Texas gets first win

[Jimcs50]

Against my Red Sox :depressed

Sox give up 3 hits and lose...how fucked up is that?

WTF is wrong wioth Big Papi....he sucks big dicks so far this year.

[ducks]

Yeah

[Melmart1]

Couldn't post about this in the Rangers Opening Day thread, attention whore? :lol

They gave up three hits and lost because of an error and an outstanding performance from Tejeda.

[T Park]

Dont worry about Papi Jim, hell, Pujols is hitting 105 right now.

[BUMP]

and a rare cold day in Texas. if we had a dome we'd actually be a contender...

[T Park]

if the Rangers would put a retractable roof on that stadium, they would attract more pitching, AND, prob do alot better.

Alas...

[Jimcs50]

WTF is wrong wioth Big Papi....he sucks big dicks so far this year.


I guess Big Papi is ok. He goes yard in his 1st 2 at bats tonight against Texas.

:elephant

[Kevin Blackistone]

I guess Big Papi is ok. He goes yard in his 1st 2 at bats tonight against Texas.

:elephant

I guess Padilla is intimidated by him. Padilla pitched everyone else tight and shut down everyone not named Ortiz.

The new look Rangers - pitching strong but can't hit. :pctoss

[T Park]

:lol don't worry they will hit but can't pitch by july.

BTW, Pujols 410 foot jack today.

Looks like I was right earlier again :)

[T Park]

gotdamn that papelbon was amazing....

[Jimcs50]

gotdamn that papelbon was amazing....


Picked up right where he left off prior to his injury last year when his ERA was about .540


He needs to start though and we need to get rid of Tavares who is the worst pitcher in the history of baseball the last 2 years...why they kept his sorry ass I do not know.

[T Park]

I think worst pitcher in the history of baseball is a bit of a stretch.

Heres the problem Jim, you start Papelbon, who LIKES closing, first off if the kid prefers to close, you let him, its rare to have shut down closers like that.

Second, youve gotta replace Tavarez in the rotation. Just wait till june after Mark Mulder comes back, Braden Looper has proven to be a decent starter, he'll be available :)

[Jimcs50]

I think worst pitcher in the history of baseball is a bit of a stretch.

Heres the problem Jim, you start Papelbon, who LIKES closing, first off if the kid prefers to close, you let him, its rare to have shut down closers like that.

Second, youve gotta replace Tavarez in the rotation. Just wait till june after Mark Mulder comes back, Braden Looper has proven to be a decent starter, he'll be available :)


I perhaps did go overboard with hyperbole there, :p: but I have been watching him lose game after game and it is getting me pretty pissed off.

I great closer is good, but if we keep losing every 5th start, that is not good.

[Jimcs50]

:lol don't worry they will hit but can't pitch by july.

BTW, Pujols 410 foot jack today.

Looks like I was right earlier again :)


I knew Albert would get it going, just as Big Papi would. Those 2 are the most clutch hitters in baseball the last 3 yrs.

[Melmart1]

Papelbon can not continue to be the closer without eventual risk to his shoulder, which he injured at the end of last year. It has been widely reported that the hard-throwing ways of a closer was the main reason why the shoulder got injured in the first place.

If the Sox are smart (and I think Epstein is) then they will try to trade for a closer either before the trade deadline or acquire someone in the offseason through FA or a trade. There is no way Papelbon can continue to do this long-term without seriously risking his career. He needs to be in the rotation. Until he can though, Crazy Julian will have to do.

Also, assuming the team will lose every 5th start because of Tavarez is ridiculous, he has started one game. Knee-jerk much?

[T Park]

hell the Cardinals have Braden Looper starting, its pretty much the same thing with tavarez converted bully guy to starter.

But of course the Red sox dont have Dave Duncan :)

[Jimcs50]

Also, assuming the team will lose every 5th start because of Tavarez is ridiculous, he has started one game. Knee-jerk much?


