9/1/05 game day thread

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 1, 2005 7:00 PM CDT in News

Lineup up...

No Laird, despite the callup...

And Mark DeRosa is in right field...

Go Rangers...

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Get used to no Laird

Buck on the radio pre game gave me a sense than Laird will play sparingly....."Gerald will play some."

"Unfortunately, we won the Stanley Cup". - Tom Hicks

by LoneStarBallUser on Sep 1, 2005 7:13 PM CDT reply actions

Well...

That's certainly encouraging...

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 1, 2005 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions

You know...

I will likely never watch a beach volleyball game, but that blogad seriously kicks ass. Jesus. I'm not even in to chicks like that (tall, no hips, can kick my ass) but they really look good.

by benmor78 on Sep 1, 2005 7:24 PM CDT reply actions

Yah

I'm right there with you, except that's pretty much my favorite.

So difficult to find tall women...I should go to more beach volleyball games.

by hightowersmith on Sep 1, 2005 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm only 5'4"...

I've only ever dated women who were 5'2" or under.

by benmor78 on Sep 1, 2005 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions

This is our ace?

Bleh. Fuggin Rangers.

by benmor78 on Sep 1, 2005 8:07 PM CDT reply actions

Rogers

Good luck on getting that mega-money contract next season, Kenny.

"What I heard was, 'Just go out and get it done.' So don't talk to me about potential."

by shrinking violet on Sep 1, 2005 8:09 PM CDT reply actions

does anyone

have aim instent messanger?

"You don't even have to win a championship every year to draw the fans. You just have to show you're really trying." -Tom Hicks

by miles on Sep 1, 2005 8:44 PM CDT reply actions

I won't cyber with you Miles...

but Adam might.

by benmor78 on Sep 1, 2005 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Hah

mindsinker3 is my SN.

Diamond then locked eyes with the hitter and wondered out loud whether it would be funny if he were to "wear a fastball"... Jamey Newberg

by Andrew F Medina on Sep 1, 2005 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions

mines

coachavery6

"You don't even have to win a championship every year to draw the fans. You just have to show you're really trying." -Tom Hicks

by miles on Sep 1, 2005 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Mine is...

lollipop69_1990

by benmor78 on Sep 1, 2005 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions

how old are you?

i was born in 1990...

"You don't even have to win a championship every year to draw the fans. You just have to show you're really trying." -Tom Hicks

by miles on Sep 1, 2005 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions

1990?

shouldn't there be an age of consent on this board?

by ab03 on Sep 1, 2005 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Not really

Your real screenname is bloodninja.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 1, 2005 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Ha ha...

"Aaaaarrrrr!"

by benmor78 on Sep 1, 2005 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions

I thought it was

scoonie.

by DJCahill on Sep 2, 2005 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey, AJ...

Give Barajas some love, baby.

by benmor78 on Sep 1, 2005 9:04 PM CDT reply actions

Raise your hand if...

you think the Rangers would have won this game if Laird had played...

by rjbrady on Sep 2, 2005 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Shortsighted thinking

Based on what Barajas did last night the Rangers probably would not have won if Laird had played.

Who cares?

Laird should still be playing everyday because he is better, younger, and cheaper.

"Unfortunately, we won the Stanley Cup". - Tom Hicks

by LoneStarBallUser on Sep 2, 2005 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions

I'd say "potentially better"

And an injury waiting to happen.

by rjbrady on Sep 2, 2005 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Huh?

How is Gerald Laird an "injury waiting to happen"?

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 2, 2005 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Injury waiting to happen

Maybe it's due to the twitchiness....

"Unfortunately, we won the Stanley Cup". - Tom Hicks

by LoneStarBallUser on Sep 2, 2005 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Top Rangers pitching prospect Thomas Diamond had several stops planned when he left the RoughRiders for Louisiana on Wednesday morning to help his parents move out of their house in the suburban New Orleans area.

His parents' house was not underwater yet. Several of Diamond's teammates said that, aside from coming to his parents' aid, he talked about using a boat he owns to help out friends and family who are having problems in the flooded-out city.

The Metairie native is expected to return to Frisco on Friday, so he'll still make his final start of the season Sunday afternoon.

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by rob @ Lone Star Ball on Sep 1, 2005 9:17 PM CDT reply actions

Diamond

Good luck to him and his family/friends hope all works out as well as possible.

Diamond then locked eyes with the hitter and wondered out loud whether it would be funny if he were to "wear a fastball"... Jamey Newberg

by Andrew F Medina on Sep 1, 2005 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions

And

If anybody is interested, Sunday's game will be televised locally on channel 52 at 2:00.

by rob @ Lone Star Ball on Sep 1, 2005 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Yay!!!

Rangers win...

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 1, 2005 10:26 PM CDT reply actions

Adam

You missed the FFL draft...

Remember: Guns don't kill people, dangerous minorities do.

by Escher on Sep 1, 2005 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Ah, dammit...

I forgot.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 1, 2005 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Quote from ESPN Article

* That's Right (You're Still in Texas): Alfonso Soriano is still a Ranger, in case you hadn't noticed.

Yeah, you'll no doubt be seeing his name in Rumor Central again this winter. But indications are that he's likely to remain a Ranger next year, too. Nevertheless, an executive of one AL team can't figure out why he's still a Ranger.

"If they were thinking seriously about trading him, his value will never be higher than it was July 31," the exec said. "So now that means you know they're going to tender him [a contract for next year]. Which means they're going to tie up $10 million in a guy who's a defensive liability, and a guy whose offensive abilities aren't as great as his numbers. I don't get it. They need pitching. They had a chance to get pitching for him at the deadline. And he's still there. Makes no sense to me."

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by Agreen07 on Sep 2, 2005 12:11 AM CDT reply actions

Rangers rotation '06

Who will it be? I think we can all count out Rogers. Why the hell did we let Drese go? Thomson for that matter. O.k. next year...Diamond, Danks, Loe, Dominguez, Rodriguez...What do you think.

"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat." F. Scott Fitzgerald

by T Howell on Sep 2, 2005 1:24 AM CDT reply actions

um....

Where's Chris Young?! Also, it looks like we're going to get another couple of looks at Volquez, so it'll be interesting to see how he does. I liked his 97 mph fastball.

by trza on Sep 2, 2005 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions

Drese

They let him go because he sucks.

"Unfortunately, we won the Stanley Cup". - Tom Hicks

by LoneStarBallUser on Sep 2, 2005 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Drese/Rotation '06

Yeah, Drese isn't that great. But still, you don't need a 3.50 era to win for the Rangers, a 6.50 will work on a good stretch with the bats lighting up. Terrible on my behalf to leave off Young, I think he has the stuff to be a potential ace on our staff. Volquez is exciting as well. I honestly don't remember a time in the last ten years where there has been so much to get excited about as far as pitching is concerned for the Rangers. And remember back when we had Brown (he's still a dick)and Jose Guzman and Bobby Witt were supposed to be the next two great young pitchers.

"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat." F. Scott Fitzgerald

by T Howell on Sep 4, 2005 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions