The Rangers Report

Record As Of June 13, 2007

23-41, Fourth In The AL West

Top 30 Rangers Prospects – 16 through 20

Note:  These Rankings Will Not Include The Recent Draft Candidates

16 – German Duran (INF)

• DOB:  8/3/84
• Drafted:  6th Round, 2005, TCU
• 2007 Club: Frisco (Double A)
• Height/Weight: 5-10/185
• Bats/Throws:  R/R
• The Skinny:  Duran hit .284 last year at Bakersfield, while hitting 13 homers and 72 RBIs.  He did all of this playing mostly shortstop and finished strong with a huge August, where he hit six homers and drove in 23 runs.  He's versatile and will turn 23 this summer.
• The Good:  Duran has some power to him as well as some speed on the baselines.  His biggest trait is that he’s flexible and can play shortstop and second base well, and has recently been learning how to play third as well.  His defense is excellent and many love his work ethic.
• The Bad:  Duran may not be able to be a regular at any position in the majors.  Hence, he may be a utilityman in the future, though he could be a very good one.  He also needs to work a bit more on his plate discipline.
• Projection: Medium.  Duran is an interesting prospect in that he’s excelled in wherever he’s played, mostly on grit and determination.  It’s very possible that he could play his way out of a superutility role and into a starting shortstop role.
• In A Perfect World, He Is: A super utility player
• 2007 Course Of Action:  Duran entered the year as sort of a fringe prospect, but his dominance of Double A has elevated his stock.  It will be interesting to see what happens to him next year.

17 – Michael Schlact (RHP)

• DOB:  12/9/85
• Drafted: 3rd Round, 2004, Georgia High School
• 2007 Club:  Bakersfield (High A)
• Height/Weight: 6-8/220
• Bats/Throws: R/R
• The Skinny:  Selected in the 3rd round of the 2004 Draft along with Thomas Diamond and Eric Hurley, Schlact bears watching.  He was 10-7 with a 4.17 ERA at Clinton in 2005 and helped the Lumberkings, along with Hurley, to go into the playoffs.  Many expected that Schlact would be able to make a seamless transition to Advanced A ball like Hurley did, but instead, he was hammered throwing too many pitches and going 4-13 with a 5.99 ERA.  The opposition hit nearly .320 against him and he walked 61 in 138 innings.   so he'll be back in Bakersfield, at least at the outset.  However, this doesn’t mean he can’t rebound.  The California is very hitter friendly and Schlact is still only 20. 
• The Good:  Rangers Minor League Pitching Coordinator Rick Adair raves about how Schlact is now hitting 93-94, as a result of adding mass, and thinks that he can add a couple of more miles to his fastball.  John Lombardo, the Rangers’ director of Minor League Ops speaks highly of Schlact’s maturity and his makeup.  Schlact also has a great sinker to go along with the four seamer and he’s got a promising curveball & changeup, both of which could become plus pitches.  He’s also got a nice clean delivery as well.
• The Bad:  As with all large pitchers, Schlact needs to keep all of his moving parts in check in order to make sure he won’t break down.  He also needs to make sure the breaking balls solidify, though he may be able to succeed with just the four seamer and sinker, much like Brandon Webb.  Plus, he needs to maintain his command, so he won’t get hammered hard.
• Projection: Medium.  Schlact is still young and he could stand to add more weight to his frame.  He could wind up being, at the very least, a slightly shorter version of Chris Young.  He’s also grown an inch, as seen from his jump from 6-7 to 6-8.
• In A Perfect World, He Is: A number two starter.
• 2007 Course Of Action:  The Rangers are hoping that it was only because he was playing above his age group that resulted in  Schlact’s horrid season.  So far, he's done pretty well for himself, but with the lack of rotation spots in Frisco, the Rnagers will probably leave him in the California

18 – Paul Kometani (RHP)

