Tuesday Morning Rangers Update
by ghostofErikThompson on Feb 21, 2012 8:09 AM CST
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PrintPitchers and Catchers. Tomorrow.
A lot of Rangers are in Surprise already, Yu Darvish is not one of them yet. However, as Richard Durrett writes, Darvish has already met a baseball player he'll soon become plenty familiar with.
On the DMN blog, Evan Grant has shared a few paragraphs of a behind-the-paywall piece examining the Darvish pandemonium that is about to descend upon Spring Training.
T.R Sullivan has notes about Charley Pride, Tim Purpura, and the handful of position players already in camp. Sullivan mostly writes about Matt Harrison saying he is ready to fight for his spot in the rotation, though.
Jeff Wilson has his own notes about Mike Napoli saying he will be 100% by opening day and on Matt Harrison not feeling complacent after a breakout 2011 season.
EG had a chat session on the DMN website yesterday. Here's Grant's take on how Darvish will fare in 2012 and here's his answer to a question about the lineup order, among other questions answered.
Durrett writes about the Rangers signing LHP Neal Cotts to a minor league non-spring training invite deal.
Finally, Robbie Griffin over at SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth writes about how it's a darn ol' good time to be a Texas Rangers fan these days.
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Last year is in the past.
Just put the foot on the gas and don’t let up this season.
Oh….Fuck the Angels!
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
by boomer1 on Feb 21, 2012 8:25 AM CST reply actions 9 recs
Is it irrational that I detest Pujols now
just because he signed with LAAAAAAAAAA?
"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
"And when Josh leaves, The Window closes." JW 2-9-12
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Feb 21, 2012 8:39 AM CST up reply actions
nope...fuck Pujols
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
And maybe becuase of the team he played on last year?!?
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 8:42 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Doesn't ring a bell....
"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
"And when Josh leaves, The Window closes." JW 2-9-12
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Feb 21, 2012 8:43 AM CST up reply actions
He used to be one of my favorite non-Rangers
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 8:45 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
He's my favorite former NL first baseman...
who, it will be discovered this year, is actually 37 years old and suffering injuries stemming from steroid/HGH/PED use.
That's the dream
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 9:10 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
what team would that be?
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 Feb 21, 2012 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
I detested him because of the World Series.
This just makes sure it continues.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
I respected him as a player, but never liked him.
So it’s easy to still not like the motherfucker.
"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
Never "liked" him to begin with
He seems like a surly asshole. One of the best players we have ever seen but I’m always left with a meh feeling about.
First they came for the trolls,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a troll.
Then they came for the people with twitter links,
and I didn't speak out because I don't understand twitter.
Then they came for the people with signatures,
and I didn't speak out because I didn't have a signature.
Shit. Never mind.
by WyoRanger on Feb 21, 2012 8:58 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
EG
I always forget how comical his ST player/prospect evaluations are.
His lineup suggestion is correct for a change.
So there’s that.
There's a fire in the city of pictures
Leaving nothing but ashes below
worst analyst in DFW
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 Feb 21, 2012 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
Who is Matt Harrison fighting exactly?
Roy Oswalt?
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 8:43 AM CST via mobile reply actions
x
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
by hornedfrogs45 on Feb 21, 2012 8:52 AM CST up reply actions
We need a catchy name for Darvishmania.
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
This^
"Theyas no fawking qwatahback!"-Anonymous Patriots fan at seeing the Wildcat formation for the first time.
by texascowpunk on Feb 21, 2012 8:53 AM CST up reply actions
51 FOLLOWERS, YOU 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
by JDT217 on Feb 21, 2012 9:21 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Solid, but I think LSB can be more clever.
"The fattest countries have the biggest tits" -Texas Jihad, 10-12-11
by hornedfrogs45 on Feb 21, 2012 8:53 AM CST up reply actions
There's a fine line between clever and trying too hard.
Sometimes you gotta go with what you’re given.
There's a fire in the city of pictures
Leaving nothing but ashes below
That's yusane
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 9:10 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Yudaimonia
"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
Little Asia
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Feb 21, 2012 9:41 AM CST up reply actions
asia?
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Feb 21, 2012 9:41 AM CST up reply actions
is he asian?
