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***Official Texas Rangers 2009 Thread*** (1 Viewer)
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Bogart
Footballguy
69 games in, and we are back to square one.
culdeus
Footballguy
All I ask for one time in 5 years is for this thing to be in contention thru the second preseason game. Is that too much to ask?
So Feliz is going to the pen in advance of a callup which will happen after the ASB. Davis I guess has to hit .175 to get to AAA.
Evan Grant was great as always explaining the situation. The guy is amazing. Basically with three young guys and a pitcher at the back of the lineup versus the NL you give pitchers a free inning. Davis is an automatic out every time and usually on less than 5 pitches. He's managed lately to stretch his out to 7 pitches, but that's still just 6 more pitches for 3 outs. Then the pitcher is a for sure out, every time.
Now Cruz is sucking, Andrus is sucking, Blalock and Jones are just swinging for HRs to try to get a contract. There's nothing in this lineup that scares anyone at all.
Hicks isn't going to move anyone and we just have to sit on our hands and wait this thing out till maybe next year the experience pays off.
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So Feliz is going to the pen in advance of a callup which will happen after the ASB. Davis I guess has to hit .175 to get to AAA.
Evan Grant was great as always explaining the situation. The guy is amazing. Basically with three young guys and a pitcher at the back of the lineup versus the NL you give pitchers a free inning. Davis is an automatic out every time and usually on less than 5 pitches. He's managed lately to stretch his out to 7 pitches, but that's still just 6 more pitches for 3 outs. Then the pitcher is a for sure out, every time.
Now Cruz is sucking, Andrus is sucking, Blalock and Jones are just swinging for HRs to try to get a contract. There's nothing in this lineup that scares anyone at all.
Hicks isn't going to move anyone and we just have to sit on our hands and wait this thing out till maybe next year the experience pays off.
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Bogart
Footballguy
Millwood: The Quest for 180
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 16
Number of Total Innings: 112.6
Average Innings per Start: 7.041
8-5, 2.64 ERA, 1.216 WHIP, 70 K
Number of Innings Left: 67.3
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 18
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.740
On pace for the season: 239.2 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
Late updating this. Can Millwood hit??
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 16
Number of Total Innings: 112.6
Average Innings per Start: 7.041
8-5, 2.64 ERA, 1.216 WHIP, 70 K
Number of Innings Left: 67.3
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 18
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.740
On pace for the season: 239.2 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
Late updating this. Can Millwood hit??
Bogart
Footballguy
Every time I think I'm out out... they pulllll me back in!
Borbon=SPEEDThat RBI single where he ends up at second was amazing. The Rangers have not had speed like his and Andrus in maybe forever. Apologies to Oddibe.
Bogart
Footballguy
Millwood: The Quest for 180
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 17
Number of Total Innings: 119
Average Innings per Start: 7.000
8-5, 2.80 ERA, 1.244 WHIP, 74 K
Number of Innings Left: 61.0
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 17
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.588
On pace for the season: 238 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
A "sub-par" effort, which at the beginning of the year you would have taken everytime. You can just count on Millwood throwing the ball in the 7th inning. I can't wait to see this staff when he is not the "ace" and is instead the number three innings-eater.
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 17
Number of Total Innings: 119
Average Innings per Start: 7.000
8-5, 2.80 ERA, 1.244 WHIP, 74 K
Number of Innings Left: 61.0
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 17
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.588
On pace for the season: 238 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
A "sub-par" effort, which at the beginning of the year you would have taken everytime. You can just count on Millwood throwing the ball in the 7th inning. I can't wait to see this staff when he is not the "ace" and is instead the number three innings-eater.
Captain Hook
Footballguy
Borbon will likely be sent down when Hamilton returns this weekend (although I would prefer they kept him as a caddy for Josh - and maybe the speed will convince them.......if they were surer about the SP they could do with one less RP)
culdeus
Footballguy
The move now makes sense. Davis doesn't make the road trip and stays in AAA through the ASB. He doesn't get his act together there he'll be in AA brought in as an injury replacement only and released/traded by next year. Smoak won't be in the show until September I would think, but I've been so dead wrong about the player movement before I really am mostly guessing.
Bogart
Footballguy
Millwood: The Quest for 180
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 18
Number of Total Innings: 124
Average Innings per Start: 6.888
8-6, 3.34 ERA, 1.290 WHIP, 74 K
Number of Innings Left: 56.0
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 16
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.5
On pace for the season: 234 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
Worse outing so far for Millwood. At the official halfway mark of 81 games played, the numbers are still so much better than you would have expected. All-Star snub might light a fire under him for the second half of the season, but I don't see how you could see anything better than what we have gotten the first half.
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 18
Number of Total Innings: 124
Average Innings per Start: 6.888
8-6, 3.34 ERA, 1.290 WHIP, 74 K
Number of Innings Left: 56.0
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 16
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.5
On pace for the season: 234 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
Worse outing so far for Millwood. At the official halfway mark of 81 games played, the numbers are still so much better than you would have expected. All-Star snub might light a fire under him for the second half of the season, but I don't see how you could see anything better than what we have gotten the first half.
