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General Discussion => Talk Zone => Topic started by: Nate Colbert on March 25, 2016, 05:15:54 pm
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C.J. Wilson and his sore shoulder = out for "at least" first month of season.
Link (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/03/c-j-wilson-to-miss-at-least-first-month-of-regular-season.html)
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Didn't see the game but did see this in the game report (http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2016/04/05/grant-hbps-ejection-al-west-matchups-produce-intense-brand-baseball) of the Rangers/Mariners tilt:
"The emotions rose quickly. Wilhelmsen, who spent the last five years pitching for Seattle, allowed a 420- foot homer to Robinson Cano on his first pitch of the season. He allowed back-to-back doubles to Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager and then a two-run homer to Seth Smith. It all took a span of 10 pitches. After pitching coach Doug Brocail came to the mound, Wilhelmsen wound up and hit catcher Chris Iannetta in the left thigh. It was the fifth hit batter between the teams in two games."
Fun times ahead, folks.
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Didn't see the game but did see this in the game report (http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangers/2016/04/05/grant-hbps-ejection-al-west-matchups-produce-intense-brand-baseball) of the Rangers/Mariners tilt:
"The emotions rose quickly. Wilhelmsen, who spent the last five years pitching for Seattle, allowed a 420- foot homer to Robinson Cano on his first pitch of the season. He allowed back-to-back doubles to Nelson Cruz and Kyle Seager and then a two-run homer to Seth Smith. It all took a span of 10 pitches. After pitching coach Doug Brocail came to the mound, Wilhelmsen wound up and hit catcher Chris Iannetta in the left thigh. It was the fifth hit batter between the teams in two games."
Fun times ahead, folks.
It is 100 percent worth it to find this highlight on MLB.com if you want to hear Jeff Bannister very clearly and concisely say "FUCK YOU!" at Scott Servias. I mean, a deaf person can pick it up easily. It's glorious.
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It is 100 percent worth it to find this highlight on MLB.com if you want to hear Jeff Bannister very clearly and concisely say "FUCK YOU!" at Scott Servias. I mean, a deaf person can pick it up easily. It's glorious.
http://m.mlb.com/video/v574843683/seatex-benches-empty-after-hit-batsman/?game_pk=446886
Can't hear it but it isn't hard to read his lips on the slow mo at the end of the video.
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Servais to Bannister: "Go fuck yourself."
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http://m.mlb.com/video/v574843683/seatex-benches-empty-after-hit-batsman/?game_pk=446886
Can't hear it but it isn't hard to read his lips on the slow mo at the end of the video.
HA! They edited it. When I watched that clip last night you could hear it loud and clear.
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Bannister is an ass.
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Bannister is an ass.
I know he's been a dickhead for at least the last 30 years.
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Servais to Bannister: "Go fuck yourself."
And Tim Bogar added a few choice words as well "HORSESHIT!" while pointing to Bannister.
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Cano homers for the 3rd game in a row in today's matinee vs the Rangers.
What's the over/under on the number of games before Brocail is in the middle of a scrum in a bench-clearing brawl?
ETA:
Ha! Cano later hits his 4th longball as Shawn Tolleson melted down in the 9th and the Mariners came back for the win. Rangers pen has allowed 11 runs after the 7th inning over the 1st 3 games.
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So with Wilson out and Jered Weaver struggling to break 80 mph, the Angels rotation took a further hit today when Andrew Heaney was put on the DL with a forearm strain. Nick Tropeano apparently will be recalled from SLC to take his place.
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... Nick Tropeano apparently will be recalled from SLC to take his place.
Good for him.
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Injury bug, the 2016 version:
With Robinson Chirinos (out 10-12 weeks w/a fractured right forearm) and Shin-Soo Choo (out 4-6 weeks w/strained calf) the latest, the Rangers now have seven guys already on the DL.
