C.J. Wilson, Albert Pujols, et al discussion thread
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 8, 2011 3:22 PM CST
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Well, technically you have to be dead in order to be an Angel.
Or an Angel fan for that matter…..
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 3:46 PM CST up reply actions
This
The ninja will strike when we’re least expecting it.
by The Best Micah on Dec 8, 2011 3:27 PM CST up reply actions
If I'm the opponent....my next step is to resign
"I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Dec 8, 2011 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
Looks like a setup to me.
Too perfect.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
this.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 3:48 PM CST up reply actions
They accepted Wop?
Defending Big D Check it out
Twitter
"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
Like Doo Wop.
It’s music man.
Quit being racist.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
You have your definition, I have mine.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
buahahahahaha!
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by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
mf'n mutt!
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 4:07 PM CST up reply actions
ha awesome
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no, mike e, its not.
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Dec 8, 2011 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
There's six blank spaces where the tiles were...
There’s seven freshly laid tiles on the board.
"I am tired because I danced al night"-Schultzy
Ok well then riddle me this...
What nationality is the player who’s phone we’re looking at?
"I am tired because I danced al night"-Schultzy
Faaaaaaaaaaaaaake
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FAKE!!
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Youre fake
I hate The Angels so much, it's actually cramping my style. (See RevHaloFans SBN profile page)
by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:28 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Suggestion...
Contact the ChiSox about Konerko and Thornton. I know Paulie has been with the ChiSox forever, but he has to see them unloading everyone and I’d think he’d be willing to move.
Find out what that move would cost. If you’re willing to eat all that salary you should be able to do it without giving up Profar, Perez, or Olt.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Offer...
Neil Ramirez, Mitch Moreland and Robbie Ross for Konerko and Thornton.
Would that be enough?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
No idea, but I do that deal for sure.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
I would not
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 3:48 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
And I am intrigued.
What gives you pause? NeRa, I’m assuming?
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
Probably the part where you take on 37mm over the next 2 years for those 2.
by LiamP on Dec 8, 2011 4:00 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Indeed.
That’s why I was curious if they were eating salary to get actual prospects back.
Based on where the White Sox are they shouldn’t get much if we’re footing the bill.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
And the fact that
The centerpiece is in his mid30s
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 4:03 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
yeah if i am giving him up
i want them to eat some $$
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Okay...
so the ChiSox eat 7-10 mil of the 37.5 mil owed those two guys or you replace Ramirez with (insert name here).
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
i have no clue who you replace him with
i am not averse to trading him, just to trading him and eating all the $$
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
I'd like to hear your thoughts.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
If we gave konerko
That contract a year ago, I would have been angry. You’re essentially making a bet that he cAn best time for another year
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The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 3:58 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Are they eating salary?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Are the Rangers
doing anything….I mean is it still very quite on our front?
I don’t expect them to sign Prince but I figured JD and Nolan would have a counter….anything?
I've had a few hours to calm down now...
and while I’m still upset that the Rangers didn’t match the Halos offer for BGL, I’m not surprised. I knew the Rangers didn’t like him as much as some of us do, it just sucks that he ended up with the Halos.
As far as Pujols goes, good luck with that Anaheim. I think he’s going to perform and age similar to A-Rod. That’s a horrible contract that they will regret in 3 or 4 years. Of course, that doesn’t help me feel a lot better right now, but it’s what I’m going with.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
why does it suck he ended up a angel?
I’m gonna enjoy the hell out of watching josh, Beltre, and Cruz go back to back to back against his ass.
"If he ain't struck you out, then you ain't nobody." - Ricky Henderson after Nolan Ryan's 5,000 strike out game
by safeman on Dec 8, 2011 4:00 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
It's like those 60 some odd starts where he was one of the best pitchers in baseball never happened for some of you....
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
heh. =P
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Because he's good and now isn't a Ranger and is directly on the Rangers' main competitor instead?
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 4:04 PM CST up reply actions
who gives a fuck
You scurred? I can understand people not wanting to face Poo jols all year. but CJ? Bring it.
"If he ain't struck you out, then you ain't nobody." - Ricky Henderson after Nolan Ryan's 5,000 strike out game
by safeman on Dec 8, 2011 4:15 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Come on man
What are the odds those 3 ever appear in a game together?
by SoWasRed on Dec 8, 2011 4:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
are you an old poster who changed your name?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
well
created a new account
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Not enough ........
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
suddenly
things makes sense.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
heh
i was thinking there was no way you were a new poster who just came upon LSB lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
why not?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Because anyone who knows who he is knows who he is by his new name, surely!
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 4:12 PM CST up reply actions
evidently not me?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
I'll try again...
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
i know that
i am confused regarding who he is, if he isnt wufdog
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
For reels?
"A lot of people may not know this, but I happen to be quite famous." - Sam "MayDay" Malone
Here
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Good lord
I forgot what a complete tool ab03 was.
"A lot of people may not know this, but I happen to be quite famous." - Sam "MayDay" Malone
He's the reason I knew who you were even though I wasn't around.
I only started on this site back in January of this year… not even a full year.
But I spent two months on NMLR before coming here… and hence know who wufdog actually is. And Kaiser Soze… from stories I hear nothing has changed.
I’m a programmer and re-wrote ab03’s “Troll Script” which you had some comments in. When I linked back to his old post ab03 commented that “I think I know who LoneStarBallUser is.” Probably remembering an old argument.
That piqued my curiosity and I searched google for that username on this site and found that post talking about some of your various aliases and remembered “Brooks Was Here”.
This was all months ago but it was the first thing I thought when you popped up as “SoWasRed”. Seemed an interesting coincidence.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Well I didn't know he'd come back.
When I looked at this stuff I was curious if he was a former player or something.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I wasn't even here when he was here before...
And it was obvious who he was.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
i dont know either
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
He's not actually wufdog.
But wufdog is the guy with all the ellipses.
He’s also the one that used his minor league playing days for the justification of every argument on Earth.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
O RLY.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
No... not really.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Don't be stupid, Wilson is a good pitcher.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
wait, are you serious?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Soriano
I was wondering if we took Soriano back with Garza if that would help reduce the top end prospects…just a thought?
come on man.
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
The other people commenting on your status are being stupid
Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that, plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself."
---Merlin Olsen
I'm more sad than anything now...
can’t hate Wilson, I think he really wanted the Rangers to offer him a similar deal and it just never happened.
Hearing him talk about the other Rangers on MLB Network, and particularly Holland, just made me sad.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Just that he's another young left handed pitcher...
who he got along well with and tried to be a mentor for. Said he’s going to be very good.
Paraphrasing here of course.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I guess that's where Holland got his doucheness from
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Stupid.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Dec 8, 2011 4:08 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
hahahaha
LoMoMarlins Logan Morrison
Hey #YuDarvish マイアミは、テレビで見るよりも良いです
No...
He needs to leave Yu alone.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
At least until he changes his twitter name to @LoMoRangers
I like pretty dark haired women and breakfast food. - Ron Swanson
by Axe Em Rangers on Dec 8, 2011 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
Maiami wa terebi de miru yori mo (kanji that means good) itesu.
Miami looks better than it does on TV?
Also, since it got cut off I'm curious of more people's opinions
Are you generally interested in extending the following players this offseason for what you’d expect them to get?
Josh Hamilton
Ian Kinsler
Nelson Cruz
Mike Napoli
Kins & Nap here.
Im really just curious as to who actually wants to extend Josh Hamilton.
Nolan wants to.
And that’s… what it is. It’s going to suck.
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2011-07-25 17:44:05 - benjihana: Ahh my backdoor!!!
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by vfn on Dec 8, 2011 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
I'd defintely extend Kins and Nap as well.
I wouldn’t go longer than 2 years for the other two.
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by Axe Em Rangers on Dec 8, 2011 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
x
Hamilton – No, unless it’s for 4 years or less and unrealistic contract terms…
Kinsler – Yes
Cruz – Yes, but I think I would consider trading him
Napoli – Yes
"I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Dec 8, 2011 3:35 PM CST up reply actions
Hamilton, 5 years 90
I’d actually do that, but maybe thats me. Cruz I wouldn’t extend, he’s getting older faster and with those hammys he’s already becoming a liability defensively
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
I want no part of paying Hamilton that kind of money for not being on the field
I’d rather pay Fielder
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Prince Fielder
is the ultimate White Cow at this point.
I have yet to hear a single convincing argument why it’s a good idea to pay him so much for so long.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
BUT MAAAW, THE ANGELS DID IT!
