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5/9/08 game day thread

Oakland @ Texas


A return home to face the hated Oakland A's...

Scott Feldman goes up against crafty lefty finesser Greg Smith, who is the type of pitcher who gives the Rangers fits, so we better hope for a low-scoring game...

Go Rangers...

 

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Season debut tonight?

by badradiorules on May 9, 2008 6:02 PM CDT   0 recs

Too bad

Btw, if you saw that lineup in March and told us that would be our lineup (and pitcher) on May 9th, I don’t think there would have been much hope for this game.

I dig it, though, and am really looking forward to this game, even against the daunting Greg Smith.

by badradiorules on May 9, 2008 6:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

isnt he still not really healthy?

thought i saw someone say he was just an emergency option at this point in case of injury.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 9, 2008 6:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

How can this team be taught

to hit these guys. Its as if 80mph from the left side is kryptonite to this team. They should start have Gabbard throw batting practice every day. Better yet, go find John Koronka and pay him $1.5 million to throw BP at game speeds

by JBImaknee on May 9, 2008 6:03 PM CDT   0 recs

smith is just a pretty good pitcher

hes got a 2.5 era, not like everyone other than the rangers are mashing him..

but its definitely frustrating to watch.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 9, 2008 6:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Blue Jays tonight

Mench DH batting 5th
Wilkerson LF batting 8th
against Sabathia

by Randy Richardson on May 9, 2008 6:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Wow.

The stench of desperation is oozing down from the north.

by Athos on May 9, 2008 6:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that lineup

makes me happy. they have mench, barajas and wilk in this lineup. remember the rios for mench rumors from 2006? remember the blalock for rolen rumors? and how so many were sure that Michael Young could convince Arlington native Vernon Wells to sign down here.

This could have been our line up.

by clark on May 9, 2008 7:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

RonWash breaks it down:

Haha!!!

“We don’t have any animosity against those guys, and I don’t know why they would have any against us,” Washington said. “Since I’ve been here, we’ve gone into Seattle and got our ass handed to us. We finally go into Seattle and whup their ass, and now there’s animosity? Nah, we just played better baseball.”

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 6:19 PM CDT   0 recs

Worsh

I really like the guy. I’d rather have him as a coach than a manager but still glad to have a person of his character in our organization.

by jparks77 on May 9, 2008 6:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Exellent quote

He may noy be the smartest manager in the league, but he does have some character. Right on.

by lonestarJon on May 9, 2008 7:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He'll figure

it out…for realz.

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 7:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

greg smith is just really good

and the rangers aren’t great against lefties to begin with.

BTW, this is not a good pitcher for Josh to try to break out of his slump against. I don’t think josh is capable of hitting Greg’s slider

Rare Gnats Sex

by ab03 on May 9, 2008 6:31 PM CDT   0 recs

GDT's

Adam why don’t we have cool game day threads like lookout landing with the lineups and such :(

by richardtodd on May 9, 2008 6:39 PM CDT   0 recs

Poochie doing well tonight

Believe it or not…

...there’s an autographed picture of that (Ventura) moment hanging on the wall in the hallway from the clubhouse to the manager’s office. Ryan wrote: “Some wins are harder than others.”

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 6:43 PM CDT   0 recs

this picture

doesn’t it look similar to the picture from last night?

Rare Gnats Sex

by ab03 on May 9, 2008 6:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Really?

Wow…it’s been so long I’d almost forgotten!

;)

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 6:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

This is a big game tonight

we need to win this one to bring the momentum back home!

by Agreen07 on May 9, 2008 6:58 PM CDT   0 recs

Sort of OT

The Padres released 37 year old, 8 time Gold Grit Glove winner Jim Edmonds.

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080509&content_id=2669243&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd

It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin

by txranger7 on May 9, 2008 7:06 PM CDT   0 recs

Boggs hurt?

Oh, shizzle!!!

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 7:08 PM CDT   0 recs

He's up!

standing…

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 7:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He went after a foul

ball, and bashed his thigh & knee into the concrete wall.

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 7:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

call up JMJ

when boggs goes on dl

by phina on May 9, 2008 7:09 PM CDT   0 recs

He's stayin' in!

Good.

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 7:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh hell.

That’s all we need.

by Athos on May 9, 2008 7:09 PM CDT   0 recs

3 up

3 down…nice

by Agreen07 on May 9, 2008 7:13 PM CDT   0 recs

Game blacked out on mlb.tv

even though it’s an away game and not televised in the bay area. yeah, that makes sense.

by SteveP on May 9, 2008 7:14 PM CDT   0 recs

Really?

Not for me, I’m getting it.

by philkid3 on May 9, 2008 7:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i'm in oakland

apparantly the only place in the world i’m not allowed to watch tonight’s game.

by SteveP on May 9, 2008 7:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i'm hoping

the ranger hitters watched some video on Smith and figured out how to hit him.

