"A mouthy group of local geeks, who wouldn’t know a baseball clubhouse from a YMCA shower." -- RG 2009-11-20T20:26:48Z http://www.lonestarball.com/rss/fanshots 2009-11-20T20:26:48Z 2009-11-20T20:26:48Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.bbtia.com/home/2009/11/20/rangers-arizona-fall-league-recap.html">Rangers Arizona Fall League Recap </a></h3> <div class="description"><p>David Brown recaps the highlights from the Rangers' AFL participants.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/20/1166981/rangers-arizona-fall-league-recap Joey Matschulat 2009-11-20T20:09:02Z 2009-11-20T20:09:02Z <blockquote> <p>My favorite #stlcards email of the day so far, letter for letter: "you're an&nbsp;idito"</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/5875684833">Keith Law tweeting.</a></p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/20/1166958/my-favorite-stlcards-email-of-the Adam J. Morris 2009-11-20T19:21:53Z 2009-11-20T19:21:53Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091119&amp;content_id=7687152&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc">Grabow to the&nbsp;Cubs</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>I was hoping to see him in a Rangers uniform, but he got a little expensive for a set-up guy. Oh well. </p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/20/1166888/grabow-to-the-cubs egriffey 2009-11-20T19:09:41Z 2009-11-20T19:09:41Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/columnists.nsf/jeffgordon/story/3BAC56E8B2FF88D386257673006D2443?OpenDocument">St. Louis writer has a meltdown over "Waino" and Carpenter losing to&nbsp;Lincecum</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>But the most entertaining part is the fanboy comments, complaining about how everyone is biased against Cardinals players.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/20/1166869/st-louis-writer-has-a-meltdown Adam J. Morris 2009-11-20T03:49:40Z 2009-11-20T03:49:40Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-20-cubs-bits-chicago-nov20,0,2601039.story">Cubs deal Aaron Heilman to the&nbsp;D-Backs</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Cubs deal Aaron Heilman to the D-Backs for a fringe relief prospect and an organizational depth guy, rather than fool with arbitration with him. I'm surprised to see Heilman is already 31 years old...</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/19/1166025/cubs-deal-aaron-heilman-to-the-d Adam J. Morris 2009-11-20T03:27:53Z 2009-11-20T03:27:53Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091119&amp;content_id=7690846&amp;vkey=news_tex&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=tex&amp;partnerId=rss_tex">Scheppers Rawks&nbsp;Article</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>"You gotta think the hitters don't feel too comfortable hitting off him," Teagarden said. "It's hard enough catching him."</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/19/1165996/scheppers-rawks-article shroomer 2009-11-19T23:19:36Z 2009-11-19T23:19:36Z <blockquote> <p>Baseball is funny. Use stats that require 3rd grade math and you're "smart." Use better stats that require 6th grade math and you're "dumb." </p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href=""><a href="http://twitter.com/keithlaw/status/5871733773" target="new">K-Law is great</a></a></p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/19/1165681/baseball-is-funny-use-stats-that Kinslerhomer 2009-11-19T02:08:53Z 2009-11-19T02:08:53Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/majors/espn-chat/2009/269168.html">Callis on Perez and&nbsp;Feliz</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Zach (Philadelphia)</p> <p>I have heard that Martin Perez might turn out better than Feliz. Is this true, and how good does Perez project to be in Texas?</p> <p>Jim Callis (2:36 PM)</p> <p>That could be. Feliz has a more electric arm, but Perez might have more pitches and better command when he reaches the majors. I could see Feliz as a closer and Perez as a frontline starter.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/18/1163942/callis-on-perez-and-feliz Brett Perryman 2009-11-19T00:24:15Z 2009-11-19T00:24:15Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9775">Christina Kahrl Explains Her Vote for Elvis Andrus for&nbsp;ROY</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Really well written explanation on why she chose Andrus. Great write up. Sorry if this was posted somewhere else. </p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/18/1163843/christina-karl-explains-her-vote Stephen Rushin 2009-11-18T19:16:48Z 2009-11-18T19:16:48Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091115&amp;content_id=7669428&amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=mlb">Scioscia wins AL Manager of the&nbsp;Year</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Tracy takes the NL award.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/18/1163354/scioscia-wins-al-manager-of-the NothinG 2009-11-18T16:49:06Z 2009-11-18T16:49:06Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/running-the-bases-part-3-the-laggards">Michael Young is a bad&nbsp;baserunner</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>At least in 2009.