Stat of the day
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 31, 2008 6:01 PM CST
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Rangers pitchers, against Boston, in 2008:
1-9, 83 IP, 8.67 ERA, 90 runs (80 earned), 124 hits allowed, 12 homers, 54 walks, 54 Ks, 3 HBPs.
Unbelievable.
And, believe it or not, that was only the 2nd highest ERA the Rangers allowed against a team last year.
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F me runnin! That's fugly.
Who was #1?
"...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
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Detroit
8.77
Luis Mendoza’s April implosion probably had something to do with that.
"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."
Ouch
When you getting home? I’m curious if the dealio works…I never took it outta the box.
"...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
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I flew back yesterday, actually
Got home yesterday afternoon, but I didn’t get around to opening the package till today.
I’m f’ing around with this thing right now, actually, getting it registered and all that.
"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."
Lemme know.
I’m curious…that may be my only Christmas giftie this year (but only if it works – lol).
"...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
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I'll email ya later
Gotta get it charged, and some music put on it first.
"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."
Cool, good luck.
I’ll link some country tunage for ’ya later :)
"...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
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Post of the year:
This won’t be good for the team ERA…
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein
by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 12, 2008 10:29 PM EDT actions 0 recs
It's a crazy messed-up world... It's a doggy-dogg world...
That game
I turned it on and it was something like 10-0 in the second inning, I said “screw this” and did something else that night. I call my Mom later in the evening and she says “can you believe the Rangers came back and are winning”. I turn the game on and moments later Youkilis (I think) hits a go ahead home run. I felt like the Rangers lost twice in one night.
by Randy Richardson on Dec 31, 2008 6:25 PM CST reply actions
Almost exactly like mine...
I turned it on a bit earlier than you did, so I caught the last few runs the Rangers scored, and then got to watch Boston win.
Your “the Rangers lost twice in one night” line is a really good description of that feeling.
At least Boston and Detroit were #2 and #3 in the league
in OPS last year so it wasn’t just our pitching getting crushed by them. To be more specific, the OPS of those two teams at their home fields (where most of the damage was done) were .840 and .829. Only the Rangers themselves were better in that department. It would have been more embarrassing had it happen against Oakland in their home park.
In other news, my movie reviews:
I figure some others out there might be bored enough to see some “buzz” movies, and I thought I’d share my experiences.
I saw “Let The Right One In” yesterday, and “Benjamin Button” today.
Both incredibly hyped and highly-acclaimed. Both very long. Both overrated.
LTROI was an enjoyable movie, but I didn’t see it as the nice little romance that everyone else seems to. After all, she had clearly used countless little boys like him in the past.
Benjamin Button was truly truly awful. My ass was starting to get numb, but I figured, “It’s almost over—I can take it.” Nope. There was another 45-minute chunk of vile nothingness. It has to be one of the most inconsequential films I’ve ever seen. Think “Forrest Gump” if he wasn’t retarded, just really quiet. The character says, feels, and thinks almost nothing throughout the entire movie. All we get are little nuggets of generic-speak like “Ya never know what’s comin’ for ya” that he never actually applies in his everyday life, but thankfully included in his 10,000 page diary, which reads, helpfully enough, like a really nice screenplay.
The same goofus who wrote “Forrest Gump” wrote this thing, and it really shows. There’s nothing more annoying than letting the actual story explain the circumstances for 20 minutes, only to relent and let the circumstances start telling the story. For instance, we see a Robert Redford-ish Brad Pitt, age 55-60, discovering a somewhat important plot-point, only to have him turn around to see a radio loudly blaring: “DECEMBER 7th, 1941, A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY.” Oh, well I guess that means something with WWII is about to happen. Yep.
I could go on, and I’m bored enough to do it, but I’d like to hear any other experiences with either.
The same goofus who wrote "Forrest Gump"
whaaaaaaaaaaaaat. Winston Groom is good. AND Forrest Gump is one of my all time favorite movies. How dare you bash and criticize Forrest Gump. Shame on you.
Screenplay writer
Not author.
Fitzgerald wrote “Button”, and somehow I think he’s the superior author here, but that didn’t save the movie from blowing.
Also, Forrest Gump is a very vapid and boring exercise in pop-culture jerk-off. It’s basically a movie that gives doggy treats to anyone who can guess the significant American event currently moving quickly across the screen.
by brettgardner on Dec 31, 2008 9:34 PM CST up reply actions
my stat of the day
4 whiskeys and 5 beers at 9:30. But, the good thinng is I’m staying home tonight. YAY!
Ugh
I was actually at that game.
Actually, when I read Adam’s post, I couldn’t remember what game he was talking about.
And then I realized that it had just been submerged in my subconscious.
which part?
Unbelievable.
how so?
how else do you expect texas to give up 860 earned runs?
more unbelievable would be 9-1 with a 1.67
here’s unbelievable: vlad was only .363 in 191 bats v. tex last 3 years. i checked just now, fully expecting it to be .450 or better.
the may come as a huge shock to you, but texas pitching sucks.
remember may? that was the ONE month texas’ team ERA was below 5. nice!
in july it was 6.63.
tell me again why 8.67 against boston is “unbelievable?”
OT---
Police report from the Charles Barkley DUI arrest. Turrible.
"that’s like saying because i wear a hat it keeps aliens away, just because since i’ve worn the hat aliens have never come and anally probed me." -rentz
"I Was Gonna Drive Around The Corner And Get A Blow Job"
“He asked me to admit that she was ‘hot.’ He asked me, ‘You want the truth?’ When I told him I did he said, ‘I was gonna drive around the corner and get a blow job. He then explained that she had given him a ’blow job’ one week earlier and said it was the best one he had ever had in his life.”
haha… I know what he means by that best BJ he said was the best one he’d ever had.
i posted that in another thread...
atleast he’s honest.
Freddie King rules faces.
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 31, 2008 11:45 PM CST up reply actions
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