Since the XMen movie is getting some solid discussion and I haven't seen it, I would like LSB opinion.

These are some pretty cool pictures from the volcano in Chile. Here is the link.

Mavs game tomorrow night.

Rangers Fan Radio Live tomorrow night, talking post draft (TUNE IN AT 6PM).  Yes we know the game starts at 7:00

Stanley Cup going on, too.

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Well I'm fairly certain most peoples brackets have circled the drain, I'm down 3 Sweet 16 teams and an Elite 8.  Final Four is still intact.  

Good win by Butler yesterday. (Yes, I know it was a bracket killer.)

 Here is today's schedule, all times are eastern.

Onto round 18!  Neil Ramirez won this round receiving 49 votes (39%).  Rounding out the top 5 vote getters after Ramirez were:  Wilmer Font receiving 29 votes (18%), Eric Hurley received 28 votes (17%), Barret Loux received 13 votes (8%), Cody Buckel received 10 votes (6%), and Pedro Strop received 9 votes (5%).  

Also please rec this to the top.

There has been some discussion as to making this the last round and taking the top three vote getters and using them to fill out the remaining three spots.  

2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

8.  Jake Skole

9.  Mike Olt

10.  Robbie Ross

11.  Luis Sardinas

12.  David Perez

13.  Luke Jackson   (We don't have a BR page, so I linked JCole's page about him)

14.  Matt Thompson

15.  Jorge Alfaro 

16.  Roman Mendez

17.  Neil Ramirez 

Onto round 17!  Roman Mendez won with 23 votes (28%).

Also please rec this to the top.

2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

8.  Jake Skole

9.  Mike Olt

10.  Robbie Ross

11.  Luis Sardinas

12.  David Perez

13.  Luke Jackson   (We don't have a BR page, so I linked JCole's page about him)

14.  Matt Thompson

15.  Jorge Alfaro 

16.  Roman Mendez

Onto round 16.  Jorge Alfaro won round 15 with 21 votes (31%).  Rounding out the top 5 vote getters from this round are:  Roman Mendez receiving 16 votes (16%), Eric Hurley received 13 votes (13%), Neil Ramirez received 11 votes (11%) and Joe Wieland and Wilmer Font tied at 6 votes (6%).


I will close the poll on number 15 and and un-rec it please. Since there are a million fanpost going up every day we are going to have to rec these higher than normal for them to stay on the top, so please rec these to the top

2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

8.  Jake Skole

9.  Mike Olt

10.  Robbie Ross

11.  Luis Sardinas

12.  David Perez

13.  Luke Jackson   (We don't have a BR page, so I linked JCole's page about him)

14.  Matt Thompson

15.  Jorge Alfaro 

Also if there any other players that you want added to the list please let me know.  

Onto round 15.  Matt Thompson won round 14 with 52 votes (35%).  Rounding out the top 5 vote getters from this round are:  Jorge Alfaro receiving 25 votes (16%), Roman Mendez received 21 votes (14%), Eric Hurley received 14 votes (9%) and Neil Ramirez received 8 votes (5%).


I will close the poll on number 14 and and un-rec it please. Since there are a million fanpost going up every day we are going to have to rec these higher than normal for them to stay on the top, so please rec these to the top.

2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

8.  Jake Skole

9.  Mike Olt

10.  Robbie Ross

11.  Luis Sardinas

12.  David Perez

13.  Luke Jackson   (We don't have a BR page, so I linked JCole's page about him)

14.  Matt Thompson

What a strange round.  Luke Jackson won with 53 votes (26%).  I would post the rest of the standings, but it appeared we had some ballot stuffing with Mendez.  

I will close the poll on number 12 and and un-rec it please. Since there are a million fanpost going up every day we are going to have to rec these higher than normal for them to stay on the top, so please rec these to the top.

2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

8.  Jake Skole

9.  Mike Olt

10.  Robbie Ross

11.  Luis Sardinas

12.  David Perez

13.  Luke Jackson   (We don't have a BR page, so I linked JCole's page about him)

Appologize for the tardiness in the next round, between interviews and leaving town I've been super busy.  So we will skip round 12 for time sake, which can be adjusted in the mid season projections.  The combined 11/12 rounded out being Luis Sardinas won with 68 votes (53%) and David Perez came in second 60 votes (46%).

I will close the poll on number 11 and and un-rec it please. Since there are a million fanpost going up every day we are going to have to rec these higher than normal for them to stay on the top, so please rec these to the top. 

Somewhere someone wishes Johnny Whittleman was still a  prospect..........

2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

8.  Jake Skole

9.  Mike Olt

10.  Robbie Ross

11.  Luis Sardinas

12.  David Perez

Too close to call!  David Perez and Luis Sardinas have one vote between them.  So we are going to have a run off, whoever wins will be number 11 and whoever looses will be number 12.

