Tuesday Morning Rangers Update
by ghostofErikThompson on Jan 17, 2012 8:01 AM CST
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In about 32 hours or less we should know whether or not Yu Darvish will be a Texas Ranger.
Jeff Wilson writes about the Darvish deadline and notes that Darvish's agents are in town to bang out a deal. Wilson also has quotes from Alexi Ogando and Matt Harrison about the potential rotation logjam if Darvish signs. Harrison in particular doesn't seem enamored with the idea of returning to the bullpen.
T. R. Sullivan reports on the possibility of the Rangers signing both Darvish and Prince Fielder. Sullivan writes that the Rangers expect to finalize a deal for Darvish but adding Fielder would then become "unlikely."
However, the DMN has a transcript of Evan Grant's appearance on SportsDay On Air where he says the Rangers have interest in signing both. He also says that Fielder wants to be a Texas Ranger and has simply been waiting for the Darvish situation to conclude.
Yet more from Grant on SportsDay On Air: Grant says if the Rangers were to sign Fielder it would take a seven-year deal and would take "creative thinking." Grant also thinks the Rangers will sign Roy Oswalt.
Richard Justice writes on MLB.com that the Rangers should sign Prince Fielder even if it means waving goodbye to Josh Hamilton after next season.
Mac Engel, however, thinks the Rangers should avoid signing Scott Boras clients and save that money for Hamilton.
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So they have a joint press conference for Darvish Fielder and Oswalt?
Everything really IS bigger in Texas
/espnheadlinethedayof
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Nah. Let's spread them out over 3 days.
HNNNNNNGGGGG
by JoseTres on Jan 17, 2012 8:22 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I got Chills thinking about that
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
Now, if somebody doesn’t agree with that, that’s cool. I also don’t agree with the fact that I don’t have $10 million in my bank account. But the fact that I don’t agree with it doesn’t make it any less true.
by One.Cool.Customer on Dec 23, 2010 12:00 AM PST
by I am Ironman!!! on Jan 17, 2012 8:37 AM CST up reply actions
chilis is never good
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 9:30 AM CST up reply actions
It's amazing how much love a guy with blue eyes and blonde hair will get.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Especially if he hearts Jesus.
Look, this is a bad time to buy cocaine anyway. With the market how it is, it is better to rent cocaine.
Well, it isn't really all that surprising...
Josh Hamilton is a superstar. He’s easily the most widely loved baseball player – in and out of Texas – since Nolan Ryan. He’s one year removed from an MVP season, he’s been key in two AL championships, he has a book that half the folks in the area have read, he has that home run derby show, and, yes, he has that good ole southern boy ah shucks look about him.
Now, the reality is that he’s old. He seems young, since he has only been around the majors for 5 years. But he’s old, and really just too old for a long term deal. That’s really all there is to it. If he were 27 or 28, as most guys in his career stage are, then sure, give him a 7 year deal. But he’s old.
Josh Hamilton is old.
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
that was magical when I thought he had just won us the WS
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And then Darren Oliver and Scott Feldman happened
Look, this is a bad time to buy cocaine anyway. With the market how it is, it is better to rent cocaine.
seems like a good place to yet again mention
how giddy I am that Darren Oliver is no longer a Ranger
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
I hope he sucks in Toronto
Look, this is a bad time to buy cocaine anyway. With the market how it is, it is better to rent cocaine.
Yeah didnt exactly cry when he signed with Toronto either..
I know he’s a good reliever with a sparkling era but that’s the ones he doesn’t inherit. The ones he does inherit on the other hand…
AND we got a pick :)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 17, 2012 11:31 AM CST up reply actions
Darren Oliver, Cliff Lee, Fangraphs, Billy Beane...
At least you are consistent in your strange dislikes!
by ghostofErikThompson on Jan 17, 2012 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
Oliver didn't pitch poorly
Weakly hit balls fell in.
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 17, 2012 9:35 AM CST up reply actions
I just watched that for the first time since it happened.
That should’ve been it. Jesus.
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by Axe Em Rangers on Jan 17, 2012 8:45 AM CST up reply actions
x
If he were 27 or 28, as most guys in his career stage are, then sure, give him a 7 year deal
He’s not most guys though, I wouldn’t give him a 7 year deal even if he was 27.
It's too bad no 27/28 year old superstar caliber left handed hitters are available.
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I would in a heartbeat
If Josh just gives you 5 or 6 years like 2011, then he’s worth that deal. The problem is that 2011 and especially 2010 like seasons just aren’t going to happen that often in his 30s. If he were 3 years younger, there is a good chance it would pay off.
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
Even if he had only had 1 healthy 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 Jan 17, 2012 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, me either...
I don’t think the key to the issue is that he’s old (although he’s not young) the key to the issue is he’s made of Brandon McCarthy’s dandruff and seems to have zero sense of self-preservation.
Look, this is a bad time to buy cocaine anyway. With the market how it is, it is better to rent cocaine.
And wants a far and balanced contract to the tune of Jason Werth..
I dont see how that is giving the Rangers ANY breaks, it takes two to tango. That JW contract was a joke and everyone knows it. I wish you luck Josh, truly but no way should the Ranger do that.
This, the guy is talented when he's ON THE FIELD...
And he’s immensely popular and I’m sure on some small level that is something the Rangers will look at but this is also a business. If all I’m hearing is true, 7 yr, Jason Werth etc etc, then hambone loved ya but goodbye. I would even bite the bullet and give him the 5 yrs but that is the max in years.
Im already reading where some folks wont be Rangers fans anymore if they don’t sign Josh its unreal. Something the best decisions arent always the easy ones.
so, what you're saying, if i am reading this correctly,
is that Josh is old.
okay, i get it. i do NOT want to sign him
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 9:31 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not sure I like the implication 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.
I think there are some fans...
That root harder for Josh because of his poster boy attributes than his actual baseball abilities.
And from a pure aesthetic view… Prince is about the opposite.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Check your facebook, I sent you a message (unrelated to this post).
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.
