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Game 10 game day thread 2

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our defense sucks

but not as bad as our offense

the truth.

by Longhorn on Apr 11, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Also, Ian Kinsler should have busted his ass

and got over to cover 1st. But, of course he's worse than Soriano when it comes to smarts.

the truth.

by Longhorn on Apr 11, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Kaz Fukumori

He's kind of a ball-sucker.

by tlt29 on Apr 11, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

That

guy was Toronto's fifth starter?

We might get rapped the next two days.

"Why do you think you're baseball jesus?" AirJordan to LonestarJon

by coolaid on Apr 11, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply actions  

were getting smoked by a team

thats catchers consist of greg zaun and PopUp.

i think im gonna puke.

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

and now another free double

theres a bad one on hammy.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

more like

sold back to the golden eagles...

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

the soccer channel

has like 4 rick renners, and they do the play by play

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lol

sad, just sad, pathetic. I don't mind losing, but losing like this is shit.

the truth.

by Longhorn on Apr 11, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions  

nippert time

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Nippert

If he sucks this time, he's gonna be DFA'd or put on the DL.

by LSJ on Apr 11, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

one

line shot to Blalock

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

man

if the electrician isnt real good this year, the back end of our BP is terrible this season

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

littleton

yep. he needs to be up very soon at this rate.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

so would I

and it probably won't be too long into the season before we do

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah

Him too. Forgot about him.

Fukumori needs to be sent to AAA for Littleton, and once Scott Feldman makes his start, you can bring up Frankie.

by LSJ on Apr 11, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wes and Fx2...

need to come up, Fuku and Nippert need to go down.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Apr 11, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

for crying out loud

he shouldnt even be playing, he tore his ACL in september

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Longhorns got the magic mojo tonight

+1

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

An encouraging thought

I dont know how long we can hover around .500

But if we can stay around .500 with this bad of a team, it bodes well for the future when we can replace most of these DFA scrubs

by SaltyGoesYard on Apr 11, 2008 9:27 PM CDT reply actions  

after cat and byrd

the two guys killing the offense are Young and Hamilton, not exactly DFA scrubs

by Randy Richardson on Apr 11, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Awesome

They executed that play well.

It seems like they never have been able to get that right.

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 11, 2008 9:29 PM CDT reply actions  

MY

that was luck

the truth.

by Longhorn on Apr 11, 2008 9:29 PM CDT reply actions  

thats what it is...

we got the other nippert.

that explains it all...

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:29 PM CDT reply actions  

x

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7V5yrKedY3c

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions  

he has the most unnatural hairline

in the history of television

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

FSN

is a joke.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

That

throw by Eskstein looks like a 5 year old throwing, what a joke.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:34 PM CDT reply actions  

his arm motion

looks like he's throwing off the wrong foot, but he's not... always bothered me.

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

Holy shit

That went all the way into the tunnel uperdeck!

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

my bad

not meant to be a reply.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hell YES.

thats what i wanted to see.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions  

BOMB

Josh Hamilton

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Hamilton

massive shot

"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum

by rentz on Apr 11, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Whoever it was...

...who wanted to see those Hamilton blasts people are seeing in BP...

There you go...

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 11, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions  

DAMN!!!!

That's one hell of a shot. Me likey some Hamilton

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Milton

is a beast.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Eckstein

uses grit as lube.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions  

Okay...

Bradley was dogging it, or else he'd be at 2B.

Bad play, Milton.

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 11, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions  

bingo

he should have been standing at second... it's not the first time he's lollygagged his way down to first.

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

nice grit

Eckstein

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions  

He's

a beast, looks like we should have kept him.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Good job Eckstein

What a play by Eckstein.

I agree with you on that Adam, Bradley needs to learn to run it out all the time. Maybe we can combine Bradley and Byrd to get one great COF.

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 9:39 PM CDT reply actions  

That ball

would have been caught 96 percent of the time...

You expect him to fully run that out?

