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Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too late Adam...

I was calling for this after the first batter got on base!

Stars in a Texas Night Sky, a Dallas Stars blog from a fan's perspective.

by rangers85 on Jul 2, 2008 8:59 PM CDT   0 recs

Dear God

Can you do me a favor and make sure the Yankees miss the playoffs?

Thanks!
Alon

by alon91 on Jul 2, 2008 8:59 PM CDT   0 recs

done

II Cor. 4:17-18

by TedFord on Jul 2, 2008 9:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wash is such an idioit

ya i know theres no one else but having this kid up for so long and not useing then puting him in to debut in this spot is just dumb

by Kinslerhomer on Jul 2, 2008 9:00 PM CDT   0 recs

Perhaps

Littleton would have been a better call up

by FirebatM3 on Jul 2, 2008 9:00 PM CDT   0 recs

Perhaps, but

his ERA is 1/2 run higher than Mad Dog’s? And didn’t he just pitch 2 innings the night before?

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jul 2, 2008 9:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It wouldn't matter

at least he throws consistant strikes and was ML ready

by FirebatM3 on Jul 2, 2008 9:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I kinda agree

Wes has MLB experience, Madrigal is the new play-pretty. It was just a bad place to use him…but the options were very limited.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jul 2, 2008 9:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"kinda agree"

You are correct, Wes may have been a better callup. I do think they wanted to see what they had in Madrigal. They did not use him in the best situation,,,and he also didn’t perform.

I would feel horrible for him if he were to be sent down tonight, but I can understand the team’s need.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jul 2, 2008 9:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I have no problem with Madrigal being called up

I have a problem with having him face the middle of the Yankees order in a one run game in his major league debut.

by uthornfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

At their house

in front of 52,000….but the BP is fubar, the other options sucked.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jul 2, 2008 9:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

True

but I would have rather had Wright pitch the 7th and face the middle of the order. Then if you have to use Madrigal, he could face the bottom of the order in the 8th. Not an ideal situation, but I like his chances of getting Betemit and Gardner out a lot more than getting A-Rod and friends.

by uthornfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, I'm 50/50

I really feel bad for the dude, though.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

My guess

They wanted madrigal to go the 7th, then Wright to pitch the 8th and 9th.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm strongly considering...

turning to MTV and watching the Real World tonight instead

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by rangers85 on Jul 2, 2008 9:01 PM CDT   0 recs

That is still on?

Where are they now…..Hackensack?

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

by DaheelzCM on Jul 2, 2008 9:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Dante's 3rd level?

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
"If you ain't got no money, ain't nobody calls you honey," Bo Diddley

by Rodney on Jul 2, 2008 9:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hollywood...

first season I’ve watched in a while, they’ve already had 1 guy kicked out of the house, and another guy go to rehab and come back and leave the house. Plus a few drunken rage moments around the house.

Stars in a Texas Night Sky, a Dallas Stars blog from a fan's perspective.

by rangers85 on Jul 2, 2008 9:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

see the strikeout totals for the game

for the rangers pitchers?

http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Jul 2, 2008 9:01 PM CDT   0 recs

boy

the team has really lost their energy

check out the body language after that last pitch

by simplesimon on Jul 2, 2008 9:02 PM CDT   0 recs

Wrong

This inning did not feature an IK error

Baseball Is My Boyfriend

by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 2, 2008 9:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You're thinking of the bleeder double

By Abreu.

A Lonestar in California

"My keyboard is a Yankees fan" - Whipsmart

by lonestarJon on Jul 2, 2008 9:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I would love to hear someone justify for me...

...bringing in a 24-year-old rookie for his MLB debut in a one-run game in a sold-out Yankee Stadium, facing Bobby Abreu, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi, when Jamey Wright and (presumably) Frank Francisco are available.

"Boy, that is a gutless, 6-foot-7, .200-hitting formerly good player. What a joke." -Tom Grieve RE: Richie Sexson

by ghtd36 on Jul 2, 2008 9:03 PM CDT   0 recs

sure...

It was a gut feeling.

Sincerely,

Ron Washington

by sam in so cal on Jul 2, 2008 9:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Fine.

Assume Francisco isn’t available. Wright is. How do you justify it?

"Boy, that is a gutless, 6-foot-7, .200-hitting formerly good player. What a joke." -Tom Grieve RE: Richie Sexson

by ghtd36 on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

By saying...

