MiLB Thread For The Week
by coolaid on Jun 16, 2011 1:10 PM CDT
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SPO-8:30- Alvarez (!!!)
HIC- Off
MYR- Off
FRS-7:00- Erlin (!!!!)
RRE-7:00- Hurley (!!)
AZRL-pm- Koufax (?)
The always clutch Jason Cole with the rookie league Rangers roster
6/19
SPO-5:30- S Perez (!)
HIC-4:00- Mendez (!!!) McBride
MYR-5:00- Grimm (!!!) Rain out
FRS-6:00- Webb (.)
RRE-7:00- Hunter (!)
AZRL starts tomorrow according to Shroom's calendar
6/18
SPO-8:30- Payano (!!!!)
HIC-6:00- Tepesch (!!)
MYR-6:00- Gomez (.)
FRS-6:00- Brigham (.)
RRE-6:00- Jackson (..)
6/17 - aka fap-o-mania
SPO-8:30- D Perez fap fap fap fap fap fap
HIC-6:00- Buckel fap fap - I WILL SLAP THE NEXT ASSHOLE WHO COMPLAINS ABOUT THE LACK OF FAPS FOR GINGER BABY
MYR-6:00- Wieland fap fap fap
FRS-7:00- M Perez fap fap fap fap fap
RRE-7:00- Ramirez fap fap fap fap fap
My right hand is tired now
6/16
HIC-6:00- Thompson Jackson (!)
MYR-6:00- Boscan (.)
FRS-7:00- Bleier (.)
RRE-7:00- Feldman (..)
Spokane's season starts tomorrow (DAVID PEREZ!!!!!!!).
Checkout the June number for Mr. Jacob Skole:
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 87 | 79 | .102 | 1 | 8.0% | 29.9% | .404 | 51% | 18% | .278 | .345 | .380 | .326 |
| May | 90 | 73 | .028 | 0 | 18.9% | 25.6% | .320 | 51% | 18% | .219 | .367 | .247 | .296 |
| June | 53 | 45 | .156 | 1 | 13.2% | 11.3% | .342 | 51% | 10% | .311 | .396 | .467 | .378 |
Not sure I trust the batted ball data for anything below Double A any level in the minors.
Any word on when King Leonys is expected back from his injury? And when the fuck are the aliens going to release Tanner Scheppers?
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I've been wondering about Scheppers as well.
Him plus a trade addition could solidify the bullpenisamess pretty quickly.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
Step 1: Borbon needs to have a good month or two
Step 2: Trade him to ATL for one of their reliever
Step 3: ?
Step 4: Profit
I wonder which of the SF relievers they're willing to part with for a C
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 16, 2011 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
In a fucking heartbeat,
but I don’t know why they would do that.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 16, 2011 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Borbon gets packages with a pitching prospect
for Clippard.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Have you seen his FB%?
Good reliever but not sure I want him pitching for my team if he has to pitch half of his games at RBiA.
true,
he’d definitely be a guy I worried I bought high on.
We might as well keep churcing through the Delcarman’s and Romeros of the world until the prices come down.
Borbon alone and/or Davis alone should net a decent reliever each. That’s four years of a solid position player at an impact defensive position we’re talking about.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Agreed.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 16, 2011 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions
One stop shopping: Cubs
Garza, Byrd, Marshall
Will never happen, but sure would be nice. It could only happen if the Cubs saw any value in guys like Harrison, Hunter, Borbon, CD. Otherwise, no way the Rangers gut the farm for that.
Rock the J2, JD!
Haven't people been bitching for years
about home grown pitching and people want to move Harrison and Holland? Two of the best lefty guys we’ve produced, other than CJ Wilson, since freaking Kenny Rogers. Hey Hunter is useful but moving him won’t break my heart. Same with Davis and Borbon but let’s not kid ourselves that we’re going to trade Harrison/Holland and get back a better talent, starter wise. That’s not going to happen unless the name coming back is Johnson from Florida. Garza is hardly some panacea that’s going to solve our rotation and the price is way too steep for a guy who’s not significantly better than what we already have.
So, you feel strongly about this?
Garza gives the team a lot of wiggle room around playoff time, and he’s the best SP on the market. They could use Ogando in any way they imagine or reduce his load if he shows fatigue. He is significantly better than Harrison/Holland at this point.
I would expect a trade like this would be a couple of young MLer plus a prospect on the tier beneath Perez/Profar.
But, really, Garza is the least important of the three, and I’d be happy with Byrd and Marshall, but I doubt even that is a realistic idea.
Rock the J2, JD!
Maybe I'm not as bullish on Garza
as I should be but if you’re going to trade for a guy shouldn’t he be better than Matt freaking Garza? Danks I can understand. Josh Johnson is a no-brainer but Garza’s not a real ace so why trade away a decent #3 in Harrison and a kid who has the talent to be a #2 in Holland for a guy I view as a #2/3 in Garza.
how much of that is pitching in the NL central
versus the AL East and the AL in general. He’s better than I thought but still not a number one and this team needs to spend chips on the bullpen before the rotation.
I could make the case that CJ's (or any other Rangers pitcher) numbers are padded by having OAK, SEA and LAA in the division.
Garza’s numbers this years are ace like (only a few guys have been better than him) while pitching in a somewhat hitter friendly park and with a shitty defense. Garza’s numbers are helped by playing in the NL but if he were to move to an AL team again, he should still be putting up number rivaling CJ’s.
And if you have Harrison as the #3 starter on a playoff team, you are probably doing it wrong.
LAA?
wOBA: 99 / 98
I guess it suppresses HR’s, but the overall wOBA looks to be pretty close to neutral.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I think we're rapidly approaching the point
where it’s no longer wise to expect Holland to be a #2. While he has starts here and there that are great, I’m not sure he’s ever going to be consistent enough to give you a 4.0+ WAR season.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
This year has put me in the shoulder shrug category for Holland.
He’s shown improvement… he has good stuff.
He’s still a meatball factory.
I like having him in the rotation… I don’t expect to ever be able to rely on him.
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
I'm frustrated
I feel like all he needs to do is grow up a bit and be more focused. But I’m getting skeptical that he’s ever going to do that.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
strip off Garza and that's much more likely
and we could always offer to take on a bad contract to lower the price.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I wonder if they do Marshall for Davis, straight up
Pena’s on a one year deal and Aramis has a club option for next year, so they have potential long term needs at both corners.
Marshall is signed thru 2012.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I'd imagine renting Wood for 3 months would be fairly cheap
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Doesn't Wood have some kind of no trade rights?
I thought I read somewhere that he probably wouldn’t approve a trade to leave Chicago?
he did sign for a very team friendly 1.5M
so you’re probably right.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Yeah, that's the word on the street.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
very strong avatar
one of my favorite images to emerge from the whole championship run.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Thanks.
I went with Dirk drinking from the $100,000 bottle of champagne aft first, but it was too dark of an image.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Skole not falling on his face is a win as far as I'm concerned
Hoping same for Delgan but I have expectations for Skole someday so…
Everyone is all excited about tomorrow and rightfully so but why is today so terrible? Ugh what a lineup of pitchers there. Is this what the system used to look like when Melvin was GM?
Sickels
Given his youth and his already-present strike zone judgment, I am optimistic that Skole will develop.
Mendonca
Just curious as to how much this is a factor in his prospect-y-ness.
Take his numbers present day, and give him a 2 to 1 BB/K ratio instead of what he has now.
Where does he rank?
Am I reading that right?
You want two walks for every one K? No professional player has that sort of ratio.
If you meant the inverse, a walk for every two strikeouts, then that makes more sense. Still, I don’t think it is the ratio of walks to strikeouts so much as the ratio of strikeouts to ABs. Contact rates usually go down as a hitter sees more advanced pitching, so a hitter who is already striking out at a high rate in AA does not project well in the big leagues.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Yah sorry reverse that.
And also gotcha on the explanation, thanks
by PhilKidIsHero on Jun 16, 2011 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I really need a good night from our affiliates
because there is only darkness with the big league club.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Correct.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 16, 2011 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm also starting to get pissed at our top 5 for not signing
Hullfan might be right, and they might be saving the Matthews and Cone announcement for our Atlanta series. But the top 5 picks were really ONLY justifiable because they would sign early and for slot.
They have to all realize how lucky they were to get picked where they were. There is no way any of them hold out for more than slot, right? I swear, if they do, fuck em and take next year’s pick (at least through the first 3 rounds, sans the Clemson kid who signed).
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Well those are later guys
who I assume will take a while to sign. They will both get over slot.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Season hasn't even started
and an extra weekend isn’t the end of the world. I expect it may drag out but if they don’t sign several others will get offered their money. Don’t sweat it till three weeks from now.
He was just in a mood from the Yankees game.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
correct.
but, I really do want to know why our 3rd and 4th rounders haven’t signed. There isn’t usually a lot of hoopla around signing guys taken that late, and yet they both seemed like excedingly easy guys to sign when we picked them, and both guys seem to have a lot to gain from experience since they are both so raw.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Yeah,
but I consider all signings done before July 1 to be ‘early’
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions
So who is everyone's pick to start for Spokane tomorrow.
I think shroomer has it right. I think they’ll start Alvarez because he’s older and has more experience. I think Perez will be the best pitcher on the staff though. I don’t think they want to put the pressure of starting opening day on him, similar to what they did with Martin Perez last year. I really believe David Perez could have started in Hickory and would be having similar if not better results than Luke Jackson. This is all guessing though since I haven’t seen either of them.
Spokane preview article confirms Perez is Friday's starter
The other starters will be righties Santo Perez (no relation), Richard Alvarez and John Kukuruda and lefty Victor Payano. That leaves 11 others, including 2011 second-round pick Will Lamb (Clemson University) and eighth-round selection Kyle Hendricks (Dartmouth), working out of the bullpen.
I assume that that will be the roto order but it doesn’t actually come right out and say it.
[click the West/Perez photo there to enlarge]
Luke Jackson is dealing
He’s throwing strikes with his FB, CB, and CH.
2 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 6 SO
He had 4 SO in the 2nd inning. 1st runner reached on a passed ball by Telis.
Daymn
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 16, 2011 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Lucas is there
scottrlucas Scott Lucas
Hickory’s Luke Jackson fans 4 in 2nd. Yes, 4. 6 thru 2. Curve strong, and 2 batters swung about three seconds late thru his fastball.
Lucas
scottrlucas Scott Lucas
Luke Jackson fans 2 more in 10-pitch 3rd. Charleston hitters reacting very badly to his changing speeds. Cheating and losing.
Lucas
Luke Jackson with 29-pitch 5th. 2 BB, missing up, flat FB tagged for solo shot. Count around 90, Rowen is warm.
Lucas
scottrlucas Scott Lucas
L Jackson velo in 5th off charter gun: FB 92-95, mostly 93, CU 78-81, CH 84 (only got one with gun, but it was spectacular). No stadium gun.
great stuff
so many arms
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
4 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 9 SO
22 pitches over his last 2 innings. i think he has a 1st pitch strike to all but 3 or 4 batters. He has to be averaging around 13 pitches per inning.
and he's doing this to the Yankees affiliate
revenge is a dish best served three levels below relevant baseball.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Jun 16, 2011 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Awesome
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
5 IP | 3 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 2 BB | 10 SO | 1 HR
He’s really lost control this inning. 2 H, 2 BB, WP, another that hit the backstop, but came directly back to Telis. Only run came from leadoff HR from Gary Sanchez
Yeah, I knew the name and knew he was good, but I didn't realize how big he was.
6’2 220lbs at 18? Will he be able to stay at Catcher?
I'm not sure that's accurate.
He’s more like Montero, I think. May not have a true position at this point.
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.
Because Montero is 0% likely.
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.
Mendonca has 6 straight multi-hit games coming into tonight
He has at least 3 hits in 5 of the games.
such a great name
for some reason I can see him on the Astros. They have a high tolerance for strikeout prone power hitters and they’d run wild with his name in in-game promos.