Bogart
Footballguy
The big league roster is confusing right now. Too many OFers, not a legit 1B, noone to really backup at the corner (Omar hates playing third). Another injury to the infield could be devistating.Hamilton is back, Borbon is still up, but not playing.
culdeus
Footballguy
Borbon went back down.I hate being in the AL West. Basically means a solid 20% of the games during the year I see only an inning or two of.Please post all OSB bonehead moves so I can add them to my notebook tia.The big league roster is confusing right now. Too many OFers, not a legit 1B, noone to really backup at the corner (Omar hates playing third). Another injury to the infield could be devistating.Hamilton is back, Borbon is still up, but not playing.
Bogart
Footballguy
I have become a greedy bastage when it comes to prospects now. I know it makes no sense what so ever, but my baseball weiner goes crazy over the Frisco and Hickory rosters and what they are doing.
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
WTF is going on with Cruz?
Pnishthm
Footballguy
Guys,
I predicted the Rangers win the AL West in another thread but if R. Washington doesn't get his act together and start getting some consistancy setting his lineup, they will fall short. Seems like he just throws guys wherever on any given day. Now I see that N. Cruz is out of the lineup for the 3rd consecutive day? How does he expect to get some consistancy out of Cruz when he bats him in a different spot in the order every night. If the Rangers expect to win they will need Cruz down the stretch and how will he have any confidence in himself if Washington has none in him. He needs to get his lineup set and stop moving guys up and down day to day.
I predicted the Rangers win the AL West in another thread but if R. Washington doesn't get his act together and start getting some consistancy setting his lineup, they will fall short. Seems like he just throws guys wherever on any given day. Now I see that N. Cruz is out of the lineup for the 3rd consecutive day? How does he expect to get some consistancy out of Cruz when he bats him in a different spot in the order every night. If the Rangers expect to win they will need Cruz down the stretch and how will he have any confidence in himself if Washington has none in him. He needs to get his lineup set and stop moving guys up and down day to day.
culdeus
Footballguy
Things that don't show up in the box score about Ron is what happened in the second Angels game.
Holland comes in and throws 17 of 19 strikes and is damn near unhittable. Ron decides to play lefty-righty and pulls in Jennings who promptly beans the first batter he faces on one pitch and walks the next two and loads the bases. Fun times.
I hate that guy.
Holland comes in and throws 17 of 19 strikes and is damn near unhittable. Ron decides to play lefty-righty and pulls in Jennings who promptly beans the first batter he faces on one pitch and walks the next two and loads the bases. Fun times.
I hate that guy.
Bogart
Footballguy
Millwood: The Quest for 180
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 19
Number of Total Innings: 130.0
Average Innings per Start: 6.842
8-7, 3.46 ERA, 1.292 WHIP, 79 K
Number of Innings Left: 50.0
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 15
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.33
On pace for the season: 232.6 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
Noone needs this ASB more that Millwood. He will have 8 days off before facing Boston. Odds that he won't get to 180 are getting near slim and none.
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 19
Number of Total Innings: 130.0
Average Innings per Start: 6.842
8-7, 3.46 ERA, 1.292 WHIP, 79 K
Number of Innings Left: 50.0
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 15
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.33
On pace for the season: 232.6 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
Noone needs this ASB more that Millwood. He will have 8 days off before facing Boston. Odds that he won't get to 180 are getting near slim and none.
bentley
Footballguy
Bogart
Footballguy
It is not about this year.That said, I am still waiting for someone in this AL West to go on a streak. 8 straight, 14 of 15, something like that. Then we can pronounce church on this thing.
culdeus
Footballguy
Still not sure what exactly is going to be improved for next year. What will get a step function increase in talent exactly? There's no way in hell Hicks spends any money. The dude is broke. This will be a team with a strong core and no studs to lean on and a horrific manager.
Bogart
Footballguy
I will bet you a Larry_Boy Dragon that Hicks does not own this team in 2010. A group led by Nolan Ryan will own this team and will have some liquid cash to make a move or two.Still not sure what exactly is going to be improved for next year. What will get a step function increase in talent exactly? There's no way in hell Hicks spends any money. The dude is broke. This will be a team with a strong core and no studs to lean on and a horrific manager.It is not about this year.That said, I am still waiting for someone in this AL West to go on a streak. 8 straight, 14 of 15, something like that. Then we can pronounce church on this thing.
Bogart
Footballguy
Millwood: The Quest for 180
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 20
Number of Total Innings: 136.0
Average Innings per Start: 6.800
9-7, 3.44 ERA, 1.287 WHIP, 82 K
Number of Innings Left: 44.0
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 14
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.14
On pace for the season: 231.2 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
With the inning chase all but decided, it will be interesting to see what Millwood's final stat line will look like at the end of the season. 15 wins? 18? He will have to get some help from the offense to get to 18 wins or better. Is 16-12 acceptable after his start. His contribution to the team this season goes well beyond the stat line this year.