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Feb 21, 2012 9:42 AM CST up reply actions
A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll
/AJM
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Little Tokyo
we can have a booth setup with sushi and stuff
I jinxed the Rangers on 13 April 2011
by TagDon'tTweet on Feb 21, 2012 9:42 AM CST up reply actions
BA Top 100 Prospects is out...
4. Darvish
7. Profar
31. Perez
43. Olt
79. Martin
100. Villanueva
"...Ron Washington is the Les Miles of MLB." - AJM
New House on the list ... that's intriguing.
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.
Everything's coming up Newhouse.
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by philkid3 on Feb 21, 2012 9:53 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
who is this?
villanueva i assume?
also, how is he on the list but ramirez isnt? confusing!
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 Feb 21, 2012 11:12 AM CST up reply actions
probably more concerned about his shoulder fatigue last year than most
Just don't piss her off, otherwise she'll get all Dien Bien Phu up in your Boxer Rebellion - caknuck
btho Iowa State
by MonkeyEpoxy on Feb 21, 2012 12:39 PM CST up reply actions
This list cannot be accurate.
I don’t see Robbie Ross on it.
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.
You're the 'go to guy'
for all things prospect-y (and desiccated memes)
Oh good, Goyo decided to be a dick for no reason this morning.
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.
or clayton kershaw II
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 Feb 21, 2012 11:12 AM CST up reply actions
Quick
what do Ross, Erlin and Wieland all have in common?
They share a fleshlight?
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
They will never pitch for the Rangers
Best Minor League System in baseball, Best Overseas scouting in baseball, Best Front Office in baseball, and, of course, the Moneypenis™ Jorge C 1/28/12
Fucking Darvish bumped Profar out of the top six by coming here.
Douche.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
It's cool.
That means he bumped Montero out of the top five!
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.
Another Profar over Machado
Seems like it is either split or Profar is ahead across all rankings
by ab03 on Feb 21, 2012 10:02 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
prob due to the fact profar stays at SS
and machado is what? 50/50 at best to stay at SS?
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 Feb 21, 2012 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
Where's #The Legend?
101?
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 10:12 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
So? It means back to back American League Champions
Be proud, and fuck the Angels
by Perfect Zero on Feb 21, 2012 9:52 AM CST up reply actions 15 recs
Me too
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 10:15 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Eh...
It doesn’t really bother me. It just wasn’t in the stars (a million miles away). We put up the challenge last year, and nobody could take the pennant from us; we defended the American League. Our World Championship will come in time; to be down about it is to miss the golden age of Texas Rangers Baseball.
by Perfect Zero on Feb 21, 2012 10:40 AM CST up reply actions
I'm getting tired of people saying sorry when I tell them I'm a Rangers fan.
It happened to me yesterday. I always tell them…sorry for what? My club’s been to the WS two years in a row. It’s a hell of a lot more fun than it was a couple years ago, even without the win.
Stings a little. God I wish they would have won.
precisely....Rangers fans will take this every day over years and years of suck
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
It's kinda like the "loved and lost" thing
I would take being one strike away over pure ass sucking. Anybody who says differently wasn’t a fan in the early 2000’s
by Perfect Zero on Feb 21, 2012 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
I agree that bieng down about it makes you miss the bigger picture.
I consciously try to be optimistic and not dwell on the WS losses. But our sports society lives for and loves the ring and anything else is not quite good enough. The tagline supports that line of thinking, and it’s so indoctrinated in me that it will always sting.
So you are saying you can be lead around by the nose?
I don’t think so Mr. Jam. You think for yourself, summabitch. Back to Back AL Championships. The Rangers are going to be the second team ever to win after losing 2 WS in a row. This is the Golden Age of Ranger Baseball, and these players are the Golden Rangers.
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Love the site headline.
How long’s that been there?
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
Kind of hurts
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 10:13 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
To each his own
I hate The Angels so much, it's actually cramping my style. (See RevHaloFans SBN profile page)
by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 10:17 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
If both make it to FA next year....
Who would you choose Grienke or Hamels or neither?
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
Depends on the price
I hate The Angels so much, it's actually cramping my style. (See RevHaloFans SBN profile page)
by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 10:15 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Agreed
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
New-York is hyphenated in the original transcript of the Constitution.
From now on, I’m hyphenating New-York Yankees.
