World Series Game 6 Discussion Thread
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 6:00 PM CST
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It would be nice to see a Game 7 played.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
for sure
If the Yanks won game 7 you’d get to watch the stadium go nutz.
If Philly won game 7 you’d get to watch the stadium swallow their nutz.
How long ago was that? 2001?
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
The last World Series of my high school days was 2002.
Though, I may speak too soon to call this easily better than 2003. It wasn’t as good as the two years before, but it may have been better than this. 2004-08 was just hard to watch, though. The Astros were close in every game, but they still lost them all.
In honor of the above picture
Duh duh-duh duh duh duh-duuuuh! Duh duh-duh duh duh duh da-duh.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Go Phillies
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops.
XX
Let’s go Rangers Tigers Red Sox Yankees!!!
Wait a minute I can’t root against the Phillies they just won ugliest city in the country for the third straight year even before the Ho arrived. Let them have something to be proud of besides cheesesteaks.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Its-Always-Ugly-in-Philadelphia-63765062.html
Let’s Go Phillies!! Cluster CLAP CLAP CLAP!!
Good help doesn't come cheap.
- Gil LeBreton
What's one more game then?
Especially with the atmosphere that surrounds a Game 7.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Thank you for using the same caption as last night
I hope that bodes well for the National League team again.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
OT
Today I got to hear Colin Cowherd (I don’t know why I was listening) call Jeter “one of the top three shortstops in the history of the game,” non-chalantly in a sentence about how everyone can make mistakes. Even for Cowherd that’s a little insane.
Mary J. Blige is terrible
and always has been. I will never understand why she’s famous, and why people consider her a legend.
The J. stands for Jay
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
My Dad told me yesterday he thinks McCarver would be a great manager for the Rangers.
I almost died of a brain aneurysm.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 7:11 PM CST up reply actions
Even in weekened form, I will always love watching Pedro.
Because it will always make me think of him being must-see TV in ‘09 and ’00. I don’t think I ever understood how someone would make contact against him.
.100?
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
.100 in the WS.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
I love these Nikon commercials...
where these chicks are trying their hardest to mack on Ashton Kutcher…
… a married man.
Man, if the Yanks blow this series
The New Yorkers are gonna go to town on Tex.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Either way, the great Bronx "unclutch" crown seems to have passed from one former Ranger to another.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 7:16 PM CST up reply actions
I still say Werth should be hitting cleanup vs. lefties this series.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Derek Jeter has played in 138 post season games counting tonight...
The Texas Rangers franchise has played 10 post season games.
:`(
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 7:20 PM CST reply actions
Yes...
Chase Utley is only pulling a Juando this World Series.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 7:23 PM CST up reply actions
I remember when Juan hit a foul ball...
in game three in 1996. They set off the fireworks thinking it was a homerun. Juan was like…“Make it so.” and homered anyway the same at bat.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 7:29 PM CST up reply actions
At this point, you can't really expect more offensive production from Feliz, Joe
That’s not why he’s there.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
You know, it took me till last game
to realize all that crap on the screen of that American Express commercial is supposed to be smileys/frownies.
Now it really annoys me.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
If I where Maneul, I'd have Happ on standby in the bullpen tonight
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Fangraphs was absolutely correct, I feel, in saying the Phillies shouldn't let any pitcher face the line-up twice.
Unless he’s dominating. I absolutely agree with that, and have in games like this for a long time.
Definitely have to get someone going immediately
Before the game is completely dead
the preceding post was a great success.
Get Pedro out of there...
he lied to somebody and told them he felt O.K..
He shouldn’t be out there.
Fuck.
Get Happ up.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
The Phillies need the GhostofCurtSchilling
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
I guess that story you linked about the 6 year old
didn’t mellow you out.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Matsui is popular in Japan?
HOLY SHIT YOU GUYZ
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
apparently every Japanese person is popular in Japan.
Some baby was just born in Japan, and is already more popular than we will ever be.
Sushi turns you on?
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 7:46 PM CST up reply actions
Woo Ruiz!
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Did you actually look that up?
Because I was almost completely positive the Braves and Yankees played in back-to-back years and went to game 7s both times. And I’m pretty sure it was in the 60s (I know Aaron and Mathews were both playing). Maybe it was the Braves and someone else.
It's kind of funny that every 7 game Yankees series I can think of seemed to end in the NL park.
Anywho, I was right about the opponent, wrong about the year.
That was pretty terrible, Pineapple Guy.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
HAAAAAAAAAAAAPP
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
About goddamn time.
