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by Adam J. Morris on May 20, 2009 8:43 PM CDT
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I hope you guys...
…aren’t this damn emotional in real life. You’ll all die young of heart attacks and shit.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
sports fans caring about a win/loss at the exact moment the game ends?
shocking!
the preceding post was a great success.
still an overreaction
You guys were acting like they were facing AAAA pitchers or something. That’s what gets to me…when the Rangers are just beaten by pitching that would have beaten any team in the history of the motherfucking sport and you can’t admit that.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
So are you saying we should sit here and be happy that the Rangers lost?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Not at all.
Just credit where it’s due is all.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
id rather sit and mope
go here to view my blog: http://dirtfromd.blogspot.com
by studcrackers on May 20, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not happy the Rangers lost
but honestly? I was expecting a 15K, less than three-hit shutout from this game.
I’m pretty happy with what we got. For the most part, they showed patience at the plate and actually took some pitches.
I’d rather the Rangers won, but like I said – this is way better than I thought I was going to get out of this game.
"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
oh jesus tell me we arn't going to get into the "overreaction" in gameday threads again.
its ludicrous.
if someone says DFA some guy because of one bad game, fine. but simple “this sucks”? Come on man. How can you not be used to that by now.
Getting all excited by each angels win is an overreaction too ya know.
the preceding post was a great success.
I am sad about the loss, yes
But, we chased Verlander out early. Had Harry not melted down in the 6th, we may have just won that game.
It was good to see a HR again, and good to see the guys showing some patience at the plate.
NOW LETS DESTROY THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON!!!!
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 20, 2009 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
There wasn't much humor in what I saw
…but whatever.
Usually at the start of each year, I’m excited about the baseball season and will participate in the GDTs. Then I grow weary of them. I’m obviously getting to that point right now.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
he didn't say there was humor in it
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
The DFA thing is humor
…and this isn’t directed just to you but I’m not talking about people saying “this sucks”. Yes, it did suck. But it sucked because Zumaya is pretty damn good. To me people seemed to think because the bases were loaded with one out the Rangers would automatically be gifted three runs or more no matter who was pitching or how they were pitching or how those runners got on board in the first place.
I know I’m going to lose this argument, if that is what this is. People are going to be emotional in GDTs. That’s the way it is. Whatever.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
the DFA thing is humor
it’s the most unfunny nails against the chalkboard thign there is. I can’t believe you would say that.
Yet saying this sucks, which isn’t even a knee jerk assessment of the performance of the rangers but merely an expression of sadness – you have a problem wtih that? Really?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Long ago
It was funny when it first started. I thought, anyway. I didn’t say it was funny now but I don’t think people are being serious when they say DFA a guy either.
Like I believe I said, I don’t have a problem with saying something sucks. Just acknowledge that something may suck not because whoever a person is currently pissed at sucks, but because they were beaten by players who just weren’t going to be beaten.
I hope I made myself more clear.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
To me people seemed to think because the bases were loaded with one out the Rangers would automatically be gifted three runs or more no matter who was pitching or how they were pitching or how those runners got on board in the first place
We get upset when we see every batter coming to the plate trying to hit it out of the park when a good single will score. To be honeswt, I’m really getting pissed off at the way EVERYBODY goes up hacking at everypitch thrown at them.
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 can understand that
But that’s not really what I saw tonight. I’ve seen a LOT of that this year, but I didn’t see much of it against Zumaya if that’s what you’re talking about. You may interpret it differently.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
BF
How many times have you seen the bases loaded, or RISP, for that matter, and that’s how the inning ends? I’ve run out of fingers and toes to count.
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 going to say this one more time
…I think that a reasonable person would take the quality of pitches into account. This wasn’t your average bullpen guy out there. I think they were beaten…I don’t think they beat themselves. That’s really all I have to say about it.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
But you're only looking at 1 game...
I’m looking at the season as a whole, and starting to question the effectiveness of Rudy Jaramillo as a batting coach. It seems that Andruw Jones is the only person that he is able to coach anymore.
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
Goddammit I guess I'm going to have to quote my own damn self.
I’ve seen a LOT of that this year [hacking/trying to hit the ball out of the park]
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
First I did not curse at you....
second of all Zumaya was not pitching when the bases were loaded.
Third, if you re-read my original statement, I was talking about the entire season.
To me people seemed to think because the bases were loaded with one out the Rangers would automatically be gifted three runs or more no matter who was pitching or how they were pitching or how those runners got on board in the first placeWe get upset when we see every batter coming to the plate trying to hit it out of the park when a good single will score. To be honeswt, I’m really getting pissed off at the way EVERYBODY goes up hacking at everypitch thrown at them
Baseball isn’t a sprint, it is a marathon, and offensively, this team is seriously beginning to struggle at the plate.