It is NOT just one start. Last year, he lost more games for us than every other reliever put together. His ERA was over 4.5 last year and is 9.0 for 07. The dude has sucked ever since Beltran golfed one out of the park for the game winner in NCLS 3yrs ago.

[Melmart1]

It is NOT just one start. Last year, he lost more games for us than every other reliever put together. His ERA was over 4.5 last year and is 9.0 for 07. The dude has sucked ever since Beltran golfed one out of the park for the game winner in NCLS 3yrs ago.
Did you watch any Sox games down the stretch last year, or are you one of those fans who stopped watching once they fell below .500? Crazy Julian was one of the better pitchers for the Sox at the end of the season, when there was almost nobody left to go to because the entire team was depleted due to injury. He is barely a 5th starter, yes. But give him a chance.

Also, I would like to know what your master plan is. You want Tavarez sent back to the BP, and Paps starting. Great. Who is your closer now? You can bitch all you want but this is the best, most efficient lineup the Sox can possibly put out there right now. Deal with it.

An ERA of 7+ after one start is not uncommon. You do realize that Curt's ERA was 9+ after the KC debacle and even Brandon Webb against weaker NL opponenets was also above 8? Those are the only two I can think of off the top of my head, but I am sure there are more.

[T Park]

The dude has sucked ever since Beltran golfed one out of the park for the game winner in NCLS 3yrs ago.


Dude, games 6 and 7 he was lights out. he came in in game 6 and got 9 straight guys out, and in game 7 struck out the side.



I think you have zero clue about Tavarez :lmao

[leemajors]

Dude, games 6 and 7 he was lights out. he came in in game 6 and got 9 straight guys out, and in game 7 struck out the side.



I think you have zero clue about Tavarez :lmao

dude blows ass now though.

[Jimcs50]

Also, I would like to know what your master plan is. You want Tavarez sent back to the BP, and Paps starting. Great. Who is your closer now? You can bitch all you want but this is the best, most efficient lineup the Sox can possibly put out there right now. Deal with it.

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Master plan is to not put Tavarez in the BP, but to cut him from the team permanently. He is a head case, and there is nothing that you can say to make me want him.

You are the Boston RedSox, you have a good farm system, you have $$$, you can get a pitcher that is 10 times better than Tavarez...nuff said.

[TheTruth]

As long as tavarez isn't punching walls, he's a decent long relief option. No way he should be the 5th starter for a team with Boston's payroll.

[TheTruth]

I don't care how good he was in the playoffs 4 years ago.

[Melmart1]

Master plan is to not put Tavarez in the BP, but to cut him from the team permanently. He is a head case, and there is nothing that you can say to make me want him.

You are the Boston RedSox, you have a good farm system, you have $$$, you can get a pitcher that is 10 times better than Tavarez...nuff said.
THe Sox DID get a pitcher 10x better than Tavarez--his name is Matsuzaka. Exactly how much money did you expect them to spend this off-season? And on who? Who out there was really worth it to spend on besides who they did? Zito at $126 mill? Oh, how would you have liked it if they overpaid Gil Meche? If that's what you want, a jackass team with unlimited coffers to overpay any player they want, let me direct you to a team in the Bronx. You would likely be more suited as a fan of theirs.

The plan was for your starter to be Papelon. The closer role did not work out so well, so they had to backtrack. That doesn't mean they aren't going to rectify the situation. It just means that it won't get done quickly enough to satisfy fans like you who want to sit back and bitch six games into a 162 game season because the team isn't undefeated.

Even once they find a new closer and Paps goes to the rotation, I doubt Crazy Julian would be cut. I will once again remind you how solid he was at the end of last season (a point which you conveniently ignored). At a time when guys like Timlin showed their age and blew games, Tavarez was a fairly stabilizing figure.

Just because YOU don't like him, doesn't mean he doesn't belong on the team.

[Jimcs50]

Just because YOU don't like him, doesn't mean he doesn't belong on the team.

