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Published: Oct 14, 2014
Author: CZ82
Post Date: 2014-10-14 18:08:52 by CZ82
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For those of you who would like to comment on what might happen with the 2015 version of the Texas Rangers or any other MLB team for that matter.
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#189. To: redleghunter (#183)
Just looked at the bats and they're using a BPF rating of 1.15. We used BPF 1.2, or at least that is what is still on the barrel of my last bat. Heck I still have about 20 or so Blue Dots tucked away in a container somewhere in the basement. Need to get them out and see what kind of shape they're in, bet my glove is a mess though.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
1-0 Rangers middle 1st. Martin actually drew a lead off walk with a full count. Elvis struck out with three pitches. Fielder shot an opposite field double driving in Martin.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
LOL coming out of retirement?:)
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Man that is a sorry ass looking lineup for batting averages.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Elvis 0-2 struck out again. Still 1-0. Martin walked and then single to second. Got gunned down by good throw by Zinino.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Seven innings so far three jams got out of all of them. Offense can't seem to muster an insurance run. 2-0 Rangers.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Horrible decision. Scheppers brought in 8th gives up run and Cruz up with a runner on. He just misses launching the ball in the sound. 2-1 Rangers going to top 9th.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Maybe for the Granddaughter when she gets old enough. :) If I had known someone over at the base who played or if my old downtown rec team was still together I might have played longer. But all the guys I knew and played with were either gone or had quit playing 10 years before that. I suppose I could have gotten into a church league or went out to the recs and begged for a tryout, I just didn't. Was getting too old to work my way back up from the lower recs to get back to the level of competition I was used to. I still go to the cages every once in awhile the last time was to take the middle daughters boyfriend out to teach him some things, hit a couple buckets of golf balls and drink a few brews. But that was about 3 years ago. For some reason the batting cage balls seemed heavier and harder to drive than I remember, old age or beer caused that I think. :) The best part of that day was hitting a tractor parked out in the left rough about 275 yards away with a golf ball. Took about 25 tries but I finally managed to hook one out there and hit it, as you can see my driving skills are no match for my hitting skills. LOL
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Has Scheppers managed to get thru an appearance yet without giving up some runs?
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I for the most part was a line drive hitter to all fields, just depended on the wind and situation. As you well know batting 1st or 2nd your duty is to get on base for the big guys. But if we were up later in the game (and we usually were) and the conditions were right (calm or blowing out) I would wait for a little higher pitch to see how far I could drive it. And if I would hit one out then I would hear Sal in the dugout "Hey little man you think you're gonna take my place"?? That would get me and everybody in both dugouts to laughing. So one time I stopped at 2nd base and yelled back "I know I'm stealing too much of your glory so I'll stay here to let you drive me in", I heard "Shut up and get in the dugout I'll just drive myself in"... LOL...
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I still think "Evis" needs to be dropped lower in the order until he gets it together if not permanently.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And he seems to be doing what I suggested last year. Hitting to the opposite field instead of pulling dribblers to the 2B for a DP or easy out, hence leaving base runners stranded. It's nice to see his average weighs more than he does. If he actually had somebody in front of him who could get on base he would have 15 RBIs by now instead of 5. You know if more guys would learn to go with the pitch instead of trying to force the pitch they could raise their average at least 30 points maybe more. To me it's utterly amazing why some guys who have all of this talent can't figure that out. Is their ego that big, their IQ that low or the coaches that dumb? Duhhhhhhh.. Trying to be a HERO and end up being a ZERO. (rolling eyes).