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
Essentially this
I think if I’d lose more faith in our FO if our response to the Angel’s moves is to make a lesser move for a lesser player.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Right on board with you here.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
I'm not saying I want to sign Fielder
but I’d rather pay him than Hamilton
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Which is still a stupid statement
for all of Josh’s injuries, I doubt he gets anywhere near Fielder money. Despite that, I think he’s a better bet to remain productive at the tail end of his contract than Fielder.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
that is really optimistic regarding hamilton 5 years from now
I’d say Fielder would be more valuable the next couple years than Hamilton. Josh is too much of a risk.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I don't see it. Fielder has a better chance of producing more at the end of both respective contracts.
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Fielder is the exact type of player
who doesn’t age well. With old player skills guys, you can’t hide them at DH like you can with injury prone guys.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Hamilton can get hurt
by sneezing or coughing. Swinging the bat and running the bases will cause him to wear down. He’s not even your typical injury prone player, he’s worse
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
This is stupid
and filled with nothing but conjecture. We have no idea what wore him down this year. He’s not exactly a guy that lofes it out in the field.
Like a lot of things at LSB, I think being worried about Josh’s extension has built upon itself. It’s gotten to the point where a perfectly reasonable point has become a monstrosity of idiocy where 3 assumptions have to be met before we even get into these doomsday scenarios.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
So what contract would you feel comfortable offering Hamilton?
Northern Virginia's all time world champion Rangers fan of all time and all of Northern Virginia, and the rest of Virginia too. Mayor of Greatestfanville, Virginia.
Adam J Morris, halfassedly pretending to be interested in my thoughts, goals, and overall self esteem since late 2005.
5/90
or something of the ilk
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
I have no idea what you are talking about as far as doomsday
but logic will tell you that Hamilton WILL miss a lot of games, especially in the future as he continues to age. That is no assumption.
Also, we know why he wore down. I assume his surgery for his hernia had something to do with it.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
And base running caused the development of a sports hernia?
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
no, but he did miss
a month and a half due to baserunning. the guy has a history you can’t ingnore
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Yes he did the cocaine
it makes him more risky, but that’s the whole reason he’s on your team in the first place. Josh Hamilton did cocaine, it makes him a bigger risk. It does not make him “broken” or “damaged goods”. That’s fucking stupid and demeaning.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
he did more than just cocaine but
he was a crack addict and pretty much tried or used every drug out there. Somebody has my copy of “Beyond Belief” but his crack use was like that of smoking cigarettes it got so bad. (that is paraphrasing. That takes a toll on the body.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
...
What do you think Cocaine or heroin actually does to the body? As far as long term stuff goes.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
This so reminds me of an argument I had
with wufdog over at NMLR. I wish you’d been around…
Garoon: Banned on LSB. Available Only Via Supplement.
If it was Prince, he would have missed the whole season.
#FireBatLogic
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by hornedfrogs45 on Dec 8, 2011 6:33 PM CST up reply actions
I am amazed
that you’ve been here for like 2 years and you still have not changed your name
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The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
I'm honored you remember me.
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by hornedfrogs45 on Dec 8, 2011 6:38 PM CST up reply actions
it's the retard that went to TCU
with 2 numbers after his name – it’s not that hard to remember. If there was a hornfrog48 or a TCU85 or whatever, it’d be much harder.
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The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Didn't you just completely dismiss his offense with "meh, old guy skills"?
Yeah I don’t think anyone’s got an argument that will convince you then.
Isn't he the exact type of player with Old Player skills?
WHat’s the argument that he’ll be the exception other than blind faith?
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Yes, he has old player skills
Though a .282 average is not poor.
But when did that become leprosy? Falling off at a greater than typical rate does not equate to worthless the day he turns 30 or incapable of being worth a large contract at 27 years old.
And you say the exception as if he’d literally be the one exception to make it into his mid 30s. Thome is kicking around as a productive hitter at 41, Ortiz has fallen off but remained valuable through 35. Does Konerko count?
I wouldn’t want to give him 8 years or anything, but the guy can reasonably be projected to be a cornerstone offensive player for the next 5-6 years and you act like its unfathomable to be interested in giving him a decent contract. His defense/baserunning will stop him from being a truly elite player, but his WAR value should still be similar to his ~4.5 average of the past 5 years for the next 5.
Then you get to factors that apply to the Rangers.
-1b is one of (the?) their weakest organizational positions.
- They are in a contention window that isn’t entirely sure to last. Granted trying up a bad contract could work negatively, but what we know for sure is that 2012 will have a good Ranger team that Prince Fielder would be a great addition to.
- They are in the AL so they have the DH safety net for the final year(s) of a contract if its needed due to his defense becoming unbearable or simply having a 1b rise up you want to play.
- Some of their core offensive talent is set to leave in the next 1-2 years, so if the Rangers want to let them go due to age/injury reasons Fielder is a good replacement for that offense that can be secured now and could be tough to find otherwise with a poor offensive FA crop next year.
- They really don’t have that much money tied up in the long term right now, with a smart front office and TV money kicking in by the time he could go bad its unlikely it would be an albatross even if it is a poor contract.
There are reasons to be apprehensive, I’m not saying the Rangers should go all out for him… but I don’t see how it is some illogical doomed to failure awful move that the Rangers shouldn’t be looking into because he has “old player skills”.
It's a bad deal because to get him
you need to invest that 7th and, most likely, 8th year. Nevermind the fact taht Thome, Konerko, and Ortiz all had pretty mediocre years in their early and mid 30s. The problem with Old player skills guys is that you really can’t predict how sharp that decline will be.
Signing Fielder introduces a pretty big risk into the talent pool and probably jeopardizes our ability to retain the necessary parts of that offensive core who will be FAs in the next 1-2 years. He’s not a move made in a vaccuum, if you give him that money, someone else will not get it. Given that, why on earth doe it make sense to gamble so much money and so much flexibility over so many years over a guy whose offensive production might be a 4 WAR dude for the next 3-5 years?
Fielder is the wrong type of player for the wrong price for the wrong time. You can fix that 1B hole without going nuts for a guy like that. I think the only difference between us is that you’re much more willing to gamble and pray on a guy like Prince than I am.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Hamilton in a corner OF will save him some
plus, Im taking 125-135 games of Hamilton at that price and being ok with it. I really think his skill set as a hitter won’t diminish all that much.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
what?
Hamilton hurt himself last year running the bases. Then got a sports hernia. He is damaged goods.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Someone better tell the Angels about Pujols then
and Reyes.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
huh?
those were both bad contracts. it doesn’t mean we should do the same
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
If every injury means a player is broken
then both those guys are broken. As are 90% of guys in the league.
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The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Oh come on.
Last year wasn’t Hamilton’s first trip to the DL.. it was just the most recent and therefore the example used.
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this is really stupid
Reyes has a real injury history involving his legs which are his greatest asset on the bases and in the field.
Hamilton is about as injury prone as it gets. If he dives for anything, I’m scared he’ll be out a month.
Pujols had 1 injury, and it does not apply to 90% of the league. you are being ridiculous
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Pujols had an ankle injury
back surgery, a foot injury and a knee injury in the last 2 years alone.
Do your fucking research.
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The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
you need to calm down and admit you're wrong
Pujols missed two weeks last year due to a fluke wrist injury that was supposed to keep him out 4-6 weeks, so he still played in 147 games last season.
2010 – 159 games played
2009 – 160 games played
so in what world can you honestly compare Pujols to Reyes or Hamilton. How many games did they play those seasons? Do your research.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
He had an arm injury in July
an ankle in October, and a back injury to start the year. We’re talking injury history, not games played.
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Here
July injury
OCtober Injury
Elbow Surgery
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how much time did he miss
his injuries aren’t really equatable to those of Reyes and Hamilton. I don’t disagree he is getting older, but he plays every day in the field. That is something you know you aren’t going to be able to get from Reyes and Hamilton.
and the arm injury is the wrist injury that I mentioned that was a fluke injury running into the 1B, and he only misses two weeks, not even the 4-6 weeks that he was supposed to miss.
you are a beating
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Because as A-Rod has shown us
it’s the accumulated injuries that matters, not the time missed. Unless you think Albert Pujols heals faster than the average athlete or you think he has super steroids, the injury history is important, not the games missed.
He played hurt for the Cardinals. Fantastic. But the fact that he missed games and had injuries doesn’t make him broken. Just like the fact that Josh Hamilton is injury prone doesn’t make him broken or mean that he gets hurt running bases or the 100s of other stupid things you said over your time at LSB true.
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you're an idiot if you don't understand
how Hamilton is damaged goods vs Pujols – a complete and utter fool.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
There are differences
Pujols is a much better player with a much better history. That said, having an injury doesn’t make you damaged goods. Pujols have a lot of miles built up on him on a lot of joints and bones. If Josh Hamilton is damaged goods, so is Reyes, and so is Pujols.
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Hamilton's body has been through
a lot more than most of the ballplayers with his obvious and well documented past. I’d imagine that has a lot to do with the way he gets hurt and how he can recover.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Have you perused his full injury history lately?
