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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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#58. To: redleghunter (#57)
Which it would, but... do they have anything in the farm system that the Phillies want?
“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 his playing days is about over cause he seems like he doesn't care anymore. Maybe he thinks he has enough money stashed away and is gonna go back to being a drunk/druggie again full time. What a dumbass he is.
“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 got an alert on my mobile....Looks like Darvish is heading to Tommy John surgery. Ouch!
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)
Yea I noticed that when I went to DMN website, this will mean another year of young pitchers learning in the majors instead of the minors. Probably means no playoffs either BTA I wasn't really counting on that anyway.
“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 probably saw this article today: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/kevin-sherrington/20150308- sherrington-rangers-can-be-optimistic-despite-yu-darvish-injury-but-adding-this- piece-would-help.ece I don't care who they trade from the farm for a potential Hamels deal....BUT no way on Joey Gallo.
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)
You know now that I think about it they should just start the season with what they have since they did pick up some experienced pitching and seem to have some depth in case of injuries and ineffectiveness. If Perez and/or Harrison manage to make it back then they don't really need Hamels. He's so damn expensive anyway and they already have 3 other (potentially bad) large contracts another would just tie their hands. (They would never be able to re- sign Darvish/Holland when the time comes). They have so many good prospects (especially pitching) in the farm system I would hate to see them trade 4+ of them away just to get one guy. (They did that before with Garza and now regret it). With what is in the farm system they have the potential in 2-3 years to be damn good for a long time.
“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 agree. There was a rumor Darvish started working out as a left hander. FWIK he can pitch from both sides.
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)
If nothing else happens to the pitching staff you're gonna see at least one young pitcher in the starting rotation. Tepesch did pitch fairly decent to close out the year but he still needs to master another pitch. Then you have Martinez who looked good and lost at the same time. And now some think Rodriguez might get a shot at starting because he has a better repertoire than the other 2. But if they do that then he goes to FA a year sooner. Let him start in the minors and give one of the other 2 another try. If they suck pull them and bring him up to see what he can do, he didn't do to bad in his outing yesterday throwing 56 pitches. In the OF you have to make the decision between DeShields and Hoying/Schierholtz. I know Delino has speed but he seems to have issues judging the ball defensively. He originally was a OF then moved to 2B then back to the OF. (Might explain why Houston left him unprotected). He might make a good DH for some team since he seems to have a decent bat. (I know what you're thinking about traditionally the DH spot be a power bat but speed kills)!! In the IF Rosales "is supposed" to be the utility IF but he seems to be doing what he did last year and that is play his way out of a spot. But... can't say that I see anybody else to fit in that slot unless they pick up someone.
“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 run down. Wonder if Koozie will make a come back. Don't know if he is even with the organization. He was an excellent util with power.
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)
I'm sure you saw this one: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/kevin-sherrington/20150309- sherrington-absence-of-globe-life-park-s-jet-stream-might-bode-well-for- rangers.ece
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)
He was outrighted to Round Rock back in October and he chose to be a free agent instead. Haven't found anything about him being in training camp anywhere, but haven't seen anything about retirement either.
“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 I guess Yu finally decided to get the surgery done, glad that he didn't procrastinate like Profar did. Also seen they plan on doing something I suggested before to give their players some rest except this is for the pitching staff....... http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150312-grant-with- darvish-out-rangers-could-take-non-traditional-approach-with-starting- rotation.ece
“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.”
Yeah thanks good article. With the chicken arms around the pros these days, this is a smart move if they do it. I remember the 2010 run for the pennant. No big names on the starting rotation until they traded for Cliff Lee. Rangers got by on scoring a bunch of runs and a few strong arms in the pen. Don't think any starter that year went beyone 6-1/3 innings. Seemed to work out until the WS:)
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)
Are they just chicken arms or is it because they're already worn out by the time they get there??
“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 know it might be they are worn out or have chicken arms but it's more than likely the repertoire they have. Splitters, sliders and some curves place a lot of stress on the elbow.
“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 Joey Gallo just launched another 3 run "moonball" against the Giants. :) The best part is he has as many walks as he does "K"s this spring, showing more patience and better judgment on pitch selection.
“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 the arms are shot when they get to the pros. Sad really. What happened to the Tom Seavers of the world.
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)
Like hearing good news.
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)
Nobody like a "loser" so in a lot of instances the coaches job is tied to his "winning". And some coaches if they have a good pitcher/s will ride him/them to the bitter end instead of developing the team as a whole thru teaching the basics, teamwork and sportsmanship. Total shortsightedness by the coach and those who hired him, it's not about the overbearing parents/idiot fans it's about the kids. I never coached kids only adults but I wouldn't tolerate "azzholes" in the stands. I once led my entire team into the stands to deal with one that the umps had told to leave but wouldn't. Needless to say I think the guy "fell down" about 5 or 6 times on the way to his car. :)
“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.”
Did you watch the game yesterday it was on ESPN? They lost 2-0 against the Padres. Scoreless game until the error and misplayed ball (1B playing too far off the line against a lefty) in the 8th inning.
“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 a bad outing for Bass.
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=350317113 http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=350317113 Choice got cut again, Kirkman got released and Beimel got blasted yesterday.
“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.”
Another long season ahead:(
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever." (1 Peter 1:23)
I'm not giving up yet it's so early in Spring Training you never know who might be released by another club they can pick up. Or if they are close come the trade deadline you never know who could be available for a decent price.
“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.”
Oh but the future... http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150319-grant-the- future-appears-bright-for-the-rangers-but-is-it-close.ece
“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.”