He should’ve been up and warming long before this.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 8:01 PM CST up reply actions
Yes.
I’ve been spending this post season trying to decide if I would rather have Manuel or Wash, and I think I’d rather have Wash. Which just goes to remind everyone, like him or not, we can still win the World Series with him.
Meh
They both over-rely upon guys they like even if they’re clearly struggling. But Manuel at least doesn’t fuck with his offense by over-smallballing.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 8:13 PM CST up reply actions
Of course, unlike Wash, Manuel has an offense
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 8:15 PM CST up reply actions
Why the fuck was Pedro even facing him
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Pedro is done, he never should have been in that situation.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
AJM is a bad bad man.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
You know
I did a Google search including my middle initial this past weekend, and stumbled across that story. I don’t like that that is out there.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 8:23 PM CST up reply actions
That's how I found it.
I was just seeing where Lone Star Ball stretched to on Google, and I found that.
You know
I can’t remember how I found out about Lone Star Ball
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 8:25 PM CST up reply actions
I found it after I found the old BBTiA site on MVN
It was quite a few months before I started commenting though, because I was too lazy to register for an account.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 8:30 PM CST up reply actions
Okay
Want to know something funny?
When Blez and Jeff were lobbying me to join SBN, Blez wanted my input on what to call the blog.
His top choice: http://www.rangerexpress.com
I vetoed that…
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 8:28 PM CST up reply actions
Part of it was because...
…I didn’t want the blog to have Nolan’s nickname.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 8:31 PM CST up reply actions
I've always liked how 'Lone Star Ball' makes the Rangers almost exclusive to the state of Texas
As if the Astros are some second-tier team
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 8:34 PM CST up reply actions
They're an NL team
So they kind of are.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 8:34 PM CST up reply actions
I do think the Rangers Podcast in Arlington theme needs severe updating
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 8:36 PM CST up reply actions
What, you don't like Trace Adkins "Swing"?
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 8:37 PM CST up reply actions
grab bowl, ignite flame
inhale
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Ryin A on Nov 4, 2009 8:44 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Such as "Twinkie Town" and "Red Reporter"
Or my current favorite, “Niners Nation”.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 8:34 PM CST up reply actions
At least that has alliteration
‘Athletics Nation’ is… pretty bad
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 8:35 PM CST up reply actions
"The Crimson and Cream Machine"
Sounds like a serious problem.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 8:41 PM CST up reply actions
yeah...
I started lurking Adam’s old haunt, the ESPN board…in 2000.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 8:32 PM CST up reply actions
I found...
a link to it at the bottom of the Rangers team page on SI a few years ago.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Posada is hilariously bad at catching nowadays.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
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Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Nov 4, 2009 8:33 PM CST up reply actions
I'm waiting for another Miles fanpost
It’s been awhile.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
Jimmy Rollins sucks
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
The Phillies are going down with a simpering whine.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
I think he just took himself out of the Rangers pricerange this offseason
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 9:00 PM CST up reply actions
Why the fuck wouldn't it make sense for Matsui to play anywhere but NY or Seattle?
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Well, shit
Oh well. At least the off-season can get started in earnest now.
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"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
I can't believe it's only the 5th inning
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 9:02 PM CST up reply actions
Dude I fucking hate Facebook
I don’t want to be friends with the assholes, but I feel inclined because everyone’s so fucking sensitive about their goddamn online ego
My ex's mom added me on facebook...
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 9:07 PM CST up reply actions
Is there a way to be 'friends' with someone but ignore all their posts?
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 9:11 PM CST up reply actions
Yes
Find one of their posts.
Put your cursor on the upper right-hand portion of the box.
Click “Hide.”
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 9:12 PM CST up reply actions
This cracked me up
I have no idea why.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 9:28 PM CST up reply actions
I pretty much accept anyone who wants to be my friend
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 9:10 PM CST up reply actions
Well, except Miles, right?
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 9:11 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, but it took some thought, as I recall.
I’m friends with him too, though I have no idea why.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 9:14 PM CST up reply actions
Like
I feel obligated to be these people friends, because we share the same ‘web’ of friends. It’s not my friends’ fault he’s friends with other ding-a-lings.
My friend is a likeable guy.
But if I delete the guy, he’ll get all emo and remember it the next time he sees me at some event where I don’t want to run into him and his fucking film reel that he carries with him in his mouth
He’s just an independent film director
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 9:18 PM CST up reply actions
I haven't worn a tie since third grade
And that was a clip-on.