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 didn't say you did
and I don’t really care to argue this stupid point anymore.
by Black Francis on May 21, 2009 1:53 AM CDT up reply actions
dude, murph batting 2nd is pathetic
it just is.
i dont give a shit.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
PS: Screw Wash for ever thinking of batting Murph 2nd
any1 else on earth, please justify it to me. the dude in his whole life will pray every day to bat above 7th….
that in itselft is a “fire wash” event.
really? i mean, really?
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Its because
too many fans stopped drinking Dr. Pepper.
"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
This team lost its buzz
We had that buzz that the Yankees had in the playoffs back when they won the world series. It just seemed like amazing things would always happen. We had it for a little while but now we’re going back to our old ways.
The entire city of detroit...
Can suck on my nutsack!!!
by death of the cool on May 20, 2009 8:46 PM CDT reply actions
detroit!!!
suck me!!!!
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
so
i don’t get why people are mad at the offense and not at the one person you can actually heap the blame on
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
harrison?
I guess we can be satisfied with 4 run performance in 6 innings but against Verlander, we knew we were going to need a good pitching performance and we didn’t get it.
I guess it is on the Rangers for not bucking expectations but it seems to me it is more on Harrison for giving up 3 HR’s
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
I meant 5 innings
and I won’t count the other run that jennings let in
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Did you see the stuff about McCarthys game last night?
when we only got one hit? You would have thought we lost a 10-9 game or something
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.
because he gave up all the runs early and looked awful after looking pretty bad for a while
as the game went on and he improved it was acknowledged.
the preceding post was a great success.
Really?
Thats not how I read it last night and this morning
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.
he was on pace to give up 5 or 6 runs in 4 innings
that was unacceptable. it turned out to be 3 runs in 6 innings, which was much more acceptable.
it was acknowledged. and when people realized that the rangers offense wasn’t going to do anything else after the young 2B, that was acknowledged as well
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
It was 3 runs in 7 innings
And it may have been acknowledged but there was still plenty of “BMac should be sent down so Holland can be in the rotation” and “BMac sucks” talk going on. People complaining about baserunners when he had a WHIP of 1.7 while Harrisons WHIP was over 2 tonight.
I fully realize the only reason people bitch is because of who he was traded for but it just irritates me sometimes.
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.
that bitching was early on
i guarantee you that, when ti looked like he would end up wtih a much uglier line
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
I was talking about in the postgame thread which lasted well into this morning and afternoon
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.
whatever
it wasn’t anybody smart that said it. plenty of stupid people in this thread saying stupid shit
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
True, true
still irritates the hell out of me
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.
Passion
What is that makes games in May any less important than games in August. Don’t they all count towards the same record. It’s OK if people are pissed about a loss into the next day. Isn’t that just showing you care?
"Hello Win Column!" - Mark Holtz
you are taking everything out of context
in the third or fourth inning he had an era over 6 for the year with all around bad numbers, and you really think its ridiculous to consider his removal from the rotation? if we had better options Id have no problem with doing it and letting him earn his way back in. At this particular moment I don’t want ot push holland for such an iffy situation though.
the preceding post was a great success.
Like above
I am talking about the comments in the postgame thread which lasted well into today
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.
i highly doubt there were more than a handful of comments
with the characterization you give them.
regardless the point still applies that hes got bad numbers on the year and it really isn’t that ridiculous to question his rotation spot for the short term.
the preceding post was a great success.
glancing at the thread
I see some actual discussion going on, not a bunch of instantaneous stupid reactions. Brandon Mccarthy is not above reproach. He can be legitimately criticized.
the preceding post was a great success.
He certainly can be
I just don’t think on a night when we get one hit by Dontrelle freaking Willis and he gives up 3 ER in 7 innings he should have gotten as much as he did.
That just seemed to me like guys taking shots at him strictly because of who he is not based on what he did or has done
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.
He is steadily improving and staying healthy
Which is the biggest thing. Past two starts he has pushed himself to get through 7 innings which he had never done before as a Ranger. His curve last night showed flashes of something similar to Verlanders tonight. As long as he is healthy this season unless he absolutely implodes you have to give him the ball every 5th day and see what he does
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.
thats an opinion
i have no problem with said opinion, but there are valid and legitimate counters that are not the result of a one game overreaction.
the preceding post was a great success.
I fully realize the only reason people bitch is because of who he was traded for
Has it ever occurred to you that some people might bitch because they don’t think he is a very good pitcher, and doesn’t get the most out of the talent he has.
"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
Before this year hes been right around a 4 ERA pitcher
Only problem is staying healthy.
And yes I am reducing his 2007 ERA due to it being skewed by that 3 start stretch in April and if you can’t understand how that affects it then don’t bother responding
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.
but the offense scored 3 runs
if harrison pitches like he had the last few times out, that might have been enough.
i’m not saying 3 runs is fantastic but given that harrison’s task was to shut down detroit’s offense and the offense’s task was to score runs against verlander and co., I would grade this as the offense doing about what was expected of them and harrison failing his expectations
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Gotta be joking
You want to heap all the blame of this loss on Harrison after one bad inning and none on an anemic offense.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
one bad inning
sorry, that’s how baseball works. you can have 8 great innings and one bad inning and it is still a bad outing.
