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8/5/08 game day thread

New York @ Texas



Current Series

4 game series vs Yankees @ Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Mon 08/04 WP: Eddie Guardado (3 - 2)
LP: Damaso Marte (0 - 1)
9 - 5 win

New York Yankees Red-star
@ Texas Rangers Red-star

Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Andy Pettitte vs Matt Harrison

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing in from center field at 10-20 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 100.

 

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How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Aug 5, 2008 6:03 PM CDT   0 recs

Gio Gonzalez

He and his 4.24 AAA ERA are starting against the Tigers on Thursday, per minorleagueball fanshot…

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Aug 5, 2008 6:10 PM CDT   0 recs

Rangers = Janitor. Yankees = J.D.

"One man, five scoops." -- shroomer

by ghtd36 on Aug 5, 2008 6:10 PM CDT   0 recs

ghtd36, master of images,

we’re going to need you to step it up if the Rangers are gonna pull it off tonight. I’m expecting big things from you.

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

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 5, 2008 6:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Went on a good ol' fashioned gif hunt today.

I’m locked and loaded.

"One man, five scoops." -- shroomer

by ghtd36 on Aug 5, 2008 6:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ugh

I hate facing lefties. At least Pettitte can’t pitch in Arlington…

by JBImaknee on Aug 5, 2008 6:11 PM CDT   0 recs

in a surprising turn of events

the rangers win

3-2

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

by gossamer on Aug 5, 2008 6:15 PM CDT   0 recs

Yankees win 9-6

I will continue to pick the Yankees as a reverse-jinx.

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

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 5, 2008 6:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

lineup

I. Kinsler 2b .318
G. Laird c .313
M. Young ss .292
J. Hamilton .305
M. Byrd cf .254
D. Murphy rf .271
B. Boggs lf .245
C. Davis 1b .286
T. Metcalf 3b .000

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

by gossamer on Aug 5, 2008 6:16 PM CDT   0 recs

why can't bradley DH?

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

by gossamer on Aug 5, 2008 6:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

thats what I want to know..

jog around the bases for all i care.

oh well, i assume he can pinch hit again late in the game if needed.

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

by DSheppard on Aug 5, 2008 6:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Because he's made of glass

DON’T EXTEND HIM PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

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

by DaheelzCM on Aug 5, 2008 6:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

SI Player's Poll
Which rookie has impressed you the most?
Based on a survey of 449 MLB players

Geovany Soto, Cubs C…...21%
Evan Longoria, Rays 3B…...16%
Edinson Volquez, Reds P…...16%
Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox OF…...12%
Jay Bruce, Reds OF…...10%

One of these things is not like the other. One of these things does not belong.

by philkid3 on Aug 5, 2008 6:17 PM CDT   0 recs

hmm

ellsbury is putting up .259/ .323/ .352/ 77+
longoria is putting up .276/ .348/ .530/ 133+
bruce is putting up .272/ .324/ .443/ 97+
soto is putting up .279/ .355/ .493/ 118+

volquez is 13-4, 139 strikeouts 166 ERA+ (is he really a rookie)

ellsbury doesn’t belong. in fact, murphy should be listed instead with his line of .271/ .318/ .463/ 106+

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

by gossamer on Aug 5, 2008 6:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm so glad Longoria is going to run away with the ROY voting

because if he wasn’t around, Ellsbury would win and Murphy wouldn’t get any votes, and I don’t think I could handle it anymore.

I hate Boston…

by JBImaknee on Aug 5, 2008 6:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

well it does say

‘has impressed you most’ not ‘has been the most productive rookie according to an objective statistical criterion’

ellsbury has incredible speed and what might be called an exciting style of play, so i could understand him being thought of in that context. it just goes to show though that players arent necessarily in tune to the same things fans and the media are when it comes to evaluating a player’s performance.

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Aug 5, 2008 6:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

But it does say "rookie."

And Edinson Volquez is not one of those things.

by philkid3 on Aug 5, 2008 7:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I wish there were a way where Josh could bat 3rd.

Don’t like to see him leading off the 2nd inning so much.

II Cor. 4:17-18

by TedFord on Aug 5, 2008 6:20 PM CDT   0 recs

Yeah

Cuz those 3 guys in front of him all hitting over .290 NEVER get on base.

