A.L. West Standings
by Adam J. Morris on May 17, 2009 10:30 AM CDT
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One of the things that is interesting about this is that we discussed the opportunity, given the early schedule, to start off strong, and the possibility of making some noise early with the Angels having 3 of their 5 rotation members starting the season on the d.l. After losing 7 of 8 to drop to 4-7 on the season, it looked like that was out the window.
But the Rangers now have the third-best record in baseball -- only the Dodgers and Blue Jays have a better winning percentage right now.
The Rangers are 8 games above .500 for the first time since this win on June 18, 2005, against the Nationals got Texas to 37-29. They promptly lost 8 of 9 and 20 of 31 to drop out of the race and below .500. Then in August they went on a 13 game road trip and went 1-12. I had blocked that out of my mind, I think.
Anyway...the team is playing well. It may last. It may not. But as long as it does last, I'm going to enjoy looking at the standings and seeing the Rangers in first place.
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First Place Mother Effin' Texas Rangers!!!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
ok matt bush lol
haha
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 17, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn...
June 18, 2005. Hank had 3 walks that day.
I also remember thinking that Ricardo Rodriguez could be a pretty good starter for the Rangers back then. Yeah, not so much.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
We seem to have that every season
always have that “bright spot” that we can build on in the rotation, that melts down the following year. Drese, RicRod, Loe, Tejeda, Feldman. Oops, scratch that last one.
Man, I love winning! You know? It's like better than losing!
He's doing alright as a reliever for the Royals.
13 IP, 11 BB, 20 K, 3.46 ERA
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
ESPN BBTN
About to do a feature on the Rangers. Let’s see if they know what they are talking about. Probably not. Why am I even watching?
"A lot of guys can hit gnats in the butt in a bullpen." - Ron Washington
"Clearly, the season is over. Fire Daniels, fire Washington, fire Maddux, burn down TBIA." - AJM
by aggierangerfan00 on May 17, 2009 11:31 AM CDT reply actions
Thanks man
and Gig ’Em.
"A lot of guys can hit gnats in the butt in a bullpen." - Ron Washington
"Clearly, the season is over. Fire Daniels, fire Washington, fire Maddux, burn down TBIA." - AJM
by aggierangerfan00 on May 17, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
At Florida today ...
Kershaw vs Koronka
Sigh ... we are sooo gonna suck again next season.
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ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION
For all of those that complain cuz they never talk about the Rangers….
BBTN is about to talk about the Rangers!!!
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on May 17, 2009 11:38 AM CDT reply actions
Peter Gammons had nice things to say about them
by Adam J. Morris on May 17, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
And now they are talking to Jeff Wilson
by Adam J. Morris on May 17, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
When do you think they'll start using bloggers
like you instead of poor “beat” writers like Jeff Wilson? I predict that it will happen in the next few years.
It's already started
Brett Perryman has been doing stuff for them for several weeks.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on May 17, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Well I was speaking specifically towards ESPN
But yes, DMN grabbing Z is definitely a good indicator of things to come, I think. Unless you are referring to Z doing things for ESPN that I wasn’t aware of. If that is the case, then I apologize for my ignorance.
Quite a few bloggers are getting attention
Dave Cameron writes for the WSJ, Aaron Gleeman is all over the place, Nate Silver’s political blogging helps bring attention to his roots. I think you’ll see more of that, but it takes a while for the cream to rise to the top and get noticed to the point that ESPN or a network would talk to them instead of talking to a reporter they already have an established relationship with.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
What a beautiful day
It sure would be a nice game to go to.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on May 17, 2009 11:56 AM CDT reply actions
If there was no caption for that picture
You couldn’t tell who was trying to stop who from going to the buffet table.
"I think an eating contest is really just the beginning of a shitting contest."
- Demetri Martin
Love the caption under the pic!
that’s poetry…
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
Dykstra has all the money!
ElectricOkra.com
Grant article
Rather than anything really vocal, Kinsler’s response was to steal second, move to third on Michael Young’s ground out and score on a sacrifice fly by Josh Hamilton to tie the game. They did not trail again and have not trailed at the end of any inning during the series.
I love everything about that paragraph. Winning is retaliation.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
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