3 runs against verlander in detroit would probably be a B or B-. Harrison’s performance is a solid C.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
and the offense has been a solid F the past two nights.
And not much better than that for most of the angels series.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
like i said
3 runs against Verlander is a B.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Well they had 8 tonight
Step in the right direction.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Okay.
I still think we can agree that the offense has not been good recently?
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
dude. what don't you understand
3 runs against verlander is not evidence of a bad offense. if anything, it is evidence of an average to a slightly above average offense (I’m grading on a grad school curve).
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Your curve is assuming
that the offense was taking quantum physics and Harrison was taking a first grade math class.
I agree facing Verlander would be about equal to taking quantum physics but our offense had all the prereq’s to take the class. Some just refuse to study the material.
Facing Detroit’s offense deserves its own curve. They aren’t bad themselves.
Probably just have to agree to disagree about who gets the blame. I contend that it was a team loss.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
It also depends on what you expected of Harrison.
Lots of folks seemed to feel this was going to be a pitchers’ duel, with Harrison staring down Verlander. I’d hoped for the best, but I’d also tamped down my expectations for Harrison.
The outing was disappointing ~ he actually was somewhat lucky to get to the start of the 6th in the shape he did ~ but I do think expectations were relatively outsized.
Why would it be Harrison vs Verlander?
Wouldn’t it be Harrison vs Detroits offense?
A Detroit offense without one of its biggest weapons and starting a rookie in the 3 hole.
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.
You've never heard of a pitchers' duel?
Or are you just being pedantic?
Myself, I think Detroit’s offense is better than what Harrison has faced his last few outings, even given the different pieces in the lineup.
Ive heard of pitchers duels
But your wording made it seemed like because Harrison was facing Verlander your expectations were being lowered.
You explained yourself well though in your reply about Detroits offense.
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.
really?
i do not think that is a good offense at all
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
better than seattle/whitesox/oakland or whoever hes been facing
at least while inge is on a rare streak of being good.
the preceding post was a great success.
i didn't say the rangers offense was great
detroit is totally average. i guess that is somethign to be proud of.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Better than Seattles
Probably about the same as Chicagos when you take Ordonez out
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.
Err.
Chicago is the worst offense in the AL.
The tigers are third in the AL in runs/game currently, trailing Toronto and NYY.
what was it before this series?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
They've scored below their average...
In both games this series, so I don’t see how that would make the numbers worse. I’m not going to do the research, though.
but the rangers scored well below their average
pretty sure they were better.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
I wrote that Detroit's offense is better
than what Harrison’s faced in his last few outings. That’s what I meant.
i hate it when people screw up a metaphor
harrison should have done better against the detroit offense. period.
the rangers did alright against a verlander start
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Verlander's ERA is 3.99, right?
Wouldn’t that indicate that a reasonable expectation for the Rangers coming into tonight would’ve been scoring 2 to 3 runs in 6 innings?
he's pitching much better as of late
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
He pitched well.
Both runs came around after he left. His two starts previous to that were superb. He has been pitching incredibly well the last 4-5 games.
If only he could keep his pitch count lower…
I agree that he's pitching well.
The point is that expecting the Rangers to score 2-3 runs in 6 IP off Verlander tonight was not unreasonable. The Twins did it in the last game (regardless of how), and that club is not exactly an offensive powerhouse.
Please explain how I screwed up
your grad school curve metaphor. You aren’t the only one that knows how grad school classes work.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
dude
the grad school thing was just to say that the average was a B – which is why the rangers average offense got a B.
what you did with prerequisites is just stupid.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
I take it back.
Sorry. It was meant to imply that our offense is good enough to assume that they would be prepared to face a good pitcher. It is kind of like having taken prereqs allows someone to assume that you would be prepared to take a difficult course.
I’ll go slower next time.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
it was stupid
just acknowledge it. really really stupid. mind numbingly stupid.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Since I am stupid
could you please explain to me why it was stupid?
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
I'm going to guess
That you call someone stupid in 95% of your posts.
Just ballparkin’.
by brettgardner on May 20, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm by far the best at getting pissed as hell and calling people dumb.
But that’s kind of my thing.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Scrubs is awesome.
I saw your opinions below, and rather than scrolling down, I’ll tell you here.
Saw the show with my girlfriend several years ago and thought it sucked, but then slowly got hooked.
The only shows I’ve watched consistently the last 5 years are Scrubs and True Blood.
by brettgardner on May 20, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Umm.