It’s too bad the Astros don’t have much to offer this year.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I'd take Altuve. I love cheering for that guy. Reminds me of JJ Barea
Everyone loves a little guy. (Unless his name is Padroia)
a rare AA position player for AA position player swap...
of players with big question marks but unquestionable production.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Jamey just emailed out
that there will be a presser on Saturday night introducing Cone and Matthews. So now I’m really just curious to know what our third and fourth round guys are waiting on? Unless we’re just going to continue this trend of waiting until we play in their home state… when do we hit our next West Coast trip?
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
see told ya
they’ll bring them in like they did skole and delgan last year so when the Rangers are back in Arlington it will happen. The Atlanta trip just happened to work out of this.
Reached on throwing error, advanced to 2nd, stole third
Then got caught off the base and scored when they threw it away as he tried to take home.
that's not how they drew it up
but hopefully he learns to better read the pitcher so he doesn’t get caught like that again.
sounds like LL baseball
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Christ
Have you fap hand at the ready for tomorrow.
i missed what "fap" means
I have a general idea thanks to ample context clues, but still, is it an acronym?
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
MendoncaDONK.
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 sick.
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.
And he be one fast mothafucka.
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.
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BenBadler Ben Badler
Writing up some Venezuelan July 2 pitchers for BA subscribers. One phenom and a whole bunch of loose arms with feel
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.
anyone have any idea
who if anyone we are linked to? Lots of names have been bandied about but no one has linked any of them to us.
I haven't looked at that one,
but they haven’t done much in the way of speculating who’s in on who. Royals tied to Elier Hernandez pretty strongly, but I don’t recall any other strong connections.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Interesting point:
Francisco Rodriguez ($900,000 from the Angels in 1998), Francisco Liriano ($900,000 from the Giants in 1999), and Felix Hernandez ($710,000 from the Mariners in 2002) have become all-stars. Prospects like Braves righthanders Julio Teheran ($850,000 in 2007) and Arodys Vizcaino ($800,000 from the Yankees in 2007) and Rangers lefthander Martin Perez ($580,000 in 2007) all rank among the top prospects in baseball and are pitching well at Double-A or above.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Hrm. Good news/bad news:
While righthander Roberto Osuna is drawing attention in Mexico, many scouts believe Venezuelan righthander Victor Sanchez is the top pitching prospect in this year’s July 2 class… International sources expect Sanchez to sign for around $2 million-$2.5 million, with the Mariners considered the strong favorites to land him.
The best lefty in Latin America might be Venezuela’s Yohander Mendez, who has been connected to the Rangers. Mendez has a long, lanky build, and the ball jumps out of his hand with a loose delivery. He throws in the mid- to high 80s, has touched 90 mph and shows feel for a changeup, though he’s been hard for scouts to see recently.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
hopefully because we abducted him
though he’s been hard for scouts to see recently.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Yes, this is my hope as well.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
RR with a one hitter tonight
and the lose 1-0. CD on LF again.
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Anyone else want to send Rocky Bleier to the bullpen
and call up Loux or Ross to take his roto spot?
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
If Wieland needs to work on his new slider down there for a bit, 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.
Loux is the oldest
and I don’t think moving him up a level now versus a month from now will hurt him or the others. I imagine a couple will get promoted but can they promote Loux, Ross, and Wieland? Who’s going to pitch for Myrtle Beach?
I have no idea.
And count me in the crowd that thinks Loux will move up because of his age, but Wieland and Ross will stay. They have things to work on and will be kept down to do that.
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 don't think he's the best of the three
I’m not sure I can judge that just yet but I don’t see three guys able to replace them and that’s the real issue with promoting all of them. Maybe a college sign they can put in the bullpen in Hickory will enable someone else to move but I just don’t see the talent unless they bring in some journeymen from another organization to fill spots and I can’t picture them doing that.
You promote guys
when there is space available and when they are ready, regardless of what the talent looks like down the line.
You are right though. I’d be surprised to see many promotions to take the spot of Loux Wieland and Ross.
Maybe Thompson given as he’s been down there for 1.5 seasons?
I could buy Thompson
could also see them moving someone out of the bullpen into the rotation but its hard to find 3 starters at once.
Indeed.
Most of the other starters at Hickory haven’t logged many innings, are quite young, and aren’t exactly dominating outside of a short sample size.
Then again, the Rangers often do seem to be aggressive regarding promotions for pitchers.
I can see them wanting to promote them
but it really is a question of bodies. If they’re willing to bring in a few that says they want to push their guys but I just don’t see it happening. I expect Loux to get the call after the ASB but the others will remain. At least that’s my take given the current information available. Things may change but I don’t see them changing that much.
RR could use another SP. :)
I just forgot him.
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
all three could remain and just dominate
where they are and all three could be promoted to give them the next challenge but at this point I don’t think their moving is up to their own performance but a lack of other options to replace them. Maybe if one of them goes on a month long tear and makes it obvious they need to be promoted they’ll work it out somehow but at this moment they’re not putting up obscene numbers where they are so one could probably go but 2/3 or all 3 seems dubious at best, through no fault of their own.
I'm already fighting off my prospect boner for Spokane's opening tomorrow and the MiL slate of starters.
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'm on vacation in Denver, and it's all I can do to not buy a ticket to Spokane for the opener.
Rock the J2, JD!
it's only 17 hour drive
and Southwest flies into Spokane so there’s that. Stay for the weekend, take pics, give us reports and visit the Northwest that’s vastly different from the other side of the Cascades.
I've been telling a colleague of mine who's a huge Ranger fan
that I can’t wait for tomorrow’s minor league thread and updates. Woo
Matt Moore just threw a no-hitter.
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.
He should focus on throwing a football.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions
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jasoncollette jasoncollette
With that outing, Moore’s #‘s on the season: 77.2 IP, 52 hits, 21 ER, 23 BB, 103 K’s. #stud #Rays
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 isn't me overreacting to Teheran's MLB starts this year either like a lot of people over at minorleagueball
Moore is just so fucking awesome
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Jun 16, 2011 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Those people need to chill the fuck out.
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 does the guy from ProjectProspect or whatever that keeps downplaying Teheran.
I love his love of NeRa, but Christ.
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.
Sometimes I think that guy tries to take unpopular opinions on purpose to drive up interest
He’s spent the last week or so dogging Moustakas, for example.
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 still take Tehran.
Moore’s almost 22 and in AA while Tehran is doing his thing at AAA/MLB while being a 20 year old.
twenty-goddamn-two swinging strikes
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Jun 16, 2011 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
it's okay, just your typical 20.8% SwStr rate
nothing to see here
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Jun 16, 2011 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
If you want to trade a Hamilton.
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 see the blurb here
19th round selection Andrew Faulkner, a South Carolina commit, has signed with the Rangers. Another good HS arm in the fold. Expect to see him assigned to the rookie league team.
wanted 8th round money
and I think MLB would have baulked had he gotten over 145k so somewhere around there is what I expect. BA may have it up on their draft database in the next few days.
does the 5% rule
apply all the way through the draft? it seems like there should be some more wiggle room in the later rounds. If you draft a HS kid in the 30th round and he’s willing to sign for 200k on June 15th, it seems stupid to make him wait until August to sign.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Selig and company
aren’t really interested in what’s best for the kid or the club when it comes to overslot deals. Being smart about it isn’t something I’d ever accuse them of being.
Where did you see this?
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.
buried here is the only place i see it
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/16/3157623/rangers-say-andruw-jones-was-stealing.html
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I'll have to check that out.
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.
Not sure I like the update about Eickhoff.
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'm just reading the updates on NMLR.
Did Nathan Harsh sign?
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.
not that I know of
he’s one of the guys they’re going to follow I think and give him an offer closer to August.
I don't know the details
I just assumed he’s signed himself up to receive alerts about these players and thus is updated whenever a new news article comes out. Maybe he does it another way but its way more than a google search. He’s got to have a means of searching these things out and RSS is a way to do so.
well, two things
it is probably a bit of posturing on his part while he’s in these negotiations. We’ll have to pony up for him and the kid committed to UT, but I think we end up getting them both.
also, the article was written with quotes from the coach, who talked openly about re-recruiting these kids. He obviously has a rooting interest in them heading to school, so his quotes are undoubtedly biased.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
have you guys seen this wiki page yet?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Rangers_minor_league_players
rosters appear accurate, but i love the random players they chose to profile at the top…
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Ehrm?
Perez features a four-seam fastball that is regularly clocked at 92 mph… His velocity is not that of a power pitcher, but his pitches have good movement. … Perez may always be more of a finesse pitcher than a power pitcher
Dude seriously wants us to know the lefty hitting 95 with some regularity isn’t a power pitcher.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
Who knows whether this info is correct?
But it does bring up an interesting point. I am a little surprised that there’s not a more vibrant wiki scouting community online.
I would think, by now, that before any given NFL draft I could visit a page that has scouting reports on almost all the draftable players. And with all the people now able to see minor league games, I’d think most minor leaguers could be covered as well. Obviously it isn’t professional scouting, so throw the 20-80 scale out the window. But I’d love a page that simply collects, for example, the pitches a pitcher throws, a ballpark range for velocities, stamina throughout the game, etc. Things that a layman could see and understand.
Does anything like this exist?
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
That's a loooot of players.
And not a chance for many to watch most of them.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
But EVERYBODY'S on the internet
And all it takes is a few people to see the same guy and crowdsource their opinions online. So yeah, while you and I will probably not get to Hickery or Spokane this year, hundreds of knowledgeable fans will each and every night.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Yeah,
I think the biggest issue would be bias and experience level of player evaluation, but it does seem like high school baseball team boosters and coaches could fill this role.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
first of all, I haven't seen it mentioned over here
but the Rangers signed an INF out of Creighton named Jimmy Swift, which is just an awesome name. If Vickerson wasn’t enough of a Rudy for you, then cheer for this guy to play a couple years in the org.
Also, who the heck is Santo Perez? I see he put up decent numbers in the DSL, but he’s an older guy (22).
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Clark Murphy
Does anyone know if he’s still with the Rangers? He put up solid numbers with Spokane last year, but I just read that his little brother was severely injured in a car accident this fall and that he took time off to be with his family. That seems like the sort of thing that can change a guy’s whole outlook on life.
He’s not on Spokane’s roster this year, and he’s obviously not at Hickery. Sad stuff.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Think he may not return till the fall
depending on what happens with his brother. Article I read said they were very tight and his brother needed a lot of support so who really knows.
goyo had some stuff up on him
over at his blog.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
That sounds good, but I'm even more bullish on the guy. I think he's going to amped.
6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 10 K
Rock the J2, JD!
More on Spokane
@lonestardugout Rougned Odor and Trever Adams won the Spokane HR derby tonight with 7 apiece. But I’m calling shenanigans since #TheLegend wasn’t involved.
stick around for Scheppers also
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
mendonca post
someone updated that he’s been activated and sent to the Frisco bullpen. No idea if he’ll pitch tonight but certainly possible.
I read that as ...
I will try to TV fart Ramirez for a couple of innings before I need to shave.
buckel's feelings are hurt that
he hasn’t earned more fap. I know your right hand is being abused today but Buckel isn’t just some throw away guy on a strong day. He can fap with the best of them.
There wouldn't be more redheads
if redheads couldn’t get them some too. I find your arguments specious.
Here's the explanation
Buckel is so awesome it only takes two faps and you’re done. Premature efapulation.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
by t ball on Jun 17, 2011 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
well he is so damn young
that staying power hasn’t matured yet still…why do I picture Matt Saracen from Friday Night Lights?
HIC's playoff chase ...
Here’s the deal: Greensboro is on track to play a full 70 games; Hickory has had two weather cancellations and is set to play 68.
