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Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics


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Texas Rangers
@ Oakland Athletics

Friday, Sep 12, 2008, 9:05 PM CDT
McAfee Coliseum

Matt Harrison vs Greg Smith

Mostly clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 70.

 

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rangers win 3-2

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

by gossamer on Sep 12, 2008 7:48 PM CDT   0 recs

hamilton's rbi's

only up 4 in the al, 5 back of howard for mlb lead.

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

by gossamer on Sep 12, 2008 7:49 PM CDT   0 recs

August...

really hurt him.

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

by slc ranger on Sep 12, 2008 7:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Meow

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

by rangers85 on Sep 12, 2008 7:53 PM CDT   0 recs

Nice...

lovin’ the Cruz missle and Boggs.

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

by slc ranger on Sep 12, 2008 7:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Someone was bored and had nothing to do today

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

by rangers85 on Sep 12, 2008 8:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i think i just had a seizure

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Sep 12, 2008 8:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

a good seizure at least? =(

maybe this is a good to mention the click on subject title to close a post hehe.

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

by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2008 8:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i appreciate the effort

its just a bit of an image with motion overload. i like that you can click a title to close the post, but it doesnt stick when you navigate to another link.

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Sep 12, 2008 10:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

well in the future I wont be posting them all at once, heh.

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

by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2008 10:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Shep you are a genuis

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 Sep 12, 2008 8:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

absolutely awesome!!

i like baseball too

by bspate on Sep 12, 2008 9:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Awesome

I love that the car has Ham, Kins, Murph and Davis!! Kinsler’s expression is perfect. Is there a way I can save it?

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Football is like having a fling once a week. Baseball is a relationship." - oc

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 12, 2008 9:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Just right click and save it like you would a picture

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 Sep 12, 2008 9:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yes, but then when I open it, there's no motion

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Football is like having a fling once a week. Baseball is a relationship." - oc

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 12, 2008 9:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Really

That’s weird, because it works for me. I couldn’t tell you why though. Are you saving it as a GIF or as a photo?

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 Sep 12, 2008 9:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

it should work depending on what image program you have

but if all else fails you can you IE/Firefox/any browser to open the file

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

by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2008 9:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Right

I uploaded it to my photobucket and it works fine. THANKS!! It’s just too fun!

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Football is like having a fling once a week. Baseball is a relationship." - oc

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 12, 2008 9:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

actually what i meant was

you can open it off your desktop with a browser by dragging the file into a browser and it will display it from your harddrive.
obviously you have the net so it doesnt really matter, just a tip.

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

by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2008 9:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The Jeep

is the greatest. I know different permutations have been overplayed, but the animation along with the facial expressions you’ve found and pasted on there are spectacular. Just hi-freaking-larious.

And I hope we can use that Cruz Missile .gif for many years to come…

What's the rumpus?

by Hypo-Luxa on Sep 12, 2008 9:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Haha...

just looked at the poll on the team site about which minor leaguer intrigues fans the most.

No shock that Neftali is at the top or even that Andrus is 2nd. Howeber JMJ 3rd at 15% slightly ahead of Dutch at 14% made me chuckle.

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

by slc ranger on Sep 12, 2008 8:01 PM CDT   0 recs

Allright

Protected first-round pick vs. 2nd place…
As of right now, we have both. Let’s not overdo it.

by chrisR on Sep 12, 2008 8:17 PM CDT   0 recs

TV Ants link?

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

by Chase Irwin on Sep 12, 2008 8:25 PM CDT   0 recs

Got it:

tvants://list.tvants.com/tvants/?k=9b1f300e793b07f34d18d72d98921dfe

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 Sep 12, 2008 9:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So, anybody hear from Adam?

We’re expecting to lose power sometime tomorrow in Tyler. I’m also going to be going to work in a strong tropical storm/low-grade hurricane, but let’s not start on that.

Baseball Time in Arlington

by Joey Matschulat on Sep 12, 2008 8:37 PM CDT   0 recs

I'm here

Still have power, although we expect to lose it in the next couple of hours, and expect it will be out for 24-36 hours.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 12, 2008 8:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Good luck to you...

and everyone else in that area.

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

by slc ranger on Sep 12, 2008 8:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah

it’s getting really windy out here…what part of Houston you at?

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."
"Maybe congress should take more vacations, whenever these people leave town, things just seem to get better..." - Jay Leno

by Longhorn on Sep 12, 2008 8:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Meyerland

Southwest Houston, right at the elbow of 610 where 610 West turns into 610 South.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 12, 2008 8:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Stay safe

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

by boomer1 on Sep 12, 2008 8:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks

Should just be high wind and a lot of rain tonight, but nothing that, where I live, should be that dangerous. Probably lose power for a while, and there’s a chance of some windows breaking because of wind blowing debris, but there shouldn’t be anything worse than that.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 12, 2008 9:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hopefully

you’ve got your generator ready to fire up tomorrow morning so you can post your Saturday AM thoughts. :)

Seriously, though. Keep your head down and your feet off the floor.

Were you living in the Meyerland area when Trop Storm Allison hit? Seem to recall Meyerland got a whole heckuvalot of flooding

What's the rumpus?

by Hypo-Luxa on Sep 12, 2008 9:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I was living in the Med Center...

…which was swamped with flooding. My apartment complex flooded, totalling my car, and everyone on the first floor had to move out.

