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***Official Texas Rangers 2015 Thread*** - Congrats Banister! (1 Viewer)
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Da Guru
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Wash quit a few weeks ago. There was really no need to have a presser to disclose that he cheated on his wife. Cheating is rampant in professional sports and always has been. Wash was married 42 years and in baseball almost as long..to go that long without getting caught is a pretty good feat in itself.Disco Stu said:
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culdeus
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I'm convinced he was banging someone that followed the team. The original rumor was probably close to reality.Wash quit a few weeks ago. There was really no need to have a presser to disclose that he cheated on his wife. Cheating is rampant in professional sports and always has been. Wash was married 42 years and in baseball almost as long..to go that long without getting caught is a pretty good feat in itself.Disco Stu said:
It's been said that his wife didn't trust him to travel with the team and that was the trigger.
So he was banging the asian beat reporter and she wanted him to leave his wife and he said no, so she said she'd cry rape. Or else he really did rough her up and she has the goods, but no charges yet.
LarryAllen'sJockstrap
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There's more to the story than a simple affair. I heard within a day or so of the Rangers announcing he stepped down, he hired a major Dallas law firm. I don't know all the rumors, but I have heard that sexual assault was one speculation. I could see it being true, or a spurned mistress trying to make trouble. I've always loved Wash, but I also have a tough time believing he'd walk away from the game based on empty/untrue threats. I'd also think him and his wife could come to some agreement where he could end and makeup for his infidelity without quitting his job.I hope I'm wrong, but the way things have played out and the way both the team and Wash has framed the situation leads me to believe there's a layer to this we don't know.Wash quit a few weeks ago. There was really no need to have a presser to disclose that he cheated on his wife. Cheating is rampant in professional sports and always has been. Wash was married 42 years and in baseball almost as long..to go that long without getting caught is a pretty good feat in itself.Disco Stu said:
oso diablo
Footballguy
it's really hard to out-suck the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Bogart
Footballguy
We can't even win the number one pick. Winning 11 out of 12 when 35 games out is awesome.
Bogart
Footballguy
I'm sure he landed a plane after the game, raced Grand Prix and banged his supermodel wife, but yes, seeing his mug in the dugout was priceless.It was really great seeing Chris Chris fail to make it out of the first.
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Pirates bench coach. Read a few things on him and Hurdle the last few days and think this sounds like a good hire.culdeus said:
Re: not hiring Bogar. He was the favorite going into this process and most likely had a leg up on the competition, but Banister was a better fit. After the last 3 seasons I'd be ok with all coaches being gone. Clean house and start fresh. I bet Maddux is back though and that's cool.
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This was Matheny's role with the Cardinals after he retired as a player, which was in reality grooming him to be the next manager. Could see that being their plan for Young.
oso diablo
Footballguy
Rangers are 40-1 to win the WS, longer odds than the Braves ( 
), Marlins, Mets, and Padres.
i think the Rangers will win 15 more games than the Braves.
), Marlins, Mets, and Padres.i think the Rangers will win 15 more games than the Braves.
culdeus
Footballguy
A combination of
This town will turn on you in a heartbeat if you can't win. I fully expect the park to be damn near empty this summer. TV ratings were cratering last year. I know personally I didn't watch 9 innings total past fathers day. Too much good TV on to watch a bunch of AAA spares get torched night in and night out.
- 3 AWFUL contracts
- An aging rotation with no real proven 4th/5th starter
- Farm system starting to deplete and or flame out
This town will turn on you in a heartbeat if you can't win. I fully expect the park to be damn near empty this summer. TV ratings were cratering last year. I know personally I didn't watch 9 innings total past fathers day. Too much good TV on to watch a bunch of AAA spares get torched night in and night out.
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aging rotation?
Darvish, Holland, Detwiler, and Gallardo are all 28. Martin Perez is 23. Nick Martinez is 24.
Darvish, Holland, Detwiler, and Gallardo are all 28. Martin Perez is 23. Nick Martinez is 24.
oso diablo
Footballguy
depleted farm system?