 

 2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

8.  Jake Skole

9.  Mike Olt

10.  Robbie Ross

 

Onto round 11!  Robbie Ross captured the title of LSB CPR #10 with 49 votes (31%).  David Perez came in second with 30 votes (19%).  The rest of the pack shifted out like this:  Luis Sardinas received 17 votes (10%);  Luke Jackson received 13 votes (8%); Eric Hurley, Omar Beltre and Jorge Alfaro both received 9 votes (5%) a piece;  Neil Ramirez received 4 votes (2%); Fabio Castillo, Kellin Deglan and Joe Wieland both received 3 votes (2%) a piece; Matt Thompson and Roman Mendez received 2 votes (1%) a piece; and finally Johnny Whittleman received one vote.  There were a 157 votes total in this round of voting.

I will close the poll on number 9 and and un-rec it please. Since there are a million fanpost going up every day we are going to have to rec these higher than normal for them to stay on the top, so please rec these to the top. 

Somewhere someone wishes Johnny Whittleman was still a  prospect..........

 

 2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

8.  Jake Skole

9.  Mike Olt

10.  Robbie Ross

Onto round 10! YAY!  Mike Olt won round 9 by cashing in on 51 votes (41%).  Robbie Ross came in second with 22 votes (17%).  The rest of the pack shifted out like this:  David Perez received 15 votes (11%); Omar Beltre and Eric Hurley both received 7 votes (5%);  Luis Sardinas received 5 votes (3%);  Luke Jackson received 4 votes (3%);  Matt Thompson, Fabio Castillo and Jorge Alfaro all received 3 votes (2%) a piece;  Joe Wieland and Cody Buckel both received 2 votes (1%); and finally Neil Rameriz, Kellin Deglan and Miguel Velazequez all received 1 vote a piece.  There were a 128 votes in this round of voting.

I will close the poll on number 9 and and un-rec it please. Since there are a million fanpost going up every day we are going to have to rec these higher than normal for them to stay on the top, so please rec these to the top. 

Somewhere someone wishes Johnny Whittleman was still a  prospect..........

 2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

8.  Jake Skole

9.  Mike Olt

Onto round 9!  Jake Skole won round 8 in a slim margin with 43 votes (27%).  Robbie Ross came in second with 37 votes (23%).  The rest of the pack shifted out like this:  Mike Olt received 27 votes (16%); David Perez received 14 votes (8%); Luis Sardinas received 9 votes (5%); Eric Hurley got 8 votes (5%): Omar Beltre received 6 votes (3%); Luke Jackson received 5 votes (3%);  Matt Thompson received 2 votes (1%); Roman Mendez received 2 votes (1%); Jorge Alfaro received 2 votes (1%); and rounding out the voting was Tommy Mendonca, Fabio Castillo, Neil Rameriz and Joe Wieland all received 1 voted a piece.  The poll had a total of 159 votes. 

I will close the poll on number 8 and and un-rec it please. Since there are a million fanpost going up every day we are going to have to rec these higher than normal for them to stay on the top, so please rec these to the top. 

Somewhere someone wishes Johnny Whittleman was still a  prospect..........

 

 2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

8.  Jake Skole

 

Onto round 8!  Miguel "Strikeout" De Los Santos won round 7 in a slim margin with 27 votes (23%).  Robbie Ross and Jake Skole came in second with 18 votes (18%).  The rest of the pack shifted out like this:  Mike Olt received 15 votes (13%); David Perez received 12 votes (10%); Luis Sardinas received 5 votes (4%); Luke Jackson received 4 votes (3%); Eric Hurley got 4 votes (2%); Roman Mendez received 2 votes (1%); and rounding out the voting Omar Beltre,Tommy Mendonca, Fabio Castillo and Jorge Alfaro all received 1 voted a piece.  The poll had a total of 115 votes. 

I will close the poll on number 7 and and un-rec it and rec this one to the top please. 

 For reference, here's the 2010 pre-season wrap-up.

Somewhere someone wishes Johnny Whittleman was still a  prospect..........

 

2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

7.  Miguel De Los Strikeout

 

Onto round 7!  Michael Kirkman won round 6 in a landslide with 80 votes (52%).  Roman Mendez came in second with 18 votes (11%).  The rest of the pack shifted out like this:  Robbie Ross received 11 votes (7%); David Perez and Miguel De Los Santos each received 9 votes (5%) apiece; Jake Skole received 7 votes (4%); Mike Olt received 5 votes (3%); Jorge Alfaro got 4 votes (2%); Eric Hurly received 3 votes (1%); and rounding out the voting Neil Ramirez, Omar Beltre, Luis Sardinas and Tommy Mendonca all received 1 voted a piece.  The poll had a total of 153 votes. 

