1st annual GDT graphics awards
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Well folks it's finally over. There won't be anymore going to bed pissed off, throwing shit at the tv, crying, watching Matt Harrison cry, heavy drinking, or yelling "Wash you are a moron!" or any of the other lovely things that go along with being a Rangers fan ....at least until April. Now that your nerve endings have begun to heal we must commend those who put in the extra effort to make the GDT's a more enjoyable place to hang. IMHO I could not help but notice the fine work of the following individuals...the "graphics masters" who shocked and awed us with image brillance from game 1 on ...
Rangers 85- He may be the most talented in the graphics department..he wowed us with such classics as ..my personal favorite, "Gerald with ice cream scoop", "Sick that base Kinsler" and I believe the first "Electrician walk off win pic" The "Obama, Biden, Hillary, and Michelle in convertible" was right up there too.
ghtd36- Mr.Greg kept us all amused for some time with his treasure trove of deliteful animations. He won't tell you where he got them though.. he'll just mumble something about "secret sources" a la Miles and walk away.
Baseballismyboyfriend- Baseball's girlfriend may win the award for the image that is most likely to cause projectile vomiting. Her "Gerald Laird semi semi clad" certainly was attention grabbing.
TxStCa- That boy can throw some graphics down with the best of them. It takes a Bobcat!!
DShep- A graphics legend. His photoshop expertise is second to none. Father Turtle has done things to turtles that would have PETA rasing an eyebrow.
Gossamer- He had some real doozies too.. including the "Am I not turtle enough" graphic.
Shroomer-He threw down some top notch stuff..was the "Gerald diving into bowl of ice cream" his?...if so that's in the running for best graphic of the year.
Inkara- Inky "captured" the first rally cat ...you know the one that ran onto the field. Of course he had a bunch of other lovely stuff too but that one sticks out most.
Whipsmart- His graphics were quite cutting edge and as original as they come.
Rodney- Rodney came on real strong towards the end. He got so into his work that at one point he was using his images as a way of self-expression. There was chatter as to whether he had become a deaf mute. The "drama queen" was one of my personal favorites.
LSJ- Baseball Jesus threw down a lot of quatlity stuff. Some of his work has to be in the running for graphic of the year. Jonny you had soooo many images you're going to have to re-fresh our memories with your best work.
PRIZE: Banquet chicken dinner with peas and reconstituted potatoes to be sent to the winner - parcel post. You'll have to wait\ until Kroger has a sale on them. Just scrape off the mold and nuke it for 10 minutes you'll be fine!!
These are just some of my favorite graphics/graphics posters, sorry if I missed any uber-talented posters. Well folks kindly re-fresh our memories with your images that were used through-out the season in the GDT so that we can decide which images were our favorites.
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thank you sir!
Yes I agree.. I thought of that ..but at the moment I’m poll “challenged.”
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 3, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice one LAMF
This is a pretty pic’d out GDT: http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/9/5/608428/9-5-08-game-day-thread
All it’s missing is Rodney’s epileptic seizure cat.

"Asphalt me, ben. Asphalt me good and hard." - brettgardner
by Chase Irwin on Oct 3, 2008 12:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thanks Chase!
How the hell did you get a picture of my hand 5 minutes ago? And no that’s not a cigarette BIG TOOTHY SMILE
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 3, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh? Did I hear my name?

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
by Rodney on Oct 3, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It grows on you.
"Asphalt me, ben. Asphalt me good and hard." - brettgardner
by Chase Irwin on Oct 3, 2008 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Maybe after you’ve smoked a couple of the above illustrated… ahem… “accessories”, right?
"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica
by lonestarJon on Oct 4, 2008 5:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mumble mumble secret sources...
I’m honored.

"One man, five scoops." -- shroomer
by ghtd36 on Oct 3, 2008 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Keep him away from Miles and Mr. Santos

It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
by txranger7 on Oct 3, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got an alternate one of those
Where the van looks slightly creepier:

"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica
by lonestarJon on Oct 4, 2008 7:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That kid is....
…one of my all-time favorites
What's the rumpus?
by Hypo-Luxa on Oct 3, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My DP Dino
never gets the love it clearly deserves.

by cmkelly29 on Oct 3, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
awwwww Double Play Dino....
I forgot about that one.. thanks for represhing the memory….. you could be in the running for the chicken dinna!
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 3, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
refreshing*
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 3, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would like to thank LAMF,
and The Academy, and 211 for being such and inspiration!