Granted, if he had a clean bill of health and no history he’d probably be getting double the 5/90 you suggested.
While Im generally adverse to extending him, perhaps he would be open to some team friendly incentives/vesting options and such that would make it a lot safer. I kind of suspect he wouldn’t (in advance of testing free agency anyway), but maybe.
Extend Kinsler and Napoli
The other two are just bad contracts waiting to happen.
Don’t care how the casual, Christian Texas fanbase sees it, signing Josh to a long-term deal is an awful idea.
by TheIncredibleHulse on Dec 8, 2011 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
josh hamilton:
Im in love with a man
a man named god
does that make me gay?
you betcha.
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by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
It's always sunny?
Charlie, I believe?
by elchicodelgado on Dec 8, 2011 5:34 PM CST up reply actions
he does have a tebow-esque following to him... i never compared the two...
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by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 3:48 PM CST up reply actions
Hamilton's injuries scare me
but I think his skill set is much more likely to hold up than Cruz and letting them both walk will be devastating to our offense.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
It really depends on what he wants
If he wants something like 60-70 guaranteed with plenty of incentives and a couple of vesting option years, I’d do it and not feel bad at all about that deal happening. If he is looking for something like 90-95+ million in guaranteed money, no thanks.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
It all depends on the deal of course...
but just going off what I think they’ll end up getting I’ll say :
1. No
2. Hell Yes
3. Yes
4. Hell Yes
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Hmm
Yes yes no yes
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by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 3:48 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
What's your Hamilton contract look like?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
5/85
With an optiOn year
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by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 3:50 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Slightly more than my 5/80 with a vesting option.
Basically the Beltre contract.
I don’t think he’d go for either.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Yup...
and that’s why I said no for him. I’d be willing to go 5/80-85 for him right now. Even that is stretching my limits though. I think he’ll want at least 100 mil for 5 years.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I think
You’re overstating his market. If you go 5 for 90, that’s a reasonable deal
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by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 3:55 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
We think it's more than reasonable...
but does Josh?
That’s the problem.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Why exactly
Are we assuming that josh is unreasonable. Who do you think sets his market?
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by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 4:02 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
He made a specific point last year...
About considering the guys before him and the guys who come after him. Basically the union line.
This was right after Werth and Crawford.
This year he talked about a “fair” offer and making sure he doesn’t get anything ridiculously low.
I don’t think he’ll look to break records… but I don’t think he wants to be a bargain either.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I think if he we gave him a reasonable starting offer like 5 for 85 or 5 for 80 + incentives
we could work up to a deal. I think we lowed balled him so bad on previous extension that it was hard to really start.
Im saying I reasonably offer him 5 for 90 at the end of the day and see what he does.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
Nope. That is the problem indeed.
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Reasonable
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
Everyone but Hamilton
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Depending on the dollars and length of course ...
Hambone – No
Kins – If they don’t somebody should have their ass removed
Nellie – Maybe, needs to be incentive laden
Naps – If they don’t somebody should have his ass removed
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by Athos on Dec 8, 2011 4:26 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, just Kinsler and Napoli.
No interest in the china dolls.
"So your black people can't make sandwiches?" - GFF typo
by LSJ on Dec 8, 2011 8:04 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I'd be scared to death to sign Cruz and Hamilton long term.
I’ll be pretty pissed if Kinsler and Napoli don’t get extensions.
Even Kinsler I'm not super gung-ho about...
Considering what Profar is doing and Kinsler’s own spotty injury history.
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by LSJ on Dec 8, 2011 8:30 PM CST up reply actions
Some of Kinsler's seem like freak injuries.
It is concerning to me, but not nearly like the outfielders.
his name is justis
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by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 3:40 PM CST up reply actions
career slashline
.259 .351 .460 .811
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
Yonder alonso
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by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 3:49 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Jobu doesn't think he's better than Mitch Moreland...
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
That might be
But to then raise Logan Morrison up like a bronze god is a bit weird
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by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 3:54 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I hardly think he's a bronze god
He just has more power, it seems
by Jobu. on Dec 8, 2011 4:37 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
He's definitely got a better twitter account.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
It's close enough
where if you don’t think Alonso is a good get, I don’t see how you justify Morrison.
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The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
this idea needs to get more play
would like very much for alonso to come to arlington
would you deal Feliz for him?
"I think we just have to wait and see how things shake its way out," -- Wash
Wilson
is a second starter at best , if needed we can replace him and I would stay with Moreland also, I think he is going to prove a lot of people wrong next year. Center Field is going to be interesting.
We can replace him with...
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And here I thought you were serious.....
silly me…..
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by GhostofSteveFoucault on Dec 8, 2011 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
heh well played
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Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
huh? CF as of now is a gentry/borbon platoon opening day w/ leonys waiting
mitch moreland flat out sucked last season.. i dont want him.
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
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by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
actually mitch moreland shouldnt be on our team... i dont like his career.
.258 .331 .427 .758
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by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
i hate everyone
Just don't piss her off, otherwise she'll get all Dien Bien Phu up in your Boxer Rebellion - caknuck
btho Iowa State
I love that song.
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by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
There's only way to ensure the end of the CJ threads......
.GIF the ever-loving shit out of this thread!!!!!
KEEP FIRING, ASSHOLES!!!!!
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by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 3:47 PM CST reply actions
Yu know what makes me feel better about all of this?
I think Yu do.
"Winning the World Series is like getting the star in Mario Brothers. You run around flashing and invincible and nobody can fucking touch you."- matchst1ck
Yu and Fielder would counter the CJ/Pujols fairly.
Regardless of what Nolan thinks.
I live to play the devil's advocate.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Dec 8, 2011 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
It's not going to happen...
you’re setting yourself up for more disappointment.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Its already done!
Yu and the Prince or I’m gonna be very disappointed….or contact extensions for Hambone, Kins, Elvis, Dutch, and Napster. That would help a little. I wanted Pujols bad! I wanted that monster driving in 120 every year for Texas.
About that...
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Yu know it...
Yu betcha
Yu betta believe it
Yu think so
Can we please stop it with the ‘Yu’ posts?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
For seriously.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
Yu serious?
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by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
C'mon, slc
Yu know yu love it.
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by WildcatPhoenix on Dec 8, 2011 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
I'm about ready to go punch a baby...
with a cute little puppy.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
That would be the image I was going for when making that post.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Yu's coming here for free. He told me in a dream I had last night.
by Giant Space Ants on Dec 8, 2011 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
Did your dream also have Ceej and Pujols going to the Angels?
You should get more sleep, mate.
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by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
My dream too
He even had Dirk translating for him
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I'm curious
As to why when good Yankee beat writer says that they’re mum on darvish, no one bats an eye. But when mediocre rangers neat writer says it, we’re taking it as gospel
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by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 4:00 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'm not taking it as gospel.
I still hope we get him… but my expectations have been reset by both Evan and TR talking about how focused on internal signings the Rangers will be with their resources.
It’s a bad day for optimism.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
It makes total sense that basically everyone would say "we aren't in on it" or "we're lukewarm"
why say anything that might give a hint to drive the price up if you are actually going to bid
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
Especially in a blind posting process
I also would like to point out, with Matsuzaka, we talked a lot about it. I think JD doesn’t want to make that mistake again.
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The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Yu, too?
"I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Dec 8, 2011 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
Yu-Hoo!!!!
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by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
Great chocolate milk.
Terrible nick name.
I live to play the devil's advocate.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Dec 8, 2011 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
I'd be scared, now in my 30's, to know what the actual ingredients of Yoo-Hoo are....
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by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
I've never bothered to look.
Tasted good the last time I had it though.
I live to play the devil's advocate.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Dec 8, 2011 4:04 PM CST up reply actions
what an FU to Cards fans
Really, Albert.
That town gave it’s soul to you (and a fucking statue?), and you ditch them so you can be The .01% instead of just The .1% ?
Really?
by Van Down By The River on Dec 8, 2011 4:01 PM CST reply actions
50million is a ton of cash.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
not when you compare StL and Cal tax rates
I think he would actually take home more money in StL
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
yes
50 million is a LOT of cash.
period.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
he would have made roughly the same, if not more
in StL had he accepted their deal, even though the money value of the deal says that it is more in Cali. Tax rates rip into that more so than StL. I think I saw somewhere that 200M in StL is equivalent to upwards of $290M – $300M in Cal.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
i fail to believe
taxes are worth 100 million
link me to the article saying this please.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
and only applicable for games played there.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
i refuse to belive
290mm in SoCal > 200mm in StL
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
you're right
the 220M offered by StL. Here is an article that talks about the tax rates etc link It makes the point that he misses out on 50 million bucks by not going to the Marlins, so if 50 million was such a big deal he’d be in Miami.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
sigh
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Right
and what’s MO? 7.5?
"Live like you’re already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you."
