CONGRATS TO THE RANGERS

by ANGELS AGAIN on Jul 21, 2008 1:18 PM CDT

I looked at the standings and I see the Rangers are breathing down the mighty Oakland A"S neck only 91/2 games out of first.Well atleast your tatooed comeback player of the year finished second in homerun derby,and your solid second baseman gave us homefield in the series by scoring the winning run tuesday.just another long summer in the oven you call Arlington.well atleast football season starts in 6 weeks.

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thanks

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by gossamer on Jul 21, 2008 1:25 PM CDT 0 recs

Can't wait for the playoffs

where you guys have lost 9 straight to the Red Sox. Good luck with that.

baseBALLIN!

by kevzta on Jul 21, 2008 1:29 PM CDT 0 recs

If you have nothing better to do...

You need a job. And if you already have a job, you need a second one.

Plaschke: Scioscia, the former Dodgers catcher, is the model manager who has created an atmosphere of winning.
Junior:It's that simple. Mike Scioscia brings a Glade Plug-In labeled "Winning™" into the clubhouse and everyone who breathes it in gains 15 points in average.

by TheBZA on Jul 21, 2008 1:30 PM CDT 0 recs

I need one too,,,,

GM (finance) laid me off on Friday…. : (

by Kevin McBrayer on Jul 21, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm sorry to hear that, Kevin.

Seriously, good luck to you.

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

by SarasotaRanger on Jul 21, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

I appreciate that. Thanks

i got a really good severance package so no worries. i worked in the subprime portion of auto finance and there have been a lot of layoffs at the big companies. Some were only given a two week pay check and told to hit the road. I was pretty lucky. I’m not looking forward to the job search though. I’m already beaten down and it’s barely started…

by Kevin McBrayer on Jul 21, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

Best of luck

to you.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Jul 21, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

Where do you live?

Pinch me...this team is playing above .500???

by RangerMoto on Jul 21, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

carrollton

by Kevin McBrayer on Jul 22, 2008 5:38 AM CDT up 0 recs

ah...if you were in the bay area, i might have a position for you

Pinch me...this team is playing above .500???

by RangerMoto on Jul 22, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm also in subprime finance...

Somehow I still have a job, but not sure for how long.

Good luck to you.

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

by slc ranger on Jul 21, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

Is there anything

More pathetic than sports rivalries? Who gives a shit?

by brettgardner on Jul 21, 2008 1:30 PM CDT 0 recs

I've got no problem with rivalries...

But I do agree that when people take it to this level, it’s extremely pathetic…

Your life is so boring and unfulfilling (is that even a word) that you’ve gotta spend excess energy going out of your way to dump on a rival? Get a life, go outside, find a girlfriend… There’s gotta be better way to spend your time…

by N41D on Jul 21, 2008 1:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

Where are the Raiders and Rams?

At least we’ve had a professional football team since 1995.

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 Jul 21, 2008 1:37 PM CDT 0 recs

Since when has Justin Morneau been playing second base for us?

Is he saying Morneau is solid second baseman?
Is he saying Michael Young is a solid second baseman?
Is he saying Ian Kinsler is a solid second baseman?

He’s wrong on all three counts.

by northtexan95 on Jul 21, 2008 1:45 PM CDT 0 recs

Ranger greatness

You’re right, northtexan, he took three strikes on Morneau scoring the winnign run.

What’s real heady to think of is Ranger responsibility, though, for the AL having Home Field Advantage in the World Series since 2003.

2003—Garrett Anderson is named MVP even though the AL doesn’t win the game if Hank Blalock doesn’t crush a shot off of Eric Gagne late in the game to take a lead.

2004—Soriano goes wild and leads the AL offense to a crushing of the NL.

2006—Michael Young triples down the right field line off of Trevor Hoffman to account for the tying and winning runs.

2008—Michael Young’s Sacrifice Fly.

In the meantime, there also was a little collateral damage inflicted by the likes of Teixeira.

Yankees, Red Sox (twice), White Sox, and Tigers should be grateful that the Rangers can be so clutch. (Maybe someday the Angels can be the beneficiary, as well.)

by rpv311 on Jul 21, 2008 1:57 PM CDT 0 recs

Michael Young in 2006

Leyland was so thankful for Young winning the game and giving the Tigers home field advantage that the next year he didn’t even put him in the game.

by FuturePants on Jul 21, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

our secondbaseban ian kinsler didnt score the winning run and we're only 5.5 games out of the wild card

Kinsler is the best player on the rangers(done), BENOIT SUCKS(done), bring up Harrison(done),new: Put Nippert in rotation, Mendoza to the pen, get Feliz to AAA by the end of the year, trade cat

by nice hands on Jul 21, 2008 3:07 PM CDT 0 recs

Can't decide

it i hate the Angels or the Yankees more this year. Especially hate Soscia (Dugout ball and strike caller), Torii, Nim-rod and now MATHIS THE PUNK WHO IS OWNED BY MAXRAM.

