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Thursday a.m. things

Yeah...driving four hours to see the Rangers give up 15 runs kind of sucks.

I didn't read the game day threads, so I don't know if people were complaining about not pulling Elizardo when he was struggling, but I have to assume that most folks here realize that the pen was pretty much wiped out yesterday, and barring something extraordinary, The Lizard and Kam Loe were going to be the only relievers to pitch.

Ron Washington says the bullpen should now be rested and restored, after yesterday's game.  I had assumed that German Duran would be called up for today's game, but apparently, he won't be up until Monday.

I don't have much to say about Jason Botts heading to Japan, other than I wish him well, and wish he'd gotten more of a shot here. 

 

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How many

dollar hot dogs did you eat?

"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos

by miles on Jun 5, 2008 10:41 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

over/under is 4

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll take under

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The hot dogs are small.

I will say over.

"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos

by miles on Jun 5, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

$ Hot Dogs

The $1 hot dogs are very weak sauce. I had two and could have taken more. In front of me there was a very large man who I watched consume 6. It was the epitome of awesome! When he leaned back is his seat he would spill my drink in the cup holder. Definitely a site to behold.

White Women!

by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's why I have at least 4

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Little known fact

out in the kiddie area in CF, there is a food place with kids prices.

During every game, you can get the Dollar Hot Dog night style dogs for $1.50. Last year they were just $1….cost of oil? Who knows…

Also, the bottles of water out there are only $2 as opposed to $4 everywhere else.

by Dirk Diggler on Jun 5, 2008 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just heard about that

My buddy told me Saturday while we were at the game. That’s good info to have, fortunately I hit up Chipotle on the way into the park.

Mmmm burritos….

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Burritos

You ever had the burritos at the ballpark? They are build your own style and one of the better food items I’ve had out there.

White Women!

by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How much?

That is the big question for this poor college student.

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

$8.25

So roughly $2 more than Chipotle. But Chipotle doesn’t have the ambiance of the ballpark. Where do you go to school?

White Women!

by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

UNT

Yippee

/sarcasm

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hows Denton?

Dull as always?

"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos

by miles on Jun 5, 2008 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nothing wrong with UNT as a school

But I hate living in Denton. Now that it’s summer the place turns into a ghost town.

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

denton

i HATED that city

the school was fine, but the city just…i don’t know just didnt like it
especially in summer/winter break

"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 Jun 5, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I go there too

Nothing wrong with UNT.

Let me have a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it fast I'm in a God damned hurry!

by DaheelzCM on Jun 5, 2008 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

See above

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't live there

I guess that helps.

Let me have a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it fast I'm in a God damned hurry!

by DaheelzCM on Jun 5, 2008 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You in

grad school?

"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos

by miles on Jun 5, 2008 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am...

Yet i still live here.

Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."

by TheBZA on Jun 5, 2008 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just driving

through there makes me depressed.

Can’t imagine what it feels like to live there….

"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos

by miles on Jun 5, 2008 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately, no

I am on the 20 year plan for my undergrad.

Let me have a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it fast I'm in a God damned hurry!

by DaheelzCM on Jun 5, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

there wasnt complaining about the lizard.

well, about him not being pulled anyway.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on Jun 5, 2008 10:48 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Question about being sold to a Japanese team...

When you sign a contract as a player in MLB, is there a standard clause that says you can be sold to another country?

Just wondering how that happens, because I don’t think I’d like to be forced to go over there.

by Dirk Diggler on Jun 5, 2008 10:53 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd go...

if Bobby Valentine was going to be my manager…

"No, Donny, these men are nihilists, there's nothing to be afraid of."

by Walter Sobchak on Jun 5, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Question about last night's Ranger game...

...I didn’t read back through the game threads so I was wondering what was the consensus opinion on the Ian Kinsler throwing error? I felt that although it was a poor throw and the error could only be charged to Ian that Young should have been able to catch it.

What did everyone else think?

Right around the time all the young talent is ready to contend is when the organization will realize that Ron Washington is the wrong man for the job.

by Chad Crudup on Jun 5, 2008 11:31 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I was at the game...

...and was very close to the field (2nd row, right behind 3B).

At the time, I assumed the error was on Young.

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 5, 2008 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Error

I was watching on tv, and i didn’t think that error belonged to kinsler at all

"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 Jun 5, 2008 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kinsler

Was he ever charged for an error when he went to catch the ball and it literally just knocked him to the ground? I was at the game and they never flashed the official scoring of the play.

White Women!

by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was scored...

...a hit.

Right around the time all the young talent is ready to contend is when the organization will realize that Ron Washington is the wrong man for the job.

by Chad Crudup on Jun 5, 2008 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh

I guess they had already given him one error and didn’t want to pile them on but the ball should have been caught.

White Women!

by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was?

tom was talking about it was being scored an E4
maybe they changed it

"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 Jun 5, 2008 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Checked the box

Kinsler only had 1 and Young only had 1 so I guess they just gave the guy a hit on what should have been an error.

This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC

by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

error

what was the error in right field last night? I was in section 31 between home plate and the Rangers dugout. My vision was blocked from where ball girls sit to the corner.

It was pretty disgusting watching Rameriz get hung out to dry. The wind was blowing pretty hard and it changed the game a lot.

I thought the error was on Young myself for not catching the ball. It was a low throw put these guys are supposed to be major leaguers, I thought.

I soloed in the mile high club.

by Sr Horsedooty on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Bradley

Muffed the ball in the right corner. I was in 23 a little to the left of home plate.

This is the Texas Rangers, professional destroyers of hope, we're talking about. - BAC

by nikpin on Jun 5, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

error

thanks

I soloed in the mile high club.

by Sr Horsedooty on Jun 5, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh
I didn’t read the game day threads

Trust me, you don’t want to.

by lonestarJon on Jun 5, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Heh
I didn’t read the game day threads

Trust me, you don’t want to.

by lonestarJon on Jun 5, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

You posted it twice. :P

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jun 6, 2008 1:11 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

BP saw this coming

I can’t believe that I am going to be the first person to point out that BP 2008 joked about Botts winding up in Japan before too long (“he could be huge in Japan one day”).

Come on, Botts fan or not, that’s funny.

by benbo on Jun 7, 2008 3:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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