Those two cancelled games mean Hickory (38-27) has a slightly higher winning percentage than Greensboro (39-28). And the team with the highest winning percentage gets the playoff spot come September
So if Hickory and Greensboro both win the same number of games tonight, tomorrow and Sunday, the Crawdads will finish with either a .002 or .003 edge in winning percentage. Doesn’t matter that the Hoppers will have won one more game. Doesn’t matter that the Hoppers are 5-2 head-to-head against the Crawdads.
Hickory gets the playoff berth.
fist pump
That's what's called a Corpus home run there
Ball flies out to left field like nobody’s business.
hat tip ming
so clark can chill the hell out.
Rangers sign Matthews and Cone
Both will be introduced Saturday at Turner Field. Matthews assigned to AZ and Cone to Spokane.
he deserves a little ragging on this. Now he can begin to harp on
Castro and Henry so they’ll hurry their asses up. He’ll kvetch, we’ll tell him to relax. He’ll get more high strung, we’ll tell him its not even July and hopefully this will get resolved just as fast.
The Spokane roster has finally filled in ...
LINK Don’t really have a natural 3B on there.
And Edwin Garcia is so boring – why not some Drew Robinson action?
Broke his finger while fielding a Brandon Webb sinker-induced
ground ball while I was out there. I’d assume at this point Robinson is pretty close to returning.
Robinson broke a finger
Not sure when he’ll be ready for action. Hopefully it happened a while ago and he’ll be ready to go soon. I expect he’ll be in Spokane sometime this summer.
Buckel 1st
1. Swinging strikeout
2. Swinging strikeout
3. Called strikeout
1 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 3 SO
Should've tri-fapped hIm
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.
by Bface on Jun 17, 2011 6:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Quick!
Take faps away from NeRa, Marteen, and Perez2.0!
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.
by Aqua on Jun 17, 2011 6:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
Well, you could...
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jun 17, 2011 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I can make a script for that.
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
Buckel 2nd
1. Strikeout looking
2. Infield single
3. Strikeout looking (breaking ball)
4. Strikeout looking (breaking ball)
2 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 6 SO
He has swinging strikes on his FB, CB, CH. Announcers saying his breaking ball is a hybrid between CB and SL.
Buckel 3rd
1. Solo HR
2. groundout to 2B
3. Flyout to Selen
4. Single
5. flyout
Half of these are guesses because I spent the entire inning hearing an ad for baseballfriendsforever.org instead of the baseball game. I might go kick a dog because of this ad.
Buckel 4th
1. Single to LF over 3B Villanueva
2. Single to RF
3. Strikeout Swinging
4. Strikeout Swinging
5. infield popout
Announcers say that Buckel learned his CB from Barry Zito. FB was up to 91 on stadium gun for what that’s worth. Most of the hits have been off of breaking pitches.
4 IP | 5 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 0 BB | 8 SO
Buckel 5th
1. Popout to 2nd
2. lineout to SS
3. Popout
Announcer said Buckel has 3 different FB. I’m assuming 4-seam, 2-seam, and they said a cutter. They also said he has 3 breaking balls. I’m guessing they mean 3 variations of same breaking ball.
5 IP | 5 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 0 BB | 8 SO
Buckel is pissed at his lack of faps.
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.
by Aqua on Jun 17, 2011 6:30 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Especially opposite field
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.
by Bface on Jun 17, 2011 6:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Ramirez 1st
Batter 1 – L
1 – Fastball, Called Strike
2 – Fastball, popout
Batter 2 – R
1 – Fastball, called strike
2 – Fastball, ball, inside
3 – Fastball, ball, bounced in the dirt
4 – Fastball, ball, high and outside
5 – Fastball, line drive double to LF
Batter 3 – R (Avilecopter)
1 – Fastball, called strike, outside
2 – Fastball, ball, outside
3 – Fastball, ball, high and inside
4 – Fastball, ball, high and inside
5 – Fastball, Swinging strike, outside (check swing)
6 – Fastball, deep fly to the warning track of LF
Batter 4 – L
1 – Fastball, ball, low and in
2 – Fastball, ground out to 2B
15 pitches, 8 strikes (53%), 1 swinging strike (6.7%)
Ramirez 2nd
Batter 1 -L
1 – Fastball, line drive single to RF, misplaced by Joey Butler, runner to 3rd
Batter 2 – R (Lorenzo Cain)
1 – Fastball, foul
2 – Curveball, called strike
3 – Fastball, swinging strike, pitch in dirt
Batter 3 – L (Kila Kai’i’i’i’hue) – He is from Hawai’i’i’i’i!
1 – Curveball, called strike, outside (74)
2 – Fastball, swinging strike, high and inside
3 – Changeup, swinging strike, in dirt
Batter 4 – R
1 – Fastball, ball, outside
2 – Fastball, ball, outside
3 – Fastball, ball, low
4 – Fastball, called strike, outside
5 – Fastball, ball, outside
Batter 5 – 
Pitching coach visits the mount, reminds Ramirez who is batting
Announcers speculated injury – curse them
1 – Curveball, ball, outside, high
2 – Fastball, ball, outside, low
3 – Fastball, swinging strike, outside (92)
4 – Fastball, swinging strike, outside (exact same pitch as before)
5 – Fastball, foul
6 – Curveball, ball, this pitch ended up about 7 foot high
7 – Curveball, ball, right over Aria’s head
Batter 6
1 – Fastball, foul tip, high and inside
2 – Fastball, foul
3 – Bad pitch
4 – Changeup, foul (just barely)
5 – Fastball, foul
6 – Fastball, ball, high
7 – Fastball, foul
8 – Curveball, flyout to RF
42 Pitches, 25 strikes (59.5%), 6 swinging strikes (14.3%)
Ramirez switches from terrible to unhittable with maddening frequency and unpredictability
Ramirez 3rd
Batter 1 – R
1 – Fastball, ball, just a bit low
2 – Fastball, groundout to SS
Batter 2 – R – Mike Aviles
1 – Fastball, ball, high
2 – Fastball?, foul
3 – Fastball, ball, high
4 – Fastball, foul
5 – Curveball, ball, a bit outside
6 – Fastball, called strike, inside edge
Batter 3 – L
1 – Fastball, swinging strike, in dirt
2 – Fastball, foul
3 – Changeup, foul
4 – slooow curveball, ball, inside
5 – Fastball?, swinging strike, inside
55 pitches, 33 strikes (60%), 8 swinging strike (14.5%)
Ramirez 4th
The Red Chicken wins the chicken race while the blue chicken flaps his wings helplessly, much like Joaquin Arias
Batter 1 – L
1 – Changeup?, ball, low
2 – Fastball, called strike, up
3 – Curveball, called strike, inside
4 – Curveball, line drive to RF. Joey Butler gets over, but ball bounces off his glove and runner gets to 3rd base
Joey Butler makes two errors which allows the same batter to get to third base
(announcers are chewing him out)
Batter 2 – R, Lorenzo Cain
1 – Fastball, swinging strike (93)
2 – Fastball, swinging strike, same pitch
3 – Curveball, swinging strike, in dirt
This inning is working out exactly like the 2nd so far
Batter 3 – L, Ka’aihue
1 – Changeup, swinging strike
2 – Fastball, called strike (93)
3 – Pitch in dirt, bounces away from Cash, runner scores
4 – Changeup, swinging strike
Batter 4 –
1 – Fastball, ball, in dirt
2 – Fastball, foul
3 – Fastball, groundout to 3B
69 Pitches, 44 strikes (63.8%), 13 swinging strikes (18.8%)
2 hits, 2 walks, and 6 K so far
Joey Butler sucks
Butler seems like he is texting while playing RF defense
Derek Holland is not going to be happy with him
Ramirez 5th
Batter 1 – 
1 – Fastball, popout
Batter 2 – L
1 – Fastball, called strike, outside
2 – Changeup?, called strike, high
3 – Curveball, groundball single just out of the reach of the 2B
Batter 3 – R
1 – Curveball, called strike, inside
2 – Fastball, ball, inside, runner steals 2nd base easily (not a bad throw,so Ramirez must have been slow to the plate)
3 – Fastball? outside, foul (I can’t see pitches well when there is a runner at 2nd base as he blocks the path of the ball)
4 – Fastball, line drive double to LF corner, runner score
Batter 4 – R, Aviles
1 – Fastball?, foul
2 – Curveball, ball, stayed up
3 – Fastball, groundball to 2B, the runner at 2B was napping and they get him out
Batter 5 – L
1 – Fastball, ball, outside: runner steals 2B with no throw.
2 – Fastball?, foul
3 – Fastball, lineout to shallow CF
Through 5, 83 pitches, 55 strikes (66.3%), 13 swinging strike (15.7%)
He's good
I want him.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest" --South Korean Rangers fan
"LSB is big on the sanctity of life for some reason." ---LSJ
Martin Perez Inning 1
Batter 1 – Jonathan Villar – S
1. Called strike, FB (91)
2. Ball, inside
3. Fouled off, FB
4. Swinging strike, CB (75). Sit down bitch
Batter 2 – Jimmy Paredes – S
1. Ball, FB (93)
2. Fouled off, FB on the hands (94)
3. Called strike
4. Groundout 1-3
Batter 3 – Jose Altuve – R
1. Fouled off
2. Fouled off, FB
3. Fouled off, FB
4. Ball, CB in dirt
5. Fouled off
6. Ball, low CU
7. Fouled off, CB he just got a piece of. What a dickhead
8. Motherfucking goddamn asshole shiteater Dong. Die you midget motherfucker
Batter 4 – JD Martinez
1. Fouled back, inside FB (95)
2. Groundout 6-1
18 pitches, 14 strikes (78%), 1 swinging strike (5.6%)
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Jun 17, 2011 7:22 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Martin Perez Inning 2
Batter 1 – Jacob Goebbert
1. Ball
2. Ball
3. Called strike
4. Called strike
5. Ball
Batter 2 – T.J. Steele – S
1. Fielder’s choice 4-6
Batter 3 – Jose Vallejo – S
1. Called strike, FB
2. Swinging strike, CU
3. Ball, low
4. Ball, CB in the dirt
5. Swinging strike, FB (96)
Batter 4 – James van Ostrand – R
1. Called strike, FB
2. Ball, CU in dirt
3. Motherfucker. Dong. Fuck Corpus Christi and their shitty park
Batter 5 – Federico Hernandez – S
1. Ball, inside
2. Fouled off
3. Ball, CB low
4. Ball, FB way inside (93)
5. Fouled off
6. Fouled off
7. Fouled off, CB
8. Fouled off
9. Ball, FB inside
Batter 6 – Jonathan Villar – S
1. Fouled back
2. Called strike, FB down the pipe (93)
3. Lineout to Ruiz
44 pitches, 28 strikes (64%), 3 swinging strikes (6.8%)
>mfw
Martin Perez Inning 3
Batter 1 – Jimmy Paredes – S
1. Swinging strike, CU
2. Lineout to CF
Batter 2 – Jose Altuve – R. Put one in his midget ribs
1. Groundout 5-3. Yeah eat shit
Batter 3 – JD Martinez – R
1. Fouled back
2. Basehit to LF
Batter 4 – Jacob Goebbert – L
1. Groundout 4-3
50 pitches, 34 strikes (68%), 4 swinging strikes (8%), 5-1 GO-AO
>mfw
Martin Perez Inning 4
Batter 1 – TJ Steele – S
1. Ball, low
2. Ball, CB in dirt
3. Groundout 5-3
Batter 2 – Jose Vallejo – S
1. Ball, outside
2. Called strike, FB
3. Ball, high FB
4. Swinging strike, CU
5. Groundout 6-3
Batter 3 – James van Ostrand – R
1. Called strike
2. Ball, low FB
3. Called strike, CB on corner
4. Fouled off
5. Double down the line
Batter 4 – Federico Hernandez – S
1. Ball
2. Ball, CB in dirt
3. Ball
4. Ball, low
Batter 5 – Jonathan Villar – S
1. Called Strike
2. Ball, low
3. Ball, CU in dirt
4. Called strike at the knees
5. Swinging strike, CU
74 pitches, 47 strikes (64%), 6 swinging strikes (8.1%), 7-1 GO-AO
>mfw
Martin Perez Inning 5
Batter 1 – Jimmy Paredes – S
1. Called strike at the knees
2. Ball, outside
3. Swinging strike, CU
4. Swinging strike, CB in the dirt, gets to the screen, wild pitch strikeout runner at 1B
Batter 2 – Jose Altuve – R
1. Ball, low
2. Ball
3. Fouled off
4. Fouled off, CB
5. Single to LF
Batter 3 – JD Martinez – R
1. Single to RF, bases juiced
Batter 4 – Jacob Goebbert – L
1. Broken bat foul ball jamshot of death. Apparently hurt really, really bad
2. Ball, CB in dirt
3. Ball, CB in dirt
4. Fouled back
5. Swinging strike, CB
Batter 5 – TJ Steele – R
1. Fouled back, 2FB (90)
2. Lineout to CF, run scores
Batter 6 – Jose Vallejo – S
1. Ball, FB outside
2. Ball, high CB
3. Fouled off
4. Chopped foul
5. Flyout to RF
96 pitches, 62 strikes (65%), 9 swinging strikes (9.4%).