1 run against Verlander, one run of the pathetically bad Lyon, and one run off Zoom after two seeing-eye grounders and one well-hit liner.
do you know what your mom tastes like?
do you want to find out?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Depending on how you look at it
…I think the Rangers offense has shown serious weakness all year long. Tonight they may have been coming out of their recent slump, though, because they fought pretty hard at times against some guys who were making real, real good pitches. At times they also looked foolish, but Verlander and Zumaya are going to do that to teams.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
what about 3 runs against verlander?
we take into consideration the pitcher only when it suits us? no pitchers get credit ever?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
I'm not just talking about this game though
Verlander was great and had all his pitches working. He was tough to hit but the offense has been struggling recently.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
ok
go look at the original point I made.
do you question it?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Didn't we only get one actually against Verlander?
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.
verlander and co.
part of getting those runs was to get verlander out of the game, which we did early.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
early - ish
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
we got him out after 6
His average outing prior to tonight: 6
Verlander isn’t exactly roy halladay in the innings category.
Did you think the offense was particularly patient or adjusted their approach or whatever they can do? I dont think it was a terrible job to get shut down those pitchers, but it wasn’t a good performance.
And being concerned about the offense goes deeper than that game. They have simply not been hitting very well for what seems like weeks now. Relatively of course, its not like they’ve been terrible. But i’d certainly like to see things start clicking on the offense because the pitching ERA that provided that good run isn’t going to last. imo.
the preceding post was a great success.
Santa Clause?
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Zack Maniassen (Or however the hell you spell his name) ?
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Is it raining tomorrow in DET?
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
You have an uncanny knack for closing the thread RIGHT BEFORE I was going to respond to something.
I was going to say, “I wouldn’t call six innings ‘knocking him out early.’”
by Inkara1 on May 20, 2009 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
It's not that they lost two games
It’s what came before the two games that makes it hurt. We began the year on a sweep high then we go to Detroit and get swept. Now we were riding back to back sweeps and then we go to Detroit and lose two straight. It’s depressing.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Still
In the end, it’s a loss. Just a loss. Who knows, the team might even experience this …. ohh … 50 times this year. or even 70, 0r 75. I don’t believe in the Comerica jinx. I do believe in simultaneous hitting slumps and matchups that face good piching. And coincidence.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on May 20, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Here's the thing:
The Rangers don’t play well in Detroit.
They don’t play well in New York. Or Boston. They especially don’t play well at Tropicana.
Or Minnesota.
Haven’t faced any of those teams yet. This team is a five-game losing streak away from being just a spare ballclub again. And get this: IT’S NOT THE PITCHING.
Try winning ballgames against those clubs without this SENSATIONAL LINE-UP CHOCK FULL OF POWER
Detroit is our Kryptonite through tonight
Let’s break the cycle tomorrow
Evan Grant looks like the kid on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
who became the blueberry.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
heh
was he wearing a tropical-themed bermuda?
On the Rangers Live postgame
Even stayed with “what happened” observations and didn’t offer any hyperbole. He also was in suit and tie. Looked more like a maitre’d in a Sicilian restaurant than the beat writer EG.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on May 20, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Just a tough game
We didn’t capatalize on the few chances we had, and we didn’t get many. Bottom line.
Blah.
Let’s talk about something else.
"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
Would everyone chill out?
A team that loses it’s best hitter and it’s closer should have a hard time against a team playing well with good starting pitching…especially when playing away from home with a lineup that specializes in slugging.
The Rangers had a hot streak, it’s now over. They weren’t at good as their hot streak suggested (shocker) and they aren’t as bad as they have been the past 2 days. This team still needs better pitching (not just good results), a couple more bullpen arms (preferably that don’t come with crazy restrictions) and to stop batting Hank 4th.
Does anyone remember what we hoped for this year? Ok, so calm down.
Thanks
Reason is a good thing. I wanna give you a big hug.
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
haha
It wasn’t the right primus. They had to have been playing “here come the bastards” and clearly they weren’t doing that. Don’t blame me for your failure!
by Black Francis on May 20, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
What if I posted a picture of them playing "Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweakers" instead?
Would you be able to tell the difference?
I hoped for the playoffs
Like I always do. I’m still hoping for them.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
Frankie hasn't had anything to do with this skid though.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Shut up.
We lost.
I’m sad and pissed and frustrated.
I know the world isn’t ending… I know this doesn’t ruin our season… I know we’re not going to win everytime out… I know we ran into a talented pitcher on a hot streak… I know we’ve been playing well and overall things are more good than bad right now…
But, you know what?
That was still a frustrating loss, and so I’m unhappy and feeling shitty right now.
So make like your Mom right around last call every Tuesday night at that Applebee’s near your house and go get fucked.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't...
Your mom is busy tonight. I’m excited about tomorrow though…
by GhettoBear04 on May 20, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Anti-clever.
I’ve never noticed you before so I’ll just assume that’s sort of your “thing”.
Look at me! I’m Ghetto Bear and I’m negative-clever!!!