Because I don't blame him for expecting that to be caught.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

x

You expect him to fully run that out?

Yes.

That's the crap people were killing Soriano for when he was here.

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 11, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

for crying out loud

he shouldnt even be playing, he tore his ACL in september

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

his leg has been fine

in many other games this season. He's run at full speed without any issues. The tore ACL should not be a reason for him not running at least near full speed.

miles, you fully run it out for the 4% of the time it isn't caught.

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

ive torn my acl

its not something he has in any way fully recovered from

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

fully recovered enough

to be able to get a triple in ST, to be able to try and steal a base earlier in the season, and been looking fine while running in the field or any time he gets a hit.

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

he's still hurting

trust me. his muscle strength is like 80% tops

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

So...

He can still be hurt, but its no excuse to not still run on each play instead of just doing a little jog.

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Running on that play

It's not like he needed to run full speed to get to 2nd. It's also the responsibility of the 1st base coach to get him moving.

Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

by LSBUser on Apr 11, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not Milton,

he does what he wants when he wants.

But seriously, most players wouldn't have run that out.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

I guarantee you

Hamilton runs that one out full speed like he did to beat out a sure thing double play. Byrd runs out routine grounders every time he gets your average groundout to the MI. I've never seen Kinsler, Young, Blalock, Laird, or Murphy at least not running near full speed on any play. Bradley does a little jog each time.

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Would Soriano? :)

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

ofcourse...

That HR was a solo, so resmarted.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:43 PM CDT reply actions  

what?

it was a 2 run HR.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

My bad

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lets go Nippy

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Apparently

his nick in Arizona was "the nipple."

by FirebatM3 on Apr 11, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

okay

now I can't hear Lewin say Nippert without hearing 'nipple' now.. Thanks.. lol

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ben Grieve

bust.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:47 PM CDT reply actions  

he had a decent career

a lot of high draft picks dont even make the mlb.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jimerson DFA

From Rotoworld

Mariners designated outfielder Charlton Jimerson for assignment, In the team's defense, he did ground into a douple play in his only at-bat this season. He clearly had to go.

this amused me

by Randy Richardson on Apr 11, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Nippert

looks alot better, He should be our 5th starter.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions  

shouldn't they

let the 5th starter make at least one start before they replace him?

by Randy Richardson on Apr 11, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

miles has already decided...

...Mendoza is worthless, based on having watched him throw a few innings in spring training...

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 11, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

This is the Rangers we're talking about here

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

This is the Nippert that I read about in Baseball America

three years ago. Not saying that he is back and all his problems are solved, but his stuff is better tonight than it was last time out.

by uthornfan on Apr 11, 2008 9:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Woah

was that gun reading right?

by FirebatM3 on Apr 11, 2008 9:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Yep

All the scouting reports have always had Nippert in the mid 90s. If his results can ever match his stuff, he will be a great pickup.

In other news, Laird is not having a good night.

by uthornfan on Apr 11, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nippert looking much better today

I'm really happy that he isn't looking like he did in LA when he was completely defeated. Hopefully this gives him some confidence for future outings.

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 9:51 PM CDT reply actions  

Someone teach Josh...

what the difference is between a noun and a verb. Stairs is not a verb.

Stars in a Texas Night Sky, a Dallas Stars blog from a fan's perspective.

by rangers85 on Apr 11, 2008 9:52 PM CDT reply actions  

I was about to say something

but according to him, he was talking about the verb to stare. Then again, he talks about Coats too.

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

MY was nowhere near that ball

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Well...

They are wrong.

Young tried to tag him before he had the ball.

That wasn't a real good throw, but it should have been caught.

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 11, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Going into CF is on michael

A generally bad throw that couldnt get the runner is on laird.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

It was on time

If Young catches the ball, the runner is out.

