Monday Morning Rangers Update
by ghostofErikThompson on Jan 23, 2012 8:01 AM CST
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PrintMight we find out this week where Prince Fielder is going to play baseball in 2012 or is he brilliantly holding out to avoid the rigors of Spring Training?
Richard Durrett has begun his "Positional Outlook" series and focuses today on the catcher position. Now you know it's almost baseball season again.
Gerry Fraley writes that, if tradition holds true, the Rangers could open the 2013 season in Japan. He notes that Jon Daniels has said the Rangers are open to this possibility.
In a special to the Star-Telegram, Jim Reeves has a piece on the Tom Vandergriff/Rangers movie that Vandergriff's grandson is trying to get made.
Finally, Jon Heyman reports that David Eckstein chose retirement over playing with the Mariners. Burn.
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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.
they are all untrue until he signs
shit isnt real until its real.
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 23, 2012 8:07 AM CST up reply actions
Correct.
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'm ready for something to be real
and I definitely prefer it to benefit the Rangers.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
If it is reported by Jim Bowden....
don’t believe it.
I don’t read his ESPN Insider musing. But, listening to him on XM is becoming a beating.
If Eckstein is retired then
there’s now a place in the league for Leury Garcia. And the Rangers need a UIF that can play short…
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
by Keynes on Jan 23, 2012 8:15 AM CST via Android app reply actions
Rangers in Japan
NOOOOOO!!!!!
That is just a sideshow that the team doesn’t need. Plus, the games will be on at 4 in the morning or something.
"A lot of people may not know this, but I happen to be quite famous." - Sam "MayDay" Malone
Yes, sideshow
Just like NFL games in Europe. All they do is interrupt the teams involved and return nothing but a few extra bucks to the leagues. They are useless.
"A lot of people may not know this, but I happen to be quite famous." - Sam "MayDay" Malone
International marketing isn't useless
But you’re right that it might be disadvantageous to the Rangers, individually, though
Europe's interest in American football is a bit different that Japan and baseball
and we have 162 games vs 16. It means more to give up a home game in football.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
It would be a home game for the Rangers most likely
Unless we’re opening up the season against the Mariners, we’ve got the most popular Japanese baseball player on our side.
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 rather it officially be an away game for us
so we can have 81 home games and 3 away games where the crowd is on our side.
Oh yeah, definitely
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."
Someone should hit up Maury to figure out the effect of all the Yu exposure in Japan to the bottom line
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
Better than West Coast games ending at midnight+
I shortened my sig so I wouldn't be frowned upon at Lookout Landing
I'm sure they'll reair them at a reasonable time
I’m sort of looking forward to seeing Yu Darvish start a Rangers game in Japan.
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 am fine with the games in Japan
provided the Rangers do not lose home games because of it.
"The Rangers system just happens to be stupid with depth." - Jason Parks, 7/14/11
2011-07-25 17:44:05 - benjihana: Ahh my backdoor!!!
"It appears I made a mistake. I did not know what pegged meant" - Schultzy, 11/13/11
Am I missing something from that story?
It says the Rangers aren’t likely to in 2013 because of the WBC… but AJM says they are likely in 2013.
I see where JD is open to it in the future though.
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Evan_P_Grant Evan Grant
Regarding last night’s Prince Fielder rumor-fest, entire Rangers mgmt team in Dominican for next week. Hence: No Prince news coming.
Betcha Thad could hop on a plane fairly quickly if Boras wants to get serious.
by octoberty on Jan 23, 2012 8:33 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
no he couldnt
evidently there is only one plan in/out of the DR a week.
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 23, 2012 8:35 AM CST up reply actions
SKYPE!
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Ryin A on Jan 23, 2012 9:17 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
incorrect...
ive vacationed in DR… plenty of options… dont forget private planes… are you trying to limit the ability of the ninja?
i am being very, very, very sarcastic.
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 23, 2012 11:01 AM CST up reply actions
Not strange.
Evan_P_Grant Evan Grant
The DR trip for Rangers mgmt is annual affair to see academy kids, attend some free agent workouts, build goodwill.
