playing third base is further evidence that Derek Jeter is the anti-christ.
but we all knew that.
Sir Warwick Harrow: I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Mal: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
and the Beatles are great
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
The Beatles
are overrated
/here we go again
Jesus was my closer, till he blew the save.
by DonDrapersOPS on Sep 24, 2010 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't think that saying Jeter was the andi-christ
would garner any response.
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
does anyone else have to log onto LSB every single time they go to the page?
I keep checking the “remember me” box on the log in, but every time I close out the window and then come back later, I have to re-log on.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
There's an obvious solution:
Don’t leave. =)
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't believe how inconvenienced I feel
it’s a little sad.
"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
Just registered for ALCS tickets!
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
you should've gotten an email from texasrangers.com today asking you to register.
are you signed up to get their newsletter?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Let's see if this works for everyone:
https://secure.mlb.com/tex/ticketing/postseasonopp_form.jsp?partnerId=ed-4136926-159453890
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
x
Josh Hamilton acknowleged that he is “open” to moving to first base if the Rangers were to approach him about it, but has no intention of requesting such a move (Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News)
per BBTiA
Filed under things that make you go Hmmmm. You’d hate to lose the range in the LF though…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Maybe.
Murphy, Byrd, Cruz that’s a solid outfield.
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
Franceour, Murphy, Guerrero is a solid outfield
Oh, you didn’t mean, “Has the range of stationary boulders” did you?
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
Not sure I'd want to trade for him at the peak of his value
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
Crawford?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Bingo, but he won't play CF.
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
Annoying, but fine by me.
A Cruz-Borbon-Crawford OF is like FlyballDefenseSex
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I would LOVE that.
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.
Yup and the middle arm still sucks
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
Range>Arm.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
YES.
Hell, sub Josh in every so often, kinda the role Vlad is playing.
Let Vlad depart take the picks.
Sign a DH who can hit LHP.
Call it a winter.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Sep 24, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Marcus Thames...
too bad the Yankees will probably want to keep him and the Rays will be after him too.
I'd bet they're not gonna chase Crawford
Because of the season Murphy has had.
If they do land Crawford, they’d probably have to trade Murphy.
Which might not be a bad idea. His value will likely never be higher than this offseason.
5) Thou shalt make no idol of the light-hitting middle infielder.
I chase Crawford if only to keep him away from the Angels.
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.
Yup.
And since it’s not my money, you’d have to think that OF would help convince Lee to stay, no? Or help convince a flyball pitcher that while the jet stream sucks, the defense will help make up for it.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Wouldn't that put the payroll above $120 though?
Lee @ 20 + Hot Carl @ ~17…ouch.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Those two signings by themselves wouldn't do it.
Aren’t we around $54 guaranteed for next year?
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.
I was thinking a bit higher w/arb raises, and a real catcher
I am too busy to mess with the math right now.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
And what sucks about FG's crowdsourcing idea
Is that they don’t have the final verdict show up when you search for that player. And holy hell, he’s at 5.8 WAR?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Ugh, the catcher situation.
I still can’t think of an answer for this one.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Meh.
No real options out there that would cost a lot of money for C.
I think they’re going to have to throw some money and/or prospects at 1B or 3B (with an MY move) this offseason.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Russ Martin
But that depends on how you define ‘a lot’ of money, and if his hip is in one piece, and if the Dodgers do end up moving him.
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?
Age and injury history are a concern.
But his power has been legit this year. And the defense has always been plus.
Still, I’d rather have Beltre and Lee than just Crawford.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
That wouldn't be a bad thing.
Byrd would be solid. I would say Crawford but apparently he doesn’t want to play CF for some reason.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
he skurred
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Are we okay with putting Murph out there every day?
"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
As long as there's a RH DH
There should be enough to balance the lineup. Ideally you’d go get a backup RHB for the 4th OF spot.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 24, 2010 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
if "there" is centerfield
then no. if “there” is left field, probably not too. Murphy is a great 4th outfielder who should never, ever, ever, be allowed to play centerfield.
How about Murphy to the Yankees for Granderson? And they throw in some cash…..
LSJ (on Dallas Braden): I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Braden's grandmother: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
Yes, but damn it sucks when his bat is out of the lineup.
I would be all for this move if it keeps him in the lineup. Just means we have to go get somebody who can play CF this winter.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Makes sense to me
if you need to move him out of OF for injury reasons. I really don’t believe LF is significantly safer than CF.
"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 in Arlington
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
Put him at 1B and he'll just fall over the railing into the dugout chasing a foul ball.
The guy just doesn’t know how to protect himself.
"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 Sep 24, 2010 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
DH is probably the best place for him
When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.
yanks or rays
who’s the favorite to win the East now?
yanks up half a game.
yanks face these guys the rest of the way: 6 games against boston, 3 against toronto
rays face these guys the rest of the way: 3 games against Seattle, 3 games against the o’s, 4 games against the royals
"Please don't hand Jim Knox your children."
- Josh Lewin
Rays have to be the favorite with that schedule.
The Red Sox would love to play spoiler for the Yankees winning the division.
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.
From the looks of that I think you have to go with the Rays.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Rays....but then the Yankees lose 9 in a row and the BoSox take over 2nd from the Yankees....
/ultimate pipedream
Ball....toss.....antlers....
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Sep 24, 2010 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
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