Aqua
OU is going hard after Sanchez after they had a CB decommit. Not sure if it will lead to anything though.
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 17, 2012 10:10 AM CST up reply actions
I know.
I can’t blame him if he switches; OU was his dream school for his entire life. I doubt he will, 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.
I'm going to read the Engel article so others don't have to...
>Reads first paragarph
The stench rising into the atmosphere from Greater FW/d these days comes from the same guy who brought the contracts of Alex Rodriguez, Chan Ho Park, Darren Oliver (the first one), Kenny Rogers, Mark Teixeira and others to Arlington.
>closes browser.
Kenny Rogers and Mark Teixeira were bad now?
Revisionist history be fun.
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Mark Teixeira made baseball less fun to watch
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
This is true.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
I didn't think so.
And on a side note I loved Kenny as a player here. Too bad people had to spin that one incident to something it wasn’t.
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Always one of my favorites
No. 37.
He threw me a baseball at the 1995 Home Run Derby. The same arm he used to toss a perfect game
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
I was going to say that but I'm not sure to its accuracy, for various reasons.
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I don't have much love for Teixeira
But he definitely doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same note as CHoP.
by RangersfaninROK on Jan 17, 2012 8:31 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Texeira will most be remembered
by who he brought back in the trade with Atlanta. That trade. Yum.
by Akalhar on Jan 17, 2012 8:35 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
Although the centerpiece of that deal flopped.
And all the rest broke out.
by RangersfaninROK on Jan 17, 2012 8:37 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Both last year.
Mostly Round Rock though.
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by Axe Em Rangers on Jan 17, 2012 9:03 AM CST up reply actions
Completely forgot about him
by RangersfaninROK on Jan 17, 2012 9:10 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
...not that the trade wasn't the shit and the greatest of all time for this franchise, btw.
Just being your fact checker, if you will
I sports hate you CJ.
Have not and will not argue about that
We really should have given Tex a WS ring had we won it all.
by RangersfaninROK on Jan 17, 2012 9:11 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Teixeira had an inherent douchiness
as did A-Rod.
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I dont think anyone has ever argued against this.
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Mac Engel is worthless.
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.
I don't think anyone has ever argued against this.
either.
Writer for Defending Big D
by Brandon Bibb on Jan 17, 2012 10:12 AM CST up reply actions
this sucks. now my hopes are getting up and im getting excited and everything
but its still probably not gonna happen. i want prince and darvish
Any more and you are getting a cease and desist from chromasters balls inc. - Chromaster
+1
As good as Prince Fielder would've looked in a 4XL Rangers' uniform, we all know you win with pitching. -- JJT
The truth about MLers from a MLer, Todd Coffey:
"In my heart of hearts, if it's the right contract, I would look to definitely come back to the Nationals."
We all know it's highly unlikely to happen
But if the Rangers end up not signing both Prince and Yu, there will be a lot of sulking amongst our fanbase.
Damn those writers who keep pulling stories out of their asses.
by RangersfaninROK on Jan 17, 2012 8:39 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
It's chaotic.
I have no idea what they’re doing. The Oswalt stuff is confusing me the most. All this ninja secrecy stuff messes with me.
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Mac Engel?
Husband of Jennifer?
I hate The Angels so much, it's actually cramping my style. (See RevHaloFans SBN profile page)
by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 8:36 AM CST via mobile reply actions
explains everything
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
stupid loves stupid
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Jan 17, 2012 9:53 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Also
I love how everyone wants to come to Texas.
I hate The Angels so much, it's actually cramping my style. (See RevHaloFans SBN profile page)
by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 8:36 AM CST via mobile reply actions
that is what happens when you go to two consecutive World Series
Funny how that happens…..
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
Now, if somebody doesn’t agree with that, that’s cool. I also don’t agree with the fact that I don’t have $10 million in my bank account. But the fact that I don’t agree with it doesn’t make it any less true.
by One.Cool.Customer on Dec 23, 2010 12:00 AM PST
by I am Ironman!!! on Jan 17, 2012 8:38 AM CST up reply actions
It is
When you’re winning 75 games
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When you go to back to back WS
It’s 72 degrees everyday
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 9:33 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yes,
this is 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 Jan 17, 2012 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
was wondering last night
I think it is a given that signing Fielder means the Rangers don’t extend Josh. Would it effect extensions for anyone else?
cj wilson
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 17, 2012 8:49 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
BA DUM TSSSSSSSSSSSS
I live to play the devil's advocate.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Jan 17, 2012 11:15 AM CST up reply actions
I keep coming back to this.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
I think the Rangers policy is:
“We won’t pay you more than anyone else… but we’ll pay you what we think you’re likely to produce and if you want to be here and will take it, great. Otherwise we’ll find alternatives”.
I think the very nature of how the Rangers do deals makes one deal not affect the extensions of others.
I think even if we did sign Fielder it’s not impossible for Josh to return. It would just be on a team friendly contract.
And of course I don’t think Fielder we’ll be here unless it’s on a team friendly-ish contract.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Correct.
Beltre allegedly turned down more money to come here… but it’s not like we got a deal that was fantastic. He has a good chance of being worth it… but it’s not a no brainer deal.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I thought we offered the highest for Beltre
the Angels were at something like 70M, I thought. He didn’t seem to want to go to Oakland, but I don’t remember what they offered
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Oakland offered more/the same pretty early on IIRC
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Beltre claims he had higher offers.
But I never heard of any other. That’s why I used allegedly… it’s very possible we were the highest offer.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I don't think Beltre turned down more money.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Ima callin him out.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
Also...
Given how much we hear players want to come here (Beltre and Nathan allegedly took less money to come here, Napoli seems to love it) and if Prince does take less money to come here…
How much value are you willing to give to Washington and Face for creating a player friendly environment? Those intangible type things that we know JD values in Wash… and seemingly giant amounts of other players absolutely love Michael Young.
Is having a great environment JD’s market exploit? It almost worked for Cliff Lee… didn’t work at all on C.J. (and he’s not the type of guy it would).
