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8/31/08 game day thread

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Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Angels


Current Series

4 game series vs Angels @ Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Thu 08/28 WP: Jon Garland (12 - 8)
SV: Francisco Rodriguez
LP: Jamey Wright (6 - 6)		 5 - 7 loss
Fri 08/29 WP: Ervin Santana (14 - 5)
SV: Francisco Rodriguez
LP: Dustin Nippert (1 - 4)		 1 - 3 loss
Sat 08/30 WP: Jose Arredondo (7 - 1)
SV: Francisco Rodriguez
LP: Scott Feldman (5 - 6)		 3 - 4 loss

Texas Rangers
@ Los Angeles Angels

Sunday, Aug 31, 2008, 2:35 PM CDT
Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Kevin Millwood vs John Lackey

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 75.

 

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I give up

by Steal Home on Aug 31, 2008 1:33 PM CDT   0 recs

Ban.

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 31, 2008 2:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I second that!

Double ban!!

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Aug 31, 2008 4:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Triple

A Lonestar in California

We need to hire Chuck Norris to kick the ass of any Ranger fan caught booing one of our young pitchers at the RBiA.

by lonestarJon on Aug 31, 2008 5:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Quadruple

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

by slc ranger on Aug 31, 2008 7:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

three comments at game-time...

…Federal Baseball territory.

no, money down!

by oc on Aug 31, 2008 2:33 PM CDT   0 recs

Epic apathy.

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 31, 2008 2:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Or a holiday weekend

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 31, 2008 3:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Lineup

J. Arias 2B
M. Young SS
Josh Hamilton CF
M. Bradley DH
H. Blalock 1B
M. Byrd LF
N. Cruz RF
G. Laird C
C. Davis

Honorable JK

by Strangers on Aug 31, 2008 2:39 PM CDT   0 recs

go rangers...

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."

by Longhorn on Aug 31, 2008 2:43 PM CDT   0 recs

MY with a .250 average the past week

thats not 200 hit material. im not quite expecting a .360 month to get it done.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 2:43 PM CDT   0 recs

Ham-Bone!!

#30

Why so serious?

by Joker'z on Aug 31, 2008 2:43 PM CDT   0 recs

Yay hammy shows up

and not that anyone cares, but Im 1 game out of the fantasy playoffs right now… need a big day from my rangers hammy/MY/Bradley.

of course, i also have lackey….

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 2:44 PM CDT   0 recs

it was in a deal to get rid of teixeira so i could play davis

’twas rangers all the way.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 2:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

OK...I'll forgive you, even for a socialist

JK…I wouldn’t want Tex either…he’s just an ass

by awillis111 on Aug 31, 2008 2:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

test

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."

by Longhorn on Aug 31, 2008 2:51 PM CDT   0 recs

its hard to be glad hamilton got a homer

knowing either jamey wright will come in and blow it, or the umpires will use their 5 feet within home plate rule.

I give up

by Steal Home on Aug 31, 2008 2:53 PM CDT   0 recs

Catch that Torii!

Why so serious?

by Joker'z on Aug 31, 2008 2:56 PM CDT   0 recs

hehehe

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 2:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

SIT DOWN HUNTER

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 2:56 PM CDT   0 recs

ER, GMJ!!!!

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 2:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

woo yay

I give up

by Steal Home on Aug 31, 2008 2:57 PM CDT   0 recs

forum acting up for anyone else?

posts disappearing on me.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 2:59 PM CDT   0 recs

yep

same here….i was thinking AJm didn’t like my comment on how my fantasy draft went…

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."

by Longhorn on Aug 31, 2008 2:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yes

We’re having technical problems. The Powers That Be are working on it.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 31, 2008 2:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Arias...

…doing his Roger Dorn impression.

no, money down!

by oc on Aug 31, 2008 3:07 PM CDT   0 recs

The pitch tracker...

…should that on the inside part of the plate, but it looked pretty clearly on the outside part of the plate.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 31, 2008 3:07 PM CDT   0 recs

there was one yesterday that was clearly high

that the tracker showed as a strike.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 3:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Don't talk bad about the tracker

Or Tom Grieve will come and beat your ass.

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 31, 2008 3:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i hate that guy

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 3:07 PM CDT   0 recs

Which guy?

