Monday, June 10, 2013
Rangers TV man Tom Grieve calls Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista a ‘crybaby’
(www.dallasnews.com)
Well, at least he didn’t call him Hatchet-Face.
Read More...Bautista looked at strike one, tried to check his swing but couldn’t on strike two then swung at strike 3 in the dirt. After he swung at strike three he had a few choice words for the home plate umpire. He then tossed his bat, helmet and elbow pad on the field in protest before leaving.
Once Bautista was thrown out, Grieve had this to say…
“You turn into a cry baby when you act like that. Go sit down and look at the pitch and then apologize to ...
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1. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars posted on December 20, 2012 at 08:13 PM # hit 0 | hit 0There four players (Konerko, Thornton, Danks, and Floyd) left from their last posteason appearance, in 2008.
Eli Whiteside’s offseason:
* Non-tendered by the Giants right after the World Series.
* Claimed by the Yankees on November 5th.
* Signs a 1-year, $625K deal with the Yankees on November 26th.
* DFAed by the Yankees on November 28th.
* Claimed by the Blue Jays on December 3rd.
* Waived by the Blue Jays on December 9th.
* Claimed by the Rangers on December 12th.
He wasn't here the whole time, but Dewayne Wise is back on the Sox.
I'm interested in potentially signing someone to play the OF and moving Cruz to DH, but otherwise I think the Rangers have done the financially responsible thing this offseason.
[I have no idea if these qualities correlate in any way with intelligence.]
Didn't they already re-sign Soto? Sad to see Soto reduced to AJ's backup (as in Soto was really something there for a while). Although if he hits anything like last year, AJ may get a decent amount of time at DH.
I remain confused by the Rangers and Napoli. I guess it makes some sense given they apparently did make a serious play for Hamilton and, moneywise, I could see not wanting Napoli at $13 M if you've also got Hamilton at $22 or whatever. But this looks like a pretty seriously depleted offense without Hamilton and Napoli. You'd think losing Young would be an upgrade but their bench still looks pretty horrific so that spot is still looking mighty weak. Beltre is now by far their best hitter and he's 34. I suppose it's still an offense that, other than DH, has no major holes in the starting lineup but they were only a 102 OPS+ last year and seem to have taken a step back.
I said this in an earlier thread, but I think I'm pretty much the only man on the planet who isn't a White Sox fan yet likes A.J. Pierzynski. At only 1 year, this seems like a damn good deal for Texas.Just to be clear, this is a point in A.J.'s favor, not against him.
Yes. Fondly.
Because trading Nap on a one year deal would have been so hard?
I keep forgetting about that guy. Yeah, looks better with him in there if he hits like he's supposed to.
Because trading Nap on a one year deal would have been so hard?
I didn't mean (just) that I wasn't clear why they didn't make a qualifying offer but also why not try to re-sign him. He still looks like the near-perfect guy for this team -- good bat who can eat up C, 1B and DH PAs, all positions where they should have plenty of PAs to fill up. So I meant more I'm not clear why they didn't try to sign him for 3/$36 or whatever, extend him before he got to FA for that matter.
The chances they were going to get Napoli for 1/$13 I think were quite low. But, yes, I will never understand why they wouldn't take that gamble.
You can't really be stupid and get under people's skin for this long.
The only thing that makes sense is if you can't trade.guys who accept qualifying offers, but I have never heard that. I considered whether they thought it might make re-signing him easier, ie a good faith gesture, but that doesn't make sense to me either. If they wanted him they had all the time in the world and the qualifying offer reduces his value to other suitors.
Alfonso Soriano is available.
Remember when he kneed his own trainer in the groin on the field during a game, while the guy was trying to treat him?
AJ may or may not be smart, but he's still an ####### either way.
I think this is probably the truth. He would hardly be the first guy to be a dink in his 20s who figured it out a bit.
And, as I mentioned earlier, I like him too. Perennial favorite on my fantasy team.
Remember when he kneed his own trainer in the groin on the field during a game, while the guy was trying to treat him?
Well, in AJ's defense, the guy did ask the stupidest question in history.
Really? I think most guys in their 20s are every bit as immature as the athletes. They just don't have the $$ to fully indulge it.
Still one of my favorite baseball shots of all time. Although this one might be even better.
This may be a little conspiracy theory-ish, but maybe they knew that there is some major physical problem with him. I only say this because the Sox have not completed the Napoli signing very mysteriously.
I think it's somewhere in between. Spending your days in informal settings and locker rooms and the like is different from spending them in an office or a job where some modicum of decorum is expected. I agree the money is part of it as well, of course.
Well, nowadays, how many 20-somethings actually have serious jobs? I know a huge number are still living with their parents.
If nothing else, they left a free draft pick just lying on the ground. Big deal, perhaps, but careless; it's like "we've proved ourselves too smart to do the little things."
The Rangers non-tendered Soto and then immediately re-signed him, for whatever contract-technicality reasons. Nothing wrong with having two veteran catchers who might be able to hit a little and can spell each other continually – aside from the expense, of course.
As to the overall offense, they seem to be working on the "pitching and defense" theory instead, and who knows? If everybody has a career year, their offense will be fine. 29 other teams can say that (well, maybe not Houston), but you hate to be in a position of wishful thinking.
It's actually a pretty good explanation for why a FO that's generally been very smart and successful over the past few years apparently dropped the ball on the qualifying offer. Of course, it's just as possible they simply messed up. Even smart people who are good at their jobs have lapses.
It looks like they wanted to add/retain more offense, but they just couldn't seem to make it happen. I don't think they need career years from everybody; they don't have any real offensive monsters, but with Pierzynski onboard, they don't have any massive black holes of suck slated to start either. Well, maybe at CF. Anyway, if one of Profar/Olt can make an offensive splash, they'll probably be OK.
Probably a non-guaranteed deal with a major/minor league split. He gets DFA'd and then they put him on waivers. If he doesn't get claimed they can outright him to AAA with the deal intact, if he gets claimed someone else picks up the tab.
They did the same thing with Jayson Nix. Signed him to a $900K contract and then DFA'd him, figuring he'd pass through waivers (he did) since no one else would want to pick up the commitment and he accepted the assignment to AAA with the assumption that he'll be competing for a 25 man roster spot this spring.
Counterpoint: Shea Hillenbrand.
AJ does sound somewhat thoughtful on the TeeVee. He's still an ####### and a fraud. I hope he gets foul tip'd every game next year, continuing my ongoing hope since 2004.
Not even close. Most guys in their 20s haven't been stroked every minute of their lives like athletes. To make this statement is to never have spent any time around high-level athletes.
It's true for a small number of elite football and basketball talents.
Same goes for Rex Hudler.
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