5/16/08 game day thread
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 6:01 PM CDT
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Houston Astros at Texas Rangers, May 16, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
Sidney Ponson v. Shawn Chacon...
Go Rangers...
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1. Ian Kinsler
2. Michael Young
3. Josh Hamilton
4. Milton Bradley
5. David Murphy
6. Brandon Boggs
7. Frank Catalanotto
8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia
9. Ramon Vazquez
by coolaid on May 16, 2008 6:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i love this lineup
yay
send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 16, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh
i feel stupid.
backing out of the garage to leave….. woops, there goes my sideview mirror.
no bobblehead for me. BGL =(
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on May 16, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wft??
Huh? You were going to go to the game and now you can’t because you knocked your mirror off?
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893
by LAMuscleFag on May 16, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
w t f?
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893
by LAMuscleFag on May 16, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well i could
seems kind of akward to drive a hour to the stadium and back with a mirror dangling by a wire out the window. cant get it inside the car.
i dont know, ive never broken one before. am i supposed to just keep going =p?
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on May 16, 2008 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did the same thing to mine..
well actually someone drove by and knocked it off.. I epoxed it and taped it and months later its still holding strong. tape it to the side of the car so it doesn’t dangle until you have the time to epoxy it and let it dry.
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893
by LAMuscleFag on May 16, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know the feeling
we arent going tonight afterall….. so now i need to find someone with an extra cj bobblehead to sell.
at least its just a sideview mirror, cant be too expensive to fix.
"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 May 16, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bourne
The Astros have finally moved him out of the leadoff spot. He’s batting 8th tonight.
by Randy Richardson on May 16, 2008 6:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately for us.
nice to rarely have anyone on for the next batters.
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on May 16, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
(sniff, sniff)
...i smell a win, tonight.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i missed what JD said
did he give a new timeline on blalock?
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on May 16, 2008 6:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JD said
he hopes to send Blalock back out for a rehab assignment late next week.
by Randy Richardson on May 16, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
injured. Rangers. pitcher.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hasnt started throwing yet
and wont for several weeks.
then he will have to regain strength and rehab again.
best case scenario is the all star break.
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on May 16, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
efff
Not going to bitch about the trade but its frustrating as hell.
by coolaid on May 16, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I watched Danks pitch deep into the game
vs LAA the other night. sigh – the athleticism, the focus, the competitiveness, the mound presence all blew BMac’s bag outta the water. Wonder if we’ll ever see outta BMac what J.D.’s scouts thought they’d see.
by shroomer on May 16, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who?
j/k :)
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893
by LAMuscleFag on May 16, 2008 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beavan
gave up 2 runs in the 1st on a triple and a HR. Does anyone know how hard he’s throwing this year? How’s that “nasty slider” looking?
by Butters on May 16, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So Lewin just said Berkman's production is surpassed by Hamilton.
Yeah yeah, home announcers have to be rah rah for the home team, but I still thought that was funny.
by philkid3 on May 16, 2008 7:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well
he’s right. He has produced more runs than Berkman has…by one.
by Butters on May 16, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, he was defining production as RBI?
lol
I always gave Josh more credit than that.
by philkid3 on May 16, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Final - RANGERS 9, ASTROS 5
Houston – 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 —5 / 10 / 1 / 6
Texas – 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 2 x -- 9 / 11 / 0 / 5
WP: Ponson
LP: Chacon
S: Guardado
HR: Berkman, Boggs
Rangers will do well with runners in scoring position tonight. Boggsy drives in four.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
oh, and F the Angels
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how does guardado get a save......
if we win by 4 runs??
hhmm….
"If Kason Gabbard's gonna hit anybody, he's gonna hit one of their good hitters. He's not gonna hit Richie Sexson." - Tom Grieve
by bspate on May 16, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, the umps had to make Ponson wait
to throw the first pitch. It’s great having a fast working pitcher.
Always wondered what it was like
by bigskinny on May 16, 2008 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What was that about anyways?
I heard them make some announcement about first base after that?
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was
Amazing pleasure and pain wrapped up in about 2 seconds.
by brettgardner on May 16, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is Mayberry at
starting at 1b tonight? Is it a typo in the box score?
by coolaid on May 16, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Josh
Can we lay off the ass-talk? Thanks.