I guess as far as shtick goes, I suppose it’s at least unique.
Not many people are really trying to be that guy in life.
Good for you.
Fill that niche, brosephine.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
you can't say brosephine and retain credibility
and he posts all the time
who exactly are you friends with?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
No one, I suppose.
Maybe I’m super hated by everyone.
Don’t really care though.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I like you.
You’re like the really loud, kind of crazy friend who has lots of good ideas but scares everybody off.
"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
He could me...
I’m now tagged as the resident perv.
:(
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
typing fail
He could me…= He could be me
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 was wondering what in the hell that meant earlier
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
the question wasn't who likes you
it was who do you like.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
I like you, oc.
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"Computers can’t measure the size of a man’s heart."
- Hawk Harrelson, MLB Guru/Analyst
Dude...
A) I don’t like losing either, but my post wasn’t about not having any emotions about the Rangers, it was just about overreactions to them going on right now.
B)I’ve been a here a long time. I put up a post on run distribution a few weeks ago that a few people seemed to like. I come here almost every day, but my posting amount varies because of school. And I recognize who you are because I generally enjoy/find interesting what you have to say. Which is why…
C)Your mom jokes. Sure, your’s was more clever than most…but c’mon. I expect more of you. Lame insult begets lame insult.
by GhettoBear04 on May 20, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I was thinking Golden Corral myself.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Does Golden Corral do "Ladies Night"s?
Gross.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
what're you talking about? divorcee's and all you can eat salisbury steaks?
doesn’t get better than that ’tron
I'm Ron Burgundy?
Okay, you sold me on it.
The fatter and more well-fed the berry, the sweeter the juice.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
There are more people saying chill out to a few mild comments than there are people making said comments
chill out yourself, noone did anything.
the preceding post was a great success.
The only armchair manager thing I've got tonight
And granted I didn’t catch the game until it was already 4-1
In the ninth…
I sort of understand Vizquel for Tea… speed, veteran, etc…But I don’t hit Hammy until there’s a chance to win it.
I hit Andrus second… especially since Vizquel didn’t get on. (Salty lefty is the other option since we pinch hit for Tea but I’d rahter have Andrus)
Kins
Hammy for Murphy is where he should pinch hit. Of course if the game ends with Hammy on deck then everyone gripes because he didn’t pinch hit with our best hitter.
i agree with this
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Yeah
Double edged sword
You have to plan for Hammy to pinch hit in the first three batters and since you were going with Vizquel for Tea it had to be for Andrus cause it surely wouldn’t have been for Kinsler
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.
yes yes yes
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
And now for something I never thought I'd say
Let’s go Seattle…
Blech…. now I have to go bleach my fingers.
+1 to this.
Like rooting for Boston last week.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 20, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm just going to step back and forget about the last two games.
And hope for a win tomorrow and then at least two in Houston. Go back home still in first with a 26-17 record and kick some Yankee ass.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
I will drink to this.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on May 20, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Just did, and it was good. I love cyanide!
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Looking forward to my 1st visit to Minute Maid Sunday, then golf on Monday.
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 was working myself back into a better mood and now you just made it go down again.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
I... disagree.
"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 would think this is the last time you see her in any respectable position
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Question about the 5th inning
Ok, I have been working all evening, just read through the play by play and I’m extremely puzzled about the 5th:
-Byrd singles
-Cruz singles, Byrd to 2nd
-Davis K’s
-Teagarden singles, Byrd scores, Cruz moves to 2nd
-Andrus grounds out, Teagarden to 2nd no mention of Cruz here
-Kinsler walks
-Murphy grounds out
What happened to Cruz? I was in my office looking at the gamecast and it’s like Cruz just disappeared. Teagarden moved to 2nd, but where did Cruz go? The screen only showed a runner on 2nd until Kinsler walked.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
He went to third
We had bases loaded when Murphy came to bat
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.
Ok, thanks
what’s wierd is I checked live gamecasts on Yahoo, ESPN, CBS, fangraphs and ALL of them had Cruz disappearing.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
The ghost of AAA Cruz?
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
He didn't disappear until the 8th,
when Zumaya threw him 3 straight benders.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
Must be
how that works. I assumed Cruz was at 3rd, but these things miss sometimes. Pitching changes really seem to flummox the Yahoo one, which updates very late, and sometimes not at all on a pitching change.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I get annoyed when
the mlb gameday will simply jump from one batter to the next and not tell me what happened to the last one, and still show all the pitches (except the one that ended the at-bat) of the previous batter, with the first pitch to the new batter overwriting the first pitch to the last batter, the second pitch overwriting the old second pitch, etc.
OT
So as I said yesterday I find my TV lacking right now after the rangers game with all the spring shows ending.