I’m afraid if I had to actually wear one I wouldn’t know what to do with it.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 9:31 PM CST up reply actions
Lucky you
I had interviews earlier this year that I had to wear them to. But I absolutely did not show up my first day with one on. Gotta set the tone right from day one.
To answer both your questions
Pedro sucked.
And Manuel left him in too long.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 9:26 PM CST up reply actions
if the Phillies are going to shit on themselves the Stars could at least win
the 7-1 shot happened simultaneously with Calgary’s 1-0 goal. It was epic shit.
And James Neal ties it. There is a Jebus.
Cameron Diaz
Talk about a chick that got long in the tooth fast.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
I'm a little bent out of shape about the Tommy Boy Direct-TV spin-off
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
yeah, whatever respect i had left for Spade was lost during that ad spot.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
whatever = close to 0
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
A pretty strong case can be made for Matsui too
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 9:40 PM CST up reply actions
ARod is hitting .211 in the World Series
The writers aren’t going to give ARod the MVP when he hit .211.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 9:43 PM CST up reply actions
They'll give it to Jeter
Who will dedicate it to Bob Shepperd.
Rinse, wash, repeat
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 9:45 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe
But only 5 runs scored, 1 RBI…voters might not be impressed by that.
They could go with Johnny Damon.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 9:46 PM CST up reply actions
He looks like a living corpse
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
I wish I could pull that look off.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
Decompose...
for a decade and wear a hat. There you go.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 10:30 PM CST up reply actions
i don't see how sabathia wins
he only won one game and wasn’t that great in game 4. matsui has a case, but didn’t start two games in philly. arod deserves it based off his play the entire postseason.
Oh, yeah
Forgot about that.
Rivera, then, maybe.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 9:43 PM CST up reply actions
People are quite stupid these days?
Are you back from your journey to the saber of the Earth?
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 9:42 PM CST up reply actions
What is the saber of the earth?
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
I shared your bewilderment.
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
Fuck.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Not unless all three OF's suffer simultanious paralyzation
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 4, 2009 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
Pop quiz
Derek Jeter was taken #6 overall in the 1992 draft.
Who went #7 overall?
(Hint…it was his second time being a first round draft choice).
Ding ding ding
One more 1992 draft question…
Of the five draft picks ahead of Murray, one ended up playing for the Rangers, and another spent most of a season in the Rangers’ minor league system (although he wasn’t called up that year)…
Name those two players.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 10:08 PM CST up reply actions
Phil Nevin went first in '92, didn't he?
No idea on the other one.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Scott Spiezio?
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
ding ding din
Everyone can stop googling the 1992 draft now.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 10:14 PM CST up reply actions
No one ever pays me in gum.
:(
You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.
Me either.
But my orthodontist would have a stroke anyway, so it’s all good.
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"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
Really?
You’re going to go to Rivera now, when Marte is pitching lights out?
You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.
It is the right move
I guess you could leave Marte in until after Ibanez, but really, I’d probably bring Rivera in here too.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 10:16 PM CST up reply actions
Might as well, yeah
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
I don't know
it just seems like over-managing to me.
You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.
Marte
He’s a lefty specialist. You’re pretty much going to try to limit him to facing just lefty hitters…his job was to get Utley and Howard and then turn it over to Rivera.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 10:21 PM CST up reply actions
"It's not a save chance, but it might be a save the season chance"
What the fuck does that mean?
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Good for A-Rod...
Teixeria can go get run over during the ticker tape parade for all I care.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 10:22 PM CST up reply actions
i don't understand the A-Rod apathy
You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.
Because of both him and Hicks, this town and franchise was set back
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 10:29 PM CST up reply actions
I can't blame A-Rod
for the contract that Hicks offered to him. Hicks was well aware when he became a free agent that it wasn’t going to be cheap to get him. Alex was just an amazing player looking to cash in at the best possible time and Hicks obliged.
You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.
I just don't really have a vendetta against A-Rod...
that was more of a Tom Hicks fuck up than anything else. He’s a wacky dude, A-Rod, but he’s also awesome at baseball so him getting a ring is kind of okay.
Teixeria has just ALWAYS struck me as a complete fratboy-level douche.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 10:29 PM CST up reply actions
So A-Rod gets off with the 'you're a fool to refuse that kind of money'-bit?
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 10:31 PM CST up reply actions
I think he came here with good intentions...
of starting a legacy somewhere instead of following in the footsteps of one. However, A-Rod wasn’t the problem with the team when he was here. It was just a bad team and made a laughable contract even more magnified.