I put a link
it is 6%. He still has no gain from going from StL to LAA monetarily
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Those poor Cards fans with their 2 WS titles.
How will they go on?
by LiamP on Dec 8, 2011 4:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
xx
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Isn't Rod Beck dead?
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by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 4:06 PM CST up reply actions
Rod Beck...Not a live arm anymore.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2914994
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Pressure? If there’s any pressure it’s the pressure pressurizing the panty cannon.
soooooooooooooooo...................................................................
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
no. it's yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu............................
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by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Dec 8, 2011 4:08 PM CST up reply actions
I was following from my phone during a unit meeting...shoulda seen me after I saw CJ signed....
apparently I was visibly upset.
"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 woke up expecting that news...
The Pujols thing, though…what the fuck?
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 4:30 PM CST up reply actions
I laughed at the Pujols deal...shit is stupid.
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BigSteveAviation thread
http://www.lonestarball.com/2010/12/13/1873892/the-waiting-room-part-2-cliff-lee-edition
http://www.lonestarball.com/2010/12/13/1873892/the-waiting-room-part-2-cliff-lee-edition
http://www.lonestarball.com/2010/12/13/1873892/the-waiting-room-part-2-cliff-lee-edition
http://www.lonestarball.com/2010/12/13/1873892/the-waiting-room-part-2-cliff-lee-edition
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In a few years Adams going to do a This Day in LSB History with this thread I hope
And we will all look back and laugh
I just did.
There’s some fun stuff in there.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
Heh
ab03 trying to play it cool despite obviously getting caught up in the whole flight tracker thing
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Ahhh....you found it....excellent
I was searching last night and couldn’t find it…..
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by GhostofSteveFoucault on Dec 8, 2011 8:47 PM CST up reply actions
Wanna come get a drink after work?
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can't...........
thx for the invite, friend.
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"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
sure buddy
Sus niños? Como estan?
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Hopefully the Angels trade Haren now
and whoever they trade him to trades him to us. Always loved him.
Santana sucks.
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thats an awesome plan, mike e.
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Dec 8, 2011 4:09 PM CST up reply actions
It actually really is
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
GARY SHEFFIELD
still available? can greg maddux still pitch! OMG
Bachman/Beck 2012
I wish I were the 1%
And that could just end up bad news, also...
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 4:18 PM CST up reply actions
wow
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
by JBImaknee on Dec 8, 2011 4:18 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Some day, huh?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
So, because they grabbed Albert,
we get their 2nd and a supplemental, not a 1st right?
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - JParks
"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
yup
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
crap
I could stand losing CJ. I could stand losing him to the Angels. But that’s just insult to injury right there.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - JParks
"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
It really was unnecessarily harsh.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
i've calmed down a bit.....our FO has a plan and its gotta be something
i’m holding out hope.
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
Would have been nice for our plan to widen the gap
now we are hoping they can recreate a gap.
Better than hoping for a .500 roster though.
Without any other acquisitions of note...
We’re probably a 90 win team.
So the plan is… have talent. We do.
More would be nice. More is always nice.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
trying to be optimistic.....its not working lol
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
I think you need to build a 95 win team to win the West next year
"I think we just have to wait and see how things shake its way out," -- Wash
One of the Royals beat writers (I think) tweeted earlier
About how happy he was that the Royals are in the Central after seeing the Rangers FO spring to work to counterattack against the Angels.
Gave me a little hope.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
rani J
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
We need pom poms and short skirts
i’ll go up to the GM meetings and stand in Lobby cheering JD on
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
Please let us do something good.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
oh wow....hmmmmm interesting.
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
It would make me feel a lot better ...
if we had any idea what in the hell they’ve sprung to work on.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
the vagueness of this tweet is going to kill me
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
That Royals beat writer must be really optimistic about Jed Lowrie's future. Huh.
"I have thought a lot about why people get so hostile online, and I have come to believe it is primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues." --Alan Jacobs
Hey guys?
We’re going to be OK.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
god, what did this board look like last year
when lee went to philly, and the red sox got adrian gonzalez?
by Van Down By The River on Dec 8, 2011 4:26 PM CST reply actions
We were never in on Adrian Gonzalez.
And the Red Sox aren’t in our division.
So that’s not really the same thing at all.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
is it possible?
YES!
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
way different situation
considering we arent in the same div as BOS and lee went to the NL
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Well, if I recall
there was some teeth gnashing, hand wringing, and shock over how expensive baseball contracts have gotten.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
Things weren't pleasant when Lee was announced either...
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
I remember being rather unpleasant after the news broke...
"I have thought a lot about why people get so hostile online, and I have come to believe it is primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues." --Alan Jacobs
I came close to breaking my laptop.
I wanted to pick it up and bend it backwards and tear it apart.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I still want to see the BigSteveAviation thread....
fuck that was awesome.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
at one point he dispatched me from my apartment 100 yards to the addison airport fence
with some binoculars….
I think he was serious Ryin…
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 4:31 PM CST up reply actions
lol
I know I was serious…I was deranged.
Was all into it….let me see if I can find this email that I sent out to this email list I’m on with some buddies.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
haha i remember that thread....fun times
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
fwd it to me.. acase@advancial.org
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 4:37 PM CST up reply actions
linked it upstairs
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
thanks there, boss.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
lol
RT: @cableflyguy charter plane related to the #Rangers owners just landed at Love Field from Little Rock #Yankees #MLB http://bit.ly/epLHDW
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
interesting
that flight just flewfrom SoCal to Dallas
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
you shittin me?
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 4:48 PM CST up reply actions
click link
lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
oh shit...
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
So it looks like on the 27th (Sunday after Thanksgiving)
It flew from Dallas to Brackenridge then to SoCal and then back to Dallas
A drunken ghettobear thought that was a good time to give Josey Wales a piece of his mind.
Props to him for being THAT hammered on a Monday night.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
How are you envisioning Nolan right now?
by The Best Micah on Dec 8, 2011 4:34 PM CST up reply actions
Hi, my name is Bob.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
U MAD?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
love that picture
I bet he’s wearing sweatpants right now.
"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 picture?
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
the pic with him wearing a nametag and it says "Bob" on it.
There’s no pic of him in sweat pants…but if you looked at him he totally looks like someone who just sits around in his sweats wiping his ass with Benjaminz. Dude was so disheveled during the playoffs and I could see him having nacho cheese stains on his wind suit jacket.
This is the way I envision him.
"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 only home playoff game I didn't attend...
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I wasn't at this one either.
But Game 5 when Naps hit that double, and just before when the place was chanting Nap-o-li! was the most magical moment I’ve ever experienced at a baseball game.
I still get goosebumps thinking about it.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
My best moment was the Nellie grand slam.
Though closing out game 6 of the ALCS was pretty hot too. (Tigers version)
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Yes it was.
That was the other postseason game I got to see. Sat several rows behind Dirk. Awesome night.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
I was several rows behind him too in the next section over.
Section 28, row 28.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Section 30, row 19.
Love those seats. Perfect view of Nolan’s bald spot.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
all the Prince rumors are that nobody wants him....
and especially not longer than a 5 year deal…. hey THAD structure a contract and hand it to Ninja…
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 4:34 PM CST reply actions
Do you actually say this?
Or are you just playing to the stereotype?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
i bet you do.
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 4:38 PM CST up reply actions
bonzer?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
Boof?
"Live like you’re already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you."
I can't see this image.
But it better be from Teen Wolf.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
You know it
"Live like you’re already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you."
Couple of things
1) I think there are legitimate questions about how well CJ holds out. Chief among them, the fact that he managed to strikeout more people and walk less while not throwing more pitches for strikes last year. That said, this was a very reasonable deal for him.
2) I think everyone is overstating how bad of a deal the Pujols thing was. I think there’s a good chance that Albert outproduces Prince Fielder every year of their respective contracts, despite the 4 year difference in age. I hope he falls off a cliff, of course, but I think it can work out well for the Angels in year 1-4.
3) Signing Prince Fielder to a huge contract is still stupid. THe only difference now is that it’ll be a reflexive type of stupid. You don’t respond to a risky contract with an even riskier one. You do it by acquiring talent in other ways.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
You're dumb
GET PRINCE
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heh jk
about the first part
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After watching Pujols in the Series ...
I’m not sure I believe he’s only 31. He looked much closer to my age and I’m 38. He didn’t move like somebody in their early 30’s.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
I had no idea you were a Latino baseball superstar.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
That's my mild mannered daytime identity.
I’m actually a superhero.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
I thought you were a musketeer.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
That was a couple centuries ago.
I have to change with the times.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
He also had a ankle
a foot, a knee and a back injury in the same year, so that might be why he seemed older.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Or he had those injuries because he is older.
GEAUX TIGERS!!!
He might be
and I hope he is. I just don’t think we should needlessly conjecture about his age. At least, I think if we do it, we should go full monty.