• DOB:  12/24/82
• Drafted:  15th Round, 2005, Pepperdine University
• 2007 Club: Frisco (Double A)
• Height/Weight:  6-4/200
• Bats/Throws:  R/R
• The Skinny:  Drafted in the 15th round by Texas in 2005 draft, Kometani is overlooked most of the time whenever prospects are evaluated.  However, Kometani has had nothing but success every stop he’s made and may be one of those prospects that just happens to fly under the radar until he bursts on the scene.  If Kometani becomes an above average major leaguer, he’ll be one of the biggest steals in the draft.
• The Good:  When he was first drafted, Kometani was reported to top out at 86-87.  He’s now added at least four miles per hour as he’s filled out (he was rail thin when he came into the system) and is now sitting at 92.  Scouts and trainers thing that he may be able to get up to 94 in another year.  As for his other pitches, Kometani has an excellent splitter, a promising slider and he could benefit from being taught a sinker as well.  He induces a lot of groundballs, a plus in Arlington and he has also begun to overcome one of his biggest criticisms when he was drafted, his fastball. 
• The Bad:  The biggest criticism of Kometani is that he’s very hittable. However, his control is excellent and despite the hits, he doesn’t give up the long ball often and he works low in the zone. 
• Projection: Medium.  It will be interesting to see if Kometani gets any more velocity on his fastball to go with the splitter and sinker.  But aside from that, he seems to be progressing well and has just a bit of development left.
• In A Perfect World, He Is: A Solid Starter
• 2007 Course Of Action:  Kometani is currently in the bullpen thanks to Doug Mathis and he's excelled in the role.  Nonetheless, I do expect the Rangers to move him back into the rotation once the promotions after the various Minor League All-Star games are done.

19 – Tim “Tug” Hulett Jr. (INF)

• DOB:  2/28/1983
• Drafted:  2004, 14th Round, Auburn
• 2007 Club: Oklahoma (Triple A)
• Height/Weight: 5-10/185
• Bats/Throws:  L/R
• The Skinny:  The son of former major leaguer Tim Hulett, who played for 12 seasons with the White Sox, Orioles and  Cardinals, Tug Jr. was drafted by the Rangers back in 2004 and since then he’s pretty much done nothing but succeed, rising through the ranks quickly enough that the Rangers felt no reservations about sending him to Triple A in essentially his third season of pro ball (we’ll see how that works out.)  Tug impressed the Rangers staff enough during Spring Training with his moxie and work ethic that he’s very highly regarded among the organization.
• The Good:  Hulett has the best plate discipline in the minors, simply put, and is extremely selective of his pitches and draws walks.  He’s immensely versatile and has played second, third, and shortstop in the minors.  The Rangers love his grit and determination and his work ethic is second to none.
• The Bad:  The same thing as German Duran.  Size.   Hulett Jr. isn’t the biggest player around and it’s likely that that could result in him being overlooked as anything but a utilityman.  However, Hulett’s determination and work ethic, plus luck, could have him become another David Eckstein type.  Hulett also has little power.
• Projection: Low.  There is little else that Hulett can develop in the minors. What you see is what you get with him.
• In A Perfect World, He Is: As much as I hate to say it, a scrappy, gritty David Eckstein type player.
• 2007 Course Of Action:  Hulett has booted Drew Meyer to the bench and is currently the Redhawks’ starting second baseman.  A good year will land him in the big leagues in September.

20 – Ben Harrison (LF)

• DOB:  9/18/81
• Drafted:  7th Round, 2004, Florida
• 2007 Club: Frisco (Double A)
• Height/Weight:  6-4/200
• Bats/Throws:  R/R
• The Skinny:  A 7th Rounder back in 2004, Harrison has always had good tools to work with.  The main problem is that he’s never been able to stay on the field long enough to work with them.  Hamstring and vision problems limited him in 2005 and a broken hand cut his season short that same year.  Last year was his first full season and he showed some impressive numbers.  In a season spend with Frisco and Bakersfield, Harrison hit .289 with 26 home runs and 101 RBI’s, while boasting an OPS of .889.
• The Good:  Harrison’s best tool is power and he’s got enough of it be a decent threat in the majors in the future.  He’s got some speed and he crushes fastballs.  He’s also beginning to catch breaking balls more and more.  He’s also got a good arm in the outfield as well.  He plays the game hard and emerged as a clubhouse leader this past season.
• The Bad:  Harrison is limited in his range in the field, making him pretty much a fit in left.  He still has problems with the strike zone, as seen from his 117 strikeouts. 
• Projection: Low.  At Harrison’s age, there’s probably little chance of a breakthrough..  He’s as good as he’s going to get, though if he can serve as a power bat off the bench, it wouldn’t be a bad thing.
• In A Perfect World, He Is: A Power Bat Off The Bench
• 2007 Course Of Action:  Harrison has done well so far until he was injured,

 Explaining To Jim Reeves Why The Rangers Didn't Draft Porcello

Jim Reeves took his shots at the the Rangers' draft on Sunday.  Oddly enough, he really liked the draft.