Does anyone have any recommendations for currently running shows I should try out?
the preceding post was a great success.
any reason you won't opt for the DVD route?
i find it much better
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
*DVD's of shows that have already ran
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
well i always avoided it for the costs
perhaps its time for a few month subscription to netflix and just rent them.
the preceding post was a great success.
Hulu?
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
oh i though that said Huh?
hulu makes more sense.
I burned out hulu a couple months ago, time to re-check that too suppose.
the preceding post was a great success.
Netflix really isn't all that great.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions
It's pretty sweet.
Or it was until they tried to jack up the price by an additional 4 bucks a month just to get Blu-Ray access and I cordially invited them to get prison raped in their ugly faces.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
there is nothing inherently bad about it
but after a while, I just don’t want to see a movie every spare hour and it becomes not worth it
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
I've ran out of stuff to watch too.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
that i don't believe
i seriously doubt you’ve seen everything good there is to see on netflix.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Has anyone tried Blockbuster?
The whole “Can return at the store a certain amount of times per month” thing is interesting, plus I heard by the end of the summer they’re going to be adding videogames which is nice…. even though I don’t game much anymore. It’s still a nice feature to have considering I own a PS3 and have access to a Wii.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
We have it
The wife and kids love it, I’m not a big movie watcher.
Like you say, it’s kinda the best of both worlds. You cue up the movies you want shipped to your house, and if you watch all those, you can just take them to the store and switch them out, or return them via mail.
"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
Cool, thanks.
How fast is the turnaround via the mail, how extensive is their library, and what’s the wait like on new releases?
Sorry for all the questions, but I’m really considering going with them now that I’ve told NFlix to get boned, and I don’t know anyone who’s used them.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Do they give you the full DVD?
I know when I had Netflix, they usually didn’t have any special features on the DVDs and it just came with the movie.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Semantics.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
in what way?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
ab03,define good.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
worth seeing
do you know how big that library is? do you know how many good TV shows/movies there have been in the last 50 years (and you could go back further). You haven’t seen it all.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Well I know that.
I guess I just don’t have the patience to sort the majority of crap to try to find something interesting. Are you talking about their website or by mail ordering?
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
mail ordering
i hadn’t thought of their website. i guess that is a smaller library?
anyway, not knowing what to see is not really their failing
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Yeah I was talking about their website.
It’s a tiny library compared to the mail order stuff. Actually there’s no comparison, imo.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
there are a few full seasons on hulu but you’ve probably seen all of those.
I was also going to suggest downloading but I guess that is kind of bad
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
What about video sharing websites?
Are those considered bad too?
"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
ooh, "rescue me" has most of the series on hulu.com now
i’ve heard good things about the first two seasons.
the preceding post was a great success.
Never watched myself...Try out Dexter, pretty damn good, imo.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't really catch on until this past season
But this season was pretty good.
Breaking Bad is also pretty awesome. And even though it’s over, if you haven’t seen the entire Battlestar Galactica series from the beginning, you’re missing the best sci-fi show ever made.
"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
Dexter is great
So is Rescue Me. Two completely different kinds of shows though. Rescue Me has a lot more humor in it (and a hell of a lot more cursing and racial jokes and all that good stuff). Dexter has some funny moments too, but more of a messed up humor kind of thing. I like the story lines in both.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Psst.
Shoot me an email dude.
"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
Please don't tell me you're an illegal downloader, LSJ.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope. I don't download or anything like that.
"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
OVGUIDE.COM
beware of many boobs and fun things if you’re a guy.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
dshep
try castle — good show
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.
-
Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 20, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm waiting for the new season of Burn Notice
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
You like it? I've watched a few and it looks pretty good. The characters are a little weak imo...
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
2 words
Gabrielle Anwar
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
Good lord!! She's is very,very nice!
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Is it?
I watched the first ten minutes with my Sister and it seemed super cheesey and cliche. We both nixed it at the first commercial break.
I always liked Mal, though, and it got reupped for a second season so maybe it’s actually good.
Is it really worth a shot?
Oh, and RIP Life. I really liked that show. At least they’re bringing back Scrubs… though how they’re gonna continue it is perplexing. Apparently they’re considering an ER style continuation where a bunch of the cast leaves and the show just sort of goes on with a bunch of new characters every year.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
who left scrubs?
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
Braff and Chalke are only signed for 6 more episodes (though that could change).
Plus Neil Flynn (sp?), aka, The Janitor, has a new show coming out next year, so he’s presumably out.
Apparently lots of the cast is still up in the air in terms of contracts while the show runners figure out what they’re going to do. (It was so close to cancellation for so long that they hadn’t been working on keeping people signed on.)
Plus with Braff taking a job at another hospital they either need to bring him back real quick or completely change the show.
I really love that show, though.
Hilariousness and no fucking laugh track.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
that woudl be weird with just donald faison
and while that show is partly ensemble, braff is a main part. i doubt they could keep the show going for more than a season without him.
although, i dont’ think writing his return back to the hospital will be all that difficult. i haven’t been following the plot but it is still a comedy. they could just say “it was all a dream” in a satirical way and people would be fine with it.