I heard Albert Pujols is actually 41 and worships at the altar of a primitive goat god.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
His face looked older too.
I’m probably wrong, but I was amazed he looked as old as he did.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
Sometimes during the WS, when I squinted really hard
I thought he was Edward James Almost.
"Live like you’re already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you."
You have a picture in your wallet of that guy's ass.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
Darvish question
What prevents the Angels from bidding 100 million on Darvish with no intention of ever signing just so that the Rangers or any other AL team can’t bid on him? What am I missing?
Nothing
except the complete closing of the Japanese market to them.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
which isn't all that big of a deal
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Why wouldn't that be a big deal exactly????
Defending Big D Check it out
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"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
so they would be barred from making bids on future players that are posted?
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
i thought they fixed this in the CBA
due to what happened w/ oak last year
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
It was discussed... nothing actually changed.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
damn
that is stupid.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Asking the NPB to change anything
is an exercise in futility and frustration
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
So they didnt move to top 3 negotiating with him?
sad
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
I think it's better
because theres 0 chance he chooses Texas instead of NY.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
What Firebat said.
That’s what some people believe the A’s did last year. With a guy like Darvish involved, that would be one hell of a quick way to torpedo the entire posting system.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
olney
now that darvish has posted, teams have until 5 p.m. eastern dec. 14 to make bidgs for right to negotiate with him
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 4:47 PM CST reply actions
That's not right.
It’s 4 days to post and 4 days for the team to accept or decline.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
Business days?
I have no idea.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
tweet @buster_ESPN then.
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 4:49 PM CST up reply actions
Remember The Red Sox
They were the Kings of December 2010 and it didn’t work out as intended. Their GM fled, their coach was fired. I’m just saying. We remain flexible with Billionaire Owners in tow. Some teams will be dumping some talent in 2012. We can scoop it up then. Right about the time CJ’s Tommy John-repaired tendon snaps.
"It's incredibly hard." - Ronald Washington
Or the Angels win the World Series...
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 4:52 PM CST up reply actions
I still don't think the Angels are a better team
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
I don't really either...
I was just offering the other extreme.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 5:00 PM CST up reply actions
The probability of the Angels winning a lot in 2012
is higher than the probability that Wilson and Pujols will suck. But, their team is old. And mentioning that is fair game.
"It's incredibly hard." - Ronald Washington
That last sentence should be worthy of banning
by The Best Micah on Dec 8, 2011 4:52 PM CST up reply actions
Wishing injury on an opponent has not fared well for us
by The Best Micah on Dec 8, 2011 4:54 PM CST up reply actions
CJ would laugh
In fact, he’s laughing very hard right now at all of this, I’m sure. He’s got $75 million and moving home. One arm-injury joke can be tolerated.
"It's incredibly hard." - Ronald Washington
Maybe there will be beer and video games in the locker room?
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
Pressure? If there’s any pressure it’s the pressure pressurizing the panty cannon.
2011 Red Sox lineup >>>>>>>>>> 2012 Angels lineup
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
Not enough >>>s
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
yeah
but the Angels rotation is much better
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Not much
better yes
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
What's interesting to me...
Rangers rotation will cost less than $7m total next year.
Between Weaver, Haren, C.J. & Santana… that’s $55.75m for 2012.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
yup.. and there's a reason.. they're all much better than our guys too. heh.
Aside from Santana.. who fn sucks.
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So...
A rotation of John Lackey, A.J. Burnett and Barry Zito would be better too?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
No.. there's a reason with the Angels
Not with your fantasy team or any random overpriced guys.
I just don’t really see the point in mentioning how much they make compared to ours when they’re all studs compared to what we have, Ogando aside :)
Unless you were just mentioning it to point out the difference, then yeah.. interesting. heh.
"Look if you want a journalist hire a UT grad. If you want a doctor you pick a Baylor grad. If you need a vet you see an Aggie grad. And if you need a pizza you call a Tech grad." -BUBacker
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Yeah... just interesting as a comparison.
It occurred to me how cheap our rotation was this year.
It’s also INCREDIBLY high variance (but talented too)
Just an interesting footnote… nothing more.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
x
Kevin_Goldstein Kevin Goldstein
Total of both around 100m RT @BleacherNation @Kevin_Goldstein Would you even hazard a guess on the posting fee and contract for Darvish?
Kevin_Goldstein Kevin Goldstein
Rangers, Red Sox, Jays….RT @lfloyd3 @Kevin_Goldstein Any gut feelings on where he winds up?
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
Also says that Darvish is a 2
but better than any FA pitcher.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
And...
Kevin_Goldstein Kevin Goldstein
Would rather have him than Wilson. RT @jcgreenx @Kevin_Goldstein And do you think he’ll be worth that?
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"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
Pretty much
Yoennis Cespedes and Yu Darvish please.
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Yoennis won't happen
but Yu know that already
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"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
Why won't it?
His #1 suitor is the Marlins. You don’t think we can outbid Detroit?
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or was the Marlins
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I don't think JD and Thad have much interest in Yoennis
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"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
I don't think we know if they do or not
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What then would they do with King Leonidas?
That contract, while they have to explore all options, they also have to have faith in their scouts and see what they have.
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"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
NOBODY PUTS CESPEDES IN A CORNER.
Wait. That’s what they’d do.
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"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
by Aqua on Dec 8, 2011 5:26 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Ok,
so we let Hammy or Cruz walk then because we think Cespedes can equal their output for the foreseeable future.
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"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
Potentially.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
Or that you are expecting him at about half the price
and that the gained financial flexibility, past this year, would be worth it.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - Jason Parks, 7/14/11
2011-07-25 17:44:05 - benjihana: Ahh my backdoor!!!
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by vfn on Dec 8, 2011 5:31 PM CST up reply actions
And if Leonys is as good as they think he is
there’s always a market for a good CF. Or a power hitting OF.
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Cespedes's power would play better at a corner
The scouting on his D is that he probably has the speed to stick in center, but that his routes aren’t great.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - Jason Parks, 7/14/11
2011-07-25 17:44:05 - benjihana: Ahh my backdoor!!!
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by vfn on Dec 8, 2011 5:27 PM CST up reply actions
Heh, why would his power play better at a corner?
Prime Beltran style CFs are cool.
The last reort I saw didn’t think his defense would hold up though.
Just misworded it there.
I originally was going to say that he probably profiled better long term at a corner, and then changed it to his power would play at a corner, and it kind of got jumbled together.
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2011-07-25 17:44:05 - benjihana: Ahh my backdoor!!!
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by vfn on Dec 8, 2011 7:53 PM CST up reply actions
Because the player you have shouldn't stop you from getting
more talent
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But no, I just want Yoennis Cespedes. Because I like symmetry.
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Which is great. Let's see if the Rangers spend the cash...
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But would he rather have C.J. at $77.5 or Darvish at $100, I wonder...
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 5:02 PM CST up reply actions
I think
if you write off the posting fee as a one time deal, Darvish is the much better investment.
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It's going to be a long week.
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I agree that it would be a better investment.
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Well...
depending on if Yu is who we think he could be.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 5:09 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not sure C.J. is who we think he could be.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
In Anaheim? Unless he gets hurt...
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 5:12 PM CST up reply actions
Or just had a career year
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He was nearly a 5 WAR starter in 2010, too, though...
But I don’t know that he’s a 5.9 WAR guy every year, no.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 5:23 PM CST up reply actions
But his peripherals weren't as pretty
I am also unsure how sustainable his – throw the same % of strikes, but walk less people model will be for the future.
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It makes me feel a little more positive about YU
that JD went there and watched him throw
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I think "Yu" guys are going to be quite disappointed
but hopefully he is at least slightly above-average (if we get him)
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Bah
I meant if we treat his posting fee as a one-time expense (meaning the Rangers)
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I'm willing to chip in.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
why in the world would you write off the posting fee?
That is part of the acquisition cost.
"I think we just have to wait and see how things shake its way out," -- Wash
I hope this is accurate.
Our involvement at least.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
I still don't understand
why Evan Grant is being granted so much sway over our collective hopes. I think he’s actually a horrible beat writer, as well as a horrible analyst at this point.
Meanwhile, the dude in New York posts the same article and everyone is just like – they just chillin.
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Evan Grant likes attention.
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"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
He's gone off the deep end this year for sure.
I hope he’s wrong.
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Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
Different history...
With Rangers financial history vs. Yankees.
We really don’t know if we can afford him. We hope we can… but nothing definitive says we can. Poppins and Snark pee all over it.
The Yankee fans know they can… it’s just a matter of if they choose to.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I think
you’re letting today impact your thought process.
There is money in this ownership group. But there’s not enough money where you can write off the last years of a 260 million deal or give 80 to a player you’re meh about, but there’s money to compete for individual players.
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I KNOW I'm letting today impact my process.