Captain Douchebag? Frosty Tips? or Millwood?

by Inkara1 on Aug 31, 2008 3:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

why choose?

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 3:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm stuck tracing it on gameday

Did Frosty Tips sit there and preen watching his home run?

by Inkara1 on Aug 31, 2008 3:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

dont know

i looked away in disgust.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 3:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Rosters expand tomorrow?

no, money down!

by oc on Aug 31, 2008 3:11 PM CDT   0 recs

plugging the minors' success...

…desperate move considering there’s 10 people sleeping through this game.

no, money down!

by oc on Aug 31, 2008 3:23 PM CDT   0 recs

i like Reggie.

no, money down!

by oc on Aug 31, 2008 3:25 PM CDT   0 recs

why are we talking about the redsox?

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 3:35 PM CDT   0 recs

CC Sabathia might get a retroactive no hitter

The 1 hit in his 1 hit complete game shutout was supposedly highly debatable and is being appealed.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 3:50 PM CDT   0 recs

heres the "hit"

i say error.
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200808313397707

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 4:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I dunno

that’s a pretty hard play to make. I say hit.

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 4:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I say error

Man if it is over turned and he gets a no hitter how crazy would that be since it was an error on him.

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Aug 31, 2008 4:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Me too

The hitter was barely half way down the line when he got to the ball.

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 31, 2008 4:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep

If he had taken his time all he had to do is pick it up and toss it to first.

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Aug 31, 2008 4:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i say error

he easily would have got him if he fielded it cleanly

I give up

by Steal Home on Aug 31, 2008 4:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I wasn't watching...

Was it close?

Why so serious?

by Joker'z on Aug 31, 2008 3:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So what happened?

Was Bradley’s double a debatable HR call? If so, isnt’ that the exact thing instant replay was started up for?

by Inkara1 on Aug 31, 2008 3:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

no it wasnt

it was just barley over the padded wall, but there is another wall back there you have to clear for a HR

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 4:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm here

and I promise to be good…promise.

Go Rangers!!

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 4:06 PM CDT   0 recs

the head first slide into 1st is spreading

kill it.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 4:06 PM CDT   0 recs

Just saw where Cruz

has 2 hits? Is that correct or am I imagining something?

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 4:06 PM CDT   0 recs

neither were exactly mashed.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 4:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

But he hustled on both

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 31, 2008 4:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Millwood

looks great. if only he pitched like this on a regular basis.

by clark on Aug 31, 2008 4:09 PM CDT   0 recs

well at least hes done it

3 games in a row. That’s more than we can say about the rest of the staff (minus Feldman, if you take out the Boston massacre)

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 4:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

OT

Kinda, when is Murph supposed to be back? Tomorrow right?

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 4:14 PM CDT   0 recs

i think it was pushed back till friday or so.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 4:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

(check the stories in this mornings post, its in there somewhere)

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DSheppard on Aug 31, 2008 4:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yep

guess I should have read the stories this morning instead of complaining about the Wiki stuff. Murph is pushed back till the end of the week and Kins not till the 9th at the earliest.

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 4:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Davis already with two walks?

It seems like he’s really improved his plate discipline this year.

by naropean on Aug 31, 2008 4:23 PM CDT   0 recs

ugh MY

is killing me…

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 4:26 PM CDT   0 recs

Would you have bunted with Arias right there?

"The question of how we came to be is a philosophical one." - 4HIM

by Chase Irwin on Aug 31, 2008 4:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yes, because it moves Davis over to 2nd

thus eliminating the possiblity of MY hitting into another GIDP. Good move.

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 4:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Unfortunately

The Rangers will be paying for his past for the next few years.

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 31, 2008 4:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

6th inning, Arias has been making decent contact

"The question of how we came to be is a philosophical one." - 4HIM

by Chase Irwin on Aug 31, 2008 4:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

True

He is hitting .346. I dunno. I think I still bunt, because with Arias’ speed he could still reach 1st, if it’s a well placed “sac” bunt.

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 4:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

nice play by Blalock

Millwood is just cruising at this point.

by naropean on Aug 31, 2008 4:37 PM CDT   0 recs

Millwood

can’t go 3 in a row can he? Can he?

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 4:37 PM CDT