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
From what they've said
It seems like they are going to go with mostly a whole new staff with just some of the old regulars there. They aren’t going to do something like that 70s show did where they tried keeping all the jokes the same just without Topher Grace and Ashton Kutcher.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Well apparently the two ways they're considering going are a "new" show at ZB's new hospital.
And more of an ensemble show at Sacred Heart that’s mostly the same only sans JD and the Jani-Tor.
The new interns they brought in this year were all pretty good, with the exception of the handsome black guy who couldn’t act his way out of my butt hole and needs to kill himself, and it did suck when they lost the sarcastic bearded ethnic guy to Parks and Recreation, but overall I think they could do a kickass show like that.
I’m just super excited they’re bringing it back.
Love. That. Show.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
You didn't like Jet Jackson?
I was just wondering where the hell he came from. They kind of just threw him into a couple of episodes towards the end there.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Is that the non-acting black guy's name?
He was terrible.
Couldn’t act a lick. Cring-inducing as fuck.
Which is weird cause they’re so damn good at bringing in good people on that show. All the other interns were awesome, I thought.
I really liked the sarcastic blond who likes boning fat dudes, though. She’s hilarious.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
No
Jet Jackson was another charachter he played on Disney Channel a few years back.
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
Oh. Okay.
He still doesn’t need to be alive.
What a terrible, terrible actor.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I enjoyed that scene where Carla's hitting on him
and JD warns him by saying, “Careful Derek, she’s into brown guys; we both are..”
His face while thinking “kill me” was priceless. I too enjoyed the blonde intern. She’s hot in that perverse, dominating sort of way.
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"Computers can’t measure the size of a man’s heart."
- Hawk Harrelson, MLB Guru/Analyst
Yah, that scene was hilariousness. It had nothing to do with non-acting handsome black guy, though.
The whole guy love between JD and Turk thing is pure gold.
Best hetero love friends ever?
Best hetero love friends ever.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 21, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
They sometimes went overboard with it
Sometimes it was just too much for one episode. Also Dr. Cox would hate on JD way more than he should. I liked how they did in the early part of the show where you would sometimes see he liked JD, but would mostly just give him crap. In the later seasons, he went way out of his way to get JD and they pretty much cut out the love part in the love-hate relationship.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
He certainly is
no David Caruso, who is the greatest actor of this generation.
"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
At least Caruso can overact... which is a form of acting.
This guy can’t act well enough to overact.
He’s like a cardboard cutout reading off a teleprompter.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 21, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
haha
Her love for the husky fellows was hilarious. It went well with Elliot’s hatred of the gingers (I guess you didn’t like that as much).
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
No, Elliot's fear of gingers was mildly amusing, but after Cartman's done something, everyone else just seems so tame doing it by camparison, ya know.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Burn Notice - June 4th
If you decided to be a tool and not watch it up until now, catch up on the show for the next few weeks and then watch the season premiere on June 4th. One of my favorite shows on TV.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Just waiting on a Gabrielle Anwar sighting!!
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 can't tell if she's
anorexic or just ripped. She’s great on the show, but I don’t go “Schwing!!!” when I see her.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
I haven't noticed any bones sticking out.
Om her at least.
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
Just very petite
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
Yep, she looks fine to me.
"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
The episodes I've watched
make her out to be some billy bad ass. Yet I’ve never seen her really do anything really cool.Why is that? Maybe I just haven’t seen enough to get a good idea.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
You need to watch it more
When Micheal pisses her off it tends to get physical.
Her charachter profile is an IRA trained bomber/terrorist that falls for Micheal.
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
She has done some pretty cool stuff, but yeah, its not that often
Her whole backstory is that she was an explosives expert that was a part of the IRA or something. Michael being the more cerebral, less kill everything in sight type of guy usually has to restrain her from going all out like she wants to. I’m sure as the show goes on, we’ll see her do more and more crazy stuff.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Speaking of hot girls on Burn Notice
How about some Sharon Gless love. What a cougar.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Yeah, I really like her in this show.
Does it seem like she’s just a continuation of her charachter in Cagney & Lacey?
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
And we are definitely showing our ages.
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 want to personally accept responsibility for this loss
I was watching the game, went to take a leak, my wife walks in from work, I come out to find American Idol on the TV.
I apologize.
I'm Ron Burgundy?
Ha! I think we all had something to do with this loss.
I ate Taco Bell tonight…That’s a no no on Gameday!
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I stayed sober...the whole world flies off axis when this happens.
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
by Pocket Ninja on May 20, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
DAMN SUPERSTITIONS!!
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Can he bat for us too?
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Lol
I just want a frankie chant to break out during one of the games against the Yankees next week.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
I read this as "a Frankie chair to break out" and lol'd
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"Computers can’t measure the size of a man’s heart."
