5/26/08 game day thread 2
by Adam J. Morris on May 26, 2008 7:49 PM CDT
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John Hart is now Boy Blunder?
Stars in a Texas Night Sky, a Dallas Stars blog from a fan's perspective.
OMG!
That is such an original, inspired post! Why didn’t I ever think those thoughts. Your prose is stunning in it’s eloquence.
I am so impressed I will leave this forum posthaste, in honor of your brilliance.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
I can see it
Pic of a nets basketball player, yes?
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
Evidently I can't see my own pics.
Probably not good for me.
I couldn't care less
About the team strug-gl-ing.
by brettgardner on May 26, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
How many years did it take Pena to become good after we traded him?
It seems like an awful lot… last year was the first time he was good.
Well
The first year he was REALLY good.
by brettgardner on May 26, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Random fact of the day...
It is mothers day in the DR.
"We will look back in 20 years, and say that Clayton Kershaw was one of the best pitchers of all time" - me
I sat next to one in left field a few weeks ago
They are pretty annoying, as are the cowbells when they aren’t used judiciously.
by Patrick L. Kennedy on May 26, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Watching a Yankees game recently...
and there was someone banging on the rail near one of the mics, over and over and over again.
That beat from “Put Me in Coach.” It got so bad, that it drove the people in my apartment nuts who weren’t even watching the game.
If you're sitting in your seat...
and that guy is even CLOSE to you, how do you NOT say something?
Security? Fan Mob? Anything.
It was against the Yankees
So I chose to put up with it because his presence neutralized the ridiculous faux-New Yorkers in our section.
by Patrick L. Kennedy on May 26, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
That's unfortunate luck
considering Rupe was firing 94 MPH sinking fastballs. Touched 95 just now.
"Chase. Dominguez is not really your liking" - Mr Santos
by inactive lsb user on May 26, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions
Somewhere, Victor Zambrano is filling out a AAA roster...
and Steve Phillips is being asked for insight on a national television program.
It was Jim Duquette
But don’t let that stop you, Phillips was a terrible GM and he’s only slightly better on TV.
by Patrick L. Kennedy on May 26, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, seems to be working well
Then again, Chuck LaMar was due for a win after 10 years.
by Patrick L. Kennedy on May 26, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Steve Phillips has great hair
That’s why he got a g.m. job.
by Adam J. Morris on May 26, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
The Rangers = Cookiepuss tonight..
WHY don’t we ever have a guy like a Kazmir or a Linceum on the staff instead of the:
revolving lazy susan loaded with clowns…. SIGH
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893
+1
You would think we’d get lucky with one great pitcher… Just one…
"We will look back in 20 years, and say that Clayton Kershaw was one of the best pitchers of all time" - me
YOU
mean like Volquez, Danks, ahhhhh no you said lucky so maybe you mean Chris Young, yesss yesss I do believe we got lucky there yet the Buckmeiser said NO, NO we will not have young talented pitching here.
by blueballlefty on May 26, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't
put those pitchers at the same level as Linceum or Kazmir, what I would like to have those guys back…
Too bad BMAC is to injury prone to show us what he has.
"We will look back in 20 years, and say that Clayton Kershaw was one of the best pitchers of all time" - me
+ 1
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893
by LAMuscleFag on May 26, 2008 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
sooner or later, you have to quit making excuses against the Rays...
this team has had our number the last couple of years.
Really?
Perhaps at home, but whenever I see a trip to Arlington on the schedule I groan because we always seem to do poorly there.
by Patrick L. Kennedy on May 26, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
swept us two years ago on their turf...
...swept us last year in Orlando… and people use injuries as an excuse…
didn’t Edwin Jackson throw a complete game shutout last year at the Ballpark?
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions
made a comment about this series the other day...
...and someone said… “well, last year we had so many players injured…”
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
Granting that, there’s really no relationship to this series or this season, as they are clearly a better team, regardless of our health.
by brettgardner on May 26, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Didn't we cream Jackson last year...
in the same game they creamed Jamey Wright? I want to say I remember a game like that.
