Brandon Webb, Arthur Rhodes signings being announced today
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 3, 2011 12:22 PM CST
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PrintPer T.R. Sullivan, the Rangers are having a press conference this afternoon to officially announce the signings of Arthur Rhodes and Brandon Webb.
The Rangers 40 man roster is full, so two moves will have to be made to make room for Rhodes and Webb.
Wilmer Font is out for the season with Tommy John surgery, and thus would be a candidate for the 60 day d.l., but I don't think he can be placed on the 60 day d.l. just yet...I'm not sure, but I think you can't do that until sometime in March.
Other potential DFA candidates are Max Ramirez, who is out of options, 4th on the catching depth chart, and struggling to regain his offensive value; Pedro Strop, who has great stuff but hasn't been able to convert that to results at the major league level; Guillermo Moscoso, who has good stuff but hasn't been able to convert that to results at the major league level; Clay Rapada, a lefty specialist on a team with quite a few lefty options; and Rule 5 pick Mason Tobin.
I've been wondering if the Rangers were delaying the announcement because of a potential trade that would clear a 40 man roster spot or two, and it is possible that one or more of those guys above have already been run through waivers and cleared.
But in any case, there's going to be a couple of roster casualties shortly, plus a third player removed when the Rangers end up signing either Adrian Beltre or a DH.
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Rapada seems like a promising lefty specialist,
but with the Rhodes signing, he doesn’t have a spot, so he’s probably one of the guys to come off the 40.
Unless you fear Rhodes may break down as the year goes on
Rapada would be a nice addition late in the season if Rhodes’ age catches up to him finally. Or Oliver for that matter although Oliver is more of a all around setup man not a lefty specialist
108 IP over the last two years
And he will share time with DO, so I really think Rapada is superfluous.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Can't use the 60 in the winter, and there's no chance they expose Font to waivers.
by Jamey Newberg on Jan 3, 2011 12:29 PM CST up reply actions
Font
Isn’t the question of whether he’s optioned or put on the DL worth about $400,000 to him?
I suspect he goes on the 60-day DL in the spring to avoid burning an option on a guy who hasn’t pitched above A-ball and is about to miss an entire season, but the trade-off is he gains a year of service time towards both arbitration and free agency. I guess we should be happy if that’s ever an issue, though.
by Darrell McKown on Jan 3, 2011 12:56 PM CST up reply actions
yeah its similar to what we are facing with Eric Hurley
Hurley hasn’t pitched in 2 years, has all three of his options left still, and now has over 2 years of service time.
On the bright side is whenever he hits arbitration he won’t have a track record to get much of a payday but hes only under control for 4 more years (7 if we use his options).
with Font I think because he hasn’t pitched above A ball it would be best to DL him and save the option. Once he starts pitching again in 2012 he will need time to get back in the swing of things likely back at A ball (now that we are in Myrtle Beach instead of Bakersfield). Then if you figure 3/4 of a season at AA, still relatively young for that level, and some time in AAA you are looking at 2+ seasons before being ML ready.
Obviously that timetable can accelerate or slow down depending on how he recovers and what track the Rangers put him on, strictly bullpen or keep him as a starter, but I would rather save the option on him in 2011 for later down the road than save the service time.
I can't imagine....
…they’re going to put him on waivers, given that they just added him. He’ll either go on the 60 day d.l. when he’s eligible, or they’ll keep him.
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 3, 2011 12:29 PM CST up reply actions
Good
I thought that you were intimating that since he can’t be placed on the DL at this point, he’d be a candidate to be dropped.
by Brett Perryman on Jan 3, 2011 1:39 PM CST up reply actions
agreed, that would be a mistake at this point
"Thumbs/Asses Needing to be Dazzled/The Plan/Ferns " - JW
Yeah, that was poorly written on my part
I was addressing the fact that Font is a 60 day d.l. candidate, and thus will be moved off the 40 man that way at some point, but I didn’t think he could be yet.
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 3, 2011 2:13 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, Clay Rapada.
I’ll never forget A) how you were brought in specifically to beat Robinson Cano (he went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI, but who’s counting?); and B) how you struck out Marcus Thames.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
by ghtd36 on Jan 3, 2011 12:29 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
That Thames strike out was no effing awesome
That strike out pitch totally came out of nowhere
by ab03 on Jan 3, 2011 12:32 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Yup.
7-1 Texas, first and second, 2 outs, Jeter on deck.
Pitch 1: 77 mph slider (swinging strike; 0-1)
Pitch 2: 77 mph slider (foul; 0-2)
Pitch 3: 88 mph fastball (foul; 0-2)
Pitch 4: 77 mph slider (foul; 0-2)
Pitch 5: 88 mph sinker (ball; 1-2)
Pitch 6: 79 mph slider (ball; 2-2)
Pitch 7: 79 mph slider (foul; 2-2)
Pitch 8: 78 mph slider (ball; 3-2)
Pitch 9: 77 mph slider (swinging strike; K)
A six-run lead had never felt less safe.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
by ghtd36 on Jan 3, 2011 12:42 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think it was that by pitch 6, you just couldn't fathom how Rapada was going to get the ball past Thames
It looked like he had figured Rapada out completely and was waiting for the inevitable walk
by ab03 on Jan 3, 2011 12:44 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Yep.
