Yu Darvish is in D/FW
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 3, 2012 11:31 AM CST
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PrintJon Daniels has confirmed that Yu Darvish is in the Metroplex right now, in order to "gain a better understanding of the area and get a first-hand look at the operations of the reigning American League champions."
The deadline for Darvish signing is still a ways away, and negotiations are apparently ongoing. He's not here to sign a contract or announce a deal, however.
The Rangers won the exclusive rights to Darvish when their high bid of $51.7 million was accepted by the Nippon Ham Fighters on December 19. Texas has 30 days in which to work out a deal with Darvish, and if they fail to agree to a contract, Darvish's rights will revert to the Ham Fighters, and Texas will not have to pay the $51.7 million posting fee.
I would not expect a deal to be done or announced until right before the January 18 deadline. The contract amounts being bandied about generally seem to be in the five year, $60-75 million range.
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We need a LSB'er to get out to RBiA and start a Yu tracker
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
Don't show him Arlington!
He’ll get right back on the plane and never return!
/Rangers100
"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
by RCCook on Jan 3, 2012 11:36 AM CST reply actions 5 recs
Maybe he likes fast food
Baseball's hard, guys. I mean, it really is. You can love it but, believe me, it don't always love you back. It's kind of like dating a German chick, you know?
we can hope
Arlington looks like a place where old carnys retire.
Some see a glass half empty, some a glass half full. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be. - George Carlin
How great would it be if JD just said...
“Look…you came all this way to see the area, why don’t we just sit down, get this done and have ourselves a little press conference?
"I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Jan 3, 2012 11:43 AM CST reply actions
I've been daydreaming about it since 11:31 am.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
when is the Ranger's winter camp?
by RangerMad on Jan 3, 2012 11:47 AM CST via Android app reply actions
I....really....can't.....say that I would not have been screaming a bit myself if I had been there....
"I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Jan 3, 2012 11:59 AM CST up reply actions
"After being greeted by dozens of middle-aged men at the airport, Darvish's entourage decided that they had seen enough and returned to Japan."
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 3, 2012 12:01 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
haha sounds about right
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
I have a friend who works for the Mets organization who texted me this morning
saying that a reliable source told him Rangers are meeting with Boras and Prince tomorrow and hope to announce a YU and Fielder signing on the same day sometime in the near future. Since I don’t post on LSB that often (despite reading almost every main article thread of comments) I fully expect to be ridiculed for this…..but I still thought it was worth mentioning
~ Who am I? I am the pro from Dover, and this is my favorite caddy.~ Hawkeye
by LoewenBird on Jan 3, 2012 12:01 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
I hope Yu and your source are correct...
"I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Jan 3, 2012 12:03 PM CST up reply actions
wouldn't that be...
Yur source?
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 3, 2012 12:18 PM CST up reply actions
Is he incarcerated?
"the PGT isn’t about alerting drunk guys on their mobile as to what the score was." --goET 7-24-11
Pressure? If there’s any pressure it’s the pressure pressurizing the panty cannon.
by Atticus F on Jan 3, 2012 3:26 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
If you followed me on twitter you would know this 14 hours ago.
I also, have a source that says PF to Texas is going to go down in the next 5 or 6 days.
"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 3, 2012 12:03 PM CST up reply actions
Is the source your magic 8 ball?
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011.
nope.
"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 3, 2012 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
your trophy isn't ready yet, but it's on the way
I can't stand people who are intolerant of other people's taste in music or people who like Nickelback.
by jonas m. on Jan 3, 2012 12:05 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
haha.
"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 3, 2012 12:08 PM CST up reply actions
whats your twitter? I'll follow you
~ Who am I? I am the pro from Dover, and this is my favorite caddy.~ Hawkeye
its @agcase
its just basically dadboner retweets and my angry and/or drunk ramblings.
and prince fielder rumors that may or may not be accurate.
"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 3, 2012 12:09 PM CST up reply actions
Emphasis on the "may not be."
Ever been in a boardroom, or a gang fight? Ever save a life? Ever won a court case against the odds? Ever held a dying buddy in your arms?.- jackanape on "perspective," 11/8/2010.
"do you a jet ski rental place would work here" - Mike E, 5/10/2011.
I didn't know that was you.
If I had known I would have called BS harder than I did the other night.
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
lol.. thanks boomer.
"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 3, 2012 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
That being said I hope you are right.
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
Yu owe me a new pair of underwear
by assmaster on Jan 3, 2012 12:17 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
this comment paired with your user name is funny
"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 3, 2012 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
Well, I'm glad I made a good first impression
But sadly I’ll have to live with the fact that my first ever comment here was based on bowel movements.
by assmaster on Jan 3, 2012 12:27 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
oh hell no
I’m coming in guns-a-blazin’
by assmaster on Jan 3, 2012 12:39 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
shouldn't it be
cheeks a blazin’?
by RangerMad on Jan 3, 2012 5:38 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
it wasn't funny at all until i saw the user name.....awesome
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
Its in bold. I believe it.
