RangersTalk 2008 Season Thread [Archive] - Page 3

whottt

07-13-2008, 11:47 AM

Think the Rangers will make any moves before the trade deadline? We need another quality SP. I heard the Padres are shopping Wolf and Maddux.

I don't want to see Maddux...not only will he be switching leagues, but he'll be going into TBPIA...that's a disaster waiting to happen. He will get tatooed. And Wolf wasn't all that even when he was in a pitching stadium.

The only guy I would consider trading for is someone who is proven to be able to pitch in that park..and unforunately, there's really only one guy you know can do that and that's Kenny Rogers...and even if Detroit would give him up...I wouldn't be willing to give up much to get him.

Basically we aren't going to get an ace by trade and that's really the only thing that will help the Rangers...

mFFL03

07-13-2008, 05:47 PM

kinsler = MVP!

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=3483646

G-Nob

07-15-2008, 01:15 PM

Josh hamilton. World.

World. Josh Hamilton.

I think you've met before, but here's a re-introduction just in case you weren't paying attention.

dallaskd

07-20-2008, 09:06 PM

Teagarden!!!!!!!!!

Padilla was awesome today. wow this offseason i thought vicente was trash and i wanted him out. never before am i glad to be wrong!

dallaskd

07-21-2008, 03:44 PM

Hurley on the bag tonight...

Johnny_Blaze_47

07-21-2008, 11:39 PM

Feldman looked great tonight, Vasquez got bit by some errors and one pitch to Baseball Jesus.

Great view at U.S. Cellular for $19. I'll post some of my pics from the park later (I got Hamilton and Quentin's homer swings, but don't know how good they came out from left center).

G-Nob

07-22-2008, 09:03 AM

Johnny_Blaze_47

07-22-2008, 03:54 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/2693903610_67a0604b1e.jpg?v=0
Carlos Quentin's homer.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2693087865_77d50c5f33.jpg?v=0
Baseball Jesus' homer.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2693092625_ce9b187171.jpg?v=0
Celebration after Quentin's homer.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2693094809_44c4e3a6f4.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/2693896390_fc8a1b8d0b.jpg?v=0
Funny sign in my section. That's Swish in the far background. As far as I could tell, he didn't react to the sign.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2693076303_e6b5f1fc40.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2693072261_9be7994f09.jpg?v=0
Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Edwards were on hand as they were filming a segment for a cancer telethon scheduled for early September. We did a couple of takes so they could film the stadium's crowd.

sribb43

07-23-2008, 11:38 AM

Why does Ron Washington continue to bat Marlon Byrd #5 in the lineup? He gives Milton absolutely no protection. Not to mention Byrd is on of the worst run producers on the team

monosylab1k

07-23-2008, 11:45 AM

Why does Ron Washington continue to bat Marlon Byrd #5 in the lineup? He gives Milton absolutely no protection. Not to mention Byrd is on of the worst run producers on the team

protection for the rookies. Throw Chris Davis in the 5 spot and he's probably batting .150 with zero homers this season.

I'd rather not see Byrd there (i'd rather not see him in the lineup ever) but I'd also rather see the kids take their swings at the back of the order.

sribb43

07-23-2008, 12:16 PM

protection for the rookies. Throw Chris Davis in the 5 spot and he's probably batting .150 with zero homers this season.

I'd rather not see Byrd there (i'd rather not see him in the lineup ever) but I'd also rather see the kids take their swings at the back of the order.

well now that Blalock is back, id rather have his sorry bat than Byrd

sribb43

07-23-2008, 09:49 PM

CJ Wilson is a piece of shit. He is the worst closer in the MLB...way to go CJ, throw a 1st pitch fastball right down the middle to a 1st pitch fastball hitter in Carlos Quentin

MavDynasty

07-24-2008, 09:20 AM

wow what a fucking choke.

Up 8-4 and then the pile of shit known as the rangers bullpen allows 5 runs in the 8th,what kind of shit is this?Fuck CJ wilson,even i could have hit that fastball down the middle.Grow some balls you worthless piece of shit.