Probably done
5 IP | 6 H | 4 ER | 3 BB | 5 K | 2 HR | 7-3 GO-AO
>mfw
this is getting silly
I’m watching the FRS and RRE gamedays. I’m listening to Buckel. I’m watching for SRL’s tweets from Wieland’s game. I’m keeping up with the charts on the minors thread. And it’s only an hour until freakin’ David Perez joins the party.
Spokane might be the team I'm most excited to follow.
So much potential on the mound and position players. I’m looking forward to Hanser and Odor jokes.
You think? I don't think you assign him to Spokane if he's not going to get consistent playing time
He’s young enough and raw enough that I think they would have assigned him to AZ if they didn’t think he could play consistently in Spokane.
Wouldn't surprise me after listing to...
Hulett talk about Brett Nicholas in the vids you posted. I’m sure #TheLegend will get plenty of AB’s and work behind the plate but Nicholas’ main job seems to be guiding the young pitching staff.
Spokane lineup
2B Odor
LF Vickerson
SS Alberto
1B Adams
C Alfaro
RF Pimentel
DH Nicholas
CF Sierra
3B Rua
Me too. I'm not used to being able to bring the game up on the local fox sports network.
It’s nice having them play atlanta.
What now?
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
They're playing the Salem-Keizer Volcanos
I’m envious of that city name and team name. Is the mascot a guy in a volcano suit? Because it should be
>mfw
Spokane lineup
Odor 2B
Vickerson LF
Alberto SS
Adams 1B
Alfaro C
Pimentel, G RF
Nicholas DH
Sierra CF
Rua 3B
So does Alfaro hit two HR today... or three?
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
One
he pulls an Olt for the rest of his at bats and spares the pitcher by taking a walk, then calling his parents and gently explaining that their kid now needs counseling.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest" --South Korean Rangers fan
"LSB is big on the sanctity of life for some reason." ---LSJ
Big storms coming through here.
I’m going to be very upset if the power goes out during David Perez’s first start.
David Perez (aka 6'5" 200 hulking monolith) Inning 1.
Batter 1 – Jesus Gallindo – S
1. Called strike, FB
2. Fouled back
3. Fouled back, FB
4. Swinging strike, FB (sit down motherfucker)
Batter 2 – JOE PANIK!!!!! – L
1. Called strike, FB on the corner
2. Ball, offspeed outside
3. Called strike, FB
4. Fouled off, FB
5. Ball, low FB (95 on the gun)
6. Swinging strike, FB on the corner (96)
Batter 3 – Daniel Burkhart – L
1. Ball, FB outside
2. Swinging strike, FB
3. Ball, FB just misses
4. Ball, FB inside (94)
5. Deep flyout to Sierra in CF
15 pitches, 10 strikes (67%), 3 swinging strikes (20%)
>mfw
fap fap fap fap fap fap
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
David Perez Inning 2
Batter 1 – Bryce Cutspec – R
1. Swinging strike, low CB
2. Ball, fastball outside
3. Swinging strike, low FB
4. Ball, down and away
5. Swinging strike, FB (95)
Batter 2 – Mike Murray – L
1. Fouled off
2. Fouled off
3. Ball, outside FB
4. Swinging strike, CU, lmfao “he almost broke his ankles he was so far out in front”
Batter 3 – Charles Jones – R
1. Ball, outside FB
2. Called strike, FB on corner
3. Ball, high FB
4. Swinging strikes, FB with “crazy action”
5. Ball, FB just low
6. Ball, FB “just low” again
Batter 4 – Brent Krill – R
1. Called strike, FB
2. Ball, low and away
3. Called strike, FB
4. Swinging strike, CB!
34 pitches, 21 strikes (62%), 8 swinging strikes (24%)
>mfw
Oh my god. His FB has great movement too?
by LiamP on Jun 17, 2011 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Bob?
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.-Closure GT on 12/14/2010 9:48 AM
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
David Perez Inning 3 (some jerk in the booth)
Batter 1 – John Eshleman – S
1. Called strike, FB
2. Called strike, FB
3. Ball, CB low and away
4. Fouled off
5. Fouled off
6. Groundball to Odor, took a rough hop, probably a single
Batter 2 – Julio Izturis – S
1. Ball, CB in dirt
2. Called strike, FB
3. Swinging strike
4. Swinging strike, FB
Batter 3 – Jesus Gallindo – S
1. Called strike
2. Swinging strike, CB at the ankles
3. Ball, high FB
4. Ball, FB just missed
5. Swinging strike! Alfaro challenged, good throw, Odor fucked up
Batter 4 – JOE PANIK!!!!! – L
1. Ball
2. Fouled off
3. Some bloop thing over Perez. Infield single.
Batter 5 – Daniel Burkhart – L
1. Basehit to RF
Batter 6 – Bryce Cutspec – R
1. Ball, outside
2. Swinging strike, FB
3. Ball, CB in dirt
4. Called strike, FB
5. Ball, FB outside
6. Swinging strike, FB (94)
59 pitches. 38 strikes (64%), 14 swinging strikes (24%)
>mfw
Noticed that.
He’s going to have to do this all on his ownsomes.
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.
David Perez Inning 4
Batter 1 – Mike Murray – L
1. Called strike, FB
2. Ball, low CB
3. Basehit to RF
Batter 2 – Charles Jones – R
1. Ball, high
2. Ball, low CB
3. Ball, high FB
4. Ball, high and inside
Batter 3 – Brent Krill – R
1. Fouled back
2. Ball, FB up and in
3. Ball, high FB (89)
4. Ball, up and in
5. Fouled off
6. Fouled back
7. 2 run double. Probably done
3 IP | 5 H | 3 ER | 2 BB | 8 K | faced 3 in 4th
73 pitches, 44 strikes (60%), 14 swinging strikes (21.9%)
>mfw
Hanna on in relief.
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.
Another run on Perez' ledger.
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.
WTF?
Why did they go for the tag? Just touch second base! How was everyone safe?
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.
BTW-- Hanna is getting hit hard.
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.
Yeah.
They’re scourging Hanna right now.
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.
7 runs allowed in the fourth inning.
Northwest League baseball, yeah boy!
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.
8. Hanna just allowed a HR.
Why are they keeping him out there? He’s given up 6 runs.
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.
at least they can only lose one game tonight.
its not good but no matter how many runs score it’s still 0-1.
Dude throws 94-96 and he's 18 and still projectable at 6'5" and has other pitches and some pitchability...
??? What a sexy pitching prospect! Im not sure you could dream of a more intriguing young pitcher to have.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
He struck out swinging to end the inning.
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
2nd`
crushed a line drive right to the CF
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Jun 17, 2011 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
BB in his 3rd AB.
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.
Lineout smashed right at the CFer.
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 he's getting great contact but hitting right to people
well rather than than unable to square up a ball. If he’s got half the tools his old man had kid could be a hellva baseball player. I’m really rooting for him.
He was talking about Alfaro here. Not Sierra Jr.
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
Sounds gritty
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
You don't even fucking know.
Vickerson is the grittiest motherfucker who ever lived.
The day he was drafted, David Murphy shot awake in bed (sidenote: David Murphy sleeps during the day because is a vampire) and was heard to say “there is a great disturbance in the force.” Then his wife slapped him because he’s also a bitch.
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.
Can vampires be gritty?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
Sidenote #2: David Murphy's wife is also a vampeer.
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.
3rd
Triple.
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.
Was the announcer talking about Perez when he was talking about the movement on the FB? Then he said he's 20-21?
An announcer should know better when talking about a phenom.
He's 18 right?
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
Well...
Sierra was pretty bad in the AZL last year. It was a very small sample that he had success in, but the same issues in the swing and approach were very evident.
Odor is struggling in the field.
tough liner off his glove and now a throw to 2nd off his glove. Said through from Alfaro looked good. Luckily the runner held up at 3rd.
Finally back from Houston.
Tried to keep track of most of the night’s pitchers on my phone.
Marteen needs to step it up. I hate Joey Butler. Joe Wieland is the smooth sex you know you can get. Buckel is the new hotness. David Perez is fucking up Spoky-oky-oky.
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.
Oh and fuck Altuve.
No idea why you guys like him. He’s going to be an Astro someday, so fuck him.
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.
Not his fault the organization he plays for is run by incompetent morans.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.-Closure GT on 12/14/2010 9:48 AM
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
Who in the fuck told Trever Adams it was ok to spell his name with two e's?
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.
Listen to this:
This band is DESTROYING me.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 17, 2011 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
pretty dang good stuff
I skipped past the first song pretty fast [eww] and enjoyed the rest, went back and listened to the first song again and its okay I guess.
O dude...
That first song. I love it. You really don’t like?
My favorite’s probably Jello and Juggernauts. I hear those drums, and I hear incredible deliberation. Or, a deliberate decision, maybe it was easy. But I love them. So dried out, dessicated, scrunched up, turned into drum jerky. He could be hitting a cardboard box with an egg wisk.
And I love the Hendrix chord progression.
And I love the screechy M Ward vocal.
Somehow I notice more detail each listen, and that’s the whole record.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jun 18, 2011 2:25 AM CDT up reply actions
From Newberg....I thought it looked good when it's written like this
But here are Perez’s nine outs:
Strikeout swinging. Strikeout swinging. Flyout to center.
Strikeout swinging. Strikeout swinging. Strikeout swinging.
Strikeout swinging. Strikeout swinging. Strikeout swinging.
Now we know who to blame.
4 runs later and THANKS A LOT.
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
Mike (STL): Is Shelby Miller the best pitching prospect in baseball right now? Seems like he’s pushing up his timetable with every start.
Jason Parks: Yes. I think Miller is the best arm in the game right now.
>mfw
Yeah...
But we got Jake Skole!
Shit.
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.
not the same damn draft and bame nolan
for thinking he had it in the bag. should have taken miller with MLB hanging over their head.
He's fucking horrible.
By my count, he’s allowed 6 XBH in this inning.
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.
Finally out of the inning on a lineout to Odor.
Holy shit, that was terrible.
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.
Hanna's inning.
2B, 1B, fielder’s choice (no out), FO, double-steal, 2B, wild pitch, sac fly, HR, 2B, lineout.
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.
Barbara-ic outing for Hanna
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
You're better than that.
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
A game which the opposing team has 0, zilch, nein, none, the big goose egg hits?
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.-Closure GT on 12/14/2010 9:48 AM
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
Melo just pulled a LuJack
4 swinging strikeouts in the same inning…
Along with two runs allowed (that’s not like LuJack).
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 is kinda funny.
The Spokane announcers aren’t even talking about the game anymore, they’re stuck on how awesome past Spokane teams have been, how ridiculously good Profar is, and how much fun little kids seem to have going to Rangers games.
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.
