Depot: Live Game Blog, News, Notes

Posted on June 8th, 2009 5:11pm by Evan Grant
Filed under Baseball, Live blogs, Texas Rangers
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5:06: Lots O’news from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Rangers pick up the 2010 option on manager Ron Washington’s contract. … CF Josh Hamilton to have surgery, miss at least four weeks. … And RHP Brandon McCarthy is headed for the DL with a stress fracture in his right scapula. But besides that stuff, there really isn’t much going on.

5:11: Home Run Pool is Open. Jump on in.

7:28: Lyle Overbay has 14-game hitting streak now. This was said basically to let you know I’m here. Between the TV gig and the press buffet, life can get a little hectic.

8:04: Scott Feldman has not retired any of the Blue Jays’ 4-5-6 hitters tonight. They are 4-for-4 with two homers and two walks.

8:11: Saw a comment suggesting Feldman’s velocity is way down. Think that’s illusion more than anything else; illusion created by the varying readings from radar guns at different parks. Feldman has been in the 88-91 mph range all game. His average fastball at home this season has been 90.4 mph. He’s twice averaged 89.9 mph in home starts and been as high as 91.4. The gun in New York registered him at 91.7 mph and I remember seeing 95 flash on a fastball to strike out Alex Rodriguez. In hindsight, it was probably more likely 93 than the 95 that was flashed, which is why it is hard to rely on radar gun readings to determine how well a pitcher is throwing.

8:22: Regarding David Dellucci, his name was discussed a little when he was released by Cleveland as a potential minor league insurance policy, but the Rangers don’t think there is a fit in the majors. To add Dellucci, the Rangers would either have to sit Hank Blalock or David Murphy. If they sit Blalock, it will be to play Andruw Jones at DH full-time. They aren’t planning on sitting Murphy any more than he is currently.

8:24: Off to do some TV on FSSW.

9:04: Well, your thoughts on the abortive squeeze play? Right situation? If there was ever a good one, I guess this was it. Elvis Andrus is supposed to be the best situational hitter on the team. Don’t care how far outside the pitch was, though, you gotta get the bat on the ball. And, yes, I think Byrd got back to the bag, but you ain’t gonna get that call.

9:13: Big discussion during the TV half inning: Will you refer to it as Two Thousand Ten or Twenty-Ten?

9:34: Well, off to do more TV. These TV nights take me away from the peeps more than I expected, but, hey, we are trying to be a multi-media media platform.

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156 Comments to “Depot: Live Game Blog, News, Notes”
  • jcouch @ June 8th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    Three questions:

    1. Burbon is lighting it up in AAA – Do we bring him up to play the rest of the year in CF and move Josh to LF/DH when he is healthy? I say yes and move Hank for a bullpen arm. Then use a platoon in LF/RF/CF of Hamilton/Murph/Cruz/Byrd and Jones.

    2. Do you bring Feliz up to start or fill Holland’s role in the pen? Glavin? Oswalt? Bedard?

    3. Will Benson’s sorry a$$ stick around now with the injury to B-Mac? It seems they would want to get rid of him for the same reason the didn’t want VP out there. He looks like he doesn’t want to be out there and that can’t be good for the team.

    Thoughts?

  • jcouch @ June 8th, 2009 at 5:22 pm

    for #1 I meant a platoon of LF/RF/DH

  • jcouch @ June 8th, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    I could see a lineup of

    1. 3B Kinsler – R (SPEED)
    2. 2B Young R (CLUTCH)
    3. LF/DH Hamilton – L (POWER & SPEED)
    4. RF Cruz – R (POWER & SPEED)
    5. DH Jones – R (POWER) or Byrd – R and Murph – L with Hamilton at DH
    6. 1B Davis – L (POWER)
    7. Salty – S
    8. CF Borbon – L (SPEED)
    9. Andrus – R (SPEED)

  • Jack Daddy @ June 8th, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    I think this will finally end the Derek Holland speculation. I suspect he will commence an 8 yr run in the rotation now. He’s not coming out. When BMac comes back, he becomes the 8th inning power arm.

  • walrus @ June 8th, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Does McCarthy’s injury force the hand of Ranger management to dip into the farm system and make a blockbuster for an established starter, if not an ace? Or do they wait it out, banking on making a run for the pennant not now but in 2010? In a year or two, hopefully the number of pitchers in the minors making a case for a big league shot will resolve any such problems. But for now, what do the Rangers do?

