A.L. West Standings, part deux
by Adam J. Morris on May 17, 2009 4:52 PM CDT
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"if my kid said 'uhh' that much, i would say, Hey! ... stop saying 'uhh' that much..." - dennis miller
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
by Rodney on May 17, 2009 4:56 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Nobody
change a single thing they’re doing. Please.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
i didn’t get all the hype Oakland was getting to start the year. They had 3 rookies pitchers they were counting on, and you can’t count on them to eat the type of innings that a veteran can in order to save your bullpen. That said, the A’s have had the most IP by their bullpen and it won’t improve as their young guns start to tire as the season drags on.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
and they signed a bunch
of past their prime FA position players.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Losing Duke and having Holliday and Giambi struggle out of the gate really hurt 'em.
But, yah.
I don’t know why people thought they’d be good this year.
I thought perhaps they might make a run at .500 if some things broke right, though.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 17, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions
their rotation was *horrible*
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 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
is it just me
or does it not make sense that we play Detroit 6 times in their home park before they play in Arlington, and we only have 3 games at home against them. Couldn’t there have been a 5-4 split. I just hate playing in Detroit, but I suppose we couldn’t ask for a better time to go there.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
5-game series are a thing of the past
4 gamers are even rare. Nobody likes a 2-game series.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
well we get the same 6 at home 3 away vs some other team
i see what you are saying, but ultimately it doesn’t matter much.
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So beautiful
i know this is really premature but what is the biggest lead that the rangers have ever had in first place? Didnt they get like 8 games in one of their playoff years?
more than that
I seem to remember them being 10 or 11 up once.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
i was pretty happy with the rangers the day before this streak started.
i dont know what to think right now.
i’ll try not to be upset when the streak ends, heh.
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Very interested in the next month...
The next month will be a huge measuring stick for this team…
Detroit (3 games) is a division leader and kicked our ass last time we were there… The Yankees (6 games) look to be hitting their stride and seems like they always own the Rangers… And you’ve got Boston (3), Toronto (4), and the Dodgers (3) all sitting above .500… And games against Oakland and Houston sprinkled in there somewhere as well…
Really excited to see what this team is made of over the next few weeks….
Agreed
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
.501 the rest of the way makes 86
Which should be enough to take the West.
Excited, yes. Worried, no.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I don't know...
Excited, yes. Worried, yes.
Those are some good teams.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Yeah, I don't know that I'm worried...
While I’ve bought into this team and their prospects going forward, I still don’t know how much I really expect this year…
I wouldn’t be terribly disappointed or surprised if they came back to earth some over the next month… But really, I think they’re more than capable of holding their own and showing people they really belong THIS YEAR…
If they continue to play the way they’ve played so far this month, I don’t think we’ve got much to worry about, even with the spike in games against more competitive teams…
My preceeding post was full of post-game machismo.
I had no inkling, idea, or belief that this team would perform as well as it has thus far. Honestly, I was hoping for .500 plus a few as a sign of growth going forward.
However, they have some kind of Mojo going for them…and I never doubt Mojo, or Jobu.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
FU Jobu
We do it ourselves!!
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
6 times the Rangers have had a homestand sweep.
None ever included a divisional foe.
This was the First Time Ever the Rangers have swept a homestand of divisional bunkmates.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
including the team who only thought they were nipping at our heels.
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
the angels
should get both felix and bedard against the M’s, maybe they can do us a favor.
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It also looks like Lackey will be starting
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions
too bad
his infinity ERA was great
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
Anyone besides me think that...
His whole 1st inning things was because he wasn’t ready to actually pitch and they used him as a messenger?
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
i doubt it
if he wasnt ready , i dont think they are gonna take a chance on him getting hurt
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 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think it was a conspiracy
That being said, if Lackey wasn’t ready to start, nothing wrong with putting him in for a few pitches knowing the Angels would immediately bring him out. He would have to throw practice and status determination pitches anyways, so what does it matter if it is in a game?
by Mark from OC on May 17, 2009 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
i think he didn't think
that he’d get tossed.
Man, I love winning! You know? It's like better than losing!