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I think JD realized, especially after the Buck days,
that a good working environment with a guy like Wash as manager helps make Texas a lot more attractive. It also gives you less problems to deal with when you don’t have to worry about Sidney Ponson running around drunk or a clubhouse filled with a bunch of passive aggressive egomaniacs. Of course, its also probably a bit of everyone wants to play on a winning team and I don’t know if you could say the same thing about those players wanting to play here if we weren’t winning.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
Sure.
But when I think of the Yankees… that clubhouse and the personalities of Jeter, A-Rod, Tex… I imagine that some may actually prefer it here.
But of course winning is always important.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Its more than just those guys there though
You have to deal with them and the NY media. The whole thing is likely the selling point. JD and Co. can go to a player and show them that the clubhouse is friendly with everyone having fun but its nothing too crazy. And to top it off, they’ll be able to live here relatively quietly as the DFW media isn’t going to be stalking them to see who they’re hooking up with on a day to day basis.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
I'd love to pick his brain about 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 Jan 17, 2012 11:30 AM CST up reply actions
I meant this type of clubhouse.
I don’t think C.J. would give a significant discount just because he liked hanging out with bros in SUVs with wives and kids and such.
I think he’d rather be in SoCal.
So accepting a below market deal (AKA a low ball offer) wouldn’t work here.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I had a MLB guy who is with the same agent as CJ
tell me CJ turned down 105 from Miami. Not sure if that number had been mentioned or confirmed.
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 17, 2012 9:57 AM CST up reply actions
Sure.
I think he’d rather be in SoCal. I’m not saying C.J. wouldn’t accept a discount to play where we wanted… just that our clubhouse didn’t hold the same allure as SoCal and Weaver and Haren.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
given what the Rangers supposedly offered CJ
This seems like an assumption at best on your part
by elvis1isking on Jan 17, 2012 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
I don't really have any knowledge
from which to make even an educated guess.
I have no idea.
by elvis1isking on Jan 17, 2012 10:08 AM CST up reply actions
These are all assumptions.
None of these negotiations are public.
In anything like this… I’m just giving my view of the information presented.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
I was agreeing with you
based on what I heard over the weekend. That’s a steep discount and obviously playing in SoCal was the allure.
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 17, 2012 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
miami also offered to sponsor his race team
fwiw
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 17, 2012 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not sure I agree
He seemed to be fairly happy here, but I think the Rangers preferred to go after Darvish. The ceiling on Darvish is very high. While CJ has a good pitch selection, his fastball is not that impressive, which puts him into the category of a crafty lefty.
I really don’t think he was a negative influence in the clubhouse. I just don’t think the Rangers wanted to spend $15 million for five years on him. A four year $50 million contract might have been acceptable to the Rangers, but I doubt negotiations ever got in that neighborhood.
Camaraderie is the new market efficiency?
Makes sense. I think there is enough toxic clubhouses out there and egomaniacal managers and such that atmosphere could have something to do with it. And it is true with CJ—he always seemed to be an outsider to a great extent. Also, it is easier to lure power hitting lefty hitters than it is pitchers.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
Possibly Napoli
Although we’ve heard those talks have stalled anyway
Everyone else is under control for at least 2 more years which is when the Young contract falls off the books which should open up money to go around.
x
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by ghtd36 on Jan 17, 2012 8:52 AM CST reply actions 18 recs
deserves a rec everytime
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Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
No doubt JD's got this
He’s about to ninja himself another WS team.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
by Gdawg on Jan 17, 2012 8:56 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
This needs to be in heavier rotation around here
"There is very little in this world that is more hyped up and put on a pedestal than the BJ. Maybe Tim Tebow. That’s it, Tim Tebow is the BJ of the NFL." - AceJC
by The Best Micah on Jan 17, 2012 9:26 AM CST up reply actions
Somebody needs to show it to him.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
You don't think JD reads LSB?
"There is very little in this world that is more hyped up and put on a pedestal than the BJ. Maybe Tim Tebow. That’s it, Tim Tebow is the BJ of the NFL." - AceJC
by The Best Micah on Jan 17, 2012 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
Not the comments, no.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
Hmm
"There is very little in this world that is more hyped up and put on a pedestal than the BJ. Maybe Tim Tebow. That’s it, Tim Tebow is the BJ of the NFL." - AceJC
by The Best Micah on Jan 17, 2012 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
I doubt he reads much of the main posts, either,
but I think he’s said in the past that he stops by occasionally.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
so, really,
how much does JD benefit this team? i’m just wondering. i love the dude, but is he really fucking awesome? like, could one of us run this team with a shit ton of money?
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:05 AM CST up reply actions
he's been soo money on acquiring talent
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
He Ninja'd shit when we didn't have money.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
Heh, I see where you're coming from.
Signing Yu and Prince in the same offseason, and to a lesser degree grabbing Beltre last offseason, aren’t necessarily the most clever of moves…they’re moves that a team with money and that’s contending can make.
But then there’s the Cliff Lee trade, the Napoli trade, the Leonys Martin signing, and then prospects like Profar, Olt, etc all exceeding their presumed initial value.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:12 AM CST up reply actions
If it is a Hamilton v. Fielder debate, it seems like it is such a no-brainer to go with Fielder. I’m sure the Rangers braintrust feels the same way. I hope.
Depends on years.
I’d rather have Hamilton for 4 years than Prince for 10 years.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
Mark Lowe and the Rangers avoid arbitration
#Rangers Mark Lowe agrees to terms on one-year, $1.7 million deal with incentives.
If one of the incentives is
more $$$ for not sucking ass I’m all for it.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
i was unaware that guys
with 8 k/9 and 3.6 xFIP grew on trees.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 17, 2012 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
Heh
Michael Hindman @mjhindman
Congrats to @MacEngelProf for setting the bar for idiotic #Rangers columns incredibly high.
Evan Grant @Evan_P_Grant
@mjhindman Runs in the family.