When Thames laid off the slider to make it 2-2, you just felt like he’d figured it out, and wouldn’t chase that pitch again. Then Jeter would come up and ducksnort a two-run single over Mitch Moreland’s head, making it 7-3, and it would be full-on panic mode. Wash would bring in Oliver, and he’d put a 88 mph fastball on 2-0 belt-high to Granderson, who would park it about 450 feet to left, making it 7-6. The Rangers would go on to lose, 8-7 in 10 innings, going down 2-0 heading back to the Bronx. Cliff would go 7 strong, but Pettitte would match him pitch-for-pitch, and the bullpen would melt down in the late innings of Game 3, giving the Yankees a 3-0 edge. From there, Tommy gets bombed in Game 4, and the Yankees go on to win their 28th title riding the momentum of a sweep to a 4-2 series victory over San Francisco.
I don’t think I played it out entirely at that moment standing in section 322, but I probably at least imagined that game ending that way.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
by ghtd36 on Jan 3, 2011 12:58 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Per rotoworld, no attrib:
Rangers signed RHP Brandon Webb to a one-year, $3 million contract.
Webb can also earn another several million in performance-based incentives.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Moscoso and MaxRam
Strop still has two options left so i think he gets one more year at least to see if he can convert AAA results to ML results
We probably waited until now because we used the NY holiday to run someone through waivers and hope other teams didn’t claim them
Moscoso has TORP potential!
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Yes......
and hilarity ensued
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Roster
I think it’s Rapada and Moscoso.
Rapada isn’t going to make the team with both Rhodes and Oliver on the roster, he’s out of options, and he’s been outrighted once already, I believe. He probably declines the outright if he clears waivers and tries to find a better situation.
Moscoso, I’m guessing they suspect will slip through waivers.
How many guys here have a strong QC background?
I ma considering doing some research into MTBF in relation to sports. I am considering both looking into bullpen and rotation construction in baseball for both injury and “blow up” starts or innings…
Anybody have any other areas that would make an interesting research study? Found out that if I start my Ph D that the journal of sports science and the journal of sports economics are “A” journals that would be recognized in the applied stats fields.
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
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It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Quality Control...
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
Quincy Carter doesn't even have a strong Quincy Carter background.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I suppose I do
Been my company’s QA person since 2004, though I’m not sure how much financial services can apply to what you’re looking into.
"Scared? We're not scared...We do this every day. Scared is being in a prison yard."- Michael Young
more of working on the conceptual idea
curious on how MTBF has been applied in other areas to look at the validity of running it in a high variable construct like sports…
I am curious to see if it can be condensed down into a viable format that can be applied across multiple sports. Start with baseball and see if the same ideas work in Football, Futbol, Cricket, Hockey, etc…
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
Interesting idea
MTBF isn’t really something I work with- my job is mostly concerned with making sure all our data entry and project people complete their work correctly and on time- but I could see how it might apply to sports, given its use in analyzing the failure/breakdown of complex systems. One of the big things that fascinates me about teams is why, given relatively equal resources, some are consistent successes, and others, consistent failures.
As for cross-sports applications, I don’t see why not, once you have the initial theory developed. The sabermetric revolution in baseball seems to have spawned a good deal of similar analysis in other sports. I know the BP guys also run basketball and hockey sites, there’s Football Outsiders (among others) for the NFL, and I follow several soccer sites that are doing tactical and financial analysis that are right up there with anything being done in baseball.
Hope that helps.
"Scared? We're not scared...We do this every day. Scared is being in a prison yard."- Michael Young
man, no kidding...
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
The block the plate/gun down the runner and the bomb off Shields series was awesome.
by Judy'sLewinsky on Jan 3, 2011 12:59 PM CST up reply actions
Sadly, that's likely the pinnacle of the production we got out of what was once the best young trio of catchers in the minors
I NEVER SAID BATMAN!!!
by LSJ on Jan 3, 2011 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
Even though Lowell was awful in Boston
this is why I wasn’t opposed to trading MaxRam for him. I knew that the clock was ticking awfully fast on Max – one option left doesn’t bode well for a guy who a) doesn’t really have a position and b) looks like he needs a 2-3 year rebuilding process in the minors.
Go Rice Owls!
These are great signings
in 2004
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Things we already knew
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
What a pompous jackass.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
His one for Greenberg
is lame too. It’s clear who he likes and who he doesn’t.
"I fully expect to lose tonight" -- LSJ
WHAT. A. TOOL.
And what in the world does Felix Hernandez’s entry even mean?
"...I'd rather play with little men..." - LSJ, 12/16/2010
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Jan 3, 2011 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
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1. Bud Selig. I will not to push for expanded replay, certainly not beyond the foul lines, because of baseball’s beauties is that it is played at its own pace, which while sometimes slower than some would like, doesn’t need to be slowed further by technology.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jon_heyman/01/03/new.years.resolutions/index.html#ixzz1A0RB3ZzK
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
He can't help himself. Always about the fucking Yankees and Red Sox.
5. Albert Pujols. I will try my best to stay in St. Louis, even if it means taking a few dollars less. I will consider that the Yankees and Red Sox already have first baseman, that St. Louis fans are maybe the best in the game and consider my place in history as an alltime great who has a chance to stay in one great place.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Heh
29. Carlos Beltran. I will hope my knee holds up and I can put together a great first half so I don’t have to spend more time than that playing for the Mets.