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The OKC radio guys
after Mayberry’s HBP: “Hot hitting Meyer’s coming up”
by coolaid on May 16, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
never thought i'd hear that
hot hitting meyer
"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 May 16, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK,,,,,so im here with my finace and her friend watching the game....
They both asked me if these guys are to fat to play baseball. I asked who….and they said all of t hem so far…
by laxtonto on May 16, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gave up...
locked myself in the office and said screw it….
I thik my bud that grew up in Houston should here and watch it with him…
by laxtonto on May 16, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like a boot
for fat Pirate-Wannabes
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kinsler Q&A w/ Grant
Grant: The next cartoon/comic book/anime that should be turned into a full-length movie is?
Kinsler: “Have they made a He-Man movie?”
I’m disappointed.
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
GASP!
Somewhere Dolph Lundgren gently weeps.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goddamn
That’s a shitty movie. If they can pretend that the first Hulk movie didn’t exist, surely they can do the same with He-Man.
Update: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe scheduled for 2009 release!
by brettgardner on May 16, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is...
Frank Langella reprising his role of Skeletor?
Better yet, Billy Barty had better be in it!
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also...
I had a boss (ugh, a lady boss at that), that looked JUST LIKE THIS THING:
from that movie.
Horrible, man.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
murph murph murph!
yay
send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 16, 2008 7:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe Hawkins' "pitch to contact"
mantra is being taken too literally.
by Randy Richardson on May 16, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Astros guy
Just bobbled the ball and watched it get stolen by the douche with the shit-eating grin.
Sucks.
by brettgardner on May 16, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
uncool.
...’Stros guy deserved it…
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the only thing the 'Stros guy deserves is
a swift kick square in the nuts.
by Butters on May 16, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i keep fearing the fall of
Brandon Boggs. Maybe it’s time to let that phobia go
by bigskinny on May 16, 2008 7:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At this pace
chacon doesnt last past the 4th. Gotta love the approack
by bigskinny on May 16, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
With all the great pitchers that we have faced recently.
facing Chacon must be a breath of fresh air.
by Butters on May 16, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rangers are 5-1 against Bedard/Hernandez...
Rangers are 4-2 against the A’s (best pitching staff in the AL)...
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
very impressive
although I’d have to say that the Jays staff is better than the A’s.
by Butters on May 16, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's weird...
I expect this team to take a lead each game now and it just keeps on happening.
Crazy.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nadel talks about this all the time...
...the Rangers have greatly outscored their opponents in the first inning this year.
last year, it was the other way around.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Each game seems to start the same way
with early inning runs and a lead. Exactly opposite of last season
by bigskinny on May 16, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nerd alert
can we please stop with the nerd alerts?
"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 May 16, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love RonWash!
eom
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Y?????????
The play has nothing to do with his inspiration
by awillis111 on May 16, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was making
up for earlier…before I got on the GDT.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
by that same logic, their awful start has nothing to do with his inspiration either.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+.5
But it was the player’s that decided that their play had improve, when you would that the inspiration would come the managerial/coaching staff. Of course that is if you believe Evan Grant’s about the 4/25 players only meeting.
by awillis111 on May 16, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Rangers are taking more pitches per at-bat...
...and infield practice before games…
only 3 errors on that West Coast trip… in 7 games… not great, but better than what it was.
i think that’s a reflection on coaching.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You feelin' me
oc?
I agree with the above.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still think it shows that the Players don’t respect Wash, or that he is not capable of getting them fired up. Not saying Wash is a bad coach, he is not management material.
by awillis111 on May 16, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah man...
he should have started the year in AAA to get a little more seasoning…
oh wait.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lets go
2 out rally
hopefully ian steals
by nice hands on May 16, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kinsler steals - Young singles to right - Hamilton homers
book it.
by Butters on May 16, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
you called it josh goes yard, kind of
by nice hands on May 16, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guys
We should hit Ponson in the kneecap while he is in the dugout, its the only chance we have of winning this game.
by SaltyGoesYard on May 16, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If ponson has a 1-2-3 inning
For the rest of the game, anybody who replies wanting 20 dollars, gets it.
by SaltyGoesYard on May 16, 2008 7:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sign ME up
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 16, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can always use 20 bucks...