A single, a homer, and a walk
Thus begins the career of the greatest catcher of all the times
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Jun 17, 2011 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
JParks
is drinking soooo much beer tonight.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest" --South Korean Rangers fan
"LSB is big on the sanctity of life for some reason." ---LSJ
by Conjunction on Jun 18, 2011 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
This Spokane team sure looks fun
and its cool as a fan to have guys like JCole and Jparks who can give us the scoop even before they do anything. Adds that much more joy to the following these guys.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
sdfksdhfhfoihidsa Perez
asjdhaiused
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest" --South Korean Rangers fan
"LSB is big on the sanctity of life for some reason." ---LSJ
Just kinda noticed that Spokane pitchers struck out 16
but still managed to give up 14 runs
that’s fucking weird, maynard
>mfw
Was this a message to me?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
are you saying K's have a stimulative effect on offense?
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
Summary
NeRa: 5IP 6H 3ER 3BB 6K 1HR, 4GO’s : 4FO’s
Marteen: 5IP 6H 4ER 3BB 5K 2HR, 7GO’s : 3FO’s
Wieland: 7.2IP 9H 2ER 0BB 6K 1HR, 8GO’s : 7FO’s
Buckel: 5IP 5H 1ER 0BB 8K 1HR, 2GO’s : 3FO’s
Perez: 3IP 5H 4ER 2BB 8K 0HR, 0GO’s : 1FO
On Perez, that’s 5 H, 0 GO, 1FO…. BABIP’d
33K:8BB
in 25.2IP
Wonder how Ranger minor lg pitchers compare to other in K:BB.
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Wieland probably does.
It goes deeper. People take out their frustrations with Josey on their real-life acquaintances, which propagates forward, and before you know it you’ve got more marriages in an easily-smashable state.-Closure GT on 12/14/2010 9:48 AM
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
Staff composites as of 6/18
Hickory ranks 11 out of 14 with K:BB of 2.23.
MB ranks 1 out of 8 with 3.35.
Frisco ranks 3 out of 8 with 2.16.
RR ranks 4 out of 16 with 2.04.
In SAL, Tepesch is highest ranking Ranger at 13th with 3.38.
In CAR, Wieland and mErlin rank 1 and 2 with 22.50 and 12.40.
Others in CAR, name (rank, K:BB): Loux (9, 3.89), Ross (13, 3.05)
In TEX, Perez ranks 10 with 2.52 and Brigham at 18 with 1.97.
in PCL, Ramirez ranks 10 with 2.48, Hankens at 13 with 2.45.
Rock the J2, JD!
thanks
Hickory needs to get with the program. :)
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
I am ridiculously giddy about Perez right now
SSS, sure, but DAMN! 8 swinging strikeouts out of 9 outs is freaking sick.
as much as i like perez
i think i’m more giddy about alfaro.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Did you look at the video before?
He really is skinny and his arms are longer than I imagined. Scary to think there could be more velo there.
I think of Perez
as more of a strong #2.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
I guess
though I’d consider his ceiling that of a #1 and maybe not a Roy Halladay-level guy. Not an Ace with a capital a. That said I think he has the potential to be one of the most important pitchers in the history of the organization.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
Ryan Coe with Bryan Dolgin (paraphrasing) ...
on Matthews: starter profile, chance to have a 3 plus pitches, success with short lefties.
on Cone: athletic ability, best athlete in college baseball, plus defender in CF, does everything easy.
Martin is only around 6'0 or so. Hardly a giant and could conceivably be
grouped with Ross and Erlin.
Cone had very solid sophmore
and juniors years in college. I don’t think he lost his ability to hit over one winter.
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Freshman and sophomore seasons but still struggled in the Cod with wood bats.
When a prospect stagnates or goes backwards, its usually not a good sign (obviously it would make me feel a lot better if his struggles were due to an injury or the result of his collision with Taylor or if there was another plausible explanation for it). I can give him the benefit of the doubt for having a bad junior season given everything that happened with him but what about his struggles in the Cape Cod league?
maybe that is where his struggles started
the video I saw of him really shows a screwed up swing. I don’t see him as a JMJ type of project. But, I wouldn’t be surprised if he struggles a bit for awhile.
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Looks like he can.
Cone needs to get his ass to the Spoky.
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 found a video interview of Strausborger where he sez ...
he learned more in half-a-season of pro ball w/Spokane than he did in 4 years of college.
The Rangers need to show all of their high school draftees this video
I don’t think there is a big enough premium put on starting pro instruction that early.
gonna learn a lot
when you are immersed in something for 3 months.
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
x
@shroomball
Shroom Mer Eric Hurley is listed as the probable starter for the Round Rock game Monday June 20th, fyi
They are getting healthy.
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Great news...
I really want to see Hurley get back to the bigs after everything he has been through in the last couple years.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Rain delay in Spokane.
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.
TheLegend must have felt bad for the opposing pitcher.
Not wanting to humiliate the pitcher, he allowed the rain to fall.
under the radar prospect?
Rodebaugh RP Hickory
very nice K:BB and GB rates
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
you'd like to see a guy like that
jump a level and maintain strong numbers before you get too bullish on him, but yeah, he’s been pretty dominant all year.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
college guy also
should be able to move fast if the Rangers believe in him
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
GO in his first AB for TheLegend
1B for Hanser.
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.
Spokane batted around in the fourth
Alfaro led off the inning by getting plunked and closed it by grounding out
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Jun 18, 2011 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Is CD calling his shots now?
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Payano needs to work on holding runners.
4 SBs allowed in 3 IP.
I guess it could be Vitale sucking ass, though.
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.
well, Payano and D Perez's lines are virtual opposites
one has great ratios but ends up with an ugly line and the other not so much but ends of with a sparkling line… Thats the way low a baseball go
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
hickory
wins first half division. greensboro loses in xtra innings. 10 games ago they were closer to last.
Skole is on at least a ten game hit streak
and his K rate has pretty much plummeted. Some very interesting developments… Now if his power starts coming along some and we might have ourselves something really good.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
I'm very interested in what he does.
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
Hey Shroomer
Is this Koufax guy starting for the AZ team tomorrow any good? The 1st 3 guys sound like they have some potential, but i’m not so sure about Newberg and Rhadigan. Any thoughts?
hedging my bets
ADLS, Mavare, Parra, Rojas, Strong, Williams? Matthews should be a regular starter once he gets his arm warmed up. MDLS might see some rehab innings.
I think you have about as good of a chance as being right with Koufax as you do guessing the real one.
Other than Matthews, who is there to be excited about on the mound? I assume Blackwell will be a starter. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Osborne moved down there to start. Matthews, Williams, and Wiser? Klein?
my guess
Claudio, McKinnon, Parra, ADLS, Strong (if he is still viewed as a starter), with Matthews and Faulkner with starter ceilings but whose innings will be limited. The rest of the guys on the roster, including recent draft signs are all bullpen arms.
had to look up McKinnon
he’s a dirty Canadian – Faulkner’s a good shout – Castro would be in the mix if he signed
Yeah
not sure what is up with him. he was a guy they must really like, as he suffered a partial labrum tear his senior year that did not require surgery (yet). That is not so discouraging, as O’day has been pitching with 2 labrum tears since his last year with the Angels, one in his shoulder and the other in his hip.
They must really like Kukuruda as well.
I was surprised that he got a rotation spot in Spokane. I thought he was extremely raw.
It is his second pro year, so I don't think it's totally out of nowhere
but apparently he was sucking in rookie ball last year, so maybe he made some progress
Pretty sure he signed late last year.
This is his first real year. I think he only had one appearance last year. I just remember he was really raw when we drafted him. Only 16 IP his JR year and around 55 his SR year I believe. He did throw 4 straight no-hitters against questionable competition. He had 26 BB in his first 32 IP before the no hitter streak started. He then had only 6 BB in his next 22 1/3 IP during his no-hitter streak. What I’ve read says he threw a FB 87-90, CB, and CH when the Rangers drafted him.
Castro is a California guy right?
Last time I checked, the Cali area scout for the team is Butch Metzger, whom I believe was responsible for the Erlin and Buckel picks (possibly also the Ross pick, depends on when he got here).
Yes Ross is from KY
the other 3 are CA guys
Yeah, I checked and he is from KY
I got him confused with the Ross that was picked right after him
also
Claudio pitched in the PR winter league, an impressive feat at the age of 18, and he might have been the youngest kid in the league. I think he was only used as a lefty specialist. The only thing more impressive would have been if he had played the better VZ or Dom leagues, which, by the way, did happen with a former TX DSL sign, Vicente Ernesto Escobar, traded away for none other than Rule 5 LH bust, Ben Snyder.
It's possible
but I would be surprised if he, mavare, and Rijo would repeat rookie ball; it isn’t necessary as they all did fine last year (and for Rijo it would be his third time there). They might go on the spokane reserve squad pending promotions or be injured. It wouldn’t surprise me to see some promotions on Monday or this week throughout the system to adjust to the excess of bodies. All three might get kicked to the Spokane or Hickory pen instead of be asked to dominate greenhorns again. Having said all that, there are just too many starters, and not enough slots, though starters not in any rotation will get their innings, and eventually move into a rotation somewhere.
The competition for Spokane rotation spots seemed really, really intense this year.
Rock the J2, JD!
yeah
With Lamb working as a starter, I count 11 kids with starting ceilings on the staff; its pretty amazing, even if most probably have back roto ceilings
Who do you think will start in the OF in AZ?
Jordan Akins: 6.4 60
Saquan Johnson: 6.28 60
Rashad Harlin: 6.38 60
That’s a lot of speed from the young guys.
Yup fast group
of guys who may or may not prove to be good at baseball. I’ve had my projected roster up at M&M for awhile and don’t forget the other CF project, Ken Radcliffe, who likely starts.
Yes, I forgot about him because he's not on the roster yet.
He had 3 HR in his first 24 AB in extended. Surprising. The Rangers are full at the lower levels. They either need to take a slow approach to signing whichever picks are left, or they’re going to have to start to release some of the older guys who are still down there.
For some reason I thought Radcliffe was 6'3 or 6'4, but I just searched and I saw either 6'0 or 6'1
180lbs. He had a FB up to 91. He ran his 60 as fast as 6.76 that I could find.
I didn't realize Perez's delivery is so over the top.
It looks kind of funky as his long arm follows through and nearly scrapes the ground.
Looking at it some more, maybe it’s not so much over the top as it is that he has a long forearm. His arm is cocked behind his head like any other pitcher, but when the ball comes out it seems much more above his head than others but not with an unusual vertical orientation.
Anyway, he’s got a simple delivery with what looks like a very fast arm. His arm is completely through his delivery, nearly dragging on the ground, when the ball is just a few feet away from him.
I’ve totally tracked him online since the first reports of his ability to keep the ball low in the zone in Fall Instructs just after he signed, but I’m really, really impressed with his delivery. Everything I read and see just makes me more and more obsessed.
Also, I wondered if the opposite field HR by Alfaro was a cheap shot over that short fence in RF, but it cleared it quite a ways back. It looked like it would’ve at least been against the wall in a ballpark with a normal 330-ish ft line.
Rock the J2, JD!
untapped talent that only a deep, dedictated scouting system can find?
"Ninety-nine percent of the kids at the Area Code Games have personal trainers," Pickens, who has sent the likes of Andrew Toussaint and Chris Smith, among others, to the professional ranks, said. "But Desmond and other kids in the inner-city can’t afford the $5-6,000 it costs annually for that. They can’t get to the showcases and the tryouts for the same reason. It’s a shame these kids are being overlooked for that. There are a lot more kids than just Desmond out there."
Rock the J2, JD!
that last post by ming
didn’t cite any articles, so I think that was just his opinion.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
More found by ming
Nathan Harsh is just growing into his giant frame. He is athletic for a bigger kid and has monster hands. The ball jumps out of his hand and the 86,87 is pretty effortless.
