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And honestly, Kinsler’s cycle-clinching triple was one of the top three sports events I’ve ever seen in person.

I had just turned to my dad and said, “Alright, there’s only two places to hit a triple in this park: roll the ball to deep left center, or smack it right off the bullpen in right center.”

Sure enough, next pitch, he smokes it to right center. The entire time it was flying, I was saying, “Just stay in the yard, just stay in the yard.”

As you know, it did, and all 14,000 or so of us went nuts. That was a true thrill.

… but why all the hate and negativity towards him? If it is because you want a younger person in the lineup, I get it but who? Marlon Byrd isonly 4 months younger than AJ. Hank is about 2 years younger, but his injury history suggests his “baseball age” is probably older than 28. Murphy is 27 so still younger, but so far AJ’s production is better.

I could understand if AJ was blocking bourbon or beltre or someone of that caliber but those guys aren’t ready yet… So why all the hate? Am I missing something?

not even close. Every time I looked up it seemed Kins was racing around the bases.

game notes:

1) Kins 6 for 6 in a 9 inning game?!? How awesome is that?

2) Every time Nellie comes to the plate the long ball watch begins.

3) Benson really turned it around. The way he started out I was thinking we were going to get out asses kicked.

4) The Stadium looks beautiful with the new additions, the “wave” was in full force.

5) I was a little surprised Wash didn’t hit an Oriole batter after they hit Jones and tried to hit Young a couple times.

6) Don’t park in the Sheraton paking lot, they’ll get ya for 15 bucks instead of 12

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Has Clay Buchholz been still sitting in the minors for boston? Renew the glorious push for him.

I don’t see how it could be interpreted as fear and respect for Jones’ hitting ability.

forget 2010…he’s setting us back 5 years!

still have doubts about Nellie hitting at the ML level this year?

I know I don’t.

A lot of talk so far this year about the bullpen. Seems to me that the crucial pieces are Wilson and Francisco, if they can lock down the 8th and 9th (I prefer defined roles), the rest of the bullpen will likely settle into place.

Among Guardado, Jennings, Feldman, Rupe, Madrigal, Eyre, Nippert, Diamond, Moscoso, Strop, etc., there should be five guys that are capable of middle innings and long relief.

Nellie Cruz has a career .968 OPS against KC.

His career OPS against Meche? 2.333.

I’m looking forward to Friday.

All I do at work all day is play on mlb.com espn.com and LSB. So to reward me my boss buys me Rangers tickets for my birthday. I love my job.

And i read the thread, I wish I could have been there last night, it would have been awesome, but my favorite Rangers memory in person was the Rodgers Perfect Game with my dad… no question.

but it’s been fun watching him at the plate with that smirk on his face. That MF’er is oozing with confidence right now…….let’s ride it while it lasts!!

kinsler = awesome

His outing was sort of lost. It was far from great, but I’ll take starts like that. The Rangers can win with starts like that. Not 95 games or anything, but maybe enough to win the West or at least exceed my expectations.

Still have no reason to be happy about the bullpen, though.

Great sign for Rangers center fielder Andruw Jones: The Orioles do not want to pitch to him. They issued Jones an intentional walk to set up a left-left matchup between Mark Hendrickson and Hank Blalock on Wednesday night, and lefty closer George Sherrill also worked around him in the ninth inning of a one-run game Monday night. Jones is 6- for-11 thus far with three doubles, a home run and four walks. ..

Are we really going to start Harrison instead of Milly tomorrow night? Doesnt the day off give Milly the extra day so he could start? I would think you want your best pitcher on the mound as often as possible?

• Acording to the Elias Sports Bureau, Kinsler became the first player in modern major league history (since 1900) to have a 6-hit cycle in a 9-inning game. Two players since 1900 have had 6-hit cycles in extra-inning games: Detroit’s Bobby Veach (in 12 innings on Sept. 17, 1920) and Montreal’s Rondell White (in 13 innings on June 11, 1995). The last major leaguer to have a 6-hit cycle in a 9-inning game was Sam Thompson, playing for Philadelphia in the National League, on Aug. 17, 1894, but Thompson went 6-for-7.

• The last 6-for-6 cycle in a 9-inning game was turned in by a player named Bill Weaver (who was born a few weeks before Lincoln was shot), playing for Louisville against Syracuse on Aug. 12, 1890 in the American Association, which at that time was considered a major league. So that makes Kinsler the first player with a 6-for-6 cycle in a 9-inning game in over 118 years.

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The Hardline on 1310 was saying Harrison was going to be skipped in favor of Millwood tomorrow night vs KC. Can anybody confirm this?