Hah
“Michael Young’s Rangers…..” This is Kinsler’s team now. Sorry F Face.
The CJ hate is getting old.
"We love Wash.....As a team, we want Wash as the head of that team." Hamilton
"The NFL made me undergo a psychiatric evaluation......Please. It was an accident. If I wanted to post a picture of my penis I wouldn't have been all hunched over."- Chris Cooley.
It was the shades.
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
i still think if we make the playoffs you give MY the captains title.
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like jeter? or 'tek?
the C is overrated in baseball.
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 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions
is it really?
i havn’t heard a lot of high rating of the captain title in baseball.
i dont even really care, i just think it’d be nice. not wearing a c on the uni or anything, just the title.
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people made a big deal about when
’tek and jeter were named “captain” — but other than that can anyone think of anyone else that has a C on their jersey? (in baseball)
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 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Through SI I found this
Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!
by DerekSTheRed on May 17, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Best quote
Meantime, in the what’s fair is fair department, it should be noted that over in Detroit on Sunday, former Ranger Armando Galarraga did not make it out of the first inning, surrendering four hits and five runs while walking three. Last year, as Galarraga was winning 13 games for the Tigers while Texas’ pitching struggled, he was being held up as just one more example of Texas general manager Jon Daniels’ failures.
This isn’t to say that Galarraga won’t come back strong or that the Rangers’ current pitching success will continue to this magnitude. Things change in this game, and they’ve seen plenty of that in Arlington.
Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!
by DerekSTheRed on May 17, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
someone better tell them a couple extra times to be patient
we could hit him anyway, but i’d be nice to get into their pen early again by getting him out of the game fast, ad he will definitely walk himself out of thegame if you let him.
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Hamilton on Fox tonight
FYI for local to DFW Rangers fans. Hamilton will be on the Sunday Sports show thing at 10pm tonight with Mike Doocy on Fox (Channel 4). Apparently he will be ok, but it will be good to see him and hear him say it. That and they’ll probably replay that catch about 300 more times. ;)
Go you
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Whatever you do, don't even think about changing it
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
So I've heard redsox chants in both seattle and anaheim this week.
im glad it happens to them too.
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Did anybody catch the irony of the last out, today?
It was a former Angel K’ing a former Ranger.
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
Caught that, very nice
GMJ looked positively amateurish swinging at O’Day’s changeup on strike two and three.
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
AJM
you have to change the standings…
M’s won 3-2
Damn you BoSox buzzkillers!!
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
noone cares about the m's winning anymore =p
accept against the angels this week of course
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I'd rather they win
so they can get hot for the Angels. I want the Angels to tank like the Ms did this week.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
bottom of 9
watched on mlb.tv
stupid nick green
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 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Do I think Rachel Mae
is hot because she is or because she is a good looking woman talking baseball?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Both!!
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
I'm Darren O'Day, bitches
"Elvis Andrus has just performed a miracle." -Eric Nadel
O'Day is a realy bright guy too
got admitted to medical school but chose to follow the path in baseball instead
Watching more Mendoza?
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
x
Rock Flag & Eagle Radio: Thursdays 10 PM - 1 AM on FM 88.7 The Choice
"Computers can’t measure the size of a man’s heart."
- Hawk Harrelson, MLB Guru/Analyst
Plotting CJ Wilson's murder.
"Hi, I’m a fucking horsefaced moron." - John Lackey to Ian Kinsler, 5/16/09
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
All the players are talking about the fans chanting sweep in the 9th
When I was watching the game I didn’t hear any of that. Did anyone else hear it?
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
I blacked out
when they were doing the freakin wave during the bottom of the 9th.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
that was ridiculous
but that’s what happens when your team has no history of success.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on May 17, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
What’s worse: the wave was actually louder than the fans chanting sweep. I am very confused how this phenomenon has lasted so long.
by Mark from OC on May 17, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
IT survives because it's a great chance to stand up and get the fabric outta your crack..
other than that, it’s useless
The Texas Rangers have been synonymous with explosive firepower ever since they emptied 130 rounds into Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in 1934. - Alyssa Milano
That's sad
Rangers game attendees have to have an artificial reason to get the fabric out of their crack. No more wave!
by Mark from OC on May 17, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions
i just went back and watched the end again
its hard to hear what they are saying over all the other noise and it being a chant and all, but i can certainly hear it.