The projected ceiling is unlimited for Nate. He has been selected by USSSA to represent the USA in Japan next summer. He is far from a finished product by any means but you have a very high return on investment with this kid. The fastball is heavy and has armside run. The curveball is good enough and even very good at times. The splitter I like and the change is average. Nate works his butt off in the gym and is very strong for his age and size. Nate has super good energy and work ethic.
http://www.baseballscoutz.com/page/s…-rhp-brunswick
In March 2011, Nathan Harsh outpitched Kevin Matthews of Richmond Hill in a thrilling 1-0 win. Harsh K’d 11 Wildcat hitters and threw 90-91 MPH on the fastball. Hash also walked no RH hitters in the game. 10 Major league clubs were on hand to view the game and left impressed with Harsh. One Big League scout " this kid is going to throw really hard one day, very projectable"
I wonder if that scout was Ryan Coe
Definitely.
We should have plenty of money with all of our picks (that we know about so far) signing for slot.
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I'd sign him for that name alone.
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found this pic at the Hickory website
champeenship celebration – use cntrl+ to enlarge – note somebody has photoshopped pepsi labels onto all the bear bottles/cans – heh
x
@LoneStarDugout
Jason Cole The Rangers have officially activated RHP Tanner Scheppers from the DL at Double-A Frisco and released RHP Mike Perconte.
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Does anyone else get some guy talking about "shot making procedures" when they try to get the Spokane feed?
It happened to me last night. i’ve tried downloading the link again, but it keeps giving me the same recording.
Scheppers tonight
Carlos Pimentel will follow Webb. Then, Scheppers is set to pitch two innings for Frisco.
frisco feed
http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/roughriders.portal#
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Alfaro just hit one high off the wall and ended up with a single.
premature HR trot – tsk tsk
But Nicholas followed him with a 2-run HR. tie ballgame
Must have been watching McCann today
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Anyone that is good at finding tv channels streaming, might want to look for SWX Right Now
Apparently they show all of the Spokane games in the northwest.
Webb's FB starting out at 83-84
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he's got a bag full of nothing right now
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if he doesn't, we might as well cut him.
he is just taking innings away from other people at this point.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
especially if
Feldman, Hunter, Hurley, O’Day and Scheppers get healthy. No need for him in any capacity.
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A lot of shitty ground ball singles
But he is terribly hittable
not missing any bats
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he won't make 4 innings tonight
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Webb doesn't make it through the first inning!
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Deglan went deep
back to back with Selen
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
he is having a nice June
after a horrible May
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a lot of fun was made when he was picked
but he’s started red hot for them so far.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
oh for sure
but still, i would be ecstatic if Cone comes out and has a three game run like this.
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yeah he's a guy
who is supposed to stay at SS. I don’t get why people had Levi Michael as a sure fire first rounder and then balked at the Giants taking Panik. I thought they were comparable talents.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Today might be the exact opposite of last Friday
in terms of talent on the mound, now that Mendez and Grimm are cancelled. Not a single fap in sight.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Scheppers is the highlight
Maybe Will Lamb will pitch in relief today. And Reyes with HIC is sorta interesting to me.
5 Ks in two innings is always nice to see
He’s been hard on lefties this year, and has a decent K rate and GB rate. Hittable but doesn’t walk folks. He’s a guy to watch, and yet another guy who I’d like to see log some time at a higher level before the year is out.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Can folks
give a rundown of Santo’s outing?
looks like a GB guy
9:2 ratio through 5. Panik took him deep, but if someone’s going to hit him, I’d rather it be a first round pick.
5 innings, 2 ER, 2 H, 2BB, 3 K
Solid stateside debut.
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About what the boxscore sez - 2 really hard hit balls and not much else off him.
Don’t remember any great defensive plays – radio guy seemed impressed with Alfaro’s bunt coverage/arm tho. I remember a 93 gun reading. 2 walks but not wild sounding. Been watching the Panama/El Salvador game while I’m listening to it.
Roibal for Salem-Keizer struck out 10 in 4 IP against Spokane.
Yeesh.
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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.
makes Sierra's 2-2 with a 2B all the more impressive
add an OF assist on top of that.
Roibal is a Cuban arm, so he’s pretty advanced for this level.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
if you are listening
can you give a rundown of his stuff?
Julio Borbon has a .587 ops in AAA.
not taking his demotion well
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Lamb 1st inning
1. 4 pitch walk. None were close
2. Strikeout Looking
3. Single hit and run
4. Strikeout Swinging
5. Strikeout Swinging
He had swinging strikes on his FB, SL, and CH. He probably had 4 in the inning. Only velo reading I heard was 92 on the FB.
Innnterrressstiiiing
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"LSB is big on the sanctity of life for some reason." ---LSJ
What's everyone's thoughts on Paul Goldschmidt from the Diamondbacks system?
2009(21) Rookie: .334/.408/.638
74 G | 27 2B | 3 3B | 18 HR | 36 BB | 74 SO | 10.9% BB | 25.8% SO
2010(22) A+ CAL: .314/.384/.606
138 G | 42 2B | 3 3B | 35 HR | 57 BB | 161 SO | 9.5% BB | 30.7% SO
2011(23) AA: .329/.453/.650
70 G | 14 2B | 1 3B | 22 HR | 55 BB | 51 SO | 17.9% BB | 20.7% SO
Obviously he can crush the ball and he’s either a 1B or DH. He’s really cut down on the SO this year and increased his BB. Is this real or an illusion because people are pitching around him? Is there a chance Chris Davis would have followed a similar path if he hadn’t been pushed so fast?
Looking over Davis's #'s it looks like he's embraced the SO this year and just decided to crush whatever he does come into contact with.
.337/.382/.815
23 G | 92 AB | 12 1B | 6 2B | 1 3B | 12 HR | 6 BB | 31 SO | 5.9% BB | 33.7% SO
He has as many HR as he does singles.
2010 Visalia
is a crazy hitters’ park, and Mobile where he is now is a crazy HR park, so I don’t trust the power numbers. The improvement in plate discipline looks great, but if the power is that crazy pitchers may be throwing carefully. 7 of 10 parks in the Southern League are quite friendly to right handers for power. He looks legit to me, but I’m skeptical he’s a superstar.
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Scheppers with the swinging K on his first batter.
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
Nice inning.
1-2-3 with 2K. 4 swinging strikes and one foul tip to go with a grounder to short.
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
Nice second inning.
Another 1-2-3, retired all 6 he’s faced. Two more K’s (both called) and a flyout.
3 more swinging strikes for 8 total.
30 pitches, 22 strikes (73%), 8 swinging strikes (27%)
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
The amount of sexual references on these MILB threads...
has reached a critical mass.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
scheppers
Feel like if they had just left him in the pen last year he’d be setting up Feliz right now.
He lost his command
before he moved to the roto
Schepp looks great (MilbTV)
IST INNING
1. (vs LH)
FB SS 96, FB SS 95, CB B OSC 83, FB SOS 95
2. (RH)
CB SS 84, FB LOW, FB SS UP & IN 96, CB F, CB GO SHORT
3. (LH)
FB CS 96, CB BOUNCES 80, FB F, FB F, CB SOS FT
2ND INNING
1. (LH)
CB CS, BB (SLIDER OR FLAT CB) LOW, FB F, CB F, CB CSO
2. (LH)
FB SS 95, FB HIGH OS, FB SS, FB WAY HIGH, CB FT (BARELY), FB AO SHALLOW LF
3.
FB HIGH 95, FB HIGH, FB CS 94, FB F, CB CSO
CB Looked great. FB command was great in 1st inning, everything low in zone, missing high more in 2nd inning.
Jackie Bradley Jr
is going to be good. Probably better than Zach Cone.
There, I said it.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Seems a little early to make that pronouncement.
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
well, it wouldn't be an outlandish internet prediction
if I waited for it to be based on anything more than a gut feeling.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
not really outlandish..the injury made him slide big time..a month into the college season
he was talked about as a top 10 pick..
"Its called stats!"
by steel home on May 4, 2011
yeah, I know
thats why I made the prediction. I think he’s a great all around ball player and was excited to see him there when we picked. Of course, he isn’t the “athlete” that Zach Cone is, and we are selling jeans, after all.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Seems a little early to make that pronouncement.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I trust Anthopoulos and co. when it comes to the draft.
Rumor is they were the team had a deal in place with Beede and I think they will get Norris signed too.
so by saying you trust Antho,
you mean you trust having a gazillion dollars. I trust that too.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
they should really do the comp picks by WAR
(which will obviously never happen). It seems crazy that losing Cliff Lee, by far the best FA pitcher on the market, only netted a 33 and a 37.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Yes.
Credit to them for having the balls to spend the money in the draft and getting by most accounts premium talent.
(Also, Rhodes is getting paid ~$4 million this year, I think and Norris will probably get something close to that number. I want to punch something now.)
Hey shroomer.
If Spokane is playing Boise from the 25th-27th, does that mean they’ll be streamed on the internet? That means we would see Alvarez, Kukuruda, and David Perez pitch.
poor A&M
it was a great run, especially without Stilson, but they had no real chance. They have two great starters and a bunch over overachievers.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
so dissapointing to see Davis waste away in AAA
good to see Lamb and Scheppers do well though. Skole just keeps taking BBs. Like that.
Vickerson took it in the teeth today.
Threw up an Olympic performance.
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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.
Yeah.....we should probably just pretend like it didn't happen.
On the bright side, Alberto continues to hit well. 3 games, 3 XBH. Alfaro almost hit another HR. Lamb sounded good in his IP.
May just be coincidence
but the Volcanoes were less interested in stealing bases with Alfaro catching today. Only 1 SB instead of the 30 they had last night
>mfw
27th pick Kyle DeVore signed per the Rangers gamenotes
sez 22 have signed so far, which jibes with JC’s list when he adds DeVore
Who are the ones left that I should be upset about if we don't get them signed?
Woodruff
Fisher
Pentecost
Fish
?
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Jun 19, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
umm
27th round pick. Had me confused for a second.
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from Jason:
The Sacramento-area product has played his first two collegiate seasons at junior college power Sacramento City Community College. A big right-handed pitcher, DeVore finished off a strong sophomore campaign. Although the club was just 25-18 this season, DeVore was a perfect 11-0 with a 2.50 ERA. In 101 innings, he surrendered 91 hits, walked only nine, and struck out 89
.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I guess from this point on
we’ll be ticking them off one at a time. I think we’ll get our 25th and 26th round picks signed soon, since they’re both college guys who would be making a major gamble that their stock rises much next year.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
The biggest probable wildcards (if that makes sense) are Woodruff, Fisher, Pentecost, and Eickhoff.
Harlin and Castro will definitely sign.
The ones that I would love to sign are Fish, Pfeifer, Sadzeck, and Moriarty (almost certainly not going to happen).
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I mean Henry and Castro, not Harlin.
Harlin already signed.
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of that last group
I’d put the odds at less than 5% for Moriarty and Pfeifer, around 30% for Fish and 60% for Sadzeck.
Sound about right?
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I'd go higher for Fish.
Maybe like 70% for Fish and 55% for Sadzeck. I don’t think the Rangers would do all that they’ve done with Fish to not sign him.
Pfeifer … 25%.
Moriarty … 1%.
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 just can't reconcile why they picked him so late, then.
have we heard any quotes on what Sadzeck was looking for or which way he’s leaning?
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Why they picked Fish so late?
For all we know, they could have an overslot deal with him done already. The rule of thumb is that if you’re going over 5% more than slot, you wait to announce it so you don’t piss off MLB.
Of course, the Yankees went almost 8% over already with Dante Bichette Jr., but whatever.
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.
A few more I'm not sure where to put.
TJ Costen— college commit to South Carolina - don’t see him coming our way.- college commit to Kennesaw State— you’d have to think we could buy him out of that.
Nathan Harsh
Cy Sneed — college commit to DBU (Dallas Baptist) — very intriguing player. He should have been in my “love to sign” list. I think we’ll sign him.