But there was one thing that he really ripped Texas on.

Passing up on Rick Porcello.  Here's the quote that bugged me:

For $7 million-$8 million, the Rangers might have had their ace of the future. Seems like a lot of money until you stop and think: Hmmmm, didn't the Rangers cough up their own No. 1 draft pick, 16th in the country, to Toronto to sign free agent Frank Catalanotto over the winter? And didn't they sign him to a $13.5 million contract over three years?

It wasn't the Signing Bonus that was the problem.  If it was just money, I think the Rangers would have gladly paid up to take him.  Tom Hicks has been a little more generous as the years have gone by with the draft.  It was the contract that Boras wanted for him.

Boras wanted Porcello to sign a major league contract, similar to what Josh Beckett signed when he was drafted a few years ago.  That is what turned off a lot of teams.

A major league contract starts a players options automatically and guarnatees them a spot on the 40 man roster.  As a result, you quickly burn through the options as the player develops and you lack any options to send the player down if he's struggling and if he's out of options.

Had Rick Porcello had been Rick Porcello, University of Conneticut, instead of Rick Porcello, Conneticuit High School, I think the Rangers would have gladly pulled the trigger.  But it was the major league contract that turned off every team except the Tigers, who now have the dubious task of trying to sign him while hoping that Boras backs off the major league contract.  

Oh, here's one other example that cracked me up:

Let me give you another example, though it's apples and oranges. The Cowboys just cut guard Marco Rivera after paying him an $8.5 million signing bonus for two injury-plagued seasons. That's a team that's doing whatever it takes to win.

No it's not.  It's called a bad free agent deal.  If that was the case, then wouldn't Chan #### Park's contract, Alex Rodriguez's contract, and the Phil Nevin debacle all be prime examples of a team doing whatever it takes to win?

507

Mark Teixeira went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left quadriceps muscle Saturday afternoon, ending his consecutive games streak at 507, a club record.   Though it was thought that Teixeira may have been aiming to beat Cal Ripken Jr.'s consecutive game streak, Teixeira said he had no visions of beating it.  To help fill the void, Michael Young will now be batting third with Marlon Byrd hitting in Young's normal second spot.  Brad Wilkerson will now take over first base in the meantime, and Travis Metcalf will be recalled to fill Wilkerson's spot on the bench.

The Implications Of The Borbon Pick

The drafting of Borbon has one other important implication on the Rangers. 

It means that Torii Hunter will almost certainly not be coming to Texas.

Drafting Borbon that high means that the Rangers are pretty much signaling that Borbon will be their centerfielder of the future.  It would make no sense to roadblock him with a long term deal given to Hunter.  Instead, expect the Rangers to sign another player as a short term solution, either Eric Byrnes of Arizona or (maybe) Ichrio Suzuki from Seattle, though I doubt that the Mariners would allow him to walk.