N-YY
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
I wish the New-England Patriots wo
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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 10:16 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
C'mon SBN.....
I hate The Angels so much, it's actually cramping my style. (See RevHaloFans SBN profile page)
by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 10:17 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I imagine they would hyphenate New England if it was in there.
Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations is.
I long ago decided I would always refer to RIPP by its full name in reference, but I didn’t know I was missing a hyphen.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
Haven't they changed it though?
I thought they took out “and Providence Plantations” a few years ago.
by Perfect Zero on Feb 21, 2012 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
I believe they voted on it maybe two years ago and it didn't pass.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
Yep, two years ago.
78% of the people voted to keep the name.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
That's a pretty sweet name.
I’d keep it.
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 wish the New-England Patriots won the Superbowl
So the New-York Giants wouldn’t have
I hate The Angels so much, it's actually cramping my style. (See RevHaloFans SBN profile page)
by Gay For Feliz on Feb 21, 2012 10:16 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Get it right
New-York Football Giants.
First they came for the trolls,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a troll.
Then they came for the people with twitter links,
and I didn't speak out because I don't understand twitter.
Then they came for the people with signatures,
and I didn't speak out because I didn't have a signature.
Shit. Never mind.
by WyoRanger on Feb 21, 2012 9:08 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Per EG Tweet
Darvish beat me to camp by a couple of hours. On a back field working out under heavy security presence. No media allowed!
"A lot of people may not know this, but I happen to be quite famous." - Sam "MayDay" Malone
They're probably afraid EG was going to pester him about good Japanese food.
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.
Don't be silly.
He just wants to ask him what influence Michael Young has already had on his performance.
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
DOES HE HAVE THE LOCKER NEXT TO THE FACE?
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 Feb 21, 2012 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
Nope. He wants to thank him for running CJ outta here.
Best Minor League System in baseball, Best Overseas scouting in baseball, Best Front Office in baseball, and, of course, the Moneypenis™ Jorge C 1/28/12
They're probably afraid EG was going to eat him.
fify
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Hell to the fucking no. -Wash, 10/07/11
naw, EG already ate some smurfs for breakfast
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Feb 21, 2012 11:55 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Real high-brow stuff this morning in LSB from Baseball Geniuses.."Fuck the Angels" / "Fuck Pujols"
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
Very simple guys.
Except for the parts
SB Nation Dallas-Ft. Worth - Christopher Fittz is better than porn!
by philkid3 on Feb 21, 2012 11:33 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Forgot you were an Angels fan now.
Sorry if that stuff upset you.
"Calmer than you are dude"
We tell our guys, control the controllables. Trust the process and don't sweat results. Be the casino.
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Feb 21, 2012 11:35 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Noli habere bovis, vir
"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
they are the enemy...i couldn't give 2 shits what you think anyways
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
Obviously.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
by Josey Wales on Feb 21, 2012 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
Gifted writer
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
Obviously.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Don't become the '82 Milwaukee Brewers."
"You want false modesty? F that."
Robbie forgot to mention the legendary brawls with fans!
Perhaps as notable as anything up until the past few years.
Everybody needs somebody to love... I need Yu, Yu, Yu! I need Yu, Yu, Yu!
I hope I haven't offended the Blues Brothers with this.
I do feel a little bad that the pervious golden age seems dwarfed by comparison with the current, because
I really like Johny Oates. I wish more legendary things could’ve come out of that 5-yr period.
I also kept trying to think hard if any players/teams were truly notable in baseball history before Pudge. Those teams had colorful guys and some good players. But, you’re right, the impact of Texas Rangers on baseball history is very meager until the present.
Everybody needs somebody to love... I need Yu, Yu, Yu! I need Yu, Yu, Yu!
I hope I haven't offended the Blues Brothers with this.
Well, we did beat the Indians 6-1 at Arlington Stadium
The Indians scored one run on one God damn hit.
by Perfect Zero on Feb 21, 2012 12:18 PM CST up reply actions
Sundberg
I had hoped he would have a chance for the Hall, but alas, he just was really good.
Best Minor League System in baseball, Best Overseas scouting in baseball, Best Front Office in baseball, and, of course, the Moneypenis™ Jorge C 1/28/12
I need help ASAP
does anybody know where I can compare how each batter performed againt a specific group of pitchers? Any help would be appreciated.