(FWIW, one of their top prospects 20-year old Nomar Mazara came up Sunday to replace Choo and went 3-4 with a homer in his MLB debut)
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Injury bug, the 2016 version:
With Robinson Chirinos (out 10-12 weeks w/a fractured right forearm) and Shin-Soo Choo (out 4-6 weeks w/strained calf) the latest, the Rangers now have seven guys already on the DL.
(FWIW, one of their top prospects 20-year old Nomar Mazara came up Sunday to replace Choo and went 3-4 with a homer in his MLB debut)
Whenever I see a consistent rash of injuries plaguing an org like this over an extended period of time, I always wonder if it is the result of a poor conditioning and/or athletic training program. Or, at least, a contributing factor.
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Robert Ford @raford3 10m10 minutes ago
Robert Ford Retweeted Susan Slusser
A's top pitching prospect, acquired from KC last year in Ben Zobrist trade. MLB debut vs. #AstrosRobert Ford added,
Susan Slusser @susanslusser
Melvin confirms Manaea to start Friday.
First major league start? Check.
Left handed pitcher? Si.
Likelihood of the Astros getting a hit? Low.
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Yu Darvish made his first rehab start today, going 2 scoreless frames against the CC Hooks.
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Seattle's bullpen takes a hit as Tony Zych goes down with tendinitis.
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Seattle's bullpen takes a hit as Tony Zych goes down with tendinitis.
Their bullpen has really seen a lot of different injuries in recent years, everything from Aardsma to Zych.
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Garrett Richards to have TJS. (http://m.mlb.com/news/article/176534438/garrett-richards-to-have-tommy-john-surgery)
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Yaaaaaaaay, 3rd place!!!!!!
(Okay, tied for 3rd).
A special shoutout for a major assist from the Angels and A's starting staffs. Particularly the latter: (http://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/A-s-get-thrashed-again-set-franchise-record-7463335.php?t=5e3294f1073d4cb4da&cmpid=twitter-premium)
"Over the past 18 games, Oakland starters have allowed 80 earned runs in 85 2/3 innings. Overall, A’s starters are 9-18 with a 5.47 ERA, the most losses and the highest ERA in the American League."
At least the Angels can point to injuries.
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Interesting game going on in Arlington today. I've lost track of the number of ejections.
ETA:
A total of eight ejections in the game.
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Odor made better contact on Bautista's chin than Gomez has all season.
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Odor made better contact on Bautista's chin than Gomez has all season.
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Were POTW still a thing...
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The Rangers are quite a group of fuckheads. And that foul smelling 2nd baseman is the biggest fuckhead of them all. He needs to be suspended 20 games at least.
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The Rangers are quite a group of fuckheads. And that foul smelling 2nd baseman is the biggest fuckhead of them all. He needs to be suspended 20 games at least.
Actually, that miserable piece of shit manager out fuckheads the rest of them put together.
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We're ignoring the true idiot in this fight.
Justin Smoak hit the ground ball that resulted in Bautista's force out at second. Odor's attempted decapitation of Bautista resulted in a wild throw that went to the railing. The Rangers, being the dumbasses they are, immediately ran to the fight and abandoned the ball.
So Smoak, with his team trailing by one run in the eighth inning, was presented with a live, loose ball, and three uncovered bases in front of him. So what did he do?
He ran into the fight as well, thus getting himself called out for leaving the base path.
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My understanding was that Smoak was called out for Batista's bad slide. He slid late into the base which violated the new slide rule. I think Odor's reaction wasn't about the slide. It has been well-documented Odor slides dirty with the best of them. It was the fact that Odor didn't get to throw the pitch that hit Batista. It was still about the bat flip.
What team throws a purpose pitch with a one run lead to put the tying run on base? That is what it appears and is how the ump reacted giving the warning right away.
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Yeah, and what team is still sore about a bat flip which happened months ago.
I hate the fucking Rangers. Being shitty and seeing those classless jackasses above in the standings really sucks. Hopefully, the Astros will get it together and jump the Rangers.