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
$20
that’s a 12-pack of Shiner for me. Sign me up
by awillis111 on May 16, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you want my full name
for the check or is it cash?
by bigskinny on May 16, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...
I guess that will be $20 then.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok, small bills please, with non-consecutive serial #'s
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 16, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
go team go
go!
send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 16, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i can't post comments at Crawfish Boxes...
...wusses…
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What did you do to them?
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
guaranteed a 9-5 victory tonight?
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You really shouldn't troll other SB Nation sites, dude
We don’t need them coming over here and taunting us.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I
have never taunted anyone here, and I am a die-hard Astros fan. I root for the Rangers, except for the two series’ a yr they are playing us. Just FYI.
by Triple347 on May 16, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't argue with
Baseball Jesus.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't directed at you, man
I’m just saying other SB Nations sites in general.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know
I just wanted to make sure you knew that not all Astros fans were douches when it came to the Rangers :).
by Triple347 on May 16, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry, I think the 'Stro's are ok
You guys are Texans too.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's not trolling...
comments that i posted at one of the Fairyland game threads yesterday…
“Josh Hamilton > Vladimir Guerrero”
“this is no longer your division to win”
“please… Saunders and Santana will not keep this up for the rest of the year”
“i am here to monitor the progress of the American League West”
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
trolling would be...
...”F the Angels”...
...”you guys are a bunch of fairies”...
...and even then… all i’m doing is telling the truth…
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, I know
I’m just sayin, we don’t want any dumbass Angel fans polluting our boards with their stupid crap, do we?
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wouldn't mind...
...makes game-day threads more exciting.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you like constant flame wars, I suppose...
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like to watch Hambone hit homeruns.
It makes me smile.
by Athos on May 16, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
F'in A!!!!!!
Screw Houston, the shit box of Texas.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HAM SANDWICH!!!
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BOOM!!!!
“I dont think he hut that ball that good”....
by laxtonto on May 16, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HAMBONE!!
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 16, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yay!
send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 16, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
who's the boom king?
hamilton’s the boom king
"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 May 16, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ADAM MORRIS:
...i want your take on my trade proposal…
Blalock, Teagarden, Botts for Marcum
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why would they want Botts?
They could have just had him for free on waivers…
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
change of scenery...
...it’s obvious he wants out of here.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about Lincecum instead?
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 16, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd have to think about it
I might do it. Need to look at some more data on Marcum.
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or as that video says:
“annnnd that happened!”
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know...
I’m going to my first game of the season tomorrow night.
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you usually....
a Ranger win jinx?
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not lately
I used to be. But the past few years, I’ve done pretty well. I was at the game last season where Francisco Cordero had a 3 run lead with 2 outs in the 9th, and then blew it. And I tried to leave with 2 outs in the 9th, and no one on, but my dad insisted we stay to the end.
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am
Rangers are 1-5 when I’m in attendance.
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5-2...
...when i’m in attendance…
i’ve seen the best… and seen the worst…
Game 2 – Baltimore – W
Game 3 – Baltimore – W
Game 2 – Angels – L (worst loss of the season)
Game 3 – Twins – W (best win of the season)
Game 3 – Royals – W (second best game of the season)
Game 2 – Mariners – W
Game 3 – Mariners – L
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've seen fire...
...and I’ve seen rain…
I’ve seen sunny days I swore would never end…
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in your estimation...
...is the 7-4 loss to the Angels the worst loss of the season?
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
This was the worst loss of the season:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200804230.shtml
Blowing a big early lead, the offense shutting down after that, the pitching staff having a total meltdown…
That was the nadir…
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a lifetime...
23-9 record seeing the Rangers play. Including 1-0 this year.
The best was the last game at Arlington Stadium…
The worst was game 3 of the 1996 ALDS while my parents were camping out for World Series tickets. Man, that game stung. Darren Oliver pitched his guts out and you could just sense the bullpen would blow it.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe I'm something like 11-6 all-time
Had the pleasure of seeing a win over the Red Sox and A-Rod’s first game back in ‘04 (also a win) – stadium was absolutely electric. That was the most fun I’ve ever had at a game.
by jamcadbury on May 16, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
im 0-1 this year so far....