I am not the only one that hates seeing him on the starting rotation. If you were a Sox fan, you would hate it too...so just stay out of my team's business and let me have my opinions without having to justify my opinion, ok?

[Melmart1]

I am not the only one that hates seeing him on the starting rotation. If you were a Sox fan, you would hate it too...so just stay out of my team's business and let me have my opinions without having to justify my opinion, ok?
I AM a Sox fan, you idiot. That's why I question the validity of half the things you say about them. They may not be my primary team, but I do follow them closely and root for them whenever they are not playing the Rangers.

As for letting you have opinions w/o having to justify them... then what the hell is the point of a message board? If you did not have to justify your opinions, then there would be no discussions. It would just be thread after thread of people posting opinions with no debate. :sleep

But hey, if I made too much sense for you to be able to hang, then just say so, instead of telling me to stay out of YOUR team's business. Funny, you don't look like John Henry.

[Jimcs50]

I AM a Sox fan, you idiot. That's why I question the validity of half the things you say about them. They may not be my primary team, but I do follow them closely and root for them whenever they are not playing the Rangers.

As for letting you have opinions w/o having to justify them... then what the hell is the point of a message board? If you did not have to justify your opinions, then there would be no discussions. It would just be thread after thread of people posting opinions with no debate. :sleep

But hey, if I made too much sense for you to be able to hang, then just say so, instead of telling me to stay out of YOUR team's business. Funny, you don't look like John Henry.


I am John Herry!!!

I am affraid of Terry though, so I will not tell him to fire Taverez.

:)


Ok, I did not think you were a real Sox fan, sorry for the mistake. I wanted to rant and rave about my team, that is all, and I hate having to defend my rants to people. I will be fine, and if Taverez has some great starts, then I will get off his case...so just ignore me when I vent, and we will get along just fine.

ok?

:)

[Jimcs50]

Especially cus the M's are in the AL West along with the Rangers, so as a Texas fan it is ESPECIALLY annoying seeing the little SOB get a base hit out any pitch, and I mean ANY pitch. But seeing as how he mashes them in batting practice, I guess I shouldn't bitch. He can hit HR's pretty easily if he wanted to.

Ok, now I knew I was not mistaken, you are a Texas fan. I caught you. Boston fan.....indeed.

Now, I am a Houston fan too, but that is because they are NL, and unless they play Sox in WS, I never have to choose one over the other, but how can you be a fan of 2 AL teams???

[TheTruth]

How can someone root for another team that isn't their favorite. Especially any team in the AL East.

[Melmart1]

I also root for the Twins... I like a lot of teams. It has never been a problem, because Texas has never done anything. If and when the Rangers ever do something in the playoffs, this may become an issue. But until the, I can root for as many AL teams as I like.

NL sucks. I will cheer for the Astros since they are from Texas but that's about it. Not a single team that I care for other than them.

[Melmart1]

And uh, Jim... what part of "they may not be my primary team, but I do follow them closely and root for them" did you not understand? It's not like I have been secretive about it. Plus, even if I wasn't a Red Sox fan, I clealry know more about them than you, which qualifies me to pick your posts apart :)

[Jimcs50]

And uh, Jim... what part of "they may not be my primary team, but I do follow them closely and root for them" did you not understand? It's not like I have been secretive about it. Plus, even if I wasn't a Red Sox fan, I clealry know more about them than you, which qualifies me to pick your posts apart :)


Where do you prove that you know more about the Sox than I do? Just because I do not care for a player on the RedSox does not mean that I do not know about my team.

[Melmart1]

Well, you don't know that Red Sox is two words. :)

[Bandwagon Bill]

Neither the red sux or the yankers will win anything this season, except ESPN tv time.

[Jimcs50]

Well, you don't know that Red Sox is two words. :)

:lol

Ok, youi got me....I bow down to your superior knowlege.

[Melmart1]

:)