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Jesus, I finally watched the video on At Bat and listening the Rangers crew yapping it up about their hero Odor is fitting. Classless motherfuckers all the way through the organization
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Saw a Rangers fan on facebook praising Odor for "delivering a punch months overdue." Mind you, this guy is already a drunk/racist/misogynist/shithead, but that's still a deeper level of fucking idiocy there.
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I think Odor's reaction wasn't about the slide. It has been well-documented Odor slides dirty with the best of them. It was the fact that Odor didn't get to throw the pitch that hit Batista. It was still about the bat flip.
I don't give Odor that much credit to not hold himself to a double-standard. Very well could have been about the bat flip, but I doubt he saw the slide as "just part of the game".
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My understanding was that Smoak was called out for Batista's bad slide. He slid late into the base which violated the new slide rule.
Could be. When I looked at Gameday during the game, it showed "Smoak out advancing on throw", but now shows "Smoak grounds into double play".
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Surfing around, saw another brawl Odor started in the minors. He slid WAY late at 2B, a slide that would definitely be against the rules today, and when the SS said something to him as he walked away, Odor ran back and sucker punched him. What a little fuckstick.
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Odor made better contact on Bautista's chin than Gomez has all season.
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Well played, sir.
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So did the Rangers really wait until the last inning of the last game of the year they play against Toronto to retaliate for the bat flip in the playoffs last year? If so that is some next level chickenshit.
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So did the Rangers really wait until the last inning of the last game of the year they play against Toronto to retaliate for the bat flip in the playoffs last year? If so that is some next level chickenshit.
It is truly bush league. If they were going to retaliate for the bat flip, they should have thrown at him the first time up this year.
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Surfing around, saw another brawl Odor started in the minors. He slid WAY late at 2B, a slide that would definitely be against the rules today, and when the SS said something to him as he walked away, Odor ran back and sucker punched him. What a little fuckstick.
Rougned Unpleasant Smell has always been a fuckstick. I saw him play in Frisco and he was a fuckstick. He is a worthy successor to Pissant.
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Rougned Unpleasant Smell has always been a fuckstick. I saw him play in Frisco and he was a fuckstick. He is a worthy successor to Pissant.
I think that is unfair to "He who shall not become a password". Eckstein was annoyingly persistent, but was never malicious.
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Neither was Vina. You're right. Odor's in his own category.
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I think that is unfair to "He who shall not become a password". Eckstein was annoyingly persistent, but was never malicious.
Agreed.
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Surfing around, saw another brawl Odor started in the minors. He slid WAY late at 2B, a slide that would definitely be against the rules today, and when the SS said something to him as he walked away, Odor ran back and sucker punched him. What a little fuckstick.
Hopefully the league will use that prior act as a reason to give him a good, long vacation.
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Hopefully the league will use that prior act as a reason to give him a good, long vacation.
You'd hope, but the league are pussies and the union is strong. I expect Odor to get four games, reduced to two on appeal. Bautista will get two, reduced to one.
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Dallas News today with front page Sports feature on Bannister and what a tough guy he is and this is his third scrap with opposing mgrs. including Hinch, Servais and Gibbons. I hate this group of blowhards.
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Dallas News today with front page Sports feature on Bannister and what a tough guy he is and this is his third scrap with opposing mgrs. including Hinch, Servais and Gibbons. I hate this group of blowhards.
The world outside of Dallas knows that he's just a dickhead.
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a bona fide punk
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So far, Odor gets eight and Gibbons, three. Odor was fined $5,000 and has appealed the suspension.
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Im sure MLB will hear the appeal the day after the Rangers/Astros series concludes.
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I know it's fucked up but a part of me would like to see Gomez, next time they play the fucking rAnger, go late and hard into 2nd. It might end up a win-win kind of thing for the Astros.
