Anna Does Arlington: 2009 Rangers

http://www.annabenson.net/

*coming soon*

that woman is wearing pants. hmmmm

it was adorable watching the rangers feed on mlb extra innings - "it's nice to see us alone in first atop the standings"

Good point, maura.

Josh Lewin is awesome.

Kris Benson only slightly more effective than Carl Pavano today.

he had it going there for an inning or two

Thank you, Kris.

todays Texas pitchers and their ERA's so far

K. Benson 12.60
W. Madrigal 21.60
J. Rupe 13.50

You haven't lived until you've seen Warner Madrigal in HD.

http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/v/mlb/players_l/20090407/8286.jpg?x=65&y=85&xc=1&yc=1&wc=164&hc=215&q=100&sig=w3u_RijSxWD5UYwFp9CfQg--

i feel like this is going 2 be a GREAT season-long thread

cue every single sports' outlet 'are the rangers 4 real?' article

Hey, guess who is on the case

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tom_verducci/05/19/rangers.defense/index.html?eref=writers

Joe Sheehan has a Rangers leather article too.

Kinsler

home (95 PA): .425/.495/.838
away (84 PA): .182/.241/.351

might i really never have to see vicente padilla's fat ugly face again? * J O Y *

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http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/5/c5949c902ac19949a9ed07c7e7d1c98e033ae9b0/xl/padilla.jpg

haha xpost

a day etched in heaven this day let's not forget
http://insidecorner.dmagazine.com/2009/08/07/rangers-have-seen-last-of-vicente-padilla/

Marlon Byrd, about the move: "About time."

http://startelegramsports.typepad.com/foul_territory/2009/08/hamilton-admits-to-photos.html

remember: thou shalt not judge...
http://deadspin.com/5332801/the-devil-is-still-in-josh-hamilton/

According to reports, witnesses saw Hamilton drinking, heard Hamilton asking where he could obtain cocaine, and heard him reveal his plans to go to a strip club later that evening.

A human walks into a bar... and does a bunch of non-hypocritical stuff.

I JUST JOSH HAMMER HAMILTON
JUSS DOIN SUM BODY SHOTS, SNORT A LIL LLELLO (innocent blush)

COME, BE BORN AGAIN WITH ME

18 Ks in 8.2 MLB innings for Feliz.

Wow

Numbers above were off, btw (thanks, Leader).

3-run mash helps along my burgeoning crush on Ian Kinsler

Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine last July

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/03/17/washington/index.html

god harden had 7k's thru 3 and then:

V Wells hit by pitch.
L Overbay walked, V Wells to second.
J Buck struck out swinging.
E Encarnacion safe at first on error by third baseman M Young, V Wells to third, L Overbay to second.
A Gonzalez flied out to left.
T Snider walked, V Wells scored, L Overbay to third, E Encarnacion to second.
J Bautista walked, L Overbay scored, E Encarnacion to third, T Snider to second.

yep, melted in April.

Vlad really smacked that one.

ive seen 'fan of the game' twice on the rangers telecast & it's been classic both times

nice start by cj wilson

How many innings is CJ Wilson going to pitch this year? He had 73 IP last year so youd think he could only give 125 without cheating death.

Starter innings and reliever innings are different. It's really more about games than innings.

I was at last night's game. Harden looked terrible from the start - striking guys out swinging at balls because he was so wild.

Ballpark At Arlington chicken fingers - B-
BAA pretzel - F
BAA $1 hot dog - not brave enough to try

frankie francisco has 4 decisions (2-2) in 7 games

http://www.xfmsports.com/shop/images/uploads/Nelson-Cruz.jpg

this is one of the best thread titles

In case you were wondering what happened to Scott Servais...

Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is having difficulty throwing the ball to the mound consistently. It's the main reason he's still at Triple-A Oklahoma City and not in the majors.

Richard Durrett and the rest of the ESPNDallas.com team have the inside scoop on the Rangers, the American League and Major League Baseball. Blog

"He's working very hard to get over it," said Scott Servais, Rangers director of player personnel. "He's healthy, but he has to get used to throwing after surgery. Pitchers go through the same thing. He has to fight through that mental block, too."

A report on the Oklahoma RedHawks website noted that Saltalamacchia caught last Tuesday's game and that "12 throws back to the pitcher landed either short of the mound or in center field."

The story said five of those throws came in the first inning.