"...I'd rather play with little men..." - LSJ, 12/16/2010
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Jan 3, 2011 2:31 PM CST up reply actions
He's the guy who I think about from time to time.
Phenomenal prime, but interesting buy-low candidate. The payoff could be huge, but I’m not sure I want the Rangers to use any of their trade resources for an OF assuming there are quality pitching targets still available.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Here's one I want to see
51. I stop pontificating and being an overall pompous ass. When I realize I can’t do that, I eat a gun.
If I had a gun to my head and had to pick one pitcher to pitch a game to save my life.... I'd pick 1999 Rick Helling.
by matthewbschultz83 on Jan 3, 2011 2:42 PM CST up reply actions
*facepalm*
"...I'd rather play with little men..." - LSJ, 12/16/2010
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Jan 3, 2011 2:30 PM CST up reply actions
I have no idea how Heyman hasn't blocked Boomer at this point
TeamBryantDFW
@SI_JonHeyman resolution #1 get your face out of Hank Steinbrenners nut sack?
8 minutes ago via Twitter for iPad in reply to SI_JonHeyman
Reply Retweet
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
I make sarcastic comments to him all the time and he replies
and tells me to unfollow, but I never say stuff like that to him. He either doesn’t know how to block people or doesn’t care to take the time.
"I fully expect to lose tonight" -- LSJ
I saw his tweet last night telling you to unfollow
It’s hilarious that a) he doesn’t block Boomer and b) he always responds to your antics. I ask the guy legit questions and he never ever responds. You berate him and he does. Blows my mind.
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
What's Diggler's twitter?
That sounds dirty
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
I almost want to follow Heyman
I saw it RTed that Heyman told Boomer to get a hobby. Gold.
"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
I think Boomer has a hobby
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
It really is amazing
He responds to me basically every single time.
"I fully expect to lose tonight" -- LSJ
Craig Calcaterra is lighting him up on twitter.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Craig Calcaterra HATES him some Jon Heyman
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
And I love me some Craig Calcaterra.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Yeah, a good while back
Calcaterra had lots of fun with that one.
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
btw...
I would love to see Posnanski lay the smackdown on Heyman (likely won’t happen since they both work for SI and Poz is better than that).
Pos addressed it in his HOF column series
Basically he said “Jon is my friend, but he’s wrong and here’s why.”
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
Pos is too nice of a guy to call out Jon's pomposity
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
The other thing I don't get
When has BB ever openly campaigned for a Hall spot? He wasn’t Santo. Hasn’t BB been extremely classy throughout the whole situation?
Yes, unlike, say, Goose Gossage
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
he's such a hypocrite
he was rambling on MLBN that nolan ryan should be given more credit because he wasnt on very good teams and didnt get much run support, that’s the exact same case with bert. heyman knows nolan will totally kick his ass
you all hate me??? news flash: i don't care
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I don’t understand the one about Josh Hamilton since I don’t think he wasted his immense talents last year.
Jon Heyman...
World’s most successful troll.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jan 3, 2011 3:17 PM CST up reply actions
Two certain LSB commenters would like a word
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Hello!
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
And an annoying comedy character
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
It's Squiggy from the 1970's television program "LaVerne & Shirley"
he was sort of the annoying neighbor-type…the bit is, LaVerne and Shirley would be talking about something that somehow related to Squiggy (i.e. “Ugh…it smells horrible in here…like a cat crawled under the couch and died”) and then Squiggy would burst through the front door and say “Hello!” I guess it’s not that funny if I have to explain the joke. Sigh…
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
here you go
right around the 2:59 mark details the bit. Enjoy
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
It's pretty funny...
but who are the two certain LSB commenters?!
If one is Josey, I don’t think of him as a troll. He’s more of a radio call-in personality who always has a well-scripted “take.”
If the other is Sharky, well, Sharky’s not even successful anymore.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jan 3, 2011 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
the joke I was trying to make was that I am
“Two certain LSB commenters would like a word”
“Hello (Squiggy-style)!”
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
He's too busy making cat noises and speaking in foreign units of measure.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
by Aqua on Jan 3, 2011 3:59 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I would if I wrote tickets
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
He hands out butt whoopins'
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
hahahahaaha
“I stopped you for speeding. Now go pick out a switch…..”
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
My guess is Rapada and MaxRam.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
There are no such things as "stupid questions"
But here is an attempt at one….
Why risk losing anyone who is out of options at this point in time. Since we can not DL anyone for roster relief that is needed for these signings why not use someone who has options until we can use the 60 day DL? Feliz and Moreland have to have options left. (right?) Why not option those guys down until ST when the roster has more flexibility? Avoid exposing anyone to waivers until the time is better or a trade can be worked out?
Like I said just a silly question.
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
Optioning a player to the minors doesn't take him off the 40
I NEVER SAID BATMAN!!!
by LSJ on Jan 3, 2011 1:40 PM CST up reply actions
Well options don't work in the offseason
Options don’t remove you from the 40 man roster. Options only allow you to send a guy from your 25 man active roster to the minors without exposing them to waivers.