...but does MOE know about this?
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 23, 2012 8:47 AM CST up reply actions
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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 23, 2012 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
When I was driving in...
Ben Rogers mentioned Thad Levine is the only one who didn’t make the trip.
Of course… he’s the negotiator.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
He's William Shatner?
Football can go to hell. The Rangers aren't ready for football season and neither am I.
by WyoRanger on Jan 23, 2012 11:58 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
was it really a rumor fest?
and it doesn’t mean news won’t come. Could it be that Rangers’ mgmt wants to avoid Evan Grant. It’s like the girl that keeps calling that you try to avoid. “I’ll be out of the country, sorry.”
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
HEY GUYS DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT THINGS EVER GET DONE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD IS IN PERSON
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS EMAIL, THE INTERNET, PHONE CALLS, TEXTS OR ANY OTHER FORM OF COMMUNICATION THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.
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 23, 2012 8:34 AM CST up reply actions
ALSO THEY ARE TAKING A BOAT TO THE DR AND HAVE NO WAY TO LEAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK
UNLESS THEY SWIM BACK
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 23, 2012 8:35 AM CST up reply actions
Well everyone knows you can't just walk off the island
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."
How good a hitter is Thad? JD?
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12
If we ever want to see them again, we'll find out soon
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."
Will they have to drink out of the same lagoon that Ogando used?
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12
Are you suggesting that no Rangers FO guy can walk on water?
Not so sure about that.
Football can go to hell. The Rangers aren't ready for football season and neither am I.
by WyoRanger on Jan 23, 2012 12:00 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
we're not getting Prince, kok
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
Yep
Everyone needs to accept that and settle the fuck down.
I’m tired of people running around insisting we still might getting my hopes up.
Everything about people is the worst. - Jeff Sullivan
Oh...
We still might. We just probably won’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
this would seem to be the case
but I’ll hope until he signs with the other team. at this point, it seems like we have a 50/50 shot at him
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I woke up and decided to harden my heart to Prince and just be content with Yu.
Prince always scared me, but I’ve gotten so caught up in how awesome we’d be next year, I’ve kind of intentionally blinded myself to the negatives. Of course, a long term deal for Hamilton is potentially just as negative.
Shit.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
Fair. I had resigned myself to neither earlier in the off-season
before I realize I had been ninja’d
Just like I might survive getting run over by a bus with flamethrowers, machine guns and chainsaws mounted to the front end
But I probably wouldn’t.
Everything about people is the worst. - Jeff Sullivan
by LSJ on Jan 23, 2012 8:43 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think the odds are much better.
When Thad Levine says it probably won’t happen but it won’t be for a lack of creativity, I believe him… on both counts.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
by Brad on Jan 23, 2012 9:02 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Right
When’s the last time we signed a non-creative contract?
Between mutual options, contingent opt-outs, etc.
Joe Nathan?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
What relevance do flamethrowers, machine guns and chainsaws...
mounted on to the front of the bus have in your survival or demise if none of them are actually turned on and directed in a way most likely to cause injury. Also, if all those things are on the bus, where will the bus driver have any space to steer? Is this a flat-nosed bus or one with the motor up front?
Last, chainsaws are difficult to start, so are they going to be started upon seeing you or are they going to already be going. Because if that is the case, they will probably run out of gas beforehand and then someone is going to have to mix the oil and gas and we all know how that goes when driving 70.
You keep saying this
but I know that a crazy optimist like you has way more hope than you are letting on.
"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 23, 2012 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
I'm hopeful that Fielder will turn down money and come here.
I am aware of the exceptionally low probability of that happening.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Yes, he could always do 5/75 with a 2nd year opt out.
I would think that would be about a 1% chance, maybe less.
heh yeah i know
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 23, 2012 8:41 AM CST up reply actions
And honestly, I'm okay with this....
As long as we don’t extend Hamilton. I’m not even sure what bats are available next offseason, but I do not want Hamilton at the price it will take.
Really weak market for bats.