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
by Rodney on Oct 3, 2008 10:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My argument for victory.





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by DSheppard on Oct 4, 2008 5:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
pure genius the kinsler hitting millwood.
by phatjeremy on Oct 4, 2008 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ut oh DShep
the seasoned veteran is taking the lead!!
That’s some GOOD SHIT there!!! Thanks Shep!
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 4, 2008 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOVE the Cruz Missile....hahaha
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 4, 2008 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha ha ha!
That “day in the life of K-Rod” strip made me laugh the f out loud :)
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Oct 5, 2008 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doff my hat to LAMF for the mention
I did so many different things throughout the course of the year I can’t remember them all either – which of course I why I have a photobucket account. I still don’t really remember which ones where the biggest hits or anything though, so here’s just a few of my favorite GTD images/GIFs:
LSJ’s orginal creations
Steal Home approves
Rally Adria
Ron Washington: ERROR 404
Hi there!
Chris Davis: sexier than you
Must catch ice cream truck – this is one I made later on in the season, but never remembered/got the opportunity to use – and now hopefully never will get the opportunity to use.
Other favorites I dilligently collected from various abscoure corners of the internet (or picked up after other posters on here introduced them first):
SUP
This is how we do it in my neighborhood
Intellegent Red Sox fans
Party hard!
SpideyFail
Spidey senses
How NOT to get out of your car
GTFO
I applaud you
And finally, one that I found the last week of the season that needs some attention from Shep or somebody with the photoshop skilz sometime before next season, provided we pick up Blalock’s option: Take me to the bank!
My proposal: if Hank’s option gets picked up, somebody needs to take that last image and put Hank’s head where the $ sign is.
"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica
by lonestarJon on Oct 4, 2008 6:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
By the way though
I don’t nominate any of my stuff for the graphic of the year. In my opinion, the graphic of the year should be Ric Flair (whom I believe was brought to us by ghtd36) because it was so synonomous with the good times of 2008:

"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica
by lonestarJon on Oct 4, 2008 6:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll claim it.
He’s mine.
"One man, five scoops." -- shroomer
by ghtd36 on Oct 4, 2008 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHA
Steal Home approves is HYSTERICAL!! I hadn’t seen that one… that one goes in my all time favorite folder. Great work Jonny!
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 4, 2008 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my favorite is the ron washington error 404
what is the whole joke about gerald laird and ice cream?
"Tommy Hunter will be the best pitcher on the Rangers in 2009" Me- August 14th, 2008
To: Luis Mendoza "Please die in a fire." LSJ; PLEASE
by Seth. on Oct 4, 2008 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Gerald Laird ..
ice cream thing started…when I was listening to one of the Mariner broadcasts and their announcers were looking through his press kit..apparently it was mentioned in there how much Gerald loves ice cream.. and was anybody shocked? No
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 4, 2008 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we trade Gerald to the Red Sox
and he can have all the Ben and Jerry’s he wants (Boston isn’t that far from Vermont, hell nothing is that far from anything up there)
by TxStCa on Oct 4, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not a bad idea but...
I doubt being in Texas is keeping him from getting enough Ben and Jerry’s lol
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 4, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm
i can’t beat the awesomeness of d shep and some of the others, but i guess i’ll post my pics since they won’t be posted again…until MAYBE next season…








http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on Oct 4, 2008 3:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
That’s quite an extensive body of work there sir. I hadn’t seen the Tea Party one.. LOVE IT!
Of course the Electrician movie sleeve is an all time classic.
I’ll enjoy the “ya’ll done been swept” one since it will most likely be a while since you use it again :)Thanks for sharing Goss!
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 4, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the sweep one
and the dean palmer award were only used once. i think i used the hilton one twice.
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on Oct 4, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you LAMF
I won’t repost the “Gerald Laird” find that earned me a spot on this illustrious list. It caused some sickness last time.
However, I gratefully accept the nomination and look forward to more graphics goodness in 2009. Maybe I’ll actually get to use my Murphinator graphic. :)