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by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 17, 2012 9:07 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
pot, meet kettle
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
by Josh Lile on Jan 17, 2012 9:08 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
nice
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 17, 2012 9:08 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
That was a particularly shitty article.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
I wouldn't have imagined Evan would take a shot like that at a fellow local media member.
Good for him!
Garoon: Banned on LSB. Available Only Via Supplement.
They're going to have a snap off in the parking lot between RBiA and JerryWorld
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
Hey-o!
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 9:51 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
someone twitter translate
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
EG doesn't like JFE
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 9:59 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
tl;eg
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Jan 17, 2012 11:35 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
x
BenRogers
Rangers behind closed doors all day hammering out final details w/ Yu’s peeps. I am 100% sure that a deal will get done. Prince is on deck
Chills
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
Man.... Ben Rogers with some SOURCES...
sucks we lost herbie…
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!"
Why do I do this to myself?
BenRogers Ben Rogers
RT @Octoberty: @BenRogers Gun to your head, Prince Fielder will be a Ranger: Yes or No? > Yes.
I didn't make it that far
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."
by SonnyKoufaxLSU on Jan 17, 2012 9:27 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Mu...
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
man...
to early for this… I got a full day and a fully erect baseball phallus will impede me getting anything done..
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!"
Seriously.
I have shit to do JD. It’s going to be hard to make time for all of this fapping…
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
Which one?
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:07 AM CST up reply actions
I'm imagining Buddha with a Prince face
by Jobu. on Jan 17, 2012 11:11 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Mike Napoli
is reportedly behind closed doors with a dozen Cheerleaders hammering out…
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by Atticus F on Jan 17, 2012 9:34 AM CST up reply actions 5 recs
it's funny
cause rogers was like 100% confirming rangers won the yu bid like 6 hours before passan or whoever reported it. i’ll believe him for now even though he has no sources whatsoever.
I look forward to the follow-up article by Engel
talking about what a steal the Rangers got, when we sign Prince for $140M
re:
If you are that in love with Fielder batting at The Ballpark, remember that it’s likely going to cost around $200 million.
Why $200 million?
The Nationals. But. Who is seriously pursuing him? It seems like a very short list at best. I have to think Boras is a bit disappointed in the market for Prince this year.
"It's incredibly hard." - Ronald Washington
Is the 6 year with an opt out after 3 completely out of the question now or is that still the favored deal among “sources”?
by Brolo el Cunado on Jan 17, 2012 9:37 AM CST up reply actions
"Hey man, do you still have those buttplugs with Bert and Ernie's face on em?"
“Those are my daughters tubby toys.”
“She should not play with those, they should be burned.”
"It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard."
- Nolan Ryan
I have yet to come across
anything better than the murder boner dialogue
by Brolo el Cunado on Jan 17, 2012 10:00 AM CST up reply actions
Might be my favorite show on tv right now.
Raffi is great.
“Do you want her mouth, or her downstairs mouth?”
"It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard."
- Nolan Ryan
WHAT SHOW IS THIS????
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Hell to the fucking no. -Wash, 10/07/11
The League.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - Jason Parks, 7/14/11
2011-07-25 17:44:05 - benjihana: Ahh my backdoor!!!
"It appears I made a mistake. I did not know what pegged meant" - Schultzy, 11/13/11
Thanks bud
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Hell to the fucking no. -Wash, 10/07/11
Same guys who said Darvish's contract would be $80-100M.
When it’s going to end up like 5/$53 from the $10-11M AAV reports.
And vfn, Ben thinks the Rangers will go with the 5 years for less risk and to make Darvish happy.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
80 sleeps, y'all
"There is very little in this world that is more hyped up and put on a pedestal than the BJ. Maybe Tim Tebow. That’s it, Tim Tebow is the BJ of the NFL." - AceJC
WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA
When did this screen name change happen?
And also: isn’t that a bit presumptuous to all of the other Micahs out there?
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
Ha ha ha
The name change happened shortly before the New Year. And I don’t think it’s that presumptuous.
"There is very little in this world that is more hyped up and put on a pedestal than the BJ. Maybe Tim Tebow. That’s it, Tim Tebow is the BJ of the NFL." - AceJC
by The Best Micah on Jan 17, 2012 9:29 AM CST up reply actions
welll........
best /bɛst/ Show Spelled[best] Show IPA
adjective, superl. of good with better as compar.
1: excelling all others {the best student}
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 17, 2012 9:52 AM CST up reply actions
This is accurate
"There is very little in this world that is more hyped up and put on a pedestal than the BJ. Maybe Tim Tebow. That’s it, Tim Tebow is the BJ of the NFL." - AceJC
by The Best Micah on Jan 17, 2012 9:54 AM CST up reply actions
I prefer BIMBF, too
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 9:46 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
maybe shes been cheating with football
"God dammit TAG I swear to God if you keep this "It was a close play" shit up all night I will send you cookies made from my own shit" -River Fenix 8/26/2011
"this is a big reason I decided not to convert to Islam now if it was 72 skanks? Different story, my friend" Bob Loblaw 9/2/2011
by I am Neftali Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 9:51 AM CST up reply actions
She wouldn't!
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 9:54 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Hell
I asked for a name change 2 months ago, and still haven’t gotten it.
I live to play the devil's advocate.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Jan 17, 2012 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
Then you're doing it wrong.
You need to email them directly. Don’t use the little “contact us” form.
"There is very little in this world that is more hyped up and put on a pedestal than the BJ. Maybe Tim Tebow. That’s it, Tim Tebow is the BJ of the NFL." - AceJC
by The Best Micah on Jan 17, 2012 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
Oops.
I live to play the devil's advocate.
by AfterSchoolSpecial on Jan 17, 2012 11:30 AM CST up reply actions
Test
.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Anybody got an extra scantron?
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
If we get Yu and Prince
I’m definitely getting both jerseys.
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 9:55 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Players name: YUma
Number: 310
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 9:58 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yure worst nightmare
Probably too long, though
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:06 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
i'm your worst nightmare
a 6 year old with a badge
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:06 AM CST up reply actions
Yure worst nightmare
Probably too long, though
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:07 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
yu want some?