Rangers Notes

• Congrats to Justin Verlander on the No-No.  Also, congrats to Ivan Rodriguez, who also caught Kenny Rogers' Perfect Game nearly 13 years ago.
• One other note about Blake Beavan: he's confident.   He also riled some feathers when he made some comments after being drafted that his slider was the "filthiest" he'd ever seen and he'd seen some pretty good pitchers.  Another one is that, given the state of the Rangers' current rotation that he could "do as bad" as some of them right now.  It didn't take long for those comments to make their way around the Rangers clubhouse and general offices.  Jon Daniels said that he felt Beavan used some bad judgement and Brandon McCarthy, said he understood Beavan's confidence, but he thinks the natural process of working through the minor leagues will help Beavan separate confidence from cockiness.   My take is this:  Beavan is going to be provide some entertainment while he's down in the minors.
• Immediately following their victory over the Giants on Saturday afternoon, the A's announced that they had traded backup catcher Adam Melhuse to the Texas Rangers for cash considerations.   Melhuse wasn't being played in Oakland, as he's appeared in only 12 games this year and has gotten just 26 at-bats.  Melhuse isn't being brought in because of his bat, as he was hitting .231 prior to the trade., but rather for his game calling skills, as there has been some question as to how starting catcher Gerald Laird has been calling games.
• To make room for Wilkerson, the Rangers optioned pitcher Kameron Loe to Triple-A Oklahoma.  Loe doesn't blame the team, but rather acknowledges that he's #### things up for himself.  The Rangers are hoping that Loe would work on controlling his sinker, as well as to further develop his two secondary pitches, a changeup and a slider.  The only real question that I ask is that Loe has really had some awful outings the past couple of years as a starter and he gets hammered the second time through a lineup.  I'm wondering if maybe it's better to leave Loe in the bullpen.
• With Loe now in Oklahoma, Washington said starter Jamey Wright could come off the disabled list and start next Saturday at Cincinnati.  Wright is scheduled to start on a rehab assignment Sunday at Oklahoma.  This may be simply a way of putting warm bodies out there in order to allow the prospects to develop, but surely there are better options than Wright?  Like, ummm, Mark Redmond, and ummm, John Koronka, and ummm, John Rheinecker, and ummm.....oh screw it.
• Don’t be surprised to see not only Eric Gagne traded at the deadline, but also Akinori Otsuka, Willie Eyre and Joaquin Benoit traded as well.  There is a high demand on relief pitching and the Rangers have seemed to have identified a solid core of young relievers in C.J. Wilson, Frank Francisco, and Wes Littleton.  Eyre’s value appears to be peaking after a terrible year in Minnesota and Benoit is slowly developing into a lights out reliever, but his price tag is becoming expensive.  All four would be able to net some nice prospects if they are deal, with Atlanta, Detroit and Cleveland all looking to upgrade if any of them are made available. 

Apologies to the Boston Red Sox, coming into Arlington for a weekend series with the best record in baseball. Excuse our mess of a team, but also let it serve as a warning.

Usually, Galloway columns begin with melodramatic #### like this. 

When incompetence collides with stupidity, this could happen to any club, including you.

Hey, that sounds like your radio show!  What a coincidence!  Seriously folks, if you've ever read a Randy Galloway Column or listened to Galloway And Company on the Dallas ESPN Radio Affiliate, it's probably the worst show ever produced.  It makes Fox Sports Gametime React With J.T. The Brick sound like art.

As Thursday dawned, the Rangers had finally reached their deserved place in the major league pecking order. The worst record in baseball was ours. (OK, technically tied with two National League teams for that dishonor, but the truth shall not be ignored. We are the real No. 30. We earned it. It's ours. Thir-tee, Thir-tee, Thir-tee.)

Ummm, no.  The Rangers are largely where they are thanks to injury and several key performers getting off to slow starters.  When your ace, starting third baseman, DH, and closer are on the DL for a long enough time, you're going to suffer.

In the local blame game, you can pick a name, any name, on who should be fired immediately, or traded immediately. Owner Tom Hicks tops the he's-gotta-go list, a nose ahead of general manager Jon Daniels, with new manager Ron Washington getting the free ride until October.

Hicks is a horrible owner and has been way too impatient with the Rangers to allow any sort of foundation to be laid.  It takes five years for a regime to work.  Hicks hasn't allowed any GM a long enough period of time to get anything going.

Meanwhile, the last guy fired around here, meaning Buck Showalter, must be laughing his butt off, or so I figured. Speaking of butts, Buck's has definitely been removed from the hook, and also gone is that popular theory of fire Buck and immediately win a World Series.

What happened in New York and Arizona, it ended here in Loserville.

Oh god, you actually brought up the Showalter Effect?  Okay, let's shoot this down quickly.  The Yankees would have won the 1994 World Series had Bud Selig not cancelled the season.  And the 1995 playoffs, Buck's miscues and bad managing resulted in the Yankees getting knocked out.  As for Arizona, a lot of luck as well as a team of veterens that managed to stay healthy managed to knock of a Yankee team that had been depleted by age and injuries. 

Since Showalter was not exactly in agreement with his dismissal last October, I figured he would have a choice word or two about the current disaster.

Hence, Randy Galloway embarked on a journey that was filled with many perils, many hardships, and an injury to #### buddy Jim Reeves, but finally, after many days and nights, the mighty Galloway arrived at the temple of Bucco to request a audience with the 2004 AL Manager of the year.