The A-Rod to the Yankees trade was awful and I still remember when I found out it was happening as one of those “where were you when…” moments. I didn’t blame A-Rod for it, however.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
A-Rod wanted to start a legacy
That’s bullshit. He could have done that in Seattle
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 10:37 PM CST up reply actions
What I am saying is...
along with getting a ridiculous offer, starting a legacy somewhere was how he sold it to himself that he was going to Texas. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Seattle was never in it.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 10:40 PM CST up reply actions
I lived in Washington at that point.
I don’t think he could have hit 60 home runs a year and ever topped Griffey.
Jayson Werth looks like he needs a sword and some chain mail
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
don't forget a flagon of mead.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
Sure it was.
I’m not rooting for the Yankees, but it was pretty cool hearing the first 5 notes of Sandman when he came out. It could be his last game.
This would be a great way for him to retire
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Wow @ Feliz
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
It would be awesome if the Phillies came back and won...
only because the crowd is chanting “Twenty-Seven”
And because I hate the Yankees
Next year I hope the Rangers go undefeated against them.
That would be AWESOME
by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
lol
I’ve had that exact same thought.
She’s not really hot, but it’d be interesting to hit that because I think underneath the kids songs she’d be freaky in bed.
You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.
You know
he didn’t always use to be evil.
You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.
she played Janis Joplin in some made for TV movie.....
….’nuff said.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
Negative.
Nina on Sprout is nails.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
x
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
That's a bit more like it
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Yeah, but I'm always wondering about that lower leg....seems like she has some excess tissue or something.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
Assuming
Rivera holds on and they win who’s the MVP?
Matsui?
Rivera?
A-Rod?
You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.
I'm betting Rivera
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
it's been a fun season,
game day thread crowd.
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
That's always what I miss most when baseball season officially ends
No hanging out on the computer wasting time talking random stuff in the GDT’s.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Watch Family Guy
Plenty of good random stuff there
by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 10:51 PM CST up reply actions
Meh.
Not a Family Guy nut.
I’ll watch it now and then, but it’s not on my list of favorite things to waste time on.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
2010...
this will be the Texas Rangers’ celebration.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 10:50 PM CST reply actions
i'll be ok with our first playoff series victory
then go from there
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Welp...
That sucked.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
A-Rod...
even celebrates without emotion.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 10:54 PM CST reply actions
He came to Dallas and got the drugs, the money and the big fake tits
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 10:57 PM CST up reply actions
A-Rod's inner-monologue on the final out...
“Okay, A-Rod, the cameras are all on you. This is your moment. You’d better fist-pump like a champion! How does Jeter do it? Wait, no, can’t copy Jeter. They always say I do that. Okay, here we go! Run to the mound, fist-pump, jump on people! Got it? One three…one, two, three…A-ROD!”
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 11:01 PM CST up reply actions 7 recs
Bookmark?
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
I feel weird about A-Rod.
Like, I really don’t like him. I’ve always enjoyed following the awesomeness of his career, and once upon a time he was my favorite player, but that ship has long sailed. I’ve never hated him like most Rnagers fans, but he still just makes me uncomfortable to listen to, and I don’t wish him any good will.
And yet I’m kind of happy he just won the World Series. I guess it’s like when it looked like Bonds would win, and when Pujols won. I like when great players have rings to go with their greatness.
I just like the fact that he shut up all the stupid "unclutch" idiots this postseason
But that’s not being happy for him, really.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
What do your PECOTA calculations forecast for the 2010 season, Professor?
Are we in for another Bronx Brou-ha-ha?
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 11:04 PM CST up reply actions
You're right
Just tell me if the Rangers win the West
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 11:07 PM CST up reply actions
At least...
it wasn’t the Angels.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 10:58 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
No.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
x
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Whoops.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
negative
there is NO way the Angels winning is better than the Yankees. I hate our division rivals more than the Yankees.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Here's how
If the Yankees lose, they spend a TON more this offseason on free agents that the Rangers aren’t going to sign anyways because of the ownership situation. This means the Yankees are less apt to sign big names in the 2010 offseason, giving the new Ranger ownership a chance to pick up that big missing piece whatever it might be then.
by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions
That didn't work
It deleted the under message.