I went on Mother’s Day.
My wife went with her friends tonight…......so I get a Bobble-head!!!!!!
"If Kason Gabbard's gonna hit anybody, he's gonna hit one of their good hitters. He's not gonna hit Richie Sexson." - Tom Grieve
by bspate on May 16, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You get to see
Padilla Vs. Oswalt. (I think).
by coolaid on May 16, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup
I’ll be there.
The Rangers are 2-3 in games I’ve been to so far this year.
by RachelB on May 16, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ev'rybody be
0-fer in dose, man…
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Opening day...
Was one of them.
Jennings, Millwood, Gabbard, Ponson, and Feldman.
by RachelB on May 16, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
tomorrow nights game
i was offered tickets, but im already going to frisco’s game.
should be a nice pitching matchup between oswalt and padilla
"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 May 16, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
salty
needs to get at least 1 hit this game
send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1 MM
Preferrably two, and a walk if he can’t get a hit.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Idle thought
Isn’t it amazing how easy Hamilton makes it all look…?
II Cor. 4:17-18
by TedFord on May 16, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what happened
on the one Josh said fell out of his glove?
"The path you choose, you also choose its destination..."
by pro82 on May 16, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ponson
I was in the car when the game started, and listening to the Astros broadcast…
One of their announcers said that Ponson could eat innings, and the other one said, “Why not? He eats everything else.”
They then laughed at him being listed at 258 lbs., and one said, “Maybe in the 8th grade.”
Now…does Ponson look like he weighs significantly more than 258 right now?
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not really
258 sounds about right.
The "Why not? He eats everything else." line is golden, though.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Useless Carlos Lee trivia.
His younger brother is also named Carlos.
by coolaid on May 16, 2008 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ever buy crap off CL?
I got a sweet leather couch and loveseat today for a song. However, my entire living room reeks like curry.
Sigh…behind every sunny sky is a blast of solar radiation…
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No
But our law firm has hired our last three staff members (2 part time file clerks and a legal sec’y) off of Craig’s List.
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Salty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
w00t, biotchez!
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Victor
about had an aneurism on that call
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
440 ft
btw
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
F*CK YEAH
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SALT JACK!!!!!!
BOOOYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh
Did someone let one rip in the booth right as Salty was entering the dugout?
by LiamP on May 16, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
i’m not gonna say who, or at what station, but once at work during the news an anchor farted. totally heard it live on air
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
correction
salty is the boom king.
that was massive
"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 May 16, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude
I was getting an Italian Ice… I missed it. :(
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just pull up MLB gameday
They should have the replay on gameday before long.
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David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The reasons my girlfriend and I are so compatible:
She loves salt.
I love Salty.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I've had my opinions on Ryan being here...
but actually seeing him back in Arlington is nice.
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 8:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Clearly...
FOTF needs to bunt here, right?
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's toast, baby!
Chacon, that is.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hammy!
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eggs Benedict
anyone?
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew this guy in Austin...
...named Crazy Chris…
He was sort of a cross between Chris Tucker’s character in “Friday,” and Beaker from the Muppet Show (if Beaker were black)...
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My Astros buddy watching the game just
started screaming NO BORKOWSKI!!! as soon as it showed him warming up…
Reminds me of when German goes in
by laxtonto on May 16, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
damn young...
pull a ball every once in a while
"If Kason Gabbard's gonna hit anybody, he's gonna hit one of their good hitters. He's not gonna hit Richie Sexson." - Tom Grieve
by bspate on May 16, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If I had ovaries, fallopian tubes, and a uterus...
...I’d have Josh Hamilton’s baby…
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
uhhh...............
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sez Fuck You Houston!
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BOOOOOM!!!
"The path you choose, you also choose its destination..."
by pro82 on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HAVE ANOTHER SANDWICH!!!!!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
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David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JOSH HAMILTON
Turn on the game and what does he do? HOME RUN BABY!!!!!
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hambomb!!
Victor goes crazy, again!
by Outworlder47 on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Christ...