My house I live in now didn’t flood in Allison, so we should be fine here.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 12, 2008 9:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ouch

yeah I had some friends in that area that lost their cars and furniture…

I was luckily in a garage apartment so I was high enough, but was on Dunlavy so there was a river right outside my door emptying out onto 59. crazy, crazy stuff

What's the rumpus?

by Hypo-Luxa on Sep 12, 2008 9:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

stay safe...

stay very, very safe…

"For those booing me. Take that, beeep." - Ramon Vazquez

by 8legs2fangs on Sep 13, 2008 9:51 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah

you’re probably 30 min from me. Watching TWC right now, they’re talking about widespread power outages really soon…

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."
"Maybe congress should take more vacations, whenever these people leave town, things just seem to get better..." - Jay Leno

by Longhorn on Sep 12, 2008 8:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hope you're doing alright, Adam.

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 Sep 13, 2008 8:35 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Stay safe AJM

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 Sep 12, 2008 8:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And everyone else in Houston and in the path of this thing, for that matter

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 Sep 12, 2008 8:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Lineup is virtually the same as last night

Arias 2B
Young SS
Hamilton CF
Byrd LF
Cruz RF
Blalock 1B
Laird C
Davis 3B
Tea DH

One of the things that’s been bugging me though, is why not use the DH spot to get Hamilton off the field for a game or two and get Boggs some playing time while Bradley is out? Laird has started the last three games in a row now.

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 Sep 12, 2008 9:07 PM CDT   0 recs

gay or not gay??

a man rubbing another man’s facial hair??

i like baseball too

by bspate on Sep 12, 2008 9:17 PM CDT   0 recs

you can do that and still be half a foot from his face with cruz

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

by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2008 9:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

um, yea...

that’s gay.

i like baseball too

by bspate on Sep 12, 2008 9:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Better one

Gay or not gay?

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 Sep 12, 2008 9:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hank loves Oakland

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Football is like having a fling once a week. Baseball is a relationship." - oc

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 12, 2008 9:19 PM CDT   0 recs

hmm, hank suddenly showing up lately

interesting.

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

by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2008 9:19 PM CDT   0 recs

Wow

Three days in a row for Hank.

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 Sep 12, 2008 9:19 PM CDT   0 recs

Off a lefty, no less

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

by Chase Irwin on Sep 12, 2008 9:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

hhmm....

someone wants their option picked up.

i like baseball too

by bspate on Sep 12, 2008 9:20 PM CDT   0 recs

Hank

whenever he connects on a homer, it’s beautiful to watch. But I don’t think those connect-fours can make up for his whiff’s and ground outs in crucial situations

What's the rumpus?

by Hypo-Luxa on Sep 12, 2008 9:23 PM CDT   0 recs

Hank Blalock

What if

…

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

by Chase Irwin on Sep 12, 2008 9:26 PM CDT   0 recs

Sigh

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

by slc ranger on Sep 13, 2008 12:23 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Geez

Michael Schlact sucks.

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 Sep 12, 2008 9:26 PM CDT   0 recs

Cust

he was on the P.E.D. list if I’m not mistaken?

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

by Chase Irwin on Sep 12, 2008 9:28 PM CDT   0 recs

michael young finishes the season hitting .280

over/under?

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

by gossamer on Sep 12, 2008 9:28 PM CDT   0 recs

push.

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

by Chase Irwin on Sep 12, 2008 9:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Does .281 to .289 count at over or push?

Because somewhere in that range is my prediction.

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 Sep 12, 2008 9:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

it's over

.280 is .280

guess i should have done .2795.

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

by gossamer on Sep 12, 2008 9:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Woooo let's do this!

Just got in. Almost died laughing at the Rangers party. Well done!

"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 Sep 12, 2008 9:30 PM CDT   0 recs

Hmn

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 Sep 12, 2008 9:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What a dumb question for Grant to ask.

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

by Chase Irwin on Sep 12, 2008 9:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Why would it be necessary

and would you have expected a different answer?

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

by Chase Irwin on Sep 12, 2008 9:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well

If the manager is juggling the rotation to accommodate a pitcher — particularly to accommodate a pitcher who has been less than reliable this year, at that pitcher’s request — isn’t it reasonable to ask why that’s being done?

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 12, 2008 9:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No. It's not.

Padilla’s case is obviously a different circumstance.

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

by Chase Irwin on Sep 12, 2008 9:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He's got the best arm in the rotation

and he’s probably going to be shopped in the offseason.

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

by Chase Irwin on Sep 12, 2008 9:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Okay

I’m not sure what that has to do with him wanting to pitch on Sunday rather than Monday, or with the organization going along with it.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 12, 2008 9:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Warsh's stance

is probably another veteran over a rookie kinda situation….just like his reasoning for hitting Byrd/Laird/Cruz/Murphy higher than Davis. And in Padilla’s case I support Wash’s decision MUCH more than his Davis shenanigans

What's the rumpus?

by Hypo-Luxa on Sep 12, 2008 9:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

My guess

Wash seems to be implying that, if Padilla doesn’t get to pitch on the day he wants to pitch, his neck my start hurting again.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 12, 2008 9:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ya think?

So you’re thinking Warsh subscribes to EG’s theory of wussing out against tougher competition? Or just that the way the injuries have gone thus far a recurrence could happen at any moment?

What's the rumpus?

by Hypo-Luxa on Sep 12, 2008 9:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Just guessing...

But I wouldn’t be surprised if Wash thought Padilla is something of an unreliable headcase, and that if they don’t let him pitch when he wants to pitch, they don’t know if he will pitch, or how well he’ll pitch, when they want him to.

by Adam J. Morris on Sep 12, 2008 9:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What difference does it make

Do you think Padilla is bullshitting him?

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

by Chase Irwin on Sep 12, 2008 9:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs