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Philadelphia Phillies' Raul Ibanez fails to catch a two-run RBI double to center field by New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez during the eighth inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Julie Jacobson - AP

3 months ago: Philadelphia Phillies' Raul Ibanez fails to catch a two-run RBI double to center field by New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez during the eighth inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Possibly the last game of the season...

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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

by slc ranger on Nov 4, 2009 6:01 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

and

hopefully game 7 end in like the 32nd inning.

"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron

by coolaid on Nov 4, 2009 6:04 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by shroomer on Nov 4, 2009 6:11 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I would like to see it end with

Madsen striking out Teixeira or Aroid.

|Space for Rent|

by RangerMad on Nov 4, 2009 6:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by txranger7 on Nov 4, 2009 6:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 6:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

2003 was good

but I’m biased since I was at game 6

Go Rice Owls!

by JBImaknee on Nov 4, 2009 10:23 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Utley hits 2 more homers tonight?

"BIg whoop, wanna fight about it?"

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

by lost in space on Nov 4, 2009 6:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 6:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I thought Borbon was left handed!

Thank you, I’m here all week.

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by Parman on Nov 4, 2009 6:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by WyoRanger on Nov 4, 2009 6:14 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by BigGuns on Nov 4, 2009 6:20 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I'm torn

I want the WS to be over but I want the Philies to win.

|Space for Rent|

by RangerMad on Nov 4, 2009 6:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by slc ranger on Nov 4, 2009 6:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by txranger7 on Nov 4, 2009 6:30 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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.

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 6:44 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Mary J. Blige is terrible

and always has been. I will never understand why she’s famous, and why people consider her a legend.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 6:47 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by txranger7 on Nov 4, 2009 6:53 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No more drama shroomer

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by Parman on Nov 4, 2009 6:54 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

reply fail

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by Parman on Nov 4, 2009 6:54 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No.

I really don’t understand what “Phillies: Are you kidding me?” Means.

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 7:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

According to McCarver

“Are you kidding me? You have to win this game.”

I don’t get it either.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 7:07 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:11 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Is that guy back there...

wearing a Yankees hat and an Astros jacket?

That son of a bitch!

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 7:09 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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.

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 7:09 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Whats that, .170 now?

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by DSheppard on Nov 4, 2009 7:11 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

.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

by coolaid on Nov 4, 2009 7:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

.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

by coolaid on Nov 4, 2009 7:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I love these Nikon commercials...

where these chicks are trying their hardest to mack on Ashton Kutcher…

… a married man.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 7:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:16 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:21 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I think Pedro is sick...

and now they’re saying he was sick in the first game. He looks terrible.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 7:27 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yep

"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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:32 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Definitely have to get someone going immediately

Before the game is completely dead

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by DSheppard on Nov 4, 2009 7:34 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Get Pedro out of there...

he lied to somebody and told them he felt O.K..

He shouldn’t be out there.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 7:34 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:34 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by txranger7 on Nov 4, 2009 7:36 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by txranger7 on Nov 4, 2009 7:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

haha I guess not...

I just loathe Curt Schilling

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 7:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:37 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 7:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Japan? I don't know...

I bet you’re fairly popular with people in South Korea, i.e. Parkies.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 7:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:46 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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.

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 7:55 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 7:55 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:00 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:01 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Not a k

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by DSheppard on Nov 4, 2009 8:04 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

lol @ the overhead replay, awful

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by DSheppard on Nov 4, 2009 8:04 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

game

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Nov 4, 2009 8:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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.

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 8:08 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:15 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:08 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Aquaman56 on Nov 4, 2009 8:11 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Also...

THIS is hilarious, well.. not hilarious.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 8:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Heh.

"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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:20 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by coolaid on Nov 4, 2009 8:20 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

That's how I found it.

I was just seeing where Lone Star Ball stretched to on Google, and I found that.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 8:24 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

i stumbled onto it googling for rangers news

then I forgot all about it for almost a year…

by kevinkinsler on Nov 4, 2009 8:27 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:30 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

At least that has alliteration

‘Athletics Nation’ is… pretty bad

by oc on Nov 4, 2009 8:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

"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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by slc ranger on Nov 4, 2009 8:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:21 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

It's funny how often Pettite does that

I saw him lip his pitches in a game earlier this year

by tyd3311 on Nov 4, 2009 8:23 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

More Pedro?

I would LOVE to see Tex hit again

by oc on Nov 4, 2009 8:27 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hehe

‘You suck!’

by oc on Nov 4, 2009 8:29 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 8:30 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

And boom goes the dynamite.

