Texas Rangers 2014 Only Official Thread

or somesuch · **Posted:** Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:47 pm

"My Ranger team and favorite players all gone. Daniels from up north traded guys born in Texas or from around the area and basically now has an all black team. Guess I will be following several teams where my favorites went and will probably playing great!"

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:48 pm

or somesuch wrote:

fruitdog wrote:

Sweet Greggo wrote:

AJ signs with the BoSox

Can't say I'm not disappointed. AJ is an asshole but he appeared to really fit in the clubhouse. I don't recall hearing any of the players grumbling about him. His play on the field was pretty pretty pretty good he had some nice at bats scattered throughout the season. I really hoped JD could fit him in. :/

I was meh on him returning. He wasn't bad but he swung at damn near everything especially in the last half. Only 9 unintentional walks all year. It's hard to measure defense and his numbers aren't bad but it just seemed like a lot got by him that maybe shouldn't have although I don't think he had a lot of passed balls.

I agree with every word you said. Would you rather have Soto though? I think both together work and they are still well under that 125 million budget. I'm assuming they have Choice penciled in to get a lot of the LF playing time, so really only C and DH are open offensively, so I probably would have brough back AJP back for another year, unless they have another plan there.

to all of it. AJ drove me crazy sometimes. I trust JD but I still would have liked AJ here. He's got moxy!

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:50 pm

or somesuch wrote:

Sweet Greggo wrote:

or somesuch wrote:

37 doesn't bother me on a 1 year deal, but I would jump on Corey Hart yesterday.

Does he have problems catching fly balls at night games?

Shutup.

bigboy · **Joined:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:57 pm **Posts:** 7484

or somesuch wrote:

Sweet Greggo wrote:

or somesuch wrote:

37 doesn't bother me on a 1 year deal, but I would jump on Corey Hart yesterday.

Does he have problems catching fly balls at night games?

Shutup.

Are you kidding? That was best post in the last 10 years.

jim jack · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:17 pm **Posts:** 8919

or somesuch wrote:

"My Ranger team and favorite players all gone. Daniels from up north traded guys born in Texas or from around the area and basically now has an all black team. Guess I will be following several teams where my favorites went and will probably playing great!"

Came here to post this. Dang it, people.

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:33 pm

jim jack wrote:

or somesuch wrote:

"My Ranger team and favorite players all gone. Daniels from up north traded guys born in Texas or from around the area and basically now has an all black team. Guess I will be following several teams where my favorites went and will probably playing great!"

Came here to post this. Dang it, people.

What is this from?

or somesuch · **Posted:** Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:15 pm

It was on the Rangers page on FB.

cap · **Posted:** Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:17 am

fruitdog · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:09 am **Posts:** 6504

love it

fruitdog · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:09 am **Posts:** 6504

Ichabod · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:08 pm **Posts:** 1901

fruitdog wrote:

yuck

For the life of me I don't see how any publicly held business can justify paying the exorbitant fees associated with naming rights. There is no way that a proper ROI could be calculated. :roll:

jim jack · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:17 pm **Posts:** 8919

fruitdog wrote:

yuck

or somesuch · **Posted:** Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:52 am

The older I get, the fewer fucks I give about stuff like this.

cap · **Posted:** Wed Feb 26, 2014 10:53 am

This quote, too, from Ozzie Smith, a veteran of 19 years in the big leagues and 17 years of watching baseball since his career ended, when asked yesterday to name the three greatest shortstops he’s seen play the game:

“Omar Vizquel, Elvis Andrus, and Andrelton Simmons.”

Ichabod · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:08 pm **Posts:** 1901

I don't think Matty Harrison is ever going to be Matty Harrison again... Pitching, or the lack there of, will be Wash's undoing this year.

fruitdog · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:09 am **Posts:** 6504

Ichabod wrote:

I don't think Matty Harrison is ever going to be Matty Harrison again... Pitching, or the lack there of, will be Wash's undoing this year.

if they get him healthy and pitching halfway decent they should trade him

or somesuch · **Posted:** Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:53 am

You mad, bro?

Tit Whistle · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:50 am **Posts:** 15284

I like the way he thinks.

or somesuch · **Posted:** Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:18 am

I don't care about the 0-162 comment and the "sleazeball" comment is whatever, but he is a massive bitch for crying about this.

Quote:

didn't like being asked to move to first base in 2013 to make room for middle-infield prospect Jurickson Profar (something the Rangers didn't do after Kinsler voiced his reluctance).

He was ASKED and they didn't force the issue.

Ichabod · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:08 pm **Posts:** 1901

It is telling that the Rangers made the right move by the fact he "resented" taking on more of a leadership role after Young left.

Tit Whistle · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:50 am **Posts:** 15284

So you're saying another one-time fan favorite who helped the team to two consecutive AL pennants is gonna be booed when he returns to town?

Tit Whistle · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:50 am **Posts:** 15284

Apparently the GIML nerds are really riled up over this.

fruitdog · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:09 am **Posts:** 6504

Tit Whistle wrote:

So you're saying another one-time fan favorite who helped the team to two consecutive AL pennants is gonna be booed when he returns to town?