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

by DaheelzCM on Aug 5, 2008 7:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

well lets see....

vetran lefty who got rocked his last start…
Rangers can’t hit lefties….
Rangers won last night….
Harrison on the mound….
We seem to struggle to get to the next game above .500 from where we are…

This game dosen’t look good.

8-2 Yankees.

by clinton33 on Aug 5, 2008 6:21 PM CDT   0 recs

yeah...

this has disaster written all over it

by JBImaknee on Aug 5, 2008 6:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Salty checking in.

Harrison you better not act like Jodie Foster in the accused tonight on the mound.

None of this crying shit.

by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 5, 2008 6:28 PM CDT   0 recs

ugh remembering? wtf idk

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Aug 5, 2008 6:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Two starts ago I think

He had that sob look on his face like he just skinned his knee.

by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 5, 2008 6:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He definitely cried in his White Sox outing

And nearly cried during his last outing - at least he looked like he was about to

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"If I buy this team, Chris Davis will end up suing me for sexual harassment." - Me
"Oh, but it will be worth it. a few million to you at that point will be pocket change." - LAMuscleFag

by baseballismyboyfriend on Aug 5, 2008 6:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Pretty much every start

except at Oakland. He needs to toughen the hell up and go after these hitters like he’s pissed off at the world.

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

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 5, 2008 6:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Did that guy

with the hair just say during the FSN pre-game show that Sexton threw a “bat” at Gabby during the brawl?

by 3bagbeast on Aug 5, 2008 6:43 PM CDT   0 recs

Ric Renner is the suck.

And he reminds me of Guile from Street Fighter.

"One man, five scoops." -- shroomer

by ghtd36 on Aug 5, 2008 6:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

teh suck

he needs to be shot

"...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 Aug 5, 2008 6:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yea...

no Giambi.

by jcAustin on Aug 5, 2008 6:47 PM CDT   0 recs

Question for anybody with a DVR...

You know what it means when there is a K next to a show that is recorded, right? It means KEEP. As in “hey, I liked that show, I think I’ll keep it”. So that’s what I do last night after the game is over is KEEP the great walk off win that I now will have until I decide to make room for another big win.

Well, I come home tonight and tell my wife that she missed a heckuva game last night but that’s OK because it was so good that I recorded it for her.

The next words out of her mouth were “Oh, I think I deleted that game today”.

She had no idea what the big K was for.

by Chris Hanes on Aug 5, 2008 6:48 PM CDT   0 recs

A question for you

Why does she have access to the DVR? They have lock codes on those things for a reason.

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

by DaheelzCM on Aug 5, 2008 6:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Awww

That sucks. I still have the game on my DVR, and will probably be keeping it for awhile so let me know if you like it enough to want a VHS copy. :)

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"If I buy this team, Chris Davis will end up suing me for sexual harassment." - Me
"Oh, but it will be worth it. a few million to you at that point will be pocket change." - LAMuscleFag

by baseballismyboyfriend on Aug 5, 2008 6:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Excuse me...

Do you have the expressed written consent of Major League Baseball?!

by chief on Aug 5, 2008 6:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Shhhh

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"If I buy this team, Chris Davis will end up suing me for sexual harassment." - Me
"Oh, but it will be worth it. a few million to you at that point will be pocket change." - LAMuscleFag

by baseballismyboyfriend on Aug 5, 2008 6:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What is this VHS you speak of?

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

by DaheelzCM on Aug 5, 2008 6:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It's the predecessor to the DVD

I don’t have a DVD burner, so VHS would have to do

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"If I buy this team, Chris Davis will end up suing me for sexual harassment." - Me
"Oh, but it will be worth it. a few million to you at that point will be pocket change." - LAMuscleFag

by baseballismyboyfriend on Aug 5, 2008 6:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Also

I had a feature on my TIvo with DirectTV that would put deleted stuff in a deleted folder that you could get back if you had enough space left. See if you have that on yours.

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

by DaheelzCM on Aug 5, 2008 6:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Already checked it..

I didn’t think I had to worry about having to keep her from it. I thought I was the only one that ever deleted anything on our recorded list, what with all the Oprah’s and Dr. Phil’s that are eating up all my space.

by Chris Hanes on Aug 5, 2008 6:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Scene control is needed at your house my friend

Dr. Phil???

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

by DaheelzCM on Aug 5, 2008 6:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Gdawg checking in

Gdawg is ready to go!!!

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg1 on Aug 5, 2008 6:53 PM CDT   0 recs

Gdawg

be amped?

"...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 Aug 5, 2008 6:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Gdawg

be pumped!!!

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg1 on Aug 5, 2008 7:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The Nadel walkoff call

I understand there was some clamoring for Nadel’s call of last night’s walkoff, and I’ve presented that (as well as Ian Kinsler’s great 10-minute interview on the Hardline this afternoon) here:

http://mvn.com/mlb-rangers/2008/08/05/this-club-is-incredible/

by jamcadbury on Aug 5, 2008 6:54 PM CDT   0 recs

Not to shabby

Maybe im just weird, but I really like how Josh calls big moments. When I lived up at school I would always goto Texasrangers.com and watch all the highlight clips with his calls, maybe thats why.

by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 5, 2008 6:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I miss listening to Nadel on

Longview AM-1370 KFRO.

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

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 5, 2008 7:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Me too

I used to go out to my car and listen when I was in high school.

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

by DaheelzCM on Aug 5, 2008 7:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Nadel is the best in the business...

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein

by GhostofSteveFoucault on Aug 5, 2008 7:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Weird opening to The Ticket's interview with Kinsler

Rhyner says “On our phone now Greggo, we are joined by…..”

He obviously meant Korby and not Greggo.

by Chris Hanes on Aug 5, 2008 7:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's a bit.

"...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 Aug 5, 2008 7:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Should have known

I don’t listen to them anymore obviously.

by Chris Hanes on Aug 5, 2008 7:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

tvants:

tvants://list.tvants.com/tvants/?k=3dc0c82ff4f9d86b81ecb6a7bad78e4f

I’ll look for better…

"...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 Aug 5, 2008 6:59 PM CDT   0 recs

Or:

sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6003

"...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 Aug 5, 2008 7:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Or:

tvants://list.tvants.com/tvants/?k=81c572d57c2e82bb6a57a214e3872344

"...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 Aug 5, 2008 7:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Does Matt Harrison pitch at least 5 innings today?

I’m going with no.

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Aug 5, 2008 7:05 PM CDT   0 recs

I say yes.

Adrenaline pumping in front of a big crowd, playing the Yanks…I think he pulls one out.

"One man, five scoops." -- shroomer

by ghtd36 on Aug 5, 2008 7:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hopefully he's not crying already

This could be a huge confidence boost for him if he does well.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"If I buy this team, Chris Davis will end up suing me for sexual harassment." - Me
"Oh, but it will be worth it. a few million to you at that point will be pocket change." - LAMuscleFag

by baseballismyboyfriend on Aug 5, 2008 7:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yes

He’s got Hawkins with him instead of Connor.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg1 on Aug 5, 2008 7:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Good point

Already K’d Damon. Great start!

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"If I buy this team, Chris Davis will end up suing me for sexual harassment." - Me
"Oh, but it will be worth it. a few million to you at that point will be pocket change." - LAMuscleFag

by baseballismyboyfriend on Aug 5, 2008 7:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Alright, chumps!

Let’s do this!!!

by philkid3 on Aug 5, 2008 7:05 PM CDT   0 recs

Rangers = Dr. Kelso

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Aug 5, 2008 7:06 PM CDT   0 recs

pwned

lol!

"...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 Aug 5, 2008 7:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Insert wah-wah trumpet.

Tinypic that shiz, dude.

"One man, five scoops." -- shroomer

by ghtd36 on Aug 5, 2008 7:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg1 on Aug 5, 2008 7:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Dork

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Aug 5, 2008 7:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

bwahahahaha ..

I have seen way worse bandwidth stealing pics, you are lucky it was only this.

by Melmart1 on Aug 5, 2008 7:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I can steal all the bandwidth i desire :)

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Aug 5, 2008 7:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Great start

0-2 already

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg1 on Aug 5, 2008 7:07 PM CDT   0 recs

Holy crap

they just showed the flags…they are crazy windy!

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Aug 5, 2008 7:08 PM CDT   0 recs

Wheewwww.

BOYS PUMPED UP. – Major League 2

by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 5, 2008 7:08 PM CDT   0 recs

nice matt

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Aug 5, 2008 7:08 PM CDT