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    I knew McCarthy pitching good and earning his check was too good to be true…this guy finally pitches 6 innings and then gets hurt. Not blaming him personally, but its just always something. I know he wants to be out there, or at least I would hope that is the case…but MAAAAN. Sucks.

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:07 pm

    Congrats to WASH. He deserves (some) security, even though contracts mean nothing in sports…

    At least he will get paid some more, no matter what happens.

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    Play BALL! Go RANGERS!

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    Looks like I got the blog all to myself….

    Well then….NICE! 1-2-3 inning for scooter.

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:13 pm

    any coincidence on the timing of wash’s contract and the howard bryant article comming out this weekend?
    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=bryant_howard&id=4231138

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    McCarthy’s stress fracture concerns me because he has had the injury before. Is it a coincidence that it happens again shortly after he starts throwing his curve again? If not the curve, then it is probably an issue with his mechanics. Either way, we have no way of knowing what kind of pitcher he will be when he “fixes” whatever is wrong.

  • DC @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    kinsler needs to give up the uppercut swing. he hasn’t hit at all since he changed his swing…

  • Michael in LH @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:18 pm

    Alright! Knoxie is on!

  • Doug Fu @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    Scooter doesn’t look sharp early on.

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    nice

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    nice dp!

  • Dr Pepper presents Batface McGee @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    Nope, Fu, No he doesn’t. Going to 3 balls on almost every batter is not something he has done at all this season and hes leaving his strikes up in the zone. We’re going to see if Feldman knows how to compete without his best stuff.

    And as soon as I type this, he throws a perfect double play ball. Good times.

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    @wes: did that article just come out? I just thought it was weird that I JUST read it at work about an hour before I heard about wash’s extension.

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    @evan: is the buffet any good?

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    @td, no i read it on sunday, and think it came out on saturday

  • Doug Fu @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    I love Nolan Ryan.

    Sorry, I just had to say it.

  • Evan Grant @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    @jcouch: Think the last thing the Rangers need to do is make a panic move. Right now, they’ve got a situation that is working for them. That situation is a Murphy/Jones platoon in left field with Brandon Boggs occasionally sliding in. No need to go change multiple positions around the outfield in mid-season. Best to tread water for a while.

    @Jack Daddy: I’d say Holland is in the rotation for the time being. Now the question is do the Rangers do something with Kris Benson right now or simply leave the bullpen situation alone. With a rotation of Millwood, Padilla, Feldman, Holland, Harrison, I’m not so sure I wouldn’t just give Benson a little more time to try and work through his issues – if he’s amenable to that. If not, I’m not going to lose much sleep over that loss.

  • Evan Grant @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:35 pm

    @TD, @wes: The Howard Bryant article came out Friday, I believe. I was told the article had no bearing on the decision. The Rangers made up their mind before the road trip ever started and were determined to do it when they got back.

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:36 pm

    murph is really looking good! that will really help while Josh is out.

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    @evan: is there any particular reason that you can think of why Murph didn’t tag up on that out to right?

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    Davis looks like he’s just going thru the motions…..

  • JM @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:40 pm

    Evan, has there been any talk from the Rangers about the return of David Dellucci? I read tonight that he said he’s interested in coming back to Texas after being released from Clevland. While I enjoyed watching him while he was here, I don’t know that I see a lot of room. Am I wrong? (similar in my mind to Pudge’s return — ‘cept Pudge was here a *lot* longer! — it would be fun, but doesn’t make a lot of sense for Texas

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    @evan scooper is right…..what was murphy doing on that play?

  • Evan Grant @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    @scooper, JustSaying: Have to chalk it up to a judgment call.

  • Doug Fu @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    I must say, Murph’s performance lately has really impressed me. His OBP is 100 points higher than his BA, and we need guys like that around here.

  • Doug Fu @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    Gonna need the bats to get something going here.

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    Way to battle out there scooter.

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    Time for the ANDRUS homerun pool win for TD

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:51 pm

    @doug agreed, going into season i had serious doubts as to whether or not he could continue to produce like last year, and his early slump looked bad. but even when he was in the middle of the bad slump, his at bats weren’t terrible. he still looked like he had a plan and was still making good solid contact. really glad to see him producing.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:52 pm

    just got back from my softball game. perfect timing too because knoxy was there to greet me.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:52 pm

    there on the tv to greet me, i mean. not my game. that would be creepy.