I remember Jackson struggling at Arlington twice
In early ‘06 and early ‘07. In ‘06 I remember he was making a spot start. In ‘07 he was in the rotation and sucked as a permanent member.
by Patrick L. Kennedy on May 26, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Jackson had success there, I remember last year
But I think we lost at least two of three in April of last year in Arlington. We did sweep you all at Disney, but you all just kill us in Arlington most of the time.
by Patrick L. Kennedy on May 26, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
that's the point i'm trying to make...
...how is it that we can play this team poorly in Florida, and yet take a series from them at home?
is the Trop really as distracting as it seems to be? a near empty dome, with a heckler and horns, and cowbells, and artificial turf?
that’s no excuse.
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
This year, the excuse is the Rays are actually a good team
And Kazmir is a great pitcher. Even though we’re getting creamed, I don’t see any shame in it.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
that's no excuse...
...because this ballclub is better too.
right now… do you think the Rays have more talent in their dugout than we do?
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
it's a fair question...
...i think our line-up matches up…
...obviously… the rotation and their defense is a different matter.
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think
It’s close, really. Longoria is already better than Vazquez, Hamilton would be the only OF’er to start there, obviously Pena demolishes anything we have, even if he’s off to a less-than-thrilling start. We have a better SS, 2B, and C(s).
by brettgardner on May 26, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
actually it's close.
DH, CF, 2nd, SS, 3B, C us. Murphy vs Hinski is kinda close, especially because Murph can play D and Hinski is just another DH out there.
Uh.
It would be Crawford/Upton/Hamilton in the OF. I’m not sure why you’re comparing individual OF spots when you could easily plug Hamilton at RF.
I also have absolutely no idea why you think it would be 3B us.
3B right now.
i think that was OC’s question. Longhoria is not a better hitter than Vazquez right now.
So is
Your non-response.
If you’re suggesting that Shelton is a better player than Pena at any point of any season, I think you’re going to have a hard time finding any takers.
Make a point if you believe in it. Grasping at straws to fit a point makes you seem desperate.
by brettgardner on May 26, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
no...
...Shelton works counts better.
Pena leads the league in strikeouts…
neither of them hit for average.
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
If you're seriously going to
Compare the two, I guess I’ll have to go find my stat sheet. I’ll start at the part where Shelton didn’t sniff the majors last year, while Pena hit a paltry 46 HRs with a 1.038 OPS.
Seriously, pick your battles.
by brettgardner on May 26, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
okay
“pena demolishes anything we have”
His career OPS+ is 123
Shelton’s is 116
Outside of one very fluky year by Pena, Shelton might not be better, but he is probably on par with Pena and he is younger.
OK
If you believe that, then good for you. Doubt you’ll find many who agree.
by brettgardner on May 26, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
i'll agree...
...i’ll take the guy that works a count over a guy who is historically known for striking out.
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Even at the expense
Of every other statistical category?
You’d be tight with Abe Lincoln.
by brettgardner on May 26, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm not saying Pena isn't the better of the two...
...but i do think boobs are great.
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Vazquez
made a hell of a stop in about the 5 inning and then got one of the few hits tonight but he is a shitty player according to some of the baseball geniuses here on this forum.
¡yo soy Horsedooty!
I soloed in the mile high club.
by Sr Horsedooty on May 26, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
We are getting shut down by Kazmir tonight
We’ve faced four really good pitchers the last four days. I see no reason to panic that we have been shut down by 3 out of those 4 starters, who routinely shut down the rest of the league.
If we get shut down by Sonnastine tomorrow, then I’ll be concerned.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
Look at it this way...
In the last 4 games we’ve faced:
Fausto Carmona, Cliff Lee, C.C. Sabathia, and Scott Kazmir
We’ll probably be .500 over those 4 games, not TOO bad. Watching a loss is never fun though.