I think Josh Hamilton is the new Baseball Jesus.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
daaaaamn......lol
"I should apologize to girls for saying Sexson threw that helmet like a girl. I’m not even sure girls do that." - TAG 05/08/2008
by Captain Fubar on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My eyes and brain
just can’t even compute that much awesome. I’m serious.
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i would make man love to Hamilton.....
if he wanted!!
GO RANGERS!!!!!!!
"If Kason Gabbard's gonna hit anybody, he's gonna hit one of their good hitters. He's not gonna hit Richie Sexson." - Tom Grieve
by bspate on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
guys... please...
...take it to Halos Heaven…
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
M VP! M V P!
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 16, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So
Is this what a Josh Hamilton hot streak looks like?
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It'll do...
until one gets here.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 16, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Roy Hobbs is a God
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
by boomer1 on May 16, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My favorite pitcher
Is now Shawn Chacon.
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David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
because he's the only one
Salty can hit?
by Randy Richardson on May 16, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hehehe
No, because he’s going to be pitching the home run derby!!
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David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoah!
My internet cut out at 5-2, and when it reconnected it was 8-2. I guess that’s cool.
Stupid Internet. Awesome Hamilton.
by philkid3 on May 16, 2008 8:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
See, what happened was
Salty’s blast took out your internet line. Ham’s knocked it back into place.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton looks over at Berkman and says......
me and you, Bitch!! Let’s slug it out!!
"If Kason Gabbard's gonna hit anybody, he's gonna hit one of their good hitters. He's not gonna hit Richie Sexson." - Tom Grieve
by bspate on May 16, 2008 8:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and then berkman runs away
because he knows how much better Hamilton is.
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For those who are curious...
...I am not staying to see Robert Earl Keen tomorrow…although I did go see him perform at the racetrack here in Houston, because my wife wanted me to go with her…
The crowd at a Robert Earl Keen concert at the racetrack is pretty interesting. I’m still surprised there wasn’t any boob-flashing going on.
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tube Socks!
Yummy!
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wigginton
He kind of candy-assed that play.
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Josh Hamilton
He’s so good, that I feel like I need to spread the word about him. I’m serious. My girlfriend must think I have a crush.
I don’t know what it is. I don’t think there is a proper term to describe his talent.
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I have a crush
and I’m a heterosexual man. Could be worse. This could be your man-crush:
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bedroom eyes
gotta love ‘em.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's freaked out by....
Salty and Hamilton’s homeruns!!
....me too!!
"If Kason Gabbard's gonna hit anybody, he's gonna hit one of their good hitters. He's not gonna hit Richie Sexson." - Tom Grieve
by bspate on May 16, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah...
I’m trying to get my roommate from Philadelphia into the Rangers. He hasn’t followed baseball since 1994. I talk about Josh Hamilton so much that I’m afraid my man-crush will scare him off.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton's homer
Estimated 451 feet, 5th longest in the history of the park.
by Outworlder47 on May 16, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
On the count of three
Let us all bow in the face of Josh Hamilton’s awesomeness.
1… 2… 3…
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David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Infield hits are my favorite play in baseball.
Probably because those and walks were the only way I ever got on.
by philkid3 on May 16, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton is really upping his trade value
I hope we can flip him at the deadline for some AA pitching…
/sarcasm
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 16, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shut yer yap!
:)
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We could use...
another catching prospect
by hungrysasquatch on May 16, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The more I see
of Bradley, the more I like him for the future…
"The path you choose, you also choose its destination..."
by pro82 on May 16, 2008 8:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i'm on board...
...hasn’t gone on the DL yet.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you nare a Ranger
and you are only on the DL once per year, you are healthy.
"The path you choose, you also choose its destination..."
by pro82 on May 16, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
are...are...are...
"The path you choose, you also choose its destination..."
by pro82 on May 16, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still trying to decide what young, top-of-the-line starting pitcher I want for Bradley, myself.
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David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah... you can flip Blalock for that.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blalock, Teagarden, Botts... for Marcum or McGowan...
...play Vazquez at third until August…
...call up Andrus…
...stick him at short…
...move Michael to third…
...call up Davis…
...sign Milton for another year…
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Gerry...
Gerry’s been on a roll since he pulled the socks up.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he would just agree to a backup/platoon role, I wish we could keep him
Cause Salty don’t seem to do so hot against LHP.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Might be a good plan
Except I seriously doubt Vazquez can play third until August, and keep producing like this for us.
