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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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#528. To: redleghunter (#527)
I seen the replay on Quick pitch and the last one was low, Puig had a reason to be ticked off at the umpire. Well I see the experiment with Joey worked reasonably well in the field and at the plate. He got on base during the right at bat and scored one of their runs. Then after they got the lead they switched people around to get the best defenders on the field late in the game. Smolinski came in LF, Joey to 3B, Alberto to 2B and Odor came out. (I would have been half tempted to sit Andrus just to get the point across that he has been a defensive liability way too often this year). :o “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 have to admit for the most part guys they've brought up from the minors and guys other teams have released have done the job they've been asked to do. Otherwise they would be in last place at least 20 games under .500, maybe more... “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 haven't seen him pitch so don't know what his problem is, I suspect there is a hitch in his giddyup that needs fixing. Or maybe he just needs the good old fashioned fix a bottle of booze and be dropped off at the cat houses. :) “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.”
Puig struck out swinging and then broke his bat over his leg. Then stormed into the clubhouse throwing something in the dugout. I guess you mean the low call strike 2 on Puig got him dusted up a bit with the ump. This is the MLB...those guys should know the cardinal rule of never piss off the ump. Had a kid do that twice this year and had to move him to the OF where the ump could not hear him:) 10 years old and the kid talking trash to the ump:) Apparently Gallo had only one fly ball hit to him. I did not see it as we had an evening game last night. Evan Grant said "he caught it but it wasn't pretty." Wonder how long they can sustain a guy in LF in Gallo without much time out there. I know he will do well but usually folks learn this at AAA before coming up. What about Mitch? He did some LF/RF last year and I think once this year. Put Mitch in LF and have Gallo do 1B. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Indeed: Grant: How 'puzzle player' Jeff Banister is piecing together Rangers' lineup amidst injuries Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Well the last time he went out on the town back in 2013 he had a 'shiner' on his left eye for about a week. He was hanging out with 'bad boy' "A. J." Pierzynski on a road game in Cleveland. Speaking of 'professional golfer' AJ Pierzynski, saw this article on him: Braves C A.J. Pierzynski Admits He Has Drunk Beer During Games, Played Hungover And yes AJ we noticed... Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Yea and he was pitching much better back then too.. :) “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.”
It might have been his 2nd K that I'm thinking about, they showed all 3 of them. I would also imagine he got his ass chewed (thru an interpreter of course nobody speaks English nowadays) over his behavior... “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.”
Grant: How 'puzzle player' Jeff Banister is piecing together Rangers' lineup amidst injuries If he wasn't reading our posts he wouldn't have a clue!! 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.”
Good game last night both pitchers went deep before coming out. Chirinos was almost the chump last night (his admission) but ended up being the hero with his walk off homer. You know it seems to me that he hits his HRs later in the game than earlier, which is a good thing. I would say the team likes red Powerade for some reason, maybe it's because it shows up so well on TV and white dresses!! :) “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 really surprised at how Chi Chi is pitching in the bigs, he wasn't doing that great down in AAA only was averaging pitching 5 innings. He's pitched 30 innings now and has only given up 3 ERs, that's pretty good for 4 starts those are ACE numbers. Oh BTW did you see Princes "face plant" rounding 3B last night? It had everybody in the dugout rolling and he was even smiling BTA what else could he do.. Here's a video of it... :) http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/06/16/131075062/prince-fielder-belly-flops- rounding-third-base “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've noticed the Latino players on the Rangers make a very good effort to learn English and speak it in interviews. I think the only player who still uses an interpreter for interviews is Martin Perez and maybe Lyonys Martin. Both are still young players. Plus it helps to learn English in a club house with veteran Latinos who can help them. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Yes great game. I read the article on how Chirinos took responsibility for calling the pitch. However, I watched most of the game and there's more to the story. He and Chi Chi are right about Justin Turner making an adjustment, but it was not a 'figuring out the pitch' adjustment. Turner clearly (from my viewing on TV) adjusted his batting stance to be more 'open.' I remember looking at his feet prior to the pitch and say 'that looks different.' So the adjustment other teams may make on Chi Chi is to actually adjust their stance. Which is a huge adjustment for some players to make. Good news is anytime a pitcher has a batter move his feet around or tweak a stance, chances are they have an adjustment waiting. Chirinos should have caught where Turner's feet were and that he turned his stance more open. Then a call for an outside pitch. Maybe because the slider walked the previous batter they went with what was left in the tank. Oh heck, the kid had a great outing and is human and still only what 22-23 years old? So 'if' Bannister is monitoring our sage advice, see above Banny:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Had to watch the replay. I was in the other room doing something and my son yells "dad you gotta see this!" Too funny and the good thing is Prince has been a big boy most his life so he takes it well when he does things like he did last night. Warrior, though...hole in the knee of the pants looked like some blood there too:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Like father like son. He actually runs pretty well for a big guy, earlier this year he did a 1st to home on a 2B by Beltre I think. He was safe, not by much but was safe. Speaking of the big boy I wonder if he is going to be in the lineup tonight since there is no DH? Either he or Moreland will sit unless they put Mitch in LF.. Guess I need to go find tonights lineup somewhere. Hmmm can't find a lineup but I did find this... "Without a DH Rangers manager Jeff Banister said the plan is for Mitch Moreland and Prince Fielder to split the next two games against the Dodgers at first base". So I guess Joey may play LF again, maybe... “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 always had my catchers tip off the pitcher as to just exactly how deep/shallow the batter was in the box, cause after the 1st inning the batters box was usually gone. And if you were 2nd, 3rd or 4th game it was nothing but a hole on either side of the plate. If he's shallow you pitch deep and vice versa, if he's crowding the plate you pitch inside and vice versa. The box being gone also lent itself to the umpire calling deeper strikes especially if your pitcher had a pretty arc. A lot of teams just never picked that up but we did and won a hell of more often than they did... :) “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 to think I seen an article a week or so ago about using him to get Hamels, NOT!!!!!!!!!!!! “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.”
Just found a lineup looks like both Prince and Mitch are getting the night off, (getting as many RH bats in the lineup as possible) Joey is in LF. Looks like Banny wants to see how Joey will do against a good LH pitcher like Kershaw, this "might" help determine if he will stay or go when Adrian comes back. “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 to think I seen an article a week or so ago about using him to get Hamels, NOT!!!!!!!!!!!! Now one pitcher I could see them going after from the Phillies is reliever Ken Giles, he would make a nice addition to the BP. He would be a very good 8th inning setup man and maybe a closer with some more experience, the boy can bring some heat 99 MPH!! But as he is a reliever I wouldn't give up any of the more promising prospects in the system for him. “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 Banny wants to see how Joey will do against a good LH pitcher like Kershaw, this "might" help determine if he will stay or go when Adrian comes back. Looks like Prince getting the night off went out the window Blanks came up lame again, but all's good he went yard in the 9th to give them a little cushion. Kela came in for the 9th and did alright nothing spectacular, wonder if he's going to be tried out for the closers role I wouldn't think just yet but....... Joeys "interview" against Kershaw went alright even though he had 3 Ks for the night. After the first K he made the adjustment and made Kershaw pay then Kershaw made the next one and struck him out for the 2nd time, good battle nonetheless. It's obvious he still has some learning to do but he's doing alright so far. Latest thing I heard about Beltre is that he still can't grip a bat, looks like Joey will be around a bit longer. :) “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.”