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 11, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

went back and re-watched it

just no. it was a perfect ball to throw, a fastball up in the zone and outside so no swing. theres no catcher in baseball that doesnt get that there on time, thats no accomplishment.

it was a short hop that had young trying to pull the tag back before he had it to try to make an acrobatic tag in time.

all 4 announcers say it was a bad throw. it hopped and was to the right. it was a bad throw.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

it was a bad throw to the wrong side of the bag

no reason MY couldn't have at least stopped the ball.

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

which is what I said.

'Going into CF is on michael'

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

yep

I'm with ya

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

No chance

Young played it to hop straight, which he has done several times or Laird throws. It didn't. It skidded, while Young thought he had the tag again. Sheesh .. there are times Young might come up with it, but not when he's trying to sweep tag.

'At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any.' Erk Russell / Georgia Southern

by Ed Coffin on Apr 11, 2008 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Its called

a bounce, your star player should easily make that. Young kind of just fell back and got owned.

The throw was close enough to the bag.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Young completely missed it

It wasn't a great throw, but most throws to second to try and catch a base runner aren't fully accurate. It was a catchable throw at the very least and if young catches that, he easily gets Wells out.

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't know he would have caught the runner

but that ball shouldn't have skipped into CF

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

50/50

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep...

Laird needs to stop skipping them in there.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Apr 11, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

i sat behind of MB's kids last night

he had 4 boys none of them older than 6 yrs old, and they were a youth group of hellions. Nolan tried to give them some peanuts to chill them out and they started pegging each other, me, and nolan for the next inning and a half.

funniest part, MB is so new and played for so many teams and they were so young they didnt even know what team he played for.

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions  

HAHAHAHA

I am cracking up right now. Pegging everyone around them, learning from da pro MB.

What beasts.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Young

should have caught that tag at second.

He kind of just fell back.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions  

The Nip!

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Nippert strands em.

nippert stays, fuku goes, littleton arrives.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 9:54 PM CDT reply actions  

+1

German can go in exchange for Fracisco, too.

by LSJ on Apr 11, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

i think the question is

who doesnt...

BP is scaring me...

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Geez

that was 96 with movement. Where was this last time?

by FirebatM3 on Apr 11, 2008 9:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Concur...

he looks like a different pitcher today

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Apr 11, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Punch

Someone needs to take Kaz and Cat out after the game and punch them in the balls.

by RA Dickey on Apr 11, 2008 9:55 PM CDT reply actions  

FYP

Someone needs to take Kaz and Cat out after the game and punch them in the balls. ship them to mongolia

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's too cushy

Drop them out of an airplane over a deserted island in the pacific.

by LSJ on Apr 11, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh

NaCL with his second homer in OKC. Redhawks up 6-3 in support of sir Sid.

by FirebatM3 on Apr 11, 2008 9:55 PM CDT reply actions  

I feel a comeback

We're going to at least tie this game.

by Adam J. Morris on Apr 11, 2008 9:58 PM CDT reply actions  

i like your attitude AJM

this is stinkin toronto afterall

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

well hell

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Laird

is going to make this ball his bitch.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Well

so much for the rally in the 8th

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 9:59 PM CDT reply actions  

The next inning

We're doomed. There is no way in hell we are going to rally. Not in a million years, it's physically impossible.

by LSJ on Apr 11, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

I like that attitude

we need more of that around here... fewer jinxes...

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Stop pissing...

in my Cheerios.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Apr 11, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

no

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

That

looked like a ball hit by a 3rd grade YMCA player from BB right there...

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 9:59 PM CDT reply actions  

well at least weve got the top of the order.

4 runs against a bj ryan-less pen isnt impossible. i think accardo pitched (and was bad) the last two nights as well.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions  

3 i think...

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh balls....

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

In what

may be the gayest of all time: Miss Texas won the Miss USA pageant. I don't know why I just posted that, maybe some good karma? Who am I kidding. Failure.

by AirJordan on Apr 11, 2008 10:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Miss Texas won?

Miss Vermont was the hottest

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh Michael Young...

tsk tsk tsk...

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Elvis!!!

Elvis!!!
Elvis!!!
Elvis!!!
Elvis!!!
Elvis!!!

