Dan Gould Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 and think about this the Sox are the first team to have 4 starters all with at least 4 wins ( and Beckett has 7) I tell you what, if Wake turns out to be pitching like its 1995 when he went 16-8 with a 2.95 ERA, this team will be unstoppable. Wake being an ace instead of a league-average innings eater? Unbelievable. And I really wish that Lester was ready now - but if everyone else keeps pitching the way they are, I guess we can deal with a few more Tavarez starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 My apologies to Red Sox fans and Yankee haters around the world as my Rangers collapse against the hated Pinstripes for the umpteenth millionth time (to be fair, I hate the Red Sox, too. But we can beat them occasionally). Maybe I should start a separate thread discussing how this year's Rangers could be the worst ever. All I'm askin' is that you manage to win one from them this week. I like our chances against Toronto; just give us a tiny bit of help, 'k? I am seriously thinking of flyin' me & my son (11 years old) to Yankee Stadium and force the Rangers to either start him as a pitcher or put him in the outfield. He's got a good arm (which means he can hit the plate from the outfield repeatedly, without fear of his arm wearing out), and he can't be any worse than the overpaid schmoes currently polluting the field. Of course, his bedtime is 10:00 pm, so we'd have to start the game a bit earlier.... Well, you had to wait til the last game to score 14 runs, huh? Spread those around the other games and maybe you'd come out better than 1-5. That's par for the course for the Rangers: they've used up their run quota for at least the rest of this month, maybe even June! It's about the only thing they do consistently. Well, besides lose & all..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 My apologies to Red Sox fans and Yankee haters around the world as my Rangers collapse against the hated Pinstripes for the umpteenth millionth time (to be fair, I hate the Red Sox, too. But we can beat them occasionally). Maybe I should start a separate thread discussing how this year's Rangers could be the worst ever. Al....explain something to me, will ya? Francisco Cordero, 15 saves, 0.54 ERA????? Simply put: he's not a Ranger anymore. Look at his stats prior to this season. Or for that matter, prior to the trade. Average at best. Now he's blowin' 'em away. He's not the first, and he sure won't be the last pitcher who flourishes once he's out of this hellhole. How I would love to get Chris Young back again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald byrd 4 EVA Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 peavy sevens innings of shut out. pujols was humbled. the road to the cy young continues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetrylover3 Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Pujols is is the greatest hitter of his era who will have his off nights. Next time Peavey may pay. Even in what appears to be a lost season, he'll have superior numbers at the end. Peace, Jeff T a Cardinals fan since 1963 @ Age 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 (edited) Hey! Lincecum got his first win last night! Maybe there is hope for the Giants' bullpen after all. Edited May 13, 2007 by GoodSpeak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald byrd 4 EVA Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Hey! Lincecum got his first win last night! Maybe there is hope for the Giants' bulpen after all. whats the deal with this lincecum dude? i read that he looks like billy the kid, and that people have been calling him "the franchise"? Is he all that dominant or is this hype? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 (edited) Hey! Lincecum got his first win last night! Maybe there is hope for the Giants' bulpen after all. whats the deal with this lincecum dude? i read that he looks like billy the kid, and that people have been calling him "the franchise"? Is he all that dominant or is this hype? I haven't seen him pitch in person yet, but from what I can tell from watching on television he has some seriously good stuff. Plus, he seems to have focus and doesn't look like he gets rattled to easily. It's still early, but I think he shows some real promise....and a triple digit fastball to go along with it. Edited May 13, 2007 by GoodSpeak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Twice a POS rookie Baltimore pitcher shuts us down, and Beckett is taken out with a blister. I fucking knew it couldn't last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Well, after a miraculous 9th inning comeback, I was wrong in my presumption that a loss was imminent. On the other hand, Beckett coming out with a blister is an absolute nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Absolute nightmare?? Check Joe Borowski... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 From today's FW Star Telegram (with occasional commentary by one very disgruntled Rangers fan): Melvin brews a winner in Milwaukee By GIL LeBRETON The much-anticipated, roundly unpredicted showdown of National League powerhouses is being staged at New York’s Shea Stadium this weekend. Doug Melvin, answering the phone at his Milwaukee area home Saturday, didn’t want to be anywhere near it. The Mets are hosting the incontestably amazing Brewers, and as the Milwaukee GM explained, “Let them have their fun. They don’t need a front office person there to mess them up.” But Doug Melvin, rest assured, hasn’t messed up too many things lately. The Brewers’ 12-3 thumping of the Mets on Saturday lifted Milwaukee’s season record to 25-11, the best in Major League Baseball. Milwaukee’s lead in the National League’s Central Division has grown to eight games. I suppose, therefore, that it’s OK to conclude that Melvin wasn’t really the Rangers’ problem when owner Tom Hicks fired him in October 2001. [Tom Hicks is the only person on the planet remaining who hasn't figured this one out!] A cheap shot? Well, Hicks has it coming. How’s that John Hart thing working out, Tom? [Amen brother!!!] What Melvin has done in supposedly small-market Milwaukee is the story. The franchise that he inherited late in the 2002 season hasn’t been to the playoffs in 25 years. The Brewers haven’t had a winning season since 1992. Yet, here they are in mid-May with 10 more wins than the St. Louis Cardinals, the reigning World Series champs. The Brewers are doing it, despite having no card-carrying superstars. On the contrary, Melvin presided over the free-agent loss of the team’s best home-run hitter (Richie Sexson), and the trades of its best overall hitter (Carlos Lee) and best left-hander (Doug Davis). “We told the team that we were not going to be a team of five superstars,” Melvin said. When outfielders Geoff Jenkins