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I know it's fucked up but a part of me would like to see Gomez, next time they play the fucking rAnger, go late and hard into 2nd. It might end up a win-win kind of thing for the Astros.
Like a hockey bruiser. I like it.
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So if the Rangers apparently already need a new park...it surely it bodes well for the future of ours that their plan seems to be to just copy MMP.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci64AHgUUAAamp9.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci64AHjUgAAXLJF.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci64AK6U4AARaFZ.jpg
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only the strangers would be stupid enough to build no ac no roof in the texas heat
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I heard they're considering including a boxing setup.
That's quite the confidence in Odor they're showing.
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So if the Rangers apparently already need a new park...it surely it bodes well for the future of ours that their plan seems to be to just copy MMP.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci64AHgUUAAamp9.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci64AHjUgAAXLJF.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci64AK6U4AARaFZ.jpg
Based on that last rendering, I think $700M is going toward installing rolling hills in DFW.
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I think all stadiums should have retractable roofs. Can't believe the Yankees spent a billion and didn't get a roof.
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I think all stadiums should have retractable roofs. Can't believe the Yankees spent a billion and didn't get a roof.
Some places just shouldn't do that.
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ir never occurred to them that it would dare rain during a game
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A's send Sonny Gray to DL. Oakland now has 13 players on the injured list.
Link (http://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/A-s-place-All-Star-Sonny-Gray-on-their-crammed-7938636.php?t=74be322f733d4cb4da&cmpid=twitter-premium)
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A's send Sonny Gray to DL. Oakland now has 13 players on the injured list.
Link (http://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/A-s-place-All-Star-Sonny-Gray-on-their-crammed-7938636.php?t=74be322f733d4cb4da&cmpid=twitter-premium)
And yet Houston, relatively healthy, trails them in the standings.
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Felix Hernandez went on the DL today.
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This would be a perfect time to watch Colby Lewis against the A's. 8th inning.
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This would be a perfect time to watch Colby Lewis against the A's. 8th inning.
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First runner on via walk with 2 out in the 8th.
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Ryan Rua just made the requisite great defensive play to end the 8th.
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Lead off double in the 9th
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In another universe, I might like Colby Lewis. One in which he doesn't pitch for the fucking Rangers and routinely dominate the Astros. Alas.
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Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 17 minutes ago
Big blow to #Rangers with RHP Colby Lewis going on DL for minimum 2 months with LAT strain, joining fellow starters Yu Darvish,Derek Holland
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Rangers claimed Matt Duffy off waivers.
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Rangers claimed Matt Duffy off waivers.
Ahhh. Never mind.
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Rangers claimed Matt Duffy off waivers.
I guess they'll need a AAA 3B once they trade Gallo for a pitcher.
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Rangers have traded for Lucas Harrell.
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Rangers have traded for Lucas Harrell.
Fuck 'em both.
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Rangers have traded for Lucas Harrell.
I guess they've given up on getting Sale then.
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Who needs Sale when you can get Harrell
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And Prince Fielder is having neck surgery again, out of the year. Whoever replaces him will be an upgrade. Fielder is 32 now and is under contract through 2020 and is owed 96 million total.
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Who needs Sale when you can get Harrell
Yep, that ship has Saled.
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Rangers have traded for Lucas Harrell.
God I hope it's his turn when they come to Houston.
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God I hope it's his turn when they come to Houston.
Are you trying to guarantee a shutout? Jeez.
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Rangers claimed Matt Duffy off waivers.
And then DFA'd today to make room for Harrell and his friend.
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Yep, that ship has Saled.
Unless Sale cut the sails.
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Rangers have traded for Lucas Harrell.
I bet that is a shift he liked.
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Rangers have traded for Lucas Harrell.
Gets the win in his first start today.
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Gets the win in his first start today.
The Baseball Gods are really lined up against Houston.
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Heard Choo broke his arm on HBP. Poor guy can't stay healthy.