Jon Daniels > Nolan Ryan > awesome
ASAP? Is this an emergent situation?
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.
IT IS AN EMERGENCY!
Jon Daniels > Nolan Ryan > awesome
by dstar442005 on Feb 21, 2012 11:57 AM CST up reply actions
B-R
They have stats that show how batters do against ground ball/fly ball pitchers.
"A lot of people may not know this, but I happen to be quite famous." - Sam "MayDay" Malone
Poor wording on my part
I want to see a database of how individual batters performed last season against a group of pitchers of my choosing.
Jon Daniels > Nolan Ryan > awesome
by dstar442005 on Feb 21, 2012 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
Will include the top 25
pitchers according to FIP. I want to see how each individual batter in the league performed against this group. How can I make that happen?
Jon Daniels > Nolan Ryan > awesome
1. Create a spreadsheet with 25 sheets, one for each pitcher.
2. Look up the top 25 pitchers by FIP for the year(s) in question on FanGraphs.
3. Go to this page for each of those 25 pitchers and the desired years, and fill out your spreadsheet by using the “CSV” function.
This assumes you don’t have your own database, of course. And there might be an easier way to do this — but this would probably be how I’d do it.
Garoon: Banned on LSB. Available Only Via Supplement.
Thank you for this.
Can you tell me or link me to more about the CSV function? I am very ignorant when it comes to spreadsheet operations.
Also, is there a way that I can get the Swing and Contact data that FanGraphs has for each batter against the 25 pitchers as a whole? (Along with basic statistics?)
Jon Daniels > Nolan Ryan > awesome
The CSV link on B-R allows you to export the data as a comma-delimited file.
Then you can import that into your spreadsheet software. It’s not complicated — you could Google it and find some YouTube instruction, I imagine…
Doing what you’re talking about in your second paragraph would, from what I know, be complex without your own database. I don’t think either FanGraphs or B-R is set up to do that — but maybe there’s another way or source. matchst1ck might know, or philkid3, or ab03…
Garoon: Banned on LSB. Available Only Via Supplement.
Darvish
I am really glad the Rangers went out and got Yu but I think I am going to get tired of the constant media swarm really quickly. According to Evan, they are already hounding the guy who caught his throwing session today.
"A lot of people may not know this, but I happen to be quite famous." - Sam "MayDay" Malone
Maybe they are asking the catcher
if some sonic tots came in along with with the baseball.
"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
Yeah, I don't mind it
Martinez said that the right-hander kept the ball down for most of the 30 pitches. Martinez was impressed with Darvish’s two-seam fastball, cut fastball and split-fingered fastball. Martinez estimated that Darvish threw at 70 to 80 percent of full strength, but pumped the last couple pitches at around 92 or 93 mph.
Darvish also apologized when he missed his spots.
“I was telling him, "It’s OK. You’re just warming up. It’s your first bullpen,’ " Martinez said. "He threw sliders, curveballs, changeups, splits. He threw 30, and within those 30, there were about 10 different pitches.
Read more here: http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.com/foul_territory/2012/02/luis-martinez-breaks-down-yu-darvish-bullpen-session.html#storylink=cpy
Wow that's great...!
Darvish also apologized when he missed his spots.
Day one of the "what pitches yu got?" watch
I’m pretty sure that he stopped throwing his splitter back around 2008…
Did you notice
she’s way heavier at the end of Haywire than the beginning?
We’re not about sending messages. We’re about winning ballgames.-Wash, 04/03/11
Hell to the fucking no. -Wash, 10/07/11
Heard the new tag line?
Heard it on The Ticket yesterday on a Rangers commercial.
“The Backyard of Texas”. What? What does this mean?
I would rather somebody send Chuck Morgan that Come And Take It graphic in this thread and that be the tag line and put it on a tshirt for a give away.
Backyard of Texas. Horrible and I am sure we will hear it all season long.
Yeah, but the slogan isn't for hardcore fans
It’s for the bandwagoners.
by Perfect Zero on Feb 21, 2012 1:39 PM CST up reply actions
I want them to play the MY TEXAS MY RANGERS
thing again this year. That was pretty cool… at the games.
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cool he has arrived
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Oh yeah.. and please kill the people running and give the dots their full-time job back
with benefits.
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