"I am not a never-nude" - Tobias Fünke

by jcAustin on Jul 21, 2008 3:24 PM CDT 0 recs

it is too bad...

that some ppl can’t respect other teams and fans. I have been a baseball fan for 40 years and I can remember when the Angels were one of the biggest jokes in the league. So, it would do this joker well to remember that in a few years the Angels will be looking up at the Rangers.

I can’t figure out why ppl can’t visit each others blogs and get along with each other. I enjoy visiting all the different blogs here and learning from the fans what they see in their teams. Sometimes I ask questions and always do so respectively because we all share one thing in common, we love baseball.

I’ve watched the Rangers several times this year and they sure look like they are heading in the right direction. Another year or two and with a couple of moves I think the Rangers will be a team right at the top.

I visiting from Bleed Cubbie Blue and I enjoy reading Lone Star Ball. I wish you all and the Rangers the best for this season and beyond. I remember when Washington moved to Arlington. I’ve seen the Rangers, and all other MLB teams have big winning seasons and bad seasons. Let the joker above laugh now, in a few years he won’t be laughing for his team, like all teams, will take its turn at rebuilding. Have fun watching these young guys come up and please know not all fans of other teams are jokers or idiots. :)

"My favorite umpire is a dead one."
-Johnny Evers

by MiCubsFan on Jul 21, 2008 3:35 PM CDT 4 recs

great comment...thanks for the encouraging words

Pinch me...this team is playing above .500???

by RangerMoto on Jul 21, 2008 4:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

awesome post...

always feel free to chime in more!

"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2

by tdi1985 on Jul 21, 2008 4:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well said

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

by slc ranger on Jul 21, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

that some ppl can’t respect other teams and fans. I have been a baseball fan for 40 years and I can remember when the Angels were one of the biggest jokes in the league. So, it would do this joker well to remember that in a few years the Angels will be looking up at the Rangers.

Angels aren’t still one of the biggest jokes in the league?

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

by rangers85 on Jul 21, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

Thanks for the great comment!

Then again, I happen to think Cubs fans are pretty smart ;)

Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"How about Hurley?" - Me
"Not my first choice...but I wouldn't look away." - RachelB

by baseballismyboyfriend on Jul 21, 2008 11:37 PM CDT up 0 recs

wow! my comment is highlighted in green! LOL

Thanks for the kind comments everybody. I will try to post more often…. please know they will be proactive and hopefully intelligent and thought provoking.

What a bunch of impressive bats you have. Man, some big offense.  I saw a bit of last night's game, waiting for the Cubs to come on ya know.  Hamilton came through again.

Yup, beat the OTHER team from Chicago.. LOL… Moved into 2nd place too! Unlike the joker above I am serious when I say cool! Good for the Rangers! :)

As for Cubs fans being smart….. Thank you for the very nice compliment! :) We sure are a patient lot I can tell you that. Just keep winning Rangers!!! Catch those Angels!

by MiCubsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

um, not sure what happened, but the line highlighted was supposed to say...

What a bunch of impressive bats you have. Man, some big offense. I saw a bit of the game last night and saw Hamilton come through with a homer as I waited for the Cubs to come on. Good job Rangers!

by MiCubsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

You bore me now

The first one was entertaining. This, not so much.

So you are banned.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 21, 2008 4:48 PM CDT 0 recs

Adios, Muchacho!

Did you ban Miles too? I hope not.

He hasn’t chimed in for a few days. Maybe he’s actually getting some of that college experience (even though it is summer school).

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 Jul 21, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

I thought you banned him after the second one

A Lonestar in California

Classic iorange555: "lmao too bad i watched [the all-star game] at a friends house ;[ much funer on here"

by lonestarJon on Jul 21, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up 0 recs

The Angels BB team are Are a bunch of.......

PUSSIES, Except for Vlad (he can play with the Rangers any time) GMJ (traitor) Tori (money is all the matters) Chone (where does Shawn come from Chone) and all the rest of the so called LA Angels of southern california, downey, norwalk, bellflower hermosa beach garden grove erc., etc. and all other elitist Aholes can Kiss my Rebel Ass.

by TRFAN on Jul 21, 2008 5:52 PM CDT 0 recs