"He's frustrated, but he is focused on getting through it," Servais said. "And I know he will. I don't know when, but he'll get through it. You have to fight every day, and he's doing that."

by "in center field" they mean that the ball ended up in center field not that he threw it to center field in the air right?

xxx (yyy): How tense are things between Nolan Ryan and his (as of right now) employer, Tom Hicks?

John Perrotto: Very tense.

so sick of hearing about Ryan's holy war against pitch counts

hey Nolie, IT'S HARDER TO PITCH NOW plus YOU were a freak.

i agree on yr second point - but how is it harder to pitch now in a way that affects pitch counts?

i understand that there's more research and training etc that hitters benefit from now - but that shouldn't affect how many pitches a guy can throw?

everybody in most AL lineups can hit now.

old reading on pitch counts:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/what-pitch-counts-hath-wrought/

no 2010 thread for these guys? they're trying their best to run away with the division right now

but it's Texas

I'll be so pissed if the league lets the Rangers take on salary at the trade deadline when theyre effectively bankrupt especially since Selig put the kibosh on the Dodgers signing Vlad Guerrero back in the day because they had new ownership.

hamilton in june: .484/.510/.853 (not counting his 2r hr off oswalt tonight)

young > kinsler > vlad > hamilton > cruz is sick

until vlad hits .220 in the second half, but yeah

kinsler w/ 2 homers is kinda baffling as well

true re: vlad -- can prob then swap him & cruz & maybe even move smoak up

yeah, smoak looks like he might have a monster second half

str8edgeracer
@keithlaw @robneyer he's not THAT slow! (is he?)

Fan survives 30-foot fall at baseball stadium

2 hrs 10 mins ago

ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) – A baseball fan survived a 30-foot (nine meters) fall from the stands during Tuesday's Major League Baseball game between Texas and Cleveland on Tuesday, according to the Rangers website.

The incident occurred when the fan was reaching for a foul ball but lost his balance and flipped over the railing of the second deck and fell onto the lower-level seats.

He was conscious and able to move his extremities before being taken to a nearby hospital.

Four other fans were treated for minor injuries and the game was delayed for 16 minutes.

shasta have you seen the video

not of the dude falling but of the players reacting

nooooooooooo!

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/video-fan-falls-from-upper-deck-at-mlb-game-28641

It's amazing it doesn't happen more often.

^this

Congratulation on getting the big prize mid-season, Cliff Lee is an amazing piece. Surprised Seattle traded within their own division.

Giving up on Smoak is kinda nuts for a half-season rental but Cliff Lee is very good.

Apparently some teams are mad the Rangers did this considering their financial situation.

I think the Rangers paid in prospects with the M's kicking in cash considerations.

xp: mariners dont care if cliff lee shuts them down once or twice for the rest of this year

rangers on the other hand now get to be beaten up by justin smoak for years

afaik the rangers set a budget in the offseason and are sticking to it, M's are sending them cash to make this work within it

are the rangers the only mlb team now to never have won a playoff series?

Smoak doesn't seem to have done much since getting drafted. Every no power 1B gets compared to John Olerud, but I'm not sure I see it in Smoak's future.

He was drafted two years ago.

In the segment of the press conference shown on MLBN, Ryan referred to Lee as a "proven starter" and an "innings eater." You'd think they had signed Livan Hernandez. You'd also think six walks allowed in 100+ innings would warrant "He throws strikes."

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last night it was "China UFO"

Bengie Molina = hits for cycle = goes to DL. lol.

What happened with the triple? I mean, that's gotta be like 45 seconds of the ball rolling around in no man's land. Was the Fenway Organist playing Yakety Sax while the Sox OFs ran around in circles?

The centerfielder misplayed it off his glove. Shoulda been an error maybe.

"I would have bet everything I own that Bengie Molina would never hit for the cycle," Ian Kinsler said.

josh hamilton is hitting .362/.411/.633

If these guys trade for Francoeur, then nothing makes sense in the universe anymore.

playoff team can't even get a thread this year

Joe Sheehan:

Molina, Cantu, Guzman, Francoeur. This is not progress. It really pays to be in a four-team division where three teams suck.

frenchy hits lefties okay, which i'm guessing is what they'll use him for. still, there's probably some other guy available out there who hits lefties better than he does

i do love that frenchy's got this clubhouse cancer rep now

He'd have to hit below .100 to not remain Dayton Moore bait.

str8edgeracer
Trying to stay dry- #swimgoggles

who the hell is that?

I would love to embrace a bubbly-soaked Ian Kinsler.

gotta be hamilton rite

CJ Wilson

lol i actually did know he was straight edge

planning to go 3-man rotation: Lee, Wilson, Lewis