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I thought they cashiered him like Ross. That conversion to starter screwed up his arm and Ross too. I guess the question is why bring in a pitcher who was out for almost a year into a two run game in the 8th. Pitch him with a bigger lead or way behind.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
LOL great story.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
He should be batting 7th or 8th.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
I think the better hitters who do go opposite field are astute to knowing when such a pitch is coming. Others are just out there trying to figure out what's coming next and end up only hitting the ball when a pitcher makes a mistake. Elvis lost right now. As are many of the Ranger batters. Fielder knows what his scouting report says I'm sure and he makes adjustments.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
No they put him on the DL to start the season because he had some kind of injury early in the spring and wasn't ready for opening day. Problem is he couldn't get anybody out in Spring Training, during his rehab and now in the majors.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
And in a different zipcode.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Yea we had a lot of fun in those days, that's the one thing I really miss about the military is the camaraderie. Heck I have no clue where any of them are, we are all retired and went to all different parts of the country I'd bet we drank enough beer to float one of nolu chans ships he was assigned to. :)
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I think the better ones do it on purpose so the pitchers can't figure out what to throw them on a regular basis to get them out.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I can't even start to opine on the game I watched on Sunday. Got back from the gym early afternoon with younger son (sonny boy) cleaned up, made a sandwich and said 'cool a Rangers game is on.' Realized Detwiler has some real issues getting batters out; Rangers can hit bad pitching pretty good; and Banister has much to learn about Tanner Sheppers. I have to say these decisions to bring certain folks up is front office type decisions, so give Banister a pass the FIRST NIGHT he used Scheppers. He probably thought, 'hey this is a professional organization, and the FO would not give me a player who is not MLB ready to play.' So he gets the pass bringing in Scheppers in Friday's game. He gets a slap on the back for pulling the plug on Scheppers before losing the lead. He gets and ok for brining in Scheppers with a 4 run lead. But after the first or second walk, he gets a head scratch from me as if he needed more to see to get someone else on the mound. Being generous, the Rangers win tops 70 games this year. It is quite sad to see this team struggle so much. Is this the curse of Nolan Ryan:)
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Just to rub some salt in our wounds...Cruz could have easily been on the Rangers roster again.... "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Scheppers isn't ready to take back his spot in the 8th inning yet. He should have been left in the minors until he had shown he could get somebody out, which he hasn't done all spring. I would have brought in Kela after Bass cause it wasn't a stressful situation and I would bet he would have done better. If he could have gotten 3 or 4 outs then you could have then brought in Tolleson for the 8th and saved Feliz for the 9th.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
He should have never left in the first place, I really wonder what Daniels is thinking sometimes with the crap he pulls. He could have gotten Cruz for $13-14 mill per year and had a power hitter in the prime of career, for $10 mill less than the one he replaced him with. I also think he could have gotten Choo for less and why didn't he trade Hamilton for a pitcher when he knew he was going to let him walk in Free Agency. I have a sneaking suspicion Daniels isn't going to be here much longer. If I was the owner he would already have a new zipcode.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Looks like I'm not the only one who thinks Andrus stinks.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
He could have gotten Cruz for $13-14 mill per year and had a power hitter in the prime of career, for $10 mill less than the one he replaced him with. I also think he could have gotten Choo for less and why didn't he trade Hamilton for a pitcher when he knew he was going to let him walk in Free Agency. I have a sneaking suspicion Daniels isn't going to be here much longer. If I was the owner he would already have a new zipcode. All good and valid points. JD was a 'rain man' when he was younger. The other GMs and owners did not see him as a rising and aggressive star GM. What 'magic' or tricks he pulled to get what was needed for the 1-11 teams will never be repeated. He did shift focus to the farm and that has been a mixed bag. The farm reports on Luke and Chi Chi G. have not been good so far this year. Both are struggling with minor league batters. Perhaps they worked them too hard in the Spring and they need to be skipped in the rotation a few times to give them a rest. Oh and Gallo is in a boot for heel surgergy. Starting to sound like Mike Olt all over again.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
LOL I saw that. That had to be JD's worst deal yet...the contract extension of Elvis. He had two young sprouts in the farm who could take EAs spot for a fraction of the cost. At least one of the big three contracts have to be dumped. Either EA, Prince or Choo. All three are toxic contracts no one wants to take on except maybe the Yankees. Even they will ask for some cash in return. Heck we are still paying A-Rod to hit HRs or sit on his duff for the Yankees.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Let's see...Goldsmitd goes 3-5 tonight. Martinez gets slammed by the second inning. His no ER streak will have to end sooner or later. Track record for young Rangers pitchers is to do well in the first two or three weeks of the season then get "figured out."
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Remember Grimm? http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grimmju01.shtml Mike Olt? http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oltmi01.shtml Seems Ramirez who went in that Soria trade is on the DL too. No wonder no one wants to deal with JD.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Nostradamus you're not. :) That makes what 10 games in a row now for Martinez of at least 6 innings and 2 ER or less, I'd say he's a keeper. "Evis" must have heard all the grumbling about his crappy play and contract, he got 2 hits last night. Looks like some of the bats are waking up but not enough of them, got way too many people with sub .200 averages. My dogs could hit .200 :) Look at the box score to see how he used the pen last night, used Kela ahead of Tolleson. Looks like Scheppers finally got someone out for a change, he pitched the 9th.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Looks like they turned Justin into a reliever and he didn't do too bad last year. Olt still hasn't figured how to hit for average yet, he has power though.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
They should have called the Yankees the day Jeter announced his retirement, they could have at least got a "bag of used pucks" (derogatory hockey term) in return. Oh wait maybe they did and the Yanks told them to FO..
