5/16/08 game day thread
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 6:01 PM CDT
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PrintHouston 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
i love this lineup
yay
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
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.
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
w t f?
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893
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.
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
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
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
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
injured. Rangers. pitcher.
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
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.
who?
j/k :)
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
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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?
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.
Well
he’s right. He has produced more runs than Berkman has…by one.
by JimCrankshaft on May 16, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
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!
oh, and F the Angels
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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…
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…
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.
GASP!
Somewhere Dolph Lundgren gently weeps.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
murph murph murph!
yay
send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
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
That Astros guy
Just bobbled the ball and watched it get stolen by the douche with the shit-eating grin.
Sucks.
uncool.
...’Stros guy deserved it…
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
the only thing the 'Stros guy deserves is
a swift kick square in the nuts.
by JimCrankshaft on May 16, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
i keep fearing the fall of
Brandon Boggs. Maybe it’s time to let that phobia go
At this pace
chacon doesnt last past the 4th. Gotta love the approack
With all the great pitchers that we have faced recently.
facing Chacon must be a breath of fresh air.
by JimCrankshaft on May 16, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
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
very impressive
although I’d have to say that the Jays staff is better than the A’s.
by JimCrankshaft on May 16, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
Each game seems to start the same way
with early inning runs and a lead. Exactly opposite of last season
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 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
+.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.
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
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
Guys
We should hit Ponson in the kneecap while he is in the dugout, its the only chance we have of winning this game.
If ponson has a 1-2-3 inning
For the rest of the game, anybody who replies wanting 20 dollars, gets it.
+1
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
sign ME up
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 16, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
you want my full name
for the check or is it cash?
So...
I guess that will be $20 then.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
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
go team go
go!
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
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.
guaranteed a 9-5 victory tonight?
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
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.
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.
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.
I know
I just wanted to make sure you knew that not all Astros fans were douches when it came to the Rangers :).
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
I like to watch Hambone hit homeruns.
It makes me smile.
HAM SANDWICH!!!
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
yay!
send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
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
ADAM MORRIS:
...i want your take on my trade proposal…
Blalock, Teagarden, Botts for Marcum
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
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.
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
How about Lincecum instead?
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 16, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
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
Are you usually....
a Ranger win jinx?
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
salty
needs to get at least 1 hit this game
send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
+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.
what happened
on the one Josh said fell out of his glove?
"The path you choose, you also choose its destination..."
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?
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.
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?
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
F*CK YEAH
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
SALT JACK!!!!!!
BOOOYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
Uh
Did someone let one rip in the booth right as Salty was entering the dugout?
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
Just pull up MLB gameday
They should have the replay on gameday before long.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
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
hammy!
send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
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
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
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
uhhh...............
Vicente Padilla is... EL TORO!
by oc on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
HAMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sez Fuck You Houston!
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
HAVE ANOTHER SANDWICH!!!!!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
Christ...
I think Josh Hamilton is the new Baseball Jesus.
by ghostofErikThompson on May 16, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions
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
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
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
M VP! M V P!
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 16, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions
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
Roy Hobbs is a God
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
My favorite pitcher
Is now Shawn Chacon.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
because he's the only one
Salty can hit?
by Randy Richardson on May 16, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Hehehe
No, because he’s going to be pitching the home run derby!!
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
On the count of three
Let us all bow in the face of Josh Hamilton’s awesomeness.
1… 2… 3…
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
Infield hits are my favorite play in baseball.
Probably because those and walks were the only way I ever got on.
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.
We could use...
another catching prospect
by hungrysasquatch on May 16, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
The more I see
of Bradley, the more I like him for the future…
"The path you choose, you also choose its destination..."
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
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..."
I'm still trying to decide what young, top-of-the-line starting pitcher I want for Bradley, myself.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
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
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
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
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.
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.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
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
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.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
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
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.
He hit one the other night
That went 447.
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
go go go
send me nominations for the Hall of the Very Good
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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
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
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…
Geez
What are we doing? Letting them have mercy runs?
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
David Murphy rocks, so Ellsbury can just go get himself a taco or something.
gotta get their starter that no decision
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this
is why i hate ground ball pitchers, we need strikeout pitchers
Vintage Sidney Ponson, man, vintage Sidney...
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GET MATHIS UP
Before fatso gives the game away.
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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 ;- )
Goddamn, Wash
That was your chance to get Sidney out, and have as much time as you needed to warm up the bullpen!!!
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Nope
He just blew the chance to claim injury, and let Mathis or Rupe have as much time as they needed, too…
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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
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?
Ron Washington
not satisfied with his newfound job security. that was horrible. f* giving a pitcher the win.
Salty knew what he was doing
Just stood to the side rather than let Carlos Lee try to barrell over him
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.
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
Still not an excuse for Ponson being left in there all damn inning
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That was lucky as hell
Ron Washington is a fucking moron for not taking Sidney out.
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Yep
All the runs in that inning are unearned.
by Adam J. Morris on May 16, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
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
Explanation is...
Ron is either asleep, blind, stupid, or all of the above.
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dude, don't be a quack...
...even with the off-day, this bullpen isn’t exactly 100%
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by oc on May 16, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
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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Mathis is probably making a spot start next week, sir.
Rupe gave up two inherited runs last time he came out.
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by oc on May 16, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
He could have brought in Frankie, too, who has an excellent history regarding inherited runners…
But point taken.
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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
i'll buy that.
...i would have left him in. none of those hits were really smacked.
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by oc on May 16, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
Stupid rule, isn’t it?
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yep
chacon is gonna get that no decision
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it's ok
salty will double up
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strike out
two bagger
what’s the difference?
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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
is it me
or is vazquez tring to get traded?
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cause he's playing so well
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I don't think
There’s anywhere he would start.
by brettgardner on May 16, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
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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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
Which is why he put him into a tie game in extra innings in his debut
Yep.
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Technically in his debut
He didn’t have to. Franklyn German was still available, if I remember correctly. But true, I guess.
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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
Aerodynamics, gravity. Shit like that.
by Black Francis on May 16, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
Winner.
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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
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.
murph is totally gonna homer
in this game
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