Sprints Fielder? Rangers’ slugger uses speed to execute perfect bunt in spring training game Is Prince trying to make a point?:) "For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:17)
http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/114819912/jim-callis-mlb-pipeline-checks- in-from-rangers-camp
“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's beginning to look like they are going to keep him to start the season. He might end up being a late bloomer like Cruz was. I watched the game the other night and Ludwick looks lost at the plate, look for him to be released.
“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.”
Thanks good article. Hope they give him a shot.
"For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:17)
Good 'outside' report from MLB.com. Was not following some of the observations they made. Looks like from their analysis Rua will start in Left. Did not know he was a 'four corner' guy. That is great. He can give Adrian a few days off and let him DH a bit. Big boy too. Looked at his swing. Looks a lot like Koozie:) Wish him well. Maybe we have a shot this year if some of the youngsters step up. Plus if we don't literally 'sell the farm' we are going to have a solid team for years to come. Hope Gallo goes to AAA Round Rock. Not far from us and would add a great motivator to get the boys there to watch a slugger put one in the parking lot:)
"For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:17)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=rua---000rya If you view the web page I posted it explains why they want him to make the team this spring, he's so versatile. LF, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, I figure they will try him out in RF to see how he does... Which means if he is hitting well he will be in the lineup somewhere, and will make it much easier for them to give days off to the other guys.
“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.”
No matter where he goes he "HAS" to work on cutting down his Ks.
“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.”
SURPRISE, Ariz. – The Rangers informed veteran Ryan Ludwick on Thursday that he won’t make the club, which all but means that a rookie – either Ryan Rua or Jake Smolinski – will win the job. http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/it-appears-a-youngster-has-won-texas- rangers-left-field-job.html/
“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.”
http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/nick-martinez-makes-strong-bid-for- texas-rangers-rotation-in-6-3-win-over-colorado.html/
“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 read that article. Thanks. Maybe this is the year where the Rangers have some rookie surprises. Also saw Nick Martinez threw 6 shutout innings and did some good fielding as well. So he will most likely be #5.
"For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:17)
As of this moment I would think so unless someone else goes down with an injury. Gallardo, Holland, Detwiler, Lewis and Martinez. BTA Renaudo did a pretty god job yesterday in his 6 innings pitched, only 2 runs. Kinda makes me wonder what they are going to do with Ohlendorf, especially now that he's having groin issues. I kinda figured him to be long reliever and 6th starter if needed cause it looks like Jamey Wright is done. They also have to make a decision on what to do with Schierholtz today, put him on the roster or let him walk. They seem to want to keep De Shields and he would have to be on the active roster too. Maybe they can do a trade with Houston for Shields to get rid of the Rule 5 tag, that would give them much more flexibility. Also have heard Richardson who is on the active roster needs back surgery so that makes another option.
“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.”
Update: Martinez is going to be the 5th starter, Jamey Wright and Schierholtz were released, and they acquired a LHP from the Cardinals named Sam Freeman (stats look OK) so would imagine Claudio is going back to the minors.
“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.”
Thanks for the update. Good news on offense is looks like Fielder can hit again.
"For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us" (Isaiah 33:22)
Well there doesn't seem to be any in the battle for long reliever. They released Jamey Wright he's done, Tepesch ERA is above 10, Bonilla ERA is above 9 and Ohlendorff will probably go on the DL for awhile. Nobody else has been stretched out to do long relief unless they decide to use Renaudo, who just got sent to the minors. On top of that Scheppers doesn't look like he's ready either with only 4 innings pitched and an ERA over 12. If he doesn't start the year in the minors to get some innings I will be surprised, that's if he has any options left.
“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 looking shaky going in. Guess we will have to play some games to find out:) Look at the article below if you have not already...I really liked the fan comments after the article...LOL some sniping there. "For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us" (Isaiah 33:22)
This is an older article but just heard on the NYM rumor wire (yes I still follow my childhood team from NY) that their GM is still looking to shop Gee: "For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us" (Isaiah 33:22)
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestFraley seems to be more concerned that a suspension would free up money for the Angels to get Hamels.
#59. To: redleghunter (#57)
Hamilton will probably be suspended. Seems he had a relapse:
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20150312-grant-with- darvish-out-rangers-could-take-non-traditional-approach-with-starting- rotation.ece
#71. To: redleghunter (#70)
With the chicken arms around the pros these days, this is a smart move if they do it.
#72. To: redleghunter (#70)
Yeah thanks good article. With the chicken arms around the pros these days, this is a smart move if they do it.
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What happened to the Tom Seavers of the world.
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http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/113129932/rangers-release-michael-kirkman-option-michael-choice-to-triple-a
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http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/article16043945.html
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#88. To: redleghunter (#87)
Looks like from their analysis Rua will start in Left. Did not know he was a 'four corner' guy.
#89. To: redleghunter (#87)
Hope Gallo goes to AAA Round Rock. Not far from us and would add a great motivator to get the boys there to watch a slugger put one in the parking lot:)
#90. To: redleghunter (#86)
I watched the game the other night and Ludwick looks lost at the plate, look for him to be released.
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SURPRISE, Ariz. – RHP Nick Martinez made a strong bid to nail down the one unspoken for spot in the Rangers’ starting rotation Thursday with six shutout innings in a 6-3 win over Colorado. It was the longest outing by a Rangers’ pitcher this spring. Martinez has now pitched 8.2 consecutive scoreless innings in major league exhibitions.
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So he will most likely be #5.
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Good news
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