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Football is like having a fling once a week. Baseball is a relationship." - oc
by baseballismyboyfriend on Oct 4, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know
I think I somehow missed this infamous Gerald Laird graphic. Am I missing something?
"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica
by lonestarJon on Oct 5, 2008 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
come on Micah..
break out with it for ole’ times sake.. it wasn’t THAT bad…as long as you don’t show it close to anyones meal time. I was looking for a lit’l shock and awe on here…we got plenty of awe some pics…we’re missing the shock part :)
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 5, 2008 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay...but don't say I didn't warn you

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Football is like having a fling once a week. Baseball is a relationship." - oc
by baseballismyboyfriend on Oct 5, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dear god

"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica
by lonestarJon on Oct 5, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well done Madam!!
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 5, 2008 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I'm in the minority
But I could do without the pictures. They slow down the threads and are generally repetitive and unfunny.
"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama
by DaheelzCM on Oct 5, 2008 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes. About 80% of the pics posted in game-day threads are just terrible.
by oc on Oct 5, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're slipping Olly.
Back to whiney mode, again.
"until they are good, they are not good" - seth
by Chase Irwin on Oct 6, 2008 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"They slow down the threads and are generally repetitive and unfunny."
You mean like the majority of your pessimistic comments?
"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica
by lonestarJon on Oct 5, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right
But nobody is giving me any awards.
"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama
by DaheelzCM on Oct 5, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont think Im getting a plaque.
Anyway, I equate it to people making signs to bring to a game.
Its just a way of cheering on the team for various things and in this case contributes a bit more to the community feeling of the gameday threads imo.
Well, all the ones made for various players and events and such anyway, pulling unrelated images off google can go overboard in my opinion but I try not to criticize it because most people dont know how to make their own.
At least as far as just the amount of space the images take up on the page for people scrolling through. Size wise though, maybe its just my internet connection, but even my really weak powered eee pc laptop loads the threads just fine. sure theres a small delay as it loads up, but then it auto-refreshes with no problem from there.
But as Ive said before I do hope sbnation eventually allows users to turn in-thread images on/off.
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by DSheppard on Oct 5, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh and chuck morgans videoboard clips he plays all the time.
its about atmosphere I tells ya!
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by DSheppard on Oct 5, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's true Shep there won't be any plaques awarded....
you could very well have some plaque on your teeth though after you finish your chicken dinner prize…because YOU sir are the frontrunner in the ,,,1st Annual GDT Graphic Awards!!!
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 5, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
STFU Oil Can!!!
you never fail in showing up and spewing your venom, it was just a matter of time ..Mr. “80 % of the pics posted in game day threads are just terrible”.
Let me guess.. the 20% that aren’t wouldn’t happen to be yours would they?
Miserable bitch! Smoke more pot that seems to be working…..NOT!
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 6, 2008 2:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Care to elaborate?
Whats the meaning and purpose of posting “shhhhhh” after that. I think your brilliant (and rebellious!) logic should be further explained.
Thanks LAMF =)
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by DSheppard on Oct 6, 2008 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"until they are good, they are not good" - seth
by Chase Irwin on Oct 6, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still say
your Joey Gathright sketch is the best graphic of all time.
In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, love.
by t ball on Oct 5, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was greatness
Can someone repost that? I can’t find it and it’s making me sad.
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by thedirkatron on Oct 6, 2008 1:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I found it
But there’s been shrinkage for some reason.
"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama
by DaheelzCM on Oct 6, 2008 5:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's depressing
You can hardly make it out anymore. I’m not usually a big pic guy, but that was one my faves.
Do you still have the original to do a repost? Cause I’m pretty sure it’s worth it.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Oct 6, 2008 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I do
But I will look.
I could recreate it but that would be like asking Picasso to recreate his Mona Lisa….
"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama
by DaheelzCM on Oct 6, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To each his own
But I like the pictures in the threads.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Football is like having a fling once a week. Baseball is a relationship." - oc
by baseballismyboyfriend on Oct 5, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too!
they spice things up!
Steal Home R.I.P. 9/10/08
by LAMuscleFag on Oct 5, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they're funny.
/not biased in the least
"One man, five scoops." -- shroomer
by ghtd36 on Oct 6, 2008 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw this weekend
a story about people getting sick from salmonella as a result of a frozen chicken dinner. If oc had started this thread, I would think that the prize is a conspiracy to slowly kill off the graphics posters.
by Melmart1 on Oct 6, 2008 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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