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Nippert

That looks like the Nippert for whom we DFA'd Tejada and still kept.

"Sex is not a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults." - Hank Kingsley

by EssBee on Apr 11, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Warner Madrigal

K, K, Popout to close it for Frisco

Oh and Elvis Andrus would have had that.

by FirebatM3 on Apr 11, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions  

screw BP before the next few games

glove drills and only glove drills

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 10:03 PM CDT reply actions  

its games like this

that make me wanna trade the whole MIF for a bucket of balls

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Murphy

for rookie of the year.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:05 PM CDT reply actions  

if cats still there

thats a triple

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

The murph

at least the defense can still play.

thankyou for getting cat out of there.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:05 PM CDT reply actions  

*outfield defense

aside from hammys misplay of course...

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

murphy

that was one good catch in left.

"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum

by rentz on Apr 11, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

See, now that was a good throw

i can identify them

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions  

was that roseanne stealing 2nd?

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

when she was pregnant

"Sex is not a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults." - Hank Kingsley

by EssBee on Apr 11, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

so that's what we need

We need Laird to throw to Kinsler instead of Young

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Now that's a throw to 2nd

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Apr 11, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions  

If we

lose this game, I will be pissed off.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Haha,

Yeah, thats what my last computer thought.

I showed him who was boss.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

why wait

I'm already pissed

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

+1

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

COOKIES ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME

Stars in a Texas Night Sky, a Dallas Stars blog from a fan's perspective.

by rangers85 on Apr 11, 2008 10:08 PM CDT reply actions  

Get ready for anger...

in your immediate future.

"Sex is not a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults." - Hank Kingsley

by EssBee on Apr 11, 2008 10:08 PM CDT reply actions  

walk is as good as a hr

barring the almost inevitable MY double play

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

bah

he's clogging the bases. We can't allow that.

by Hubris on Apr 11, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who's

going to the game on Monday? Anyone?

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:13 PM CDT reply actions  

Nice walk

German Duran 2-4 so far in AAA.

by FirebatM3 on Apr 11, 2008 10:14 PM CDT reply actions  

OT: new comment feature

didnt realize you could just click on that little popup and go to the specific post. pretty cool.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:16 PM CDT reply actions  

I just hit 'Z'

and it takes me straight to the new comments...

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah

but it looks like clicking on it can take to a specific poster's post

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

So

does clicking z

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

no it doesn't...

it just scrolls you through the new posts

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

sigh.

needed that baserunner.

meh call.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:16 PM CDT reply actions  

woohoo

roy hobbs on my fantasy team

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Beast....

Hamilton could cure cancer if he wanted to!!

by b.pate on Apr 11, 2008 10:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Bradley gets beaned

Blalock homers, Murph with the walk off homer. I'm calling it now

by Gdawg on Apr 11, 2008 10:21 PM CDT reply actions  

sshhhhhhh!

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

well there goes the rally

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'll take that

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Apr 11, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dude

you've already twice-jinxed us tonight.

by FirebatM3 on Apr 11, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Come on bradley

just get on. let hank take a few swings at it.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:22 PM CDT reply actions  

oh

its a lefty. ugh.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

pretty smart

for the TO's

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

jim knox

needs to be impaled by a rusty spoon.

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Ill

take care of that.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

thank you sir

ill name my 1st child after you

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's abuse

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Seemed to work 10 minutes ago

got to double up.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:23 PM CDT reply actions  

See the thing is

You made like 12 straight posts either bashing people or complaining

I have a variety.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

I love you.

And no I haven't made 12 straight posts bitching.

by AirJordan on Apr 11, 2008 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

you did at the time I said that to you

btw, saying "shtick" was a post referencing something said like 2 posts above that one. i think by you.

let me know when i start posting rally pics outside of gameday threads.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Why can't we be friends?

