5/9/08 game day thread
by Adam J. Morris
on May 9, 2008 6:00 PM CDT
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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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
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He's stayin' in!
Good.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on
May 9, 2008 7:11 PM CDT
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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
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
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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
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
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
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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
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hurley seems to have problems in later innings, no?
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on
May 9, 2008 7:25 PM CDT
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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It gets recorded as a sacrifice.
EqA even includes that in the equation.
by philkid3 on
May 9, 2008 7:25 PM CDT
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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
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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
I didn't notice that
heard that Meyer was activated
by shroomer on
May 9, 2008 7:27 PM CDT
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Was the single Hurley allowed in the 2nd solid or a looper?
by shroomer on
May 9, 2008 7:29 PM CDT
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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
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.....
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
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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