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    @becca: what? you don’t want a stalker named Jim Knox?

  • Doug Fu @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    Ian needs his any way he can get them right now. He is struggling, and maybe that will be the spark he needs.

  • Evan Grant @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    @becca: If you had arrived home at, say, 6:30, I might have been on your TV to greet you.

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    Extending Wash today was a good organization move…….especially if you are going to change owners I don’t want to go into the off-season with no manager on contract…..

  • James @ June 8th, 2009 at 7:58 pm

    Can’t afford Feldman being hurt, his velocity is really down tonight.

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:00 pm

    @James really? is he normally in the mid 90′s?

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:00 pm

    @scooper – i don’t think we have enough fans in the stands to give jim knox enough sideline interviews. he’d just get bored and probably start doing push ups or something.

    @evan – i’m sorry i missed it. does this mean you’re not going to get interviewed mid-game by knoxy? because i kinda don’t pay attention to anyone else talking on the tv.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:02 pm

    scooter’s not looking so great tonight.

  • Doug Fu @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:02 pm

    Well damn. Adam Lind 4, Rangers 0.

  • James @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    @wes: Everything I have seen tonight has been in the upper 80s and up in the zone. He’s usually in the 90s with some pretty good sink on the ball.

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    dangit

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    is tag reading the blog?

  • Evan Grant @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

    @James: He’s been up in the zone all night. Location more than velocity, I think is the issue.

  • Evan Grant @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:19 pm

    @wes: I’ll ask him. Why do you ask?

  • Bob Sturm @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:19 pm

    Is it me, or are the Rangers king of the two-out-nobody-on, hits tonight?

  • DC @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:19 pm

    Evan who will the rangers replace B-Mac with ?

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    just a joke…he was making some of the same points on murphy that were made earlier on here.

  • Bob Sturm @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    Evan – who was the GM when Larry Walker saved us from ourselves back in 2004 when he vetoed the Ian Kinsler deal?

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    ITS EVAN!

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    @bob: sorry, evan says he’s off doing TV stuff.

  • James @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    Josh thinks Evan is “really cool”?

  • DC @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:29 pm

    Davis and Salty need to swing at strikes they kill me

  • walrus @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    this pitcher averages no more than 2 Ks per game. in all the writeups it said that he gets a lot of ground balls but not many ks, at least until he met the Rangers. When do they adjust to, after you get 2 strikes, this guy is going to throw you a breaking ball in the dirt?

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    time for a big hit

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    i agree with TAG. i like twenty-ten

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    personally, i like two thousand & ten.

  • DC @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    Kasey Kiker getting hammered tonight

  • Ryans Dad @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:37 pm

    I love miss Emily.

  • Phil @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    Man, for a team in first place, they sure can play some uninspired baseball at times.

    Offense sure is going through the motions again.

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    SCORE A RUN PLEASE! Break the funk…must have had some cold beers on the flight yesterday!

  • Doug Fu @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:40 pm

    Scooter really battled there. Good to see from him.

  • Phil @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    BTW, aren’t we on some sort of error streak?

    Did they forget how good pitching and defense has served them so far?

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:42 pm

    @phil, i completely agree. it’s like a switch gets turned on or off for our offense. even when the pticher’s battling and giving them chances, it doesn’t seem to always inspire the batting.

  • walrus @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:43 pm

    But we never said 1 thousand, 9 hundred and 99. We said nineteen ninety nine. I live in a Spanish speaking country and they say it the long way, and it takes forever to say what year it was. I vote for twenty ten.

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    @Dr pepper on your point earlier to see what scooter could do w/o his best stuff. IMO pretty good. 2 hrs away from greatness, 2 DP balls away from disaster, but either way he has competed well w/o his best stuff. now we need the bats to pick him up

  • Doug Fu @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:45 pm

    We need to capitalize here, big time.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

    nice!
    everyone start flapping your arms!

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:48 pm

    This is a good start – let’s finish it now.

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:49 pm

    *doing the bird*

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:50 pm

    atta boy

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:50 pm

    wow. toronto’s infield must be wearing the wrong spikes tonight

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    being limber pays off while batting, too.

  • Doug Fu @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    I’ll take it. Now let’s keep it going!

