Josh Q. Public: All I’m saying pretty baby. La la love you. Don’t mean maybe. -Pixies
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! Yesterday I wrote about Josh Hamilton. Yesterday, I told just one half of the story. Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Today, I got a new story. Today I got the story of Edinson Volquez. Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed. A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed. Oh sorry. Wrong story. Edinson Volquez. The man the Rangers traded away for Josh Hamilton. You may think it’s one sided. You may think it was unfair. You may think a position player is more valuable than a pitcher. Just like you thought Pedro didn’t deserve to be MVP back in 1999. Think again. Edinson Volquez is for real. Voltron is for real. Transformers. More than meets the eye.Yes,Hamilton leads the American League in RBIs. Yes, Hamilton is among the leaders in home runs and slugging percentage. Yes, he plays a dy-no-mite center field. Yes, he’s doing all that; but this Voltron character is tearing it up. Loaded for bearing it up. Haven’t got a prayering it up. Last night, Voltron allowed a meager one run in six innings. Big deal, you say. Who cares, you say. I say that ties a major-league record by allowing fewer than two earned runs in each of his first eight starts in a season. Yowza! I also say only three other pitchers have done that. Just one in the live-ball era, Mike Norris of the A’s in 1980. The others were Dana Fillingim of the 1918 Boston Braves and Dutch Leonard of the1914 Red Sox. Now that’s saying something. That’s saying a lot. I’ll say something else. I’ll say Voltron is 6-1. I’ll say he leads the National League with a 1.12 ERA. I’ll say he’s mixing in a 96-mph fastball with a sick change. An ill change. Most illinest, stealinest, villianest B-Boy change. Dare I say it? A Pedro change. It’s no wonder they call him Little Pedro. Everybody’s been yipping about Johnny Cueto. Everybody’s been yapping about Johnny Cueto. Where is the love for Edinson? Father, Father, Father help us. Send some guidance from above. ‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’. Where is the love?
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Every MLB team has a list of players that 'got away.' The Rangers have a long list.
Eddie didn't get away. He stunk up the joint. Sosa did the same years back.
It's nice to see both players in this trade doing well.
A great pitcher is worth the best position player; yaneverknow who will suddenly blossom as a pitcher.
JoshQ
My Marlins have let a slew of players get away over the years. You've got two of 'em in your midst in Beckett and Lowell.
Thank God we signed Hanley Ramirez to a suitable deal !
And like you've clearly stated Volquez is the 'real deal'. Hopefully he'll acquit himself well over the course of the regular season.
rampant' aka tophatal ....
Last edited by rampantfanatic on May 14th at 9:50 AM.
Josh, I agree with your statement that Volquez is tearing it up and Texas is in dire straights for pitching, but one thing Hamilton is bringing beyond his performance is crowd appeal. He is starting to establish a cult like following and thats what bring fans to the park when there team is not doing well. I have heard his name being compared to Mantle and fans saying that if he is traded they would refuse to attend any games. He does bring the intangibles.Check the team blog and the Reds blog they are still not happy that Hamilton was traded.
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American League in RBIs. Yes, Hamilton is among the leaders in home runs and slugging percentage. Yes, he plays a dy-no-mite center field. Yes, he’s doing all that; but this Voltron character is tearing it up. Loaded for bearing it up. Haven’t got a prayering it up. Last night, Voltron allowed a meager one run in six innings. Big deal, you say. Who cares, you say. I say that ties a major-league record by allowing fewer than two earned runs in each of his first eight starts in a season. Yowza! I also say only three other pitchers have done that. Just one in the live-ball era, Mike Norris of the A’s in 1980. The others were Dana Fillingim of the 1918 Boston Braves and Dutch Leonard of the1914 Red Sox. Now that’s saying 
something. That’s saying a lot. I’ll say something else. I’ll say Voltron is 6-1. I’ll say he leads the National League with a 1.12 ERA. I’ll say he’s mixing in a 96-mph fastball with a sick change. An ill change. Most illinest, stealinest, villianest B-Boy change. Dare I say it? A Pedro change. It’s no wonder they call him Little Pedro. Everybody’s been yipping about Johnny Cueto. Everybody’s been yapping about Johnny Cueto. Where is the love for Edinson? Father, Father, Father help us. Send some guidance from above. ‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’. Where is the love? 