Fraley article this morning...best quote from Kershaw: “This is probably the most frustrating game I’ve ever pitched,” said Kershaw, the three-time National League Cy Young winner. Frustrating because two young left-handed hitters beat Kershaw in the first career start against his home-town team. 3 straight against probably the toughest line up in the NL if not the MLB. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
A lot of teams just never picked that up but we did and won a hell of more often than they did... :) Yes a good catcher and coach will teach a pitcher to work the batter's stance. Some kids are either so far off the plate when hitting or crowding the plate. Out of the three catchers I used this year two were really good where to put the 'target' for the pitch. Hitting that target by the pitchers at that age is sometimes a crap shoot:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
NO WAY!!! Chi Chi is a keeper. That's future material there. He is (like Gallo) learning with each pitch, each batter, each game. Both are intelligent baseball players and talented. They are keepers {you hear that JD}:) Who's the idiot calling for that trade? Fraley or Grant? Or someone else? Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Joeys "interview" against Kershaw went alright even though he had 3 Ks for the night. After the first K he made the adjustment and made Kershaw pay then Kershaw made the next one and struck him out for the 2nd time, good battle nonetheless. It's obvious he still has some learning to do but he's doing alright so far. Latest thing I heard about Beltre is that he still can't grip a bat, looks like Joey will be around a bit longer. :) Watched most of the game (tired of course today:)) Good game. Joey going yard and frustrating Kershaw. Odor had a good night and Prince with the clutch insurance run. Kela 'going after' the toughest part of the Dodgers order. I like this team:) The 'kids' on the Rangers don't scare easy. They are aggressive. I like that. That is Texas baseball. Kela even threw two high heaters to Puig to get him off the plate. Then pitched him low and outside to get him to swing wild. Good stuff. Nolan Ryan would be proud. Freeman was a stud. He whipped that 97-98 mph fastball by some very good batters. Another hold for him. Now we face Greinke tonight. Right handed pitcher so Gallo in again and we will probably see Mitch tonight. Fielder as a PH later in the game. If you rattle Greinke's cage early he makes awful mistakes. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Grant mentioned it in the Rangers blog, I think he worded it as "Would you trade Chi Chi Gonzalez for Cole Hamels"?? Now that I do some snooping I see Hamels has been dropped from his Friday start because of hamstring issues. So now he might be damaged goods which is a good thing in my mind cause it "SHOULD" scare Daniels away from that deal. BTA the Phillies could use a "good" (cough, cough) SS theirs isn't that hot, so trade "Evis" and a prospect or 2 if JD is damned bound and determined to do the deal... That trade I would do in a heartbeat!! “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 called up Renaudo to give the starters some extra rest, hope he does better than his last start he wasn't too good. Did you see that David Murphy came it to pitch for Cleveland last night when they were blown 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.”
You would think that Kershaw would know not to throw to most LH power hitters low and inside, guess not. “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.”
Good GM decision there:)
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Renaudo hanging in there. Almost lost the bubble in the bottom 5th but Puig lined out with two on. Renaudo was hanging some off speed stuff the Dodgers kept missing. Hope they have Bass ready. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Yes Murphy came in relief in 2013 during a blow out.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Renaudo made it to 6-2/3 before they brought in Detwiler. Kela just balked in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th and they lose 1-0. And I thought I had seen everything. “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.”
Ouch lost on a balk in the bottom of the 9th with Kela on the mound. He had a 1-2 count and balked.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
I see you're still up too, hope you took a nap earlier like I did or your butt is gonna be draggin tomorrow... :)
“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.”
Yep a little stutter step after he set to pitch. I'm sure he will receive some counseling:) Dodgers were desperate not to be swept:) Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
Lot of fly ball outs last night. “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 watched the replay and he looked like he was going to try to pick the guy off at 3rd and then changed his mind, just looked like he shifted his balance slightly then stopped instead of finishing the move. “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.”
Now they have to go play the Giants who IIRC swept them earlier this year. Now that I've seen the Dodgers and their gazillion dollar payroll I'm not impressed, looks like they need to send about 1/2 of it packing and start new. Rangers now get to go to Chi town and see if they can beat Chris Sale. Also seen that Perez and Josh could start their rehab assignments as early as Monday, Adrian still can't swing a bat. Harrison is still down on his velocity during rehab and can stay there until 2 July, then they have to decide if he comes to Arlington or do something else. I have a sneaking suspicion he'll do one start then they'll find a reason to get him some more rehab especially if he's bombed. “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.”
Dodgers were desperate not to be swept:) When you watched the game Wed night did you see this happen?? Hopefully the next time they see each other Kela prangs the first Dodger who comes to the plate, if it isn't in a tight situation. :) That would tick Mattingly off court and show him the kid won't be rattled. “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 just found this looks like his MRI went alright, wasn't it last Friday? “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.”
Well they activated Rua and recalled Claudio, optioned Renaudo back to RR and designated Smolinski for assignment. Makes me wonder if this isn't the last we'll see of Smolinski?
“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.”
Yes I saw the sleeve thing. First time I ever saw that. Rule is you must have two sleeve extensions not just one like Kela did. Kela sent two high heaters to Puigs head. That might have ticked Mattingly off.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. (Psalm 62:1-2)
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#529. To: redleghunter (#527)
Done so with spit and duct tape.
#530. To: redleghunter (#527)
Scheppers tried to blow another.
#531. To: CZ82 (#528)
I seen the replay on Quick pitch and the last one was low, Puig had a reason to be ticked off at the umpire.