and former Ranger Kevin Mench complained early in the season about their platoon roles, Melvin and manager Ned Yost reminded them that the club considers all 25 jobs to be important. “We’ve got everybody now thinking about performing their roles,” Melvin said. There is no magic formula, no mystical equation, that raises a perennial loser into a contender. With the Rangers, Melvin did it one year with Kevin Elster at shortstop and Darren Oliver in the team’s rotation. “I don’t believe you can build a team these days in any one way,” Melvin said. “You can’t do it just with trades. And as the Yankees are finding out, you can’t just throw money out there and expect it to happen.” [heh heh] Melvin’s best strength is the same as it was with the Rangers — player evaluation. Some guys in baseball think they can recognize a good player; the others specialize in fooling themselves and the people they work for. [John Hart's ears must be burning right now. As well as those of his puppet, Jon Daniels] Not surprisingly, Melvin has surrounded himself with longtime associates. Gord Ash serves as Melvin’s assistant general manager. Reid Nichols, who worked under Melvin with the Rangers, runs Milwaukee’s player development program. The Brewers are winning with a blend of timely-arriving young players and unselfish veterans. Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy and Tony Gwynn Jr. are all under the age of 25. But Melvin and Yost have also gotten solid contributions from thirtysomethings Jenkins, Craig Counsell and Tony Graffanino. A general manager has to be lucky. The best GMs, though, help make their own luck. The Carlos Lee trade, for instance. With injuries scuttling the Brewers’ 2006 season and the slugging Lee about to become a free agent, Melvin and owner Mark Attanasio offered the left fielder a four-year contract at $12 million per season. “We weren’t even close,” Melvin said. The most aggressive suitor for Lee was the Rangers’ Jon Daniels. [Yup. And where is Lee now? He ain't with the Rangers, that's for sure. Oh, but we still have Nelson Cruz. Whoop-de-fuckin'-do!] “We didn’t want to do the deal for prospects,” Melvin said. “I felt that our club, if healthy, could win. We’ve got this window. We didn’t want to try to win at [farm clubs] Nashville or Huntsville. We wanted to try to win in Milwaukee.” Melvin said it didn’t sway him last season that closer Francisco Cordero was leading the majors in blown saves. “You look at the history of closers, and they’ll go into slumps,” Melvin said. “The toughest thing in this business is to have patience, especially when things aren’t going well. [Plus, Melvin also knows, especially since he dealt with it here firsthand, that any pitcher worth his salt will always flourish once they get out of this hellhole.] “Rickie Weeks had 12 errors last season in the first six weeks. The fans were all over him. The manager said no, we’ve got to stay with the young guy. I think this year Rickie Weeks has one error all year. “With closers, you have to give them the ball as much as you can. It’s like in basketball. Are you going to tell Dirk Nowitzki to stop shooting? He’s a shooter.” As of today, Cordero leads the majors with 15 saves. In 16-plus innings for the Brewers this season, he’s allowed only one run and four hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have the best record in baseball. Doug Melvin, the only general manager to ever guide the Rangers to the playoffs, now works wonders for the Brewers. Yes, I guess, all that Rangers losing in 2000 and 2001 wasn’t all his fault. [Can I get an AMEN somebody?] I don't know if Tom Hicks is the worst (or most inept) owner in MLB; but he is easily the worst one the Rangers ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Man, that Ted Lilly can pitch. He threw an absolutely beautiful game yesterday. I'm thinking he might have been the best FA pitcher signing this past off season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 the tribe = strugglin' -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Tribe definitely struggling on left coast. Good signs are that Cliff Lee's second outing was excellent (complete game three hitter at LAA) and Fausto Carmona continues to pitch well. Josh Barfield starting to show a faint pulse (still batting around .210). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald byrd 4 EVA Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I wish Barfield well. He was good for the Padres when we had him. I actually ran into him at a bar, and I was shocked by his lack of height... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Fred Lewis hits for the cycle for SF....not bad for a rookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 What surprised me is that he is the fourth player to hit for the cycle on a day that included his first ML home run. Given how rare hitting for the cycle is (I believe it falls in between perfect games and no-hitters in how many times its happened in history) I would have guessed that it was the first time it had happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/...e=hit_for_cycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/...e=hit_for_cycle I'm thinking a "natural cycle" is what's rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 This is the year. 2007. The year the Phillies will record their 10,000th loss. Sigh. http://www.countdownto10000.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald byrd 4 EVA Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I really wish the Padres would go back to wearing these beautiful unis: the red sox are lame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 If you're going old school, so am I: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 DB4EVA, I went to a game in Pittsburgh in the late 70s to see Gaylord Perry pitch for the Padres. San Diego wore the uniform you posted, and the Pirates wore their gold uniform, and it was very difficult to tell the teams apart! (As I recall, Perry won a close game and made it look easy.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald byrd 4 EVA Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 DB4EVA, I went to a game in Pittsburgh in the late 70s to see Gaylord Perry pitch for the Padres. San Diego wore the uniform you posted, and the Pirates wore their gold uniform, and it was very difficult to tell the teams apart! (As I recall, Perry won a close game and made it look easy.) that is a thing of beauty. its too bad we as a society have lost that wonderful color palate of the 60's-70's, with its mustards, browns, and psychedelic swirls. instead the teams of my generation wear the crappy conservative blues and whites, boring everyone to death with their inoffensiveness. stupid reagan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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