I will close the poll on number 6 and and un-rec it and rec this one to the top please. 

 For reference, here's the 2010 pre-season wrap-up.

Somewhere someone wishes Johnny Whittleman was still a  prospect..........

2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

6.  Michael Kirkman, Minors Stats

Onto round 6 we go!  "Cyborg" Robbie Erlin claims the number 5 spot, with 58 of the vote(49%).  Michael Kirkman came in second with 36 votes (30%).  The rest of the pack shifted out like this:  David Perez and Miguel De Los Santos each got 4 votes (3%); Robbie Ross got 3 votes (2%); Eric Hurley, Luis Sardinas, Mike Olt and Jake Skole got 2 votes apiece (1%); and lastly Luke Jackson, Roman Mendez and Rougned "Strong" Odor got one vote.

I will close the poll on number 5 and and un-rec it and rec this one to the top please. 

As usual, vote for who you think is the Rangers best prospect from 1-30. If I recall correctly, the Rangers only graduated two players since the mid-season project in Moreland and Ogando. Of course, Max Ramirez is no longer with us. For reference, here's the 2010 pre-season wrap-up. I think it's going to be interesting to compare the two.

Somewhere someone wishes Johnny Whittleman was still a  prospect..........

Also a bit of housekeeping, does everyone want a new post up for every new ranking?  If so I will do that. 

 

2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

5.  Robbie Erlin 

 

Onto round 5!  After Marteeeen took the title of Number 1 Prospect in the Community Rankings, Scheppers came in at 2, Profar at 3 and Engel Beltre at 4!  The votes broke down like this:  Engel Beltre (57 votes, 45%), Robbie Erlin (29 votes, 23%), Michael Kirkman (22 votes, 17%), Miguel De Los Santos (4 votes, 3%) and Johnny Whittleman, heh (3 votes, 2%).  These candidates all receive one vote:  Neil Ramirez (I assume Dirk voted), David Perez, Omar Beltre, Eric Hurley, Luke Jackson, Roman Mendez, Rougned Odor and Mike Olt. 

Also rec this one up and we'll keep the same one through the remainder of the poll sessions, por favor. 

As usual, vote for who you think is the Rangers best prospect from 1-30. If I recall correctly, the Rangers only graduated two players since the mid-season project in Moreland and Ogando. Of course, Max Ramirez is no longer with us. For reference, here's the 2010 pre-season wrap-up. I think it's going to be interesting to compare the two.

Somewhere someone wishes Johnny Whittleman was still a  prospect............

2011 LSB Community Prospect Rankings (Preseason), includes link to BR pages.

1.  Martin Perez

2.  Tanner Scheppers

3.  Jurickson Profar

4.  Engel Beltre

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Patrick McCullough, Or Moyal and Sam Dowell are back on Tuesday night at 7:00pm CT! Lots of Rangers talk, arbitration talk, and some prospect updates. Joining us to talk Dominican youngsters will be Jason Cole of LoneStarDugout.com, and joining us to talk about the continuing updates to the ballpark will be Chuck Morgan, Rangers Vice President of In-Park Entertainment.

The show gets under was at 7:00pm CT on Tuesday January 25th. Come here and join us, live!

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It is that time again, LSB people! Time for Rangers Fan Radio Live, the only Internet radio show produced, hosted, co-hosted, and supported by your LSB brethren. We're coming at you on the night of Monday, December 13 and hope you join us in festive, joyous baseball deliberation.

Our first major offseason preview show begins at 7:00 PM CT. If you need extra incentive beyond that, sit tight. I'm gonna lob some fastballs in your general direction. 

We've assembled a bevy of your friendly/belligerent/snarky neighborhood experts for the coming show. You know what the best part is? They're all ready to TAKE YOUR CALLS!

• Host Patrick McCullough -- PM Productions
• Co-host Or Moyal -- Conjunction
• Co-host Sam Dowell -- RangersSD
• Guest will be updated soon!

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This series sucked.  Getting swept makes it even worse.

I guess we will use this as the off night thread as well.

Talk about w/e you want.

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GO OVER TO LSBR NOW 
Today is a boring off day, after a day game loss, talk about suck.  Martin is on the DL with a strained lower back.  The Mariners fired Wakamatsu, Brewers traded Jim Edmonds to the Reds for Chris Dickerson. 

Talk about whatever, but don't forget LSBR radio link here is on tonight with guest Jamey Newberg and Scott Lucas.  Starts at 9PM with music show starts at about 9:03PM central/standard time.

Last semester of school starts in two weeks, meh.

First Place Texas Rangers and we still have to meet the word requirement. 

I also think the NL is figuring out Mike Leake