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    Busted! The camera caught Kins yelling at CD to run to first.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    well, we all know kins doesn’t always make the best baserunning decisions…so it’s not too much of a shock. :)

  • walrus @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    they ought to give Davis an RBI for that. The pitcher knew if he threw enough breaking balls in the dirt Davis would strike out, so Davis suckered him into the wild pitch, scoring the run and advancing the runners. Not exactly how he planned it but it worked.

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    Davis looks so PATHETHIC…………can’t someone create a loop for him to show just one slider and paly it over and over for him……..everyone knows its coming except for him……..

  • Phil @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:55 pm

    I haven’t said a single word about Chris Davis all year, but man, does he look lost.

    My five-year old makes better decisions and contact than CD does.

    It’s getting painful to watch – thongs, porn ‘staches…nothing makes him look any better as a big-league hitter.

  • Matt @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:55 pm

    Chris Davis is lost again.

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:56 pm

    NICE NICE NICE!

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    @becca: good point!

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    love th call

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    Way to stay alert, Salty and Kins!

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    toronto’s head must still be in canadia. baserunning foibles and fielding fun…they kinda look like my softball team. and i swear we have a dude that looks just like rod barajas that plays with us!

  • MA Gunter @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    I’m really confused.

    If Davis swings and misses and the ball goes to the backstop, and he reaches first before the throw, while I know its scored a strikeout-is he not safe at first?

    Am I totally wrong on the rule? I thought he was safe at first and Josh thought the same thing…what did I miss?

  • James @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    @MA Gunter: Not if first base is occupied with less than two outs.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    i thought the rule had something to do with first being occupied. if it is, you can’t take it on the pass ball strike out.

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    Squeeze Play: I like the call, but the execution was lacking (obviously). Elvis has to understand that he MUST get a bat on the ball. A foul ball would have been just fine. I think he was still trying to get the bunt down, rather than just get the bat on the ball.

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    pretty sure it dosent matter if bases loaded or not, you cant advance to first on a K if first is occupied. anyone know for sure if its bases loaded or just first being occupied?

  • Evan Grant @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    @sturm: The Rockies GM was Dan O’Dowd. … The Rangers GM was John Hart.

  • Evan Grant @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    You can’t advance to first if the base is occupied and there are less than two outs. Two outs, all bets are off.

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    @MA: James is right, if first base is occupied and there are less than 2 outs, the batter is automatically out.

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    and davis needs to shave his face….no hair for him until he learns to lay off the slider……NO HAIR FOR YOU DAVIS!

  • DC @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:13 pm

    Kinsler keeps swingin for the fences

  • DC @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:13 pm

    and poppin out

  • Jolly @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:13 pm

    Davis seems to imitate a coach’s worst nightmare……he’s not coachable……..he certainly seems to be when it comes to the slider……….not coachable……..

  • MA Gunter @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    Thank you guys for the responses. I’d called three other people and no one could give me an answer. In some 20 odd years of watching baseball I’d never known that.

    And I concur about liking the squeeze play call. Andrus should’ve gotten bat on ball, but it was a ballsy move. And FWIW I thought Byrd was safe, Laird didn’t get the tag in.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    @jolly: but he can do the splits!

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:16 pm

    toronto has laird AND barajas? i though laird was at detroit? wait. i can just look it up.

  • MA Gunter @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    you’re right, it’s barajas. my bad.

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    @becca: laird is in detroit.

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    man, DETROIT looked weird when I typed it! Do you ever have that happen? You know it’s spelled right, but it just looks weird.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:20 pm

    evan, is it a beating to do the postgame show outside amongst all the fans? seems like it’d be loud and a little wheels off.

  • Phil @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:22 pm

    @ DC: it;s cuz he sees his name in the Top-5 in AL HRs, so he keeps on swinging.

    I wish someone would remind him that he’s not Josh Hamilton.

  • Phil @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    Have to give Jennings his due. He’s done well tonight.

    I thought he’d get lit up again, so I guess it is best for Wash to only bring him in when no one’s on base.

  • Evan Grant @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    @Becca: It’s a challenge, but champions adjust.

  • Doug @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    Shouldn’t Wash pinch hit for Davis? Jones?

  • Jolly @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:30 pm

    Jones is coachable……he’s shown that this year…..

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    well, good for you. and i guess if you’re out there maybe some nice fan might bring you some cotton candy. win!

  • Doug @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    Wash must be reading the blog….lol

  • Jolly @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    @becca yes he can play defense….

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:33 pm

    Where does anyone get that Davis is not coachable? I’ve never heard ANYONE say that about him. And I’ve always heard it said that he is a really hard worker.