Mr.Bottomtooth

07-25-2008, 06:22 PM

Go Rangers

Melmart1

07-25-2008, 08:32 PM

This is pure comedy gold! :lmao

Who knew Jon Daniels uses Craigslist to get trades done?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/bar/767255977.html

SAtown

07-25-2008, 10:25 PM

Damn nice 4th inning for the Rangers. I think I've found a new favorite player in Hamilton

sribb43

07-26-2008, 06:32 PM

Damn nice 4th inning for the Rangers. I think I've found a new favorite player in Hamilton

its taken you this long to jump on the bandwagon..Hamilton with 24 homers and 103 RBI's after todays games

dallaskd

07-29-2008, 11:11 PM

wow crazy game tonight vs the M's. It was awesome to see Ramon bounce back the way he did. Wild Card here we come!!

Whisky Dog

07-30-2008, 08:00 AM

wow crazy game tonight vs the M's. It was awesome to see Ramon bounce back the way he did. Wild Card here we come!!

They're still a year away at least. The rotation just isn't good enough to go on the kind of streak the Rangers would need to go on to catch up to the leading wild card teams. Unless the Rays/Yanks/Twins/others all crash and burn. Not likely.

They are fun as hell to watch though with all of the 11-10 wins and 10-8 losses.

GaryJohnston

07-30-2008, 01:28 PM

Great win last night against the Mariners. What an enjoyable season it has been.

Melmart1

08-01-2008, 11:28 PM

Holy Shit! Just got this email from the Newberg Report:

According to MLB.com and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Rangers have just
fired pitching coach Mark Connor and bullpen coach Dom Chiti.

The new pitching coach is Andy Hawkins (who had been in that role with
Oklahoma) and the new bullpen coach is Jim Colborn (who was the
organization's Pacific Rim scout and is a former big league pitching coach).

Flight3107

08-02-2008, 02:35 AM

What took so long?

Mr.Bottomtooth

08-02-2008, 08:17 PM

Go Rangers

Whisky Dog

08-04-2008, 10:13 PM

I have serious doubts about Padilla or Millwood doing anything worth a shit. That's the obvious weakness for this team, their ace and #2 wouldn't even make the rotation of some teams in the league.

I was 50% right. Millwood is indeed a bum, but I was just flat out wrong about Padilla. The guy has a lot more heart than I gave him credit for at the beginning of the season.

He showed a hell of a lot against the Yankees tonight rearing back to throw 96 mph and get out of a jam with his 100 to 110th pitches.

Tippecanoe

08-05-2008, 10:39 PM

2 wins over the Yankees. 2 more would be even more awesome. Go Rangers, for now.

sribb43

08-05-2008, 10:44 PM

6 games over .500.:elephant

CJ is a bum send him back to the minors to figure it out. Rangers arent in a position to have him figure it out at the major league level.

Take notes from Everyday Eddie CJ

Whisky Dog

08-05-2008, 10:58 PM

Eddie is my new favorite Ranger. That mofo has some big brass cajones.

sribb43

08-17-2008, 07:43 PM

Rangers just announced that they are moving Blalock to 1B when he returns and Chris Davis is going to 3B..guess this is a good move considering Justin Smoak is a 1B and it gets Davis acculamated back at 3B

http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/08/blalock-going-to-first-davis-to-third.html

BUMP

08-17-2008, 08:32 PM

Rangers' offense needs to take about a week off and intentionally slump just to get the pitching to work harder

monosylab1k

08-18-2008, 12:51 AM

Rangers' offense needs to take about a week off and intentionally slump just to get the pitching to work harder

Maybe Josh Hamilton can prove he's The Natural and pitch a game or two. He can't do any worse than the shit we're getting right now.

AFBlue

08-18-2008, 04:16 PM

Maybe Josh Hamilton can prove he's The Natural and pitch a game or two. He can't do any worse than the shit we're getting right now.

I would love to see that.

Some managers have been known to do stuff like that in the past when they're getting absolutely nothing from their pitching staff...just throw Hamilton out there for a few innings late in a game.

T Park

08-18-2008, 05:43 PM

Yeah so he can tear a ligament in his arm, be done until next may, and never swing right ever again. That worked great for Canseco.

sribb43

08-19-2008, 11:32 AM

Armando Galaraga pitches tonight for the Tigers against the Rangers. Another kick to the groin for Rangers fans that see the game tonight

sribb43

08-26-2008, 08:17 AM

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/069ydQaeGx9eF/340x.jpg

monosylab1k

08-26-2008, 08:37 AM

nice to see him play well, but Cruz is a spare who won't make the team out of spring training next season. I'd rather they bring up Mayberry and see what he's got.

