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Texas Rangers @ Baltimore Orioles


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3 game series vs Orioles @ Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Fri 08/08 WP: Jeremy Guthrie (9 - 8)
LP: Luis Mendoza (3 - 5)		 1 - 9 loss

Texas Rangers Red-star
@ Baltimore Orioles Red-star

Saturday, Aug 9, 2008, 6:05 PM CDT
Oriole Park at Camden Yards

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the losing streak ends tonight

rangers win 3-2

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Aug 9, 2008 5:01 PM CDT   0 recs

5-3 win

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 9, 2008 5:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

lineup

padilla vs cabrera

I. Kinsler 2b .313
F. Catalanotto lf .287
M. Young ss.287
J. Hamilton dh .300
M. Byrd cf .272
J. Saltalamacchia c .235
C. Davis 1b .283
J. Ellison rf .000
R. Vazquez 3b 320

still no bradley…ellison is starting

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Aug 9, 2008 5:02 PM CDT   0 recs

So the lack of offense has been blamed on injuries

and I agree that is certainly contributing. But with that in mind, would it hurt to shuffle the lineup a little bit? Like maybe moving Kinsler into the three hole, Young to the five and maybe either Byrd or Cat into the leadoff spot?

Just a thought.

by robert_d_wilfong on Aug 9, 2008 5:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

with out paying attention

to righty/lefty if i had to redo a lineup i’d probably go something like this:

I. Kinsler 2b .313
R. Vazquez 3b 320
M. Young ss.287
J. Hamilton dh .300
C. Davis 1b .283
M. Byrd cf .272
J. Saltalamacchia c .235
F. Catalanotto lf .287
J. Ellison rf .000

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Aug 9, 2008 5:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

byrd has brought his average up a bit

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 9, 2008 5:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Not a terrible idea

But I wouldn’t advocate moving Kinsler out of the spot he’s done so well in. I think it’s a better idea to move people who are struggling around, not those that are doing well, especially in such a difficult spot as leadoff.

by sggut95 on Aug 9, 2008 5:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ugh...

Not a pretty lineup at all. At least Salty and Davis are hitting a spot higher.

So I assume Boggs’ shoulder still hurts and he is day-to-day. Or is it more serious than that?

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

by slc ranger on Aug 9, 2008 5:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Dood!

Look right below this post…

;)

"...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 9, 2008 5:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah

I’m sure Bradley isn’t playing because he’s a wimp, not because he’s actually hurt. Because there’s nothing in his history that suggests he has a history of injury problems.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 9, 2008 5:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i've done it before........

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 9, 2008 5:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Then

Why aren’t you DHing for the Rangers? I pitched a doubleheader hungover in high school, but that doesn’t make me better than Luis Mendoza.

by sggut95 on Aug 9, 2008 5:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

it actually does

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 9, 2008 5:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think we should cut Milty a little slack

He’s been getting nailed for everything he does his entire career. And from what people say, he’s really not a bad guy.

by sggut95 on Aug 9, 2008 5:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i obviously dont think hes bein a pussy

but its just frustrating that he hasnt been in the lineup for 11 days now because of a sore quad

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 9, 2008 6:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Now it makes sense:
OF Brandon Boggs is not playing today. HIs right shoulder is still sore from a head-first slide he made into second base on Thursday. He was supposed to play left field last night, but manager Ron Washington moved him to DH at the last minute. Boggs’ absence puts OF Jason Ellison in right field.

"...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 9, 2008 5:09 PM CDT   0 recs

Was hoping...

Bradley would be starting at DH this game.

Honorable JK

by Strangers on Aug 9, 2008 5:18 PM CDT   0 recs

yeah

that guy gets more sick days in 1 month than i get in a whole year

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NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER

by gossamer on Aug 9, 2008 5:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Haha agreed...

Honorable JK

by Strangers on Aug 9, 2008 5:23 PM CDT   0 recs

reply

is your friend…

"...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 9, 2008 5:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I wasn't being a smartass

dickface.

"...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 9, 2008 5:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Just heard Ron Washington

say this about Ellison…”He’s got some baseball intelligence.”

My gawd…

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

by Josey Wales on Aug 9, 2008 5:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, we get it.

Wash is a fucking moron, JD is an incompetent kid, and Hicks is a tightwad fuckstick.