That is why Prince could do economic pearings on the open market next year. He would be smart to take a 1 year deal and re-enter the market next winter.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12
If Prince and Josh are on the market at the same time next year...
… does Prince run the same risk as he did with Pujols this year?
Despite our mixed feelings about big numbers for Josh, someone will pay him next year.
by Jose Cardenal on Jan 23, 2012 9:06 AM CST up reply actions
Well, yes that is probable.
But I think we wind up with either Prince or Josh next year. We don’t have anyone coming up to replace the production that would be lost if we don’t have either one.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12
Weak for 1b next off-season, but kind of deep for bats
But you have Hamilton, Napoli, Bourne, Berkman, Aybar, Stephen Drew, BJ Upton, Ethier, Quentin, Swisher
That's really not that great of a market
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."
Yep. The cream of that crop have a lot of question marks
and the rest are not really game changers.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12
I want a threesome with Fiona and Krystle.
"It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard."
- Nolan Ryan
I'm not quite sure who these people are
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 am
And I agree. Still not sure why they didn’t give Krystle the job after Meagan left.
"A lot of people may not know this, but I happen to be quite famous." - Sam "MayDay" Malone
She has a wonderful rack.
They sent her to Scarborough Faire one morning and had her decked out in a wench costume with those boobs pushed up to her chin.
"It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard."
- Nolan Ryan
Ahh. Kim Fischer.
She was in San Antonio for awhile at WOAI.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12
Kim Fischer mounted you?
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12
What are we talking about here?
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011.
Fine looking local newsladies
Varying degrees of fine-lookingness though.
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
by Keynes on Jan 23, 2012 10:51 AM CST via Android app up reply actions
Don't tell Scotty
I hate The Angels so much, it's actually cramping my style. (See RevHaloFans SBN profile page)
by Gay For Feliz on Jan 23, 2012 8:53 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Heyman apparently tweeted that Fielder is down to a "Final Four"
which doesn’t make much sense to me unless their demands came way down. or it’s just part of the game that Boras is trying to squeeze more out of a non-existent market.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
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this is what he said
multiple teams still in on #prince but appears field has been narrowed to something close to a final 4
it’s funny that it he says it has narrowed to me. that would seem like growth, considering how few teams have really been involved
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
It almost seems like that's something Boras would want people to think
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
Woah
Yu might be onto something
I hate The Angels so much, it's actually cramping my style. (See RevHaloFans SBN profile page)
by Gay For Feliz on Jan 23, 2012 9:01 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
heyman getting used for leverage
team x has offered 8 years when in reality they are probably at 6 trying to get team y to bid against themselves to jack the money up. typical boras but the @MLBInsideNews tweet person got what he wanted before his tweet he had 954 followers at the end of the night he had over 1,600 but only about 4 were actual baseball reporters he got Jim Bowden to take the bait and run with the story and it’s getting RT’d all over the place now but Jason Churchill who actually works for ESPN has said that his sources have told him the race is down to 2 AL Teams and that makes the Rangers HEAVY Favorites
Wash, Texas, B'more, LAD.
That’s what I’m thinking.
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.
Winter Caravan
Is out of control! I stopped by the Academy in Keller on my way to work today planning to pick up a ticket for the event tonight. Surprised to find people lined up around the corner of the building when I arrived. I was even more surprised when I learned these people were planning on sitting there until 4:30 this afternoon when tickets are distributed (other academy locations have started giving out tickets at 8). I was shocked to find the people in the front of the line had been there since 4 PM yesterday. Amazing.
by Aircooled on Jan 23, 2012 8:59 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Get a job Morans!
The one good thing about the Rangers back when they were a terrible team is that things like this were much easier to go to back then. Oh well, I can live with things not going back to those days for another 50+ 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."
No kidding
We went to the one in Keller two years ago and arrived 15 mins before the event and got in no problem. The bandwagon is getting full!!!
by Aircooled on Jan 23, 2012 9:09 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Bandwagon
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12
As long as they're all profitable it's all good
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
BA's Rangers Top 10 dropped...
behind the wall… so… I got nothing…
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!"