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
Kim kardashian is also coming into town
This could be bad
I can't stand people who are intolerant of other people's taste in music or people who like Nickelback.
by jonas m. on Jan 3, 2012 12:03 PM CST via mobile reply actions
One wedding a year
It could really offset the cost of Yu and Prince.
At least I get to see the Rangers when they play the Twins now.
It is.
Nippon Ham is the meat packing company… Fighters is the team name.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver
Ham Fighters
is so much more awesome.
"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 3, 2012 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
IF you ask me
Ham needs a beating every once in a while
Baseball's hard, guys. I mean, it really is. You can love it but, believe me, it don't always love you back. It's kind of like dating a German chick, you know?
Right
I figure AJM knows this and is just doing a bit
by Dirk Diggler on Jan 3, 2012 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
Not really.
"...out of the shadows of unprecedented success, the sun shines down upon this team waiting to thrill anew." - ghostofErikThompson
Or a Nolan Ryan's Beef Ranger
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
We got Brandon Snyder!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 3, 2012 1:35 PM CST reply actions
who?
NO This is why i dont come here so much anymore. it has become a destination for certain types which i am not. Love the rangers, not this -- Mark from OC on Arrested Development
Justin Verlander? I piss on Justin Verlander --AJM
I so totally scooped everyone on this board.
"Calmer than you are dude"
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Jan 3, 2012 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
The more I think about this, the more I think that something is up....
He’s flying all the way from Japan just to take a look around? Am I to assume he will make another trip over here about two weeks from now?
I may be wrong but I think they get something done while he’s here…..
"I never argue with people who say that baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn’t. And that’s what makes it great." - Joe Posnanski
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Jan 3, 2012 2:02 PM CST reply actions
I like your style.
"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 3, 2012 2:05 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
I wouldn't get too excited.
I would love it and it’s a cool thought that they could wrap this thing up and move on but I just don’t see it. It seems more likely that both sides will headbutt until the very end and get it done right before the deadline. That’s how timed negotiations usually go. Both sides figure that if they wait long enough in the game of chicken they can squeeze that much more out of the other guy. He probably just wants to see where he’ll live and work if (when) he signs. All that said… I really hope you are correct.
by elchicodelgado on Jan 3, 2012 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
probably correct
I was looking at all the signings of posted players from Japan (since 1999) and of the 11 who’ve signed MLB contracts, 9 signed at the last minute. Ichiro posted and three weeks later signed a contract. The second guy was in 2005 and no one knows about him because he stunk in the minors and went back to Japan.
Forgot that the Dice-K negotiations were in Calif., not Boston, on Boras’s home turf. That deal almost didn’t happen. Red Sox had to fly out there – weren’t invited by Boras – at the last minute to get it done. Thankfully, Yu’s agent isn’t a prick.
by Colonel Travis on Jan 3, 2012 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
If you already made/make a load of money wouldn't you check it out too?
It’s not like he’s coming out for an interview and looking at housing options. He can afford to take a look around without committing. But I’m sure discussions are occurring. Is Nolan still on vacation since I’m guessing he might want to meet him. I do.
Football can go to hell. The Rangers aren't ready for football season and neither am I.
by WyoRanger on Jan 3, 2012 3:00 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
In this day and age I wouldn't read too much into it
Come here and take a couple days to look around. Fly back to Japan while your agent is handling everything and then fly back around the 17th in anticipation of signing and having the press conference.
Direct flights from DFW to Japan make it a lot easier and I imagine are a perk in the Rangers favor since there will be some kind of travel clause in the contract like Dice K got
Can we get the flight tracker back up and running?
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
heh
sure although he’ll likely just be on one of the normal flights not a private one which is my specialty
Do we want to get some sort of sign up sheet together and take shifts sitting around the baggage claim at DFW international terminal to see when he arrives?
I'm in
Josh Hamilton: "I just show up, look at the lineup and play where I’m told. If they want me to catch, I’ll catch."
Jon Daniels on relationship with #Rangers Young: "I’d love to walk in and hug everybody every day, but that’s not critical to us winning." 2/19/11
I think he's already here.
Someone on twitter mentioned seeing him at RBiA today.
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'd bet you're write
Those across the pacific flights make for hellish jet lag, both on the trip and when you get back. I’d hate to to do 2 flights virtually back to back when I could all my business done in one trip.
Baseball's hard, guys. I mean, it really is. You can love it but, believe me, it don't always love you back. It's kind of like dating a German chick, you know?
Do we want him in town for the negotiations?
It might be better if Yu isn’t around to see the ugly side of negotiations.
He could go visit the Stockyards in Ft. Worth during the day.
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
Maybe a couple of karaoke bars?
"If he ain't struck you out, then you ain't nobody." - Ricky Henderson after Nolan Ryan's 5,000 strike out game
that looks wonderful, San Diego is so awesome!
Ventura::Lewin::Greenberg
I bleed Ranger black and blue.
Leonys Martin is no Judy- JD at Newberg Night.
Yeah
I was just shopping there last night. Good sushi, among other things. I found the yummiest ramin for $1.50 too.
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