We have to drop two players from the 40 man roster in order to make room for Webb and Rhodes
Why thank you LSJ and bigsteve
I feel smarter after reading your knowledgable responses.
So we are going to expose someone to waivers.
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
They may have already been exposed and cleared
You really don’t hear much about these things unless it is a team publicly giving up on a player.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Bummer
Just found out my group request for Opening Day tickets wasn’t filled. Apparently a ton of groups that had tickets last year couldn’t even be filled. A friend of mine with a group said he only got 120 of his 225 tickets and they were moved from behind home plate in the upper deck to out by the left field foul pole.
There are tons of season tickets being sold apparently.
"I fully expect to lose tonight" -- LSJ
Please don't do MaxRam
I’d rather see Rapada and Moscoso axed…
If MaxRam gets axed you know who is going to fart up that thread with Kenny Lofton BS and Thumbs and asses and vagazzling. I’d rather DFA Blanco or Teagarden or Davis or someone with marginal upside than hear him bitch and moan about JD and ferns.
If I had a gun to my head and had to pick one pitcher to pitch a game to save my life.... I'd pick 1999 Rick Helling.
by matthewbschultz83 on Jan 3, 2011 2:03 PM CST reply actions
I realized the idiocy of this post the second I sent it....
He’s going to bitch and moan regardless….
If I had a gun to my head and had to pick one pitcher to pitch a game to save my life.... I'd pick 1999 Rick Helling.
by matthewbschultz83 on Jan 3, 2011 2:04 PM CST up reply actions
If only the Rangers
didn’t give Sosa so many ABs, I just know he would have broken out. All Botts needed was another 20K ABs, and he would have started hitting!
"I wanted to go out there and punch Julio" - Ron Washington
That's nothing
Compared to the moaning we’re going to hear when JD treats Young like the dogshit on his expensive Italian loafers, and tells him that he’s going to be a super-utility player in 2011 after Beltre signs…
"Scared? We're not scared...We do this every day. Scared is being in a prison yard."- Michael Young
When did the vagazzling bit start?
I missed this.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
If anyone here is an idiot like me,
which is highly unlikely, here’s a link to the current 40 man roster.
looking at it, the only 3 option I see are Max Ram, Clay Rapada, and Moscoso. Am I wrong?
Not likely to happen, but dreams are the foundation of baseball, so dream away. - JParks
My money is on Rapada and Moscoso
Ramirez gets 1 last shot.
and if we do pick up Beltre?
is ram gone then? or do you drop Davis at that point?
Not likely to happen, but dreams are the foundation of baseball, so dream away. - JParks
in no way do you drop Davis
if one out of those 2 is going to make it…..Davis has the better shot.
"Thumbs/Asses Needing to be Dazzled/The Plan/Ferns " - JW
I'd say if we sign Beltre
then a trade would also correspond with it. Possibly My, but also possibly some minor leaguers to free up roster space.
btw, what's the word on Tobin?
Any chance he is a Nippert type role player?
Not likely to happen, but dreams are the foundation of baseball, so dream away. - JParks
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Evan_P_Grant Evan Grant
Rangers designate Max Ramirez and Clay Rapada for assignment to make room for Webb and Rhodes.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I want Kenny Lofton back...
If I had a gun to my head and had to pick one pitcher to pitch a game to save my life.... I'd pick 1999 Rick Helling.
by matthewbschultz83 on Jan 3, 2011 2:29 PM CST up reply actions
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Evan_P_Grant Rangers designate Max Ramirez and Clay Rapada for assignment to make room for Webb and Rhodes.
Jinx, you both owe me a coke
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
Were they naked at the time and engaged in a mud-wrestling match?
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Damn.
One day it’ll be true.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
x
Don't listen to me. I'm a fucking moron.
by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 3, 2011 2:30 PM CST up reply actions
Well played.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
.
aandro Brandon Webb will make 3 million from Rangers with incentives that could make him 5 million more
.
aandro Arthur Rhodes getting 3.9 million from Rangers with 4 million vesting club option for 2012
by Judy'sLewinsky on Jan 3, 2011 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
Holy hoodwinks
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Sucks that nobody was put through waivers ahead of time
I guess that means they could get traded but they can’t really be snuck through waivers
First day to work for 2011
included firing two poeple, promoting two people and demoting one. I need a drink.
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
Hiring you say?
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Only if we want to return the company to profitability.
They knew it was coming and I waited until after the holidays and gave them a nice severance pkg.
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
I meant: you had to be the one to tell them?
Sounds like a tough job.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
The two who were fired
have been with me for over five years each. The one demoted has been with me for 9 years and I needed the promotion to offset all the negative vibes.
I prefer to handle the bad news personally rather than have a manger do it. Takes a lot of uncertainty out of the deal and makes the legal stuff less of a risk.
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
How do you approach a firing
Is there any routine you do or a specific way you say something
by oc on Jan 3, 2011 4:25 PM CST up reply actions
Hmm
The Dude (Home of the Champs!): What’s with Arte Moreno? Going into the offseason, the speculation was that he would spend what it took to get back into contention but now he seems like someone who doesn’t want to spend the money?