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 20
Number of Total Innings: 136.0
Average Innings per Start: 6.800
9-7, 3.44 ERA, 1.287 WHIP, 82 K
Number of Innings Left: 44.0
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 14
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.14
On pace for the season: 231.2 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
With the inning chase all but decided, it will be interesting to see what Millwood's final stat line will look like at the end of the season. 15 wins? 18? He will have to get some help from the offense to get to 18 wins or better. Is 16-12 acceptable after his start. His contribution to the team this season goes well beyond the stat line this year.
culdeus
Footballguy
Where do you make a big move? This thing needs a speed OF that gets on base, a lot. That and a first baseman that is passable as a major league. Well, and pitching. Those moves aren't going to be easy to make without moving some young guys that may have not developed all the way. Lets say just hypothetically Granderson was out there if Detroit can't afford him anymore. Do you send a package of mega studs for that? One that includes Feliz? Cruz? Who is touchable in the farm and on the club now? Who is untouchable? Really only Young for his contract and probably padilla and millwood for same reason.I will bet you a Larry_Boy Dragon that Hicks does not own this team in 2010. A group led by Nolan Ryan will own this team and will have some liquid cash to make a move or two.Still not sure what exactly is going to be improved for next year. What will get a step function increase in talent exactly? There's no way in hell Hicks spends any money. The dude is broke. This will be a team with a strong core and no studs to lean on and a horrific manager.It is not about this year.That said, I am still waiting for someone in this AL West to go on a streak. 8 straight, 14 of 15, something like that. Then we can pronounce church on this thing.
Bogart
Footballguy
I have been away the last few days.That and I can't answer that. Will get back to you.
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Have I ever told you guys how much I ####### hate Ian Kinsler and Josh Hamilton?
Bogart
Footballguy
LAAIt is not about this year.That said, I am still waiting for someone in this AL West to go on a streak. 8 straight, 14 of 15, something like that. Then we can pronounce church on this thing.
I knew someone was going to pull this up. Gotta quit sticking numbers next to my predictions. Just go with empty subjective statements...pretty much like the entire Yankees thread.
Bogart
Footballguy
Millwood: The Quest for 180
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 21
Number of Total Innings: 138.0
Average Innings per Start: 6.571
9-7, 3.39 ERA, 1.275 WHIP, 84 K
Number of Innings Left: 42.0
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 13
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.23
On pace for the season: 223.4 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
Shortest outing all year (2.0 IN) due to injury. Could get interesting...
Kevin Millwood's valient effort to accumulate 180 total innings and win the prize of a $12m contract next year.
Progress:
Number of Starts: 21
Number of Total Innings: 138.0
Average Innings per Start: 6.571
9-7, 3.39 ERA, 1.275 WHIP, 84 K
Number of Innings Left: 42.0
Number of Possible Starts Remaining*: 13
Average Number of Innings Needed per Remaining Starts: 3.23
On pace for the season: 223.4 (personal best: 228.0)
*Based on 34 starts per Year - his average as a Ranger
Shortest outing all year (2.0 IN) due to injury. Could get interesting...
culdeus
Footballguy
I'm trying not to jinx it. The guy looks like he should be playing basketball.
Mr. Know-It-All
Footballguy
So, Texas fans, what is the deal with Tommy Hunter? I have an injured Erik Bedard who when healthy racks up Ks, but not wins. Will this kid stick in the rotation for the remainder of the season and provide decent value with peripherals? He is on my radar, but i have heard he might be pitch-counted down the stretch.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Holy crap your FSN announcers are bad. I mean the Tigers guys are brutal also but at least they do a little research, these Texas guys are having difficulty with the concept of switch hitting. Also comparing Feldman to verlander made me laugh out loud, stop it.
I worked a little for FSN and I know they don't pay well, but has anyone ever heard a good FSN baseball announcing team? I haven't, they are all really bad.
I worked a little for FSN and I know they don't pay well, but has anyone ever heard a good FSN baseball announcing team? I haven't, they are all really bad.
Bogart
Footballguy
sick performance by the Dutch Oven last night. Just wish he could have gotten that last out. As good as he was, I'm sure that a complete game would have felt even better to him.Halladay who??
Statorama
Footballguy
Rangers got a gift tonight. Seattle with men on 2nd and 3rd in the ninth against CJ, and the M's let LHH Hanahan bat (who whiffs of course) while they have 4 RHH on the bench.
How can Waki justify letting Hanahan bat in that situation?
(hey, come to think of it, Ron Washington has given his fair share away....guess it was just time for karma to come around)
How can Waki justify letting Hanahan bat in that situation?
(hey, come to think of it, Ron Washington has given his fair share away....guess it was just time for karma to come around)
culdeus
Footballguy
For what they do they are fine.
Bogart
Footballguy
989997989991Strikeout.98100838190Strikeout.989899100100Strikeout.Baseball pants just flew across the room.
Disco Stu
Confirmed FBGal
Pretty solid first inning.