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I didn't record it sadly.
But that’s awesome that they were. All I remember hearing was clapping.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
i heard it
but they never talked about it on FSSW
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 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
CJ mentioned it on Twitter
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
And I think Ian and O'Day talked about it in post-game too.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I heard it.
I did it.
I was alllll wrapped up in it.
Even my sisters were doing it, and they asked me after the game what it meant.
There’s no crying in baseball but pedicures are fine! --- BigGuns
True but
Without Hank the Rangers don’t win two of the games against the M’s.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Without Hank making so many outs...
…maybe the Rangers don’t need a walk off to win those two games against the M’s.
by Adam J. Morris on May 17, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Jinx
You owe me a soda.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Really?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Then again
with someone else getting those AB’s in the middle of the order throughout the game, might not need the late inning heroics.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
More good news
We have the second best record in the AL and are tied with the Brewers for 2nd in all of MLB.
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
foshizzle
is awwight
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
June
Should be a crazy but fun month to watch rangers baseball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWLfIgc0nA
I'm sad that there is no game tomorrow.
Boring days like Monday deserve Baseball.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
im kind of glad
give me a day to stay on this baseball high and listen to some radio praise of them without an inevitable (at some point) loss.
not to mention monday would be an extra game without frankie and possibly hamilton.
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I'm just glad...
…we are playing on Memorial Day, since MLB seems to think that a holiday Monday deserves only a partial schedule.
by Adam J. Morris on May 17, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions
stupid
All teams should play on weekends, Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day. That includes the minor leagues (except Labor Day for them).
I hate the Yankees. Especially when they hit a walkoff.
i agree with this
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 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Month of May
So the Rangers are 13-3 so far this month. I don’t think it is out of the question with the way they are playing that the Rangers could go 21-8 for the month. That would have them sitting pretty going into June.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
ill be just fine if they hold serve at .500 for a few weeks (remaining at 9 over)
just don’t collapse with a 6 game losing streak and ruin everything.
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True
I do think they can go 8-5 over the final 13 games of the month.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Okay I'm sorry
but after patrolling around for a while, I’m tired of hearing one of the reasons the Rangers will flare out come August is because of the heat. I’m sorry, but I just don’t see that as a legitimate reason for the team to start struggling. Could someone explain this to me? Everyone claims the pitchers will fall apart due to the heat, but I just don’t understand how someone who plays once every 5 days will lose stamina, endurance, control, etc. solely due to the gametime temperature. Can someone explain this to me?
"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 8:57 PM CDT reply actions
it's not far fetched
Go outside and dig a hole for three hours when it’s 70 degrees out. Then go back out in the middle of the summer when its 100 and dig for 3 hours. Compare the size of the two holes and how you feel afterwards.
I’m not saying that the pitchers will fall apart, but you seem to be asking why the heat is a factor and I’d think that anyone that has lived in Texas would know that without a doubt it is a factor when you are out there working in it.
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
Channelling your inner-wufdog, Tricer?
He is the biggest dmbass I’ve ever read on these boards.
Did Bob Gibson & Steve Carlton pitch in St.Louis?
Baltimore has had some decent staffs in the past and the ATL spent what, 15 years killing batters.
Throw strikes and play good defense, the pitching will be okay.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Yet again I agree with you Josey
The world is going to end soon.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Not that I disagree with most of what you said
but seriously, just because Cal Ripken and his brother said that Baltimore is as hot as Texas doesn’t mean that its true. And no, I’m not in the HOF but I can still say that with 100% certainty.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
gdawg,
You may not know it but in the Mindless Cheerleader HOF, you were one of the first inductees.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
That's fine
but can you explain to me how Baltimore is hotter than Texas. Any bit of evidence outside of what the Ripken boys said.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
I doubt that the Ripken boys would lie
and Billy played here for 2-3 seasons as well.
They said it. Gotta problem, take it up with them.