-Brought to you by chocolate cookies with white stuff in-between.

by jcAustin on May 9, 2008 7:14 PM CDT   0 recs

Phew

just really smacked his knee into that wall. thats got to hurt. great that hes ok.

i liked seeing MY get out there in a hurry to try to help him.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 9, 2008 7:15 PM CDT   0 recs

Kinsler is getting it going

sweet.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 9, 2008 7:15 PM CDT   0 recs

w0000000tttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 7:15 PM CDT   0 recs

Big time hit..

we have to get this run home.

by Agreen07 on May 9, 2008 7:16 PM CDT   0 recs

MY

that is so bad….

by Agreen07 on May 9, 2008 7:16 PM CDT   0 recs

What happened to the philosophy of

seeing pitches? MY that was terrible. That was an awful pitch to swing at.

by Agreen07 on May 9, 2008 7:16 PM CDT   0 recs

Good

he needs to start turning it around.

by Agreen07 on May 9, 2008 7:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Which is better:

home or away radio for the RedHawks? (If you have an opinion)

by coolaid on May 9, 2008 7:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Redhawks' Jim Byers is pretty decent

I like him just fine – nothing fancy, just nuts and bolts

by shroomer on May 9, 2008 7:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I guess

mainly, he just has the melt-down inning after a few good ones

by shroomer on May 9, 2008 7:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Keens

sayz FU, Bitches!!!!

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 7:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Whoah!

Steal of third!

by philkid3 on May 9, 2008 7:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Was he?

I thought he missed hitting Kinsler.

by Agreen07 on May 9, 2008 7:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Sure looks like he hit him to me.

I suppos maybe he wiffed and you can’t tell on the screen.

by philkid3 on May 9, 2008 7:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You know...

Just once I’d like to see the A’s put out a terrible team that stinks from day one to the end of the season. No matter the talent level in Oakland they always seem to hang around for a while each season.

Whereas the Rangers just tank in April year after year and let us know where they stand right away.

It’s infuriating.

by ghostofErikThompson on May 9, 2008 7:19 PM CDT   0 recs

I keep hoping JD looks to Billy Beane as a model.

Maybe he does and it’s just taking time to get stuff done.

by philkid3 on May 9, 2008 7:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Josh

sayz “Gimme my RBI, Bitches!!!”

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 7:19 PM CDT   0 recs

Great job

there…nice execution.

by Agreen07 on May 9, 2008 7:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks!

Really though, I post a bunch…so I’m getting fairly skilled.

...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?

by Rodney on May 9, 2008 7:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Welp, 1-0

Ham’s still slumping, but he’s still driving in runs!

by lonestarJon on May 9, 2008 7:20 PM CDT   0 recs

Regarding the RBIs are crap story

how does a sacrifice that gets a run home get recorded if not through RBIs? I know that doesn’t make it the best stat, necessarily, but it does seem to make it, in fact, necessary.

Am I wrong?

by geetar85 on May 9, 2008 7:21 PM CDT   0 recs

I think the argument is

RBIs aren’t entirely within a player’s control. Unless he gets a home run, any RBIs are dependent on other people.

by Inkara1 on May 9, 2008 7:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

id like to see a stat

that was more like rbis per runner on base for the batter or something like that.

it may be flukey on just happening to get your hits with runners on, but it still wins games.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 9, 2008 7:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah

the way NBA is starting to use rebound rate as opposed to just rebounds. while hitting with RISP might fluctuate based on flukey reasons, you could get an idea of whether a player is good at sacrificing when he had the chance.

Rare Gnats Sex

by ab03 on May 9, 2008 7:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It gets recorded as a sacrifice.

EqA even includes that in the equation.

by philkid3 on May 9, 2008 7:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

does it get recorded as a sacrifice that brings in a run?

or just a sacrifice? It seems like one is much more valuable than the other.

by geetar85 on May 9, 2008 7:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

HD feed seems to look better than the last one i saw for some reason

watching kinsler double in slow mo hd is rangers goodness.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 9, 2008 7:22 PM CDT   0 recs

Arias at SS

for tonights game.

by coolaid on May 9, 2008 7:24 PM CDT   0 recs

Was the single Hurley allowed in the 2nd solid or a looper?

by shroomer on May 9, 2008 7:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I was listing to the Rangers game for a second

but he is keeping the ball down. (Line drive accord. the box score)

Ground outs-fly outs: Hurley, E 4-1.

by coolaid on May 9, 2008 7:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

.....

Shroom… solid single… not solidly hit…....

Looked, from video, off the end of the bat but right over Hurley’s head.

by sidebar54 on May 9, 2008 7:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I wanna see...

Frank Thomas charge the mound against Scott Feldman.

what a funny mental picture.

by downsetgo on May 9, 2008 7:26 PM CDT   0 recs

I would think Salty

could catch up to him before he gets there and take his legs out or something.

by geetar85 on May 9, 2008 7:27 PM C