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 Aquaman56 on Nov 4, 2009 8:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:43 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:50 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

6 rbis for matsui, nice

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by DSheppard on Nov 4, 2009 8:57 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:00 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 8:58 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lisa w on Nov 4, 2009 8:59 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by oc on Nov 4, 2009 9:06 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wierd

"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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:08 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:11 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

Who wears ties anymore?

I hate ties
(but not as much as I hate Yankees)

by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 9:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:31 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 9:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Just got home

Did the game start late?

AND

Why aren’t the Phillies winning?

by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 9:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:26 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by UNTJosh on Nov 4, 2009 9:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:35 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:40 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree that Arod gets it*

*Unless the Phillies miraculously do something here

by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 9:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

ah

but what was BA in ‘clutch’ situations?

by kevinkinsler on Nov 4, 2009 9:44 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Ryin A on Nov 4, 2009 10:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by selppuc on Nov 4, 2009 9:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, yeah

Forgot about that.

Rivera, then, maybe.

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 9:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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?

by Brian Thomas on Nov 4, 2009 9:44 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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?

by Brian Thomas on Nov 4, 2009 9:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

oh, I HATE that

Yes, I hate the Yankees AND the Red Sox

by kevinkinsler on Nov 4, 2009 9:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:52 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I’m guessing Matsui won’t be tripling.

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 9:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 9:57 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Scott Spiezio?

Wow…you could have given me 200 guesses and I wouldn’t have picked him.

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 10:00 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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).

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 10:03 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:05 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Pettitte

96 pitches, only 50 strikes tonight.

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 4, 2009 10:06 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

No one ever pays me in gum.

:(

You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.

by Escher on Nov 4, 2009 10:12 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lisa w on Nov 4, 2009 10:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Escher on Nov 4, 2009 10:15 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:17 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Escher on Nov 4, 2009 10:19 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

"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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:20 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

i don't understand the A-Rod apathy

You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.

by Escher on Nov 4, 2009 10:27 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Escher on Nov 4, 2009 10:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Both

really.

You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.

by Escher on Nov 4, 2009 10:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

Would you have?

You just don't sit in a rocking chair, when you've built a revolution.

by Escher on Nov 4, 2009 10:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

don't forget a flagon of mead.

"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Ryin A on Nov 4, 2009 10:26 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Gotta say...

Mo coming out to Enter Sandman in the top of the inning was goosebumpy.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 10:30 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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.

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 10:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:32 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

It would be awesome if the Phillies came back and won...

only because the crowd is chanting “Twenty-Seven”

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 10:38 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

+1

"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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Escher on Nov 4, 2009 10:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Escher on Nov 4, 2009 10:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Ryin A on Nov 4, 2009 10:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Negative.

Nina on Sprout is nails.

"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Ryin A on Nov 4, 2009 10:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

x

"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Ryin A on Nov 4, 2009 10:55 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:56 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Ryin A on Nov 4, 2009 10:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by Escher on Nov 4, 2009 10:40 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Problem is

no one would take that bet

by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 10:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

matsui

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Nov 4, 2009 10:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

it's been a fun season,

game day thread crowd.

There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns

by RachelB on Nov 4, 2009 10:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

indeed

lets make out

by cmkelly29 on Nov 4, 2009 10:49 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Watch Family Guy

Plenty of good random stuff there

by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 10:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:52 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

*like*

There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns

by RachelB on Nov 4, 2009 10:52 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Plus one

It won’t let me type +1

by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 10:55 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by NothinG on Nov 4, 2009 10:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Buh bye baseball

The evil empire wins

Boo

by Mark from OC on Nov 4, 2009 10:50 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:53 PM CST reply actions   0 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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 11:05 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 10:56 PM CST reply actions   0 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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by NothinG on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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   0 recs

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).

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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.

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 11:06 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 10:59 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 11:04 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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.

by NothinG on Nov 4, 2009 11:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Me 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 lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 11:08 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by DSheppard on Nov 4, 2009 11:12 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by NothinG on Nov 4, 2009 11:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by UNTJosh on Nov 5, 2009 6:15 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 11:08 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 11:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 11:09 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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

by lonestarJon on Nov 4, 2009 11:12 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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.

by GhettoBear04 on Nov 4, 2009 11:14 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

by Mike E on Nov 4, 2009 11:30 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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."

by Section 339 on Nov 4, 2009 11:30 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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?

by philkid3 on Nov 4, 2009 11:32 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

the boys are back in town

by tyd3311 on Nov 4, 2009 11:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by slc ranger on Nov 5, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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

by rangerdanger on Nov 4, 2009 11:40 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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   0 recs

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