All I know is that I’m going to believe them more than some dumbass who didn’t play in The Show named wufdog.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
July is the hottest month in Baltimore it avg. 91 degrees
97 degrees in July for Arlington
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Am I wufdog
You should know that I can’t stand him either, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong there just like you aren’t wrong to be upset about Benson starting the season in the rotation over Feldman.
None of this matters though because Baltimore is not hotter than Texas ever.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Go tell Cal
and make sure you visit the Mindless Cheerleader HOF some day.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
For anyone doubting this
The data is out there. That includes not only high temperature but temperature at different hours as well as the average relative humidity by hour. You can download it by weather station in comma delimited sets.
St. Louis is not hotter. Baltimore/DC is not hotter. Atlanta is not hotter. Houston is close, but is more humid and actually worse than here and that’s why they’ve played in a dome for 50 or whatever years.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
You think both Ripkens don't know what
the hell they’re talking about?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Numbers do not lie
People make mistakes. Some things, like temperature and humidity are what they are, and can be measured very precisely.
In their particular case, I have lived in both places too. Baltimore, when it gets hot, gets really hot. At least as hot as it does here. But they have a week or two on end of genuinely pleasant days. When does the heat ever let up here? Ever? Once it gets going it never stops for anything. A line of thunderstorms move through and the sun comes out right after that and you’re in the world’s largest sauna. Much like HOU.
I’m not saying they’re lying. I’m saying they’re wrong.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
BF-
If you played as long as they did in The Show, I might believe you but I’m going to roll with the Ripkens on this one.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
So why should anyone believe you
Are you a HOF?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
You go ahead and do that.
Numbers are numbers, though.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Weather stats
are facts, things that actually happened. Facts trump the memories of any baseball player, no matter how great.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Congrats on continuing to ignore the argument
Since Cal Ripken is so right on this subject, you should be able to find one bit of supporting evidence. Anything at all. Can you find a single bit of evidence that supports your claim? Or are you sticking with “Cal and Billy Ripken said it on XM radio one day”
You a Joe Morgan fan? He’s in the HOF you know.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Joe Morgan
may have been the smartest/best player I ever saw.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
No, dipshit.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess we have to do this in babysteps for you
So a great baseball player can make statements that are not correct. Even though they had a great career and are in the HOF, you agree that doesn’t mean they are always right when talking about something “Great Game”.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on May 17, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
this is certainly wreck worthy
"He's old school in that he give up his groin like that. It hurt me when he do that" -- Worsh on Chris Davis' stretch at first base to end the game vs. the Angels on 5/16
BWI vs. DFW, August 1
BWI average daily high: 86 degrees.
DFW average daily high: 97 degrees
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
isn't the temp higher in DFW
than it is in Houston?
To me, it is significantly warmer in Houston than it is in DFW.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Why does Houston matter?
Aren’t we talking about Baltimore here?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Houston has a dome
thats shut most games. Its such a silly argument.
"I'd praised catcher Max Ramirez two weeks ago, but after his continued struggles I'm increasingly convinced he's not going to pan out." - crops.mlblogs.com
See my above post, Cahill
think about it and then try not to make an ass out of yourself.
Again.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
My eyes are closing out of boredom.
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
I came here to split hairs. And you?
by inactive lsb user on May 18, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
While the temp may be higher in DFW
it stills feel much hotter in Houston.
Am ….I……going…..too…fast….
??
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
No
but you still haven’t said a single thing to support your claim of Baltimore being hotter than Dallas.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Yes. That's because of their smog and humidity.
And there’s not that much difference in the temperatures. When we’re 101 they’re 96. It’s worse there for sure.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
But Atlanta is just as hot and St. Louis in the summer time is just as hot and more humid.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
That's not true either.
I’ve been to these places in the summer. You can also look it up at NOAA. Texas is in the middle of hell, right between the fucking desert and the subtropics. Cold fronts never make it here. The sun is brutal. The south wind keeps it humid. We’re lucky if it’s 80 degrees at 5am. At midnight it’s normally still well above 90.
These other places CAN get just as hot. I lived in DC, which is obviously very close to Baltimore. So I know what it’s like there. They have some really pleasant summer days but get their heat waves too.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I might buy the heat problem if the Rangers
didn’t play soooo many games at night.