- Hawk Harrelson, MLB Guru/Analyst
The next home game we should all bring signs that just say "Patience"
or “Work The Count”….or “Quit Fucking Swinging At Every Fucking Pitch”…..
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
Not a bad idea
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Just blow this up and hold it up accross from the dugout.
"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
Good, my fantasy team has been patient thus far.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't like all of this wavering on wieters
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
He started off a little slow in AAA I think
But he’s picked it up since then. .282/.370/.479 right now.
"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
June Cleaver?
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
i am hoping for that
i’ve heard some other rumblings that might suggest otherwise. has to get experience calling a game, wants to work with Tillman, blah blah.
also, getting called up jun 9 for the homestand as opposed to gettign called up during the road trip. only a 9 day delay but still
"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)
FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
another DL in the al only keeper
this shit is getting redic
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.
-
Scout to KG: On Sandoval: "Man, that fat [expletive]-er can hit."
by knockoutking on May 20, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
It's allright, you're still winning like every single pitching cateogry except saves by like a million points.
It’s hitting where you’re hurting.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 20, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
2 losses in a row? Where is the "Fire Wash" thread already?
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
Not yet, although I did hear about 5,000 people just fall off the band wagon and roll up under the tires.
Did you feel that “bump” about an hour and a half ago? That was them, trying to tune in 105.3-3….all Cowboys all the time.
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
by Pocket Ninja on May 20, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Well at least the triple play made it on MLBN.
But the Doug Davis deflection to 1st was pretty cool/lucky, also
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
Didn't see it. Nights like this I tend to forget about baseball all together.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
A comebacker deflected of the back of his glove that (clse to taking his head off...LHP)
and goes straight to 1st
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
It's like watching ESPN after a Cowboys lose. Not entertaining whatsoever
If your a cowboy fan that is…
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I never watch BBTN
but I like MLBN for some reason…esp. when Mitch Williams and Billy Ripken are on the desk.
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
OT: Does it seem like NL pitchers have gotten better at hitting this year?
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
Brandon Webb and Zambrano have always been good hitters
Kerry Wood was a good batter too.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
.137/.189/.172 this year
.140/.178/.177 last year.
"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
Is this NL pitchers as a whole?
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
Yep.
"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
K...
I guess MLBN makes it stand out more.
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
Maybe I'm just paying more attention this year.
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
Did you Zambrano almost hit for the cycle a few weeks back?
Then the next game or two had 2 hr’s…good lord!
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I knew Zambrano swings a good bat
But I was talking about seeing more HR’s from alot of them
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
Yeah, I don't know what's going on. A know what you're saying though.
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
mlb.tv watchers alert.
heading into the bottom of the 8th 1-0 mariners.
hang on m’s!
the preceding post was a great success.
Thank goodness
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
NOw if we can get back to winning baseball
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
Well if we get back with millwood tomorrow
i like our chances vs the a’s.
the preceding post was a great success.
if anybody questioned you
you could of just said you meant astros.
I'm just goofin' new boot goofin'
He did have a good outing last month
Just keep whateverglovedumbass off the mound.
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
come on...CJ's been pretty decent lately
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on May 20, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn I feel a ton better knowing the Angels were blanked tonight!
"So, is there any tread left on the tires? Or at this point would it be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway?"
by lost in space on May 20, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I blame myself
One of our managers at work pointed out to me today that since I got a haircut Monday afternoon, the Rangers’ win streak stopped.
At least I had the Pelican/Isis show at the Granada tonight to cheer me up. I’m gonna be seriously dragging ass at work tomorrow, but it was worth it to go!
"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky
Fuck, you went to that?
Lucky. I saw Pelican last year open up for Thrice and enjoyed furiously. Did you catch Tombs opening up?
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"Computers can’t measure the size of a man’s heart."
- Hawk Harrelson, MLB Guru/Analyst
So the new Terminator sucked ass (no surprise)
and it seems like this game did too…Am I the only one who hates the Tigers? The Rangers record against them over the past few years has to be terrible
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on May 21, 2009 2:47 AM CDT reply actions
haha
if I actually read the caption of the Dirk pic, I would have known that they’ve at least lost 10 straight in Detroit..Fuck the Tigers
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on May 21, 2009 2:56 AM CDT up reply actions
They made another Terminator movie?
God, get a new idea, already.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
They let McG direct it.
That’s a new idea… in a Bad Idea Jeans kind of way.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 21, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
McG
Who the hell is that? Is that on the dollar menu? I think I know even less about pop culture than my dad.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
He's the biggest negative-talent douche Hollywood has produced since Brett Ratner.
He’s the guy who made you want to claw your eyes out if your girlfriend made you go see Charlie’s Angels.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I think movies where it turns out the British guy did it are probably pretty accurate.
by thedirkatron on May 22, 2009 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions
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