  • john in clearwater @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:35 pm

    Evan -

    Would moving McCarthy to the bullpen on a permanent basis reduce the stress on his shoulder? Perhaps his body isn’t built for throwing 100+ pitches? I would like to hear your thoughts.

  • DC @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Phil thats it he wants to be the hero everytime up

  • TD @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    Would moving McCarthy to the T-BALL league prevent injuries also? There he would not even have to pitch.

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    that squeeze play may come back to haunt us…..or wash….gets that extension and goes all gut on us……

  • Jolly @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    @scooper Are you saying that rudy hasn’t told him to lay off the slider or that he has and he’s just ignoring him……
    it may be a bit over the top but when everybody in the park knows its coming and he can’t lay off then whose fault is it?

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    @evan: I’m guessing that Holland pitches Thursday and Harry comes back and takes what would have been McCarthy’s next start. What do you think?

  • Phil @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    OK, I spoke too soon on Jennings.

    Admitted knee-jerk: He’s back to being a scrub.

    One run we could possibly overcome, but in typical Jennings fashion, he’ll probably give up three which would put this game outta reach.

  • Jolly @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    that’s all the visiting announcers can marvel at is the number of whiffs and how easy he makes it on the pitcher……

  • Ryans Dad @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    GO RANGERS

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    @Jolly: it is one thing to know you need to do something (like lay off the slider) and another thing to actually do it. Not being able to lay off the slider does not mean that you don’t want to or that you are ignoring the person who told you or that you aren’t coachable. Everything I’ve heard while he has been in the slump was that he was doing a lot of extra work. That doesn’t sound like he is “not coachable.” If all of our hitters were able to listen to Rudy, then go into the game and put his ideas into action every time, we’d have a lineup full of .400 hitters.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    i hope o’day wore some sort of magic pants today. he’s being thrown into a big smoldering heap of mess.

  • Michael in LH @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    Come on DP

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    well there’s a great start

  • Phil @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:51 pm

    That’s on Jennings….PLEASE DFA him and Benson.

    Pretty Please?

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    i don’t think jennings is that horrible…benson on the other hand, i have no problems with him not being around much longer.

  • scooper @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    @becca: I agree.

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    I can see where Davis ABs can have a deflating effect on a team as they watch it over and over and see him flailing at the bat like he does so well……

  • Michael in LH @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    Ha! TAG really pounded the beavers.

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    jennings has been very useful….only a couple of bad games all year……he just never gets a chance…..

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    i thought that’s what i heard…ah the halcyon days

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    and I’ll bet jennings strikes out davis every time……

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    @justsaying – maybe jennings just needs to be the guy throwing bp to davis…forever

  • Phil @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    Nice Salty! Nice.

  • wes @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    very nice AB..good start to a big inning

  • Michael in LH @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:05 pm

    And getting better.

  • Phil @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:07 pm

    For the fence again.

    Dangit Kins.

  • DC @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    ANd Kinsler POPS out

  • Phil @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    Kinsler’s at bat sucked the life out of the inning.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    come on hank

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    well poop

  • DC @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:11 pm

    Sad when Blalock has better at bat than Kins and MY

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:17 pm

    that didn’t feel good……we came back from 4-0 and then busted squueze play….flailing so…….bullpen not holding up….with hamilton surgery and mcCarthy fracture…..bad bad day……..we’ve got to come out tomorrow and open the can of
    whip-ass so all this bad news doesn’t reach up and choke us……..

  • JustSaying @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    one good thing……evan you looked good on the telly and you sounded real smart…….

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    i hate how we have such a great win, like the one in boston, and come back and can’t follow it up. but it’s not all bad. so scooter gets his first lost, not that bad.

    and oh jesus. knoxy again.

  • becca @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    and i got $10 on evan somehow messing with knoxy’s mic to somehow sabatoge that last little segment.

  • James @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:27 pm

    Feldman was really off tonight, he just didn’t have the stuff he has had in recent starts. In light of all the injury news today I hope this is just “one of those days” for him and nothing injury related.

  • Jolly @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:50 pm

    @evan tell us a joke or tell us we’ve just scooped another prospect…….this is not a happy day and we need some happy news…….

  • Evan Grant @ June 8th, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    @Jolly: Rough Day in Rangerland. You are going to have them. Simply important to not let bad days multiply into bad months.