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1. Yu Darvish
2. Jurickson Profar
3. Martin Perez
4. Mike Olt
5. Leonys Martin
6. Neil Ramirez
7. Cody Buckel
8. Jorge Alfaro
9. Christian Villanueva
10. Rougned Odor
real young bottom 5 ...
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!"
I heard good things about that Yu Darvish fella
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 thanks man..
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!"
Dang, they're high on Tea Time and Villanueva...
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
That list is clearly wrong
there is no Robbie Ross there.
"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
There is a Buckel...
"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 23, 2012 11:07 AM CST up reply actions
And he seems low.
Did you see his numbers compared to Clayton Kershaw?
"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
HE IS GOING TO BE THE #3 PROSPECT IN BASEBALL
I DONT CARE WHERE HE IS ON THE RANGERS SPECIFIC LIST.
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 23, 2012 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
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According to MASN’s Jen Royle, Orioles management has been trying to lure money out of owner Peter Angelos for a run at free agent first baseman Prince Fielder.
Royle says Orioles manager Buck Showalter met with Angelos late last week and flat-out “asked for money.”
Synergy is expensive, Pete.
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
"Replace Ace? Done. Ace's was too long anyway." --Micah 1-17-12
'Look, Pete, you go spend 25 million extra dollars, and we can win 75 games.'
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
"This can really put us in the running for fourth place!"
(but not really)
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
Baltimore might be my favorite non-Rangers team to see him end up at
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."
Is Baltimore really a 'non-Rangers' team?
My mind just says throw ball throw hard and strike. - Marteen
by Keynes on Jan 23, 2012 10:03 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Chris Davis is gonna be pissed.
Defending Big D Check it out
Twitter
"You guys are talking about living forever like it’s a real thing, but I bust out a man shoving his head into a vagina, and it’s srs time?"
--iorange555 8/23/2011
lulz
"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 23, 2012 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
Fielder is going to AAA?
Go Rice Owls!
Would be a Matt Harrison fan, but I only like superstars
by JBImaknee on Jan 23, 2012 12:19 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Don't do it Buckles
you know you’re just going to piss Prince off and want to run him out of town in 3 years. And this time, Angelos won’t choose you over him.
This is weird. Snark just told us yesterday about the Davis/Reynolds 1B/3B arrangement.
That seemed so foolproof.
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.
Heh.
This would be a classic Showalter move. I wonder how Dan Duquette feels about this.
Garoon: Banned on LSB. Available Only Via Supplement.
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jimcallisBA Jim Callis
Will be No. 4 on my list, would guess Harper will be our No. 1. @texasgrad: chances BA has Yu as the number 1 prospect in baseball? #Rangers
That sucks
I wanted to see Yu as their #1
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."
Harper, Trout, Moore.
"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 23, 2012 11:01 AM CST up reply actions
Now we know Longhorn's twitter handle.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
well, diceK was #1 back int he day, clearly yu has to be #1 now
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 23, 2012 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
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Bob Nightengale @BNightengale
The #Nationals are finalist for Prince Fielder, but the #Rangers and at least one other still in running, sources close to Fielder say #MLB.
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.
One team might sign Fielder,
but another one might also.
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 23, 2012 10:07 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The final four
1. Nationals 2. Texas 3. Mystery team #1 4. Mystery Team #2
I hate those mystery teams!
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 23, 2012 10:09 AM CST up reply actions
Fixed.
…at least one other still in runningsources close to FielderScott Boras says.
by bafusilier on Jan 23, 2012 10:48 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Baltimore, seattle, and possibly Dodgers
they can pony up money..but if Prince wants to go to a contender..its just leverage talk
Burn, indeed.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Ryin A on Jan 23, 2012 10:25 AM CST via mobile reply actions
The fucking Orioles are going to ruin everything.
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal
Presence of #Orioles in Fielder derby, as reported by @Jim_Duquette, could set up O’s vs. #Nationals, giving Boras leverage he needs. #MLB
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.