95 degrees at night in July & August is not bad compared to what it’s like in the day.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
No
But it’s deceptively bad and other teams playing aren’t having to deal with that shit, believe me. It cools off in other parts of the world when the sun goes down. Here it just dissipates very slowly.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I have family that live in both places
Yes St. Louis with it’s humidity is just as hot and Atlanta has almost the same climate as Arlington does.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
I don't care who lives there
Data backs it up. Go to NOAA and see for yourself. You can see more information than you ever wanted to know.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe somebody can tell me why the 2007 Rangers
pitched so well after they started that season 23-42.
My recollection is that team went something like 46-33 from mid June to early September and a big reason why was because of their pitching.
Don’t buy the bullshit about it being too hot in Texas because it’s not only a crutch, it’s an f’ing lie.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Who cares if its a crutch or not
The Angels won the division in 2008 because the sky is green. Well I guess since the Angels won the division in 2008, then I must be right in saying the sky is green.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
1998 may have been the hottest summer other than 1980
I can ever remember but it didn’t bother that Ranger team.
Bad teams (other than the 2007 Rangers) wilt in the heat.
Good teams overcome the heat.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think the heat is the only reason why Rangers pitchers have sucked throughout the years
I think that it plays its part, but its not the sole reason and shouldn’t be used as an excuse.
Again, can we please put the Baltimore is as hot as Texas theory to rest then?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
All I'm saying is it's hotter here
I’m not saying it necessarily has to affect performence. Again, as long as the players stay conditioned, hydrated, and avoid the long innings on defense it shouldn’t matter. They’re professional atheletes. If anyone can handle it they can.
So I don’t buy into it as an excuse. I’m just stating what the facts are.
And if the pitching sucks and they take 30 minutes to get through their half inning, yeah it’s going to drain the team. If they can stay away from that I don’t see why it would be a factor. If anything it would be an advantage because other teams wouldn’t be as acclimated to it.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
If you don't buy into it as an excuse,
we’ve found common ground.
:)
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think it's an excuse either
But I just saying I would rather have the dry heat here rather than deal with the Humid summer of St. Louis.
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
Those places aren't as hot as here.
They have days where it is or worse, but they have their shard of 82 degree days, too.
That said, the night games shouldn’t be a big problem as long as they stay hydrated and in good physical condition overall. Avoiding the big inning is important.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
It actually gets harder with the troll script.
"Hi, I’m a fucking horsefaced moron." - John Lackey to Ian Kinsler, 5/16/09
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
I mean historically
if we’re gonna talk about humid/hot areas such as ATL and BAL, is there any statistical discrepancy or correlation between statistical pitching categories and temperature? I’d be curious to find out.
"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 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Apparently the humidity was waaaaaay down in Baltimore
coincidentally, when Earl Weaver was there (1969-82) , in St.Louis throughout the 1960s as well (when Bob Gibson was plying his craft) and in Atlanta from 1991-2005 or somesuch.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
For the record
the hottest I’ve ever felt a baseball game was August 2005, in NYC watching the Rangers play the Yankees.
It was 98 degrees with ungodly humidity and no wind….and it was a night game.
How’d the Yankees pitching staff cope with that much heat without folding?!?!?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Because it's not like that all the time there
When NYC heats up it is hell on Earth. I agree. But it, like ATL, BAL, and to a lesser extent STL, just isn’t like that all the time.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
The data is there
You can run the regressions yourself. I’m not going to do that. Been a long time since I did that shit and would do it wrong but there’s gotta be someone willing to spend the time on it.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
BF
A lot of what you’re saying makes sense but why would both Ripkens lie?
In the summer the Rangers are here 7-10 days at a time (playing at night) and then go on the road to some place cooler.
The heat is a crutch for pitchers who suck.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
They aren't lying
They are just wrong. It happens.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
I don't know why the Ripkens would say what they did
All I can tell you as that I lived there and my experience was much different. The numbers you can find at NWS or NOAA. Same thing.
