I admit his record does not support my concerns. 2 strike outs last night was pretty impressive. Still looks like when he throws the ball he has no idea where it's actually going to cross the plate. Plus he looks more nervous out there than I am watching him.

Watching Cruz fumble around in right field made me cry again.

fuck logic and reason

Logically the Rangers should have signed Josh to a 5/30 deal the day after his 4 home run game. Fuck me, right?

Man, I was going to stay out of it, because you said his record didn't support your concerns and I was willing to accept that and move on to letting the board be dead.

But that last post makes no sense. You're comparing apples to oranges. Logic never said pay Hamilton 5/30. Logic said the opposite based on "it's always something weird with me", but a glaring hole in LF said pay him and even then, most people were against 5/30. Also paying him after a 4 HR game (and the first half of the season and the 4 years prior) is paying him based on results, not based on perceptions that he doesn't know where he's throwing or he looks nervous, even after a really good 12 year career.

Are we talking about 5 years 30 million total or 5 years 150 million total?

I'm guessing he means 150.

OMG, gam

mark my words, humans

Someone text me when Gam goes with the "I had you going" bit.

I'll send you a facebook message

The team sucks.

omg please tell me they don't have to play the Orioles any more this year.

Rangers trade Grimm, Olt, Edwards and 1 other for Matt Garza

Unless Garza is going to throw shutouts every time he's up it's not gonna help. The bats are hibernating!

Garza is better than Tepesch, Wolf and Lindblom. He helps.

There's nothing saying they can't get a bat.

Didn't we get manny for that bat?

I'm holding out hope that the bats will start syncing up in the second half.

Yes and to fill the leadership void since Mike Young left.

The Red Sox got rid of him a while ago. I don't believe the A's or the Cubs ever had him.

Hardy har har

Dangit, I should have let gam continue his Joe Nathan bashing.

The reason he is White Knuckle Nathan to me is because it's rare that he goes in and just shuts down the team's bats. He'll walk someone on 4 straight pitches (and it won't even be close). He gets hit HARD... batters don't hit dribblers or nnnubbers, they usually get every bit of the ball and send guys to the warning track to make the catch. With a 3 run lead it's almost guaranteed he's going to allow someone to get on base, and there's a pretty good chance he's going to allow a homerun. He scares me every time he takes the mound.

This is the worst and you are the worst, his whip is 0.762 and he's given up only 2 hrs all year.

he got jobbed tonight

btw, 0.762 is the best on the team and it's not even close

Also, the 2nd best of all closers behind Mujica.

Also, when he was with the Twins, the Yankees pwned him.

Nathan would be better if he could get calls like Rivera does.

I couldn't hear the TV during the 9th last night cuz Tit Jr was going thru a spastic spell. Was Tag all pissy about it?

No idea. That pic is from a friend who was fired up, so I'm sure TAG was too. I usually have the volume on low.

That friend was Fruitdog, wasn't it?

Huh. If a gun would have been put to my head I would have sworn I've watched him give up at least 4 homers this year. Oh well, like I said, his results don't mirror my concerns.

Maybe I'm just nervous because HE looks and acts so damn nervous.

his lower legs are too skinny for powerful pitching

Those graphs give me tiredhead. I am a simple man, like Tag.

Yeah so, the Rangers got screwed last night, but let's not pretend that this kinda stuff doesn't happen to every team several times per season.

I wasn't complaining. I'm too old to care anymore.

You're not really that old yet.

he was very pissy, it made me have small little bit of mouf smile

He'll take the highest offer just like everyone else.