What I would do is move Young to third once Joaquin Arias is ready to play SS.
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David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vazquez did it last year... and the team played better.
...why wouldn’t he be able to do it this year?
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Becsause he's a UT guy
Not a starting third baseman. No reason to keep playing him at third if you can move Michael over there, and upgrade the defense at SS.
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
won't happen until late in the season...
i think it would benefit both Riccardi and Daniels to start seriously talking…
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if he continues to perform and stays healthy
I don’t have a problem keeping him here. The man is only 29. It would probably be cost prohibitive to keep him here, though…
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 16, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe 3 of Josh's HR's
have gone 450+
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He hit one the other night
That went 447.
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
by boomer1 on May 16, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
go go go
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by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thats what happens when you point that belly to the ground
timber!!!!
"If Kason Gabbard's gonna hit anybody, he's gonna hit one of their good hitters. He's not gonna hit Richie Sexson." - Tom Grieve
by bspate on May 16, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is still
awed by the “Josh-someness”.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really shocked
that Ponson can’t play that good of defense.
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Its time for a double play from JR Towles
I can feel it
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that's a DP ball
if Salty could only protect that wild pitch
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe he tried to barehand that ball like that.
Use your glove fatty!
by Butters on May 16, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So...Ultimate Grill Pizza
from PH any good?
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anybody else getting the vibe that the Astros/Rangers seem to be "trying" a bit harder than normal?
Maybe it’s just everybody’s mannerisms…
by jamcadbury on May 16, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not looking too good anymore
A bunch of groundballs and the Rangers still give up 2 runs so far
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Geez
What are we doing? Letting them have mercy runs?
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
gotta get their starter that no decision
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by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Freaking
fat ass Ponson needs to pitch better.
by coolaid on May 16, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this
is why i hate ground ball pitchers, we need strikeout pitchers
by nice hands on May 16, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are we really going to give away a six-run lead?
by jamcadbury on May 16, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Vintage Sidney Ponson, man, vintage Sidney...
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GET MATHIS UP
Before fatso gives the game away.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sure am glad my internet came back up
just in time to see Ponson give back 3 runs on a series of really hard hit balls ;- )
by SaltyDawg on May 16, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
The Astros are finding a new way to not get out with each ball put in play
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this is fucking ridiculous
damn you, Sidney.
by Butters on May 16, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
bet you a Ponson
jock strap that he doens’t. Loser gets it
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of fat asses
what is the combined weight on this matchup?
by SaltyDawg on May 16, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Goddamn, Wash
That was your chance to get Sidney out, and have as much time as you needed to warm up the bullpen!!!
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope
He just blew the chance to claim injury, and let Mathis or Rupe have as much time as they needed, too…
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Sidney punches himself
in the face
by SaltyDawg on May 16, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How was Ponson's play
an error but Vazquez’s play not?
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
sure was nice having a 6 run lead....geez Sidney Fatass
"I should apologize to girls for saying Sexson threw that helmet like a girl. I’m not even sure girls do that." - TAG 05/08/2008
by Captain Fubar on May 16, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Carlos Lee just saved Sir Sidney’s ass…
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
screw you Carlos Lee!!!!
Out like a motha lova
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And Lee
waddles toward home…and is out by 50 yards!!!
Wow, what a close play!
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ron Washington
not satisfied with his newfound job security. that was horrible. f* giving a pitcher the win.
by clark on May 16, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That had a chance to be
Ugly until Lee tried to go Jujitsu instead of act like the 290 lb man he is
by SaltyDawg on May 16, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Salty knew what he was doing
Just stood to the side rather than let Carlos Lee try to barrell over him
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well then his Wife/Teacher has
taught him well b.c. Lee is a large man
by SaltyDawg on May 16, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay.
Why was Ponson left in to give up base hit after base hit there? I’ve got to think he should have been pulled after the first few runs came across.
by Athos on May 16, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And that throw from Young
Put him in the OF!!!!
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I blame Salty
If he blocks that ball in the dirt, no runs score that inning…
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Prolly
correct.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't see how
That’s relevant.
by brettgardner on May 16, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is he wrong?