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rabble, rabble
butts in seats
but honestly, what are the O’s thinking? That team is so far away from competing, and his age curve, even if you do want him, looks scary. How can smart people getting paid to run a baseball team really think signing him to something like an 8-year deal would be a good plan?
At what point do you say screw it,
we’re tired of trying to build from within?
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by GhettoBear04 on Jan 23, 2012 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
I guess that's a rationale
But dang, you’d have to squint hard looking at that roster to think that a really good offensive 1B is going to get you w/in shouting distance of the Rays, Yanks and Sox … not to mention the Jays.
Now, the Jays … that would make some sense as the AL mystery team
just saying
but the Rangers had very recently competed for and made the playoffs – and SS was a hole
Yeah,
I don’t disagree, but you don’t want to become the Pirates, so…
"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 23, 2012 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
Don't they have 3 stud pitchers on the way?
Maybe I am misremembering…
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by Rodney on Jan 23, 2012 11:49 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
They do have
A CF and C that they like a lot, a RF with some offensive chops and a really good SS on the way …
If Fielder is going to sign somewhere for 8+ years, Baltimore wouldn’t bother me much. We’d still not see him much, and it would make life that much tougher for an AL East WC birth
I have a feeling
knowing what we know and from reading above twits that Buck Showalter is tired of building from within. He’s lost patience. Just a guess.
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by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 23, 2012 11:16 AM CST up reply actions
Well,
he doesn’t exactly come out smelling like roses here.
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by GhettoBear04 on Jan 23, 2012 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
I'm with you.
I always thought it was a weird hire to begin with. Buck didn’t seem like the guy willing to play a bunch of kids, lose 90 games and improve in small increments.
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by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 23, 2012 11:32 AM CST up reply actions
Not just that...
…but how can so much talent go in and so little in the way of results come out?
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by GhettoBear04 on Jan 23, 2012 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
Also true.
I’ve never been a huge Buck fan though, so I’m not shocked.
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 23, 2012 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
Getting older.
Still chasing the ring.
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by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 23, 2012 11:37 AM CST up reply actions
I demand this be separate from the Eli Manning conversation, but I just noticed this and thought it was cool.
Tony Romo ANYA+ for career:
123
121
112
123
110
121
That’s yards per attempt adjusted up for touchdowns, down for interceptions and sacks, and compared to league average the same way ERA+ and OPS+ are. 120 is what PFR calls generally league leader neighborhood.
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I want a leaderboard of all-time seasons.
I get get ANYA, but not adjusted for league context.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
Which thread do you think you're in?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Not at all.
I just don’t know if Robbie knows where he is.
I never said he should post elsewhere.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
As well you should.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Obviously the wrong one.
Can you delete this?
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I am not a moderator.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
now if he had a coach like NO, GB, NYG, NE
who believed pass to set up run..instead of other way around
I'll respond to you in the OT thread.
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more like Ken Rosenthal tweets
And MLBTR reports
by assmaster on Jan 23, 2012 11:18 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Well, I hope, if they're in, they're hard.
Otherwise that could be embarassing.
NOT THAT IT’S EVER HAPPENED TO ME.
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by knockoutking on Jan 23, 2012 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
Heh,
I was going to say, I don’t see how you have time to bs around here if you’re a surgeon, but that answers it.
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by GhettoBear04 on Jan 23, 2012 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
I didn't realize how many different ways people could say the Nationals and Rangers are still in on Prince
and pass it off as new news.
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by DonDrapersOPS on Jan 23, 2012 12:30 PM CST up reply actions
I just spoke with several GMs
who have confirmed that two mystery teams are the only ones in on Fielder. My sources wouldn’t give specific details but I’m told that one team plays their games on the face of the sun in July and the other is located in close proximity to the government. More on this as it develops.
by elchicodelgado on Jan 23, 2012 1:50 PM CST up reply actions
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@Ken_Rosenthal
Ken Rosenthal
Sources: #Rangers discussing Uehara with #BlueJays, other clubs. Uehara is under contract for $4M next season. #MLB
by Professor Ch@os on Jan 23, 2012 8:15 PM CST reply actions
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