Any more and you are getting a cease and desist from chromasters balls inc. - Chromaster
by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 17, 2012 10:08 AM CST up reply actions
YUmmy
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:12 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
yu 2
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 17, 2012 10:13 AM CST up reply actions
That's already been suggested
YUng Money
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:14 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yu Serious?
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:19 AM CST up reply actions
yu good?
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 17, 2012 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
I'm running out of stuff
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:22 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
no Yu not
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:23 AM CST up reply actions
Yu're right
“Yu’ll see”
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:25 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
so, umm,
we get darvish, we get prince, let’s just fucking say we get Oswalt. i have a few questions.
1. who the fuck do you pitch around, our CF’er?
2. when do the other teams get a chance to score a run, because we will have a redic starting roto and deep bullpen
3. we will be the favorites to win the West, AL, and WS, yes?
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
1. JD is trading pitching for a CF
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
we would have to trade a SP, yeah?
like feldman or somebody?
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:01 AM CST up reply actions
Harry
Colby
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:01 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Unless the Oswalt stuff is complete smokescreen BS
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"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
Most rumors with the Rangers tend to be BS
especially since very little leaks that they don’t want leaked
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Sure
Oswalt, though, strikes me as weird since Justice and Grant both independently reported it.
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I can't see them at full market on Oswalt
something like 1/6 “If you want a ring, come here” compared to going to like fucking Minnesota for 2 years.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - Jason Parks, 7/14/11
2011-07-25 17:44:05 - benjihana: Ahh my backdoor!!!
"It appears I made a mistake. I did not know what pegged meant" - Schultzy, 11/13/11
:(
My season tickets are going to be filled with so much bad baseball for the next few years.
@AdamLikesBeer If you are in Minneapolis I can tell you where to get a good brew.
not feldy?
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
Nobodys going to take him
And hes not currently one of the 5 starters anyway.
Unless you were going to put one of the starters in the long man role then trading Feldman does nothing to help your rotation logjam
oh okay
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:05 AM CST up reply actions
Is Oswalt
an upgrade from last year’s Harry?
by Brolo el Cunado on Jan 17, 2012 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe not
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:10 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Depends if he's healthy.
It doesn’t seem that way.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:33 AM CST up reply actions
No. Oswalt is a Brokedown Palace
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
x
why would we need to trade for a CF when we have 3 candidates, and between a platoon you would likely get above average production with plus defense. Leonys could end up winning the job during the summer.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
If they can get better why not?
It’s one of the possible outcomes that make sense if you’re truly going after Oswalt. Otherwise, why bother?
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
I don't think you sign Oswalt so you can procure a CF
I think the Rangers are planning on platooning Borbon and Gentry with the hopes that Borbon is healthy and performs well. In that situation, we can trade him at the deadline as part of a package to fill another need while promoting Leonys. That makes more sense to me.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Then why do you pursue a 7th starting pitcher?
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
I don't think they're really going after Oswalt
They’ve probably checked in since he was a former TORP and has ties to Nolan, but I don’t think they have any interest right now in signing another SP. They do probably want to know what their options are if they end up dealing a starter.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
Perhaps, but both Justice and Grant said they think the Rangers will sign him.
Justice saying he expects them to sign him this week. Thats more than just saying they’ve kicked the tires.
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
If they sign him
Then I fully expect a pretty big trade to happen first or immediately after
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
Exactly.
And it almost has to be for a CF.
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
Hey guys
"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
hnnnng
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by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 17, 2012 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
As much as I like him as a player
hnnng is not my first reaction when I see a picture of him
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
McCutchen
He’s gotta do something about that hair- makes him look way too much like Jar-Jar Binks.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
The hair stays.
"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
This is a terrible opinion.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:36 AM CST up reply actions
So a joint Fielder Darvish Oswalt McCutcheon presser
HNNNNNG
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
If this actually happened (it won't),
heads would explode in front offices all around the league.
Honey Badger don't give a shit!
I have no expectation of this happening in any way shape or form.
But…if it did.
That would be quite a presser.
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
Most definitely
It would be my favorite presser in the history of ever.
Honey Badger don't give a shit!
I want it to happen just so I can watch the meltdown at HH.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Why?
Unless you think Leonys is involved why would we trade for a CF if the organization believes Leonys is going to be that guy no later than 2013.
And if the organization has soured on him that much that we go trade for a different CF thats a pretty big black mark on their scouting department to go give him as much money as we did and then be done with him within a year
I have no idea.
They wouldn’t be trading for a C 1B 2B SS 3B LF RF DH most likely. Oswalt would be the 7th SP they have on the roster. The bullpen is deep. CF seems like the most natural spot for an acquisition in this scenario.
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
Maybe you take someone with doubts they can stay at the position
maybe they like McCutcheon more in LF (in this scenario) and after this season, when Josh leaves, you move him over and promote Martin.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - Jason Parks, 7/14/11
2011-07-25 17:44:05 - benjihana: Ahh my backdoor!!!
"It appears I made a mistake. I did not know what pegged meant" - Schultzy, 11/13/11
We know McCutchen is black, we haz eyez
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Hell to the fucking no. -Wash, 10/07/11
Smokescreen in the Darvish negotiations?
I don’t know, I can’t figure it out either.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:35 AM CST up reply actions
Because you're always working.
I don’t think JD leaves anything to chance.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
most likely
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
by elvis1isking on Jan 17, 2012 10:38 AM CST up reply actions
On the list of 10 things that I'd make punishable by public flogging if I were a dictator
Quoting Sun Tzu
"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
Why?
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:41 AM CST up reply actions
Because I hate aphoristic wisdom.
"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
...
Why?
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:46 AM CST up reply actions
Because I hate fortune cookies?
"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
Psh.