Kevin Goldstein: Based on talking to people in the industry, it seems at times like the Angels are VERY busy in the free agent market, but they are never willing to go over the top on anyone, and the teams that do that are the teams that get the players. By logic, every FA is over paid, because they can take the top offer, while the Angels seem unwilling to go past making fair offers for guys.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Love it. I see them in 3rd place in a very tight AL West race this year.
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
If they don't get Beltre?
Agree.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I think this is how most reasonable fans want their front office to work.
Kicking the tires on anybody and everybody and backing out when the finances get ridiculous.
"...I'd rather play with little men..." - LSJ, 12/16/2010
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Jan 3, 2011 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
Well, if you are chasing marginal wins, then sometimes it makes sense to overbid.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Except then those same fans get restless when the team you do actually field sucks
Given their roster construction they could easily be like Seattle was in 2010. Great SP but no offense which results in a lot of 2-1 or 3-2 type losses. Obviously their current crop of players are better than Seattles are so I don’t see them actually being that bad but if their older players’ decline is sharper than expected then it could be ugly
I'm glad...
they thought they gave GMJ a fair contract.
by coolaid on Jan 3, 2011 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
ZING!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Do we have anyone here skilled in meteorology?
Or at least knowledgeable?
I ask because a few of the forums I read are talking about potentially record cold temps for most of the country (including Texas) next week.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
We can't agree on baseball and you want us to discuss weather WTF?
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
I like to keep my interests diversified.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
When have we ever agreed on baseball?
"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
When we went to the World Series.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
by RangersSD on Jan 3, 2011 2:51 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
BASEBALL RULZZZZZ!
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
rooster already brought this up, and seems highly qualified to pontificate on said subject
(my thesaurus is in my head…I can’t turn it off)
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I see BigSteve talking about it in the morning thread. I must have missed that on the first time through.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
rooster linked his blog
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Gina?
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Gina who?
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
Carano.
She’s an unofficial mascot
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Bigfan16 like
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
Oh yeah, you have mail
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
I saw thanks!
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Yeah I posted something aimilar at the top of this monstrocity
It would be pretty interesting to see how this town reacts to such cold temps
I just saw that.
Storm2k seems to be treating is a possibly historic event. Worse than 1983 or 1989 for much of the country.
I know next to nothing about meteorology, so I’m just reading through trying to gain familiarity with the terms.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Hide ya' kids, hide ya' wife
And hit the booze store, just in case.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
ya.. might want to update the liquor cabinet just in case
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
Who helped me with the scotch purchase last week?
I was able to get a bottle of Glenmorangie (Sp?) and gave it to my friend.
It must have been good because he nearly cried when i gave it to him and has called twice to say thanks. So his liquor cabinet is ready for the cold snap.
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
I've had my eye on some of that.
I know Josh Garoon/Snark is big into Scotch, but there are a few others.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
I am not a Scotch fan myself but I apparently did good.
I am heading home to drink with my good friend Mr. Jack Daniels.
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
Jack's a good friend, great with others,
but if I’m just hanging out with one friend, I strongly prefer Mr. Woodfoord:
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
I used to hang out with one friend named Mr. Woodford
He loved coke though…. not the cola
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
not looking forward to it..
more worried that it will have percepiattion mixed in with it…
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
I can't wait for it
I love cold weather. The OKC Christmas BLIZZZZZard of 2010 was the best! Well, except having to dig a million cars out of the snow because they were too stupid to not know that you shouldn’t drive in a foot of snow.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
Best part was that my genius of a father-in-law decided the whole family needed to drive to Tulsa and then OKC the day after Christmas to see our Okie brethren.
That fucking sucked.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Driving or having relatives from Oklahoma?
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
Careful, Aqua.
I’m pretty sure this is admissable in the Court of Smashings.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Well played Mauer
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Being in Oklahoma at all.
I wasn’t even talking about the cold, that was just annoying.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
There are a couple of meteorologists reading this blog; I can't recall who the others are, though.
If you have specific questions post them here or shoot me an email cj4ball2@gmail.com
Godspeed Mike Olt.
Matches is apparently an everything guy.
True Renaissance Man.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Just one big one-- people keep talking about a 1070 mb high in Canada and how outrageous that is.
Why is that significant?
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I think* it is relative to air pressure and the corresponding lack of air movement, termed a "blocking high"
Highest sea-level pressure ever recorded in the USA, 1064 mb in Montana in the great Arctic outbreak of December 1983.
1070 also seems to have been hit in 1953.
*not that I know what I am talking about,
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Yep. It's air pressure. Rodney got it.
It’s important to meteorologists because in winter very high surface pressure is caused by very cold air through a large depth of the atmosphere. And, over the years, forecasters have rules of thumb based upon pressure readings they’ve developed from looking at maps after maps.
Did you know meteorology is the profession with the 2nd highest incidence of asperger’s syndrom?
These air masses get real cold over the North Pole and Siberia. Sometimes they break loose and head south, and the pressure is an indicator of the weight of the air, so when something that heavy starts moving, it’s hard to stop it.
Godspeed Mike Olt.
What kind of effect could an air mass like that have on DFW weather?
What kinds of lows are we talking about here?
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
He's apparently not moving off third base.
Could get pretty cold in RBIA next week. Hope he brought a tent.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
He can burn 100 dollar bills to keep warm.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
did someone post an article about this?
if not, does someone have one?