Like I said, much like NYC when it does get hot there it gets really hot. There’s no doubt about that. But it’s just not like that all the time and the nights for sure are cooler (except when they have a bad heat wave, then it’s kind of like here).
Here they start at 7 or 7:30. The sun doesn’t even go down until almost 9. Our high temps for the day are usually recorded at 5 or 6pm depending on the time of year. The humidity climbs as it cools off and keeps it hot here, much like a giant blanket. It’s just hotter here, believe me.
You’re right that we do find common ground in terms of it being a lousy excuse. While it’s probably a lot nicer to play in SD, that’s not where they play and it can be dealt with. It has been in the past, and the last two seasons they went on to play better as the season went along.
I simply take issue with anyone saying it’s as hot in BAL or DC or almost anywhere else, frankly, as it is here in Dallas. Because it’s not true. I don’t care who says it.
by Black Francis on May 17, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
And maybe what they were trying to imply is that the heat takes
just as much out of you as a baseball player in Balitmore as it does in DFW.
We have to leave that door open.
I’ve been to Baltimore in August and it was a piece of cake compared to DFW but I was there for a weekend series and did play in The Show there for several summers.
If you’re in shape, climatized to the elements, hydrated and throw enough strikes, you can be a good pitcher any place, including Arlington.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
*
did not play in the Show for several summers…
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 17, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Well then we shouldn't take anything you say seriously
You have to play in the show to have an opinion or facts about the freakin weather.
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by Dirk Diggler on May 18, 2009 8:06 AM CDT up reply actions
poor analogy
Don’t really care for your analogy. Millwood, or any other pitcher, is not going to throw a game in April, become a couch potato for 3 months and then go pitch a game in July.
Yes the heat has an effect on the pitchers. I think it varies from game to game, start to start, pitcher to pitcher. Just like the reputation of the RBiA being a hitters haven is over blown, how the heat effect pitcher I think is also overblown.
I hate the Yankees. Especially when they hit a walkoff.
There's no reason to think...
that the starters will flare out because of the heat. It’s not like they are pitching every single night or that all of their starts will be in Texas in July and August. I guess someone could look up and see how many games that the average Rangers’ starter makes in Arlington during the months of July and August, but even without that, I’d say not many.
The reason that the Rangers haven’t had good starting pitching is because they haven’t had good pitchers.
minus points to me for not spelling
dumbass correctly.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Wow.
That was intense.
"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 10:58 PM CDT reply actions
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by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 11:25 PM CDT reply actions
I'm trying to identify the rookies...
??, Harrison, Elvis, Teagarden and Holland
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by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
And I actually think the far left is CD
His hands just look very tan
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by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
those are the rookies? hmm
O’Day, Elvis, Teabag, Holland
I hate the Yankees. Especially when they hit a walkoff.
Has Madrigal actually arrived?
I suppose that could be him…
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)
by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Nadel said yesterday
that Maddog was supposed to be available for late innings if necessary. So, it is possibly him.
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
Looks too skinny though
Not to be mean
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by The Best Micah on May 17, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Golson??
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
I think it is Davis
The picture just makes him look darker. Harrison isn’t that tan either.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
It's a longshot,
but Neftali?
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
Is there any other rookie that it could be?
There is no way that its Madrigal. I don’t think they’d have someone who isn’t on the ML team there.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
umm
Madrigal got called up when Frankie went on the DL.
I hate the Yankees. Especially when they hit a walkoff.
Wasn't clear there
There is no way that’s Madrigal because he looks like he’s the same height as Harrison (Madrigal is listed as 4 inches shorter) and well, Madrigal’s kind of a hefty guy. And I don’t think they’d have someone who isn’t on the ML team there which means no Feliz (he’s in OKC anyways). So, if its not Davis, who is that mystery player?
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
He's not a rookie
but Cruz
In 1991, I was 8 and thought Kirby Puckett would come beat up the monster in the closet if I prayed hard enough.
by GhettoBear04 on May 17, 2009 5:26 PM CDT
Davis probably considered a rookie
Because he wasn’t called up before rookie karaoke last year. I think they still qualify in those instances.
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by The Best Micah on May 18, 2009 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions
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