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.
Trumon Jefferson-- HS CFer from Decatur, Georgia
I bet we sign him after he plays summer ball.
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.
interesting stuff in an article about him
When I was going to all these workouts I kept hearing that baseball wants to start drafting better athletes. I also saw a lot more black players at these workouts than I ever expected.
"My feeling is the game is changing, they’re looking for more speed and defense, more athleticism, and that gives a guy like me a chance."
Though we didn’t talk with anyone from the Rangers organization, it’s likely they consider Jefferson to have a high ceiling. Unlike many draftees he hasn’t played travel ball since the fifth or sixth grade, in fact Jefferson never played travel until this summer.
Nevertheless he still led Decatur this past spring with a .413 average, while also leading in hits, RBI and stolen bases. Considering he’s still pretty raw in terms of baseball technique, one can only imagine how much he’ll improve over the next few years.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I'll put Harsh and Sneed at 20%
and that’s probably optimistic. Kennesaw State is a good program (we’re battling them for Pentecost, too) and these kids all believe that in 3 years time they’re top 100 picks.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Maybe I'm overoptimistic in our front office and their draft budget
But I have to believe we’re going to spend money somewhere in this draft. So far, we’ve had one slot signing after another. I guarantee they sign Fisher and he’ll be overslot by a good amount, so that’s one, and they’ll probably toss Woodruff a slightly overslot bonus, too.
But they’re going to spend money somewhere else, so where is it most likely to be?
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.
well I think we'll learn a lot in about 10 days
with the J2 guys. If we aren’t overly active there, then we can only assume more money goes into the draft.
But I’m still a bit worried that the Martin signing simply tightened our purse strings this year.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
It's certainly possible
And I wouldn’t be upset by that. I’m a big believer in King Leonys, though.
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 think the front office took a shotgun approach
much like that espoused by some as a healthy approach to July 2 international signings. A lot of talent that’s raw, take guys you like but don’t break the bank on any one of them unless they’re truly special. Leonys Martin was a huge contract, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them sign one or two July 2 guys for over a million, but I don’t expect them to wow us with any draft signings.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
its not a bad way to go
I am still not in love with picks 1S, 3 or 4, but if we end up signing a few of these later HS kids, I’ll make my peace with the draft.
I would have loved to see us pick a John Hicks or a Mark Lowery in the third round since I think our system is starved for an advanced catcher and this year seemed to offer a bunch of them. I recognize that I focus my ire on Castro irrationally, but damn that felt like a giant overdraft.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
You're not alone.
The Castro pick baffles me. It is the least facially-defensible pick in the entire draft.
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.
Which other picks are his from the past few years?
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'm not sure Buckel was a Metzger guy
Buckel is from the L.A. area.
Steve Flores and Todd Guggiana
are the two Southern California scouts, but I’m not sure which has that specific area. Buckel is from Simi Valley, which is a little northwest of L.A.
why are you so high on Pfeifer?
We took him very late and he’s committed to Vandy, which is probably the top program in the nation for pitchers (I might be biased).
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I think Pfeifer fits exactly the profile that we look for in left-handed pitchers, so we'll at least try to make it worth his while to sign.
I’m still saying it’s three times more likely that he doesn’t sign than he does.
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.
With all these all star games coming up
we don’t get to experience the rush of a full 6 game lineup until Friday.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
a glimmer of hope
Kellin Deglan in June: .324/.432/.459, 6BB, 6K. His walk rate has gone up each month, 6% in April, 10.7% in May, 13.6% thus far in June. Keep it up.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
he is not completely falling on his face
gotta trust the FO.
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
not to keep harping on the comparison
but it is pretty interesting that Sale and O’Conner didn’t start playing with Tampa’s SS squad. that means they’ll be on one of their two rookie league teams, which means that our OF and C are a complete level ahead of them and look to be holding their own.
If Skole and Deglan really do go on to outperform Sale and O’Conner, I will really try to shut up about our US scouting department’s pathological need to buck the consensus.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I wouldn't say Deglan is holding his own yet.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
just turner 19yo last month
Also, I think he must not have any major problems behind the plate or else the Rangers would send him back to AZ.
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
He's catching prospective base stealers at a 20% clip this year (10 CS 41 SB)
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Jun 19, 2011 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions
though his battery mates bear some responsibility for that
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
A month ago
Skole’s K% was 34% and Deglan’s was 43%
Now, Skole’s K% is 24% and Deglan 29.2%
Let’s hope this is a trend and not a fluctuation
What are we supposed to make of Alejandro Selen?
Put up .330 .387 .495 in Spokane last year and has homered once every 10 ABs in Hickery this year, all while being pretty age approriate. Yet he’s been in the system for ever and I keep hearing he’s more of a C level prospect…
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I think he can become a FA after 2012.
He is having a nice year so far. Is there room for him at Frisco?
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
I thought the problem was that he has no defensive value at all
And doesn’t hit well enough to DH someday.
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.
UTA in the house....great great kid..so very humble
"Its called stats!"
by steel home on May 4, 2011
up until his injury
Michael Olt was matching Choice’s production and doing so at a premium defensive position.
Since we never even had a chance to snag Choice, its a lot harder to “ugh” at his production, even though I don’t like the idea of Oakland developing bats.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
also, 7 of 8 swiping bags
and he’s cut the K rate down to a still-too-high-but-not-as-funny-as-41%, 30%
>mfw
Leo'nys
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
will devour your soul.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest" --South Korean Rangers fan
"LSB is big on the sanctity of life for some reason." ---LSJ
"placed on the minor-league disabled list with what the club describes as a "slight herniated disc" in his back"
Are we whistling thru the graveyard about this injury? Backs that get screwed up, STAY screwed up usually.
I still don't understand how you slightly herniate your
disk. Isn’t this more of a you did or didn’t proposition?
Just saw that Hickory and MB are off today according to Shroom's calendar.
Is that still true with MB’s rainout yesterday?
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.
There's no Koufax
listed on Cole’s AZ roster. So who is this guy and why is he getting the opening day nod?
Was Tom Seaver on the AZ roster?
"I hope the image of my erect penis sears into your brain." by ab03 on Mar 24, 2011 9:13 PM CDT
hah, hah,
I’m not even old enough to remember either so I should get a break. Besides it was just a last name without any further information. There are several guys in both Spokane and AZ that I have no idea who they are or how they came to be in the Rangers organization.
End of the first half
All-Star Game coming up. Game was canceled.
The MiL report from Lucas this morning listed Sardinas on the AZL roster
Is he back from injury?
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'm feeling a major bounceback for merlin against Midland
8 IP | 5 H | 1 ER | 1 BB | 11 K | 1 HR
>mfw
Compromise!
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest" --South Korean Rangers fan
"LSB is big on the sanctity of life for some reason." ---LSJ
Bianucci HR (16)
They can both feel Davis breathing down their necks for the Rangers minor league lead.
Zombie Hurley, 1st inning
Batter 1 – L
1 – Fastball, called strike, outside edge
2 – Fastball, ball, inside and high
3 – Fastball, foul
4 – Fastball, very high (intentional)
5 – Fastball, foul
6 – Changeup?, foul (stayed up)
7 – Fastball, ball, outside and high
8 – Changeup?, foul tip, low and inside
Batter 2 – R
1 – Slider, called strike, down the middle
2 – Slider?, ball, outside
3 – Fastball, ball, really inside
4 – Fastball, line drive single to LF
Batter 3 – R (Mike Aviles)
1 – Slider, called strike
2 – Fastball, ball, down and outside
3 – Slider, popup dump single to shallow CF. Julio Borbon throws out runner at 3B on the worst outfield assist that I’ve ever seen. He essentially flipped the ball with his wrist, and it got to 3rd base on like 4 bounces. Julio Borbon has an incredibly accurate throwing arm.
Batter 4 – L
1 – Fastball, called strike, outside and high
2 – Changeup?, ball, inside and low
3 – Slider?, line drive double into RF corner (80), runner scores
Batter 5 – R (Lorenzo Cain)
1 – Fastball, ball, high
2 – Fastball, ball, high
3 – Fastball, called strike, outside corner (89)
4 – Slider, swinging strike, down and away (81)
5 – Slider, flyout to shallow RF
23 pitches, 14 strikes (60.9%), 1 swinging strike (4.35%)
Hurley generally picks up velocity as he goes, so if he is 89 now, he should be able to get into the 91-92 range later. Meanwhile, Julio Borbon struck out and Chris Davis hits a Cruzian HR. Another day at the park.
Zombie Hurley 2nd
Batter 1 – L (Kila Kai’aihue)
1 – Fastball, called strike, outside edge
2 – Changeup?, ball, inside and high
3 – Fastball, ball, outside (91)
4 – Changeup, swinging strike, inside (82)
5 – Fastball, groundout to SS
Batter 2 – L
1 – Fastball, ball, outside and high
2 – Fastball, ball, high
3 – Fastball, called strike, down the middle
4 – Fastball, flyout to left center, outside and high
Batter 3 – R
1 – Fastball, called strike
2 – Fastball, called strike, low outside corner
3 – Fastball, ball but really a strike
4 – Slider?, ball in the dirt
5 – Slider, popout to shallow CF
37 pitches, 22 strikes (59.5%), 2 swinging strikes (5.4%)
Looks pretty normal so far, which is good for what he has been through
Hurley 3rd
Batter 1 – R
1 – Fastball, ball, just a bit low
2 – Slider, missed bunt, outside
3 – Slider?, groundball single to 2B
Batter 2 – L
1 – Fastball, foul bunt
2 – Fastball, ball, a bit low
3 – Changeup?, groundout double play to 2B
Batter 3 – R
1 – Fastball, flyout to RF
44 pitches, 27 strikes (61.4%), 3 swinging strike (6.8%)
Hurley 4th
Batter 1 – R (Aviles)
1 – Fastball, flyout to CF
Batter 2 – L (Clint Robinson)
1 – Fastball, called strike, outside corner
2 – Fastball?, slow groundball single to 2B
Batter 3 – R (Cain)
1 – Fastball, ball, outside
2 – Slider, ball, way outside
3 – Slider, swinging strike, outside (83)
4 – Fastball, called strike, low outside corner
5 – Fastball, ball, high
6 – Slider, line drive triple to right-center field, runner scores
Batter 4 – L (Ka’aihue)
1 – Fastball, foul, outside and high
2 – Fastball, ball, high and outside, catcher tries to throw ball to the left fielder but did not make it there, runner scores
3 – Changeup?, HR to right field, inside
Batter 5 – L
1 – Fastball, foul bunt
2 – Fastball, ball, high
3 – Fastball, ball, high and inside
4 – Fastball, foul, outside
5 – Fastball, flyout to LF, outside
Batter 6 – R
1 – Fastball?, ball, outside
2 – Fastball, foul
3 – Fastball, ball, inside and high
4 – Slider, foul
5 – Fastball, ball, really high
6 – Fastball, popup single to RF
Batter 7 – R
1 – Slider, groundout to 3B
68 pitches, 42 strikes (61.8%), 4 swinging strikes (5.9%)
Most likely done, a lots of hits but some cheap ones. Fastball wasn’t really hit well but several off-speed pitches were ripped. Slider looks okay, changeup very inconsistent.
Hurley out, Zach Jackson in, I am done
4 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
You could turn Davis hitting a HR into a drinking game.
I really think he’s decided he doesn’t care if he strikes out. He’s going to hit the ball hard. His BABIP is back up to the levels when he was destroying leagues. Here are his BABIP by year/league.
2006(A-): .316
2007(A+): .373
2007(AA): .282
2008(AA): .374
2008(AAA): .365
2008(MLB): .351
2009(AAA): .393
2010(AAA): .407
2010(MLB): .275
2011(AAA): .400
Basically Davis hits the ball REALLY hard and will always have a high BABIP. The only question is will he ever make enough contact for it to show up like it does in AAA.
Engel with an RBI 2B, and he doubled-off a guy at first to end the previous inning.