Fortune cookies drive me crazy. They don’t even give you lame fortunes any more. I don’t think fall under aphorisms either…they’re just bad like “if you see an opportunity, take it”
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:56 AM CST up reply actions
my favorite
was “Chinese food is good for you”
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
by JBImaknee on Jan 17, 2012 10:59 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
Hah.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
I knew a guy that delivered pizzas.
The fortune he got “Your place in life is in the drivers seat”.
How depressing.
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
x
Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
by elvis1isking on Jan 17, 2012 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
Plus
the deepest valleys are underwater.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
Only when fat chicks swim.
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.
1. CF, SS
2. I don’t understand the question
3. Yes, probably, and maybe.
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:01 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
basically we go 162-0
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
I don't see how that wouldn't happen
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:09 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
We'll just see how many records we can break
SPOILER ALERT: all of them
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:11 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
WE'RE SO GOOD OUR WE CAN HAVE SENTANCES THAT MAKE NO SENSE!
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:13 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
It's a meme
But what you said is absolutely right too.
by RangersfaninROK on Jan 17, 2012 10:53 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
this guy gets it
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
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"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
1. Typically, teams will want to pitch around the team's very best hitters, but then only in limited circumstances.
2. Our opponents will have their opportunity to score runs when they bat each inning. When we play at home, our opponents have the opportunity to score in the top half of each inning. When we play on the road, our opponents have the opportunity to score in the bottom half of each inning.
3. Yes. No (Yankees). No (Phillies).
"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
1. they are all best hitters
2. but no, really?
3. yes x 3
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:21 AM CST up reply actions
All of this
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:24 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Phillies??
Don’t know about that.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." The JeDi
Are they not the best team in baseball?
"I have thought a lot about why people get so hostile online, and I have come to believe it is primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues." --Alan Jacobs
I'd take the Fielder/Darvish Rangers
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
They weren't last year.
Best starting pitching, but…
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
Fair enough. But I think their road to the Series is much easier coming out of the NL.
"I have thought a lot about why people get so hostile online, and I have come to believe it is primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues." --Alan Jacobs
I don't know...
…their position players are getting up there in years. The Braves should challenge them again in the NL East and the NL Central has the potential to have 3 good teams in it.
With the playoffs being so random, I’d take the field.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:48 AM CST up reply actions
Well, yeah. I'll always take the field.
"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
The Marlins and Nats have made some moves too.
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
yeah
the nl east is getting crazy
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
by JBImaknee on Jan 17, 2012 10:57 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
Getting,
but I don’t think they’ll quite be there next year. Maybe if the Marlins are healthy.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
Plus...
They’ll be without Howard, possibly all season.
As overrated as he is, and as bad as that contract is, that’s still a big hole to fill in the middle of the lineup.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - Jason Parks, 7/14/11
2011-07-25 17:44:05 - benjihana: Ahh my backdoor!!!
"It appears I made a mistake. I did not know what pegged meant" - Schultzy, 11/13/11
But, Jim Thome!
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"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
We would have a rotation that has the chance to be great,
but also has the chance to be quite frustrating.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:33 AM CST up reply actions
Yup it's all about dat ceiling
But not as much about stability or predictability. I would not be surprised at all whether our roto dominates or frustrates.
by RangersfaninROK on Jan 17, 2012 10:57 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Isn't today, or yesterday, the day teams and players have to exchange figures for arb?
Shouldn’t we be hearing about some of those numbers by now? Im really curious to see what the Rangers have offered in some of these cases
Lowe is back for 1.7 mil already
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
Well
Right now we have Nathan, Adams, Uehara, Lowe, Feldman, Ogando (most likely).
That leaves a LHP to fill out the pen and we’ll be set. I like it
And they don't necessarily have to keep Lowe
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I think Tateyama has an option
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Loogys can be had at the end of ST for next to nothing.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
i read that today is a pretty big day for arb stuf
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
It is obvious
the front office dropped the ball and didn’t know today was arb day.
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 17, 2012 10:05 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
thumbs. asses.
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:06 AM CST up reply actions
this guy gets it
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Hell to the fucking no. -Wash, 10/07/11
Napoli on twitter:
“Now we go, it’s Beast Mode time!”
Discuss.
Sorry I can’t do the twitter paste thing on my iPhone…
by Aircooled on Jan 17, 2012 10:05 AM CST via mobile reply actions
if that means he knows we are getting prince, fucking watch the fuck out world
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:05 AM CST up reply actions
He's taking Prince to a long lunch
"There is very little in this world that is more hyped up and put on a pedestal than the BJ. Maybe Tim Tebow. That’s it, Tim Tebow is the BJ of the NFL." - AceJC
by The Best Micah on Jan 17, 2012 10:07 AM CST up reply actions
Would love it if at tonight's Stars/Red Wings game
the camera pans in on Naps, Dutch, Kins, and their special guest Prince.
"Napoli is Al Fucking Swearingen, pissing out the dull lump of Angel hubris from his penile shaft like a pus-slathered kidney stone." - TT from HH
by DonDrapersOPS on Jan 17, 2012 10:09 AM CST up reply actions
And Darvish looking around with a confused look on his face.
“What is this? Hockey?”
Honey Badger don't give a shit!
"where is odom?"
“how does he live in this city?”
“why is he fucking that ugly man?
“what is the w?”
“we don’t actually play in a city do we?”
“what is arlington?”
“i’m hungry”
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:23 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
"Can we get Sonic?"
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.
"i heard Yu got sonic"
“i want del frisco’s also”
“is this real life?”
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
Its those Sonic commercials on FSSW.
Titilating stuff for Japanese.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
You should be able to block quote on mobile
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:08 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
You probably can
But my iPhone skills are not that advanced
by Aircooled on Jan 17, 2012 10:10 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
You have to open "Full Site Version"
FSV is really slow, and honestely, it’s not worth it just to Block Quote
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:16 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
He's about to fuck a stripper
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Yu know it
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:23 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
fuckin A
we can have a section in the ballpark and call it Yu’s Guys
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:24 AM CST up reply actions
like hank's homies,
but yu’s guys
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:24 AM CST up reply actions
we can wear karate gear and eat sushi
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:24 AM CST up reply actions
plastic samurai swords!