The post i made above about Miss America was neither bashing or complaining.

by AirJordan on Apr 11, 2008 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

minus points

for no bikini pick

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

plus DShep

makes cool rangers cartoons...

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Come on Hank!!

got loves a workin man!

dont trust whitey!

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

K

I'm pissed.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:27 PM CDT reply actions  

5-5

see y'all tomorrow nite

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.

by WhipSmart on Apr 11, 2008 10:27 PM CDT reply actions  

dang

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:27 PM CDT reply actions  

relief will come and go

but our defense looks craptacular and if that doesnt change we are in a world of hurt.

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

MY looks like he doesnt care in the field

maybe its just me.

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

dont make me get into the MY doesnt ever full out belly dive for balls debate

again...

and again...

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

He's

trying his hardest, thats the sad part...

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think

All the critique by non-players has worn me out. Sad.

'At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any.' Erk Russell / Georgia Southern

by Ed Coffin on Apr 11, 2008 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

If you dont like seeing non-players analyze players

i dont know how youve stuck around ranger message boards this long ed.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

What, I can't mimic wuffie?

Although there is a lot of critique that I don't think applies, at times :))

(checking my pocket protector and twirling it like Nomar and MY fidget with their gloves)

'At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any.' Erk Russell / Georgia Southern

by Ed Coffin on Apr 11, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

so only fellow players can critique?

that doesnt leave much slack for pundits, AJM, Jamey, et al

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

ROFL

that was pretty good.

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

+1

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

its just annoying

to lose a game partially because of defense when we have to face halladay/burnett the next 2 days.

it makes for a bad baseball weekend.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DShep on Apr 11, 2008 10:41 PM CDT reply actions  

Well

We've traditionally done well against Halladay at the ballpark... but this does look like a bad weekend. I'm bracing for a sweep, and hoping the offense wakes up.

by LSJ on Apr 11, 2008 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Josh Hamilton

-11 rbi's

good job fox graphix dept.

.500 or bust!

Bad Vibes Kill Rallies!

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 11, 2008 10:49 PM CDT reply actions  

Shows you how amazing Hamilton is

He's got 11 RBI already, and he's been on a cold streak. I can't wait until he heats up.

by LSJ on Apr 11, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hamilton

that was a rain maker tonight well over 450 feet

yo soy Horsedooty!

I soloed in the mile high club.

by Sr Horsedooty on Apr 11, 2008 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

FSN SW

is pretty sloppy with everything, pretty pathetic.

"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw

by miles on Apr 11, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

errors

don't we lead baseball in total errors against games played? I thought Washington was a defensive teacher. When is that gonna happen?

yo soy Horsedooty!

I soloed in the mile high club.

by Sr Horsedooty on Apr 11, 2008 10:58 PM CDT reply actions  

Just got home from the game.

We were sitting about 20 rows behind the visitors dugout. Hamilton's shot was probably the most viciously hit homer I've ever seen. He absolutely launched that.

Cat looks bad. You can tell by the way he plays in the field and the general expression on his face that he's hating life right now. It may be time to start giving his AB's to others until he can get his head on straight.

I got my first foul ball tonight. Only took me 35 years. Coats fouled it off in the third. It ricocheted off of some seats in one of the luxury boxes, bounced back and rolled right up the empty aisle to me. A few innings later, I almost got a second foul the same way but the guy sitting two rows behind us was a bit quicker.

Fukumori looks like a bust to me. I know we have a small sample size at the moment, but he looked as bad as he did in Seattle.

They're obviously going to have bad games now and then, so I'm not too disappointed with the loss, but they've got to get better on defense. Murphy cost a run when he played the ball hit into the corner poorly. Cat's error needs no comment. Laird didn't throw well tonight at all. That dribbler up the first baseline that saw Benny and Fukumori staring stupidly at each other while nobody covered first was like something you'd see in a little league game.

Still, as always, the visit to the ballpark was a lot of fun. I'm really looking forward to my sons' first trip there later this year.

by Athos on Apr 12, 2008 12:12 AM CDT reply actions  

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