Best Rangers Moment of the Decade
by Agreen07 on Dec 23, 2009 9:48 PM CST
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Here's my vote...
September 23rd, 2004....David Dellucci.
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Rangers close to within two in West
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The way David Dellucci's luck had been going at the plate, he figured his hard-hit liner would be caught for the final out.
"I went from frustration to elation," he said.
Dellucci's hit was just out of the reach of a diving Jermaine Dye, and skipped into the right-field corner. The double drove home two runs to give the Texas Rangers a 5-4 win over Oakland on Thursday and a three-game sweep of the Athletics.
"We knew we had to do that," said Brian Jordan, who scored the winning run. "It definitely does a lot for our confidence."
Texas, a surprise contender after four straight last-place finishes, moved within two games of the AL West-leading Athletics with 10 to play. The Rangers have won five in a row and 10 of 13.
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Since, technically, this decade doesn't end until the end of next year...
I’m going with the Rangers game 6 victory in the 2010 World Series to win a championship.
(But since no one thinks of 1930 as the last year of the 20s, the answer is clearly the Dellucci hit.)
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 23, 2009 9:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What?
Don’t the 2000s run from 2000-2009? And the 2010s start in 2010?
by FuturePants on Dec 24, 2009 9:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did somebody forget their coffee this morning?
The 1980s ended on December 31, 1989.
The 1990s began on January 1, 1990.
Yes, this decade ends next week.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"Business as usual." - Tom Hicks on the Ranger off-season 11/19/09
by Josey Wales on Dec 24, 2009 10:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And the Texas Rangers were only one of seven teams in MLB
that didn’t go to post-season this decade.
Texas, KC, Baltimore, Toronto, Montreal/Washington, Pittsburgh, Cincy.
The Dellucci Moment was the best which says so much about the futility of This Thing over the past decade.
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by Josey Wales on Dec 24, 2009 10:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not really...
it’s the old “years didn’t start at 0” debate.
For perception, the decade ends in a week. And since time is perception, that’s how it will and should be remembered. In actuality, just like the new millennium actually began January 1st, 2001, the decade doesn’t end until December 31st, 2010.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 24, 2009 5:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck reality. It's all about perception.
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by Chase Irwin on Dec 24, 2009 7:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I was at that game
That double came right by me. I almost pissed my pants I was so jacked up driving home. My wife couldn’t grasp why I was so jacked. Ahh the life of a Rangers fan.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
by boomer1 on Dec 23, 2009 10:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I saw the GMJ catch, probably the greatest play i've ever seen live in all sports
by tyd3311 on Dec 23, 2009 10:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Even watching that on tv was insane
I can’t imagine seeing it at the ballpark.
by Agreen07 on Dec 23, 2009 10:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I gave up my season tickets to that game
to a friend.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
by boomer1 on Dec 23, 2009 10:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We must have been sitting close to each other.
I was 1st row behind the bullpen. On the SportsCenter clip of the Blalock home run, you can see me jump up. What a great game to be at.
by FuturePants on Dec 24, 2009 9:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember watching this game at a local gym
everyone stopped working out and was watching the game on the one tv there. It was pretty incredible to see the Rangers bringing DFW together like that.
by Agreen07 on Dec 23, 2009 10:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
still Partial to Max's play at the plate
I suppose it didn’t mean as much as the Delucci hit but that will probably go down as the play of the decade by a catcher.
by Dalman on Dec 23, 2009 11:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That was a geat play as well
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
by boomer1 on Dec 23, 2009 11:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah oops....
I think that has to be considered and might be the best moment actually.
by Agreen07 on Dec 24, 2009 12:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The team didn't do anything this decade
so it’s kind of fitting, in a sad way
by rlb02a on Dec 24, 2009 12:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
will always give me goose bumps.
I was going absolutely ape shit during that 1st round….I’d watch it again if I didn’t have to listen to Berman.
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by Ryin A on Dec 24, 2009 7:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Part of me wants to say 30-3.
With the other possibilities being Delucci and Hamilton’s WOHR against the Angels last year.
by venturafearsnolan on Dec 24, 2009 12:50 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hmn
The 30-3 game was freakishly amazing and all that, but I don’t know if there was really a true emotional significance tied to it. Maybe when Vazquez hit the homer to rack up the big 3-0 on the scoreboard, but I dunno. It was late in the season and we delivered an incredible pounding to one of the few teams that had a worse pitching staff than us at the time. It was one for the record books, sure, but I don’t know if it rings as triumphant as the Delluci Double or the Hamilton walkoff.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
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by lonestarJon on Dec 24, 2009 1:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton's walk off HR off K-Rod two years ago was awesome, too.
I hate that douche.
by FuturePants on Dec 24, 2009 9:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's Dellucci..
that’s a bit sad, but it’s definitely Dellucci.
by cmkelly29 on Dec 24, 2009 8:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I remember watching the David's hit on tv, for me that was one of the best
moments in many years, in the 90s i remember Rusty Greer’s diving catch to complete Kenny Rogers Perfect Game, in the 80s it was Sierra’s game winner of of Roger Clemens on Monday Night Baseball, back then the rangers were rarely seen on national tv
by TRFAN on Dec 24, 2009 11:37 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
i'm surprised that
no one’s mentioned last week, when mr. greenberg was offered exclusive bidding rights to the team.
more personal favorites:
-barajas’ walk-off homer against the yankees in 04 (i think). this holds special meaning because i was at the game and went positively bonkers the moment he made contact.
-a sunday night victory with r.a.dickey on the mound (we went 8 2/3) against the red sox that capped a weekend sweep. i was sitting by this guy dressed as captain caveman in honor of johnny damon.
-byrd’s game-winning grand slam against rivera in 08.
-the announcement of nolan ryan as team president.
by reagan on Dec 24, 2009 12:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Byrd's slam was off Damaso Marte
Girardi tried to play it cute and didn’t make the pitching change.
by JPenn on Dec 24, 2009 3:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Opening Day '09
Elvis Andrus a Ranger.
"Ho visto il tuo agire, non solo rendono per me. Basta un sacco di fluff".
by scoop16 on Dec 24, 2009 4:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'll go with Feldman K'ing 11 Rays back in August.
After debating whether or not he would ever be a SO pitcher or had TORP stuff weeks prior, The thought of his K/9 jumping above 6 for the year made me fist pump like a Guido.
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by Maximilian on Dec 25, 2009 6:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
My favorite was the last home game of 2004
when the Rangers got a full standing ovation for the good season then did a lap around the field waving and shaking hands.
by UNTJosh on Dec 25, 2009 10:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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