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
And each of us will have custom Yu jerseys
With puns on the back
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:29 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
yu sure about that?
Any more and you are getting a cease and desist from chromasters balls inc. - Chromaster
by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 17, 2012 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
YUp
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:31 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:31 AM CST up reply actions
Yusual Suspects?
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:55 AM CST up reply actions
Yupermarket Sweep
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 17, 2012 10:56 AM CST up reply actions
Oh shit, son. Andro just tweeted 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.
by Aqua on Jan 17, 2012 10:25 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
oh fuck yes
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
WHY ISNT IT SHOWING UP FOR ME
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"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
IT'S PRINCE FIELDER IN RANGERS PAJAMAS
Or its Neffy throwing from the mound at RBiA.
I really can’t tell
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:26 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I DIDNT KNOW THEY MADE PAJAMAS THAT BIG
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
Alexander Tent Company made them.
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.
THEY JUST GOT RANGERS SHEETS AND POKED SOME HOLES IN IT*
*so you can see some sexy side manboob
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
As long as they have booties.
Don’t want Prince’s feet to get cold.
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"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
YU ARE SO DEMANDING
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
Yu gUYs need to stop yelling
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:32 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
GOTTA MAKE THE TEAM PLAYER FRIENDLY
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--iorange555 8/23/2011
THEYRE CUSTOM
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:28 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
His favor-ite restaurant.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
<3
"There is very little in this world that is more hyped up and put on a pedestal than the BJ. Maybe Tim Tebow. That’s it, Tim Tebow is the BJ of the NFL." - AceJC
by The Best Micah on Jan 17, 2012 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
>eyes went straight to the sonic ads
>noticed how similar it is to the budweiser logo
Any more and you are getting a cease and desist from chromasters balls inc. - Chromaster
by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 17, 2012 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
Hey, Yu Darvish posts 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.
Tide = Yu Darvish
Mind blown.
"There is very little in this world that is more hyped up and put on a pedestal than the BJ. Maybe Tim Tebow. That’s it, Tim Tebow is the BJ of the NFL." - AceJC
by The Best Micah on Jan 17, 2012 10:27 AM CST up reply actions
my baseball pants have ipad pockets
for easy LSB access
Any more and you are getting a cease and desist from chromasters balls inc. - Chromaster
by Mr. Abe Froman on Jan 17, 2012 10:29 AM CST up reply actions
I can't see it... what is it?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
SONIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
They are playing baseball!
Baseball is being played!
"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
feliz is the man
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by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:27 AM CST up reply actions
Yu know that's right
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:28 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
<3
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:27 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I usually take all day
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by Gay For Feliz on Jan 17, 2012 10:34 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Dat Perez1.0
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.
Guarantee that ball he threw was 95+
effortless
by Jobu. on Jan 17, 2012 10:58 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Gio G signed a new deal.
Mark Zuckerman @MarkZuckerman
BTW, Gio’s deal: $3.25M in ’12, $6.25M in ’13, $8.5M in ’14, $11M in ’15, $12M in ’16, $12M options in ’17 + ’18, $500K bonus, $500K buyout.
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.
I wonder if the team will change their name for his starts
to “Nats Gio”
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by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 17, 2012 10:37 AM CST up reply actions
Would you give Holland $41M guaranteed?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
41? No
But I would do the 3.25, 6.25, 8.5 as his arb salaries, maybe a little more, with a 11-12 mil first FA salary along with a 1 million 2012 salary if thats what it took. And then get a couple options on the end of it.
The point being its another young pitcher signing for roughly the same as whats been established by previous guys and yet our talks with our own young pitcher fell apart.
What did Holland's agent ask for?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Tonka Trucks
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by hornedfrogs45 on Jan 17, 2012 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
and jello shots
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
And Christmas sweaters with teddy bears.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
And a membership in the Hair Club for Men Beard and Moustache Division
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
The moon and sixpence
"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
Nope.
Just that until you know the answer to that question… you don’t know what happened and should quit getting so mad about it.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Wait, so you want to use Gio's 41 million as a basis for why the front office fucked up
but you don’t actually want to give Holland 41 million???
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
Where did I say I wanted to use the 41 million as basis for Holland deal?
The basis im using is another young pitcher and his team was able to get a pre-FA extension done that matched up very closely with other previous extensions to like players yet our organization hasn’t been able to do so yet this winter when one of their stated goals was to do so.
They managed to get a deal done
because they agreed to pay him very good in the FA years. 11 million in his final arb year and 12 million in his first FA year with 2 12 million options on top of that. That’s not much of a bargain and is pretty much giving what could likely be market value 1-3 FA years.
So if you’re not saying that you want to give Holland 41 million, then you’re saying you want to basically sign him through some FA years at market price. Why would the Rangers take on that risk when they can just pay him that 4 years down the road?
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
He will likely be a steal at 12 million dollars in those FA years
Its a extreme bargain. Gio benfitted from being a Super 2 and getting 4 arb years instead of the usual 3. But the Nats got a pretty good deal only paying him 12 mil in his first FA year with 2 options on the end as well at that same great price.
I want to lock up Holland to a deal very similar to the ones Lester, Cahill, and now Gio got which pay them roughly 17-20 mil through their first 3 arb years and then 11-12 mil in the first FA year with a option or two on the end.
Its not an extreme bargain
Its only an extreme bargain if you truly believe he is a 3.20 ERA guy, which I think is absurd.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
And with the Holland extension as it relates to Gio's
I get that you want to see him locked up at that rate, but how does Gio getting 9-13 million more guaranteed make it up a fuck on the front office’s part to not extend Holland? Gio’s deal is a big raise over Cahill’s and Lester’s and would point to Holland wanting more than just something like 32 million guaranteed through the next 5 years.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
It has nothing to do with Gios numbers of his deal
Its the simple fact that another team was able to lock up a young pitcher who is very similar to Holland in regards to age and performance while from all accounts our discussions with Holland have broken off.
