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BTB hosting a live A.L. West chat session at 2 p.m.

BTB is hosting an A.L. West chat session.  I'm going to be a participant, along with several other A.L. West bloggers, as we field questions about the division.

Since it is over at BTB, it is geared to be saber-friendly, and it starts at 2 p.m. today.  Feel free to show up and throw some questions our way...

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Just want to wish you good luck

We’re all counting on you!

The Poster Formally Known As: UrbanDad
"Listen to Ted. Trust him. If he cuts you off, switch gears and go with it." -- Shroomer

by Ted Price on Mar 13, 2009 1:04 PM CDT reply actions  

Ha!

Ted Striker: I’ve got to concentrate…
[his thoughts echo]
Ted Striker: concentrate… concentrate… I’ve got to concentrate… concentrate… concentrate… Hello?… hello… hello… Echo… echo… echo… Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon… Manny Mota… Mota… Mota…

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Mar 13, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Where do I know that name?

Striker. . . striker. . . striker. . . striker

The guy next to me just punched a chick.

by philkid3 on Mar 13, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

We're talking municipal bonds, Ted.

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by t ball on Mar 13, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wonder

If ab03 thought this was the BTB I was talking about, rather than the Cowboys one.

by brettgardner on Mar 13, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions  

i was talking about the cowboys one

"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."

by ab03 on Mar 13, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Adam,

You just suggested that Andrus could possibly win the GG… Really?!

by BuckyB on Mar 13, 2009 2:31 PM CDT reply actions  

and Chris Davis leads the AL in homers?

I suppose it’s not impossible, but really?

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com

by WhipSmart on Mar 13, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

I had to come up with a bold prediction

I had to think for a while, and that was the best I could come up with.

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 13, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Here's the thing

Young won it last year, and he obviously can’t win it this year.

Jeter’s not going to win it again, most likely…even the GG voters are starting to acknowledge he’s not good.

Cabrera seems like the most likely candidate. BUT, given that Andrus is a guy who is coming in with a lot of fanfare (because Young is having to change positions), and has a reputation for being a defensive whiz, if he comes in and plays well and the Rangers end up giving up a lot fewer runs, I think you’ll hear a lot of talk about the improved defense, and that could give Andrus the edge in what is likely to be a tight, close vote with a bunch of guys getting a handful of votes apiece.

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 13, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

It was so tempting

To endorse your bold suggestion, and add that Nelson Cruz could be he AL HR king … but I stayed quiet.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Mar 13, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

well if andrus is supposed to better defensively then young

and young won it last year, then who knows what could happen?? It’s nice to dream, isnt it?

In reference to how good the Steelers have been in their history: "No one is even close to them."- Steal Home

by MayurP on Mar 13, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

righteous

Very well done.

"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley

by trza on Mar 13, 2009 3:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Question of the Day

Mike Sciosia vs. Carlos Silva in a buffet battle. Who wins/

Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com

by WhipSmart on Mar 13, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions  

RIP Gerald Laird

Maude Lebowski: Lord. You can imagine where it goes from here.
The Dude: He fixes the cable?

by Heebs on Mar 13, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

That was chaotic

to read, but fun anyway.

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by t ball on Mar 13, 2009 3:52 PM CDT reply actions  

looked like...

…you were the straight guy in a marx brothers routine. everyone trying for the joke so hard they fell flat… way to hold it for the T.

"Anyone that isn't pro-choice never met you" ~Brian Thomas on Seth...

by ivysafety39 on Mar 13, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hey now...

the Marx Bros. are awesome.

However, yes, it did seem like Adam was Steven Wright forced onto the stage at prop comedy night at the Giggle Hut.

by ghostofErikThompson on Mar 13, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Aweseome.

"You can have such a massive impact on a game even when you're not getting ground balls hit at you." - Michael Young

by LSJ on Mar 13, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

It'd be even better

if he had your hat on.

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by t ball on Mar 13, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Good job, Adam.

Am I the only one who thinks the Angels dude might have been a little unaware of other teams and reality?

by philkid3 on Mar 13, 2009 4:11 PM CDT reply actions  

not unlike most angels dudes

"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."

by ab03 on Mar 13, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Interestingly

The Angels did not have many followers at this chat. The mushroom cloud o’ statheads must not have blown south from Oakland yet

Maude Lebowski: Lord. You can imagine where it goes from here.
The Dude: He fixes the cable?

by Heebs on Mar 13, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Absolutely

And I agree that their GM has done nothing very impressive (save the Tex trade)

by BuckyB on Mar 13, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

My favorite...

“Yeah, that Volquez trade does look horrible now doesn’t it?”

Pure gold Adam.

"But the major difference is where Showalter tried to overthink everything Washington at times seems like he isn't thinking at all. " - rentz

by hillcrest on Mar 13, 2009 4:57 PM CDT reply actions  

I love that the Rangers are the least loathed team

Only 4% of readers hated the Rangers. Makes me feel all warm and tingly inside.

by NorCalRangersFan on Mar 13, 2009 5:54 PM CDT reply actions  

or Holland or Main or Smoak.....

the list goes on and on :)

In reference to how good the Steelers have been in their history: "No one is even close to them."- Steal Home

by MayurP on Mar 13, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Unfortunately

Least loathed tends to correspond to least feared and least respected (also has to do with least recent success at winning the division). I’d like it more if the Rangers were much more loathed by division rivals for all the right reasons.

by mgb5 on Mar 13, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Exactly

The Rangers are least loathed because they haven’t seriously challenged for the division much in 10 years.

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by t ball on Mar 13, 2009 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow...

rereading that discussion was ’effin painful and only reinforced my opinion that most other sites are full of d-bags mainly because the guys in charge are dbags…

well done ajm.

"Anyone that isn't pro-choice never met you" ~Brian Thomas on Seth...

by ivysafety39 on Mar 13, 2009 6:35 PM CDT reply actions  

sorry.

upon rereading my own comments that was a bit too far. dbags was strong. apologies to the other mods as i know its not an easy job patrolling/policing the boards. and with computer lag time being what it is, its not easy too be funny in an online round table…

mea culpa.

"Anyone that isn't pro-choice never met you" ~Brian Thomas on Seth...

by ivysafety39 on Mar 14, 2009 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

Sky is right

Do you really think that another team’s fans coming here wouldn’t think LSB is full of douchebags?

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by t ball on Mar 13, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Daniel Bard on to pitch on MLB network.

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by octoberty on Mar 13, 2009 8:01 PM CDT reply actions  

vs Denton's own Austin Jackson

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by octoberty on Mar 13, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

K'd him

with ease.

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by octoberty on Mar 13, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

OT - Rangers on TV Saturday

Just saw the Rangers White Sox game will be broadcast on mlb network saturday at 3. Presumably the white sox broadcast team, so get ready to her some “He gone” or “You can put it on the board…”

by trgordon723 on Mar 13, 2009 8:15 PM CDT reply actions  

cool (about the game)

hopefully I can get my TWC digital cable to actually work tomorrow. I’ve had bad signal the last couple days for whatever reason.

by Mike E on Mar 13, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

Is this going to be blacked out?

if so, I didn’t see it on WGN or FoxSW webpage….

My cool sig.

by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 14, 2009 8:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

That was fun to read.

Didn’t learn much…but I never do.

What more do you need to know, Cool Guy? - male cheerleader

by iorange555 on Mar 14, 2009 4:45 AM CDT reply actions  

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