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Not any worse than what the big league team is doing, didn't both of them move up this year? I knew about Gallo had some loose chips or something, said he would be out at least 3 weeks. Now I hear Moreland has loose chips in his elbow he needs to get rid of, might as well do it right now instead of waiting. He'd only be out 10-14 days so why not now. If they can stay close to .500 until Holland, Perez and Harrison have a chance to pitch again they may not do too bad. But they have to get the bats going soon or when they start playing better teams it will be all over, including the crying.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I'm glad I was wrong. Then again I bit my lip when Roogie fumbled an inning ending out. But Sir Nick proved he is a pro and got out of that inning.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Would have been another A-Rod situation I'm sure. Elvis goes to the Yanks, Rangers eat a portion of the salary and Elvis has an All Star season. Seems to happen to everyone we ditch except Hamiliton.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Wonder how long it will be before he goes down with an ailment? (rolling eyes).
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
Like someone else we know who wanted to play 2B but wasn't really that good at it and they were too chicken to force him to play the OF. Then they traded him and he really took off, after his new team forced him to play the OF. The guy ended up with over 400 HRs for his career.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
You jinx!
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
Rangers struggling tonight. After such a good night last night. It's hard not having a #1 or #2 rotation pitcher to start the season. Gallardo is no #1 or even #2. It's ok to have a bunch of 3s and 4s when you have a consistent offense like we did in 10-11. Good thing everyone else in the AL West is struggling too.
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
It doesn't surprise me I think some of those teams played over their heads last year.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
With everything else going on its bound to happen.
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
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#190. To: All (#188)
#191. To: CZ82 (#189)
Need to get them out and see what kind of shape they're in, bet my glove is a mess though.
#192. To: redleghunter (#188)
#193. To: CZ82 (#192)
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#196. To: redleghunter (#191)
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LOL coming out of retirement? :)
#197. To: redleghunter (#195)
#198. To: redleghunter (#171)
I settled for hitting the ball in the gap or opposite field and going extra bases instead of flying out. I was always looking at the situation and how to move runners and knock them in.
#199. To: redleghunter (#193)
#200. To: redleghunter (#188)
Prince Fielder is the only one batting above Mendoza line at .400.
#201. To: CZ82 (#197)
Has Scheppers managed to get thru an appearance yet without giving up some runs?
#202. To: CZ82 (#198)
#203. To: CZ82 (#199)
#204. To: CZ82 (#200)
You know if more guys would learn to go with the pitch instead of trying to force the pitch they could raise their average at least 30 points maybe more. To me it's utterly amazing why some guys who have all of this talent can't figure that out. Is their ego that big, their IQ that low or the coaches that dumb? Duhhhhhhh..
#205. To: redleghunter (#201)
I thought they cashiered him like Ross.
#206. To: redleghunter (#203)
He should be batting 7th or 8th.
#207. To: redleghunter (#202)
#208. To: redleghunter (#204)
#209. To: CZ82 (#208)
#210. To: CZ82 (#208)
#211. To: redleghunter (#209)
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#213. To: redleghunter (#210)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150420-grant-stats-say-rangers-elvis-andrus-is-worst-shortstop-in-baseball.ece
#214. To: CZ82 (#212)
He should have never left in the first place, I really wonder what Daniels is thinking sometimes with the crap he pulls.
#215. To: CZ82 (#213)
#216. To: CZ82 (#213)
#217. To: CZ82 (#213)
#218. To: redleghunter (#216)
#219. To: redleghunter (#217)
#220. To: redleghunter (#215)
At least one of the big three contracts have to be dumped. Either EA, Prince or Choo
#221. To: redleghunter (#214)
The farm reports on Luke and Chi Chi G. have not been good so far this year. Both are struggling with minor league batters.
#222. To: CZ82 (#218)
Nostradamus you're not. :)
#223. To: CZ82 (#220)
They should have called the Yankees the day Jeter announced his retirement, they could have at least got a "bag of used pucks" (derogatory hockey term) in return. Oh wait maybe they did and the Yanks told them to FO..
#224. To: redleghunter (#222)
But Sir Nick proved he is a pro and got out of that inning.
#225. To: redleghunter (#223)
Would have been another A-Rod situation I'm sure. Elvis goes to the Yanks, Rangers eat a portion of the salary and Elvis has an All Star season.
#226. To: CZ82 (#224)
#227. To: CZ82 (#225)
#228. To: redleghunter (#227)
Good thing everyone else in the AL West is struggling too.
#229. To: redleghunter (#226)
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