"Obviously you're not a golfer" -- His Dudeness
Here's the forum I've been reading about it.
http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=22
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
w00t!
And here’s a link to the 1957 paper: http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/rescue/mwr/081/mwr-081-03-0067.pdf
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Boomer is laying into Heyman worse than what happened to the Big 10 on New Years
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Yes!
Is Heyman at the crying stage yet?
Can you repost some of them?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Here goes
SI_JonHeyman
50 new years resolutions i’d like to see happen and other baseball notes. on si.com: http://tinyurl.com/25skkv5
TeamBryantDFW
@SI_JonHeyman resolution #1 get your face out of Hank Steinbrenners nut sack?
TeamBryantDFW
@SI_JonHeyman Complicated in a head of lettuce kind of way?
SI_JonHeyman
@TeamBryantDFW you should find a hobby
TeamBryantDFW
@SI_JonHeyman I have 1 I school for my team just like you only I can b bias and u oh wait never mind
SI_JonHeyman
@TeamBryantDFW get a hobby
TeamBryantDFW
@SI_JonHeyman Do you think I could try jax or hungry hungry hippos?
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
by RangersSD on Jan 3, 2011 3:05 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Heyman thinks he could try HHH, but the Yankees will just buy out his talent.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
x
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
@TeamBryantDFW hobby
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
x
TeamBryantDFW
@SI_JonHeyman didn’t know the Yanks bought Hobby Lobby. Do you shop there?
SI_JonHeyman
@TeamBryantDFW enough
TeamBryantDFW
@SI_JonHeyman damn little Hank must be a tight a$$. I thought he was paying you opulence money.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
I don't really get why Boomer is doing this
by sprite on Jan 3, 2011 3:19 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
The fact he is hasn't been blocked yet is mind blowing
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
At this point, surely he's just testing to see what it'll take for Heyman to block him
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
Who's boomer?
Regardless, this is a bit sad.
by LiamP on Jan 3, 2011 4:05 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Oh wow, Alfredo Simon update:
“It wasn’t a thing like we began arguing and I started shooting,” Simon said. “It was some accident; it happened by accident. That’s why I came here — to open my soul.” That might not help much. Michel Esteban Castillo is still dead and his brother Starlin is still gravely wounded. Dominican authorities are reportedly seeking a three-month incarceration for the O’s reliever so that the case can be more widely investigated. That would obviously put him out for spring training and a guilty verdict could mean 30 years in jail
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Crap, I did the italics thing by accident
gah
Did that fix it?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
It's fixed for me...what else should I care?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
It was never bad for me.
Fuck you guys.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I am so not going to hit refresh.
It looks fine to me – I’ve been in this thread since it went up. Now I don’t want to leave it.
"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
Hey, did you just do this tag?
</ em >
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Oh thanks, it must have been the i that fixed it, I tried the em twice
:(
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
From TR Sullivan's latest blog.
* Club officials are not particularly optimistic that something will get down with third baseman Adrian Beltre. That deal seems unlikely give the tenor of feeling on Monday but things could change.
* The Rangers have sounded out Michael Young about a possible position change. Young was not receptive to the idea. Young has not spoken to the media this winter but has told the Rangers he’s not interested in moving off third base.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Well it's not like he can move very far under normal conditions.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
by RangersSD on Jan 3, 2011 3:15 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
He's not really interested in moving during games, not sure what they expected.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
by Aqua on Jan 3, 2011 3:17 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Veteran Leadership and Hustle!
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
it soo pisses me off
he’s toughted as the ultimate team player but then says hell no to any moves that would make the team better.
fuck that guy.
"Thumbs/Asses Needing to be Dazzled/The Plan/Ferns " - JW
Nice
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
Figures
"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
For good measure
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
That's that team leader we know and love...
Team leadering it up as usual.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jan 3, 2011 3:21 PM CST up reply actions
I thought it was leadershipping?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Well...
it’s clearly not either of these things.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jan 3, 2011 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
Hustlingness
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
So...
I guess we are not signing Beltre after all?
That is pretty dissapointing, especially if he ends up with the Angels.
Sullivan is a mouthpiece.
He writes what he is told to write. Enough other places have mentioned it that there has to be something there.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
and especially after a 3,100 comment thread regarding the immenent deal between Bltre and the Rangers
oh wait, that thread had nothing to do with that
Not likely to happen, but dreams are the foundation of baseball, so dream away. - JParks
/thespanishbeltrethread
Not likely to happen, but dreams are the foundation of baseball, so dream away. - JParks
Fuck you Michael
You’re no more of a “team player” than the back of my ballsack.
I NEVER SAID BATMAN!!!
by LSJ on Jan 3, 2011 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
Don't sell the back of your ballsack short.
If I had a gun to my head and had to pick one pitcher to pitch a game to save my life.... I'd pick 1999 Rick Helling.
by matthewbschultz83 on Jan 3, 2011 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
In fairness-- the back of your ballsack has had to deal with constant isolation.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
And foul smells, lots of foul smells
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Perhaps a Rougned Odor?
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
by WestTxAg06 on Jan 3, 2011 4:56 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
hahahahahahahahaha
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
Josh Garoon has been replaced in terms of fake names.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Most of the time, though, it looks like he's playing for the other team on defense.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
by Aqua on Jan 3, 2011 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
So much win.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
There is a duck I want to introduce you to
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
HOW RIDICULOUS IS THAT?