That's very stupid
It always has to do with the numbers. Locking up Gio on a 6/100 deal also locks him up pre-FA, but its not a good deal in any way. There’s a number where it no longer makes sense for the Rangers to take on the risk of guaranteeing Holland money just to buy out 1 or 2 FA years. You have no clue at all what the numbers discussed were so you have no idea how close they were to that number. On top of that, you’re also bitching about this because Gio just got paid but you’re saying that its not important how much he got guaranteed just that it was guaranteed.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
Gios numbers in his first three arb years total 18 million
Cahill: 16.7 mil
Lester: 17.125 mil
Bucholz: 16.7 mil
Floyd: 14.75 mil
All 5 are young guys who signed their deals when they had between 2 and 3 years service time. Just like Holland has right now. John Danks went year to year with Chicago his first 2 arb years and in the end his three arb totals equal 17.45 mil.
Given those contracts and their similarities to the Holland situation I have a hard time understanding why our talks broke off. I am blaming the FO. If you disagree thats fine. Nobody liekly will ever know the truth because neither side will likely ever discuss what happened but for you to say its stupid for me to blame the FO is wrong on your part since neither of us know what happened.
LOLWUT?
Okay, so you’ve listed arb numbers for young pitchers. I fail to see how this is reasoning for the front office fucking up by not extending Holland right now. Are they no longer going to go to arbitration with him over the next few years?
I say its stupid because its stupid to make such definitive claims with no knowledge whatsoever of the actual negotiations. Its stupid to then use other players signing a big extension as reasoning why the FO fucked up for not spending a ton of money for the sake of spending it.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
I haven't made any defintive claims
Me saying its my opinion its the FOs fault for talks breaking down is hardly definitive.
I'd like a different subject, but LOLWUT just fits each of these posts so well
Okay, you haven’t made any definitive claims yet your opinion is that the FO is completely at fault. Sounds pretty definitive to me, but maybe you’d prefer to describe it differently.
Josey Wales: "And if you think intangibles really do exist, how in the F could you vote Ellsbury as the MVP?"
Adam J. Morris: "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
WOE BETIDE YOU, BIGSTEVE.
HOWEVER WILL YOU GO ON?
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.
Tired bit is tired.
"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
lol....really?
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
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#Rangers prospect Roman Mendez throws at the park today as Mike Maddux watches. pic.twitter.com/gNhBCgSu
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.
I hear Maddux likes to watch.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
What if Prince Fielder is Josh's new accountability partner
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
Or Fried Twinkies.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
worried that if we get prince
that the state fair may kill him or at least put him in a fried food induced comma..
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!"
Oh man
That would even be during the playoffs. We’d have to put up Wanted posters to make sure he doesn’t make it in.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:59 AM CST up reply actions
They could retire Big Tex
and just have Prince stand outside the front gate and greet the masses.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
Or Fried [insert name of any food]
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by Brandon Bibb on Jan 17, 2012 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
The correct answer is Snickers.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 10:59 AM CST up reply actions
Quickly.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
Fried Butter
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"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
Paula Deen can tell you why not.
@AdamLikesBeer If you are in Minneapolis I can tell you where to get a good brew.
Good god man it's amazing.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Is he not a vegan?
Dat tofu.
by RangersfaninROK on Jan 17, 2012 11:01 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Not anymore, I think?
I could be wrong.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah
gave it up about a year ago, based on what I’ve read.
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by Conjunction on Jan 17, 2012 11:21 AM CST up reply actions
how about fried tofu
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - JParks
"It’s unusual that Sickels is higher on a low-A prospect than those of us who follow the Rangers’ system closely." -rooster on Jan 1, 2011 12:10 PM PST talking about the son of Judeska and Chesmond
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it" - Thomas Paine
what is it like having two penises?
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
Yes,
but one is the size of a bat.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
I saw the perfect woman for you on TV last week.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
GBear
Dr. Meister didn’t give us much of a handout at his talk. He seemed really rushed. He did talk about some of the biomechanic workd they are doing now to work on relief of stress on the elbow and shoulder. I’ll send you the one page we got when I get it scanned into the computer.
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 17, 2012 11:11 AM CST reply actions
Sweet,
I appreciate it, sir.
"I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." - Jon Daniels
by GhettoBear04 on Jan 17, 2012 11:12 AM CST up reply actions
If you want to see something really out there,
check out www.drmikemarshall.com
He has a masters in kinesiology and pitched in the majors in the 70’s. One year he made 106 appearances out of the pen and averaged 2 innings an appearance. He has a completely new pitching motion that he claims completely eliminates arm injuries. The video of it is linked here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgQXJlTSaU
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 17, 2012 11:15 AM CST up reply actions
What book was it where he was talked too/about extensively?
The Jane Leavy Sandy Koufax book? Am I high?
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"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
maybe next time dont have a shirtless, sweaty fatty on the video
Just my .02
by Sam Elliott's 'stache on Jan 17, 2012 11:37 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
That dude pitched in the bigs
for the Rays.
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 17, 2012 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sparkje01.shtml
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 17, 2012 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
Brewers Avoid Arbitration With Francisco Rodriguez
What a hilarious misread of the situation that was.
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 17, 2012 11:37 AM CST reply actions
Next up Murphy
David Murphy and Rangers agree to one-year deal. $3.625 million.
Per Andro’s twitter feed
how did he get less than mike adams?
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 12:09 PM CST up reply actions
Different stages of their career.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Why are you comparing an outfielder to a relief pitcher?
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.
seems reasonable
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
So they can do more than one negotiation simultaneously.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
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Richard Durrett @espn_durrett
Mike Adams agrees at $4.4 million for 2012. 4 left.
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.
kind of high
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 12:09 PM CST up reply actions
He's been one of the best relievers in baseball for three years.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
kind of high
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 12:23 PM CST up reply actions
No it isn't.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
when in rome
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
yes really
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Jan 17, 2012 12:23 PM CST up reply actions
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