Tuesday Morning Rangers Update
by ghostofErikThompson on Aug 30, 2011 8:01 AM CDT
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The Rangers hung out at their houses with their families. The Rangers barbecued a little. The Rangers had a couple of drinks. The Rangers relaxed in their favorite chairs. The Rangers gained a half game in the standings thanks to the Mariners beating the Angels in Seattle last night.
T.R. Sullivan updates the situation facing the Rangers now that Nelson Cruz will miss around three weeks. He also touches on the Lance Berkman rumors by saying club sources don't think it will happen.
Richard Durrett reports that the Rangers will call up Leonys Martin from Triple-A to replace Cruz with Cruz likely landing on the disabled list. With rosters expanding in a couple of days, I'm surprised the Rangers are going to put Cruz on the D.L., but I suppose that's one way to get a replacement outfielder up to Arlington.
I don't know exactly what kind of role Martin will take on in the Majors but I can't imagine it will be very expansive. However, going off the quotes from JD, I wouldn't be surprised if the Rangers had the intention of calling Martin up for a cup of coffee after the rosters expanded anyway.
It looks like we'll be seeing a lot of David Murphy.
Of course, with a valuable member of the Ranger lineup going down, that must mean another one is close to returning. ESPN Dallas has an update on Adrian Beltre's (and Andre Blanco's, for that matter) first rehab start for Round Rock.
Gerry Fraley explores the Berkman option which appears to be the only option outside of the organization at this point.
And, according to FOX Sports Southwest's Jon Machota, C.J. Wilson is on board with the Rangers acquiring Berkman after Wilson and Berkman mended some preseason fences at the All-Star break. Apparently Berkman sent C.J. a note saying he was wrong about the Rangers being average this season.
As slim a chance as it appears, I'd enjoy a couple of months of Berkman as a Texas Ranger.
Sullivan takes a look at the challenges facing the Rangers with a month left in the season as the team enjoyed a much needed breather.
With an off day to ponder everything, Jeff Wilson breaks down the playoff race between the Rangers and Angels.
Louie Horvath writes about the durability of the Rangers' rotation as Scott Feldman will be only the 7th pitcher to start a game for the Rangers this season.
Speaking of, Fraley writes that Feldman's start tonight will likely be one and done with Ron Washington assuming Matt Harrison will be able to rejoin the rotation in Boston rested and ready.
Finally, the DMN has a transcript of Nolan Ryan's appearance on KESN-FM's Galloway and Co. on Monday afternoon where Ryan talked about the starting pitching, Cruz's injury, Beltre's return and the Berkman possibility.
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After the stress of the last week's worth of baseball...
… I think we fans needed that off day as much as the team did. I’ve been emotional exhausted following the skid then the series versus the Angels.
As an aside, I’m really skeptical about anything happening with Berkman, ironic as it would be to see him in a Rangers uniform.
Go Rangers!
Agreed about the time off.
I was freakin’ bi-polar for a bit there.
Yay Rangers
I was asleep long before the M’s beat the Halos but that was a good way to wake up this morning
Mike Carp's dong was long and majestic.
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
Yes, yes it was
-- Micah
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"I will picture Ian the next time I make love if he comes through here. " - River Fenix
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Baseball Is My Boyfriend
Unabashedly Me
by The Best Micah on Aug 30, 2011 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Feldman vs Tampa tonight? Ruh oh.
by peppersquad on Aug 30, 2011 8:35 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
He's the best option right now, I think
I feel better with him going out there than Harrison at this point.
-- Micah
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"I will picture Ian the next time I make love if he comes through here. " - River Fenix
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Baseball Is My Boyfriend
Unabashedly Me
by The Best Micah on Aug 30, 2011 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Could be bad...
…but giving Harry the night off is probably going to pay dividends later.
"Dividends later"
this is the key.
Torrealba must go.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
Remember, Tampa got beat last night and then had to go through customs and then fly all night just to get here.
Hopefully, a bunch of zombies show up tonight.
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
God, that'd be so cool.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
They always say it's the second game that catches up to a team
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."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
I think we tee off on Hellickson tonight.
"I have thought a lot about why people get so hostile online, and I have come to believe it is primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues." --Alan Jacobs
don't understand the promotion of Martin
they need a RHB OF. Seems like Martin and Chavez are redundant. If they are willing to use a bad defensive player such as Moreland in the OF then why not go with a Butler?
They wanted to give Martin a break and get him some MLB experience...
and he was on the 40 man roster. Already have to make 1 move to get Hamburger onto the 40 man, probably didn’t want to have to make another.
Joe Pos does WPA
and includes at the bottom the Top Ten All-Time WPA plays.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
Bengie's HR in the ALCS was a +0.396 WPA.
Biggest hit in Rangers history?
I like steak.
by hornedfrogs45 on Aug 30, 2011 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Probably when leverage of the game is included.
If you don’t look at hindsight, Moreland’s home run might be more significant, but I don’t think anyone would call it bigger when you consider the series having been lost.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
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by Mike E on Aug 30, 2011 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I'm seriously lmao'ing still just watching this
"Look if you want a journalist hire a UT grad. If you want a doctor you pick a Baylor grad. If you need a vet you see an Aggie grad. And if you need a pizza you call a Tech grad." -BUBacker
sorry, not plays but indivudal games
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
Also good that Detroit lost
magic number for home field in the alds is 26
by davisisnothesoluti on Aug 30, 2011 8:47 AM CDT reply actions
Yeah, gotta start keeping an eye on them as well.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
The worst division winner plays the AL East champion.
And the AL East champ would have home field.
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
If Detroit has a better record than us.
We won’t play the wild card. We’ll play the AL East champion.
Who will have a better record than us.