My shoestrings and belt should be taken away from me.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I'm in full on battered wife syndrome mode.
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$105-110 million this year.
The Darvish posting fee would have to be a special, owner-approved expense, I figure.
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COME ON RAY DAVIS YOU NICK NAMATH SR LOOKALIKE
by LiamP on Dec 8, 2011 5:38 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I just hope that stupid lets say Yu instead you
in sentences ends.
But here it comes..
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I have no idea what Yu are talking about.
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by JimCrankshaft on Dec 8, 2011 6:55 PM CST up reply actions
Now why would Yu want that?
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"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
Kid in my class said he hoped Prince went to Texas.
I pounded my hand on the desk, I was so excited thinking about it.
HOW DO I REECH THEES KEEEEEEDS?
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
I bet Cardinals fans feel
how Khalil Greene feels every day.
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by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 5:19 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
PRINCE HAS YOUNG MAN SKILLS
SIGN HIM
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But are you prepared to pay the...
PRINCEly sum it would require?
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x
As expected, with the Angels getting some money off the books after the 2012 season, C.J. Wilson’s 5-year, $77.5 million deal is backloaded to help the payroll. A look at the numbers: 2012: $10 million, plus a $2.5 million signing bonus 2013: $11 million 2014: $16 million 2015: $18 million 2016: $20 million The final three years of the deal are the same as Jered Weaver’s, meaning the Angels are going to be paying two of their pitchers a lot of money near the end of deals.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I know that the whole "huge contracts will hamstring the Angels" theory has been largely disproven
But it’s still somewhat mollifying to think about how much money the Angels already have tied up 4-5 years down the road.
Will you email me por favor?
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OT: Which one of you characters sat next to Sister Snark in CLE today?
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Which one of us didn't
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by FirebatM3 on Dec 8, 2011 5:24 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah that happened too
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Is your sister's last name Garoon?
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No one's last name is Garoon
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Why did all the ANDREW BAILEY talk cease?
He makes my sports pants go crazy
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asking price..
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:25 PM CST up reply actions
Thats disappointing. I mean I figured that was the case
but he is ridiculous. Id feel better about a somewhat unproven rotation IF the bullpen was unstoppable
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Do you see JD making anymore outside moves, or is it extension
and internal lock up time? My friend who works for the Mets said that we met with Kelly Shoppach’s agent yesterday. Figured we were looking to unload Torrealba
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Is Kelly Shoppach that agent's only client?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Is Kelly Shoppach's agent
Kelly Shoppach?
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Good point, but I like Shoppach and he is a home town guy.
Seems like an offensive upgrade over Torrealba. Though probably not the defensive side
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So... My crazy neighbor shot my dog
Great day
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:32 PM CST via mobile reply actions
i've had that happen.
i wanted to kill my neighbor. i’m sorry to hear that. that’s awful.
by TheIncredibleHulse on Dec 8, 2011 5:33 PM CST up reply actions
Had it happen when I was younger.
Fucking horrible. Sorry GFF
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damn
this is apparently way too common. WTF is wrong with people?
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by JimCrankshaft on Dec 8, 2011 7:04 PM CST up reply actions
Is that before or after your dog
got 50 million and a no trade clause from the Angels?
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As she was signig the paper
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:34 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
What?
I would fucking murder someone for shooting my dog.
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I love my dogs.
But legally, shooting a human in defense of dogs doesn’t really wash.
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How many dogs do you have
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Two.
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Same
Luckily the other one has never been shot, which surprises me becuase he is more likely to mess with my neighbors goats.
The dog that’s been shot is the sweetest dog is the world.
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
That would make my day
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:39 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
They guy who found her is going to
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:42 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Atleast she'll be ok
This is the second time he’s shot her
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:35 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
How does this happen?
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I don't know...
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:41 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
What kind of bullet was she shot with?
An actual load or a shotgun pellet or perhaps a BB?
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.22
I dont know a whole lot about guns, but that’s what my neighbor said
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:43 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Definitely call the police.
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It's happening
Last time my uncle (who might be crazy in his own right, and is also a gun owner) told him to stop.
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:49 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Is your neighbor CJ Wilson?
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Why?
That’s awful
Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that, plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself."
---Merlin Olsen
Did you see the "crazy" part
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:37 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
What??
I’d kill that dude. You’re a dick, but I’d still f em up.
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What have I ever done to you?
Except occasionally post “/Mike E”?
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:38 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
jk :)
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:D
<3
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 6:39 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Wait, what?
Holy shit that is fucked up. Punch him in the dick.
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by JimCrankshaft on Dec 8, 2011 6:58 PM CST up reply actions
Can you send your neighbor to California?
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by LSJ on Dec 8, 2011 8:09 PM CST up reply actions
Not fucking cool
I’d be pissed. Call the cops. Then subtle vengence.
Football can go to hell. The Rangers aren't ready for football season and neither am I.
by WyoRanger on Dec 8, 2011 11:17 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Paul to the Lakers is almost offical. Chandler to NY is almost certain.
In case you weren’t aware that there is no hope.
-_-
I live to play the devil's advocate.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Dec 8, 2011 5:40 PM CST up reply actions
Sports have really sucked the past couple months
Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that, plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself."
---Merlin Olsen
The Mavs already won...
There’s no reason to care about basketball anymore. Let’s be forever champs!
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 8, 2011 5:43 PM CST up reply actions
I guess we were due.
Mavs win, Rangers go back to the WS, Stars get a new owner, Cowboys win 4 of 5… going too smoothly.
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I need a win on Sunday night
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Look at his sig
Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that, plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself."
---Merlin Olsen
Perspective
While it hurts to see CJ go to the Angels, they also committed over $250 million today to a maybe 32-year-old Pujols, all to make up for the fact JD ass-raped them on Napoli last year.
And we still have plenty of trade ammo, a ninja in the front office, Nolan and the Brothers Maddux to get the best out of our pitchers, and three-plus months to acquire talent prior to Opening Day. It’s gonna be OK, everybody.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
I agree.
But the shock and awe of the Pujols announcement was a punch in the mouth and the confirmation of CJ was the full kick to the testicles. You’re naturally going to smart for the rest of the day at least.
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Wrong thread?
lol.
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by AfterSchoolSpecial on Dec 8, 2011 6:31 PM CST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure we brought this "worst free agency moment in Dallas history"
on ourselves…by hating CJ Wilson (not me, but the community here).
I loved him, and wasn’t ready to pay him $20+ mil for 5 years, but damnit that hurts:
Weaver
Haren
Wilson
Santana
(poop)
That’s got to be the 2nd best rotation in baseball, right?
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Way too much money
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:51 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
3rd
1. Rangers
2. Phillies
3. Angels
/extreme optimism on Holland, Ogando, Feliz, Lewis, Harrison
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"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
Well we have the 2012 Cy Young
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:54 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yep
Greg Maddux. Oh, wait…
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also the last Cy Young
since after 2012, it will be renamed the Cy Yu
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Nara
The Dutch Oven Award
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It will be called winning a Neffy
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 5:58 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
And it will result not in a trophy or extra money, but in a one year contract
worth nothing with the Texas Rangers. Once you are at that level, you should have the chance, the pleasure, nay, the honor, of serving the Texas Rangers.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - JParks
"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
As much as I want to be on the Holland wagon...
I hate crowding; I’m placing my bet now on Matty Harrison; not only did he learn to read, and thus improve as a pitcher…but he was pretty pissed about being left off the roster for last year’s World Series. Combine that with being pulled (too early, in my opinion) in Game 3, I bet he takes another big step forward next year. Striking out hitters (or finishing them off, period) will do wonders for him.
(Disclaimer: I’d take a 5 to 1 bet for Holland and a 50 to 1 bet for Harrison)
"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 8, 2011 6:03 PM CST up reply actions
I think Harry will have continued success in Arlington
but he won’t ever be a strikeout pitcher. Holland will be, and that’s why he’ll have more success.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - JParks
"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
that's kinda my point - I'm betting he learns to strike a few more out
not an overwhelming amount, but enough to make a difference. He’s got the speed and he’s got the secondary pitches, he’s just got to finish them off.
"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 8, 2011 6:07 PM CST up reply actions
(by the way, I'm referencing his 9K game vs. Tampa in the playoffs)
specifically – small sample size? sure. but it was a huge game, and on a big stage, and he just flat-out LOOKED dominant.
"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 8, 2011 6:11 PM CST up reply actions
It was a huge game.
But I think we’re close to his peak k/9 rates in the majors. Just curious, what do you see as his best k/9 rates we could see?
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - JParks
"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
7 per 9
or approximately 160 in a 200 inning season would make me happy
"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 9, 2011 5:43 PM CST up reply actions
Honestly, the fact that we weren't really in on CJ at all is more comforting
than us getting beat by other bidders. It means there is something up JD’s sleeve.