Rangers farm system just ranked #11 in MLB by Keith Law.
sure, it was better a few years ago, but talk about seeing the glass half-empty
Rangers farm system just ranked #11 in MLB by Keith Law.
sure, it was better a few years ago, but talk about seeing the glass half-empty
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culdeus
Footballguy
Like I give a ####. Baseball is a major time investment. I'm not going to sit through a ton of garbage games to prove my value as a fan. Life is way too short. I've always kept up with the comings and goings of this thing whether or not I'm catching the next Nick Tepech start that's surely set to propel him into the Cy Young race. Interesting games you can always catch in the mlb rewind in about 8 minutes over coffee.
Yu has 2 more years and he's gone he could be super high value trade bait. Holland is a tbd at this point, I think he's probably going to be solid. Detwiler hasn't thrown more than 100 innings but once in his career. I don't really understand the appeal in Gallardo, he's a 1.3+WHIP guy. That doesn't go well with our defense.
Maybe Perez turns into an Ace and makes Yu expendable as massive trade chip.
I'm just not a huge fan of the way Simpson is running things. He wanted some money thrown at people and it's changed the dynamics here.
Buck Bradcanon
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Profar shoulder surgery.
Hindsight 20/20, but holy balls what we could have gotten for him 2 years ago.
Eephus
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oso diablo
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#4 farm system in BP rankings (behind Cubs, Twins and Dodgers)
culdeus
Footballguy
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Hey Rangers fans, congratulations on getting a new bill passed that will retrofit the stadium to allow Prince Fielder to walk inside it without destroying it. He's a free agent this year, right?
culdeus
Footballguy
I think when the final chapter is written here the main issue will be that JD was a better GM when this was a smaller market team.
I think he was given a blank checkbook at the worst possible time in the worst possible situation.
Cruz makes that play and I think you just ride out what you have and develop your farm while selling for a run in 16/17 when your tv deal is full force.
Cruz misses the play and now you have a management that wants to get back there before the key pieces are all gone or old. You also with a WS win sure as hell don't see profar pushed up so quickly or all the #freeolt nonsense. Those were the sign of a GM in panic mode.
I'm not sure if it's the owner forcing the awful trades/contracts or JD just not knowing how to spend big money. Probably a little of both but JD imo is likely gone after this year.
Then you also have the really awkward way he dealt with Ron and to an extent the Hamilton stuff. He may be a better behind the scenes guy than a true GM.
I think he was given a blank checkbook at the worst possible time in the worst possible situation.
Cruz makes that play and I think you just ride out what you have and develop your farm while selling for a run in 16/17 when your tv deal is full force.
Cruz misses the play and now you have a management that wants to get back there before the key pieces are all gone or old. You also with a WS win sure as hell don't see profar pushed up so quickly or all the #freeolt nonsense. Those were the sign of a GM in panic mode.
I'm not sure if it's the owner forcing the awful trades/contracts or JD just not knowing how to spend big money. Probably a little of both but JD imo is likely gone after this year.
Then you also have the really awkward way he dealt with Ron and to an extent the Hamilton stuff. He may be a better behind the scenes guy than a true GM.
oso diablo
Footballguy
How can you blame Daniels for Ron Washington's escapades or anything but good related to Hamilton?
culdeus
Footballguy
Because in hindsight Ron needed to go after the coke incident. There was probably more stuff we didn't even see or hear about and we judge it based on that once incident, but clearly Ron had a closet full of skeletons. And he wasn't that great a manager. The beat writers for this team are lazy and leave the page 6 stuff to the NY press.
Hamilton stuff was probably out of JD's control. And there wasn't much that could be done from his department one way or the other there. It just shows they don't have a strong PR staff or way of dealing with off field stuff in a more clear manner. And that changes the lockeroom feel.
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
Encyclopedia Brown
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coolnerd
Footballguy
John Daniels has been outside of an incredible trade an average at best GM. Farm system largely overrated, kept a manager that was a mismatch to him too long, and has spent money oddly. he does sound smart on the radio though.
oso diablo
Footballguy
#hottake
oso diablo
Footballguy
yeah, i sure thought Claudio would make the OD roster