CAN HE NOT ADMIT THAT HE SUCKS AT DEFENSE?!
"...I'd rather play with little men..." - LSJ, 12/16/2010
by Past A Diving Michael Young on Jan 3, 2011 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
You know
he did move off of SS after initially rebuffing the Rangers.
I don’t think the saga ends here
Of course it doesn't...
But it won’t end now without a ton of really bad love poem articles to Michael Young from local sports writers.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jan 3, 2011 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
Sheesh, you are right...
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
what an asshole.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Max Ram gone so I guess we can officially call both
the Bravo Kenny signing and the Bravo Kenny Trade failed.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"If the Cliff Lee Contract was really keeping me from doing other things, I had no fucking business whatsoever trying to sign him in the first place."
I don't know how he's acting right now.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"If the Cliff Lee Contract was really keeping me from doing other things, I had no fucking business whatsoever trying to sign him in the first place."
Well you can't say that Taylor Potts skull fucked the bowl game...
So I guess you’ll have to do this…
If I had a gun to my head and had to pick one pitcher to pitch a game to save my life.... I'd pick 1999 Rick Helling.
by matthewbschultz83 on Jan 3, 2011 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
It was fucking Northwestern but who was the stupid sonofabitch
that threw a Pick 6 with his team leading 45-31 and less than 6 minutes left in the game?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"If the Cliff Lee Contract was really keeping me from doing other things, I had no fucking business whatsoever trying to sign him in the first place."
If you put that pick on him
You are on idiot or didn’t watch the game. Hit the WR in the hands, but he allogator armed it and it popped up in the air.
If I had a gun to my head and had to pick one pitcher to pitch a game to save my life.... I'd pick 1999 Rick Helling.
by matthewbschultz83 on Jan 3, 2011 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
He was also 1-7 v Texas, A&M, Oklahoma and Okie State the last two years.
Good, fucking, riddance.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"If the Cliff Lee Contract was really keeping me from doing other things, I had no fucking business whatsoever trying to sign him in the first place."
Who will be the starter next year?
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Seth Doege or Scotty Young
Hopefully Scott Young.
If I had a gun to my head and had to pick one pitcher to pitch a game to save my life.... I'd pick 1999 Rick Helling.
by matthewbschultz83 on Jan 3, 2011 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
Is Brewer a certain redshirt?
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
OK GOD DAMMIT
I AM NOT SAYING I WANT HIM FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS OR TO START AN EXPANSION TEAM AROUND HIM.
All I fucking said was he played well on Saturday and you want to shit on it. Can you ever just say, “yeah you’re right, he did play pretty well – that was nice to see.”
No you have to be a goddamn troll that you are.
If I had a gun to my head and had to pick one pitcher to pitch a game to save my life.... I'd pick 1999 Rick Helling.
by matthewbschultz83 on Jan 3, 2011 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Northwestern's defense
is not good. Potts never got touched on Saturday – pretty easy to have a good game when you don’t get pressured at all.
He also played well v Baylor.....but they're fucking Baylor...
and how meaningful is that?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"If the Cliff Lee Contract was really keeping me from doing other things, I had no fucking business whatsoever trying to sign him in the first place."
Haha, I stand corrected.
Don't listen to me. I'm a fucking moron.
by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 3, 2011 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
Didn't you predict 10 wins for Tech this year?
That was fun.
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
I believe he did.
Most of the time most people are wrong on a daily basis.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
I'm surprised Josey didn't put a Baylor or TCU dig in his post.
Don't listen to me. I'm a fucking moron.
by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 3, 2011 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
Spoke too soon.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Lots of Italics going on today.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Sorry, I thought I fixed it!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
BUZZZZ to the Rescue!!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
everything feels so...I don't know...emphasized right now
can’t put my finger on it…..
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
Take some Cialis.
Then you can be ready when she’s ready.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I usually tape popsicle sticks to either side
it’s cheaper
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
"Once you suffer through it, it’s all glorious beard from there." -GoET
by Bob Loblaw on Jan 3, 2011 3:46 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
But splinters can be a bitch, am I right?
And I’m not talking about a giant rat.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Almost spit coke zero everywhere.
Damn. Well played.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Bravo Loblaw.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
From Buster Olney
Advance scouts respected (Michael) Young’s efforts to play third base but thought he was average on his best days and much less than that on this worst. If the Rangers shift Young to a DH/utility type of role, using him at all infield positions occasionally to spell the regulars, and install Beltre at third base, they would immediately have the best left side of any infield in the majors, with shortstop Elvis Andrus and Beltre teamed together.
The bottom line to this is that if the Angels don’t get Beltre and the Rangers do, the gap between the Angels and the Rangers will grow again, and Texas’ everyday lineup — which was good enough to reach the World Series last year — will have a chance to be even better, looking something like this: SS Andrus; DH Young; CF Josh Hamilton ; 3B Beltre; RF Nelson Cruz ; 2B Ian Kinsler; LF David Murphy/RH hitter; C Yorvit Torrealba/Matt Treanor; 1B Mitch Moreland
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Advance scouts?
Like scouts who scout before the main body of scouts gets there?
