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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers


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3 game series vs Athletics @ Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

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Oakland Athletics
@ Texas Rangers

Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Josh Outman vs Dustin Nippert

Clear. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.

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Wed 09/24

Dana Eveland vs Matt Harrison

Sunny. Winds blowing in from left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around 85.

 1:05 PM CDT

Lineup

Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers

09/23/08 7:05 PM CDT

Oakland AthleticsTexas Rangers
Travis Buck - LF Joaquin Arias - 2B
Cliff Pennington - 2B Michael Young - SS
Ryan Sweeney - RF Josh Hamilton - CF
Jack Cust - DH Milton Bradley - DH
Bobby Crosby - SS Marlon Byrd - LF
Carlos Gonzalez - CF Hank Blalock - 1B
Daric Barton - 1B Nelson Cruz - RF
Jeff Baisley - 3B Gerald Laird - C
Rob Bowen - C Travis Metcalf - 3B


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Fabian Brunnstrom – the new young fa swede
Good young d-men
Zubov on the mend
solid goalkeeping
Barnes is a coach now

could be a fun season

by shroomer on Sep 23, 2008 6:22 PM CDT   0 recs

Zubov

That sucker needs to hurry back. The new second line would be pretty interesting. It doesn’t seem like it’s ever quite worked to put Modano with another center, but Richards is different from other guys they’ve tried, and Modano is pretty much willing to do whatever it takes to help the team at this point and would have to enjoy the break from third line duty. I sure hope that Brunnstrom can be a top six caliber player at the end of the year. I think he’d have to be for them to compete with Detroit.

Definitely should be interesting. Hopefully those young D won’t have sophomore slumps.

by zywica on Sep 23, 2008 6:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Lineup

Arias 2B
Young SS
Hamilton CF
Bradley DH
Byrd LF
Blalock 1B
Cruz RF
Metcalf 3B

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 6:24 PM CDT   0 recs

Forgot Laird

Put him between Cruz and Metcalf

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 6:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So basically

Davis gets the night off.
Young is back in.

Should be interesting…

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 6:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wash just said

he was getting tired, and he didn’t want him to hurt himself.

"...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

by Rodney on Sep 23, 2008 6:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Probably a good plan

But I’ll still miss him.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 6:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hi kids

Everyone ready for tonight’s debacle?

I’m actually pretty excited about going to tomorrow’s game though – we are going to be right behind the Rangers dugout.

"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 23, 2008 6:36 PM CDT   0 recs

Awesome

I’ve never sat that close at a major league game. :)

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 6:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Me either!

"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 23, 2008 6:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think I will need Rachel with me if I ever do

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 6:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Dammit, I'm gonna skip

…still sick…

"...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

by Rodney on Sep 23, 2008 6:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ohh!

I was lucky enough to get tix like those from a season ticket holder once about three years ago, best seats ever! Of course, it had to start raining in the sixth and was pouring so bad there was water up to our ankles by the 7th, but they played the entire game. It would figure that the one time that I got great seats was the one time I halfway wishes I had seats higher up under an awning. Such is my life.

by Melmart1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I sat through a game in a downpour once two years ago

In a white shirt. My friend and I sat in left field. Mench was amused…he kept turning around to look at us. :)

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I didn't get a look

from any player, but I remember Loe giving everyone a staredown who started begging him for a ball on the way back to the dugout.

by Melmart1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ha ha ha

I would get annoyed with that as well.

If Loe was there…hm…I wonder if we were at the same game. My game was his first career save.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I wonder if it was the same game, too now ..

I think it was in August, against Baltimore when Sammy Sosa was with them. Me and my kid brother kept yelling out “waaaaaarning traaaaaaaaaaaack” everytime he came to hit, cus that is where all of his at-bats ended.

I believe that was the Johnny Oates retirement ceremony, Nolan rode around the field in a convertible with his widow, and the giveaway was Blalock/Teixeira weeble looking things, which I am starting at on my desk as we speak.

by Melmart1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Sammy Sosa wasn't there when I was. He was only there last year.

But my game was the Johnny Oates and Blalock/Teixeira thing.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh...Sammy with Baltimore

I had to re-read and think.

And I now believe we were at the same game.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Haha

Sammy looked teeny tiny in that game, my jaw was on the floor.

That is funny that we were at the same game, particularly since I so rarely get up there to see games. It was my youngest brother’s first-ever MLB game. We stayed through the whole downpour, which of course ended right as the game did. I remember being amazed that Loe could even throw the ball, it was so rainy. I think he gave up a homer but the Rangers were so far ahead (I believe Delucci had hit a Grand Slam earlier in the game) that a solo homer didn’t matter much.

by Melmart1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That is funny

I remember the Dellucci grand slam. It was the first grand slam I saw in person!!

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Me, too!

I think Tex also hit a HR that game, but it looked like he tried to check his swing and hit the ball anyways. He stood at the plate thinking it was foul until it was almost out then had to hurry up and start running. At least, I think it was that game. I went to three games that month, if I recall.

by Melmart1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ha ha funny!!

That was towards the end of my 33-game season.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

33 game season?

