Opening Day Pictures - add yours

Looks like our boys were having some serious trouble with the flag

Just a bit windy I take it?

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Apr 6, 2009 5:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Very.

Yes it took them quite a while to get it under control. The wind wasn’t terrible, but given the 54 degree weather and being in the shade it was pretty irritating.

9-1 makes everything good though.

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by DSheppard on Apr 6, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

they were getting blown all over. A couple of them fell down.

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by benmor78 on Apr 6, 2009 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

nice pics

where were you at? i was near the bullpen and didn’t get many clean shots off. you got some pretty good clean shots and got more zoom than me, or were closer.

i need to sort/edit mine and sign up for one of them there internets things

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by rentz on Apr 6, 2009 5:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

My camera isn’t a big one with a huge lens or anything, but it does have a 10x zoom so betweeen that and the decent resolution I can get pretty close. Although most of these are barely cropped if at all, I might grab some closeups in a bit.

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by DSheppard on Apr 6, 2009 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ahh, i was like row 10 a few sections over from there
so nearly every shot had heads in it. my lens got decent reach from there, but not quite what i was wanting.

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by rentz on Apr 6, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ok i feel dumb

i wasnt seeing the actual size. actual size is like HOOGE, and much more zoomed than i thought

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by rentz on Apr 6, 2009 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Very cool DShep

Thanks for sharing.

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by boomer1 on Apr 6, 2009 6:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I put a few of mine on Flickr...

Linky

by macromorgan on Apr 6, 2009 6:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

nice, thanks for contributing

you look like you sat about where I did back in 07. God that was cold.

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by DSheppard on Apr 6, 2009 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah that day's weather was miserable.

I sat in the upper deck too… TERRIBLE idea.

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by utlonghorn24 on Apr 6, 2009 6:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Whoops...

Meant to reply to DShep.

"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin

by utlonghorn24 on Apr 6, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I LOVE the red jerseys

by Coolbean04 on Apr 6, 2009 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

speaking of which

i abandoned my attempt to purchase a kinsler one (the cheaper version.. but its still 125) when confronted with the 40 minute long gift shop line before the game and in the 8th inning. Although Im sure I could have tracked one down somewhere in the stadium, it was a zoo in there.

i think ill just wait until im back there on thursday heh.

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by DSheppard on Apr 6, 2009 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice pics Drew. Thanks.

1. The Color Guard was out there forever…poor dudes.

2. The guys manning the flag…wow, that thing had to have more lift than a parasail with all that swirling wind.

3. Bush had some gas on that throw, but he should have paused for a second to add some drama to the whole thing. He just trotted out there, threw the ball, and disappeared…maybe a security issue, I don’t know.

4. Lisa & Micah took a bunch of pics too, hopefully we can link them in this thread also.

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by Rodney on Apr 6, 2009 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I actually completely missed the pitch

as i tried to get a pic of it with my camera, heh.

politics aside im glad he made another good pitch.

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by DSheppard on Apr 6, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i missed the entire pitch

as he came out the big flag puffed up

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by rentz on Apr 6, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just uploaded mine

as a matter of fact. Check here – the one titled IMG_1343 is the last one from today. I’m still going through and tagging them, etc. I’m happy I got one of Eddie Guardado wearing blue socks during BP :)

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by lisa w on Apr 6, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

good job

i coulda done without the closeups of some of the players stretching, but I’m sure some will enjoy it…

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by Longhorn on Apr 6, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

They're (mostly) not intentional

OK, some of them are. But, because they were out on the field with the Big Flag O’ Doom, there weren’t as many guys stretching as usual, or at least, they weren’t where I could take pictures of them. Last year I got a bunch of those.

"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"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
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08

by lisa w on Apr 6, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, thanks for the link.

You really took 2027 pics today?

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
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by Rodney on Apr 6, 2009 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, duh,

RIF.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
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by Rodney on Apr 6, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hate that one of me

Climbing over the seats…not my best side. Although neither side of me is that great.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I want to be the next Annie Savoy.

by baseballismyboyfriend on Apr 7, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought it was cute :)

If you want, I can make it friends-only?

"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"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
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08

by lisa w on Apr 7, 2009 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please do :-)

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I want to be the next Annie Savoy.

by baseballismyboyfriend on Apr 7, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Done :)

"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"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
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08

by lisa w on Apr 7, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you

Photos from this weekend have re-motivated me to get to looking better.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Wait...that's not Jason Jennings. Those are C.J. Wilson's thighs..."

by baseballismyboyfriend on Apr 7, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

sorry

but i stole one and put it as my desktop background…thanks.