HNNNNNNGGGGG
I have decided i am okay
If the Rangers don’t make any major moves the rest of the offseason. I’ll put faith in the development of their young players.
I can't stand people who are intolerant of other people's taste in music or people who like Nickelback.
by jonas m. on Dec 8, 2011 5:57 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I don't have a problem with that...
I want to see Martin Perez, Tanner Scheppers, Neil Ramirez, L. Martin, and some other hitters have an impact – and I’m excited about that; but it just really, REALLY sucks to see the Angels not only improve upon a really good core pitching staff, but also the best hitter of the past 10 years added to an anemic offense that had a bit of promise. I’ll just sigh and hope for the best…
"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 8, 2011 6:00 PM CST up reply actions
as long as he ain't the best hitter for the next 10 years
I will be ok with it.
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
well yeah.
and in a few years I hope all those contracts are as bad looking as Vernon Wells. But for now, SHIT. I was secretly hoping JD’s ninja skills would result in the Pujols announcement for us.
"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 8, 2011 6:04 PM CST up reply actions
you make a very good point.
Within the next 3-4 years we will have Marteen, Neil, up in the majors making progress. Why waste resources on CJ when you’re not paying for a #1, which would be the only upgrade above the projected potential of Holland, Martin, Ramirez, Feliz. I’m not advocating that those pitchers are sure bets. However, I’d bet on those guys being heavy contributors to our team.
walt.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
indeed sir
how goes…“life” as they call it?
"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 9, 2011 5:43 PM CST up reply actions
I say we money whip Madson
Just to do something
5y/80м
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 6:01 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Not sure if serious
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
You should be sure
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 7:49 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
pretty much
"If the Saints can reach the Superbowl, the Rangers can reach the World Series." - PhilKid
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
Remember how bad the bullpen was early last season
that cost us some wins. We’ll compensate for losing Wilson by having a solid bullpen from the start of the season.
"I'm a unitard!" - Ralph Wiggum
by stupidsexyflanders on Dec 8, 2011 6:43 PM CST up reply actions
How is everyone doing?
Inital shock worn off and had time to get a drink or two into you? The more i think about it the more I know that it’s not so much CJ leaving as it is the fact that it was to LA. It just just pisses me off even more. But I really think now that this was about CJ wanting to go home and short of Texas just money whipping the hell out of the offer it was not going to happen. He left a shitload of money on the table in MIA and us just matching LA’s offer was not going to do. So we move on and hope like hell JD knows what he’s doing.
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
It wasn't all about him going home
He said the Rangers showed little interest in keeping him, and that if they had made a better offer it would have been a much tougher decision for him to leave. There was more than a decent chance he’d still be here if the Rangers were willing to commit. Obviously they were not, so the question is why not. We don’t know. Maybe they’re saving it for someone else. Maybe they are that committed to not signing pitchers in their 30s to big deals. But it could very well be because the team doesn’t have the cash right now a lot of us assumed they had. We’ll find out in due course.
by Colonel Travis on Dec 8, 2011 6:23 PM CST up reply actions
perhaps that low interest had something to do with that chokefest he gave birth to in the postseason.
Im sorry, Im an unabashed “Go Away CJ Wilson” enthusiast…
He just had to go… to them…
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by Justin Biehle on Dec 8, 2011 6:48 PM CST up reply actions
No
We would not have gone to the WS two years in a row without him. If they were that pissed they wouldn’t have offered him what they did.
by Colonel Travis on Dec 8, 2011 6:55 PM CST up reply actions
Heh
@SI_DadBoner
Karl Heyman
If you lie about a #mysteryteam, and another team actually becomes interested as a result of the lie, it’s good reporting, you guys.
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
Here come the conspiracy theories
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 6:40 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Does that include Chris Paul/Lakers conspiracy theories?
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by Justin Biehle on Dec 8, 2011 6:53 PM CST up reply actions
Dog shooting conspiracy theories
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 6:55 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I’d put the serious beats on a fool that shot my dog, if’n that ever happened
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by Justin Biehle on Dec 8, 2011 6:56 PM CST up reply actions
I wouldn't call Scooby "your dog"
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 6:58 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Moose is my dog. He's pretty 'mazin
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by Justin Biehle on Dec 8, 2011 6:59 PM CST up reply actions
There had to be more than one shooter
Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that, plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself."
---Merlin Olsen
How do you explain that all the streets were closed, except for Broadhead?
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 7:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The Rangers Are The Cartridge Format Right Now
Remember when Nintendo released the N64 back in ‘96, insisting that the cartridge was still not only a viable format, but the standard for the gaming industry? They chose to assume that the ingredients that had lent themselves to the company’s previous successes were enough to carry the day for them against Sony’s forward thinking effort and tangible attempts to become the leader in the business. Nintendo, as we all know, lost their ass on that gamble, and didn’t get it back until ten years later.
The Rangers, evidently comfortable in their seat as the defending representatives of the West, are making a similar mistake here, I feel. The vibe all of us are getting, and seem to be gradually (and begrudgingly) accepting, is that the pieces they have now are, and will continue to be enough to win it all. I can’t help but think that the complacency will hurt them in the long run. Perhaps Prince Fielder or Yu aren’t as convenient as the FO would like, much like Nintendo opting not to switch from cartridge to CD, but to stand pat as the rest of the West re-ups and reloads won’t bring the type of success I feel like the Rangers assume they have in the bag (or perhaps had assumed until this morning)
You don’t want to be that one kid on the block that’s holding onto some busted ass Mitch Moreland while the rest of the neighborhood kids are cruising around with their fancy, bad ass, non gratuitously inconvenient World Series error committing 1st Basemen.
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
even if it's some newfangled 3D Mitch Moreland
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by Justin Biehle on Dec 8, 2011 6:44 PM CST up reply actions
Did Moreland do bad things to a family member?
by LiamP on Dec 8, 2011 6:56 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I punched my brother because of him. That’s good enough
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by Justin Biehle on Dec 8, 2011 6:57 PM CST up reply actions
Final Fantasy VII.
Better than all N64 games combined.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Metal Gear Solid
boner
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by Justin Biehle on Dec 8, 2011 7:19 PM CST up reply actions
I rented that when I was visiting a relative
but I left my memory card at home so I didn’t turn off the playstation for a couple days playing it.. and then I got to the psycho mantis part where if you die and don’t have a save you have to start over. I died.
And thus I’ve never beaten it.
Could never get into it.
I got a hour in when I rented it way back when and a hour in when I loaded it onto my psp years ago.
The only traditional JRPG I’ve ever put significant time into is Lost Odyssey on the 360. That was pretty good actually.
The PS1 games I played the most were Tekken 1/2, Worms, Return Fire and… Jet Moto maybe. Pretty much all splitscreen games back then.
Wrong
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 7:34 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I GOT WORMS!
that’s what we’re gonna call it!
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
that said
i will definitely be pulling for the rangers to win in the foreseeable future more so than just being a texas resident and a fan of young teams dictates
(/hoping it’s now safe to post here without being considered a troll. /not trolling either way)
LSB doesn't know what Trolls are (for the most part)
I know you’re not trolling
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by Gay For Feliz on Dec 8, 2011 7:48 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Moreno is pissed. This is scary.
Moreno, who watched the Angels fall short in recent years trying to lure free agents Carl Crawford, Mark Teixeira, Adrian Beltre and CC Sabathia, took the reins. He made two impassioned calls to Pujols. He told Pujols that they planned to also sign Wilson. They weren’t going to stop being aggressive in the market until they won a World Series championship, their first since 2002 and first under Moreno.
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
That's not scary...
You could have written the same thing about Tom Hicks after he signed A-Rod.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 9, 2011 6:54 AM CST up reply actions
Haven't been on all day (Sorry for the long post btw)
From out of left field the Angels just trumped our asses. Guess they knew what they were doing when they refused to make moves at the deadline. Kudos to them, and smart moves by FO, gotta give cred where cred is due.
Speaking of which, its time for some accountability. And unfortunately I warned of this last year. Nolan Ryan’s influence and power on this team is too much. Don’t get me wrong, I love the culture change in regards to pitching; requiring pitchers to pitch deep into games, mental toughness, battling through trough situations. I’ll give cred to Nolan and Maddux for that.
However, Nolan Ryan needs to step down as President of Operations, and let JD take that role. Nolan needs to stay on as part owner/consultant and leave it as that. Here is why…
I personally know the man (well used too). He’s a baseball legend, a Texas legend we all adorned him and his game our entire lives. But Nolan the baseball player is not the same as Nolan the man/exec. He is the most hard headed stubborn @$$hole i’ve ever met. As much as Ricky in Ft. Worth pisses you off… dont be surprised if that’s really Nolan Ryan posting. Seriously… a-hole. He has a complex of perpetual his way, no highway option when it comes to pitching decisions for the team, and its progressively going to kill this team.