But given the opportunity this week, his immediate answer was: "I'm not watching the Rangers. I'm locked into doing what I'm doing."

Yeah, Showalter works with the Indians.  It would be like Kat O'Brien, the lone Star-Telegram columnist worth reading, still being focused on the events back at her old paper.

Buck, Buck. C'mon, man. It's me. Don't try to BS a Hall of Fame BSer.

I agree with that.

Showalter's next answer was this:

"I took the high road when I was fired and kept my mouth shut. That was the best way to handle it then, and that's the way I'm going to handle it now.

"There are people there that I like, personally. When bad things are happening to friends, you don't take any joy in that. I hope things can turn around and work out well for them."

Classy Answer.  Showalter knew that giving any ammunition to Galloway would not only cause a firestorm for him, but also a firestorm for some of his friends that are still with the team.  And, regardless of how things end with employment, you don't want anything to happen to people that you still know and care about because of something you said to an ingoramous.

Don't bet on it, Buck

Randy's still got a column to finish.

, but meanwhile...

The gleeful Buck Backlash after his firing spread throughout the clubhouse, through many segments of the media, and seemingly involved most of the diminishing Rangers fan base. It lasted over the winter and was certainly prevalent in spring training.

Showalter's ways had gotten old and frankly it was time to make a philosophical change.  When players' agents tell you they won't take their clients there because of the management, you know something is going on.

But now they all know: Be careful what you wish for.

Yeah, I'm beginning to wish I never read this #### column!

Personally, I never thought I could forgive Showalter for that back-stabbing power play on Grady Fuson when Buck teamed with then pitching coach Orel Hershiser to save the GM job of the Empty Golf Shirt (aka John Hart).

Grady Fuson was a horrible farm system guy that deserved to go.  Most of his picks have either flamed out or didn't deserve to be picked.

But as a wise old baseball guy advised me, my targets shouldn't be Showalter and Orel for having a little power at the time, and using it. Instead, blame Hicks for caving in to their threats of quitting if Fuson was promoted to GM.

Yes, you should blame Hicks, as his meddling with the team has resulted in the current mess.  And who in ####ks sake is this wise old baseball guy?  Is it Jim Reeves, #### buddy and arugably one of the worst baseball columnists know to man.

A valid point was not ignored.

And the one redeeming quality for Showalter, who now has the title of senior adviser to the general manager in Cleveland, is he's a good baseball man.

That's true.  If you want a guy to bring along a rebuilding organization, it's Buck.  Unfortunately, Showalter's shtick gets old REAL fast.

Not many, if any, in the game will dispute that. Other warts are often mentioned, some of them valid, but the man knows the baseball business, particularly if you use a filter. And a filter is needed for all of us.

Showalter spent four seasons here as manager. He had one winning season, and although it was an 89-win good one, that's not enough. Buck also caused unrest in the clubhouse, and while listening to player gripes is normally a mistake, there was enough overall negative evidence to fire him.

See above.  And as for the 89 win season back in 2004, I think it was misleading, as that team wasn't nearly as good as we think it is.  To be quite honest, the Rangers were a lot further away from contention then they thought, as they got outstanding production out of people that weren't as good as they were that season.

Daniels did, but I didn't think there was any reason for celebration, and those who disagreed with me are now strangely quiet.

If I remember correctly, you were jovial and then campaigned hard for Trey Hillman.  Your guy didn't get it and now you're trying to push your opinion as fact.

Buck, however, left one positive legacy here, one we should all remember, even if it's not original.

Doug Melvin, in his local GM days, also preached it repeatedly (don't get me started again on the Hicks stupidity of firing Melvin), but he could make no impact on the owner.

The myth of Doug Melvin in Texas has grown out of control.  To be fair, he didn't deserve to be fired in such a bad way, but the fact of the matter is that Melvin rightfully lost his job.  His teams during the late 90's were built out of players largely got from trades and players he inherited.  What got Doug Melvin fired is that he failed to develop a minor league system in Texas and the result was when those players from the dynasty (as I refer to it) retired or lost their usefulness, there wasn't enough in the minors to draw on to sustain the winning.

At least 100 times, I heard Buck say, "Who are we?"

In other words, the Rangers, as an organization, needed to get a plan and stick with the plan.

Which they seem to be beginning to do, but you and your buddies in the Dallas Media are now ripping the team for trying to do so now.  It's irresponsible and it's unprofessional.