Rangers pitching
3rd worst ERA
Given up the most hits
Given up the most walks
Struck out the fewest batters.
Worst WHIP.
Sign Sabathia AND sheets next year. We got the cash.
yeh but Bg Daddy may need it for soccer....
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893
They won some league right?
He should use the money from that for the rangers
by SaltyGoesYard on May 26, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
you'd like to think so :)
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893
Sheets injured
Would actually do slightly better than some of the starters we have now.
Its sabermetrics, dont question it.
by SaltyGoesYard on May 26, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
2006 Finals...
...this city has been cursed since then.
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions
So what is
your job for the Mavs?
"We will look back in 20 years, and say that Clayton Kershaw was one of the best pitchers of all time" - me
I want
your job.
"We will look back in 20 years, and say that Clayton Kershaw was one of the best pitchers of all time" - me
Tell us why miles...
is there something you want to do to those cheerleaders? I think so. Why don’t you go ahead and tell us what that is…
heh.
too bad his face isn't similar... damn it!
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
http://www.lonestarball.com/2007/7/16/213154/893
by LAMuscleFag on May 26, 2008 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
people who say 2.0 loads horribly
must have really bad computers. im on a 900 mhz 512 ram ity bitty asus eee pc and it loaded fine. granted its only at 90 posts but the new comments are coming in fine at least.
Gerald Laird is my hero.
If I join a thread early, I never have problems
It’s if the thread already has 400 posts in it that it loads slowly… it’s been not as bad lately but still slow.
I just laughed out loud pretty hard when I found this:
http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=s20lonestarball&r=54&v=101
Check out search #109
nevermind it moved..
it was a search for “Scott Bakula” that lead to this thread and a certain picture:
http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/5/6/481752/5-6-08-game-day-thread-2
I was really hoping it was going to be
Stink Juice
by SaltyGoesYard on May 26, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Ahh shit....
my eyes, MY EYES!
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
KINSLER!!!!
Well, a little something to cheer about at the end of the game here!
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
damn straight...
...i would have been more upset if they had finished with one…
that would have been 5 runs in the last three games… you don’t win games like that… especially when you’ve been outslugging the other team…
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
Don’t worry, our offense will be ok. We’ve just seen a sick gauntlet of really good pitchers.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
Andy Sonnanstine is a a good pitcher.
...so is Garza.
by oc on May 26, 2008 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Not as good as
Lee, Sabathia and Kazmir though. And they’re right handed. I fully expect us to do much better tomorrow.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
There's always
Tomorrow. And 5 minutes from now.
by brettgardner on May 26, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Just win the
next two games.
Aint nothing but a peanut.
"We will look back in 20 years, and say that Clayton Kershaw was one of the best pitchers of all time" - me
one of the most influential filmmakers of his time...
that’s tough…
by oc on May 26, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Guerrero still no hits (as far as I know)
He popped out to 1B to start the inning… then a double by Matthews (I think that’s who it is) and they showed Kenny Rogers mouthing something similar to “God DAMN it!”
Vladi...
...doubled in his last at-bat.
stranded at third.
by oc on May 26, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I would
like to have both in our lineup.
Vlad is a free agent soon…
Him as DH?
"We will look back in 20 years, and say that Clayton Kershaw was one of the best pitchers of all time" - me
Greatness = passing if not past
Back, legs, always giving him pain.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on May 26, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
boy, Kenny Rogers...
...getting out of jams…
lookin’ good.
by oc on May 26, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Garland...
...93 pitches in the 7th…
Guillen walked to lead off the inning…
by oc on May 26, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
No joke
It is they who started calling a lean but rugged farm boy who punted for Nebraska and doesn’t mind contact with walls, ground, infielders, or catchers “Ersty”.
My isnt’ THAT dainty ….............
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on May 26, 2008 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I plan to.