His 2B was opposite field on a low, outside pitch.
Rock the J2, JD!
No Alfaro in the Spokane lineup tonight.
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.
Alvarez 1st
1. 1B to RF
2. 1B to CF
3. HBP
4. SO Swinging (CB up)
5. Popout to 3B
6. Walk (2-2 FB sounded like it should have been strike 3)
7. 3-run 2B, advanced to 3rd on throw
8. SO Swinging (FB up)
The only velo reading I heard was an 89 MPH FB. He was shaky the 1st couple batters, then seemed to calm down. He’d get up 0-2 and then struggle to put them away. Alvarez seems like he has been around forever, so it’s easy to forget he’s still only 18 for the majority of this season.
So he gave up 4 runs?
Nice.
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.
Yes, he could have just as easily gotten out of it with no runs.
We’ll see if he’s able to settle in after this inning.
I guess the AZL is going to be like a delayed DSL?
We won’t get the updates until the games have all ended?
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.
AZL lineup
Akins CF
Urbanus SS
Robinson 3B
Leeds 1B
Grayson LF
Torres DH
Maloney C
Radcliffe RF
Mendez, Lu 2B
Good to see Robinson is back playing.
'arry Pott'r playing RF?
An aggressive assignment.
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.
Alvarez 2nd
1. SO Swinging (CH)
2. SO called (CB)
3. 2B Joe Panik (2-2 in game so far)
4. Bloop 1B to LF between Alberto and Onaka, Panik scores
5. 3B, Staley scores
6. SO Swinging
Still couldn’t put them away. Had at least 4 swinging strikes this inning. 2 off of CH, 1 off of CB, don’t know the other.
Joe Panik is wearing our asses out.
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.
Alvarez 3rd
1. 2B to left-center
2. SO called (FB)
3. groundball to SS off glove of Alberto into the outfield. Runner scored.
Alvarez is done. 2 1/3 IP | 8 H | 7 R | 7 ER | 1 BB | 6 SO
1 runner that is left that belongs to Alvarez.
Hmm
Stetson Allie debut
2.1 IP | 2 H | 2 ER | 3 BB | 3 K
Shelby Miller
6 IP | 3 H | 1 ER | 0 BB | 3 K
>mfw
That kid is unstoppable.
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.
The AB was a success as soon as he took the 1st 2 pitches(1 strike, 1 ball).
He saw all of 3 pitches in his 1st 3 AB yesterday. I guess if I hit as well as he did, I wouldn’t take pitches either.
Alberto flies out in 3rd AB
Onaka has 3 BB in 3 PA tonight. He has as many BB(6) as AB(6) on the year.
Diaz for the AZL Royals is doing his best Kasey Kiker impression.
3 HBPs, 2 WP, and 2 singles given up in the first inning.
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.
It was a passed ball.
And I don’t know where I got the second one.
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.
My bad, Luis!
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.
The next guest on Goldstein and Parks' BP Podcast:
Jon Daniels.
We, we, we so excited.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest" --South Korean Rangers fan
"LSB is big on the sanctity of life for some reason." ---LSJ
Seriously?
wow that’s quite the coup for them and for us. I don’t listen to the whole thing but I enjoy their take on baseball most of the time. If you have the opportunity you guys should listen to their podcast. Normally informative and sometimes funny.
Yep
I’ve listened to every episode. It’s great stuff.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest" --South Korean Rangers fan
"LSB is big on the sanctity of life for some reason." ---LSJ
by Conjunction on Jun 20, 2011 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Mr. Leeds just threw a monkey scrotum down on the AZL Royals.
His first.
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'm not 100% convinced Onaka knows how to swing a bat.
He’s 0-0 with 4 BBs tonight. And Spokane just scored 8 in the sixth inning.
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.
SierraDos is 3-4 with 5 RBIs.
Hanser continues to be so hot right now. He’s 2-3 with a 2B and a BB.
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.
by Aqua on Jun 20, 2011 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hanser got PIBB'd, not BB'd.
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 a rec-worthy reference.
"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest" --South Korean Rangers fan
"LSB is big on the sanctity of life for some reason." ---LSJ
by Conjunction on Jun 20, 2011 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
That son of a bitch walked again!
5 BBs!
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.
6 AB, 1 H, 8 BB, 2 K, 3 SB, 1 sac bunt
fucker does everything except hit
x
@scottrlucas
Scott Lucas Round Rock’s Luis Cruz going to Mexico for a spell, then Japan. Texas honoring his 7/4 out date a bit early. Your Luis Cruz update.
Guilder Rodriguez probably gets bumped up to RR. Any MIF at MB worthy of a promotion?
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Not any that can hit for shit.
Maybe they move Leury up just for his glove, slide Profar to MB and Sardinas to Hickory when he gets healthy?
Or Hanser to Hickory?
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.
It is sad that Olt was hurt.
He’d be a perfect candidate to be moved up. That is, if the Rangers really thought he could man 2nd.
Wow
All those moves as a reaction to Luis Cruz leaving?
Atheists cannot explain the Origin of the Moon, despite many failed attempts. --- Conservapedia.
I DON'T KNOW, SCOTT.
We’re just scattershooting here.
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
"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.
and that's just the tip of the iceberg
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
Yeah...
when really, the only move was activating Esteban German from the DL.
How bizzare
LoneStarDugout Jason Cole
Spokane OF Hirotoshi Onaka is 0/0 with 5 BB and 2 SB tonight. Undrafted in Japan. Probably not a prospect but + speed, very mature approach.
JD’s like, "you want some f*&#ing pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, b*#&hes!"- RCCook
LSB: "Oh s#*t, JD. You crazy!"
Well he's obviously
not going to swing at crap. He may have to move up just to see some decent pitches.
Hanna got out of his inning
with no hits, no runs and a strikeout. Considering how bad he was the other night that’s good progress.
Oh rookie ball
per Scott Lucas via twitter
Scott Lucas
Rookie Rangers beating Rookie Royals 8-7 in 7th. 8 errors, 7 wild pitches, 4 hit batters, 2 passed balls. So far. Not THAT unusual.
Brings back wholesome memories of a AZL game against the Padres team last season, where the AZL Rangers scored 21 runs (only 8 earned on 5 Padres errors). There was 11 wild pitches, 6 HBPs, 3 passed balls, 5 stolen bases, 3 caught steals, one pickoff, and a balk in that game
Not THAT unusual indeed
must drive everyone watching
crazy
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
For some reason, I thought Ruben Jr. was younger.
Didn’t realize he turned 20 in March.
Draft guy
Puerto Rico
Bleier struggling again today
Is the bullpen in his future?
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
His future doesn't involve
major league service time, most likely.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
all the more reason to relegate him to the pen
and call up someone from MB
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Before today he was rocking an OPS around .600, so he needs a hot streak.
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.
he is not happy about batting 6th
@spokaneindians
Spokane Indians Supplemental 1st round pick Zach Cone will be making his debut for the Indians tonight in centerfield and batting sixth. Don’t miss out!
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Signed with lethal ink
in case a kid decides to sniff it, he’ll end up dead.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
heh - that crossed my mind, too
Spokane always announces the Rangers’ score during their games, being an affiliate and all. Well, all those Mariners fans up there always boo the announcement if the Rangers won.
If so
would they be… panicking?
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
probably
their middle infield situation at the big league level is… not pretty
Combined -0.3 WAR at SS thanks to miguel tejada’s frozen corpse
>mfw
That's a pretty ridiculous market to get into for a guy in his last season.
As good as he is, that’s expensive.
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.
Yeah
But coming off a WS title and expectations of going for it again they simply can’t have such a black hole can they?
They did last year, didn't they?
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.
Yeah but with Posey out they need some offense
Huff and Torres are having awful years. And this year their expectations are greater after coming off that title.
I don’t know what their minors have in stock that could be packaged but it just seems like they are the exact type of team that will be in on a guy like Reyes
dang
Mendez got rocked in the ASG
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
Kukuruda 1st
1. GO to P Kukuruda (FB hit 91 MPH)
2. GO bunt to C Alfaro
3. Single to LF. bounced past SS Alberto
4. GO to 2B Odor (FB hit 92 MPH)
Kukuruda 2nd
1. SO Swinging (CB) Announcer said SL, but I think he throws a CB
2. SO Swinging (FB away 92 MPH)
3. SO Swinging
He had swinging strikes on FB, CH, and CB. Announcer sounded extra impressed with his CH and how far out in front of it the hitter was.
Nice job, Kukabura.
After the game, you can go back to sitting in the old gum tree.
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.
by Aqua on Jun 21, 2011 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kukuruda 3rd
1. GO off of P Kukuruda directly to 1B Adams on 1st pitch
2. SO Swinging (CB inside)
3. 4 pitch BB
SB, no throw from Alfaro. couldn’t grip the ball
SB 3rd. Alfaro thought he threw him out. He was half way back to the dugout before he realized the ump called the runner safe.
4. GO to SS Alberto
Trainer looked at Kukuruda’s foot after 1st groundout, but he stayed in. Alfaro has had 4-5 balls go past him in the game, but it hasn’t mattered since no one has been on base.
This is the kid I'm rooting for in that draft class.
Just like I have a soft spot for Blackwell. Nice to see the Ks and GO. Great debut.
Kukuruda 4th
1. GO to 1B
2. 1B up the middle
3. BB. He was behind 3-0, got it to 3-2, then walked him on a pitch inside
4. GB under 2B Odor’s glove on 3-2 count, should be an error. Run scores, other runner goes 1st to 3rd.
5. GO to 3B, run scores. Tied at 2-2 now. Went to 3-0 count again before getting it back to 3-2
6. Missed the last batter.
Castro signed, says Andro
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
x
@aandro
Anthony Andro Rangers signed third-round pick RHP Kyle Castro, a high schooler out of California.
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
GET TO THE AZL.
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.
We need hobbies.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
I just came in the room after eating and turned on the TV to check the Rangers game
and saw Andro’s tweet on my comp screen so yeah.
I found this video of him probably already been posted elsewhere
looks like its from last year: here
Lanky kid
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
no word on bonus
have to think slot. we are really saving some money with these top picks. Hopefully that means we get more of these later picks inked.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
And then Cone grounds into fielders choice on 1st pitch.
Now the pitcher keeps throwing to check on Cone at 1B
Cone gets a single up the middle in his 3rd AB with the bases loaded.
2 rbis – SPO has kinda broken the game open
lets see
so, gb, 1B …… 2B, 3B, HR?
I know you're still struggling to find your way in LSB but you'd probably feel more comfortable in one of the other threads that talks about
weather, fashion, video games, uniform colors, etc. . - Josey Wales 5/18/11
another single
in a six run sixth. now 15-2. Score looks familiar.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
he's on the fast track to NP status
and suddenly Ryan Kelly is all we have to show for Laird.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
He has Tullis disease
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
This looks more like a case of Kikersepholyttus to me, but I'm not a doctor
{insert Holiday Inn Express joke here}
geez
after getting pounded in game one, Spokane has really come back strong against S-K. I was worried that we’d finally see a Spokane team struggle this year, we’ve just go so many young, young guys there, but alas, they look salty as usual.
I’m actually anxious to see some guys get promoted, because there are guys who aren’t getting to play every day who I’d like to see more of.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
it would be cool to let him catch up with Skole and Deglan
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
LDLS pitched well.
3 Ks in 1.2 IP.
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.
x
LoneStarDugout Jason Cole
@spikadelic Please take note that Alfaro was intentionally walked so
they could pitch to a first-round pick tonight.
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.
they fear #TheLegend
with good reason
>mfw
by MonkeyEpoxy on Jun 22, 2011 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Odor and Alfaro didn't exactly fall on their face in their first series
we had some pitchers who struggled, but overall, 4-1 and a lot of strong showings. Nice start.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I put up a new minors thread since tomorrow we have some hosses going ...
and this thing has gotten so stinkin’ beeg.
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