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/18/1163123/michael-young-is-a-bad-baserunner Kinslerhomer 2009-11-17T21:57:55Z 2009-11-17T21:57:55Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4664008&amp;name=grey_jason">Jason Grey on Gutierrez &&nbsp;Harrison</a></h3> <div class="description"><p><strong>Danny Gutierrez</strong>, Texas Rangers: The Kansas City Royals basically gave him away because of his attitude and off-field issues, but it's a good arm that is coming back nicely from a shoulder injury. He sits at 92-94 mph and touched 95 with a good curve that he can change speeds on. He's also just 22, and with improved maturity, has some weapons to be an impact starter. <br /><strong>Matt Harrison</strong>, Texas Rangers: The good news is that he touched 94 mph in short stints in his return from thoracic outlet surgery, but he won't work there as a starter and his upside is limited due to his inability to miss enough bats.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/17/1162006/jason-grey-on-gutierrez-harrison Kinslerhomer 2009-11-17T19:47:42Z 2009-11-17T19:47:42Z <h2><a href="http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/17/1161752/kevin-goldstein-chat">Kevin Goldstein&nbsp;Chat</a></h2> <blockquote class="chat"> <div class="chat_chunk"><strong>Jake (Houston):</strong> Any hope for Rangers prospects Danny Gutierrez or Neil Ramirez? </div><div class="chat_chunk"><strong>Kevin Goldstein:</strong> I think there is lots of hope for both. Ramirez flashed good stuff at times this year, while Gutierrez really has the makeup concerns over anything he does on the mound. He just has to get his head screwed on straight. </div><div class="chat_chunk"><strong>Mario66 (Toronto):</strong> Would you use Scheppers as a starter or reliever? </div><div class="chat_chunk"><strong>Kevin Goldstein:</strong> 100% reliever, and get him to the big leagues as soon as possible, because you know he's going to break at some point. </div> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href=""><a href="http://www.baseballprospectus.com/chat/chat.php?chatId=677" target="new">Linky</a></a></p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/17/1161752/kevin-goldstein-chat Kinslerhomer 2009-11-17T17:49:34Z 2009-11-17T17:49:34Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://rangers.scout.com/2/918653.html">Jason Cole profiles the Rangers starting LHP&nbsp;prospects</a></h3> <div class="description"><p></p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/17/1161563/jason-cole-profiles-the-rangers Adam J. Morris 2009-11-17T16:40:07Z 2009-11-17T16:40:07Z <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Q75KhAeqJg&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" /></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Q75KhAeqJg&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object> <div class="source source-img"><p><a href="http://&lt;object width="></a> What do you think?</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/17/1161451/what-do-you-think Chase Irwin 2009-11-16T21:26:24Z 2009-11-16T21:26:24Z <h2><a href="http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/16/1160213/jason-grey-on-moreland">Jason Grey on&nbsp;Moreland</a></h2> <blockquote class="chat"> Mitch Moreland, Texas Rangers: Moreland hit .324 and slugged .536 at low Class A last year, then hit .331 and slugged .527 between high Class A and Double-A this year, and has convinced scouts here that his bat is legit. He fell to the 17th round in the 2007 draft partially due to concerns about his bat speed, but he knows how to hit and hasn't stopped since becoming a pro. He profiles as a future big league regular. </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href=""><a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=grey_jason" target="new">Sub link</a></a></p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/16/1160213/jason-grey-on-moreland Kinslerhomer 2009-11-16T18:17:18Z 2009-11-16T18:17:18Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2009/11/13-target-field-tour/index.shtml">A walking tour of Target&nbsp;Field</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Nice video of the Twins new park.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/16/1159878/a-walking-tour-of-target-field Kinslerhomer 2009-11-16T13:57:36Z 2009-11-16T13:57:36Z <object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7636601&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7636601&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object>Doug Hogan - Arizona Fall League - 2009 from David Pratt on Vimeo. <div class="source source-img"><p>Doug Hogan AFL&nbsp;video.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/16/1159386/ Kinslerhomer 2009-11-16T13:54:50Z 2009-11-16T13:54:50Z <object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7637155&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7637155&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object>Mitch Moreland - Arizona Fall League - 2009 from David Pratt on Vimeo. <div class="source source-img"><p>Mitch Moreland AFL&nbsp;video.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/16/1159382/ Kinslerhomer 2009-11-16T06:03:47Z 2009-11-16T06:03:47Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/11/trades-of-the-decade-teixeira-to-the-braves.html">MLBTR's Trades of the Decade: Teixeira to the&nbsp;Braves</a></h3> <div class="description"><p></p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/16/1159200/mlbtrs-trades-of-the-decade lonestarJon