Ryan does not belive in signing long term deals for pitchers. Bottom line. He has perpettually stated that he never signed a contract more than 3 years, and most of his colleagues didn’t either. That’s the equivelant of when youre a kid and you ask your parents for something and they say no, just because “I didnt have that when i was your age” or “thats not the way it went when i was your age”. BS like that is ridiculous. Its time to be progressive, keep up with the times and be realistic. Being stubborn to YOUR ideals won’t get us another ALCS much less win the WEST now.
As long as Nolan is prez i guarantee you will not see a pitcher with a deal over 5 years… and that will be our ACE. He’s adamant about it. That’s why Greenburg is gone. Greenburg insisted on the 6th year for Lee, Nolan never wanted it. Now here we are and we lose CJ to the MF Angels bc he wouldnt add 1 more year. 5 years for CJ is not a bad deal. No, he’s not an ACE, but he’s dependable, and he’s worth the extra year we didnt offer for one major reason: He has admitted to liking pitching in the Texas heat. Who the f*** ever says that?
Nolan is dropping the ball here. We are AL Champs, and I think his decisioning is overrriding JDs talent and ability to pick up quality players to not just be AL Champs but World Series Champs.
God only hopes we counter with Yu and Fielder. Look Nolan F*** payroll. I dont spend my hard earned money multiple multiple times a year for you to not sign the best available players you can. Or to retain the best players we currently have. Get your head out of your @$$. You sign Fielder, you sign Darvish, make a trade for another big name. You’ll more than make up for it in ticket sales merchendise and revenue. Sign Darvish, and i’m buying a jersey asap. its as simple as that. Quit being a frugal, stubborn old man, nut up, and lets sign some MF killers out there.
I’m pissed and ranting, but it needed to be said. Like it or not, Nolan’s philosophy regarding talent acquisition is lacking. JD is getting it done in Latin America, scouting in Japan, and i know he’s put his word in here… if the best we get is Nathan and Garza this offseason now that LAA has CJ and Pujols, I’m kicking Nolan straight up in the balls next time i see him.
I like Steak.
Nolan is the cartridge format
"I like to use my pump fake to make them come hard, that's when I use my penetration." -Manu Ginobili
by Justin Biehle on Dec 8, 2011 7:55 PM CST up reply actions
FUCKING DO WHAT HE TELLS YOU, NOLAN. YOU LITTLE BITCH.
"I have thought a lot about why people get so hostile online, and I have come to believe it is primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues." --Alan Jacobs
It wasn't just about the years with CJ.
We didn’t offer near the same amount of money, either.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
Didn't we offer Cliff Lee six years?
These make good pies.
And Jerry Layne sucks goats.
by Thought_Experiment on Dec 8, 2011 9:00 PM CST up reply actions
Greenberg screwed the pooch on the parking lots
Greenhorn trashed talked the Yankees, meddled in the baseball operations side, and didn’t do his fucking job which was to get the parking lots out of the clutches of Tom Hicks grimy paws. Now Whitey McBroke in LA is running the same parking lot scam in the Dodgers BK. Thanks for the work, Chuck!
Greenhorn still walked away with $25 mil.
So are we still reportedly refusing to spend money like little bitches?
"So your black people can't make sandwiches?" - GFF typo
I'm happy we don't have to spend $330+ fucking million for two guys
just to make us respectable.
by Colonel Travis on Dec 8, 2011 8:05 PM CST up reply actions
That's all well and good...
But we’re also probably not going to wind up capitalizing on our final year with what was the best team in Rangers history last year.
Bleah.
"So your black people can't make sandwiches?" - GFF typo
by LSJ on Dec 8, 2011 8:08 PM CST up reply actions
Says who?
No one is guaranteed a WS trophy. I’m pissed today but geez, you make it sound like we’re screwed for life. The team is pretty damn good as it is, the farm system is in the best shape it’s ever been in, we have the best front office in team history, it’s not like we’ll never make a move again. The Angels have spent so much goddam money the past few years – if they don’t produce trophies it will hurt them a hell of a lot more than us. Yeah, the Angels are better but they’re not gonna beat us by 10 games in the division, if at all. Much rather be in our position than being forced to pay out the fucking nose just to give us a chance to approach the win level of the best team in the division.
by Colonel Travis on Dec 8, 2011 8:22 PM CST up reply actions
Overall, you're right.
I just don’t really give a shit about overall right now.
I’d really rather not sit and wait for several years to be the best team in the division right now. We don’t have to coast. We still have a chance to be a ball-crushingly awesome team ourselves next year, and unlike the Angels we don’t have to completely mortgage the future to do it.
Considering the alternative might be extending Josh Hamilton, I don’t see any reason not to make a strong run at Fielder, make him Hamilton’s replacement and put ourselves back in front next year at the same time.
"So your black people can't make sandwiches?" - GFF typo
by LSJ on Dec 8, 2011 8:28 PM CST up reply actions
haha
Yeah, it’s ok to be pissed. Don’t mean to give you the impression I’m jumping down your throat.
by Colonel Travis on Dec 8, 2011 9:03 PM CST up reply actions
Nah, you didn't.
"So your black people can't make sandwiches?" - GFF typo
by LSJ on Dec 9, 2011 2:48 AM CST up reply actions
No matter what happened today, I can sleep well tonight knowing
we’ve still got Endy.
by Van Down By The River on Dec 8, 2011 8:02 PM CST reply actions
Endy is a free agent.
We do not currently have Endy.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
After thinking about it for a while
The Angels had a hell of a day. They got the best player in baseball and the best pitcher on the market. Big market=Big Money. Our front office didn’t believe in Ceej, so it is what it is. Have fun being back home C.J. and thanks for the memories.
What’s in store for the rest of the postseason? I have no idea. I don’t expect anything big, probably extensions for some of the “core”. It hasn’t been a sexy offseason, and though I still hope for a big move, I can be content without one.
The Angels spent money this offseason. You know who else has spent money? The Yankees. Remember the last time they met us in the playoffs? They got dealt with. Tigers had a big spending offeseason last year…How’d that work out in the ALCS? This team and front office will remain driven, I have no doubt about it. Lessgo Rangers
Maybe im the only one who saw CJ piss his pants in the play-offs
The contact that takes place when our defense is on the field is very sincere ~ Les Miles
Dirk Nowitzki's Flamingo Fade away is this generation's Sky Hook
HE PISSED HIS PANTS LIKE A LITTLE BITCH!
Fuck that guy. Good riddance, douchebag!
by Melanie on Dec 8, 2011 8:30 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Not this shit again
"So your black people can't make sandwiches?" - GFF typo
by LSJ on Dec 8, 2011 8:31 PM CST up reply actions
You'd think I would have noticed the wet spot.
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.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011, in response to me saying I would rather face the Thunder than the Grizzlies in the WCF.
So, how about the Marlins putting all that cash on the table for Pujols, but withholding the no-trade clause.
Seems strange to me, given how badly they wanted him.
Emily Jones: Adrian Beltre's pretty good?
Mike Napoli: Wow. How about that guy.
The truth about MLers from a MLer, Todd Coffey:
"In my heart of hearts, if it's the right contract, I would look to definitely come back to the Nationals."
Weirdest thing ever, imo
All they had to do was trade every other player on the team, and Pujols would have waived his NTC
C.J. posted this on facebook early this morning
I just want to say thank you to all the ranger fans who have supported me, and my efforts in the community the last six years in Texas. Surely it’s both hard for some to understand that I left for a different team let alone a division rival- it was bittersweet for me as well. At the end of the day the rangers didn’t make a push to keep me on the team. The angels an marlins wanted me on their teams and proved it. everything written about an asking price etc was media speculation and never had an ounce of truth. The rangers are a great organization with talented front office and players and will be a difficult team to beat and it’s very sad to leave such awesome teammates and fans. The last few years in ranger stadium were special- going from a losing team to bankrupt to american league champs was a complete transformation and obviously everyone should be proud of it. The charity will continue even stronger now and we will continue to support North Texas kids as well as SoCal kids. Please keep that spirit of philanthropy alive for your local causes like cooks children’s hospital, Scottish rite, dallas children’s and the boys and girls club.
badass
I love the guy…and will miss him.
Time to start hating him!
"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."
by Walter Sobchak on Dec 9, 2011 5:49 PM CST up reply actions
You can hear me now or listen to me later....
CJ= Barry Zito…glad we let him go…we will light him up in head to head…
PooHoles contract= A-Rod contract. Might have an MVP year or even 2 but the contract will hamstring LAA for the next decade without a doubt…Ranger scored 200 more runs than LAA last year…one guy cannot make up for that by himself…Rangers time to strut farm stuff…
"Fill it up again". "It's so good! Once it hits your lips it's so good!" -Frank the Tank
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