TheTruth

08-26-2008, 05:32 PM

Since I'm probably the only Reds fan on this board, I will take firebat's bet. If Volquez finishes with an ERA above 4 I'll put a Rangers Logo in my sig. If he is below you put a Reds' Logo.

I'm taking this bet knowing that Volquez pitches in Great American Ballpark (a better hitters park than The Ballpark) and probably will lose me the bet. BUT damn it I love the kid right now.

Deal dude, we'll really see what Eddy con Queso is made of when he gets his second go at some of these teams.

ERA W-L SO WHIP
2.80 15-5 155 1.31

Yeah, he's the real deal. He's tailed off a little bit since he's way past his career high in innings pitched. He is probably gonna be shut down as soon as rosters expand in Sept. So whenever you want to put that Reds' Logo in your sig you can.

sribb43

08-26-2008, 09:48 PM

Millwood with 2 straight complete game wins. too bad he couldnt pitch like this when the rangers were in the wild card race

traitoravery

10-02-2008, 02:12 AM

Link (http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081001&content_id=3578806&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex)
Hicks Says All we need is pitching......Well No shit!!!
Does have some promising info in the article though....

monosylab1k

10-02-2008, 10:10 PM

meh.....Hicks is the worst owner in pro sports. He has no philosophy besides "make money". He cites Tampa Bay as the model of success, which is probably the dumbest thing ever uttered on earth, as they were the worst franchise in pro sports history until this year. He's interested in nothing but profit, which is why he's selling "the future" so hard right now....not because he actually believes it will work, but because he needs to give fans a reason to show up to keep his pockets full.

Fortunately the president & GM of the team are doing good enough jobs that it offsets the stupidity of the owner. Nolan is going to whip the pitchers into shape, and JD & Wash needed a couple years of job training but I have full confidence in their abilities.

I fully expect this team to develop into a contender with the incredible young talent that Jon Daniels has assembled, but after that, it's up to Hicks to pony up the cash to keep those guys in town. We'll see how they handle Milton Bradley and then Josh Hamilton....if J-Ham winds up playing for the Yankees in a couple years, then we can just give up on the Rangers ever winning until Hicks sells the team.

Melmart1

10-07-2008, 06:02 AM

Something tells me Milton Bradley isn't returning unless he will take a one-year deal. The OF is fairly crowded and the DH position might be too, depending on which catchers they might trade this offseason. I just don't see the Rangers giving him multi-years, which is what he wants.

Nolan says he expects Wash and JD to be back, which warms my heart. There is a lot of grumbling in the press about firing them both. I would not cry over Wash, although I think it would be unfair, seeing as how he has done his best with the hand he was dealt. But to fire JD now, after he has built the best farm system in baseball and and flipped one-year contracts for viable players would be disasterous and send this team into the same bullshit spiral it always goes on when people lose patience, rather than to stay on the improving trajectory that it is currently on.

And though I am no fan of Hicks, I think he will pony up for the right player like Hambone. He made a sizable offer to Tex, he just didn't want to stay. Speaking of which, gawd I hope he goes to the NL or another team, please don't re-sign with the Angels, I don't want to see him every time they play the Rangers.

Veterinarian.

10-25-2011, 01:56 AM

Lol

Veterinarian.

10-25-2011, 01:57 AM

I posted in this thread :lol

Veterinarian.

10-25-2011, 02:03 AM

Monostradamus

10-25-2011, 10:01 AM

nice to see him play well, but Cruz is a spare who won't make the team out of spring training next season. I'd rather they bring up Mayberry and see what he's got.

LOLOLOLOLOL and everyone rags on my opinion of Beltre when they could have seen this. This might be my worst opinion ever imho. Although if I have my timeline correct, Cruz DID start the year in AAA after I wrote this.

Of course they'd have to be a pre-2010 Rangers fan to even know I wrote this. :lmao bandwagon Ranger fans.

Spursfan092120

10-25-2011, 10:17 AM

Now my name is in this thread. Fuck off mono...trying to regulate fandom. I wasn't even on Spurstalkin '08. Went to a game when I was 12...been a fan since. Kiss my ass....and GO RANGERS!!!
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Monostradamus

10-25-2011, 10:33 AM

Now my name is in this thread. Fuck off mono...trying to regulate fandom. I wasn't even on Spurstalkin '08. Went to a game when I was 12...been a fan since. Kiss my ass....and GO RANGERS!!!
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