#532. To: CZ82 (#529)
You have to admit for the most part guys they've brought up from the minors and guys other teams have released have done the job they've been asked to do. Otherwise they would be in last place at least 20 games under .500, maybe more...
#533. To: CZ82 (#530)
I haven't seen him pitch so don't know what his problem is, I suspect there is a hitch in his giddyup that needs fixing. Or maybe he just needs the good old fashioned fix a bottle of booze and be dropped off at the cat houses. :)
#534. To: redleghunter (#533)
Well the last time he went out on the town back in 2013 he had a 'shiner' on his left eye for about a week. He was hanging out with 'bad boy' "A. J." Pierzynski on a road game in Cleveland.
#535. To: redleghunter (#531)
I guess you mean the low call strike 2 on Puig got him dusted up a bit with the ump.
#536. To: redleghunter (#532)
Indeed:
#537. To: redleghunter (#533)
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#538. To: redleghunter, Liberator (#532)
You have to admit for the most part guys they've brought up from the minors and guys other teams have released have done the job they've been asked to do. Otherwise they would be in last place at least 20 games under .500, maybe more...
#539. To: CZ82 (#535)
I would also imagine he got his ass chewed (thru an interpreter of course nobody speaks English nowadays) over his behavior...
#540. To: CZ82 (#537)
#541. To: CZ82 (#538)
Oh BTW did you see Princes "face plant" rounding 3B last night? It had everybody in the dugout rolling and he was even smiling BTA what else could he do..
#542. To: redleghunter (#541)
Too funny and the good thing is Prince has been a big boy most his life
#543. To: redleghunter (#540)
Chirinos should have caught where Turner's feet were and that he turned his stance more open. Then a call for an outside pitch.
#544. To: redleghunter (#540)
Oh heck, the kid had a great outing and is human and still only what 22-23 years old?
#545. To: redleghunter, Justified (#542)
#546. To: All (#544)
Oh heck, the kid had a great outing and is human and still only what 22-23 years old?
#547. To: redleghunter, Justified (#545)
Just found a lineup looks like both Prince and Mitch are getting the night off, (getting as many RH bats in the lineup as possible) Joey is in LF.
#548. To: CZ82 (#538)
#549. To: CZ82 (#543)
If he's shallow you pitch deep and vice versa, if he's crowding the plate you pitch inside and vice versa. The box being gone also lent itself to the umpire calling deeper strikes especially if your pitcher had a pretty arc.
#550. To: CZ82 (#544)
And to think I seen an article a week or so ago about using him to get Hamels, NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
#551. To: CZ82 (#547)
Looks like Prince getting the night off went out the window Blanks came up lame again, but all's good he went yard in the 9th to give them a little cushion. Kela came in for the 9th and did alright nothing spectacular, wonder if he's going to be tried out for the closers role I wouldn't think just yet but.......
#552. To: redleghunter (#550)
Who's the idiot calling for that trade? Fraley or Grant? Or someone else?
#553. To: redleghunter (#551)
Now we face Greinke tonight. Right handed pitcher so Gallo in again and we will probably see Mitch tonight. Fielder as a PH later in the game. If you rattle Greinke's cage early he makes awful mistakes.
#554. To: redleghunter (#551)
Joey going yard and frustrating Kershaw.
#555. To: CZ82 (#552)
#556. To: CZ82 (#553)
#557. To: CZ82 (#553)
#558. To: redleghunter (#556)
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#559. To: CZ82 (#552)
#560. To: redleghunter (#559)
#561. To: CZ82 (#558)
#562. To: redleghunter (#556)
Renaudo was hanging some off speed stuff the Dodgers kept missing.
#563. To: redleghunter (#561)
Yep a little stutter step after he set to pitch. I'm sure he will receive some counseling:)
#564. To: redleghunter (#561)
Dodgers were desperate not to be swept:)
#565. To: redleghunter (#561)
Manager Jeff Banister said rookie reliever Keone Kela handled a potentially disruptive situation well on the way to getting his first save on Thursday. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly had Kela remove a sleeve from his left arm before his first pitch. Banister declined to say whether this was gamesmanship by Mattingly.
#566. To: redleghunter (#561)
Left-hander Derek Holland, out because of a strained shoulder muscle, will start a progressive two-week throwing program. He will undergo another MRI before returning to the mound.
#567. To: redleghunter (#561)
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