Depends on how things work with some obligations out of state in late June.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on May 26, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm going to whichever game Lackey pitches...
...and bringing my Rally Monkey…
still need to get a seat for my guest… a witch doctor from the Congo.
Witchdoctor
You know of him, too?
"Chase. Dominguez is not really your liking" - Mr Santos
by inactive lsb user on May 27, 2008 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Ryan Bleeping Raburn...
...who pinch hit for the useless Gary Sheffield a couple innings back…
Sheff… hitting…(ha)... hitting a paltry… .215 on the season.
I don't know why
I’m still up watching this game. I just know it’s going to end on something stupid.
by The Best Micah on May 26, 2008 11:27 PM CDT reply actions
Ah...
Well, I don’t have that excuse. I’m in the midwest so it’s 11:30 here…and I gotta be up in about 6.5 hours. I just want to see how this ends.
by The Best Micah on May 26, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Those seats behind homeplate
have to be ridiculously expensive.
by The Best Micah on May 26, 2008 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Speaking of the
Tigers…
Miguel Cabrera isn’t really earning that big contract yet…
"We will look back in 20 years, and say that Clayton Kershaw was one of the best pitchers of all time" - me
Think I should go to the living room and watch the rest of the game in HD?
I only have standard DirecTV in the computer room…
This is starting to remind me
of a soccer game.
Scoreless and endless.
Can we just call it a tie and let it be over?
by The Best Micah on May 26, 2008 11:40 PM CDT reply actions
At least Dusty Baker's not managing the "Angles"
In a couple more innings, we’d see Lackey pitch a few innings, then Weaver
Bartolo Colon pitched 7 innings of 1-run ball for the Sawks... Felix pitched 7.2, gave up 5 runs
2 outs in Anaheim
Interesting decision
we’ll see if it bites the Tigers in the butt
by The Best Micah on May 26, 2008 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions
What is Seay doing?
It’s over on a walk-off walk.
Ridiculous.
by The Best Micah on May 27, 2008 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to bed after this inning
regardless of whether or not the game is over.
by The Best Micah on May 26, 2008 11:50 PM CDT reply actions
Work is overrated
"We will look back in 20 years, and say that Clayton Kershaw was one of the best pitchers of all time" - me
Just got back from the game
There were PLENTY of good seats in the Trop. Way to go, Rays fans… gotta love it when you are on a winning streak, in first place, and your fans still won’t make a good showing on a holiday evening. I was able to sit down low behind the Rangers dugout. I was sitting next to an obnoxious Rays fan sporting a fanny pack and jorts. He and his son kept bitching that the Pena skyball should have been a home run. I said to my wife that Hamilton would have caught that ball had the catwalk not gobbled up the ball and he interjected with… OUR HOUSE, OUR RULES!!! Apparently, their rules also included wearing jorts. Just awful.
There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.
by SarasotaRanger on May 26, 2008 11:50 PM CDT reply actions
Their house, their rules...
their ground rules say that catwalk is in play… that makes it a ground-rule double if it gets stuck there… the other catwalks are out of play and thus home runs
I know...
they were bitching that it was a home run and I knew that, under their rules, it was a double. They have 3 rings: A,B, and C. You have to hit the mother of all popups to hit the A ring and that is an out. Pena hit the B ring which is a double. The C ring is almost over the outfield wall and is a home run. It clearly hit the B ring catwalk, but genius didn’t know his team’s own rules.
There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.
by SarasotaRanger on May 26, 2008 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
jorts... haha
Sounds like an old fashioned red neck
"We will look back in 20 years, and say that Clayton Kershaw was one of the best pitchers of all time" - me
Just to be clear
Jorts are jeans+shorts, no?
by The Best Micah on May 26, 2008 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok
I have not heard that term before. I have a new word in my vocabulary.
by The Best Micah on May 26, 2008 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
So now...
does Seay get the loss for walking in the run? Or does the prior guy get the loss since the run is charged to him?
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