I'd say he was a pretty divisive player, outside of the female contingent that is.

Tit Whistle · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:50 am **Posts:** 15284

fruitdog wrote:

Tit Whistle wrote:

So you're saying another one-time fan favorite who helped the team to two consecutive AL pennants is gonna be booed when he returns to town?

I'd say he was a pretty divisive player, outside of the female contingent that is.

Oh, well they don't know shit.

fruitdog · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:09 am **Posts:** 6504

That said I won't be booing but I agree he probably will get booed.

Ichabod · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:08 pm **Posts:** 1901

fruitdog wrote:

That said I won't be booing but I agree he probably will get booed.

He'll be booed his first time through. By his second time through our new leadoof hitter, Ho Chi Minh, will have made us all but forget Kinsler was ever a Ranger!

cap · **Posted:** Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:51 pm

Ichabod wrote:

fruitdog wrote:

That said I won't be booing but I agree he probably will get booed.

He'll be booed his first time through. By his second time through our new leadoof hitter, Ho Chi Minh, will have made us all but forget Kinsler was ever a Ranger!

Then they'll 'rooooooo' him

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:43 pm

I won't miss the useless shallow popups, increasing fielding errors and boneheaded base running decisions. I will miss the HOF type fielding plays though. It's a shame, he could have been part of the best infield in baseball. Imagine what a hitter would think walking up to the plate and seeing Beltre, Andrus, Profar, Kinsler and Yu staring at him.

fruitdog · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:09 am **Posts:** 6504

Sweet Greggo wrote:

I won't miss the useless shallow popups, increasing fielding errors and boneheaded base running decisions. I will miss the HOF type fielding plays though. It's a shame, he could have been part of the best infield in baseball. Imagine what a hitter would think walking up to the plate and seeing Beltre, Andrus, Profar, Kinsler and Yu staring at him.

I think the Rangers dodged a major bullet when he refused to move. Moving your 2nd baseman who just hits ok for 2nd base to 1st base where he would be well below average would IMO rank as one of the worst decisions they could have made. Paying 16 million for a shitty hitting 1st baseman that fields pretty well is just stupid and also might kill any value Kinsler had.

jim jack · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:17 pm **Posts:** 8919

fruitdog wrote:

Sweet Greggo wrote:

I won't miss the useless shallow popups, increasing fielding errors and boneheaded base running decisions. I will miss the HOF type fielding plays though. It's a shame, he could have been part of the best infield in baseball. Imagine what a hitter would think walking up to the plate and seeing Beltre, Andrus, Profar, Kinsler and Yu staring at him.

I think the Rangers dodged a major bullet when he refused to move. Moving your 2nd baseman who just hits ok for 2nd base to 1st base where he would be well below average would IMO rank as one of the worst decisions they could have made. Paying 16 million for a shitty hitting 1st baseman that fields pretty well is just stupid and also might kill any value Kinsler had.

on both points.

cap · **Posted:** Fri Mar 07, 2014 10:22 am

Profar has a grand slam already. Kins? NO! Daniels is a genius!!!

Sweet Greggo · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:47 pm

Feliz just got sent to AAA.

cap · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:48 pm

This is Daniels fault.

or somesuch · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:34 pm

cap wrote:

This is Daniels fault.

If they would have kept Nolan ...

Now Darvish is going to miss opening day, may start the season on the DL. Top 3 starting pitchers are all hurt. Starting 2nd baseman and catcher out for 3 months. Starting SS is having arm issues. Starting 3B, LF, RF and DH have all had minor to fair injuries this spring training. Nefti can't get his fastball above 92.

73 wins.

fruitdog · **Joined:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:09 am **Posts:** 6504

Rumor is Elvis might need TJ surgery.

Ichabod · **Joined:** Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:08 pm **Posts:** 1901

or somesuch wrote:

cap wrote:

This is Daniels fault.

If they would have kept Nolan ...

Now Darvish is going to miss opening day, may start the season on the DL. Top 3 starting pitchers are all hurt. Starting 2nd baseman and catcher out for 3 months. Starting SS is having arm issues. Starting 3B, LF, RF and DH have all had minor to fair injuries this spring training. Nefti can't get his fastball above 92.

73 wins.

I wonder who will be managing the Rangers next year?

cap · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:25 pm

fruitdog wrote:

Rumor is Elvis might need TJ surgery.

This is what you guys get for making fun of Jesus.

or somesuch · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:43 pm

cap wrote:

fruitdog wrote:

Rumor is Elvis might need TJ surgery.

This is what you guys get for making fun of Jesus.

Opochtli is punishing you for not worshipping him. Thanks a lot.

cap · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:59 pm

or somesuch · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:09 am

You're right, cap. You're pretty slick.

cap · **Posted:** Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:57 am

Mallard X wrote:

or somesuch wrote:

73 wins.

74 wins and you get a mohawk?

ray: please Lord let the Rangers get 74 wins. I can't wait to see somey in a mohawk

or somesuch · **Posted:** Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:25 am

That would require you actually seeing me, which hasn't happened in 4 years, dicer.

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