...you want Madrigal to get you thru the 7th, and Wright to pitch the 8th and 9th.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 2, 2008 9:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Pitched more games than anyone in the AL

used quite a bit this month. You’ll still need someone for 2 innings.

by FirebatM3 on Jul 2, 2008 9:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

FX2 went back-2-back

not gonna go a 3rd straight

There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.

by SarasotaRanger on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Madrigal has good stuff

A lot is expected from him. I wanted to see him pitch the 6th inning, not Benoit – but in retrospect, bringing him into face the heart of the Yankee order was pretty stupid.

A Lonestar in California

"My keyboard is a Yankees fan" - Whipsmart

by lonestarJon on Jul 2, 2008 9:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

BTW

I tuned in at the shittiest moment ever….....bad timing

by slash on Jul 2, 2008 9:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Very

I’d much rather think of that image than what I’m seeing right now

Baseball Is My Boyfriend

by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 2, 2008 9:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

throwing home on that is stupid

hes a fast runner, no chance.

and the throw sucked. boggs isnt exactly impressive defensively tonight.

2 games over 500 please.

by DSheppard on Jul 2, 2008 9:04 PM CDT   0 recs

Wow

That was a godawful throw by Boggs.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 2, 2008 9:04 PM CDT   0 recs

God, this is just ugly now

A Lonestar in California

"My keyboard is a Yankees fan" - Whipsmart

by lonestarJon on Jul 2, 2008 9:04 PM CDT   0 recs

no. i think it's inf

http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Jul 2, 2008 9:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that or

it would come up as an error on a calculator

http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Jul 2, 2008 9:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's what I thought

So six runs charged to him for one out… 18 per inning, 162 per nine innings.

by Inkara1 on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

my bad

it was just so long ago

http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Jul 2, 2008 9:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You can't have any ERA

until you get an out. I think it is infinity.

Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY

by RangerMad on Jul 2, 2008 9:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

he got an out

he covered 1B on that ground out

by simplesimon on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

hmm

so like i asked

who win in a fight?

cordell walker

or

nolan ryan

http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Jul 2, 2008 9:05 PM CDT   0 recs

This bullpen

even at their best they’re running on fumes. Say what you want about the decision making/bullpen use but the simple fact was that Madrigal needed to get guys out tonight. He didn’t.

by FirebatM3 on Jul 2, 2008 9:05 PM CDT   0 recs

wright

has pitched more games than anybody else in the AL

http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Awww...

My heart breaks for Warner. They showed him in the dugout and he just looks miserable. As well he should, but I just hurt for him.

Baseball Is My Boyfriend

by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 2, 2008 9:06 PM CDT   0 recs

I wouldn't be surprised

if they sent him down tomorrow and brought up Littleton.

Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY

by RangerMad on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

6 runs.

wow. laughable.

2 games over 500 please.

by DSheppard on Jul 2, 2008 9:06 PM CDT   0 recs

Dear God,

Please make it stop.

There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.

by SarasotaRanger on Jul 2, 2008 9:08 PM CDT   0 recs

you have to throw strikes

to do that

it’s not our strong suit

by simplesimon on Jul 2, 2008 9:09 PM CDT   0 recs

hey, wright sucks too.

cool.

2 games over 500 please.

by DSheppard on Jul 2, 2008 9:09 PM CDT   0 recs

what's it been?

4 games in 5 nights for him?

by FirebatM3 on Jul 2, 2008 9:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

it's Wash's fault

Call 1-800-DOCTORB. The B is for bargain!

by Panorama on Jul 2, 2008 9:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep.

Exactly what it is like. Exactly. An equal bullpen fail. It’s just one game, but my God this is disheartening. They’ve got to keep from going on a pitching hangover for the next week like they did after that Oakland game.

There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.

by SarasotaRanger on Jul 2, 2008 9:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, now it is moot

Wright would have sucked, had he started the 7th, and everyone would have been bitching about not bringing in Madrigal.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 2, 2008 9:10 PM CDT   0 recs

+10,000

Call 1-800-DOCTORB. The B is for bargain!

by Panorama on Jul 2, 2008 9:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

We might not be eight runs back, but I just think the Yankee bats were bound to break out at some point this series. They just waited until tonight.

Baseball Is My Boyfriend

by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 2, 2008 9:11 PM CDT