After winning three division titles in four years, the team bottomed out in 2000. Melvin advised Hicks to blow it up, unload high-salaried veterans and begin the rebuilding process.

Which should have been done.

Tom's answer was to sign A-Rod to still the largest contract in history.

Which should not have been done.

Fast-forward to Buck, and what he was saying, via "who are we?" Showalter wanted the Rangers to either get in or get out. Jack the payroll to the 100 mil mark again, or take it to the bottom in rebuilding.

Instead, it's a team always caught in the middle, plugging here and there with a high-dollar free agent signee. Being in the middle is the Minnesota, Oakland, now Cleveland, plan. It's a good one, but only if the farm system is strong, constantly bringing in young talent, while the GM also makes savvy trades.

That's largely a reflection on Hicks, who is impatient and is obsessed on becoming the Steinbrenner of the south.  Unfortuantely, even Steinbrenner learned that he has to accept his lumps and allow his baseball people to do his work if he expects to win.

The Rangers have not only flunked both farm system and free agency, Daniels has been fleeced on almost every deal.

And here is where Galloway shoots his argument to ####  Take a look back to this past off-season.  It was one of the worst off-seasons for signing free agents in years.

There were players that clearly didn't deserve their contracts and players that cashed in for some reason or another simply because people had money to burn.  And those players that are doing well on other teams, such as Jeff Suppan, Ted Lilly, Jason Marquis, Barry Zito, and others, would have gotten killed here.  Pure and simple.  J.D. did make a run at signing Zito, but there was no way in hell he was going to match what the Giants paid for him. 

As for trades, let's take a look at them...

• The Carlos Lee Trade - This gets the most of the anger from the Dallas media because of the remergence of Francisco Cordero.  But remember this:  Cordero lost the closers job for a reason, after his putrid April cost the Rangers games that they should have won.  And while he did largely re-establish himself as a setup man, Akinori Otsuka was rolling as the closer and deserved to keep the job.  It's great to see him get himself back on track, but as I mentiond, there is a reason for everything and there was a reason for why Cordero was booted out.  And as far as the remainder of the pieced traded?  Kevin Mench was a streaky player that was worth keeping while he was cheap, but when he began to get expensive, it wasn't worth keeping him around.  And Laynce Nix?  Don't make me laugh.  The Rangers gave up very little in terms of value.  As for Lee, do you really think he was worth that contract the Astros gave him?  And, throughout the season, did Lee really make or show any inclination of staying with Texas?  No.  To be honest, I believed that Lee had always intended of going to Houston and never intended to stay.  The draft picks will be more useful than what the Rangers gave up.
• The Brandon McCarthy Deal - It's stupid to hammer Daniels for this trade, as it only happened, oh, I don't know, TWO #### MONTHS AGO!!!
• The Adam Eaton Trade - Yes, the Rangers got fleeced, but don't forget that Buck Showalter, who you laud in loving tones in this article, wanted Chris Young gone.  Plus, if I remember, you loved this deal.  Look through your archives your hypocrite.  You thought this was a great trade.  ####.
• The Alfonso Soriano Trade - This was done to not only cut payroll, but to make room for Ian Kinsler.  At the time, it was a great trade, as Wilkerson was a solid player.  Remember, the Blue Jays were willing to swap the Rangers Miguel Batista in exchange for him.  No one could have foreseen Wilkerson going Rusty Greer on us.  And Soriano, if you recall, did not want to the move to the outfield and only did so under the threat of losing his free agency.  There was no one on the squad he respected and he most certainly didn't move to shortstop when the Rangers requested him to.  Remember.
• The David Dellucci Deal - This was a great trade, as it brought in Tejeda, who is a good young starter.
• The Vicente Padilla - Daniels fleeced Philly on this one, sacrificing only a player that was going to get cut anyway.

Daniels has gotten fleeced only once.  The Soriano deal is bad luck, the Lee trade cleared out some of the dead weight in the organization, but Daniels has done rather well when it comes to bringing in pitching.  In other words, he's done

Which brings us to the current answer to Buck's "who are we?" question.

Number Thir-tee, bay-bee. The worst in all of ball.

Be proud.

Randy Galloway is an ####.  I hope he's prisoned #### by a pack of angry men someday in the near future.