Damn, I am very jealous.

by Melmart1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Amy and I were a bit crazy that season

Ha ha. Almost every game we went to was free or just a few bucks. We had a blast. And lookiing back, I’m glad we had that summer. It was as if somehow we knew she wouldn’t still be around the next season.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

OMG

You cannot seriously tell me that the FSN folks do not have any freaking editors.

“Home Run’s in September”? Seriously??

"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 23, 2008 6:39 PM CDT   0 recs

Ha ha

That’s not their first snafu I’ve ever seen.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 6:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm baaaaccccckkkkk!

HI!

"...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

by Rodney on Sep 23, 2008 6:45 PM CDT   0 recs

Howdy

Didn’t realize you had left.

by Melmart1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

tvants

tvants://list.tvants.com/tvants/?k=4656b96eedf3f8d78e23eb70daafca60

by shroomer on Sep 23, 2008 7:00 PM CDT   0 recs

Thx Shroom

A Lonestar in California

"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica

by lonestarJon on Sep 23, 2008 7:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What's wrong with Dustin's eye?

It looks red or something.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:01 PM CDT   0 recs

Oh great

thunderstorm and hail heading my way. Will hit about 7:30. Awesome.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:03 PM CDT   0 recs

Doesn't Lewin know

Arias can never be Batman because he’s Spiderman?

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:11 PM CDT   0 recs

So glad that happened to their catcher

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:15 PM CDT   0 recs

OK

let’s not strand these two

"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 23, 2008 7:16 PM CDT   0 recs

On second thought

yeah, let’s.

"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 23, 2008 7:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Blah

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh Knoxie

I just tune in to the game and get to see Knox make an ass out of himself and make everything look awkward

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

by Gdawg1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:20 PM CDT   0 recs

You don't want Knox

to barge in on your date?

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd dial 911

in a heartbeat

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

by Gdawg1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

This shift for Cust

is so weird

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:20 PM CDT   0 recs

Suck!

"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 23, 2008 7:22 PM CDT   0 recs

That sucked

I hate Jack Cust. I like it so much more when he strikes out

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

by Gdawg1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:22 PM CDT   0 recs

Damn

No Davis, no Tea no Max… and Jack Cust just absolutely crushed one.

This sucks already.

A Lonestar in California

"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica

by lonestarJon on Sep 23, 2008 7:22 PM CDT   0 recs

The Shift

needs a guy positioned in the upper deck evidently.

by shroomer on Sep 23, 2008 7:24 PM CDT   0 recs

That would be amusing

Cruz climbing over the wall to stand in the seats to field his position.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And...the rain just knocked out my satellite signal

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:28 PM CDT   0 recs

That sucks

A Lonestar in California

"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica

by lonestarJon on Sep 23, 2008 7:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah...hopefully it'll come back when the rain passes

In about five to ten minutes. The storm is moving fast.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So close!

But hey, let’s not strand Hank now?

"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 23, 2008 7:31 PM CDT   0 recs

Bank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bring him home, you buncha suckdogs!

"...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

by Rodney on Sep 23, 2008 7:33 PM CDT   0 recs

YAY!

I drool, ahem…rule!

"...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

by Rodney on Sep 23, 2008 7:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wooooo run!

"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 23, 2008 7:36 PM CDT   0 recs

Sac fly

A Lonestar in California

"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica

by lonestarJon on Sep 23, 2008 7:36 PM CDT   0 recs

Hehehe

Wait ’til someone fails tonight…you just wait…

"...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

by Rodney on Sep 23, 2008 7:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yessir!

"...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

by Rodney on Sep 23, 2008 7:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Another

Gifapalooza?

by Melmart1 on Sep 23, 2008 7:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No....

…just a few good/funny ones…

"...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

by Rodney on Sep 23, 2008 7:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You should definitely have a disgustingly maniacal

“Welcome to Rodney’s Gifapalooza!” gif

Fire it up for next season’s GDT’s, if not the last few of this year.

Did Ben survive the hurricane?

by Chase Irwin on Sep 23, 2008 7:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah

Ask Shep, he could probably get something made up.

A Lonestar in California

"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica

by lonestarJon on Sep 23, 2008 7:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh...CS4

just came out…wonder how long it will take me to get it?

Great idea, BTW.

"...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

by Rodney on Sep 23, 2008 7:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Truth be told

That was a dissapointing inning considering the way it got started.

A Lonestar in California

"M’s fans are such weenies." - Zywica

by lonestarJon on Sep 23, 2008 7:39 PM CDT   0 recs

Josh

Yes, we realize that other teams in the American League will be making the playoffs. Yes, we also realize that it is quite possible that those same teams could be playing each other … tonight.

Hank — are the Homies active/disbanded/aloof/estranged/all of the above? Would they want their options picked up?

Did Ben survive the hurricane?

by Chase Irwin on Sep 23, 2008 7:40 PM CDT   0 recs

UGH FAIL!

"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 23, 2008 7:43 PM CDT   0 recs

And I'm back

Rain knocked out my DSL (somehow?) as well. So I have no idea how we scored.

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

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 23, 2008 7:45 PM CDT   0 recs