Next subject.

"...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 9, 2008 5:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

reminds me of

“she’s got a great personality”

"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch

by RangerMad on Aug 9, 2008 5:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So when everybody saw the first episode of Hard Knocks

Did the Rangers season start its final death knell like it did for me?

Because that Hard Knocks got me pumped up.

by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 9, 2008 5:47 PM CDT   0 recs

Lots of baseball left to play.

I want to see Davis hit a few more bombs.

by sggut95 on Aug 9, 2008 5:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Meh

Never watched an episode.

Still don’t see the Cowboys as a legit championship team.

I have a hard time seeing a team with Jerry Jones as the g.m. being a Super Bowl winner.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 9, 2008 5:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

1995?

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 9, 2008 6:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

oh no!

Rojas is starting. This could be the ugliest game of the year

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Aug 9, 2008 5:55 PM CDT   0 recs

tvants linkie:

tvants://list.tvants.com/tvants/?k=4574841ceccf257c27c212404e152574

"...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 9, 2008 6:05 PM CDT   0 recs

Ellison

He of the .301 career on base percenteage. Can anybody think of a good reason he got the call instead of Nellie Cruz?

by sggut95 on Aug 9, 2008 6:05 PM CDT   0 recs

I imagine

Nellie Cruz being on the DL had something to do with it.

"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08

by lisa w on Aug 9, 2008 6:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's right

I forgot. I’m a jerk.

by sggut95 on Aug 9, 2008 6:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Why not

Give JMJ a cup of coffee?

by sggut95 on Aug 9, 2008 6:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Why?

Whoever gets called up is likely just sitting on the bench and playing once a week, if that. What’s the point of calling JMJ up if that’s all you are going to do?

Particularly given that Ellison is someone who can be removed from the 40 man roster once his time up here is over, so you’ve got some more flexibility.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 9, 2008 6:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hes hurt

Is what people said.

by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 9, 2008 6:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

lets go rangers we need this win

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Aug 9, 2008 6:06 PM CDT   0 recs

woo KINS!

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Aug 9, 2008 6:10 PM CDT   0 recs

O's

Oh say can you see….

"...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 9, 2008 6:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that is so disrespectful to america

cal ripken senior wouldnt have tolerated that shit

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Aug 9, 2008 6:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Stars fans do the

same shit…sigh.

"...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 9, 2008 6:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

WOOO MY

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Aug 9, 2008 6:13 PM CDT   0 recs

Yay MY!

Here comes Hammy…

"...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 9, 2008 6:13 PM CDT   0 recs

let's gooo hammy

"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08

by lisa w on Aug 9, 2008 6:13 PM CDT   0 recs

maybe they had a team meeting

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Aug 9, 2008 6:13 PM CDT   0 recs

outstanding!

II Cor. 4:17-18

by TedFord on Aug 9, 2008 6:14 PM CDT   0 recs

Remember how...

...last year in June and early July, there was discussion about how the Rangers supposedly should take a Teixeira trade centered around Cabrera?

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 9, 2008 6:15 PM CDT   0 recs

Two words:

Andy Hawkins

;)

"...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 9, 2008 6:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I hope the double steal doesn't backfire...

by generating an IBB then a double play

II Cor. 4:17-18

by TedFord on Aug 9, 2008 6:16 PM CDT   0 recs

fuck byrd

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Aug 9, 2008 6:18 PM CDT   0 recs

dude

Salty has the worst time hanging on to his bats.

"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08

by lisa w on Aug 9, 2008 6:20 PM CDT   0 recs

SUCK

that was AWFUL

"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08

by lisa w on Aug 9, 2008 6:21 PM CDT   0 recs

Stupid ass

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 9, 2008 6:22 PM CDT   0 recs

that was just fucking stupid

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Aug 9, 2008 6:22 PM CDT   0 recs

Settle down

I don’t think the reason they didn’t score is because they don’t have any fight

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 9, 2008 6:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Its because

We are the statistically worst team in baseball getting runners home with less than 2 outs.

(I did not look that stat up.)

by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 9, 2008 6:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

hey adam suck it.

kidding of course don’t ban me.

How's Dshep's ass taste?

by iorange555 on Aug 9, 2008 6:25 PM CDT