I NEVER SAID BATMAN!!!
by LSJ on Jan 3, 2011 3:38 PM CST up reply actions
Scouts who scout before the team arrives.
And report back on defensive tendencies, pitchers, hitters, and the like.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Basically, the people who get paid to scout teams for a living
Gave Young a Jon Heyman-esque™ “A for Effort.”
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Scouts who scout a team before their employer team plays that team
and if you were making a nerd joke – don’t.
I thought LSB was based around nerd jokes
I NEVER SAID BATMAN!!!
by LSJ on Jan 3, 2011 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
It's based around the Texas Rangers
/Mike E
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
SBN should give Mike E his own blog just for the odd entertainment of it
Is www.hEh.com taken?
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
Really? He doesnt like it?
Does he know that he would pick up a step to his left if he would leave his fucking WALLET in his locker during games? Hard to move with something that heavy.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
But...
“Young was not receptive to the idea.”
Case closed. Grand Leadery Face has spoken.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jan 3, 2011 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
Not receptive?
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
In the thread?
Ok. Hang on.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
Found it.
Maybe if his glove was more receptive to the ball we wouldnt be having this discussion.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
Past an Ignoring Michael Young.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
That's redundant.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
And exceptionally true.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
He was probably facing the wrong direction.
Turn his cement base toward you and try again.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
by Aqua on Jan 3, 2011 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
FIAH FIAH FIAH
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
Oh thank you!!
My eyes were starting hurt!
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
So who had Teagarden as the last catcher standing
out of Salty, Max and Taylor?
i did
but i wasnt here at the time so i have no proof
Not likely to happen, but dreams are the foundation of baseball, so dream away. - JParks
ugh
jonmorosi Jon Morosi
Jim Harbaugh is easily the hottest commodity in sports since … Cliff Lee last month. #Michigan #Yankees #Phillies
I dont know why I let this bother me.
He, too, shall feel my twitterwrath.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
Twitterrash should probably have that checked out
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
wonder what'll happen when news hit's that fisher's out of a job
Not likely to happen, but dreams are the foundation of baseball, so dream away. - JParks
There are at least 3 baseball teams
who deserve to have their names hashed instead of the Yankees for Cliff Lee references.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
It's called pandering
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Rodney would know.
He is the Panderer in Chief.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I don't even like pandas, much less being the chief of sexing them.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Who doesn't like pandas?
You pinko commie bastard.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I prefer a certain smoothness down there, yanowhatimean?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
is it human porn, or panda porn,
or humans dressed like panda porn
The snozberries taste like snozberries!!
by Chrom on Jan 3, 2011 4:40 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Furries?
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
mike birbiglia joke
For some reason all this talk of panda sexings reminded me of it
The snozberries taste like snozberries!!
by Chrom on Jan 3, 2011 4:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Not sure, let me check
Oh shit! I forgot my hardrive’s name and she is pissed and ignoring me…
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Is this right before the Panda drops a load on her chest?
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Chinese Steamer!
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.
by Closure GT on Dec 14, 2010 9:48 AM CST
I saw that episode of FlashForward last year.
They canceled the show, nothing to worry about.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I dunno but that is freaky as hell.
"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
In the morning thread, yes.
What about the 100k fish that died the same day?
DUH! DUH!
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
they said the fish were all the same species
so it was likely some fish disease
I know, I linked it earlier
I was just playing up the angle, see?
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Large gaggle of birds pulled into a storm cell and then struck by lightning.
or some such
"Obviously you're not a golfer" -- His Dudeness
7/$80 anyone?
Carlos Gonzalez’s agent Scott Boras told Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com via text message that they are “in discussions and negotiating with Colorado” on an extension.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
Highway fucking robbery what the Rockies are doing.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
I think extension is probably the wrong word to use here
Likely its a deal for his arbitration years.
So a 4 year deal is what will likely get done
No, it's an extension
It has been rumored to be 7 years for about a week now.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
With Boras clients I will believe it when I see it
I can’t imagine CarGo would be the first guy Boras gives away FA years for unless its a massive payday.
Of course, this pissed Boras off:
The outfielder’s Twitter account announced that a contract “is almost a fact” and confirmed that it will be in the seven-year, $80MM range.
So…uh, ya.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
from mlbtr
Scott Boras says he is “negotiating with Colorado,” according to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick. The agent denies that the outfielder’s Twitter announcement indicates that a deal is complete, but Crasnick reports that the sides are nearing an agreement (Twitter links).
2:05pm: The Rockies have agreed to an extension with Carlos Gonzalez. The outfielder’s Twitter account announced that a contract “is almost a fact” and confirmed that it will be in the seven-year, $80MM range. Troy Renck of the Denver Post says it sounds like the deal will be completed this week (Twitter links). The agreement is pending a physical.
If that is the case then we need to be on the phone with Boras right now about Elvis
This would be the first Boras client I can recall that has ever signed away FA years and we need to lock up Elvis as soon as possible
Ok, this post is valid.
;)
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
i've got him on the phone now
he says fuck everyone !
"Thumbs/Asses Needing to be Dazzled/The Plan/Ferns " - JW
He wouldn't be
I can’t remember the names, but there were a couple of other names. I think Andruw Jones was one of them.
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
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