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
"AMMIITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABHH!!!"

by Longhorn on Apr 6, 2009 6:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Here are the shots I got

I was 2nd row behind viz dugout.

The first four are vids of W throwing the first pitch and the boys breaking out of the dugout top of the 1st. Not great.

I did get some good shots of some lefties and some pitchers…and Radz.

I didn’t go through all of them and edit….I’m sunburnt and half-drunk. There are some shots of my boy and a .gif I tried to make….

Rangers looked great today.

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by Ryin A on Apr 6, 2009 7:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

good spot to take pics from

really nice one of millwood

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by DSheppard on Apr 6, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hey

who’s that guy on the right in the hoodie, that u?

Anyways, where can i get that hoodie, ’cause that thing looks pretty cool…and all i wear is hoodies anyways.

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
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"AMMIITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABHH!!!"

by Longhorn on Apr 6, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah just some random fan

Kept whoever it was in the pic since I liked it saying rangers on the back for some context heh. It is pretty nice looking.

There was a lot of good new stuff in the giftshop this year.

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by DSheppard on Apr 6, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i don't see anything like that at texasrangers.com

u know of any other good website that sells Rangers apparel?

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"AMMIITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABHH!!!"

by Longhorn on Apr 6, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the fan balanced that picture well

and yeah, there was some kickass stuff in the giftshop, but sheet the zip up sweatshirt i liked was 100bucks

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by rentz on Apr 6, 2009 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i think i found something similar that i'm gonna get

here

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Jindal - 2012
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by Longhorn on Apr 6, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah it was, wish I would've taken more

but I was scared I was going to get a line drive to my larynx……and I ran out of memory…

Those B&W are cool.

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by Ryin A on Apr 6, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

meant it was a good spot to shoot from....thanks for the words on the photo.

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by Ryin A on Apr 6, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Shep! Awesome shots!!

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by BigGuns on Apr 6, 2009 7:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

awesome pics

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by knockoutking on Apr 7, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can see mine

here

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Baseball Is My Boyfriend
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by baseballismyboyfriend on Apr 7, 2009 5:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

thanks for sharing Hun!

there are some great shots there, I love the one with you and Hammy!

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by BigGuns on Apr 7, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I look awful in that photo

But it’s Josh Hamilton, so I’ll leave it :)

-- Micah
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I want to be the next Annie Savoy.

by baseballismyboyfriend on Apr 7, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

NO you don't!!!

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by BigGuns on Apr 7, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes I do

That awful double chin just won’t go away. And my hair was so windblown.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I want to be the next Annie Savoy.

by baseballismyboyfriend on Apr 7, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think

I saw your pics at Flickr – you have a cat named Cleo, right?
You have a pretty good eye. Some nice clever pics there.
Keep it up – you’re a natural.

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by shroomer on Apr 8, 2009 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep...those are mine.

Thanks!

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Wait...that's not Jason Jennings. Those are C.J. Wilson's thighs..."

by baseballismyboyfriend on Apr 8, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice taste in clothing -

I was wearing that same Davis t-shirt!

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by FuturePants on Apr 8, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa

I can see myself in picture 100-3728. About smack in the middle of the fan section you see a bigger guy in a white shirt and sunglasses. Behind him is me in a brown sweatshirt and looking to my left.

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by WyoRanger on Apr 8, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeh I was going to ask if that was you...

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by BigGuns on Apr 8, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

How random.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
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by Rodney on Apr 8, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's like where waldo

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by rentz on Apr 8, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here are my pictures - not sure if works

http://s456.photobucket.com/albums/qq290/WyoRanger/

If not I’ll figure out something else. Nothing real great. Got first pitch, Andrus’s first run, some infield and a random picture of DeRo.

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by WyoRanger on Apr 8, 2009 6:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Didn't work.

Maybe this? I know, it’s not tiny url; don’t know how to do that.

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by WyoRanger on Apr 8, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Christ - now what have I done?

Does anyone have access to my photobucket account now? God I wish I wasn’t so dumb about the intertubes. Please let me know if I’ve done something stupid and maybe I can ask AJM to delete these posts.

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by WyoRanger on Apr 8, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it worked...nice pics! thanks!

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by BigGuns on Apr 8, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It works for sure.

And I think the LSB gang is in picture DSCN0190.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

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