That’s why he’s monitoring Detroit’s record and the magic number to ensure we finish higher.
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
Yes
That’s why Minnesota had homefield against the Yankees in the ALDS last year.
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 30, 2011 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Something to ponder...
We had home field in the ALCS last year because NYY was the wild card.
Would you rather have home field in the ALDS against either BOS or NYY… or have home field in the ALCS with the assumption that the wild card team beats DET?
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
That's the risk...
With Verlander they are certainly more dangerous than their overall talent would indicate in a short series.
But ultimately I would still expect BOS or NYY to emerge victorious… but if they don’t… DET would have home field over us if we advanced.
And Fox would be pissed at a DET/TEX ALCS.
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
Wait
we can end with us having a better record than Detroit, Detroit beating the AL East team, and us having home field in the ALCS.
Seems like what you are ultimately hoping for and why you should want to beat Detroit in the regular season
Well that's why I asked the question...
You’ve described the absolute best case scenario…
My hypothetical was under the assumption that DET does not win in the ALDS. Let’s say you had to choose either the ALDS or ALCS… would you rather have it in the short series or the long one?
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
Oh... sorry.
Didn’t realize you were asking a question [despite the punctuation].
Wild Card team never receives homefield. Only division winners get that… record does not matter.
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
Sure... hopefully everyone understands how home field works for the World Series.
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
Not that surprising
there’s a 2% chance he’d be back before the 15 days… and they certainly don’t want him to try to rush it.
Knowing him, I wouldn’t doubt it.
"Look if you want a journalist hire a UT grad. If you want a doctor you pick a Baylor grad. If you need a vet you see an Aggie grad. And if you need a pizza you call a Tech grad." -BUBacker
Even when he doesn't rush it, he always seems to rush it..
I guess I don’t get the idea of chronic hamstrings that can’t be managed better than this.
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
f i'm tired
"Look if you want a journalist hire a UT grad. If you want a doctor you pick a Baylor grad. If you need a vet you see an Aggie grad. And if you need a pizza you call a Tech grad." -BUBacker
Try hibernation mode.
I like steak.
by hornedfrogs45 on Aug 30, 2011 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I, too, would love me a couple months of Berkman.
I’m sure what the Cardinals want is too much for what Berkman can offer Texas, though.
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ffff Berkman
but yeah he’d be nice. heh.
"Look if you want a journalist hire a UT grad. If you want a doctor you pick a Baylor grad. If you need a vet you see an Aggie grad. And if you need a pizza you call a Tech grad." -BUBacker
Couldn't they restructure his contract or something as a way to agree to not offer him arb
Thus taking comp picks out of the equation and dropping the asking price?
Or is that too risky for StL since other teams come into play?
"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
Well if Berkman guarantees a flag, give them the damn farm.
I don’t think he does.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
So what's your best offer for a month of Berkman
And the possible pick(s) we get for him declining arbitration?
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
Cody buckel and Grimm
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."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
If club sources say the chances are slim
then expect him here Thursday after JD pulls some kind of Ninja shit.
What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher
Murph
thinks he’s leveling his swing better
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
That's nice...
hopefully he can keep that going for about 3 more weeks.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Only 7 Starters in 2011
That might explain the “Great SP Fatigue of 2011” more than anything else.
What was that number last year? Does anyone know?
"I'm fighting boredom just like you are, bro." "Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, pal. Stop saying Douchebag!"
10.
CJ, Colby, Feldman, Hunter, Holland, Lee, Nippert, O Beltre, Harden, and Harrison.
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.
Wow.
I thought it was more than 10. Harden seems like a decade ago.
"I'm fighting boredom just like you are, bro." "Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, pal. Stop saying Douchebag!"
Nippert and Beltre only had 2 each.
And if you’re looking for why Harrison might have hit a wall, he only had 6.
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 miss O Beltre. As soon as I declared myself the driver of his bandwagon, he broke.
"I have thought a lot about why people get so hostile online, and I have come to believe it is primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues." --Alan Jacobs
So this is your fault.
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."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
This really is an amazing stat
s Scott Feldman will be only the 7th pitcher to start a game for the Rangers this season.
It seems like there were years when the Rangers had used 10 starters before the end of May.
Also...
Out of the first 136 games of the year… it’ll only be the 4th game started by someone other than the normal five man rotation.
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
Yes. With 3 starts.
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
They were not quality.
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 Aug 30, 2011 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I want my money back from my Big Steve Guarantee™
"I'll text AJM a picture of my junk if he wants to use it" by ab03 on Jul 7, 2011 9:30 PM CDT
by Brad on Aug 30, 2011 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
sorry it went to some stripper named Candy at Ricks
by bigsteve on Aug 30, 2011 12:16 PM CDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Are you sure it wasn't a stripper named Rick at Candudes?
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.
Out pitch: n/a.
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 were not quality
because his out pitch was “N/A.”
Torrealba must go.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
It is amazing and even more impressive considering
The Rangers have averaged over 10 SP per season over the past decade.
You can only be young once but can be immature forever!
This cracked me up
From the brief description of Beltre’s rehab game:
He was lifted for a defensive replacement going into the bottom of the eighth.
by NorCalRangersFan on Aug 30, 2011 11:23 AM CDT reply actions
Think the Round Rock coach touched his head when he pulled him out?
The photo above is of Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington rubbing the head of Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre as he takes him out of the game on Tuesday night in a defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays. After this photo was taken, Washington walks away with a hop in his step knowing exactly what he just did. Beltre is shocked and grabs his head as if Washington might have caused severe damage. The other players on the bench break out in hysterics (even though in the photo, they look concerned and frightened).
If knowledge is power, why does Stephen Hawking need batteries?
Wash got cred
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."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
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