The point was that if the Yankees lost, they would spend a ton more this off season. The Rangers are unlikely to spend a dime with the current ownership turnover. This gives the new Rangers ownership a better chance at picking up a big missing piece, whatever that may be, after the 2010 season.
by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 11:04 PM CST up reply actions
Do people forget the chain-of-command here?
Division rivals suck, but they’re not any worse than the cashdicks who tear your heart out in the playoffs.
Ask Angels fans. I’m sure they’ll tell you how much they hate the Rangers more than the Red Sox or Yankees
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions
Do people forget the chain-of-command here?
Division rivals suck, but they’re not any worse than the cashdicks who tear your heart out in the playoffs.
Ask Angels fans. I’m sure they’ll tell you how much they hate the Rangers more than the Red Sox or Yankees
by oc on Nov 4, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions
Right on
I didn’t. I just responed without reading
by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
Disagreed.
It’s been long enough since the Yankee’s last series that I’m cool with them winning over the Angels. I find their fans to be mostly a wash (not that I prefer people from NY in general).
I don't care about their fans
I live by mostly Angels fans and they are fine, nothing like what is on the other board on here.
by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions
Well my experience is mostly just the fans I find on the internet.
The only fans worse than Angels fans are maybe, MAYBE, Red Sox fans in that massive sample.
I don't judge a team by their fans
If I did, I would really hate the Oakland As worse than anyone. Few fans, but the ones that are are bad.
As for the Yankees, they just bought a World Series.
by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 11:08 PM CST up reply actions
Wait, I consider fans the single biggest driving force behind how much I want them to lose.
If a fan annoys me, that makes me want his team to lose (Rangers excluded).
Then you better hope the As never get good again
Their fans are the worst in baseball
by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 11:12 PM CST up reply actions
Now that would've been puke-worthy
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
rosenthal
“how does it feel to win after all those long years”
it’s been FREAKIN’ 9 YEARS. That is not that long. The Rangers haven’t even won a playoff series.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Nov 4, 2009 10:57 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Apparently Tex worships dollar bills
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
I want to see one of the Yankees...
mockingly try to sit on the Commissioner’s Trophy.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 4, 2009 11:06 PM CST reply actions
lol
Matsui didn’t even play in the road games. he was great, but I thought they would give it to Rivera
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
and he still managed to get 2 hits and a HR in his pinch hitting on the road.
8 for 13 with 3 homeruns and 8 rbi, essentially won the clinching game himself…
the preceding post was a great success.
i'm not saying he wasn't worthy
but Rivera ended every game the Yankees won. Was there another game that Matsui could have been considered MVP of that game?
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
I know he didn't start in the road games
but 8 rbi is 8 rbi. Rivera might have closed all 4 games (theoretically wouldn’t all closers of winning teams be the MVP of each World Series??), but Matsui almost single-handedly won the clinching game of the Series. That’s pretty dirty.
Who's next year's WS MVP?
Obviously it won’t be Elvis, because the voters won’t realize how good his defense is. Kinz? Feliz? I can see Feliz if he stays in the bullpen. It won’t be Nellie, since he’ll be on the bench for 3 or 4 of the games.
If they can find any excuse at all to give it to MY, it'd be him.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Padilla
A couple of pitchers get hurt, as usual, midseason. The Rangers resign Padilla who is then out of baseball for the major league minimum to just hit someone they don’t like in their next game. Due to the pitching shortage, he stays and gets the MVP in the series.
by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 11:10 PM CST up reply actions
ASK HIM ABOUT THE PORN COLLECTION
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
We want to know what he was doing during those games in Philly, dammit!
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Good news guys!
I found a winning model that’s totally different from what the Rangers are currently doing but should pay off much quicker! First, I’m gonna need someone to lend me $250 million dollars….
…then I’m going to need lots of photographers and mirrors. Can’t miss! 2010 Rangers baby! Where’s that emergency bottle of Jack? Uh…gotta go.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
That a way to buy a World Series!
So…do you think there will ever be a salary cap in baseball?
Scott Feldman – "The greatest Hawaiian-born Jewish baseball player to ever set foot on the mound."
Wait a sec. . .
So the most popular team in the NBA, and the team that has gone to more Finals than anyone else, and would spend the most money if they could, won the NBA Title.
The most popular team in MLB, that does spend the most money because they can, and has been to more World Series than anyone else just won the World Series.
What does this mean for the NLF?
I see where you're going here...
obviously the Raiders are going to win the SB this year now.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Well,
It is now a sad, slow, time in my life. There is no…more…baseball…
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
I love this game.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 4, 2009 11:41 PM CST up reply actions
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