That ball Towles hit was a perfect DP ball except no one was on second anymore.
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks professor
Your clear writing made it shine through so much, I feel like such a dolt for missing it…
by brettgardner on May 16, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still not an excuse for Ponson being left in there all damn inning
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was lucky as hell
Ron Washington is a fucking moron for not taking Sidney out.
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Turns out
offenses besides the A’s and M’s can hit the ball.
by clark on May 16, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
Carlos Lee is trying to explain why he sucks so much
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
scoring question
Are some of Ponson’s runs unearned because of HIS error?
II Cor. 4:17-18
by TedFord on May 16, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
All the runs in that inning are unearned.
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is that the explanation for leaving him in there?
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Explanation is...
Ron is either asleep, blind, stupid, or all of the above.
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude, don't be a quack...
...even with the off-day, this bullpen isn’t exactly 100%
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mathis is fairly fresh
And has pitched well of late. Rupe should also be ready to go. It’s the back of the bullpen that’s gassed, not the mid-relief.
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mathis is probably making a spot start next week, sir.
Rupe gave up two inherited runs last time he came out.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
He could have brought in Frankie, too, who has an excellent history regarding inherited runners…
But point taken.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
The explanation is probably that Ponson wasn’t really getting hit hard, so much as just having balls get in, and Washington wanted to try to get him the W.
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'll buy that.
...i would have left him in. none of those hits were really smacked.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
do we still lead the league
in unearned runs?
by clark on May 16, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
Stupid rule, isn’t it?
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by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
chacon is gonna get that no decision
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it's ok
salty will double up
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
strike out
two bagger
what’s the difference?
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by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
2 IF hits in the last 2 innings for the Rangers and Kinsler can’t beat that one out?
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kinsler and Young
don’t run hard out of the box if they think it’s an out…they both get out on balls like that
by SaltyDawg on May 16, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that and Young is just slow
as evidenced again on that bloop hit
by SaltyDawg on May 16, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is it me
or is vazquez tring to get traded?
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by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
cause he's playing so well
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by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think
There’s anywhere he would start.
by brettgardner on May 16, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm
arizona?
baltimore?
chicago sox?
minnesota?
philly?
not saying he’d start in all those places, but he would in some of them.
and be very serviceable in all of them
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by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He
Would do the same thing at any of those places that he does here: provide nice pinch starts at various positions. You need guys like him, but that doesn’t make him Babe Ruth.
by brettgardner on May 16, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Washington
seems scared to put Mathis in a close game unless he has to.
by coolaid on May 16, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Which is why he put him into a tie game in extra innings in his debut
Yep.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Technically in his debut
He didn’t have to. Franklyn German was still available, if I remember correctly. But true, I guess.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't he starting
when Millwood is up in the rotation?
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate Jim Knox
Never post in these crazy game threads, but I thought I’d throw that out there.
by Black Francis on May 16, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
mmmm........latino ladies
how you doin??
"If Kason Gabbard's gonna hit anybody, he's gonna hit one of their good hitters. He's not gonna hit Richie Sexson." - Tom Grieve
by bspate on May 16, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dont know.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWLfIgc0nA
by mchang4 on May 16, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aerodynamics, gravity. Shit like that.
by Black Francis on May 16, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Winner.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
by lonestarJon on May 16, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yum... I knew I should have played major league baseball.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 16, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
G'day
Stros fan dropping in here, since CrawfishBoxes have been quiet.
Plus I’m some sort of fan-whore…all my other loyalties lie with Dallas teams-the Mavs, the Stars and the Cowboys. Just I gave the Rangers up about eight years ago when I realized they would never win when anchoring a $250 million man in the lineup.
by jonthefon on May 16, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Crap!!!!
Did that look bad?
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 16, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn Ian
He is the crazy injury prone guy. The guy with just flat out terrible luck.
by Gdawg on May 16, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Strangers Should Run More
They have some fast guys. When appropriate, run dammit, run.
by Black Francis on May 16, 2008 8:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
murph is totally gonna homer
in this game
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by gossamer on May 16, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Watching this entire game...
on the buzz of Hamilton’s 2 jacks would have been nice.
by cmkelly29 on May 16, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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