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Did anyone else hear Tom say "I don't give a " coming back from commercial?
Hambone!!!!!
edit: Hank! back-to-back!
Did anyone else hear Tom say "I don't give a " coming back from commercial?
Last edited by traitoravery; 08-07-2009 at 11:00 PM.
are you serious?? lemme rewind.
Joe Saunders chased already. He has been consistently awful in his last several starts. Good to see the Rangers pound him like they have done all season.
holy ! he did!! coming back to start the 2nd inning he said "I don't give a ."
BUSTED! Grieve just apologized because they were already getting emails about it.
holy ****!!!!!! OMAR!!!!!!!! hahahaha what a game!!! 4-for-4 with three singles and he just hit his first HR as a Ranger! Teagarden went yard before earlier in the inning.
edit: YOUNG!!!!!! B-to-B again!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahaha
Last edited by Texas Chili Dog; 08-07-2009 at 11:04 PM.
If Neftali ever can locate a changeup or slider for a strike consistently then with his 100+ heat he'd be almost unhittable.
Feliz is just sick. To throw pitch after pitch at 100 mph, and then come with a 85 mph slider...the batter is pretty much at his mercy. He will K a lot of people with that slider.
WIN! 8-2 against the Satans. And with the Yanks beating Boston again, we gained a game on both teams we are chasing. Now only 1 game back of the Red Sox.
Solid win tonight! Gotta love Omar goin yard and Hamilton getting back into the groove hopefully. Padilla is definitely gone, just sucks we have to pay him the rest of his contract for the year.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=tex
Padilla disappointed by Rangers' move
Fiery right-hander defends character, vows to pitch again
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
08/07/09 11:03 PM ET
ANAHEIM -- Pitcher Vicente Padilla expressed disappointment at being designated for assignment by the Rangers and being labeled as a bad teammate.
He also made it clear he expects to be pitching with another team before this season is over.
"This is part of the business of baseball," Padilla said by phone Friday. "I am going to keep working hard to pitch. I can still pitch."
The Rangers designated Padilla for assignment before Friday's game with the Angels. General manager Jon Daniels suggested that it was the culmination of a series of events and that Padilla was just not a good teammate.
Two incidents involving Padilla throwing at opposing hitters and causing retaliation against his own teammates were a part of it. Padilla also had a reputation for being late or missing advanced scouting meetings and other important functions. But there was also the perception that he just didn't care about either the team or his teammates.
Padilla strongly disputed that.
"If they say that, they are saying something I am not," Padilla said. "Why don't players say it to my face if I'm a bad teammate. We'll talk about it."
Padilla was 8-6 with a 4.92 ERA in 18 starts for the Rangers. He was on the disabled list at the end of May with a sore right shoulder and also missed starts in July because of that problem and a nasty case of swine flu. He has made two starts since missing two weeks because of the flu.
He was 1-1 with a 6.94 ERA in those two starts, beating the Mariners on July 31 and losing to the Athletics on Wednesday, 7-5.
Padilla was told of the decision in a brief meeting with Daniels and manager Ron Washington before Friday's game. Daniels informed Padilla of his status. Padilla simply said OK and left the meeting. The Rangers later had strength and conditioning coach Jose Vazquez explain the situation to Padilla to make sure he understood.
"I'm never surprised with this team," Padilla said. "I was sick and I did all I could to come back. I pitched sick. The second time I pitched after being sick this happens. I tried to come back."
The loss to the Athletics was the final act in the Padilla saga as he gave up six runs in 5 1/3 lackluster innings. Padilla gave up a two-run home run to Scott Hairston in the first inning and then, two batters later, hit Kurt Suzuki with a pitch.
The Athletics thought it was intentional. Two innings later Michael Young was hit by a pitch by Athletics pitcher Chad Reineke. Padilla said he didn't believe the Athletics were throwing intentionally at Young.
"If it was intentional why would they hit him with a 84-mph slider," Padilla said. "They wouldn't hit him with a slider. If you want to hit a guy, you don't hit with a slider."
Padilla also disputed a claim that he was seen on television laughing on the bench when Young got hit.
"I was laughing at Michael?" Padilla said. "That's crazy. I was in the clubhouse."
Padilla has still hit 49 batters since the start of the 2006 season, tied for the most in the Major Leagues. Padilla hit Mark Teixeira twice in a game against the Yankees on June 2. The Rangers responded by putting him on outright waivers, but nobody claimed him.
"They know I throw inside," Padilla said. "If I throw inside they have to move. It's natural. It doesn't matter who it is. You have to throw second or third hitters inside if it's Sammy Sosa or Barry Bonds."
Padilla is 5-3 with a 4.28 ERA in nine starts since the game against the Yankees. The Rangers have 10 days to either trade him or release him. He still has to clear waivers before he can be traded to another team. Any team that claims him must pay the rest of his $12 million salary. The Rangers don't expect Padilla to be claimed.
If he is not traded, the Rangers will release him. His time in Texas is over.
"I had a good time," Padilla said. "The fans treated me well. I don't know what has happened this year. I never had a problem with them. I had three years with the organization. I'm going to keep training. I can pitch if I get the opportunity. They want to wash their hands of me? That's fine."
Last edited by Chris; 08-08-2009 at 01:07 AM.
I'm with Padilla.
The Rangers are absolute s.
Padilla looks like the devil so maybe the Rangers saw pure evil in him behind the scenes.
Oh well, it's their team they can cut somebody if they want.
This is a stupid comment. The Rangers are in the middle of a pennant race the first time in ten or so years. They dont need a " " like Padilla in up the chemistry in the clubhouse. They should of traded his ass in the offseason.
I'd say 2004 we were in a race. Stayed in it until the final week. Hopefully we can actually pull through this time.
You cut the guy loose a couple starts after coming back from swine flu is a pretty below the belt move.
So I guess they should let him stay so he can jerk off on their dime a few more starts?
Padilla knew his was a problem after getting placed on waivers in June. He didn't clean up.
With as bad of pitching the Rangers have outside of Millwood and himself, you keep him.
Thinking Derek Holland is gonna replace him is a joke.
What? Feldman has been arguably the best starter on the team and other guys have been more consistent than Padilla with less drama.
Feldman being good doesnt make Holland better
Holland is just is good if not already better than Padilla and is only a rookie
Holland had a no-no thru 5 1/3 today, still only 1 hit and 1 walk going to seventh.
ERA and previous games speak otherwise.
Good game today, good game two starts ago, but as a team thats in a pennant chase and a team trying to get to the playoffs, you HAVE to put out more consistent pitching.
And you think Padilla was consistent?
7-0 win on a 3 hitter on the road vs the hottest team in the league? are you kidding me? where was this vs oakland?
You're not making any sense. You originally said Outside of Millwood and Padilla the pitching is bad. Obviously Feldman and even a guy like Nippert or Harrison have been better than Padilla, so your observation was wrong.Feldman being good doesnt make Holland better
I don't know what your thing is for Holland, but he's younger with more upside and less drama than Padilla and at this point just as consistent or inconsistent. I really don't know what point you're trying to make.
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